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Post by razorbacker on May 10, 2023 11:17:14 GMT
The Clash was an English rock band formed in London in 1976.
The group was key in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that emerged in the wake of punk and employed elements of a variety of genres including reggae, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly.
For most of their recording career, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon, and drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon. Headon left the group in 1982 due to internal friction surrounding his increasing heroin addiction. Further internal friction led to Jones' departure the following year. The group continued with new members, but finally disbanded in early 1986.
Their discography consists of 6 studio albums, 2 extended plays, 2 live albums and 31 singles.
This song makes an appearance on a 4 song EP called The Cost Of Living. It was released in 1979. The other songs on the disc were a cover version of I Fought The Law, Groovy Times, & Capitol Radio.
The song linked to here was released as a “B” side to Groovy Times. Neither side charted. It describes their first encounter with the United States: "Eastside Jimmy & Southside Sue both said they needed something new". "From Camden Town Station to 44th & 8th" describes their journey from their London neighborhood to the middle of Manhattan.
Gates of the West by The Clash
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Post by razorbacker on May 10, 2023 17:22:40 GMT
The Beach Boys are a rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. They began as a garage band, managed by the Wilsons' father, Murry, with Brian serving as composer, arranger, producer, and de facto leader.
The group's "California sound" helped raise the profile of the state, creating its first major regional style with national significance, and establishing a musical identity for Southern California, as opposed to Hollywood.
They have sold over 100 million records worldwide. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Ten years later, they were selected for the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. In 2004, Pet Sounds was preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant." Their recordings of "In My Room", "Good Vibrations", "California Girls" and the entire Pet Sounds album have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The group has released 29 studio albums, 11 live albums, 61 compilation albums, 1 remix album, and 75 singles. This song comes from their 1965 album called Summer Days & Summer Nights, it landed at #3 on the pop chart.
Brian conceived the song during his first acid trip while thinking about women and Western film scores. It was the band's first recording with touring musician Bruce Johnston, who was not yet an official member of the group. It was also the inspiration behind the Beatles parody, "Back in the U.S.S.R.
It is pretty well known by now, but maybe not so apparent back in the day, that during this time, Brian was concentrating on writing & recording while the other members of the band were touring. A song was recorded using mostly members of The Wrecking Crew, then the band would come in, learn their parts, add vocals & learn to play it live.
The musicians actually playing on this song include : Hal Blaine – drums, Frank Capp – vibraphone, Roy Caton – trumpet, Jerry Cole – twelve-string guitar, Al De Lory – Hammond B-3 organ, Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone, Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone, Jack Nimitz – bass saxophone, Carol Kaye – bass guitar, Lyle Ritz – upright bass, Howard Roberts – electric guitar, Billy Strange – tambourine & Leon Russell – piano.
California Girls by The Beach Boys
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Post by razorbacker on May 11, 2023 11:42:35 GMT
Maxx is a German Eurodance project that was internationally successful in the mid-90s with the hit singles "Get-A-Way", "No More (I Can't Stand It)" and "You Can Get It". The name 'Maxx' is a special acronym for Maximum Xstasy.
This was their debut single from their debut & what turns out to have been their only album. The album was called To The Maxx & was released in 1994. The album landed on charts all over Europe, but had no luck here in the states. The song itself landed in the Top 5 in multiple countries, but once again had no luck here. It sold well over a million copies overseas & was especially big in their native Germany.
The song originally featured vocals by rapper Boris Köhler (Gary Bokoe) and singer Samira Besic but for unknown reasons, Besic did not participate further in Maxx beyond recording vocals for "Get-A-Way." A model-dancer named Eliz Yavuz (Alice Montana) was hired to lip-sync Besic's vocals for the accompanying music video. British singer Linda Meek was later recruited into the act early in 1994. She quickly became associated with "Get-A-Way," by the media due to her regularly performing the song live in concert and on music television programs like Top of the Pops, Dance Machine, MTV and many more.
Get-A-Way by Maxx
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Post by razorbacker on May 11, 2023 17:30:29 GMT
Camera Obscura is a Scottish indie pop band from Glasgow, formed in 1996.
The group has released five albums to date – the most recent of which, Desire Lines, was released in 2013. The current members of the band are vocalist Tracyanne Campbell, guitarist Kenny McKeeve, bassist Gavin Dunbar, and drummer Lee Thomson. The band undertook an extended hiatus in 2015, following the death of long time keyboardist Carey Lander. The surviving members later reconnected in 2018.
I can neither confirm nor deny the ongoing status of this band. On 5 August 2019, they hinted at the possibility of releasing new music when responding to a tweet referring to Desire Lines as their "5th and final album," to which the band replied "It's definitely our fifth album.....". They confirmed in May 2020 that they were preparing a new album, but had been forced to delay recording it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far it has not seen the light of day.
This song was a part of a 4 song EP called Keep It Clean, released in 2004. It was one of two songs on the EP that had never been released before. Vocalist, Tracyanne Campbell wrote it.
San Francisco Song by Camera Obscura
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Post by razorbacker on May 12, 2023 11:36:57 GMT
Charles Mingus Jr. was a jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author from Nogales, Arizona. He died in 1979, aged 56, from ALS.
He is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Hancock.
As a bandleader, he released 51 albums between 1949 and 1977; as a sideman, he appeared on a total of 34 albums. 4 albums of his music were released posthumously between 1979 and 1990. Between 1979 and 2015, Sue Mingus produced 19 albums based on his compositions.
This song was originally recorded for an album called Mingus Ah Um but the song itself was not included until a 1979 re - release, then it was added as a bonus track. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013 & was one of fifty recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry in 2003.
The GG Train is also known as The G Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown. It is an 11.4-mile-long rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. The G operates between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn.
GG Train by Charles Mingus
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Post by razorbacker on May 12, 2023 17:36:57 GMT
I suspect neither of these two artists needs an introduction.
Katy Perry is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 143 million records worldwide. All of her studio albums released under Capitol have individually surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. She has nine U.S. #1 singles, 3 U.S. #1 albums and has received various accolades, including a Billboard Spotlight Award (currently the only female artist to have one), four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award.
Snoop Dogg has sold over 23 million albums in the US and 35 million albums worldwide. His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards.
At the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival on May 26, 2018, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Kendall Coleman, Kim Kaechele, and Michael Voltaggio set the Guinness World Record for the largest paradise cocktail. Measuring 150 U.S. gal., the "Gin and Juice" drink was mixed from 180 1.75-liter bottles of gin, 156 1-liter bottles of apricot brandy and 28 1-U.S.-gallon jugs of orange juice. This song comes from Katy’s Teenage Dream, it was her 3rd studio album & was released in 2010. The album and its singles earned her seven Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Record of the Year.
It also won International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011. All six of the singles, in addition to two from its 2012 reissue Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, have sold over two million digital downloads each in the US, setting a record in the digital era for the most multi-Platinum singles.
This song debuted on the charts at #2 & went to the top.
California Gurls by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
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Post by razorbacker on May 13, 2023 11:59:11 GMT
Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica and Johnny Almond who played saxophone, flute and bass flute and sang back-up.
The two have quite the musical history: Jon Mark got his start back in 1963 when he and a former schoolmate, Alun Davies; singer-songwriter, folk guitarist and skiffle musician, recorded an album entitled Relax Your Mind, on Decca Records. Alun went on to become a long time member of Cat Stevens band.
He eventually moved to New Zealand in the mid 1980’s, and released a number of successful solo Ambient music recordings on his White Cloud record label, as well as collaborating with other artists on traditional Celtic and folk recordings and producing other artists. A release of Tibetan Monk chants Mark recorded and produced with his wife Thelma Burchell won a Grammy Award in 2004.
Johnny Almond had previously been a member of the Alan Price Set, as well as performing considerable session work in England. Alan Price had previously been an original member of The Animals.
He lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. He died in 2009 from cancer, aged 63. He occasionally surprised local bar owners, arriving with his sax to jam, some of which was recorded, including a rousing rendition of "Stormy Monday".
The two began playing together as members of John Mayall’s Blues Breakers in 1969.
This song comes from their self titled debut album from 1971.
The Ghetto by Mark-Almond
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Post by razorbacker on May 13, 2023 18:28:23 GMT
Bob Lind is a folk-music singer-lyricist/ songwriter from Baltimore.
He is probably best remembered for his #5 hit single from 1965, Elusive Butterfly. It was his only top 40 hit & 1 of just 3 times he hit the Hot 100.
He had much more success as a song writer. He wrote "Cheryl's Goin' Home", which was covered by Adam Faith, the Blues Project, Sonny & Cher, John Otway, the Cascades, and others. He also has songs that have been covered by Cher, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton, Nancy Sinatra, The Four Tops, The Turtles, Richie Havens, Hoyt Axton, The Kingston Trio, Johnny Mathis, and Petula Clark.
As a young artist he was plagued by drug and alcohol problems & gained a reputation in the business for being "hard to work with." But, has been clean and sober since July 1977 & continues to tour even now at the age of 80.
This song comes from his 2nd studio album. It was called Photographs Of Feeling & it came out in 1968. The song was released as a single but neither the album, nor the single had any chart success.
San Francisco Woman by Bob Lind
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Post by razorbacker on May 14, 2023 11:34:03 GMT
Crazy Elephant was a bubblegum pop band & a studio concoction, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz of Super K Productions.
The group was promoted in Cash Box magazine who came up with quite the backstory for them. They were portrayed as allegedly being a group of Welsh coal miners:
Kasenetz-Katz discovered their latest hit making group, the Crazy Elephant (whom they consider the ultimate in underground acts) in a Welsh coal mine. As everyone can plainly see by looking at the charts, they rose to overnight fame. 'We come up on the elevator,' said the group's lead singer. Nevile Crisken, London nightclub owner, read an article in The Mining News, the country's leading underground newspaper, about a group of miners who hadn't been in the sun in four years. Working in the lowermost depths of the mine, they spent their spare time playing in a rock and roll band. 'We had lots of rocks down there too,' grins the group's drummer. McSteve hopped the first train to Wales, located the mine and descended 18,372,065 feet beneath the surface of the earth and signed the group to a long-term management pact.
This song was their only hit single & it was included on their only album. It was a 1 Hit Wonder on both sides of the Atlantic, hitting #12 in the US & the UK in 1969. The musicians playing on the song include: Robert Spencer (vocals), Kenny Cohen (flute, saxophone, vocals), who later played with The Eagles, Santana, Rod Stewart and B. B. King, Bob Avery (drums), who also played with The Music Explosion, Larry Laufer (keyboards, vocals), Hal King (vocals), & Ronnie Bretone (bass).
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin by Crazy Elephant
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Post by razorbacker on May 14, 2023 17:57:44 GMT
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. She was born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados. Her full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
With sales of over 250 million records worldwide, she is the second-best-selling female music artist of all time and the highest-certified female artist of all time on the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking. She has 14 #1 singles, 32 Top 10 singles in the US, and 31 Top 10 hits in the UK.
She has won 9 Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards (including the Icon Award), 12 Billboard Music Awards, 5 World Music Awards, 6 Guinness World Records, the NAACP's President's Award, and an Academy Award nomination.
Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2018. Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014. As of 2023, she is the wealthiest female musician, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion.
During her career she has released 8 studio albums, 2 remix albums, 1 reissue, 7 box sets and 3 extended plays. All of her albums have been certified platinum or multi-platinum in the United States.
This song was included on her 5th studio album, Loud, it was released in 2010. The song was chosen to be the 6th single from the album through Twitter, and it hit the top 10 all over the world. It landed at 37 here in the US on the Hot 100 charts, but it got to 18 on the US Mainstream Top 40 & #1 on the US Dance Club Charts. The album got to #1 all over the world including here in the states. It has sold over 8 million copies world wide & is nearing 2 million in the US.
California King Bed by Rihanna
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Post by razorbacker on May 15, 2023 11:36:16 GMT
Bachman–Turner Overdrive, was a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded by brothers Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman, Tim Bachman, and Fred Turner in 1973. Tim Bachman died just 3 weeks ago, at the age of 71, after battling cancer. Robby Bachman died just a few weeks prior to Tim, aged 69. Randy Bachman & Fred Turner are still with us, they are both 79.
Randy Bachman had previously been a member of The Guess Who but he left at the height of their popularity in 1970, citing health issues and lifestyle differences with the other band members. He recalled being labelled "a lunatic and a loser" and being told "nobody wanted to work with me." He eventually turned to family & BTO was formed.
The Juno Awards are the top awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. BTO won Most Promising Group of the Year in 1974 & Group Of The Year in 1975, 76 & 78. They were inducted into The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 2014.
The band’s catalogue included 10 studio albums, 4 Live albums & 28 singles. They have 5 gold albums and 1 platinum album in the US & have sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide.
This song comes from their self – titled debut album that was released in 1973. The album got to #70 on the Top 200 albums charts & has been certified as a Gold Record. They released the song Blue Collar as a single, but it stalled out at 68 in the states & 21 in Canada. The song linked to here was released as a single only in Canada.
Bass player & vocalist Fred Turner wrote this song & despite the lyrics saying he was born in NYC, he was also a Canadian.
Gimme Your Money Please by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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Post by razorbacker on May 15, 2023 17:10:19 GMT
Freddie King was a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, from Gilmer, Texas. He died in 1976 of complications from acute pancreatitis, at the age of 42.
He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert and B.B., none of them were related).
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by ZZ Top in 2012 and into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1982. His instrumental "Hide Away" was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of "500 Songs that Shaped Rock".
This song comes from his 2nd album. It was called Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King it came out in 1961. The album includes the song Hide Away which has become a standard for blues and rock musicians performing today.
He opened a show for Santana at my very 1st concert which makes him the 1st Live performer I ever saw.
San-Ho-Zay" by Freddy King
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Post by razorbacker on May 16, 2023 11:40:06 GMT
Paul Desmond was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was from San Francisco. After years of chain smoking and poor health, Paul died of lung cancer in 1977 after a tour with Dave Brubeck, he was 52. His real name was Paul Emil Breitenfeld
He was drafted into the Army and joined the Army band while stationed in San Francisco. He spent three years in the military, but his unit was not called to combat.
Following his military discharge, Paul legally changed his last name from Breitenfeld to Desmond in 1946. His biographer Doug Ramsey offers an account from Desmond's friend Hal Strack that the two were listening to the Glenn Miller band singer Johnny Desmond in 1942, and Desmond told Strack "that's such a great name. It's so smooth and yet it's uncommon....If I ever decide I need another name, it's going to be Desmond."
Drug issues & musicians were a thing long before the psychedelic 60’s. In the 1940s and 1950s, he frequently took amphetamines, and in the 1970s, he was known to use cocaine. His chemical-dependency problems would sometimes drain him of his energy on the road. Clarinetist Perry Robinson states in his autobiography that Desmond would sometimes need a vitamin B12 shot just to go on playing during his later career.
After World War II, he started working in the San Francisco Bay Area, as a backing musician. He worked occasionally for Dave Brubeck at the Geary Cellar in San Francisco. For several weeks, he led a small jazz combo at the Band Box in Redwood City that included Dave Brubeck.
As a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet Paul wrote that group's biggest hit, "Take Five".
During his career he was a part of multiple albums with Dave Brubeck. He also released many others with his own band, & then there were albums with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker & many others.
The Girl From East 9th Street by Paul Desmond
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Post by razorbacker on May 16, 2023 17:54:24 GMT
The Runaways were an all-female rock band formed in 1975 by drummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett after they had separately introduced themselves to producer Kim Fowley, who gave Jett's phone number to West. Fowley then helped West and Jett find other members.
The band released 4 studio albums and 1 live album. Among their best-known songs are "Cherry Bomb", "Hollywood", "Queens of Noise" and a cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Rock & Roll". Never a major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the single "Cherry Bomb".
During their career just 2 of their 4 albums charted & neither one got any higher than 172. They went through many members during their time, but by the time of this song the group included Cherie Curie lead vocals, Joan Jett who usually played rhythm guitar but takes the lead on this song, Lita Ford lead guitar, Jackie Fox bass, & Sandy West on drums.
The song comes from their 2nd album. It was called Queens Of Noise & came out in 1977. It was the 2nd & final time they charted. This was the one that landed at 172.
California Paradise by The Runaways
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Post by razorbacker on May 17, 2023 10:59:00 GMT
The Beach Boys take a moment away from California Girls to sing about New York City girls. They were an equal opportunity bunch of fellows, but maybe they had a reason. The song comes from Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It was the 9th studio album & was released in 1965. The band's previous album, The Beach Boys Today! (also released in 1965), represented a departure for the group through its abandonment of themes related to surfing, cars, and teenage love, but it sold below Capitol's expectations. In response, the label pressured the group to produce bigger hits. So, Summer Days returned the band's music to simpler themes for one last album, with Brian Wilson combining Capitol's commercial demands with his artistic calling.
The album got to #2 on the top 200 & included 2 singles, Help Me Rhonda which became their 2nd #1 hit & California Girls which peaked at #3.
Carl Wilson had this to say about the album: "There was a time when it was uncool to be into the Beach Boys, and when we did that album, it started to bother us, doing this same stuff, because we thought we were trapped into having to sing about a certain thing.
The song was described as "well done" by AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger, but he felt that the track didn't "break new ground." Author Jim Fuselli described the track as a throwback "to the group's happy-go-lucky days."
They were definitely going to break out of that mold. In the next year their hits would be songs of a different stripe. Barbara Ann, Sloop John B., Wouldn't It Be Nice & Good Vibrations will all be hits in 1966.
The Girl from New York City by The Beach Boys
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Post by razorbacker on May 17, 2023 17:28:16 GMT
Eddie & the Tide was a band started by Steve "Eddie" Rice in 1981. Group members included Eddie Rice vocals & rhythm guitar, Johnny Perri lead guitar, Chris Reiger keyboards, George Diebold bass, & Scott Mason drums.
They played during the early 1980s in the Santa Cruz and San Francisco Area at venues such as the Monterey Music Hall in Monterey, The Keystone in Palo Alto, The Stone in San Francisco, and The Catalyst in Santa Cruz and built a loyal following.
Despite the local following, the band never caught on with the music buying public & eventually they withdrew from the music scene and moved on with their personal lives. Only Eddie Rice kept trying, he released 2 solo albums.
They released 5 albums and 1 EP. They appeared on the Lost Boys soundtrack with their song, "Power Play".
San Jose Serenade by Eddie & the Tide
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Post by razorbacker on May 18, 2023 11:23:11 GMT
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. They are considered a pioneering act in electronica.
As can be seen below they have produced many Soundtrack albums with some of the more well known being Sorcerer, Thief, Legend, Risky Business, The Keep, Firestarter, Flashpoint, Heartbreakers, Shy People and Near Dark.
The group also composed 35 hours of music for the video game Grand Theft Auto V, for all you gamers out there.
In 2016, they released their own version of the theme music for the television series Stranger Things. They had been the inspiration for the music in the series.
In one of the more unusual tributes, the horned dinosaur Bisticeratops froeseorum, was named in memory of the band’s late founder, Edgar Froese.
During their career they have released 78 studio albums, 36 soundtrack albums, 108 Live/Studio albums & 66 singles.
This was the final song on their Rockoon album that came out in 1992. It was their 44th studio album. The album was nominated for the "Best New Age Album 1992" Grammy and reached the Top Ten in Billboard New Age charts and the Top Twenty in Billboard Jazz charts.
Girls On Broadway by Tangerine Dream
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Post by razorbacker on May 18, 2023 17:19:12 GMT
Fountains of Wayne was formed in 1995 by bassist Adam Schlesinger and guitarist Chris Collingwood in New York City.
They released six albums from 1996 to 2011 before disbanding in 2013. They are best known for the Grammy-nominated song "Stacy's Mom".
Adam Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020, and the surviving members reunited to perform an online one-shot concert as a tribute.
The band released just 5 studio albums, 17 singles & 1 compilation album. This song comes from the compilation album. It was called Out-Of-State Plates & was released in 2005. The album was a collection of “B” sides, non-album tracks and previously unreleased recordings spanning the group's entire career. The album peaked at 168 on the Top 200 charts.
California Sex Lawyer by Fountains of Wayne
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Post by razorbacker on May 19, 2023 11:25:58 GMT
Guy Lombardo was a Canadian and American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer. He died in 1977 at the age of 72.
He formed the Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor, and other musicians from his hometown. They billed themselves as creating "the sweetest music this side of Heaven." The Lombardos are believed to have sold between 100 and 300 million records during their lifetime.
Evidently, he was very good in his speedboat racing career as well. He won the Gold Cup in 1946 & went on to win the Ford Memorial competition in 1948 and the President's Cup and the Silver Cup in 1952. From 1946 to 1949, he was the reigning U.S. national champion. Before his retirement from the sport in the late 1950s, he had won every trophy in the field.
Talk about your successful chart runs, even before the start of Billboard magazine's top 40 charts in 1940, the group had over 140 hits from 1927 to 1940, including twenty-one No. 1 singles. He had recording contracts with Columbia & charted for the 1st time in 1927, the he switched to Brunswick for the years of 1932 – 34, Decca 34 – 35, Victor 36 – 38, & back to Decca to round it out from 1939 to 1952.
This song comes from his last stint at Decca. It was released as a single in 1947 with a song called Seems Like Old Times as a “B” side.
Give Me the Moon Over Brooklyn by Guy Lombardo
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Post by razorbacker on May 19, 2023 18:14:16 GMT
Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas, & rose to fame during the mid-1950s in the rockabilly scene in Memphis, after serving four years in the Air Force.
He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds. This crossover appeal earned him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, Gospel & the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame.
During his career he released a pair of live albums, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison 1968 and Johnny Cash at San Quentin in 1969. A few years later he also performed at the Österåker Prison in Sweden.
Johnny Cash at San Quentin was his 31st overall album and 2nd live album. It was recorded live at San Quentin State Prison on February 24, 1969, and released on June 16 of that same year. The album got to #1 on both the Country & Pop charts. It has been certified as Triple Platinum in the states. It included the hit A Boy Named Sue which was also recorded that night. The song got to #1 on the Country charts & #2 on the Pop chart & has gone on to sell over a million copies itself.
San Quentin by Johnny Cash
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Post by razorbacker on May 20, 2023 12:00:28 GMT
"Chick" Webb was a jazz and swing music drummer and band leader from Baltimore. His full name was William Henry Webb.
In November 1938, his health began to decline; for a time, however, he continued to play, refusing to give up touring so that his band could remain employed during the Great Depression. He disregarded his own discomfort and fatigue, which often found him passing out from physical exhaustion after finishing sets. Finally, he had a major operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in 1939. He died from Pott disease on June 16, 1939, in Baltimore. Reportedly his last words were, "I'm sorry, I've got to go." He was just 34.
At the age of 17, he moved to New York City and by 1926 was leading his own band in Harlem. He alternated between band tours and residencies at New York City clubs through the late 1920s. In 1931, his band became the house band at the Savoy Ballroom. He became one of the best-regarded bandleaders and drummers of the new "swing" style. Drummer Buddy Rich cited Webb's powerful technique and virtuoso performances as heavily influential on his own drumming, and even referred to Webb as "the daddy of them all".
This song was recorded in 1935 & released as a single in 1936 with a “B” side called Devoting My Time To You. The “B” side included vocals from Ella Fitzgerald.
Go Harlem by Chick Webb and his Orchestra
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Post by razorbacker on May 20, 2023 19:53:49 GMT
Marlena Shaw is a jazz, blues and soul singer from New Rochelle, New York. Her real name is Marlina Burgess. She is still with us & still performing at the age of 80.
In 1952, her uncle, jazz trumpeter Jimmy Burgess brought her on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to sing with his band. Marlena's mother did not want her to go on tour with her uncle at such a young age. She was just 10 at the time.
Her career took off in 1966 when she landed a gig with the Playboy Club chain in Chicago. It was through this opportunity that she met with representatives of Chess Records and signed with them.
This song was included on her 2nd album. It was called The Spice Of Life & the album was released in 1969. But it appears as though the song was not released as a single until 2004 in the UK where it has gone on to sell over 400,000 copies. The song was written by the Motown duo of Nick Ashford &Valerie Simpson.
Maybe they held off releasing it as a single because The Fifth Dimension charted with it in 1968 & Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell released it in 1970.
California Soul by Marlena Shaw
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Post by razorbacker on May 21, 2023 11:09:40 GMT
James "Blood" Ulmer is a jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer from St. Matthews, South Carolina. He is another one that is still with us & still performing at the age of 83.
In the early 1970s, he joined Ornette Coleman & was the first electric guitarist to record and tour extensively with Coleman. He has credited Ornette as a major influence. Coleman's reliance on electric guitar in his fusion-oriented recordings also owes a debt to James.
During his career he has released 30 albums as the leader of his own band, 7 others as a member of the Music Revelation Ensemble, & over 20 more as a sideman on albums from other artists.
This song comes from an album called No Escape From The Blues, it was released in 2003 & was recorded at Electric Lady Studios. It included 12 songs but just 2 original compositions. This song was written by Mary Lee Reed.
Goin' to New York by James Blood Ulmer
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Post by razorbacker on May 21, 2023 17:28:12 GMT
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a country rock band formed in 1966 in Long Beach, California.
In 1989 the band won the CMA award for Album of the Year; Grammy award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals; Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Recording; Grammy award for Co-producing Best Country Instrumental, for their album Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two.
During their career they have released 25 studio albums, 1 Live album & 41 singles. In one stretch from 1983 to 1988 they released 15 consecutive top 10 country hits, 3 of which hit #1.
This song comes from their Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy, collection. It came out in 1970 & reached #66 on the Top 20. The album included the singles Mr. Bojangles which hit # 9, & House at Pooh Corner, which reached #53.
Kenny Loggins wrote House On Pooh Corner & 3 other songs on the album, including the one linked to here.
Santa Rosa by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Post by razorbacker on May 22, 2023 11:29:48 GMT
Jimmy Reed was a blues musician and songwriter from Dunleith, Mississippi. He died of respiratory failure in 1976, eight days short of his 51st birthday.
He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
It seems like everyone eventually covered a song, or more, of his.
The Rolling Stones cited him as a major influence on their sound, and their early set lists included Reed's songs "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby", "The Sun Is Shining" "Bright Lights, Big City", and "Shame, Shame, Shame". "Little by Little", was the B-side of their February 1964 UK hit single "Not Fade Away"
The Yardbirds recorded "I Ain't Got You" for the B-side of their second single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" with guitarist Eric Clapton. The Animals considered Reed one of their main sources of inspiration and recorded versions of "I Ain't Got You" and "Bright Lights, Big City". Them covered "Bright Lights, Big City" and "Baby, What You Want Me to Do", both of which are on the album The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison. "Big Boss Man", was regularly performed by the Grateful Dead in the 1960s and early 1970s and appears on their live album Grateful Dead.
Elvis recorded several of Jimmy's songs, including his hit "Big Boss Man" in 1967. "Baby, What You Want Me to Do" was covered by Wishbone Ash on their 1973 album Live Dates. Johnny and Edgar Winter performed it live in 1975 and included it on their album Together.
The Steve Miller Band covered five of his songs: "You're So Fine", on the 1968 album Sailor, and "I Wanna Be Loved (But by Only You)", "Big Boss Man", "Caress Me Baby" and "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby", on the 1986 album Living in the 20th Century.
This song was included on his 1959 album called Rockin With Reed. The song was released as a “B” side to a single called I Wanna Be Loved. I don’t see any evidence that eirther side charted.
Goin' to New York by Jimmy Reed
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Post by razorbacker on May 22, 2023 18:09:35 GMT
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently on tour & headed for Houston on the 25th. The song linked to here, is one of their most popular ever, having been performed an estimated 500 times. So, if you go see them, chances are, you will see this.
With over 120 million records sold worldwide, they are one of the best-selling bands of all time. They hold the records for most number-one singles (15), most cumulative weeks at number one (91) and most top-ten songs (28) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. They have won six Grammy Awards, & were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
The band has had a rotating group of folks in, out, back in & back out.
This was the title song to their 7th album, released in 1999, it went on to become their biggest commercial success, with 16 million copies sold worldwide. The album marked the return of the guitarist John Frusciante. At this time the other members of the band were, Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals, overdubbed backing vocals, Flea – bass guitar & backing vocals, & Chad Smith – drums, percussion.
The album landed at #3 on the Top 200 & hit the top 10 in more than 20 countries all around the world. It is certified as a 7X Platinum release in the US alone.
The song was released as a single in 2000 & reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Post by razorbacker on May 23, 2023 11:15:34 GMT
Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson was a jump blues pianist and bandleader from Darlington, South Carolina. He was active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He died at the age of 62 from a brain tumor and sickle cell anemia in 1977.
In 1938, he moved to New York City, and the following year toured Europe with the Cotton Club Revue. His band & the rest of the Revue was eventually kicked out of Nazi Germany.
He was inducted South Carolina Music Hall of Fame, 2001, 24 years after his death.
He had released a lot of singles beginning in 1939 prior to his 1st album coming out in 1959.
This song was included on that 1st album. It was called Go Ahead And Rock And Roll. I don’t see anything that says the song was released as a single.
Going To New York by Buddy Johnson
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Post by Amy Lee on May 23, 2023 12:58:29 GMT
The Amazon Music app is still janky, but it will at least let me listen to my liked songs in shuffle.
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Post by Kao on May 23, 2023 16:17:37 GMT
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. They are considered a pioneering act in electronica.
As can be seen below they have produced many Soundtrack albums with some of the more well known being Sorcerer, Thief, Legend, Risky Business, The Keep, Firestarter, Flashpoint, Heartbreakers, Shy People and Near Dark.
The group also composed 35 hours of music for the video game Grand Theft Auto V, for all you gamers out there.
In 2016, they released their own version of the theme music for the television series Stranger Things. They had been the inspiration for the music in the series.
In one of the more unusual tributes, the horned dinosaur Bisticeratops froeseorum, was named in memory of the band’s late founder, Edgar Froese.
During their career they have released 78 studio albums, 36 soundtrack albums, 108 Live/Studio albums & 66 singles.
This was the final song on their Rockoon album that came out in 1992. It was their 44th studio album. The album was nominated for the "Best New Age Album 1992" Grammy and reached the Top Ten in Billboard New Age charts and the Top Twenty in Billboard Jazz charts.
Girls On Broadway by Tangerine Dream A severely underrated group.
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Post by razorbacker on May 23, 2023 17:28:32 GMT
George Duke was a keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer from San Rafael, California. He died in 2013 at the age of 67 from chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
He earned a master's degree in composition from San Francisco State University in 1975. He began playing classical music, & credited his cousin Charles Burrell for convincing him to switch to jazz.
He was nominated for 9 Grammy Awards & won 2. He won back to back Best Jazz Vocal Albums in 2000 & 2001, for the albums In The Moment Live & The Calling.
During his career he released 32 studio albums, 8 live albums, 19 collaborative albums (as a member of the George Duke Quartet, the George Duke Trio, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the Nat Adderley Sextet, The Mothers of Invention, the Billy Cobham/George Duke Band, the Clarke Duke Project, and the George Duke Band), and 47 singles.
This song comes from his 28th studio album, the album was called Duke, it came out in 2005. The album got to #3 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. They released a single from the album called "T-Jam" that was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, but it lost out to Caravan by Les Paul.
Sausalito by George Duke
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