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Post by razorbacker on Aug 3, 2024 11:14:39 GMT
Dean Martin was a singer, actor and comedian from Steubenville, Ohio. He died of acute respiratory failure resulting from emphysema on Christmas Day, 1995, at the age of 78. His real name was Dino Paul Crocetti.
Dean was given the nickname "The King of Cool".
A number of his songs have been featured in movies & TV shows for decades. Hits such as "Ain't That a Kick in the Head", "Sway", "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You", "That's Amore", and his signature song "Everybody Loves Somebody" have been in films (such as the Oscar-winning Logorama, A Bronx Tale, Casino, Goodfellas, Payback, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Sexy Beast, Moonstruck, Vegas Vacation, Swingers, and Return to Me), television series (such as American Dad!, Friends, The Sopranos, House MD, Samurai Jack, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air).
During his career he released 37 studio albums, 1 soundtrack album & 108 singles. He released his 1st single in 1946, but didn’t have a charting hit until 1948 & that was a duet with Jerry Lewis.
This song comes from Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style. It was released in January, 1963. It was his first album of country music & was followed by Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again later in 1963. The album peaked at #109. There were no singles that charted.
Blue, Blue Day by Dean Martin
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 3, 2024 17:59:10 GMT
By 1960 when the album It's Everly Time was released The Everly Brothers had already had three #1 hits & three more that landed at #2. The only single released from this album was So Sad (To Watch A Good Love Go Bad) & it landed at #7.
It's Everly Time is their 3rd studio album. It peaked at No. 9 on the Top 200 albums chart. This was their first album for Warner Bros.
Even though Warner Brothers was based in Los Angeles, they continued to record in Nashville with top session players including Chet Atkins & Hank Garland - electric guitar, James Clayton - steel guitar, Floyd T. Chance – bass, Floyd Cramer & Marvin H. Hughes – piano, & Buddy Harman Jr on drums.
The song was written by Felice & Boudleaux Bryant who had already contributed Bye, Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Bird Dog, Problems, Take A Message To Mary, & Poor Jenny to the Brothers & all of them became big hits.
Sleepless Nights by The Everly Brothers
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 4, 2024 10:36:40 GMT
This may be one of the more obscure people I have ever come across. I found exactly one article about him.
It states that his real name was Denny Earnest & he was a local guitar player from Cleveland. The band was formed in 1975 & was winding down by the mid 80’s. They never broke out nationally, but maybe they should have.
It appears as though this song was recorded in 1980. For any blues folks out there, give this a listen!
Blues At Midnight by Deadly Earnest & The Honky Tonk Heroes
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 4, 2024 17:25:26 GMT
Larry Young was a jazz organist and pianist from Newark, New Jersey. In March 1978, he checked into a hospital for stomach pains. He died on March 30, 1978, while being treated for what is said to be pneumonia. However, the actual cause of his death is unclear. He was 37.
During his short time on this planet, he recorded 13 albums on his own, but also recorded with Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Etta Jones, & many more.
This song comes from his 1966 album Unity. It was his 5th solo album, & his 2nd for the Blue Note label. It is widely considered a "post-bop" classic. Every reviewer gave their highest rating. The Penguin Guide to Jazz included the album in its suggested “core collection”, and awarded it a rare four-star rating, describing it as "Quite simply a masterpiece."
The musicians are Larry Young – Hammond B-3 organ, Woody Shaw – trumpet, Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, & Elvin Jones – drums.
Soft As In A Morning Sunrise by Larry Young
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 5, 2024 11:05:01 GMT
From the Cradle is the 12th studio album by Eric Clapton, released on 12 September 1994. The album hit #1 in multiple countries including here in the states where it has been certified at 3 X Platinum.
The album was all blues covers. The title comes from the last line of a four-line poem he wrote but never set to music. It was printed in his own handwriting on the second page of the CD booklet: "All along this path I tread / My heart betrays my weary head / with nothing but my love to save / from the cradle to the grave."
According to the liner notes, the album was almost entirely recorded live in the studio with no overdubs or edits.
The album won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album and he also received a nomination for Album of the Year (that one he lost to MTV Unplugged by Tony Bennett).
Blues Before Sunrise by Eric Clapton
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Post by Kao on Aug 5, 2024 14:29:28 GMT
Hozier is going to be releasing a new ep of previously unreleased work in a few weeks. This is one of those songs (performed recently at Lollapalooza):
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 5, 2024 17:18:04 GMT
Jodie Sands is a singer from Philadelphia. I see no info on her passing, but she was born in 1927, so if she is still with us at the age of 97, good on her! Her real name is Eleanor DiSipio.
She had only one major hit, "With All My Heart", an English cover version of "Gondolier", which reached No. 15 on the Hot 100 in 1957.
She toured with Alan Freed's cohort of stars, including Chuck Berry and the Everly Brothers, and in Hawaii with Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, and Paul Anka. She also appeared in the 1957 film Jamboree & on American Bandstand.
This was her 2nd & final charting single. She released it in 1958 & it barely made the Top 100 chart, reaching No. 95.
The song was written in 1944 by Jimmie Hodges, or was it?
In April 1951, Hugh O. Starr, an inventor from Steubenville, Ohio, filed an action in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, against Jimmie Hodges and publisher Duchess Music Corporation. Starr alleged that he wrote the words and music to 'Someday' in 1944, after which the defendants "appropriated, copyrighted, published and sold" his work. He was awarded $15,000 in a settlement.
The song has been recorded by many pop and country music singers, including, Eddy Arnold, Gene Autry, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, George Jones, Tom Jones & a slew of others.
Someday by Jodie Sands
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 6, 2024 11:12:54 GMT
Ella Fitzgerald had her 1st charting single way back in 1936 & her final one in 1975. She had multiple top 10 hits & four #1’s in her career.
This song was a part of her 1958 album called Ella Swings Lightly. The orchestra was conducted & the music arranged by Marty Paich. He also worked with he worked with jazz musicians Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kenton, Art Pepper, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Ray Charles and Mel Tormé.
He scored the movies Lady and the Tramp, The Fugitive, Pretty Woman, and Prince of Tides among others.
He is also the father of David Paich, a founding member of the band Toto.
This album won Ella the 1960 Grammy award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
There have been many charting versions of this song beginning with Artie Shaw in 1941. I don’t think Ella ever released it as a single, but she did record it again for an album called Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book, in 1961.
Blues In The Night by Ella Fitzgerald
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 6, 2024 18:58:29 GMT
Chicago 17 is the 14th studio album by Chicago. It was released on May 14, 1984. It was their 2nd album produced by David Foster and their last with founding bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera.
The album charted at #4 & is their biggest selling album certified at 6 X Platinum.
It received three Grammy Awards. David Foster won for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (tied in this category with Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael), Humberto Gatica won for Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical, and David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock won for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) for "Hard Habit to Break". It was nominated for 3 others but didn’t win them.
Peter Cetera & David Foster wrote this song together. It was the 1st single released & it landed at #16. The song features drummer Jeff Porcaro (must be a Toto kind of day) taking the place of Danny Seraphine. They followed up with Hard Habit To Break #3, You’re The Inspiration #3, & Along Comes A Woman #14.
Stay The Night by Chicago
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 7, 2024 11:13:17 GMT
Lesley Gore was a singer and songwriter from New York City. She died of lung cancer on February 16, 2015, at the age of 68. Her real name was Lesley Sue Goldstein. At the time of her death, she & her partner Lois Sasson had been together for 33 years.
She had her first hit song in 1963 when "It's My Party" hit #1, she was just 16 . She followed it up with ten more top 40 hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me". She said she considered "You Don't Own Me" her signature song.
This was the title song to her 1967 album. The album seems to have not charted but the song hit #16 for her, it was her last top 40 hit.
She lip-synced the song on the January 19, 1967 episode of the TV series Batman, "That Darn Catwoman". She played Pussycat, the Catwoman's protégé, who also wanted to be a singer.
California Nights by Lesley Gore
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 7, 2024 17:43:33 GMT
War was formed in Long Beach California in 1969. They are still up & operating, but the only remaining original member is keyboard player & lead vocalist Lonnie Jordan.
Of the other original members, Eric Burdon departed in 1971. Guitar player Howard Scott, harmonica player Lee Oskar & drummer Harold Brown all left in 1994. Percussionist Thomas Allen passed away in 1988, saxophonist Charles Miller passed in 1980 & bass player B.B. Dickerson passed in 2021.
This song was not included on any of their albums until their Greatest Hits album in 1976. The song peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 pop chart, #4 on the R&B chart, and #1 one on the Easy Listening chart. It went on to sell over a million copies.
The Greatest Hits album reached #6 & has been certified Platinum.
Lonnie Jordan recalls the jingle from Burger King at the time, "Have it your way", was so catchy that he "borrowed" it as the melody for the line, "'Cause it's summer.
The “B” side to the single was All Day Music which had hit #35 back in 1971.
Summer by War
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 8, 2024 11:20:03 GMT
Cannonball Adderley left Southeast Florida and moved to New York City in 1955 originally to seek graduate studies at New York conservatories, but one night in 1955 he brought his saxophone with him to the Café Bohemia. Cannonball was asked to sit in with Oscar Pettiford in place of his band's regular saxophonist, Jerome Richardson, who was late for the gig. The "buzz" on the New York jazz scene after Adderley's performance announced him as the heir to the mantle of Charlie Parker.
This song was included on a 1955 album called Café Bohemia. The album was released by Kenny Clark but it features the earliest recordings of Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderley. The players include Cannonball Adderley on Alto Sax, Nat Adderley on coronet, Horace Silver piano, Jerome Richardson flute, Paul Chambers on bass, Donald Byrd trumpet & Kenny Clack on drums.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although drummer Kenny Clarke is the nominal leader and the other sidemen include trumpeter Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson on tenor and flute, pianist Horace Silver and bassist Paul Chambers, the impressive performance by the young Adderleys makes this a historic session that has often been reissued under Cannonball's name".
Bohemia After Dark by Cannonball Adderly
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 8, 2024 17:28:38 GMT
Sidney Bechet was a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer from New Orleans. He died of lung cancer on May 14, 1959, on his 62nd birthday.
His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. He spent much of his later life in France, where he died.
Shortly before his death, he dictated his autobiography, Treat It Gentle, to Al Rose, a record producer and radio host. He had worked with Rose several times in concert promotions and had a fractious relationship with him. In his autobiography, Bechet's view of himself was starkly different from the one Rose knew.
"The kindly old gentleman in his book was filled with charity and compassion. The one I knew was self-centered, cold, and capable of the most atrocious cruelty, especially toward women."
He was inducted into the DownBeat magazine Hall of Fame in 1968 & the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1983.
It seems like everyone but me has recorded a version of this song. It was written in 1935 & this version was recorded in 1939, so it was one of the earlier renditions.
Summertime by Sidney Bechet
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 9, 2024 11:04:51 GMT
Heatwave was a disco-funk band formed in London, England in 1975.
Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar).
They took a 5 year break between 1983-88, but came back with a lineup that included Keith Wilder as the only original member. The band continues but now they have none of the originals. Johnny Wilder passed away in 2006, Rod Temperton in 2016, Keith Wilder in 2017, Ernest Berger in March of this year.
This song comes from their 1977 debut album called Too Hot to Handle. It was the 3rd single released, but the other 2 didn’t chart. The song landed at #2 on the charts, kept out of the top position by You Light up My Life from Debby Boone. It was the 1st top 40 hit for the group & has been certified as 2 X Platinum. It was also their biggest hit single.
The album hit #11 on the Top 200 & #5 on the Soul albums charts.
Boogie Nights by Heatwave
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 9, 2024 17:18:49 GMT
Nick Drake died at the age of 26 in 1974. He had suffered from depression all of his life & was still living at home, when it is believed that he took an overdose of an antidepressant on the morning of November, 25.
Due to his short lifespan, he released just 3 albums. This was the closing song from Bryter Layter. It was his 2nd album & came out in 1970. The album got stellar reviews. In 2000, Q placed it at number 23 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. It ranked at number 14 in NME's list of the Greatest Albums of the '70s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 245 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. But despite all of the accolades, it did not chart. No singles were released.
The beautiful flute is played by Ray Warleigh, who died in late 2015. He was fortunate enough to make it to 76.
Sunday by Nick Drake
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 10, 2024 11:15:46 GMT
One more version & the final version of this song for me to post comes from Bobby Bland.
Bobby was nominated for 7 Grammy Awards but never won. However, he was honored quite often:
He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992, The Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012, & the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2021.
He was presented with the Rhythm and Blues Pioneer Award in 1992, The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 & the Rhythm & Blues Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
His recording of Turn On Your Love Light was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1999.
This song 1st appears on Here's the Man!!! It was his 2nd studio album & was released in 1962. The album charted at #53 on the top 200. The album includes Turn On Your Love Light which hit #2 on the R&B Chart & #28 on the Hot 100.
The album was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame earlier this year. It holds a bit of history as well. It was the first album on the Duke label to be released in stereo.
Blues In The Night by Bobby “Blue” Bland
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 10, 2024 19:53:56 GMT
Jo Stafford was married twice, but her 2nd marriage to Paul Weston lasted 44 years until he passed away in 1996. Together they developed a comedy routine in which they assumed the identity of an incompetent lounge act named Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, parodying well-known songs.
Her creation of Darlene Edwards had its roots in the novelty songs that Mitch Miller, the head of Columbia's artists and repertoire department, had been selecting for her to sing.
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris, which was released in 1960 won that year's Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The Academy issued two awards for the category that year; Bob Newhart also received an award for "Spoken Word Comedy" for his album The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!
The Grammy was Jo's only major award.
However, not everybody appreciated the Edwards act. Mitch Miller blamed the couple's 1962 album Sing Along With Jonathan and Darlene Edwards for ending his sing-along albums and television show & in 1970 as Darlene Edwards she recorded a version of The Bee Gees Stayin Alive, which she claims they hated.
Her work in radio, television, and music is recognized by three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She released this song as a single in 1954 & it went to #15 on the top 100.
Teach Me Tonight by Jo Stafford
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 11, 2024 10:58:48 GMT
King Crimson was an English progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London. They have split & reformed 3 separate times over the years with different lineups each time but guitarist Robert Fripp was involved with each iteration.
Many of their band members went on to become involved in other notable bands: Drummer Bill Bruford in Yes; vocalist guitar & bass player Greg Lake in Emerson, Lake & Palmer; keyboard player Ian McDonald in Foreigner; bass player Boz Burrell in Bad Company, and vocalist & bass player John Wetton in U.K. and Asia.
Over the years they have released 13 studio albums, 15 Live albums, 13 compilations & 10 singles. This song was included on Larks' Tongues In Aspic. It was their 5th studio album & was released on 23 March 1973. The album hit #61 on the top 200.
The album is the debut of King Crimson's third incarnation, featuring co-founder and guitarist Robert Fripp along with four new members: bass guitarist and vocalist John Wetton, violinist and keyboardist David Cross, percussionist Jamie Muir, and drummer Bill Bruford.
Book Of Saturday by King Crimson
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 11, 2024 17:40:57 GMT
Pure Prairie League is a country rock band formed in 1970 in Columbus, Ohio.
They were named after a fictional 19th century temperance union featured in the 1939 Errol Flynn film Dodge City.
This is another band that has had many different break ups & reformations, but there is currently a version of them up & operating today. The only original member now is John David Call.
Probably the most famous ex member is Vince Gill who was with the band between 1978-1982.
This song comes from If The Shoe Fits. It was their 4th studio album & was released April 1976. The album landed at #33. This was the only song released as a single, it stalled out at #96 on the Country singles chart. It is, of course, a cover version of The Crickets song which hit #1 back in 1957.
At the time of this album their lineup included; John David Call - banjo, dobro, steel guitar, Michael Connor - keyboards, Larry Goshorn - guitar, Billy Hinds - drums, George Ed Powell – guitar, & Michael Reilly - bass.
That’ll Be The Day by Pure Prairie League
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 12, 2024 11:11:41 GMT
Paul Simon explained how he wrote his songs. "The music always precedes the words. The words often come from the sound of the music and eventually evolve into coherent thoughts. Or incoherent thoughts. Rhythm plays a crucial part in the lyric-making as well. It's like a puzzle to find the right words to express what the music is saying."
This song comes from his follow up album to Graceland, this time he goes with some Brazilian-flavored music. The album was called The Rhythm of the Saints, it was his 8th solo album & was released in 1990.
Sessions for the album began in December 1989 in Rio de Janeiro and New York and featured guitarist J.J. Cale, and Brazilian and African musicians. The tone of the album was more introspective and low-key than the upbeat feel of Graceland. The album received excellent reviews and sold well, peaking at number 4 in the U.S. It has been certified 2 X Platinum.
The album received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. It lost out to Unforgettable from Natalie Cole.
Born At The Right Time by Paul Simon
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 12, 2024 17:24:58 GMT
The Temptations are an R&B vocal group from Detroit, formed in 1960 & still going today. Founding member Otis Williams is the only original still with the group & he now owns the rights to the group name.
The founding members came from two rival Detroit vocal groups: Otis Williams, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and Melvin Franklin of Otis Williams & the Distants, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams of the Primes, but by 1964 Al Bryant was out & David Ruffin was in & then Ruffin was replaced in 1968 by Dennis Edwards & the carousel continues.
They have won 4 Grammys & were the first Motown act to win a Grammy. In 2013 they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Six of the Temptations (Edwards, Franklin, Kendricks, Ruffin, Otis Williams and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
During their career they have released 43 studio albums, & 109 singles. They have had 37 top 40 hits including four #1’s. On the R&B singles chart, the group has had 71 Top 40 singles, with 14 reaching #1.
This song comes from their 1972 album called All Directions. The album landed at #2 on the top 200 & #1 on the R&B albums chart. It has been certified Gold. It included the #1 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" which won 3 Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance by a Group, Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's and Best R&B Song for Whitfield and lyricist Barrett Strong.
By the time of this album their lineup included ; Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor/baritone), Damon Harris – vocals (tenor/falsetto), Richard Street – vocals (tenor/baritone), Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass), & Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor/baritone).
Richard Street handles the vocals on this song.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by The Temptations
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 13, 2024 11:13:57 GMT
Mott the Hoople was a British rock band formed in Herefordshire in 1969.
The band released albums at the beginning of the 1970s but failed to find any success. On the verge of breaking up, they were encouraged by David Bowie to stay together. Bowie wrote their signature song "All the Young Dudes" for them, which became their first hit in 1972.
During their career the released 7 studio albums, 9 live albums, 13 compilation albums and 15 singles. They had a shakeup in membership & in 1975 shortened their name to just Mott & released 2 more albums under that name. Then in 1977 they became known as British Lions & released a couple more.
This song comes from The Hoople. It was released in 1974 & was their 7th and final studio album as Mott the Hoople. It was the only album to feature guitarist Ariel Bender (who replaced Mick Ralphs who had left to form Bad Company), & Ian Hunter soon departed for a solo career.
The album landed at #28, they released just 2 singles, but the were UK releases only.
This song is the only Mott the Hoople track credited solely to, and sung by group bassist Peter Watts, prior to the group reforming as simply "Mott". Just prior to the recording, Ian Hunter left the studio in frustration with the group's new guitarist Ariel Bender. As a consequence, this is the only track in the seven albums credited to Mott the Hoople that Hunter had no direct involvement in.
Born Late 58 by Mott The Hoople
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 13, 2024 19:40:46 GMT
Johnny Maestro, was a pop singer from Manhattan. He died of cancer in 2010, he was 70. His real name was John Peter Mastrangelo.
He was the lead vocalist for the doo-wop group The Crests, whose song "16 Candles" went to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. He later lead The Brooklyn Bridge, who are best known for their cover of the Jimmy Webb song "Worst That Could Happen".
He & Brooklyn Bridge were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005, the South Carolina Music (Rhythm & Blues) Hall of Fame in May 2006 and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006.
Evidently this was issued as a single in 1961 but I see no evidence that this version ever charted. Some sources state it is The Crests featuring Johnny, some sources, including the label on the 45 show it as a solo effort.
The Way You Look Tonight by Johnny Maestro
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 14, 2024 11:08:10 GMT
Wilson Pickett was nominated for five Grammy Awards during the course of his career, but never won.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. In 1993, he was honored with a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In 2005, he was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame & in 2015 he was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
This song was included on an album he recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Alabama in 1969 called Hey Jude. It was his 9th studio album. The album charted at #97 on the top 200 & #15 on the Soul Albums chart.
Wilson's version of Hey Jude was suggested to him by Duane Allman. This album was where Duane made some of his first recordings as a sideman. His guitar work on the title track is credited as what first drew Eric Clapton to him, who two years later invited Allman to join him as part of Derek and the Dominos. Wilson was also backed by The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, or The Swampers as they became known. Rhythm Section member Jimmy Johnson later credited Duane's performance on this album as the beginning of Southern Rock.
This song was released as a single & landed as 64 on the hot 100 & 41 on the R&B chart. Hey Jude peaked at #13 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and #23 on the hot 100.
Born To Be Wild by Wilson Pickett
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 14, 2024 17:44:12 GMT
The Techniques were a Jamaican rocksteady vocal group formed by Winston Riley in 1962 while still at school. The initial line-up also included Slim Smith, Franklyn White, and Frederick Waite. They were together between 1962 – 69 & reformed very briefly in 1982.
The group's line up changed regularly with Riley the only constant member.
This song was released as a single in 1968, but it seems as though the group never charted a single here in the states. There was another group by the same name that had a hit in 1957 with a song called Hey! Little Girl but they were a white group from Georgia.
There Comes A Time by The Techniques
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 15, 2024 10:25:20 GMT
The Poni-Tails were a female trio formed in Lyndhurst, Ohio in the late 1950's. They were Toni Cistone, Laverne Novak and Patti McCabe. They were all recent high school graduates & were 19 at the time of this record.
This song was their 1st chart hit & the biggest hit of their career. It was also their only top 40 hit. It landed at #7 on the Hot 100 in August 1958. They never got any higher than 85 after this.
ABC-Paramount attempted to sign the group to a further five-year contract, but they turned it down. The members left the music industry and pursued careers in other fields in Ohio. LaVerne (Novak) Glavac went to work for a real estate agent in Mentor, Ohio. Toni (Cistone) Costabile worked at a high school in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Patti (McCabe) Barnes died of cancer on January 17, 1989, she was 49.
The song was used in the 1973 movie, That'll Be the Day, starring rock stars David Essex, Billy Fury, Keith Moon & Ringo Starr.
Born To Late by The Poni Tails
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 15, 2024 17:38:52 GMT
Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer from Kingston, Ontario. He will turn 65 in November.
He has been presented with an Officer of the Order of Canada, Officer Of British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, & Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
He has been nominated for 3 Oscars but has not won, he has been nominated for multiple Grammy awards with his only win being for (Everything I DO) I Do For You, for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. In total he has won 130 different awards from 231 nominations.
He has released 15 studio albums, 7 Live albums, been a part of 2 soundtrack albums & 77 singles. This song comes from Cuts Like A Knife. It was his 3rd studio album & was released on 18 January 1983. It landed at #8 & has been certified Platinum.
The album included the singles, Straight From The Heart #32, Cuts Like A Knife #6, & the song linked to here which landed at 21.
This Time by Bryan Adams
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 16, 2024 10:47:01 GMT
The Eternal Idol was the 13th studio album by Black Sabbath, it was released on 8 December 1987. The album landed at #168 on the top 200.
It is their first album to feature vocalist Tony Martin. It was also the last full album of new material by Black Sabbath to be released by Warner Bros. Records (in North America), and the final album through their original label Vertigo Records until the release of 13 in 2013. Due to their lack of commercial success the band was dropped by both labels.
By this time the only original member remaining was guitar player & song writer Tony Iommi. The rest of the band was, Tony Martin – vocals , Eric Singer – drums, Bob Daisley – bass, & Geoff Nicholls – keyboards, bass on "Black Moon".
The album did not get many positive reviews which led to this: In 1997, reflecting to Sabbath fanzine Southern Cross, Iommi stated, "I'd like to have seen some of the stuff off The Eternal Idol be a bit more credited, because I think there's some good tracks on that album"; he cited "Ancient Warrior" as one of those tracks.
Born To Lose by Black Sabbath
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 16, 2024 17:38:14 GMT
Aladdin Sane was the 6th studio album by David Bowie. It was released in April 1973. It was the follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars which made it the first album he wrote and released as a true rock star.
The album was recorded in London and New York City between legs of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. It was his final album with the full Spiders lineup.
Most of the tracks were written on the road in the US and are influenced by America and Bowie's perceptions of the country. The song linked to here was written in New Orleans. Due to the American influence, the record features a tougher, heavier glam rock sound than its predecessor.
The album came in at #17 & has been certified Platinum. It included the singles The Gene Jeanie #71, Drive In Saturday which did not chart, his version of Let’s Spend The Night Together which did not chart & the song linked to here which also failed to chart.
The album & the song has divided critical opinion. Biographer David Buckley calls the full-length version of “Time” "five minutes of wired perfection" and the lyrics "poetic and succinct", while NME critics Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have described the words as sounding "strained and incomplete", concluding that "with such a weak lyric, the overly melodramatic music sounds faintly absurd".
Time by David Bowie
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Post by razorbacker on Aug 17, 2024 11:07:23 GMT
Charley Crockett is a blues, country, and Americana singer, guitarist, and songwriter from San Benito, Texas. He turned 40 last March.
After high school at the age of 17, he decided to travel with his guitar acquired by his mother from a pawn shop. Crockett noted "I taught myself how to play and started to write songs immediately, without any chord knowledge or anything. I didn't know what key I was in for 12 years, but my ear was really good, and I could play in any key and any chord. I just didn't know what it was.
In 2021 he won the Emerging Artist Of The Year award from the Americana Music Honors & Awards & in 2022 he won the Austin Music Awards for Musician Of The Year & Best Country Artist.
He has released 12 studio albums, 1 Live album & 31 singles. This song comes from the album 'The Valley’. It was released in 2019.
The song was released as a single but it didn’t chart. In fact, he has had almost no success on the charts. Just 1 of his songs has landed & that happened in 2021 when a song called Trinity River hit #18 on the Adult Alternative Airplay Chart.
Borrowed Time by Charley Crockett
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