lunes, 28 de septiembre de 2009
Rock Your Baby
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| "Rock Your Baby" | ||
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| Single by George McCrae | ||
| from the album Rock Your Baby | ||
| B-side | "Rock Your Baby (Part 2)" | |
| Released | May 1974 | |
| Format | 7 inch single | |
| Genre | Disco | |
| Length | 3:14 (radio edit) 6:24 (album version) | |
| Label | TK Records | |
| Writer(s) | Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch | |
| Producer | Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch | |
The backing track for the record had been recorded in 45 minutes as a demo, and featured guitarist Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 - July 28, 2000)[2] of KC and the Sunshine Band. The track was not originally intended for McCrae, but he happened to be in the studio, added a vocal, and the resultant combination of infectious rhythm and falsetto vocals made it a hit.
The hit song later inspired a reply hit "Rockin' Chair" sung by Gwen McCrae then-wife of George McCrae released one year later on TK's Cat subsidiary label with the music and arrangements sounding almost near-similar.
The song has been covered by Italian singer Spagna in her 2004 album L'arte di arrangiar
Los Bravos
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| Los Bravos | |
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| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Beat group, pop |
| Years active | 1965 - 1968 |
| Labels | Decca Records |
| Former members | |
| Mike Kogel Antonio Martinez Manuel Fernandez Miguel Vicens Danus Pablo Gomez | |
Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United Statesrecords. (the first Spanish group to do so) selling over a million
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The band were an amalgamation of two pop groups, Los Sonor and The Runaways. Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel, was from Germany. His vocal styling was similar to Gene Pitney's. Their single "Black is Black" reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966 [1] and #4 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, the first Spanish group to achieve this.[2] The song sold over one million copies world wide. The track was written by Tony Hayes and Steve Wadey, in their recording studio for cutting demo discs in Hoo St Werburgh, near Rochester, Kent, England.[2] The song was later covered by Johnny Hallyday and the French based outfit Belle Epoque, and in 1977 their disco version of the song coincidentally also reached #2 in the UK.
Los Bravos' follow-up single, "I Don't Care", reached #16 in the UK in October 1966. In 1967 the band participated in the Sanremo Music Festival, failing to qualify for the final with the song "Uno come noi" in Italian.[3] The band were the subjects of two Spanish comedic movies: in 1967 Los chicos con las chicas, directed by Javier Aguirre and in 1968, ¡Dame un poco de amooor...!, directed by José María Forqué and Francisco Macián. Their song "Going Nowhere" from the soundtrack to Los chicos con las chicas was re-issued as a part of the Rhino Records series, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969.
One of Los Bravos' founding members Manuel Fernandez committed suicide on 20 May 1967, at the age of 23,[4][5] after the death of his bride Lottie Rey in an auto accident. He had been driving the car and was riddled with guilt.[citation needed]
The gues Who
he Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Produced by Jack Richardson, C.M., they were the first Canadian rock group to have a No.1 hit in the United States (see 1970 in music).
The band was inducted into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1987[1].
from Rolling Stone enciclopedia of Rock and Roll
Biography
Bachman-Turner Overdrive parlayed workmanlike heavy metal, a blue-collar image, and nonstop touring into over 7 million records sold in the U.S. by 1977. The group - in various personnel combinations - has retained an impressive following in its homeland, where Randy Bachman is a respected guitar hero and successful solo artist.Guess Who founders Chad Allan and Randy Bachman had left that group in 1966 and 1970 respectively [see entry]. After Bachman made a solo album (Axe, 1970), he teamed up with Allan and younger brother Robbie Bachman in Brave Belt. After two albums (Brave Belt I and Brave Belt II), Tim Bachman and vocalist/bassist Fred Turner replaced Allan, and Brave Belt became Bachman-Turner Overdrive, named in part after the truckers’ magazine Overdrive.
Randy Bachman tours occasionally with the reconstituted Guess Who (the latest reunion occurred in 2000) and also records as a solo artist. Nineteen-ninety-three’s Any Road (Sony, Canada), his first solo album of the decade, featured guest appearances by the guitarist’s protégé from their early days in Winnipeg, Neil Young, on “Prairie Town,” and by the Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins. Young also showed up on Bachman’s 2000 album Merge (True North, Canada). By the late ’90s he was working as a songwriter for hire, commuting between his Canadian home, London, and Nashville. His son, Tal Bachman, released a self-titled album on Columbia in 1999.
from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
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 Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Skynyrd |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Genres | Hard rock, southern rock, blues-rock, country |
| Years active | 1964–1977 1987-present |
| Labels | MCA, Atlantic, Capricorn, SPV Records, CMC International, Sanctuary, Universal, Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud |
| Associated acts | .38 Special, Van Zant, Rossington Collins Band, Allen Collins Band, The Rossington Band, Blackfoot, Outlaws |
| Website | LynyrdSkynyrd.com |
| Members | |
| Johnny Van Zant Gary Rossington Rickey Medlocke Michael Cartellone Mark Matejka Robert Kearns Peter Keys | |
| Former members | |
| See: List of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced /ˌlɛnərd ˈskɪnərd/ LEN-ərd-SKIN-ərd)[1] is an American rock band, formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before several members died in an airplane crash in 1977, including lead vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant. The band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant as the frontman and continues to record music today. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.
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[hide]| Bob Marley | |
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 Bob Marley performing in Zurich, Switzerland on May 30, 1980 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Nesta Marley |
| Born | February 6, 1945 Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica |
| Died | May 11, 1981 (aged 36) Miami, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Reggae, ska, rocksteady |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, percussion |
| Years active | 1962–81 |
| Labels | Studio One, Beverley's, Upsetter/Trojan, Island/Tuff Gong |
| Associated acts | Member of The Wailers, band leader of the Wailers Band, associated with the The Upsetters, associated with the I Threes |
| Website | www.bobmarley.com |
Marley's best known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, together with The Wailers, "Three Little Birds",[2] as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, being 10 times Platinum (Diamond) in the U.S.,[3] and selling 20 million copies worldwide.[4][5]
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[hide]domingo, 27 de septiembre de 2009
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers were American R&B and soul singers, originally beginning their musical career in Cincinnati in the early 1950s. Brothers Ronald, O'Kelly, Rudolph and Vernon began recording in 1957, with a series of doo wop singles that failed to attract attention. Their most well-remembered song is "Shout", which came out of a performance of "Lonely Teardrops" in Washington DC in 1959. They randomly interjected the line "You know you make me want to shout" to tremendous audience acclaim. After signing with RCA Records (a scout was in the audience), they were told to construct the first single out of the line. The result was not financially successful at the time, but has become a beloved an oft-covered song by legions of other artists. 1962 saw the Isley Brothers release "Twist and Shout", a moderate hit of The Topnotes song later made famous by The Beatles. In 1964, a then-unknown guitarist named Jimmy James began playing in their backing band, making his recording debut on "Testify". James eventually began his own career under the name Jimi Hendrix. After joining with Motown, the Isley Brothers recording "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", a hit in England in 1967.After a spell living in England, the Isley Brothers returned to the US and released "It's Your Thing", a popular record nationwide. After adding a few more family members and friends to the group, the Isley Brothers began moving towards rock and roll, covering "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan), "Spill the Wine" (Eric Burdon & War) and "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills). In the early 1970s, the Isley Brothers released several more hits and began moving towards disco. Their career was mostly over, in spite of several moderate R&B hits throughout the later 70s and 1980s. The group was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.
jueves, 17 de septiembre de 2009
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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This article is about the Elton John album. For the single of the same name, see Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (song).
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | ||||
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| Studio album by Elton John | ||||
| Released | October 5, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, May 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock, glam rock, pop | |||
| Length | 76:12 | |||
| Label | MCA Records (US/Canada) DJM Records | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was recorded at the Château d'Hérouville, where John had previously recorded Honky Château and Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. The amount of material was such that Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was released as a double album, his first. This album had originally been planned to be recorded in Jamaica, since The Rolling Stones had recorded Goats Head Soup there. Technical difficulties, coupled with political unrest in the country at the time, forced the band to make an early departure without any productive work done.[1]In addition to the three successful singles released from this album (see below), many other cuts received substantial airplay at AOR stations when the album was released, including "Harmony"; the 11-minute epic, "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"; and his Marilyn Monroe tribute, "Candle in the Wind".
Roberta Flack
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| Roberta Flack | |
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| Información personal | |
| Nacimiento | 10 febrero 1939 |
| Origen | Nashville  Estados Unidos |
| Información artística | |
| Género(s) | Soul / Quiet storm |
| Instrumento(s) | Voz |
| Período de actividad | 1969 - actualidad |
| Artistas relacionados | Donny Hathaway, Peabo Bryson... |
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Nació en 1939 en Carolina del Norte. Era hija del organista de la iglesia baptista de Nashville, por lo que desde pequeña se orientó musicalmente tocando el piano.Inicios [editar]
En su juventud recibió nociones musicales y clases eventuales en la Universidad Howard. Tras un periodo dando clases, fue descubierta por Less McCann cantando en un club de jazz. Muy poco después y gracias a él, firmó con la discográfica Atlantic.Primeros discos [editar]
Sus dos primeros álbumes (First take en 1969 y Chapter 2 en 1970) apenas sonaron y no llegaron a colocar ningún sencillo. Pero esto cambió cuando en la banda sonora de Play Misty for Me se incluyó una versión de The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (canción del cantante folk Ewan McColl, que ya aparecía en su álbum debut. El single se convirtió en número uno y permaneció en lo más alto seis semanas, convirtiéndose en uno de los mayores hits de 1972.En ese mismo año Roberta se unió con su compañero de clase Donny Hathaway para grabar un álbum juntos, del que se extraerían éxitos como Where is the love o la versión del clásico de Carole King You've got a friend.
El grán éxito: Killing Me Softly with His Song [editar]
Pero su mayor éxito le llegaría en 1973, y el tema Killing me softly with his song, convirtiéndose en número uno por cinco semanas y siendo uno de los grandes hits de la música contemporánea.En 1974 volvió a las listas de ventas con Feel Like Makin' Love. En ese año se tomó un descanso para actuar con fines benéficos. En los siguientes años sus apariciones eran escasas pero continuaba trabajando duro. En 1979 Donny Hathaway se suicidaba haciendo volver a la escena a Roberta. Afectada por la pérdida, buscó un nuevo compañero musical; Peabo Bryson, con quien hizo una larga gira durante 1980. En 1983 grabaron juntos, consiguiendo el éxito Tonight, I Celebrate My Love. Durante toda la década de los 80s se centró en actuar más que en grabar, haciendo numerosas giras y actuando junto a Miles Davis.
Volvió a los puestos altos de las listas en 1991 con el dúo Set the Night to Music junto a Maxi Priest. Durante toda la década de los años 1990 y en la actualidad se dedica a hacer interminables giras mundiales, en las que especialmente se centra en el jazz.
Money" is the sixth track[1] from English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Written by bassist Roger Waters, it opened side two of the original vinyl LP, and is the only song on the album to enter the top 20 on the United States singles charts. "Money" is particularly notable for its unusual 7/4–4/4 time signature, and the seven-beat "loop" of money-related sound effects that opens the track: coins clinking, a cash register ringing, etc.
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"Living for the City" is a 1973 hit single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label, from his Innervisions album. Reaching #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #1 on the R&B chart, [1]. the record is driven by a slow bass synth groove (provided by the enormous TONTO modular synthesiser) that manages to exude a certain amount of tension, an appropriate soundscape for the angry social commentary of the song. Rolling Stone ranked the song #104 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
A spoken interlude midway through the song has the young boy, now a young man, arriving in New York City for a new beginning. He is tricked into transporting drugs, arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail. The tension in Wonder's voice boils over at this point into an angry growl, but then subsides again as he ends the song on a positive note. In commercial radio airplay, the spoken dialog is usually edited out, possibly because the word "nigger" is used as he is thrown into a jail cell. Also, the last two verses, following this scenario, are omitted as well. The song ends, during the wordless instrumental break, leaving the listener, hanging, on which note is the song going to end on.
The spoken interlude can be seen as an electro-acoustic experiment, exploring the composer's main sensory input. Stevie Wonder's growling voice reveals the inner rage that has been building throughout the song. "Living for the City" still holds a substantial edge in social commentary
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The song begins with Wonder describing the life of a boy born in "hard time Mississippi". His family is poor, but his parents work hard and encourage him, in spite of the dreadful conditions they live in, which include lack of food and money, and racism. As the track progresses, the tension and anger build in Wonder's voice, matching the growing frustrations of the subjects in the song.A spoken interlude midway through the song has the young boy, now a young man, arriving in New York City for a new beginning. He is tricked into transporting drugs, arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail. The tension in Wonder's voice boils over at this point into an angry growl, but then subsides again as he ends the song on a positive note. In commercial radio airplay, the spoken dialog is usually edited out, possibly because the word "nigger" is used as he is thrown into a jail cell. Also, the last two verses, following this scenario, are omitted as well. The song ends, during the wordless instrumental break, leaving the listener, hanging, on which note is the song going to end on.
The spoken interlude can be seen as an electro-acoustic experiment, exploring the composer's main sensory input. Stevie Wonder's growling voice reveals the inner rage that has been building throughout the song. "Living for the City" still holds a substantial edge in social commentary
Dream On (Aerosmith song)
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| Single by Aerosmith | |||||
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| B-side | "Somebody" | ||||
| Released | 1973 | ||||
| Recorded | 1972 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:27 (Album Version) 3:25 (Single Edit) | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | Steven Tyler | ||||
| Producer | Adrian Barber | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | ||||
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domingo, 13 de septiembre de 2009
Let's Get It On
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| Studio album by Marvin Gaye | ||||||||||
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| Released | August 28, 1973 | |||||||||
| Recorded | June 1, 1970–April 11, 1972 Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World (Detroit, Michigan) February 1–July 26, 1973 Hitsville West (Los Angeles, California) | |||||||||
| Genre | Soul, funk, R&B, quiet storm | |||||||||
| Length | 31:36 | |||||||||
| Label | Tamla T-329V1 | |||||||||
| Producer | Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend | |||||||||
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Following the breakthrough success of his socially-conscious album What's Going On, the initial acclaim of Let's Get It On helped establish Marvin Gaye as a sex icon, while furthering his mainstream appeal. With the help of the hit single "Let's Get It On", it became the most commercially successful album of Gaye's recording career, and it further expanded his creative control during his tenure with Motown. The recording sessions for Let's Get It On contributed in emphasizing Gaye's multi-tracked vocals to the forefront of his music and influenced later R&B and soul production. The sexual balladry and seductive, funky sound featured on the album had a profound effect on the music industry and soul musicians at the time, and helped pioneer slow jam music and quiet storm, while influencing future contemporary R&B artists.
Following its initial reception of general praise from critics, the album has been regarded by many music writers and critics as a landmark recording in R&B and soul music, as Gaye's smooth soul sound on the album marked a change for his record label's previous success with the "Motown Sound" formula, while also helping further funk music's popularity during the 1970s. Let's Get It On has also been ranked at or near the top of many publications' "best album" lists in disparate genres. On September 18, 2001, Let's Get It On was reissued by Motown Records as a two-disc deluxe edition release featuring extensive liner notes and digital remastering, as well as several material from the initial recording sessions. In 2003, the album was ranked number 165 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all tim
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