In the previous instalments of Curious Germany we noted the tendency in the 1960s of artists re-recording their hits in European languages, particularly in German to cater for the mainland continent's biggest market. Here are a few more German re-recordings, plus a Motown-goes-Schlager track, a most unexpected cover, pre-Schlager stardom Krautrock, a slightly strange Beatles cover, and another singing footballer. * * * The Beatles – Komm, gib' mir Deine Hand.mp3 The Beatles – [...]
Filed under: News , UK Johnny Cash might seem as Southern as biscuits and gravy -- having been born in the backwoods of Arkansas, and made his name in Nashville, Tennessee -- but a new documentary explores the unlikely Scottish ancestry of the Man in Black. 'Johnny Cash Of Easter Cash' airs on BBC Radio 4 at 10.30am Saturday (Feb. 13) and recounts Cash's connection to the village of Falkland, in Fife. The country star visited the area at least three times -- including once [...]
Haitian musician Rosemond Jolissaint played a short, acoustic set in the the downstairs of New York's Santos Party House venue this past Friday night to help raise funds with the non-profit organization SOIL for his fellow countrymen and women of...
Sometimes it doesn't take much to entertain me. Lately I've found myself watching a TV reality series called Pawn Stars - and for those who aren't familiar with the show let me just say that it's better than it sounds. (Video below.) It is truly amazing to see some of the odd objects that people bring in to pawn or sell - although there is obviously some staging going on. After all, you can't very well keep the cameras rolling continuously just on the off chance that someone will walk in with a Super Bowl [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Jack White 's a busy man. Spinner reported only this week that the White Stripes mainman was already setting his sights on album number two with side project the Dead Weather , which features the Kills ' Alison Mosshart . Now Spinner can exclusively report he's been in talks with another female singer-songwriter (he previously worked with Loretta Lynn ) who is definitely not to be messed with. Nashville legend Dolly Parton , promoting her CD [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Spinner Interview , Country When Rosanne Cash was 18, her father Johnny Cash gave her a hand-written list entitled '100 Essential Country Songs.' Rosanne was a budding songwriter and dad was alarmed that his Beatles -obsessed daughter lacked a deep understanding of country music. He compiled the list and told her to learn every song. In the fall of 2009, Rosanne Cash released 'The List,' an album covering some of the tunes Johnny Cash recommended that day, [...]
Filed under: News , New Releases Much like they did after Hurricane Katrina, Phish has announced the archival release of one of their historic shows as a fundraiser for Haiti disaster relief. The show, which took place at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vt. on November 19, 1992, is revered by Phish's faithful as a "must-hear" concert and, indeed, is notable for several reasons. The show was the season opener for Phish's 1992 Fall Tour and includes numerous debuts of songs that would quickly become fan [...]
Warren Zevon is an underrated musician in the history of rock music with a diverse career full of humor and cynicism. I didn't know much about Zevon outside of the popular "Werewolves of London" for most of my young life. However a friend plopped down Excitable Boy one late college night, and the mood that his music created wasn't quite like anything I had ever experienced. While it was definitely full of catchy beats that had my foot tapping along, it also had a dark, almost eerie quality to it. Just as I was having an opportunity to [...]
Johnny Cash - Starkville City Jail ( buy ) ´Wild flowerchild´ Johnny Cash picks a bouquet at 2 AM and goes straight to the Starkville City Jail. Cracks me up anytime. "I said come back here you so-and-so, I ain´t being treated right..."
This one picture should give us ALL so much perspective... Look at that smile. So how bad was YOUR day, really? I hope this little guy goes on to live the most incredible life ever...and I have no doubt that he will. * Johnny Cash - 'Heart Of Gold' MP3
There are few song subjects that lend themselves to expressions of pure happiness. Songs about automobiles seem to be an exception. The sense of freedom that comes from driving a car always seems be a joyful experience in songs. Whether you're talking about The Beach Boys or The Geto Boys , exalting the virtues of the automobile seems to be a peculiarly American phenomenon. Most songs seem to be about American cars too as, to my knowledge, no one yet has written a great pop song about a Honda Civic . Maybe some day. [...]
Conan's getting boned. We all know it. I've been a fan of Conan since I knew what laughter was, and I'm betting somewhere in this whole process something just isn't right. So I made a mix. Some of these songs are for Conan, some are for Leno from Conan, some I think speak pretty well for themselves. *MP3: Johnny Cash - "Ring Of Fire" *MP3: Joan Jett - "Bad Repuation" *MP3: Weezer - "Say It Ain't So" *MP3: Jay-Z - "Empire State Of Mind" *MP3: Beach Boys - "Wouldn't [...]
E' stato registrato nel 2002 dal grandissimo Rick Rubin (il produttore di alcuni dei dischi che hanno fatto la Storia della Musica -cercate nell'elenco sulla pagina di Wikipedia ) e finalmente viene pubblicato. Un anno prima della scomparsa, avvenuta nel settembre del 2003, Johnny Cash incise "American VI: Ain't No Grave", il sesto capitolo della serie: un disco di cover e inediti poi rimasto negli archivi. Il prossimo 26 febbraio, in occasione di quello che sarebbe stato il 78esimo compleanno del 'man in black', uno dei cantautori e rocker [...]
Seis años después de su muerte, el último álbum de estudio de Johnny Cash finalmente será editado en febrero próximo. Bautizado como American VI: Ain't No Grave , el disco fue producido por Rick Rubin y grabado en 2002, un año antes del deceso del cantautor norteamericano. El disco incluye covers de Sheryl Crow y Kris Kristofferson, y será lanzado el próximo 22 de febrero , semana que coincidirá con el que hubiese sido el cumpleaños número 78 de una de las mayores leyendas de la música country. Además, Cash [...]
When Johnny Cash died, I was sad all day. Gill still makes fun of me for being so down. But it was sad. Johnny is a much missed musician. Great news however, is the fact that Rick Rubin is set to release the sixth and final part of his American Recordings series. The tracklist is extremely interesting, and includes some great covers. There's also some great guests, with the Avett Brothers appearing on the title track. The album comes out on Cash's birthday, February 26th. Tracklist: * 1. Ain't No Grave (Gonna [...]
Before his passing in 2003 Johnny Cash stepped into the studio to record what would be his final album. Cash recorded the album, entitled ' American VI: Ain't No Grave ', in 2002 with producer Rick Ruben . The album, which was part of a series, all of which but one had been released before the singers passing, features Cash covering several musicians. Among the covers are Cash 's version of Sheryl Crow 's " Redemption Day ", Tom Paxton 's " Can't [...]
Johnny Cash needs no introduction. The country legend with an enormous rock fan following is with us no longer, but he lives on in our record players, iPods, CD players and various other mediums in which we connect with him. Thanks to the Rick Rubin-produced American series, we have had the ability to listen to newer melancholic collections of Johnny Cash meditations since Cash's death in 2003. American VI: Ain't No Grave will, sadly, be the last album in that series. It will be released on February 26 on American/Lost Highway Records. The release date marks [...]
So you thought a little thing like death would be able to silence a spirit as mighty as that of Johnny Cash , eh? Well, Grim Reaper, Schmim Reaper, Cash is the original Man in Black after all, no? To prove the point, American Recordings/Lost Highway have marked Feb. 26, which would have been Cash's 78th birthday, as the release date for American VI: Ain't No Grave . As its prefix indicates, it's the sixth in the series of Rick Rubin-produced albums that have made the final chapter of Cash's career such a consistently rewarding one. [...]
This day in history, Johnny Cash played the first of two concerts at the Folsom State Prison in Folsom California, which would later become the recording At Folsom Prison . Cash would later note that the audience was one of the most enthusiastic that he'd ever had. I've always liked this song, which was first recorded in 1956, and it's one that has the best traits of country music within it: story. [...]
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