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Artist: Leon Russell
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Phil writes: I've been listening to a lot of Carpenters stuff recently - another favourite of my wife Sue's. Karen Carpenter does have a unique, and wonderful, voice (Rumer sounds a bit like her, as everyone remarks). This Leon Russell song is maybe not the greatest they ever recorded but it does show off her voice superbly and it contains the killer lines: 'We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way'.
It's been out for more than a week, but I still haven't gotten around to listening to Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures , which debuted this week on Billboard's Top 200 album chart at No. 5, with 144,000 copies sold in its first week. Why the delayed reaction to "new" music from such a great singer? It's just hard for me to get into posthumous albums. I've never listened to one that impressed me much. I prefer to remember my icons the way they were, not via outtakes cobbled together for one final cash-in, or as [...]
It's difficult imagining Amy Winehouse's Back To Black gem "Tears Dry On Their Own" as ever having existed without that joyful "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" sample, but as revealed by its inclusion on her posthumous collection Lioness: Hidden Treasures , what would eventually become one of the singer's most fan-favorited releases didn't initially start off with such a strong Motown connection. Originally composed as more of a vintage-styled jazz-pop ballad, this early incarnation of "Tears" doesn't reach the same hope-filled anthemic peaks so infectiously grasped in the [...]
Listen to what may be the last cover we ever hear from Amy Winehouse: Leon Russell/Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You,' which literally reduces her to tears.
Armadillo World HQ poster by Jim Franklin Editor's Note: This is a blog post that originally appeared in 2010, repeated here in case you can't get home to the Armadillo this holiday season. Long as I can remember, the corner of Riverside Drive and Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas, has been a Thanksgiving Day oasis. Today of course that's the location of Threadgill's World Headquarters , a down-home restaurant with killer chicken-fried steak and the best tattooed waitresses in town. [...]
Since 1985, Neil Young has hosted his annual Bridge School Benefit , bringing together an assortment of artists for a two-day festival that supports the Hillsborough, CA-based school, which assists children with severe speech and physical impairments. This year's inclusion, set to take place this weekend at The Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 22-23rd, marks the event's 25th anniversary, and to celebrate Young has tagged the likes of Beck, Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, and many more. However, unlike previous years, the organizers are ensuring millions witness the event. To start, Saturday's festivities will [...]
In the wake of the biggest comeback of 2010, we get a previously-unreleased pair of concert recordings from Russell featuring rarities, covers, medleys, and lots of honking, howling energy. It's safe to say that the last two years have been a bit of a renaissance for Leon Russell. Despite penning songs as venerated as "A Song for You" and "Superstar" (it's the one with the line "Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby?" that's become an American Idol standby) and recording six gold records in the 1970s, Russell was mostly forgotten before his acolyte Elton John [...]
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Each year, Neil Young opens up his Rolodex (and it's a mighty impressive one) and calls on all his rock star friends to play his charity concert, the Bridge School Benefit . With the shindig celebrating its 25th anniversary this October , Young and the folks behind the event have compiled the concert's best moments in a three-DVD, two-CD set aptly titled The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition. The DVD release includes performances from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Fleet Foxes, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, Devendra Banhart, and a plethora of other big-name acts. [...]
Every fall for the last 20+ years, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young has assembled an all-star roster of musicians for a charity concert to benefit the Bridge School – a school which assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. Due out on October 24th, The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition, available on three-DVDs or two-CDs, contains highlights from the past 24 years worth of Bridge School benefits including Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA, Rebel Yell by Billy Idol and Simon [...]
A few days ago when I was pondering Cheerios, I considered that the cereal would be ideal for serving at state functions while entertaining foreign dignitaries. Alas, as I cannot gut a moose, I fear that I have no possible route to high office where I could enact this bold idea. But I think I'd make a fine head of state and I suppose that I could overthrow a current leader and install a puppet regime. Like moose-gutting, leading a coup d'état is not in my skill set. Yet I have an innovative [...]
The newest issue of Oklahoma Today is officially on newsstands today. This issue is a special Oklahoma country music collector's edition, with six different covers available. "With our state's incredible history and talent in every conceivable facet of country music, even we are a little surprised it took us fifty-five years to produce this issue. It includes a state-of-the-genre feature written by Holly Bailey, senior political reporter for Yahoo! News; a discography by Ryan LaCroix; and a history piece on Roger Miller by Randy Krehbiel. Thanks [...]
Inspired by Oklahoma Today 's September issue focusing solely on country music, we'll be counting down the Top 100 Oklahoma Country Songs over the next several weeks. Every weekday, we will unveil another five songs that helped shape the way Oklahoma country music is heard by the outside world. 25. Willie Nelson & Leon Russell - "Heartbreak Hotel" (1979) Purchase: iTunes Obviously "Heartbreak Hotel" was [...]
It seems almost redundant to detail the highlights of Bob Dylan 's career. The icon's legacy has seeped into nearly every corner of popular music, influencing folk, rock, blues, and beyond. In the 47 years between his debut 1962 record Bob Dylan and his latest proper full-length album, 20092s Together Through Life , he has won 11 Grammys, an Academy Award, and been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Awards aside, Dylan has long remained a symbol for multiple generations during times of unrest and change. Opening the show tonight will be Leon [...]
Leon Russell 's Live in Japan was released in the United States for the first time yesterday by Omnivore Recordings . Purchase: Amazon This will mark the album's first release outside of Japan and its first time on CD anywhere. The original album was recorded live on November 8, 1973, at the historic Nippon Bukokan Hall and will see its nine tracks complemented by a bonus set of an additional seven previously unissued live performances recorded at the Sam Houston Coliseum [...]
I like to juxtapose things that are polar opposites, because it amuses me. Like pulling up next to really fancy cars in my piece-of-crap Honda and revving the engine. Or being really loud in a waiting room full of silence. Or standing next to one of the many beautiful women I creep out in bars on a weekly basis by standing next to them and saying nothing. Scratch that last part. Anyway, that's my theme this week. Something old, and something new(ish) in a similar vein. [...]
I like to juxtapose things that are polar opposites, because it amuses me. Like pulling up next to really fancy cars in my piece-of-crap Honda and revving the engine. Or being really loud in a waiting room full of silence. Or standing next to one of the many beautiful women I creep out in bars on a weekly basis by standing next to them and saying nothing. Scratch that last part. Anyway, that's my theme this week. Something old, and something new(ish) in a similar vein. [...]
George Harrison at the Concert for Bangladesh, 1971. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison's Grammy-winning album is now available at the iTunes Store, 40 years after the historic concert event on August 1, 1971. The concert featured Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Bob Dylan and others to benefit the country, hit by a typhoon and ravaged by war. In the altruistic spirit which gave birth to The Concert for Bangladesh, each download will benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF — helping to provide immediate emergency [...]
What Did Amy Winehouse Do to My Song?
Dec 15, 2011, 8:39pm
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
It's been out for more than a week, but I still haven't gotten around to listening to Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures , which debuted this week on Billboard's Top 200 album chart at No. 5, with 144,000 copies sold in its first week. Why the delayed reaction to "new" music from such a great singer? It's just hard for me to get into posthumous albums. I've never listened to one that impressed me much. I prefer to remember my icons the way they were, not via outtakes cobbled together for one final cash-in, or as [...]
Amy Winehouse "Tears Dry (Original Version)"/ "A Song For You (Leon Russell Cover)"
Dec 2, 2011, 2:30am
Mixtape Maestro
Mixtape Maestro
It's difficult imagining Amy Winehouse's Back To Black gem "Tears Dry On Their Own" as ever having existed without that joyful "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" sample, but as revealed by its inclusion on her posthumous collection Lioness: Hidden Treasures , what would eventually become one of the singer's most fan-favorited releases didn't initially start off with such a strong Motown connection. Originally composed as more of a vintage-styled jazz-pop ballad, this early incarnation of "Tears" doesn't reach the same hope-filled anthemic peaks so infectiously grasped in the [...]
Artist: Amy Winehouse Title: A Song For You (Leon Russell Cover) Link Text: Download audio file (Amy-Winehouse-A-Song-For-You- Leon-Russell-Cover.mp3) File Name: Amy-Winehouse-A-Song-For-You-L eon-Russell-Cover.mp3 Bitrate: 234 kbps Genre: R&B Year: 2011
Artist: Amy Winehouse Title: Tears Dry (Original Version) Link Text: Download audio file (Amy-Winehouse-Tears-Dry-Origi nal-Version.mp3) File Name: Amy-Winehouse-Tears-Dry-Origin al-Version.mp3 Bitrate: 264 kbps Genre: R&B Year: 2011
Listen: Amy Winehouse Weeps Through Final Cover "A Song for You"
Nov 30, 2011, 10:00am
Cover Me
Cover MeTexas Thanksgiving – Live from the Armadillo
Nov 17, 2011, 3:55am
30 Days Out
30 Days Out
Armadillo World HQ poster by Jim Franklin Editor's Note: This is a blog post that originally appeared in 2010, repeated here in case you can't get home to the Armadillo this holiday season. Long as I can remember, the corner of Riverside Drive and Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas, has been a Thanksgiving Day oasis. Today of course that's the location of Threadgill's World Headquarters , a down-home restaurant with killer chicken-fried steak and the best tattooed waitresses in town. [...]
Dawes Get Down on Leon Russell's "Out in the Woods"
Nov 9, 2011, 9:00am Cover Me
Cover MeFolk-Rockers Dawes cover '70s legend Leon Russell at a live show earlier this year in Boston
Artist: Dawes Title: Out In The Woods (Leon Russell cover) Link Text: Dawes - Out in the Woods (Leon Russell cover) File Name: 09OutintheWoods.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 2011
Interview: Bill Wyman - The Legendary Bassist on The Rhythm Kings (Part Two)
Oct 27, 2011, 6:56pm
Music @ Blogcritics.org
Music @ Blogcritics.orgIn Part Two, Wyman discusses choosing material, his approach to playing bass, and some of the instrument's perceived technical limitations.
Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit receives webcast, nationwide screenings, and CD/DVD releases
Oct 20, 2011, 4:30pm
Consequence Of Sound
Consequence Of SoundLeon Russell: Live in Japan
Oct 17, 2011, 2:00am
PopMatters
PopMattersNeil Young's Bridge School Concert announces 25th anniversary DVD, CD sets
Sep 27, 2011, 2:12pm Consequence Of Sound
Consequence Of SoundBest of Bridge School Benefit 3-DVD / 2-CD Releases Coming October 24
Sep 27, 2011, 1:00pm
Hidden Track
Hidden Track
Every fall for the last 20+ years, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young has assembled an all-star roster of musicians for a charity concert to benefit the Bridge School – a school which assists children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. Due out on October 24th, The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition, available on three-DVDs or two-CDs, contains highlights from the past 24 years worth of Bridge School benefits including Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA, Rebel Yell by Billy Idol and Simon [...]
A True Puppet Regime
Sep 14, 2011, 8:13pm
Barely Awake In Frog Pajamas
Barely Awake In Frog Pajamas
A few days ago when I was pondering Cheerios, I considered that the cereal would be ideal for serving at state functions while entertaining foreign dignitaries. Alas, as I cannot gut a moose, I fear that I have no possible route to high office where I could enact this bold idea. But I think I'd make a fine head of state and I suppose that I could overthrow a current leader and install a puppet regime. Like moose-gutting, leading a coup d'état is not in my skill set. Yet I have an innovative [...]
Pick Up Oklahoma Today's 'Country Music Issue'
Sep 2, 2011, 10:25am
Oklahoma Rock Newsblog
Oklahoma Rock Newsblog
The newest issue of Oklahoma Today is officially on newsstands today. This issue is a special Oklahoma country music collector's edition, with six different covers available. "With our state's incredible history and talent in every conceivable facet of country music, even we are a little surprised it took us fifty-five years to produce this issue. It includes a state-of-the-genre feature written by Holly Bailey, senior political reporter for Yahoo! News; a discography by Ryan LaCroix; and a history piece on Roger Miller by Randy Krehbiel. Thanks [...]
Abbey's Bumbershoot Schedule and Three Scheduling Dilemmas Solved
Aug 26, 2011, 12:52pm
Sound On The Sound
Sound On The SoundSharon Van Etten ::: photo by Josh Lovseth It's hard to believe that Bumbershoot is just next week. Heralding the end of Seattle summer, Bumbershoot 2011 seems to be coming just when summer decided to say "hi" and I'm nowhere near ready to part ways. But if I'm going to have to say farewell, at least [...]
Top 100 Oklahoma Country Songs: 25-21
Aug 25, 2011, 2:46pm Oklahoma Rock Newsblog
Oklahoma Rock NewsblogTonight's Concert Pick: Bob Dylan And His Band at the Mann Center
Aug 17, 2011, 9:30am
The Key
The Key
It seems almost redundant to detail the highlights of Bob Dylan 's career. The icon's legacy has seeped into nearly every corner of popular music, influencing folk, rock, blues, and beyond. In the 47 years between his debut 1962 record Bob Dylan and his latest proper full-length album, 20092s Together Through Life , he has won 11 Grammys, an Academy Award, and been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Awards aside, Dylan has long remained a symbol for multiple generations during times of unrest and change. Opening the show tonight will be Leon [...]
Leon Russell's Live in Japan Album Released
Aug 10, 2011, 3:31pm Oklahoma Rock Newsblog
Oklahoma Rock Newsblog
Leon Russell 's Live in Japan was released in the United States for the first time yesterday by Omnivore Recordings . Purchase: Amazon This will mark the album's first release outside of Japan and its first time on CD anywhere. The original album was recorded live on November 8, 1973, at the historic Nippon Bukokan Hall and will see its nine tracks complemented by a bonus set of an additional seven previously unissued live performances recorded at the Sam Houston Coliseum [...]
The Lineup: The Sultana, Minivan Blues Band, Bob Dylan w. Leon Russel
Jul 29, 2011, 9:01am
The Vinyl District
The Vinyl District
I like to juxtapose things that are polar opposites, because it amuses me. Like pulling up next to really fancy cars in my piece-of-crap Honda and revving the engine. Or being really loud in a waiting room full of silence. Or standing next to one of the many beautiful women I creep out in bars on a weekly basis by standing next to them and saying nothing. Scratch that last part. Anyway, that's my theme this week. Something old, and something new(ish) in a similar vein. [...]
The Lineup: The Sultana, Minivan Blues Band, Bob Dylan w/ Leon Russell
Jul 29, 2011, 9:01am The Vinyl District
The Vinyl District
I like to juxtapose things that are polar opposites, because it amuses me. Like pulling up next to really fancy cars in my piece-of-crap Honda and revving the engine. Or being really loud in a waiting room full of silence. Or standing next to one of the many beautiful women I creep out in bars on a weekly basis by standing next to them and saying nothing. Scratch that last part. Anyway, that's my theme this week. Something old, and something new(ish) in a similar vein. [...]
Concert for Bangladesh is now digital
Jul 27, 2011, 1:09pm 30 Days Out
30 Days Out
George Harrison at the Concert for Bangladesh, 1971. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison's Grammy-winning album is now available at the iTunes Store, 40 years after the historic concert event on August 1, 1971. The concert featured Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Bob Dylan and others to benefit the country, hit by a typhoon and ravaged by war. In the altruistic spirit which gave birth to The Concert for Bangladesh, each download will benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF — helping to provide immediate emergency [...]
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