Everybody knows that Ringo Starr left Rory Storm and The Hurricanes to replace Pete Best in The Beatles. This month, Ringo's replacement in the Hurricanes passed on at the age of 67. As a bandleader, Keef Hartley later played at Woodstock. He died on November 27. It is not very well known that boxing legend Joe Frazier , my favourite fighter of all time, was also a bit of a soul singer. Some of his stuff cashed in on his boxing background; the song featured here is a straight soul number, and it's pretty good. [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. GAB Archive, Redferns Musician Barry Llewellyn, who helped to found leading reggae outfit the Heptones , died at Kingston Public Hospital on Nov. 23, according to the Associated Press. He was 64 years old. Llewellyn co-founded the Heptones in 1965 along with Earl Morgan. Originally the Hep Ones, they quickly changed their name to the Heptones, after Morgan reportedly noticed a bottle of Heptones Tonic lying in [...]
Happy 70th Bob. Bob Dylan Blues - Syd Barrett One More Cup Of Coffee - White Stripes Just Like A Woman - Nina Simone I Shall Be Released - The Heptones
b/w mix (35 minutes, 39 seconds) + download via mediafire songs 1. the flamingos :: i only have eyes for you 2. wild nothing :: my angel lonely 3. crystal antlers :: andrew 4. gorillaz :: empire ants (ft. little dragon) 5. janiece myers :: addicted 6. gonjasufi :: duet 7. dick wolf :: consider these waves chilled (altered zones) 8. the heptones :: guiding star 9. james blake :: postpone 10. jeremy jay [...]
another mixtape. It's mostly reggae and rocksteady tunes, peppered with some lo-fi R&B and other echoey jams. I was moved by the raw intensity and intimacy of a lot of these songs, which is why I thought I'd create a special mixtape for them to live in-- a mixtape of reverb-swept recordings, full of desperate, heart-on-sleeve vocals and cavernous drums... It's a strictly 'headphones only' affair. Sound good? Off the top of [...]
I popped into the city library in Limerick yesterday and was quite saddened to see the above notice prominently displayed on the counter of the library's music section. Now, it wasn't the content of the notice that got to me as I am fully aware that the music contained on the CDs that I borrow does not belong to me and that I only have the use of it for a certain period of time. No, there were two things about the sign that upset me. Firstly, it is also illegal for members of the library to photocopy substantial portions [...]
Every time I call You tell me that you soon come I call you on the phone You tell me that you soon come Peter Tosh - Soon Come The Harder They Come (musical) Salut à tous et bonne année 2010 !! Oui, bon, je sais, j'ai pris un peu de retard dans la série des articles sur la culture Reggae, mais bon c'est finalement la bonne occasion d'illustrer un concept fondamental de la culture jamaïquaine: [...]
The Heptones' Leroy Sibbles touched more than the majority of Studio One's hit songs, whether in his own band or as the obfuscated group of studio musicians known variously as Sound Dimension or the Soul Investigators or as the man who played the bass on classics by the Abyssinians or Dennis Brown. He will be leading the Lions at Dub Club tonight. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
Pete Yorn [pictured] has a new album, "Back and Forth," recorded in Omaha, Neb., with Bright Eyes producer Mike Mogis, and a new band behind him. He's celebrating with a show at the Roxy that's a warm-up for his big summer tour (which ends Aug. 27-28 at the Music Box @ Fonda). ... It's the Spinnerette coming-out party, L.A. edition, as the Brody Dalle-fronted back plays to a sold-out Troubadour. ... Emmylou Harris is joined by Patty Griffin , Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller at the Greek Theatre. ... Heavy [...]
One of the greatest songwriters and singers in rock and roll, Paul McCartney turns 67 on Thursday (June 18). With the Beatles and later as a solo performer and bandleader, McCartney created some of the best (and worst) music in rock and roll history. He isn't as cool today as he was in the 1960s, or in the early part of the 1970s, but even at the twilight of his career McCartney is still a formidable talent. His album Electric Arguments , released as The Fireman late last year, was considered to be one of the year's best and [...]
One of the greatest songwriters and singers in rock and roll, Paul McCartney turns 67 on Thursday (June 18). With the Beatles and later as a solo performer and bandleader, McCartney created some of the best (and worst) music in rock and roll history. He isn't as cool today as he was in the 1960s, or in the early part of the 1970s, but even at the twilight of his career McCartney is still a formidable talent. His album Electric Arguments , released as The Fireman late last year, was considered to be one of the year's best and [...]
Hello to all! Tonight we celebrate the release of Vol. 4 Issue 4—Pasadena country singer DAVID SERBY on the cover and the much-touted NOSAJ THING decked out on the poster, and then inside you'll find BRUCE LaBRUCE discussing love and romance and STEVE ALBINI of SHELLAC discussing fish, food and forest fires! Plus the mighty [...]
Tracklist: 01. Hypocrite 02. Save The Last Dance 03. Our Day Will Come 04. Freedom To The People 05. Freedom Train 06. Everyday Every Night 07. Love Has Many Faces 08. Be The One 09. The Road Is Rough 10. The Magnificent Heptones 11. George Headley Medley 12. I've Got A Feeling Genre: Reggae Website: Myspace | Buy! Release Date: [...]
- Mais où sont passés mes chaussons ? Je les avait posés là, juste sous le sapin, pour être sûr que le Père Noël les trouve... - Euh... - Quoi euh ? Dis-moi si tu sais !!! - Ben... - Allez, crache-la, ta Valda !!! - Tu te rappelles des infos exclusives que nous avions lues sur play-list, il y a quelques jours, concernant cette nouvelle loi qui devait prendre effet le 25 décembre au matin... - Oui, cette histoire de remplacer les jurons [...]
While Elvis Presley didn't mean shit to Chuck D, he certainly was the shit in Jamaica, as evidenced by no less than 7 cover versions here today of his first big hit, Suspicious Minds . We have a great 'lovers' version by Frankie Paul as well as some great alternate or rerecorded versions, with two by The Heptones , Cornell Campbell and Hortense Ellis (whose two different Lee 'Scratch' Perry productions go by either her real name, or her alias Mahalia Saunders ) [...]
It´s another grab bag Friday, and I´ve got a great variety of styles for all you musical omnivores tonight. There´s blues featuring Lightnin´Hopkins and electronica with the amazing Silver Apples, while Bonnie Prince Billy takes care of lofi and the Heptones provide roots reggae and dub. And then we´ve got the country contingent: Gram Parsons, The Flatlanders and Joe Ely. Great songs all of them, so check it out. Let´s get going with some old electric blues. Lightnin´ Hopkins recorded his Herald sessions in April ´54 in Houston, and he never played a meaner guitar. With just Ben [...]
I like my Jamaican soul tracks smothered in spooky. The background singers have to moan like they're holding a candlelight seance. Lead vocalists should sound distracted, seized in the grip of mad flu. And I need a rhythm section that drags in unholy ways - like an evil code slurred backwards in a hidden message. Here are a few cuts that are sufficiently soulful creepy. The Heptones - "Our
You may be asking yourself, "hmm, do I really need yet another '70s reggage/dancehall/ska compilation in my life?" and to be honest, no, you probably don't, but if you do happen to have a crisp twenty and some change burning a hole in your pocket, per usual Soul Jazz Records is happy to take your [...]
We finish this 6 week series with a look at some albums that didn't fit any other " Best Of " list at The Late Greats . Each category is complete with an Honorable Mention. There is a complete recap of this series at the bottom of the post. ∞ Best EP: Anna Ternheim ~ Anna Ternheim EP I'll Follow You Tonight Honorable Mention: Marla Hansen ~ Wedding Day EP Wedding Day [...]
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