In the 1950's, Dorothy Dandridge was a celebrated beauty, a mainstay of the supper-club circuit, and Hollywood's first international African-American star. Today she is probably remembered more for her troubled life and early death than she is for her accomplishments. This album presents an often-overlooked truth about Dandridge: that she was an exceptional vocalist. Most of the material here comes from a 1958 session, unreleased until now, on which Dandridge is backed by an augmented Oscar Peterson Trio . There are also four tracks with an orchestra, recorded in 1961. These are Dorothy [...]
Nipping at the heels of wiz-kid blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd , who debuted at age 18, comes 16-year-old Jonny Lang, the most soulful guitar slinger ever to make it out of junior high school. Lang's debut, much like Shepherd's Ledbetter Heights , features a mix of choice covers and co-written originals. But whereas Heights leans in a Delta-blues direction, Lang's blues has more of an R&B flavor. The Clavinet and Hammond B-3 organ on the title track and " Hit The Ground Running " help give Lie To [...]
Maybe it was his time in prison, or maybe it was simply his signing with Suge Knight's Death Row label . Whatever the case, 2Pac re-emerged hardened and hungry with All Eyez on Me , the first double-disc album of original material in hip-hop history. With all the controversy surrounding him, 2Pac seemingly wanted to throw down a monumental epic whose sheer scope would make it an achievement of itself. But more than that, it's also an unabashed embrace of the gangsta lifestyle, backing off the sober self-recognition of Me Against the World [...]
Dead Sara features singer Emily Armstrong, guitarist Siouxsie Medley and drummer Jarrod Alexander ( Death By Stereo , The Suicide File ). The Los Angeles band has created a fresh and inspired rock sound, driven by their raw and passionate live show. Dead Sara recently completed their debut EP, The Airport Sessions , with producer Shaun Lopez ( Far , The Revolution [...]
Well, I had to completely re-write this post after visiting his homepage and finding out that Larry died last month. I had a really hard time believing I missed that news, I have been such a big fan of Larry's for years, and he was a favorite of my family's as well. I hadn't thought about Larry for quite a while now, and although I knew he had been in very poor health for years, it still sent a chill down my spine to visit his website and read that he had passed away. Larry is widely considered the founding [...]
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The world lost an amazing guitarist this past week in Jeff Healey. The following is a press release from the NY Times, followed by a show of him and his band from 1990. "Jeff Healey, a Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter whose band sold millions of blues-rock records and who also pursued a passion for old-time jazz, playing the trumpet and clarinet, died on Sunday in Toronto. He was 41. He died of lung cancer, his publicists said. Mr. Healey, who was blind, played [...]
Hilary McRae is a 21 year old singer/songwriter who will be releasing her debut album in the spring of this year, on the Hear Music label. She reminds me a lot of Joss Stone , in that she has a soulful throaty sounding voice and has really good beats behind it. Recording her first demos at age 16, her debut has been a long time in the making and looks to be a very promising start to a sure to be successful career. Below is a link to the song [...]
"On a hot summer morning on Manhattan’s west side, the sight of a debutante in a black dress, wearing what appeared to be a most uncomfortable pair of high heels, planted the seed for the title track on Richard Julian’s latest, Sunday Morning in Saturday’s Shoes . Julian recalls. “There was no way she’d gotten dressed that way that morning.” Such attentive observation is a staple of Julian’s songwriting, on full display in his fifth full-length album (and second for Manhattan .) When asked for a reference point for his style, the songwriter mentions filmmaker [...]
I can still remember watching the Grammys in 2000 and seeing this album win countless awards. This was before I had really become aware of music outside of what was on the radio, or "pop" music. I was watching Santana on the Tonight Show later that night after the Grammys and thinking "what is this old guy doing with this young R & B group?". And thus my musical education really began, I started to research Carlos Santana and realized there was so much music out there I had never heard that was mind blowing, and in the last 8 [...]
Fiona Apple, brooding, brainy belter and capital-A artist of near forbidding depth, begins her much gossiped-over third CD on a lark. The title track, one of two songs produced by Jon Brion before the label dispute that prompted hip-hop producer Mike Elizondo (50 Cent, Eminem ) to step in, sounds like a Judy Garland number slathered with irony or something Rufus Wainwright might have had a hand in--strings soar, beats bump around skittishly, and notes require a ladder. But playful as it is, by the time the chorus kicks in it's [...]
Counting Crows February 10, 2008 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY Disc 1 1. Colorblind 2. Have You Seen Me Lately 3. Recovering the Satellites 4. Adam Chat #1 5. Rain King (acc) 6. Anna Begins 7. Hard Candy 8. Miami (ac) 9. Round Here 10. Raining In Baltimore / A Long December Disc 2 1. Adam Chat #1 2. 1492 3. Adam Chat #2 [...]
Leonard Cohen- Master Poems
Happy Valentines Day, hopefully you are able to spend it with your favorite guy or girl. Here are a few songs to help celebrate the day and let the significant other know how you feel. To Make You Feel My Love (Josh Kelley) Strangers In The Night (Frank Sinatra) Shooting Star (Harry Chapin) Real Love (Acoustic) (John Lennon)
I haven't been posting as much the last week or so, my computer crashed and I had to take care of some personal issues. I'll hopefully be posting more freuqently from now on. Here's a mix of songs that I've been digging the last few days. Enjoy! 1- Rock The Boat (Aaliyah) 2- Take This Longing (Leonard Cohen) 3- Expecting (Minnie Riperton) 4- Cold Cold Heart (Norah Jones) 5- Actors On Actors (Ryan Adams) 6- Chase The Blues Away (Tim Buckley) 7- Trippin' (That's The Way Love Works) (Toni Braxton) 8- The Promise (Tracy Chapman) 9- [...]
Call them a little bit country, a little bit folk, but whatever you call them, they are good. Boca Chica is a local act from Pittsburgh, PA, lead by singer Hallie Pritts, and backed by various artists on various songs. Soft, mellow melodies fronted by a beautiful calming voice make for a great listen when you are just trying to wind down with a glass of wine at night. Fans of Emmylou Harris or Damien Rice and artists of that nature will surely enjoy Boca Chica. [...]
Anyone who's been internet savvy for a while knows of the infamous " Rick Roll " video. "Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song sang by singer Rick Astley that gained popularity in the late 80's and was given a rebirth thanks to an internet prank described in this link . Rick Astley turns 42 today. Rick Astley .com [...]
49 years ago today, the world lost 3 of the most talented musicians it would ever see. Buddy Holly, JP "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and Ritchie Valens were killed when their airplane crashed in an Iowa cornfield in the early morning of February 3rd, 1959. Buddy Holly, aged 22 was well known for such hits as " Oh Boy ", " Peggy Sue " and " Maybe Baby ", was arguably the most infuental singer in the past 50 years, having an influence on artists such as The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , and Bob Dylan [...]
Breaking up is always hard to do, but sometimes, it works out for the best. John Neilson was only 24 when he was engaged and prepared to celebrate his wedding at his mother’s farm in Mount Airy, MD on the night of August 8, 2003. As fate would have it, John and his fiancée called the wedding off and hoping to find himself, John moved across the USA to Los Angeles, CA to pursue his career in songwriting and to heal his heart. Things haven’t been as easy at is seems on TV in the Hollywood Hills, but John has [...]
The Beatles Apple Records Rooftop London, England 1-30-69 Get Back [Version One] (Rehearsal) Get Back [Version Two] Don't Let Me Down [Version One] I've Got A Feeling [Version One] One After 909 [...]
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