Second Annual Concert for Conservation: With Dwight Yoakam, Robert Earl Keen, Hayes Carll, Ray Wylie Hubbard. etc., Sat., May 18, 4:30 p.m., $25-$150. Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston P... Continue reading "Upcoming: True Believers, Lil Wayne, Dwight Yoakam, Cyndi Lauper, Man Or Astro-Man?, etc. " >
Tucked into her repertoire of singles dating back to 1977, Cyndi Lauper lays claim to a trio of million-selling records from her brilliant album, She's So Unusual . Headlining the list of songs that have sold a million or more copies for the wonderful Cyndi Lauper is the '80s smash, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." Written by the great '80s songwriter Robert Hazard and produced by Rick Chertoff, "Girls" was released in October 1983 and was certified gold for a million sales. It has since been certified platinum for having added a million more copies to [...]
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Come riportano i colleghi di 02blog , questa sera a Milano ci sarà il concerto di Cyndi Lauper . Sul palco dell'Arena, arriva nella capitale lombarda colei che è esplosa negli anni '80, rimanendo, a distanza di 30 anni, ancora molto conosciuta. Icona, interprete di brani indimenticabili, ha conosciuto il successo nel 1983 con l'album "She's so Unusual". Due anni dopo vinse anche un Grammy come miglior artista esordiente e nella categoria "Song of the year" per il brano "Time after Time". E' del 1986 l'album "True Colors", lavoro al cui interno troviamo il singolo omonimo. [...]
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, THE HEAVY (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) SOUL SISTER-The ever-soulful Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings return to PDX with booty-shaking retro Northern soul. An evening of Jones' velvet vocals is like sipping a salty soul stew featuring the best of old-school Philly, Stax, and Motown. Miss at your own peril. WSH TINARIWEN, DUSU MALI BAND, DJ GLOBALRUCKUS (Roseland, 8 NW 6th) To fully understand the story of Tinariwen, you must also know the long history of the [...]