In 1952, the Burnette brothers and Burlison formed a group called The Rhythm Rangers at the time. Johnny Burnette sang the vocals and played acoustic guitar, Dorsey played bass and Paul Burlison played lead guitar. For economic reasons, in 1956, the three young men moved to New York, where they managed to get an audition with the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour. They won the competition three times in a row, which gained them a place in the finals, a recording contract with Coral Records and they officially became The Rock and Roll Trio. They also gained a manager, band leader Henry Jerome, and a drummer, Tony Austin, who was a cousin of Carl Perkins. Most of the most well known recordings of the Rock N Roll Trio were recorded on Coral records with the Nashville "A Team" session musicians - Grady Martin on lead guitar, Bob Moore on Bass and Buddy Harman on drums. Promotional appearances were arranged on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, Steve Allen's Tonight Show and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, together with a summer tour with Carl Perkins and Gene Vincent. On Sunday September 9, 1956, they appeared as finalists in the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour at Madison Square Garden. Coincidentally, the same night the Trio was on the Amateur Hour (ABC-TV), Elvis made his debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS. Despite all of this activity, however, the three singles, which were released over this period failed to make the national charts. In order to cover their living expenses, the Trio was forced to go on the road, completing what seemed to be an endless stream of one night stands. This exhausting regime led to squabbles, which were exacerbated in Dorsey’s case by Jerome’s use of the name Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio on records and live dates. Things finally came to a head at a gig in Niagara Falls in autumn 1956, when, as a result of a fight, Dorsey quit the group a week before they were to appear in Alan Freed’s film Rock, Rock, Rock. Johnny Black, the brother of Elvis’ bassist Bill Black, was rapidly recruited to fill Dorsey’s place. Despite the film appearance and three more single releases and one LP release, the group failed to achieve any chart success. The Rock and Roll Trio officially disbanded in autumn 1957.
01- Rockbilly Boogie 02- Please Don't Leave Me 03- Rock Therapy 04- Lonesome Train [On a Lonesome Track] 05- Sweet Love on My Mind 06- My Love, You're a Stranger 07- Your Baby Blue Eyes 08- I Love You So 09- Train Kept A-Rollin' 10- All by Myself Listen 11- Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee 12- Blues Stay Away from Me 13- Honey Hush 14- Lonesome Tears in My Eyes 15- I Just Found Out 16- Chains of Love 17- Please Don't Leave Me 18- Lonesome Train [On a Lonesome Track] 19- I Love You So 20- If You Want It Enough 21- Butterfingers 22- Eager Beaver Baby 23- Touch Me 24- Tear It Up 25- Oh Baby Babe 26- You're Undecided 27- Midnight Train 28- Shattered Dreams
Julio María Sosa Venturini (February 2, 1926 – November 26, 1964), usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was an Uruguayan tango singer. Sosa was born in Las Piedras, a Canelones Department suburb of Montevideo, Uruguay. He moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1949, where became famous with Enrique Francini and Armando Pontier's Orquesta típica. Working with numerous other orchestras, he was reunited with Pontier in 1955, with whom he recorded several best-selling albums on the RCA Victor and Columbia labels and became one of the most important tango singers in the genre's history. He married Nora Ulfed in 1958 and had a daughter. His marriage ended in separation, however, and he settled into a relationship with Susana Merighi. Nicknamed El Varón del Tango ("the man's man of tango"), Sosa also published a book of poetry, "Dos horas antes del alba" ("Two Hours Before the Dawn"), in 1960. Following his switch to Columbia Records in 1961, the Pontier orchestra incorporated a new bandoneonist, Leopoldo Federico, and the association helped make the group the most successful in its genre, at the time. Sosa's fame acquainted him with sports cars, as well. He suffered numerous accidents during the early 1960s, mostly as a result of excess velocity. He was behind the wheel of a DKW coupé when, in the early hours of November 25, 1964, he crashed into a roadside hazard light on Buenos Aires' Figueroa Alcorta Avenue, killing him instantly at age 38.
01- Destellos 02- Volvió Una Noche 03- Margot 04- Soledad 05- Ivette 06- Viejo Rincón 07- Confesión 08- Cuando Era Mía Mi Vieja 09- Sus Ojos Se Cerraron 10- Mañana Iré Temprano 11- Tarde 12- Tu Pálido Final 13- Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao' 14- Tiempos Viejos 15- Un Tropezón 16- Tengo Miedo 17- Siga el Corso 18- Barrio Pobre 19- Guapo y Varón 20- Cambalache 21- María 22- En Esta Tarde Gris 23- El Firulete 24- Dicen Que Dicen 25- Tu Pálido Final (versión 2) 26- La Cumparsita 27- Nada 28- Otario Que Andás Penando 29- Mano a Mano 30- El Último Café 31- Rencor 32- Madame Ivonne 33- Uno 34- Milonga del 900 35- Che Papusa, Oí 36- Qué Falta Que Me Hacés 37- Qué Me Importa Tu Pasado 38- Nunca Tuvo Novio 39- Qué Me Van a Hablar de Amor 40- Levanta la Frente
In 1961, discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles, he was signed by Berry Gordy of Motown Records. His voice broke in 1964 but he re-emerged in 1965 with a worldwide hit, 'Uptight (Everything's Alright)'. His contract expired in 1971 and Wonder financed two experimental albums, playing almost all instruments. He pioneered the synthesizer's use in black music, and addressed racial and spiritual questions. Where I'm Coming From and Music Of My Mind put him at the forefront of black music. Talking Book (1972) provided hits with 'Superstition' and 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life'. Innervisions (1973) consolidated his success while Talking Book gave the hits, 'Living For The City' and 'Higher Ground'. Songs In The Key Of Life (1976), perhaps his most ambitious album, displayed musical virtuosity. The highly successful Hotter Than July (1980) included a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, 'Happy Birthday', and a study in reggae, 'Masterblaster (Jamming)'. After Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I (1982), Wonder composed The Woman In Red (1984). It included his biggest-selling single, 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. In Square Circle (1985) and Characters (1987) returned to accessible melody. Wonder's image as a statesman of black music, and champion of black rights, was boosted by his successful campaign in the 80s to mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King with a national holiday.
01- Isn't She Lovely 02- I Just Called to Say I Love You 03- Superstition 04- Sir Duke 05- Master Blaster (Jammin') 06- Ebony and Ivory 07- Happy Birthday 08- Living for the City 09- He's Misstra Know It All 10- You Are the Sunshine of My Life 11- Lately 12- Part-Time Lover 13- My Cherie Amour 14- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 15- Uptight (Everything's Alright) 16- I Was Made to Love Her 17- For Once in My Life 18- Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours 19- For Your Love 20- Kiss Lonely Good-Bye [Single Version] 21- Redemption Song
Paco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez (in Algeciras, Cádiz on December 21, 1947), is a Spanish composer and guitarist. Recognized as a virtuoso flamenco guitarist all over the world, he is a leading proponent of the Modern Flamenco style, and is one of the very few flamenco guitarists who have also successfully crossed over into other genres of music. He enjoys, and has been a successful musician in, many styles such as classical, jazz and world music. He is the winner of the 2004 Prince of Asturias Awards in Arts. In 1979, de Lucía, John McLaughlin, and Larry Coryell formed "The Guitar Trio" and together made a brief tour of Europe and released a video recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall entitled Meeting of Spirits. Coryell was later replaced by Al Di Meola, and since 1981, the trio has recorded three albums. De Lucía's own band, the Paco de Lucía Sextet (which includes his brothers Ramón and Pepe) released the first of its three albums that same year. He has released several albums encompassing both traditional and modern flamenco styles. The University of Cadiz recognized de Lucía's musical and cultural contributions by conferring on him the title of Doctor Honoris Causa on March 23, 2007. Until asked to perform and interpret Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez in 1991, de Lucía was not proficient at reading musical notation. As a flamenco guitarist, he claimed that he gave greater emphasis to rhythmical accuracy in his interpretation of the Concierto at the expense of the perfect tone preferred by classical guitarists. Joaquín Rodrigo declared that no one had ever played his composition in such a brilliant manner. Since de Lucia was not able to read music, he worked on his interpretation of the concerto with Narciso Yepes.
The Times They Are a-Changin' is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's third studio album, released in January 1964 by Columbia Records. Produced by Tom Wilson, it is the singer-songwriter's first collection to feature only original compositions. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely-arranged story songs concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change. The title track is one of Dylan's most famous; many felt that it captured the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s. Some critics and fans were not quite as taken with the album as a whole, relative to his previous work, for its lack of humor or musical diversity. Still, The Times They Are a-Changin' entered the United States chart at twenty, eventually going gold, and belatedly reaching four in the United Kingdom in 1965.
01- The Times They Are a-Changin' 02- Ballad of Hollis Brown 03- With God on Our Side 04- One Too Many Mornings 05- North Country Blues 06- Only a Pawn in Their Game 07- Boots of Spanish Leather 08- When the Ship Comes In 09- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll 10- Restless Farewell
In early April 1988, George Harrison was in Los Angeles, California and needed to record a B-side for a European 12-inch single. Jeff Lynne was also in Los Angeles producing some tracks for Roy Orbison as well as Tom Petty’s solo album. While having dinner with Lynne and Orbison, Harrison related how he needed to record a new track and wanted to do it the next day. Both offered to help. Needing a studio on short notice, Harrison suggested they call Bob Dylan, who had a home studio. After dinner, George stopped by Tom Petty’s house to pick up his guitar for the next day’s session and invited him along too. Gathering at Dylan’s Malibu home the following day, they wrote and recorded the song “Handle with Care” in five hours, with all five sharing the vocals. The track was considered too good to be used as a B-side, so Harrison hatched the idea to form a band and record another nine songs for an album. The group got together again for nine days in May, recording the basic tracks and vocals at Dave Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles. Overdubs and mixing were done back in England at Harrison’s home studio F.P.S.H.O.T. (Friar Park Studio, Henley-on-Thames). Masquerading as the Wilbury brothers, the participants would be known as Nelson (Harrison), Otis (Lynne), Lucky (Dylan), Lefty (Orbison) and Charlie T. Jr. (Petty). Harrison was no stranger to the use of alternate identities, but this concept was taken a step further: their real names never appear anywhere on the album, liner notes, or even the songwriting credits. With Harrison having the greatest claim to the band, he signed them up to Warner Bros. Records (which Petty eventually signed to himself), his current label, and incorporated their own Wilbury Records label, in addition to producing the sessions with Lynne that spring. Released October 18, 1988, Volume One became the surprise hit of the year, selling two million copies within six months. Although the single "Handle With Care" did not scale the pop charts (it stalled at US #45), the album did, reaching #16 in the UK and an impressive #3 in the US. With over fifty weeks on the charts, the album was later certified triple-platinum. While Harrison and Petty had had recent successes, Dylan, Orbison and Lynne had not seen an album climb that high in several years. At the time, no Dylan album had ever achieved two million in sales. As one critic put it, it was "one of the great commercial coups of the decade." Most critics said the group's modest ambitions were fresh and relaxing. During 1989 and 1990 the album won many accolades, including a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, but Orbison died suddenly of a heart attack on 6 December 1988. After George Harrison’s distribution deal with Warner Bros. expired in 1995, ownership of the Dark Horse Records catalog as well as the two Traveling Wilburys albums reverted to Harrison and the albums went out of print. On June 12, 2007, Volume One and Vol. 3 were re-issued by Rhino Records as The Traveling Wilburys Collection, packaged together with bonus tracks and a DVD. The box set debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart and at #9 on The Billboard 200.
01- Handle with Care 02- Dirty World 03- Rattled 04- Last Night 05- Not Alone Any More 06- Congratulations 07- Heading for the Light 08- Margarita 09- Tweeter and the Monkey Man 01- End of the Line
01- Intro 02- Rock & Roll Music 03- She's a Woman (fragment) 04- Baby's in Black 05- I Feel Fine 06- Yesterday 07- I Wanna Be Your Man 08- Intro by John Lennon 09- Nowhere Man 10- I'm Down
Budokan Hall, Tokyo, 30/6/66
11- Intro 12- Rock & Roll Music 13- She's a Woman 14- If I Needed Someone 15- Day Tripper 16- Baby's in Black 17- I Feel Fine 18- Yesterday 19- I Wanna Be Your Man 20- Nowhere Man 21- Paperback Writer 22- I'm Down 23- Outro
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, 29/8/66
24- Rock & roll Music 25- She's a Woman 26- If I Needed Someone 27- Day Tripper 28- Baby's in Black 29- I Feel Fine 30- Yesterday 31- I Wanna Be Your Man 32- Nowhere Man 33- Paperback Writer 34- Long Tall Sally (incomplete)
01- My Happiness 02- That's when Your Heartaches Begin
Compiled Live Tracks (1954/55):
03- That's Allright Mama 04- Hearts of Stone 05- That's All right Mama 06- Money Honey 07- Blue Moon of Kentucky 08- I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine 09- That's Allright Mama
Lubbock Acetate:
10- Shake Rattle & Roll 11- Fool Fool Fool
More Compiled Live Tracks (1955/56):
12- Good Rockin' Tonight 13- Tweedle Dee 14- Baby, Let's Play House 15- Maybelline 16- Heartbreak Hotel 17- Long Tall Sally 18- I Was The One 19- Money Honey 20- Blues Suede Shoes 21- Hound Dog 22- Heartbreak Hotel 23- Long Tall Sally 24- Blues Suede Shoes 25- Money Honey 26- I Was The One 27- Love Me Tender 28- Elvis has left the building...
A Night at the Opera is the fourth album by English rock group Queen, released in November 1975. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, A Night at the Opera was, at the time of its release, the most expensive album ever recorded. It was originally released by EMI in the UK where it topped the charts for nine weeks, and Elektra Records in the United States where the album peaked at number four, eventually being certified triple platinum (three million units shipped). The album takes its name from the Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera, which the band watched one night at the studio complex when recording. Since its release, critical reception of A Night at the Opera was immensely positive from both fans and critics. In particular, "Bohemian Rhapsody", the album's centerpiece, received acclaim and is still considered among the greatest songs ever recorded. The album was ranked number 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Channel 4 named it the 13th greatest album of all time. It was also ranked #41 on Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" and #16 on Q's "50 Best British Albums Ever!". In 2006 it was voted the ninth greatest Number One album of all time by the British public.The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
01- Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) 02- Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon 03- I'm in Love With My Car 04- You're My Best Friend 05- '39 06- Sweet Lady 07- Seaside Rendezvous 08- The Prophet's Song 09- Love of My Life 10- Good Company 11- Bohemian Rhapsody 12- God Save the Queen
Mafalda Arnauth is a fado singer. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 1974 and started her career in 1995 when invited by João Braga (an important fado singer) to participate in a concert at S. Luis's Theater. What initially was a single experience became a way of life. Today her contribution is recognized not only in Portugal but also in many foreign countries, where she regularly performs. Mafalda Arnauth, her first album released in 1999, was immediately acclaimed by specialists and won the Prize for Best Upcoming Voice by the weekly magazine Blitz, a sign that new generations are back into fado. After a year filled with concerts and important invitations that took her to the most important concert halls in The Netherlands, the Louisiana Centre (Denmark) and to Italy, to perform in the festival Sete-Sois, Sete-Luas, an important Mediterranean folk event, she sang at Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon), where she was warmly acclaimed by the press. Mafalda's second album, Esta voz que me atravessa (This Voice That Goes Through Me) was released in 2001 and it was produced by Amélia Muge and José Martins. Her album Encantamento (Enchantment) was self-produced. She feels it "leaves fatality, disgrace, and nostalgia behind. Hope is fed on sadness; inspiration on suffering; strength and courage on difficulties." Here’s featured a compilation called Talvez se Chame Saudade (Maybe It’s Called Saudade) including the best of her three first albums. Enjoy it.
01- Meus Lindos Olhos 02- Quase Imortal 03- Bendito Fado, Bendita Gente 04- Pode Lá Ser 05- Esta Voz Que Me Atravessa 06- Talvez Se Chame Saudade 07- Serás Sempre Lisboa 08- Lusitana 09- O Sol Chama Por Mim 10- As Fontes 11- Cavalo À Solta 12- Da Palma Da Minha Mão 13- Este Silêncio Que Me Corta 14- Coisa Assim 15- Eu Venho 16- Até Logo, Meu Amor
Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages. He became involved with music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar. In the early 60's, the young artist participated in a pop band, playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School and performing mainly Beatles songs and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish. In 1965, while singing in a radio show called Radioscope, host Salvador Escamilla helped him secure a record deal with local label Edigsa, where he recorded his first LP, as well as joining the group Els Setze Jutges. Joan Manuel Serrat's first live stage performance in 1967 at the Palau de la Música Catalana, served to establish him as one of the most important artists inside the Nova cançó movement in Catalonia. The release of the LP Mediterráneo in 1971 consolidated the artist's reputation worldwide, remaining until today as his masterpiece.
01- Mediterráneo 02- Aquellas pequeñas cosas 03- La mujer que yo quiero 04- Pueblo blanco 05- Tío Alberto 06- ¿Qué va ser de ti? 07- Lucía 08- Vagabundear 09- Barquito de papel 10- Vencidos
Long before there was Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux stumbled off the streets of Paris into the hearts, minds, and souls of music afficianados worldwide with Dreamland. I owe it to a surprisingly "musically taste-inclined" office mate of mine for turning me on to Peyroux. You will find yourself doing a double take on Peyroux's album pictures since her voice is way beyond her age. It is the sound of aged hard earned wisdom and smokey resonance. Peyroux was a 22-year old when she made this album. "La Vie en Rose," is a wonderful take on Edith Piaf and all that is lacking is the scratchy sound of a needle passing over ridges of vinyl. Peyroux is infinitely listenable. Her music is of the mood sweeping timeless. You wonder if she has her own voice or if the whole act isn't a send-up of Holliday imitation, but as you explore the liner notes there are some beautiful Peyroux penned acoustic blues numbers that will turn you into a believer. Even if it does sound too much like Billie Holliday...that's not a bad thing. You will find yourself not caring and just caught up in the music. Dreamland is the first album by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux; it was released in 1996.
01- Walkin' After Midnight 02- Hey Sweet Man 03- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 04- [Getting Some] Fun Out Of Life 05- La Vie En Rose 06- Always A Use 07- A Prayer 08- Muddy Water 09- Was I? 10- Dreamland 11- Reckless Blues 12- Lovesick Blues
20 of Ol' Blue Eyes best from his years on Capitol, arguably his finest period. Includes 'Cheek to Cheek', 'When You're Smiling', 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'Just One of Those Things'. This is an anthology of Frank Sinatra favorites from his tenure at Capitol Records.
01- Just One of Those Things 02- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down [And Write Myself a Letter] 03- Sunday 04- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams [And Dream Your Troubles Away] 05- Autumn in New York 06- All of Me 07- My Funny Valentine 08- Brazil 09- April in Paris 10- When You're Smiling [The Whole World Smiles With You] 11- It All Depends On You 12- Come Dance With Me 13- It's Only a Paper Moon 14- Just in Time 15- Dancing in the Dark 16- Taking a Chance on Love 17- A Foggy Day 18- Cheek to Cheek 19- Someone to Watch Over Me 20- Chicago
