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 Tom Jones Praise & Blame - reviewTom Jones' album "Praise & Blame" takes the Welsh star in a new and interesting direction. The result is his best album in years. One hit wonders - ten of the bestEnjoy our selection of ten of the best one-hit wonders, spanning 1954 to 1979. Ten forgotten originalsSometimes a cover verison of a song is so popular that it becomes better known than the first recording. Enjoy these "ten forgotten originals." Elvis Presley's essential first albumWe look back at Elvis Presley's first album, simply titled "Elvis Presley." T.A.M.I. Show DVD - reviewRead the Classic Pop Icons review of one of this year's "must have" music DVD releases. Pop legends say Things Go Better with CokeHear some of the biggest stars of the 1960s singing their Coke jingles, including Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison and The Moody Blues. |
Archive for the ‘Soul’ Category
Aretha Franklin to perform with Condoleezza Rice
Written by admin on July 2, 2010 – 9:30 pm -Aretha Franklin has taken part in some great musical collaborations over the years, but her latest must rate as the most unexpected of them all. Aretha will appear at the Mann Centre For the Performing Arts on July 27 with former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The concert will raise funds for inner city children.
Tags: aretha franklin
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Thirty years of the Blues Brothers
Written by admin on June 28, 2010 – 9:45 pm - |
This month marks 30 years since the release of The Blues Brothers. The Blues Brothers opened on June 20, 1980 and was the tenth most popular movie of 1980, with an international box office of around $115 million. |
Tags: aretha franklin, Ray Charles, The Blues Brothers
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Ten forgotten originals
Written by admin on June 19, 2010 – 4:23 pm -Sometimes a cover version of a song becomes so well known that the original is largely forgotten and it’s the cover that is widely assumed to be the original. In fact, some of the most popular recordings of all time were actually covers. We’ll be looking at some great examples, including two of the most popular rock ‘n’ roll tracks of the 50s, a doo-wop classic, a memorable 1960s instrumental and a song that kickstarted the biggest dance craze of the 1960s.
Tags: Bill Haley and His Comets, Chubby Checker, Helen Shapiro, Isley Brothers, jerry lee lewis, Lesley Gore, Mack Rice, The Beatles, The Ventures, Wilson Pickett
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Song of the week #6 – “In the Midnight Hour”
Written by admin on June 14, 2010 – 7:46 am - |
This week’s Song of the Week is Wilson Pickett’s 1965 soul classic “In the Midnight Hour.” |
Tags: atlantic records, BB King, In the Midnight Hour, Stax, The Commitments, The Jam, The Silvertones, Wilson Pickett
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Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson to enter Apollo Hall of Fame
Written by admin on June 9, 2010 – 9:48 pm -| Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at the Apollo Theater’s Annual Spring Benefit on June 14.
Past inductees into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame include Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Little Richard, and Ella Fitzgerald. |
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Tags: Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, aretha franklin, Michael Jackson
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