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Posts Tagged ‘Harley Payette’
Whitney Houston – The Voice
Written by admin on February 18, 2012 – 10:00 pm -| As the world says goodbye to Whitney Houston, Harley Payette discusses her musical legacy and reminds us why she was one of the most important singers of the last 25 years. |
Tags: Harley Payette, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston death, Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston The Greatest Love of All
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Elvis Presley’s Concept Album
Written by admin on January 28, 2012 – 11:50 am -| Following the recent release of the Legacy Edition of Elvis Presley’s “I’m 10,000 Years Old: Elvis Country,” Harley Payette explains why he thinks that the album “tells us as much about the man who created it as anything he ever did.” |
Tags: Elvis Country Legacy Edition, Elvis Presley, Harley Payette, I'm 10000 Years Old: Elvis Country
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The Four Seasons – An Appreciation
Written by admin on January 12, 2012 – 10:16 am -| Harley Payette provides an overview of the Four Seasons many career highlights and explains why he regards them as one of the most compelling musical acts of the 1960s. |
Tags: Big Girls Don't Cry, December 1963 (Oh What a Night), Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Harley Payette, Sherry, The Four Seasons, Walk Like A Man
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The Elusive, Frustrating, Unappreciated Genius of Rod Stewart
Written by admin on December 9, 2011 – 9:50 am -| Harley Payette discusses the many musical highlights of Rod Stewart’s long career. |
| It seldom fails, I’ll be riding down the road and “Maggie May” will come on the radio and I’ll just be arrested by those final phrases from Rod Stewart. “I’ll get on back home, one of these day-aaays” and that glorious final falsetto howl. “Wooo hoo hooh.” My spine will tingle a bit and I’ll think “Man, that guy used to be a really terrific singer.” Then the old hand wringing will come out, “too bad he didn’t keep it up” or some such. I’m probably not alone in that feeling. The idea that Stewart was one of the people who had it and then lost it is close to pop consensus. It’s almost the Elvis after the army of the next generation. Maybe there’s not a clear demarcation like there was there, but many listeners believe that Rod Stewart at some point, relatively early on, lost “it” in a bid for mainstream stardom, and never quite got “it” back. |  |
Tags: A Night on the Town, Harley Payette, InfatuationHave I Told You Lately, Maggie May, Rod Stewart, Tonight’s the Night, You’re in My Heart
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Blue Hawaii – Elvis’ Fatal Success
Written by admin on November 22, 2011 – 8:46 pm -| On the 50th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley’s “Blue Hawaii,” Harley Payette explores how the success of the film and the soundtrack album changed the direction of Elvis’ career. |
Tags: Blue Hawaii, Blue Hawaii 50th anniversary, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii, Elvis Presley His Latest Flame, Elvis Presley Pocketful of Rainbows, Elvis Presley Reconsider Baby, Harley Payette
Posted in 60s pop, Elvis, Rock 'n' roll | 4 Comments »
