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Posts Tagged ‘Little Richard’
Song of the Week #53 – “Good Golly, Miss Molly”
Written by admin on May 9, 2011 – 8:16 am - |
Little Richard’s great 1950s rocker “Good Golly, Miss Molly” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard, Swinging Blue Jeans
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Happy 70th Birthday Tom Jones
Written by admin on June 7, 2010 – 6:05 am - |
Sir Tom Jones celebrates his 70th birthday today. He was born Thomas John Woodward in Trefforest, Pontypridd, Wales. Tom’s long-time manager Gordon Mills suggested the stage name “Tom Jones” in 1964, in reference to the title character of the hit film and to emphasise Tom’s Welsh nationality. |
Tags: Janis Joplin, Little Richard, Praise and Blame, Tom Jones, What Good Am I?
Posted in British Invasion, New releases | 1 Comment »
American music legends series
Written by admin on January 28, 2010 – 5:07 am -The Observor has produced a great series on some of some of the living legends of American music, as recalled by the stars they influenced.
In addition, photographer Jamie-James Medina spent a year taking portraits of these legends for Observor Music Monthly. The results are impressive and are presented with the articles.
Tags: Chuck Berry, Etta James, jerry lee lewis, Les Paul, Little Richard, ray davies, smokey robinson
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