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.
The following articles are included in the series:
Jerry Lee Lewis: the hellfire pianist by Ray Davies
Chuck Berry: hail, hail, rock ‘n’ roll by Bobby Gillespie
Little Richard: the outrageous pianist by Richard Hawley
Pete Seeger: pioneer of protest by Billy Brag
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: folk pioneer by Roger McGuinn
Etta James: blues powerhouse by Adele
Smokey Robinson: the soul of Motown by Corinne Bailey Rae
Little Anthony: the original teen dreamer by Pete Waterman
Ornette Coleman: jazz revolutionary by Seb Rochford
Sonny Rollins: sax colossus by Charlie Watts
Dave Brubeck: piano’s gentle giant by Jamie Cullum
Jimmy Scott: a voice from another world by Sufjan Stevens
Wanda Jackson: rockabilly queen by Imelda May
Kris Kristofferson: the thinking man’s outlaw by Steve Earle
Charlie Louvin: the singer of God-fearing country by Emmylou Harris
Ralph Stanley: preaching the gospel of bluegrass by Martin Carthy
T-Model Ford: boss of the blues by Dan Auerbach
Honeyboy Edwards: Delta bluesman by Paul Jones
Pinetop Perkins: the oldest living bluesman by Seasick Steve
Buddy Guy: guitar visionary by John Mayer
Les Paul: the innovator by Slash
The Living Legend series was conceived before Les Paul’s death, but the portrait and tribute remained part of the series.
Tags: Chuck Berry, Etta James, jerry lee lewis, Les Paul, Little Richard, ray davies, smokey robinson
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