sábado, abril 20, 2024
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Postado por Pedro Luna às 03:30 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, blues-rock, guitarra, Humble Pie, Rock, rythm and blues, Small Faces, Steve Marriott, The Sad Bag Of Shaky Jake
Steve Marriott morreu há 33 anos...
Na Grã-Bretanha, Marriott tornou-se um ícone de estilo, popular e frequentemente fotografado. Marriott foi influenciado por músicos como: Miles Davis, Buddy Holly, Booker T & the MG's, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters e Bobby Bland. Em sua vida posterior, Marriott se distanciou da indústria musical e se afastou das grandes gravadoras, permanecendo em relativa obscuridade. Ele voltou às suas raízes musicais, tocando em pubs e clubes em Londres e Essex.
Marriott morreu em 20 de abril de 1991, quando um incêndio, que se pensava ter sido causado por um cigarro, destruiu a sua casa do século XVI em Arkesden, Essex. Ele tinha 44 anos e recebeu postumamente o prémio Ivor Novello, em 1996, por sua "contribuição excecional para a música britânica", e foi listado no Mojo como um dos 100 maiores cantores de todos os tempos.
O ex-líder dos Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, escolheu Marriott como o quarto maior cantor de todos os tempos e Clem Burke, dos Blondie, classificou-o em décimo sexto. Paul Stanley dos Kiss chamou a Marriott de "inacreditável" e um herói dele, enquanto Steve Perry, dos Journey, o nomeou um de seus cantores favoritos.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:33 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, blues-rock, guitarra, Humble Pie, Rock, rythm and blues, Small Faces, Steve Marriott, Tin Soldier
terça-feira, abril 16, 2024
Dusty Springfield nasceu há 85 anos...
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (London, 16 April 1939 – Henley-on-Thames, 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances – made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.
Born in West Hampstead in London into a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, The Lana Sisters. Two years later, with her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild, Springfield formed the folk-pop vocal trio The Springfields. Two of their five 1961–63 Top 40 UK hits – "Island of Dreams" and "Say I Won't Be There" – reached no. 5 in the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962 they also hit big in the United States with their cover of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles".
Springfield's solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record "I Only Want to Be with You" — a UK no. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic Top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with "Stay Awhile" (1964), "All I See Is You" (1966), "I'll Try Anything" (1967) and the two releases now considered her signature songs: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966 UK no. 1/US no. 4) and "Son of a Preacher Man" (1968/69 UK no. 9/US no. 10). The latter features on the 1968 pop and soul album Dusty in Memphis, one of Springfield's defining works. In March 2020, the US Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Between 1964 and 1969, Springfield hit big in her native Britain with several singles which in America either failed to chart or were not released, among them "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (the biggest of her many Bacharach/David covers), "In the Middle of Nowhere", "Some of Your Lovin'", "Goin' Back" and "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten". Conversely, she charted in the US (but not in the UK) with hits including "Wishin' and Hopin' ", "The Look of Love" and "The Windmills of Your Mind".
From 1971 to 1986, Springfield failed to register a hit from five album releases (aside from a minor 1979 UK chart appearance), but her 1987 collaboration with UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", took her back to the top of the charts, reaching no. 2 on both the UK singles chart and Billboard's Hot 100. The collaboration also yielded two 1989 UK Top 20 hits: "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private". In 1990, Springfield charted with "Reputation" – the last of 25 Top 40 UK hits in which she features.
A fixture on British television, Springfield presented many episodes of the hip 1963–66 British TV music series Ready Steady Go! and, between 1966 and 69, hosted her own series on the BBC and ITV. In 1966, Springfield topped the popularity polls, including Melody Maker's Best International Vocalist, and was the first UK singer to top the New Musical Express readers' poll for Female Singer. She is a member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. International polls have lauded Springfield as one of the finest female popular singers of all time.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 08:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, Dusty Springfield, música, pop, Son of a Preacher Man
sexta-feira, abril 12, 2024
Vince Gill - 67 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, bluegrass, country, Country pop, música, Southern Rock, Vince Gill, When I Call Your Name
terça-feira, abril 02, 2024
Jesse Carmichael, teclista dos Maroon 5, celebra hoje 45 anos...!
Carmichael also has a solo project called 1863 and a side project titled Circuit Jerks.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:45 0 bocas
Marcadores: alternative Rock, blue-eyed soul, blues, guitarra, Jesse Carmichael, Maroon 5, pop, pop rock, Power pop, rythm and blues, Sugar, teclas
domingo, março 17, 2024
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Postado por Pedro Luna às 04:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alex Chilton, Big Star, blue-eyed soul, indie rock, música, Power pop, Rock, September Gurls, The Box Tops
Alex Chilton deixou-nos há quatro anos...
Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton; Memphis, December 28, 1950 – New Orleans, March 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was never repeated in later years with Big Star and in his subsequent indie music solo career on small labels, but he drew an intense following among indie and alternative rock musicians. He is frequently cited as a seminal influence by influential rock artists and bands, some of whose testimonials appeared in the 2012 documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me.
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Chilton was taken to a hospital in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, complaining of health problems, and died the same day of a heart attack. Chilton had experienced at least two episodes of shortness of breath in the week prior to his fatal heart attack, though he did not seek medical attention in part because he did not have health insurance. He was survived by his wife, Laura, a son, Timothee, and a sister, Cecilia.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:04 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alex Chilton, Big Star, blue-eyed soul, indie rock, música, Power pop, Rock, The Box Tops, The Letter
sábado, março 02, 2024
Dusty Springfield morreu há 25 anos...
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (London, 16 April 1939 – Henley-on-Thames, 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances – made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.
Born in West Hampstead in London into a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, The Lana Sisters. Two years later, with her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild, Springfield formed the folk-pop vocal trio The Springfields. Two of their five 1961–63 Top 40 UK hits – "Island of Dreams" and "Say I Won't Be There" – reached no. 5 in the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962 they also hit big in the United States with their cover of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles".
Springfield's solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record "I Only Want to Be with You" — a UK no. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic Top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with "Stay Awhile" (1964), "All I See Is You" (1966), "I'll Try Anything" (1967) and the two releases now considered her signature songs: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966 UK no. 1/US no. 4) and "Son of a Preacher Man" (1968/69 UK no. 9/US no. 10). The latter features on the 1968 pop and soul album Dusty in Memphis, one of Springfield's defining works. In March 2020, the US Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Between 1964 and 1969, Springfield hit big in her native Britain with several singles which in America either failed to chart or were not released, among them "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (the biggest of her many Bacharach/David covers), "In the Middle of Nowhere", "Some of Your Lovin'", "Goin' Back" and "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten". Conversely, she charted in the US (but not in the UK) with hits including "Wishin' and Hopin' ", "The Look of Love" and "The Windmills of Your Mind".
From 1971 to 1986, Springfield failed to register a hit from five album releases (aside from a minor 1979 UK chart appearance), but her 1987 collaboration with UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", took her back to the top of the charts, reaching no. 2 on both the UK singles chart and Billboard's Hot 100. The collaboration also yielded two 1989 UK Top 20 hits: "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private". In 1990, Springfield charted with "Reputation" – the last of 25 Top 40 UK hits in which she features.
A fixture on British television, Springfield presented many episodes of the hip 1963–66 British TV music series Ready Steady Go! and, between 1966 and 69, hosted her own series on the BBC and ITV. In 1966, Springfield topped the popularity polls, including Melody Maker's Best International Vocalist, and was the first UK singer to top the New Musical Express readers' poll for Female Singer. She is a member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. International polls have lauded Springfield as one of the finest female popular singers of all time.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:25 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, Dusty Springfield, I Only Wanna Be With You, música, pop
terça-feira, janeiro 30, 2024
Steve Marriott nasceu há 79 anos...
Stephen Peter Marriott (Bow, Londres, 30 de janeiro de 1945 - Essex, 20 de abril de 1991), popularmente conhecido como Steve Marriott, foi um versátil cantor, compositor e guitarrista britânico, mais lembrado pela sua poderosa voz e a sua técnica de guitarra agressiva em grupos como os Small Faces (1965-1969) e os Humble Pie (1969-1975).
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:09 0 bocas
Marcadores: 30 Days In The Hole, blue-eyed soul, blues-rock, guitarra, Humble Pie, Rock, rythm and blues, Small Faces, Steve Marriott
quarta-feira, janeiro 17, 2024
Paul Young faz hoje 68 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, blue-eyed soul, Every Time you Go Away, Live Aid 1985, música, Paul Young, Rock
quarta-feira, janeiro 10, 2024
Saudades de David Bowie...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 08:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: art rock, blue-eyed soul, David Bowie, Glam Rock, Heroes, Música electrónica, música experimental, pop, Rock
David Bowie deixou-nos há oito anos...
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Na noite do dia 10 de janeiro, dois dias após o seu sexagésimo nono aniversário e o lançamento do álbum Blackstar, Bowie morreu, no seu apartamento em Nova York, vítima de cancro de fígado. O músico foi diagnosticado com a doença dezoito meses antes, mas optou não anunciar o seu estado de saúde para o público. O diretor de teatro belga Ivo van Hove, com quem trabalhou no musical Off-Broadway Lazarus, disse que Bowie evitou assistir aos ensaios pelo avanço da doença. Hove observou que David estava trabalhando constantemente durante o diagnóstico.
Tony Visconti, produtor musical de Bowie, disse:
Ele sempre fez o que quis. E ele queria fazer as coisas do jeito dele, e da melhor maneira possível. A sua morte não foi diferente da sua vida - uma obra de arte. Ele fez Blackstar para nós, é o seu presente final. Eu sabia por um ano que isso aconteceria dessa forma. Não estava, entretanto, preparado. Ele era um homem extraordinário, cheio de amor e vida. Ele sempre estará connosco. Por ora, é apropriado chorar.Após a morte de Bowie, fãs fizeram homenagens e memoriais. Foram distribuídas flores num mural de Brixton, sul de Londres, onde o cantor nasceu. A fotografia da capa do álbum Aladdin Sane serviu de ilustração, enquanto fãs cantavam as suas músicas. Outras homenagens ocorreram em Nova York, Los Angeles e Berlim. Bowie foi cremado em Nova York.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: art rock, Ashes To Ashes, blue-eyed soul, David Bowie, Glam Rock, Música electrónica, música experimental, pop, Rock
segunda-feira, janeiro 08, 2024
David Bowie nasceu há 77 anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: Absolute Beginners, art rock, blue-eyed soul, Camaleão do Rock, David Bowie, Glam Rock, música, pop, Reino Unido, Rock
sábado, dezembro 30, 2023
Jay Kay, vocalista dos Jamiroquai, faz hoje 53 anos
Jason "Jay" Kay, nascido Jason Luís Cheetham (Manchester, 30 de dezembro de 1969), é um músico britânico, vocalista e compositor da banda Jamiroquai.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 05:30 0 bocas
Marcadores: automobilismo, blue-eyed soul, cid jazz, Disco Music, funk, Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, música, pop, Rock, Seven Days In Sunny June
quinta-feira, dezembro 28, 2023
Alex Chilton nasceu há 73 anos...
Alex Chilton (Memphis, Tennessee, 28 de dezembro de 1950 - Nova Orleans, Luisiana, 17 de março de 2010) foi um compositor, cantor, guitarrista e produtor musical dos Estados Unidos da América.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:30 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alex Chilton, blue-eyed soul, hard rock, indie rock, música, Power pop, Proto-punk, Rock and Roll, The Box Tops, The Letter
segunda-feira, dezembro 25, 2023
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Postado por Pedro Luna às 06:09 0 bocas
Marcadores: Annie Lennox, blue-eyed soul, Dave Stewart, Escócia, Eurythmics, música, Música electrónica, new wave, pop, pop rock, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Silent Night, soul, synthpop
George Michael morreu há sete anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, dance pop, George Michael, homossexuais, Last Christmas, música, pop, pop rock, Wham!
Annie Lennox - 69 anos
Carreira
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:06 0 bocas
Marcadores: Annie Lennox, blue-eyed soul, Dave Stewart, Escócia, Eurythmics, música, Música electrónica, new wave, pop, pop rock, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, soul, synthpop, When Tomorrow Comes
sexta-feira, dezembro 22, 2023
Joe Cocker faleceu há nove anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 09:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, blues, blues-rock, Joe Cocker, Rock, You Can Leave Your Hat On
domingo, dezembro 17, 2023
Paul Butterfield nasceu há oitenta e um anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 08:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, blues, blues rock, Chicago blues, Electric blues, harmónica, Mystery Train, Paul Butterfield