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Hace 4 días · The song is inspired by the early memories of Paul Simon’s collaborator, Joseph Shabalala, the founder and leader of the renowned South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In a conversation with Linda Ronstadt, who provides backing vocals on the song, Simon asked her about her earliest memory.
Hace 3 días · Paul Simon is a legendary singer-songwriter who has been making music for over six decades. One of his most famous albums is “Rock of Ages,” released in 1973. This album is a masterpiece of folk rock, showcasing Simon’s incredible songwriting and musical talents. In this article, we will explore some interesting facts about Paul Simon’s ...
Hace 2 días · Something Phony This Way Comes. More of the Music of Linda Ronstadt. Hot Stamper Pressings on the Asylum Label. Here’s what we learned from a shootout many years ago. Many copies sounded like they were half-speed mastered. They had a little something phony added to the top of Linda’s voice. They had a little bit of suckout right in the ...
Hace 2 días · Ronstradt was one of many artists who were with us for a long time; other artists and groups were Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Peter, Paul and Mary, Prince, Bon Jovi, Burt Bacharach, Queen, Whitney Houston, Christopher Cross, The Knack, The Eagles (and when they split up, Don Henley and Glenn Frey; I arranged the sheet music of “You Belong to the City”), Frank Sinatra and many others.
Hace 2 días · It hadn’t been available for 40 years. Now the movie has been restored, and will be streaming on Disney+ starting on May 8th, 2024. After taking years to restore all the original footage filmed in 1969, producer/director Peter Jackson released the 8-hour award-winning documentary Get Back in 2021. Now Jackson has worked with the original ...
Hace 1 día · My Top Ten of 1977 reflects some of the defining artists (from my perspective) of the 70s. This is also the last Top Ten list that I only recently created. (Most future Top Ten lists were created at the end of their actual years.) As such my 1977 list feels like a look back more on my favorite artists of the decade than a reflection of what I was feeling and experiencing that year.
Hace 1 día · Since 2020, I've posted the Sunday Mornings album series of cover versions by Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren. But since I posted the most recent album in this series (the 14th!), the main singer-songwriter in this duo, Reina del Cid, decided to change her stage name to Elle Cordova.
