Little Richard Freedom Blues
Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and recording artist, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web site entry on Richard states that:
“More than any other performer – save, perhaps, Elvis Presley, Little Richard blew the lid off the Fifties, laying the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona. On record, he made spine-tingling rock and roll. His frantically charged piano playing and raspy, shouted vocals on such classics as “Tutti Frutti”, “Long Tall Sally” and “Good Golly, Miss Molly” defined the dynamic sound of rock and roll.”[1]
Beginning his recording career in 1951 by imitating the gospel-influenced style of late-40s jump blues artist Billy Wright,[2] Little Richard did not break through commercially until 1955. That year, under the guidance of Robert “Bumps” Blackwell, he began recording in a style he had been performing onstage for years,[3] featuring varied rhythm, a heavy backbeat, funky saxophone grooves, over-the-top Gospel-style singing, moans, screams, and other emotive inflections, accompanied by a combination of boogie-woogie and rhythm and blues music. This new music,[4] which included an original injection of funk into the rock and roll beat,[1] inspired James Brown,[5] Elvis Presley,[6] and generations of other rhythm & blues, rock and soul music artists.[7] He was subsequently among the seven initial inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and was one of only four of these honorees (along with Ray Charles, James Brown, and Fats Domino) to also receive the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 1957, while at the height of stardom, he became a born-again Christian, enrolled in and attended Bible college to become a preacher and evangelist, and withdrew from recording and performing secular music.
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Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe (2007)
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I was expecting a brilliant guitar player, but he was much better.
Videorecorded at Djurs Bluesland in Denmark – april 2007. Great concert.
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Battles- Gloss Drop ALBUM REVIEW
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Considering this album’s lineup change, its group of new guest singers, Gloss Drop must have been a bit of a challenge for Battles. Also, don’t forget to add the fact this thing is the band’s Sophomore LP, which comes after a highly praised first album.
If this was a test, Battles passed with flying pink colors. The instrumentation, musicianship, and grooves throughout this album are intense as hell. And guest vocalists like Matias Aguayo and Yamantaka Eye freaking kill it!
It’s one of the most weird and fun and weird and fun and weird and fun and weird and fun albums you’ll hear this year.
What should I review next, eh? What do you think of this album, too? Hate it? Love it? Why, oh, why?
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FAV TRACKS: ICE CREAM, FUTURA, INCHWORM, WALL STREET, MY MACHINES, TODDLER, ROLLS BAYCE, ICE CREAM
LEAST FAV TRACK: SWEETIE & SHAG
BATTLES / GLOSS DROP / WARP RECORDS / 2011
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What music software and music equipment should i use to make my own music?
I am a musician and want to record my vocals and 2 different acoustic guitar parts. I was wondering which microphones i should use to record my vocals and guitar, and what the music software i should use to put them all together to create my song. Thanks!
Reason 4 is a program which is really good for composing and for recording you can consider Mixcraft4
Why do some festivals and fairs stay away from booking 80′s hard rock acts and instead book blues and country?
80′s rock is very popular among many people. Why would be the reason a fair or festival would not book them, and instead book a country band or blues band over say a band like Motley Crue or Dokken?
Dude!! i love Motley Crue and Dokken!!! they need to get them out places now!!! and finaly a person that thinks like i do!!
Blues Festivals are helping to keep the blues alive-
been to any good ones this year? Heritage Blues Fest in Wheeling WV this coming weekend is great. Hope to see you there!
Yes. Was at the Chicago BluesFest this year. Johnny Winter, James Cotton, B.B. King,Billy Branch, Buckwheat Zydeco, Bob Margolin, Lonnie Brooks, Duke Robillard, Honeyboy Edwards to name just a few of the many performers to appear this year. Have a great time at the Heritage Festival.
Are there any good modern blues artists out there?
I listen to artists like Robert Johnson and such, and just wanted to expand my library a bit.
So if anyone knows of any good modern blues artists and shares them it would be appreciated.
Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise
"Train"
What is the name of the common ending that many blues songs share in common?
I really don’t know how else to describe it. There is a short tune that is played at the end of a ton of different blues songs, typically the whole band joins in and it last for a few seconds.
A turnaround?
RHH: Are Hip Hop Magazines Album Reviews Still Relevant?
im not tryin to bash them i bought the source last month but it just seems like anything u can get in in XXL or the Source you can get on a hiphop website thats a more up to date ex: reviews, interviews, rumors, ect. but i know, no online review "5/5" will mean the same thing as "5 mics" or "XXL". so are magazines album reviews still relevant?
