Jerry Leiber dies at 78
July, 22nd. 2011
Jerry Leiber, the lyricist who, with his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote some of the most enduring classics in the history of rock ’n’ roll, including “Hound Dog,” “Yakety Yak,” “Stand By Me” and “On Broadway,” died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 78. The cause was cardio-pulmonary failure, said Randy Poe, president of Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing.
The team of Leiber and Stoller was formed in 1950, when Mr. Leiber was still a student at Fairfax High in Los Angeles and Mr. Stoller, a fellow rhythm-and-blues fanatic, was a freshman at Los Angeles City College. With Mr. Leiber contributing catchy, street-savvy lyrics and Mr. Stoller, a pianist, composing infectious, bluesy tunes, they set about writing songs with black singers and groups in mind.
In 1952, they wrote “Hound Dog” for the blues singer Big Mama Thornton. The song became an enormous hit for Elvis Presley in 1956 and made Leiber and Stoller the hottest songwriting team in rock ’n’ roll. They later wrote “Jailhouse Rock,” “Loving You,” “Don’t,” “Treat Me Nice,” “King Creole” and other songs for Presley, despite their loathing for his interpretation of “Hound Dog.”
In the late 1950s, having relocated to New York and taken their place among the constellation of talents associated with the Brill Building, they emerged as perhaps the most potent songwriting team in the genre.
Their hits for the Drifters remain some of the most admired songs in the rock ’n’ roll canon, notably “On Broadway,” written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. "Spanish Harlem," which Mr. Leiber wrote with Phil Spector, gave Ben E. King his first hit after leaving the Drifters. Mr. King's most famous recording, "Stand By Me," was a Leiber-Stoller song on which he collaborated.
They wrote a series of hits for the Coasters, including “Charlie Brown,” “Young Blood” with Doc Pomus, “Searchin’,” “Poison Ivy” and “Yakety Yak.” “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” a 1954 hit written for the Robins, became the title of a Broadway musical based on the Leiber and Stoller songbook. In 1987, the partners were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. “Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller have written some of the most spirited and enduring rock ’n’ roll songs," the hall said in a statement when they were inducted. “Leiber and Stoller advanced rock ’n’ roll to new heights of wit and musical sophistication.”
Jerome Leiber was born on April 25, 1933, in Baltimore, where his parents, Jewish immigrants from Poland, ran a general store. When Jerry was 5, his father died and his mother tried, with little success, to run a small store in one of the city’s worst slums. When he was 12, she took him to Los Angeles.
It was while attending Fairfax High in Los Angeles and working in Norty’s Record Shop that he met Lester Sill, a promoter for Modern Records, and confessed that he wanted to be a songwriter. After Sill urged him to find a pianist who could help him put his ideas onto sheet music he met Mr. Stoller through a friend, and the two began writing together “Often I would have a start, two or four lines” Mr. Leiber told Robert Palmer, the author of “Baby, That Was Rock & Roll: The Legendary Leiber and Stoller” (1978). “Mike would sit at the piano and start to jam, just playing, fooling around, and I’d throw out a line. He’d accommodate the line — metrically, rhythmically.”
Within a few years they had written modestly successful songs for several rhythm-and-blues singers: “K.C. Lovin’ ” for Little Willie Littlefield, which under the title “Kansas City” became a No. 1 hit for Wilbert Harrison in 1959.
In 1952, Sill arranged for Mr. Leiber and Mr. Stoller to visit the bandleader Johnny Otis and to listen to several of the rhythm-and-blues acts who worked with him, including Big Mama Thornton, who sang “Ball and Chain” for them. Inspired, the partners went back to Mr. Stoller’s house and wrote “Hound Dog.” “I yelled, he played,” Mr. Leiber told Josh Alan Friedman, the author of “Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock ’n’ Roll” (2008). “The groove came together and we finished in 12 minutes flat. I work fast. We raced right back to lay the song on Big Mama.”
In 1953 they formed Spark Records, an independent label, with Sill, but without national distribution it failed to score major hits. Atlantic Records, which had bought the Leiber and Stoller song “Ruby Baby” and “Fools Fall in Love” for the Drifters, signed them to an unusual agreement that allowed them to produce for other labels. The golden age of Leiber and Stoller began. Their seemingly endless list of hit songs from this period included “Love Potion No. 9” for the Clovers (later a hit for the Searchers).
In the mid-1960s, Mr. Leiber and Mr. Stoller concentrated on production. They founded Red Bird Records, where they turned out hit records by girl groups like the Dixie Cups (“Chapel of Love”) and the Shangri-Las (“Leader of the Pack,” “Walking in the Sand”).
They sold the label in 1966 and worked as independent producers and writers. Peggy Lee, who had recorded their song “I’m a Woman” in 1963, recorded “Is that All There Is?” in 1969.
Mr. Leiber is survived by three sons, Jed, Oliver and Jake, and two grandchildren.
With Mr. Stoller and David Ritz, Mr. Leiber wrote a 2009 memoir, “Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography.”
(Source: The New York Times)
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Living Blues Awards
2011 – 18th Annual - Living Blues Awards
Critics’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male):James Cotton
Blues Artist of the Year (Female): Mavis Staples
Most Outstanding Blues Singer: Mavis Staples
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar): Lurrie Bell
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica): James Cotton
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard): Pinetop Perkins
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass): Bob Stroger
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums): Kenny Smith
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns): Eddie Shaw
Most Outstanding Musician (Other): Major Handy - Accordion
Best Live Performer: Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Comeback Artist of the Year: James Kinds
Artist Deserving More Attention: The Relatives
Best Blues Albums of 2010
Album of the Year: James Cotton – Giant – Alligator Records
New Recordings/ Southern Soul: Denise LaSalle – 24 Hour Woman – Malaco Records
New Recordings/ Best debut: James Kinds – Love You From The Top – Delmark Records
New Recordings/ Traditional & Acoustic: Eric Bibb – Booker’s Guitar – Telarc Records
New Recordings/Contemporary Blues: Kenny Neal – Hooked On Your Love – Blind Pig
Historical: Junior Wells – Live In Boston 1966 – Delmark Records
Blues Book of the Year: Scott Barretta and Ken Murphy – State Of The Blues – Proteus Publishing
Readers’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male): Buddy Guy
Blues Artist of the Year (Female): Marcia Ball
Best Blues Album of 2010 (New Release): Buddy Guy – Living Proof – Silvertone/Jive
Best Blues Album of 2010 (Historical Recording): Dinah Washington - The Fabulous Miss D! The Keystone, Decca, & Mercury Singles 1943-1953 - Verve/Mercury/Hip-O Select
Best Blues DVD of 2010: Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session - Stax Records
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar): Buddy Guy
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica): Charlie Musselwhite
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard): Marcia Ball
Best Live Performer: Buddy Guy
Most Outstanding Blues Singer: Buddy Guy
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Junior Wells / Hoodoo Man Blues Deluxe Edition to be released on Delmark Records
The Chicago based Delmark Records will bless the world with an in-depth re-examination of a timeless masterpiece! The release date is August 16. Here is the Delmark press release:"Hoodoo Man Blues" is considered by most blues aficionados and fans to be one of the best blues albums of all time. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and was chosen by the readers of Living Blues Magazine as a top ten Desert Island Blues disc. Recorded on September 22 & 23, 1965,"Hoodoo man Blues" was the first studio album to capture a working Chicago blues band doing essentially what they did on stage without time constraints to accommodate the singles market. Of course both Junior Wells & Buddy Guy went on to become international blues stars. This new digipak re-issue contains 17 performances: the 12 songs from the original LP, 3 alternates that have been available on CD plus 4 never-before released performances. There’s one completely unissued song, “I Ain’t Stranded,” and 3 alternate takes to “Yonder Wall” in which Buddy Guy is playing through the Leslie speaker as he did on the title track, something guitar players are still copying to this day. The new four-panel digipak and 16-page booklet package contains eight never-before-seen photos from the recording session. 60 minutes long (15 minutes longer than the last version).
Delmark Records reedita "Hoodoo Man" del legendario Junior Wells.
La compañía Delmark Records de Chicago ofrecerá a todos los buenos aficionados una profunda y cuidada revisión de una obra maestra. La fecha previsa de publicación es el 16 de agosto de 2011. A continuación reproducimos la nota de prensa editada por Delmark: "Hoodoo Man Blues" está considerado por la mayoría de los aficionados al blues como uno de los mejores discos de blues de todos los tiempos. Incluído en el Salón de la Fama de los Premios Grammy, también fue elegido por los lectores de la revista Living Blues como uno de los diez mejors discos del Desert Island Blues. Grabado el 22 y 23 de septiembre de 1965, "Hoodoo Man Blues" fue el primer álbum realizado en estudio que consiguió capturar el sonido y el trabajo de una banda de blues de Chicago, tocando básicamente de la misma forma que lo hacían en directo sobre el escenario de cualquier club de Chicago, sin las limitaciones de tiempo que requerían la publicación de las canciones en singles. Por supuesto, tanto Junior Wells y Buddy Guy se convirtieron en auténticas estrellas internacionales de blues. Esta reedicion en formato digipack contiene 17 cortes: las 12 canciones del LP original, tres bonus tracks, disponibles otros cds, más 4 temas que no habían sido publicados con anterioridad. También se encuentra una canción inédita "I Ain't Stranded", y tres tomas alternativas de "Yonder Wall" en la que Buddy Guy toca a través de un amplificador Leslie, al igual que en el tema que da titulo al disco y que muchos de los guitarristas actuales todavía siguen copiando. Este nuevo digipak consta de cuatro paneles y de un libreto de 16 páginas con ocho fotos inéditas pertenecientes a aquellas sesiones de grabación paquete folleto contiene ocho nunca antes visto fotos de la sesión de grabación. La duración es de 60 minutos (15 minutos más que la versión anterior).
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New documentary about the Mississippi Juke Joint Tradition
A new DVD celebrating the Delta’s down-home blues tradition called We Juke Up In Here: Mississippi’s Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads, is now available. Producers Jeff Konkel of Broken & Hungry Records and Roger Stolle of Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art reunite for a second adventure, after the success of their prior film "M For Mississippi". This time around they explore what remains of Mississippi’s once-thriving juke joint culture with interviews, live club performances and an intimate look at Mississippi blues. For more information, a promotional trailer, and to order this film, please visit the website at http://www.wejukeupinhere.com
Nuevo documental sobre los Juke Joints del Mississippi.
Acaba de publicarse un nuevo DVD titulado "We Juke Up In Here: Mississippi's Juke Joint Culture At The Crossroads". Este DVD en forma de documntal, recoge una nueva parte de la tradición 'down-home' del delta del Mississippi. Producido por Jeff Konkel, de roken & Hungry Records y Roger Stolle de Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art, y animados por el éxito de su primer documental titulado "M For Mississipi", se han vuelto a reunir de nuevo para explorar e indagar lo que queda de la cultura de los en otra época florecientes juke-joints del Mississippi. La película ofrece entrevistas, actuaciones en directo en diversos clubs y una mirada íntimista al blues del Mississippi. Para más información, solicitud de material promocional, o compra dirigirse a http://www.wejukeupinhere.com
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2011 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS.
The 32nd Blues Music Awards took place on Thursday May 5, 2011 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee.The Presenting Sponsor for the 32nd Blues Music Awards is The Gibson Foundation. The Sustaining Sponsor is I 55 Productions.
Major funding is provided by ArtsMemphis and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
The 32nd Blues Music Awards were also sponsored by Blue Mountain Artists, BMI, Catfood Records, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, First Tennessee Foundation, Global Electronic Technology, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Sony/Legacy Records.
Once again, The Blues Music Awards were broadcasted live in their entirety on Sirius XM's B.B. King's Bluesville. They will be broadcast on public television later in the year.
The 2011 show followed the format of the critically-acclaimed shows of recent years. More than 65 nominees attended and the night was filled with their appearances and performances in a cabaret setting in the Convention Center's ballroom.
The event brought together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. Each year, the Foundation present The Blues Music Awards to the artists selected by its members. They are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. As always, a pre-party immediately preceded the Awards.
The Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Charter Members' Dinner held the night before on Wednesday, May 4.
Here is the winners list:
La 32 edición de los Blues Music Awards se celebró el jueves 5 de mayo de 2011 en el Centro de Convenciones Cook en Memphis, Tennessee.The Patrocinador Presentador de la edición de este año ha sido la Fundación Gibson. El Patrocinador general ha sido 55 Producciones. La mayor parte de la finanaciación ha corrido a cargo de ArtsMemphis y la Comisión de las Artes de Tennessee.
Los premios también han sido patrocinados por Blue Mountain Artistas, IMC Records Catfood, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, First Tennessee Foundation, Global Electronic Technology, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company y Sony/Legacy Records.
Una vez más, los Blues Music Awards se transmitió en directo en su totalidad en Sirius XM Bluesville BB King's. También será ofrecido por la televisión pública a finales de año.
El programa de la edición 2011 siguió el formato de los últimos años. Más de 65 candidatos estuvieron presentes en la gala, con actuaciones y presentaciones en un ambiente de sala de fiestas en el gran salón del Centro de Convenciones.
El evento reunió a artistas de blues, representantes de la industria y fans de todo el mundo congregados para disfrutar de lo mejor, tnto de actuaciones como de grabaciones, del blues en el año 2010. Cada año, la Blues Foundation presenta a los candidatos a recibir los Blues Music Awards y que han sido seleccionados por los miembros de la Fundación. Estos premios son universalmente reconocido como el más alto honor otorgado a los artistas de blues. Como siempre, una gran fiesta precedió a la entrega de premios.
El Ceremonia de Presentacion del Blues Hall of Fame así como la cena de los Charter Member's tuvo lugar la noche anterior.
¡Felicidades a todos los ganadores y a la Blues Foundation por su labor!
A continuación se incluye la lista de ganadores:
Traditional Blues Album: Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Joined At the Hip
Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Buddy Guy
Contemporary Blues Album: Buddy Guy, Living Proof
Traditional Blues Male Artist: Charlie Musselwhite
Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist: Solomon Burke
Soul Blues Album: Solomon Burke, Nothing's Impossible
Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Robin Rogers
Acoustic Artist: John Hammond
Album: Buddy Guy, Living Proof
B.B. King Entertainer: Buddy Guy
Koko Taylor Award: Ruthie Foster
Band: The Derek Trucks Band
Best New Artist Debut: Matt Hill, On the Floor
Song of the Year: Tom Hambridge/Buddy Guy, "Living Proof"
Acoustic Album: The Nighthawks, Last Train to Bluesville
Rock Blues Album: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin,
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett ; Live! In Chicago
Historical Album: Bob Corritore & Friends, Harmonica Blues
DVD: Luther Allison, "Songs from the Road"
Instrumentalist-Guitar: Derek Trucks
Instrumentalist- Harmonica: Charlie Musselwhite
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Dr. John
Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist-Horn: Eddie Shaw
Instrumentalist-Bass: Bob Stroger
Instrumentalist-Other: Sonny Rhodes
Congratulations to all winners and The Blues Foundation too!!
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DELTA BLUES MUSEUM BREALS GROUND ON MUDDY WATERS ADDITION
New wing to open in 2012 in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi
The Delta Blues Museum Board of Trustees, in coordination with the City of Clarksdale, the Stovall Family and D. Carroll Construction, today broke ground on the Museum’s new wing, to be dedicated as the Muddy Waters Addition. Construction on the new wing will be complete by the end of 2011.
The Muddy Waters Addition, encompassing 7.000 square feet and set to open to the public in 2012, features a two-story wing that will house new permanent exhibits and will showcase the remains of the cabin from Stovall Farms, where McKinley Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters) grew up. Using the museum’s collection of artifacts, the new exhibits in the wing will feature the history of Clarksdale’s blues culture, as told by the musicians and the music they created. Museum Board of Directors President William Gresham thanked the design and construction teams as well as the Stovall family for their generous gift, saying, “The Muddy Waters Addition represents the museum’s ongoing commitment to our mission, honoring the history and heritage of Delta Blues music, musicians and their important influence.”
Since 1999, the Delta Blues Museum has been housed in the historic freight depot, located just across from Ground Zero Blues Club in downtown Clarksdale. The newest addition is designed to complement the depot structure, which was built in 1918 for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. The museum building was designated as a Landmark Property in 1996. Belinda Stewart Architects are the design lead for the new construction, which will cost $1.4 million. Museum Director Shelley Ritter oversees fundraising for the project, which is being supported by the Mississippi Arts Commission, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the City of Clarksdale, the Chisholm Foundation and private donors.
The Delta Blues Museum is dedicated to creating a welcoming place where visitors find meaning, value, and perspective by exploring evolution of the unique American musical art form of the blues. The City of Clarksdale, located at the intersection of Highways 61 and 49 (“the crossroads”), and the surrounding Delta region are known as “the land where the blues began”. Since its creation, the Delta Blues Museum has preserved, interpreted, and encouraged a deep interest in the story of the blues. Established in 1979 by the Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees and re-organized as a stand-alone museum in 1999, the Delta Blues Museum is the state’s oldest music museum. The Delta Blues Museum Stage is adjacent to the museum classroom, which hosts a year-round music education program as well as lectures and symposia. The Delta Blues Museum Stage serves as the main venue for local festivals such as the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in August and the Juke Joint Festival in April.
(From Museum Publicity)
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Blues Grammy Winners!
It is always fascinating to see who makes the final nomination cut in the Grammy's . For the most part the nominees are seasoned blues veterans, but this year's nominees also include a pop artist who crossed over for a one album project, and a youthful blues-rock guitarist who has included some seasoned blues veterans in his project.
AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Joined At the Hip
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Buddy Guy - Living Proof
There have also received an award Mavis Staples You Are Not Alone, as best Americana music album, Carolina Chocolate Drops Genuine Negro Jig as Best Traditioal Folk Album and Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band Zydeco Junkie as Best Zydeco or Cajun album.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!!
Ganadores de los premios Grammy en la categoría Blues
Siempre es algo fascinante comprobar quienes son los nominados a los premios Grammy. En la mayoría de los casos los nominados son artistas veteranos y con gran experiencia en el blues, pero en los de este año también se incluye a una artista del mundo del pop que se ha pasado al blues para realizar un cd, y a un joven guitarrista de blues-rock que ha incluido algunos artistas veteranos y de gran nombre en el mundo del blues en su proyecto.
Y LOS GANADORES SON:
Mejor Álbum de Blues Tradicional
Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Joined At the Hip
Mejor Álbum de Blues Contemporáneo
Buddy Guy - Living Proof
Tambien han sido premiados Mavis Staples You Are Not Alone, como mejor album de música Americana, Carolina Chocolate Drops Genuine Negro Jig como mejor album de Folk Tadicional y Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band Zydeco Junkie como mejor álbum de música Zydeco o Cajun.
¡¡FELICIDADES A LOS GANADORES!!
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Good and welcomed news for all music lovers. MVD Entertainment announces just released new material which is now getting distribution.
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Some of the latest new releases we have just received, now available on stores, are the following ones:
CD’s
The Michael Schenker Group “The 30th. Anniversary Concert-Live In Tokyo” Inakustik
Five high quality very professional musicians celebrating in a magnificent rock festival of rock the thirty years of their career with legendary songs and energetic wild guitar solos.
The Superbees “Top Of The Rocks” Acetate Records
As irresistible as ever, these rock monsters appear in this album that. Altough it includes a few songs, they shine at a very high level.
The Factory “The Factory” Acetate Records
Coming from Washington, The Factory ruthlessly shelled roll down ten songs in the most pure and orthodox punk-rock style, in the path of The New York Dolls and other similar bands.
Phil Manzanera “The Music 1972 – 2008” Expression Records (3 Cd’s)
In this triple cd you will find the best Phil Manzanera recordings he did between 1972 and 2008. It becomes an essential album for reluctant fans of Manzanera, John Cale, Brian Eno and other similar musicians.
Fred Shafer “Resistor” NorthView
Guitarist Fred Shafer surprises us with a balanced effective and good matched work, which becomes evident in every one of the twelve songs included in this exquisite "Resistor".
DVD’S
Eric Clapton “The 1960’s Review” Sexy Intellectual Production
Impressive document of Eric Clapton’s early years, with the Yardbirds, John Mayall, Cream and Blind Faith.
Pearl Jam “Under Review” Sexy Intellectual Production
Historical document of this amazing band, that will make your hair stand on end by the accurate content of the interviews included.
America’s Music Legacy “Country & Western” Quantum Leap / MVD Visual
One of the DVD volumes of America's Music Legacy collection gives us a glimpse into the most genuine and, at the same time, contemporary Country & Western, with different performances by Razzy Bailey, Eddie Dean, Patti Page, Moe Bandy, Terry Gregory or Jerry Lee Lewis among others.
Cactus “Live, Loud & Proud” MVD Visual
The DVD shows this great and historical band performing live in different cities, on tour between 2006 and 2007 with Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert and Jim McCarty, together with Savoy Brown’s singer Jimmy Kunes.
Eric Sardinas & Big Motor “Live” MVD Visual
Those who are familiar with guitarist and singer Eric Sardinas perfectly know whay you will find on this DVD. Pure dynamite of Delta rock-blues. Everything played with his electrifying, roaring, frenetic guitar and The powerful rhythm section of The Big Motor Band.
The Michael Schenker Group “The 30th. Anniversary Concert – Live In Tokyo” Inakustik
As just said, as the same thing as included on the double cd but, this time, in images. Impressive and overpowering guitar riffs and solos, those ones that leave a deep mark.
John Scofield “New Morning. The Paris Concert” Inakustik
One of the most influential important modern conceptual jazz song-writers and guitar players who successfully combines post-bop, funk edged jazz and r&b. A DVD specially devoted to the generation who are sons of Miles Davis.
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Brian Wilson “Songwriter 1962 – 1969” Sexy Intellectual Production
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Leonard Cohen’s “Lonesome Heroes” Pride Production
Fascinating microscopic vision of life, music and inspiration of one of the most attractive 'folk songsters' and poets of contemporary popular music, particularly influenced by the Beat Generation.
The Sacred Triangle “Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971 – 1973” Sexy Intellectual Production.
This fascinating documentary film investigates the bright, artistic and productive era of these three pop music monsters who are David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Red. The DVD also includes contributions from Angie Bowie, Billy Name of Andy Warhol’s Factory and many other people who had a close relationship with them during the early seventies.
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Buenas y gratas noticias para todos los melómanos. MVD Entertainment Group nos anuncia nuevo material que acaba de editar y que ya está distribuyendo.
MVD Entertainment Group, previamente conocida como Music Video Distributors, fue fundada en 1986 por Tom Seaman. Inicialmente esta empresa se dedicaba a comprar videos en formato VHS que después revendía a las tiendas de discos. Con la aparición de los DVD’s la compañía creció sobremanera y se convirtió en una de las empresas lideres en música de todos los estilos.
En el año 2006 MVD realizó una ampliación de su negocio y formó tres divisiones de la misma empresa: MVD Audio, MVD Visual y MVD Distribución.
MVD Audio realiza la distribución exclusiva de música grabada en cd y tiene acuerdos con algunas de las compañías de discos más importantes y artistas independientes.
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Algunas de las últimas novedades que acabamos de recibir de la firma y que ya están disponibles para todos vosotros, son las que a continuación se detallan:
CD’S
The Michael Schenker Group “The 30th. Anniversary Concert-Live In Tokyo” Inakustik (2 cd’s)
Cinco músicos de una enorme calidad musical y profesional celebrando en un magnifico festival de rock sus treinta años de carrera con legendarias canciones y furiosos y enérgicos solos de guitarra
The Superbees “Top Of The Rocks” Acetate Records
Tan irresistibles como siempre se nos muestran estos monstruos rockeros en este álbum con pocas canciones pero de inigualable talla
The Factory “The Factory” Acetate Records
Originales de Washington los Factory desgranan sin contemplaciones diez canciones en su más puro y ortodoxo estilo punk/rock en la línea de los New York Dolls y otras bandas similares
Phil Manzanera “The Music 1972 – 2008” Expression Records (3 Cd’s)
En este triple compacto encontrareis lo mejor de lo mejor que Phil Manzanera grabó entre 1972 y el 2008. Un álbum imprescindible para los fans de Manzanera, John Cale, Brian Eno y compañía.
Fred Shafer “Resistor” NorthView
El guitarrista Fred Shafer nos sorprende con un trabajo equilibrado, efectivo y bien trenzado en todas y cada una de las doce composiciones que nos brinda en este exquisito “Resistor”.
DVD’S
Eric Clapton “The 1960’s Review” Sexy Intellectual Production
Impresionante documento de los primeros años de Eric Clapton con los Yardbirds, John Mayall, Cream y Blind Faith.
Pearl Jam “Under Review” Sexy Intellectual Production
Histórico documento de esta extraordinaria banda que pone los pelos de punta por la veracidad de sus entrevistas.
America’s Music Legacy “Country & Western” Quantum Leap / MVD Visual
Dentro de la colección America’s Music Legacy este dvd nos muestra una pincelada del más genuino y al mismo tiempo moderno Country & Western, con actuaciones de Razzy Bailey, Eddie Dean, Patti Page, Moe Bandy, Terry Gregory o Jerry Lee Lewis entre otros
Cactus “Live, Loud & Proud” MVD Visual
El dvd nos muestra a esta formidable e histórica banda actuando de gira por diferentes ciudades, en un tour realizado en 2006 y 2007 con Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert y Jim McCarty y en colaboración con el cantante de Savoy Brown Jimmy Kunes.
Eric Sardinas & Big Motor “Live” MVD Visual
Los que conocéis la trayectoria del guitarrista y cantante Eric Sardinas ya sabéis a lo que os atenéis. Pura dinamita de rock/blues del Delta. Todo ello servido por su electrizante, rugiente y frenética guitarra y la poderosa sección de ritmo de los Big Motor.
The Michael Schenker Group “The 30th. Anniversary Concert – Live In Tokyo” Inakustik
Lo hemos comentado anteriormente, lo mismo que el doble cd pero, esta vez, en imágenes. Impresionantes y apabullantes riffs y solos de guitarra, de aquellos que dejan huella.
John Scofield “New Morning. The Paris Concert” Inakustik
Uno de los más influyentes e importantes compositores y guitarristas de jazz moderno y conceptual, que combina con acierto post-bop, funk edged jazz y r&b. Un dvd dedicado a la generación de los hijos de Miles Davis.
America’s Music Legacy “Gospel” Quantum Leap / MVD Visual
Desde la rumba, al jazz, pasando por la música ju-ju, hasta desembocar en el Gospel. Todo ello expresado en este magnifico dvd, con actuaciones de The Winans, The Archers, Mahalia Jackson, The Chambers Family, Linda Hopkins y muchos otros
Brian Wilson “Songwriter 1962 – 1969” Sexy Intellectual Production
Este dvd explora la música y los sueños de aquella época dorada de los Beach Boys y de su líder Brian Wilson. Asimismo el dvd contiene entrevistas con amigos, managers, productores, músicos y familia.
Leonard Cohen’s “Lonesome Heroes” Pride Production
Fascinante y microscópica visión de la vida, música e inspiración de uno de los más atractivos ‘folk songsters’ y poetas de la música contemporánea y popular, particularmente influenciado por la generación beat.
The Sacred Triangle “Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971 – 1973” Sexy Intellectual Production
Este fascinante documental investiga la era brillante, artística y productiva de estos tres monstruos del pop que son David Bowie, Iggy Pop y Lou Red. El dvd contiene también contribuciones de Angie Bowie, Billy Name de la Factoría de Andy Warhol y muchos otros personajes relacionados con ellos durante los primeros años setenta.
Como podréis observar, la variedad y la calidad de las bandas, los músicos y los géneros que MVD va editando tanto en cd como en dvd, es francamente impresionante. Pop, rock, psicodelia, blues, gospel, jazz, glam rock, punk… Un catálogo amplio y ecléctico que pone los pelos de punta y un brutal y espeluznante escaparate para el consumidor de música.
Os invito a visitar su web, pinchar en sus catálogos y empezar un sorprendente viaje de ida, sin retorno.
MVD Entertainment Group es una empresa seria, con unos precios muy asequibles para todos los bolsillos. Hacedme caso, decidíros a entrar en la web, comprar sus productos y si no quedáis satisfechos, ¡protestar!
www.mvdb2b.com
Vicente Zúmel
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Legendary Recording of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan Finally Released
October 16th, 2010
In 1983, two of blues’ foremost musicians, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King, met in a studio for the television series “In Session…” It was never released and blues enthusiasts have been searching high and low for decent copies of the footage for years. That changes now. On November 6th, Stax Records is releasing a two-disc CD+DVD of the fabled event entitled…you guessed it…”In Session…”
Here’s the tracklisting:
En 1983, dos músicos de blues más importante, Stevie Ray Vaughan y Albert King, se reunieron en un estudio para la serie de televisión "En Sesión ..." Esta grabación nunca fue publicada y los aficionados al blues han estado buscándola por todas partes durante años y años. Finalmente esto ha cambiado. El próximo 6 de noviembre, Stax Records publicará un CD con dos discos + DVD del fabuloso evento titulado... seguro que lo has adivinado... "En Sesión..."
La lista de temas es la siguiente:
DVD
Act I
1. Introduction
2. Born Under a Bad Sign
3. Texas Flood
4. Call It Stormy Monday
Act II
5. Matchbox Blues
6. Pep Talk
7. Don’t Lie To Me
8. Who Is Stevie? [Unedited version]
9. Pride and Joy
The Finale
10. I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town
11. Outro
CD
1. Call It Stormy Monday
2. Old Times
3. Pride and Joy
4. Ask Me No Questions
5. Pep Talk
6. Blues At Sunrise
7. Turn It Over Overall Junction
8. Match Box Blues
9. Who Is Stevie?
10. Don’t Lie To Me
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BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS
2011
winners
were announced at the awards ceremonies at Buddy Guy's Legends Thursday
night in Chicago. Winners were chose by more than 6500 Blues Blast Magazine
readers voting online. Congratulations to the winners and all the nominees
Contemporary Blues CD
Buddy Guy -
Living Proof
Song Of The
Year
Living Proof - Tom Hambrige & Buddy Guy
Female Blues Artist
Robin Rogers
Blues Band Of The Year
Trampled Under Foot
Traditional Blues CD
Pinetop Perkins
&
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
- Joined At The Hip
New Artist Debut Release
Chris O'Leary Band
- Mr. Used to Be
Male Blues
Artist
Buddy Guy
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Trampled Under Foot
Chicago
Tribune
names Alligator president
and founder Bruce Iglauer A "Chicagoan of the year"
Bluesman
Hubert Sumlin, guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf, dies at 80
From
The Blues Foundation:
ALLIGATOR
RECORDS SIGNS VOCALIST/HARMONICA ICON CURTIS SALGADO
ALLIGATOR
RECORDS SIGNS GUITAR, SINGER AND SONGWRITER JOE LOUIS WALKER
DONATIONS
AND HELP REQUESTED FOR FOUNDIN LIVING BLUES EDITOR, JIM O'NEAL
Honeyboy
Edwards dies at 96
201
Southwest Musical Arts Foundation