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Bo Ramsey
Bo Ramsey (born Robert Franklin Ramsey, 1951 in Burlington, Iowa, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording producer. Career He made his debut in Williamsburg, Iowa in 1973, fronted the Mother Blues Band, and rose to prominence as a soloist when he opened for Lucinda Williams on her 1994 tour. He has produced or played guitar on several of her albums, including ''Essence'', which was nominated for a Grammy Award, and appeared in her band in performances on ''The Late Show'' With David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night With Conan O’Brien and in Wim Wenders’ "Soul Of A Man" segment for the Blues series of Martin Scorsese. He has also produced recordings for Joan Baez, David Zollo, Pieta Brown, Iris DeMent, Ani DiFranco, and Kevin Gordon, with whom he co-fronted a band, and worked as a guitarist with the above and with Elvis Costello. He has produced and worked extensively with Greg Brown, including an appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes West Burlington and Middletown, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley, the most crooked street. History Prior to European settlement, the area was neutral territory for the Sac and Fox Native American tribes, who called it Shoquoquon (''Shok-ko-kon''), meaning Flint Hills. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson organized two parties of explorers to map the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark Expedition followed the Missouri River, while Lt. Zebulon Pike followed the Mississippi River. In 1805, Pike landed at the bluffs below Burlington and raised the United States Flag for the first time on what would become Iowa soil and recommended construction of a fort. The recommendation went unheeded. The Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ani DiFranco
Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influences from punk, funk, hip hop and jazz. She has released all her albums on her own record label, Righteous Babe. DiFranco supports many social and political movements by performing benefit concerts, appearing on benefit albums and speaking at rallies. Through the Righteous Babe Foundation, DiFranco has backed grassroots cultural and political organizations supporting causes including abortion rights and LGBT visibility. She counts American folk singer and songwriter Pete Seeger among her mentors. DiFranco released a memoir, ''No Walls and the Recurring Dream'', on May 7, 2019, via Viking Books and made The New York Times Best Seller list. Early life and education DiFranco was born in Buffalo, New York, on September 23, 1970, the daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freak Flag
''Freak Flag'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2011. The album peaked at number 34 on ''Billboard's'' Top Heatseekers chart. The original Minneapolis sessions for ''Freak Flag'' were ended by a disastrous lightning strike to the recording studio that destroyed all the tracks recorded. Brown went to Memphis and replaced all the songs save the title track in re-recording the album. Reception Music critic Mark Deming wrote in his Allmusic "... these songs find him very much in his element, marrying sly but heartfelt vocals to slinky melodies that split the difference between folky simplicity and bluesy grit... here his vocals aren't as strong a vehicle for his songs as they once were. It doesn't seem as if Brown is the least bit worried about this, but Freak Flag is one album where his take-it-or-leave-it attitude starts to fail him, at least as far as his voice is concerned." Stuart Henderson on ''Popmatters'' called the album "a disappointing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evening Call
''The Evening Call'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2006. It was his first album of all new material in over four years. Reception A review of the album in ''Sing Out!'' includes a lengthy description of the album's sound: "Brown and Ramsey do themselves proud with the laid back production, mostly guitars, bass, soft drums and percussion and the occasional harmonica that never obscure the lyrics and keep the action moving forward. You'll hear every detail of Brown's voice growling its way through the complex and sometimes brilliant lyrics. However, Brown makes Leonard Cohen sound like Mr. Sunshine. This CD requires several listenings to divine all Brown has to say and absorb the depth of his writing, but it's not one you'll want to put on the repeat mode on your CD player." ''Acoustic Guitar'' states that the album "is among Brown's finest work," and suggests the work was "clearly influenced by the sudden death last year of Brown's close f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey In The Lion's Head
''Honey in the Lion's Head'' is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown. It is his second release on the Trailer Records label. Of the 12 tracks, ten are traditional songs. One is Jim Garland’s Depression-era classic, “I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister”, and the other is a Brown original. Brown's wife, Iris DeMent and daughters Constie and Pieta Brown join on background vocals. Reception Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. wrote "Despite Brown's lethargic pacing, fans of traditional music will be glad someone dusted off these venerable songs and put a bit of life in them." Jim Musser of '' No Depression'' wrote of Brown's song choices "the flexible lyrics and deathless tunes of his youth have always remained true, and he more than repays the debt he owes them." Writing for ''PopMatters'', Seth Limmer was equivocal about the release, calling the album "a good listen, although nowhere near as compelling as any of Brown’s original work. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essential Recordings, 1980-96
Essential or essentials may refer to: Biology *Essential amino acid, one that the organism cannot produce by itself Groups and organizations * EQ Media Group, formerly Essential Media Group, a global television production company * Essential Media Communications, an Australian PR and polling company *Essential Products, a smart device company led by Andy Rubin *Essential Records (London), a subsidiary of London Records *Essential Records (Christian), a Christian subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment *The Essentials (band), a Canadian a cappella group formed in 1993 *Essentials (PlayStation), a budget package of PlayStation games Albums * ''Essential'' (Divinyls album), a compilation album, 1991 * ''Essential'' (Pet Shop Boys album), 1998 * ''Essential'' (Ramones album), 2007 * ''Essential'' (CeCe Peniston album), 2000 * ''Essential'' (Jethro Tull album) * Essential (Kate Ryan album), 2008 * ''Essential'' (Praga Khan album), 2005 * ''Essentials'' (Nate Dogg album), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slant 6 Mind
''Slant 6 Mind'' is the title of the fourteenth principal album release by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1997. At the Grammy Awards of 1998, ''Slant 6 Mind'' was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. Reception Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jeff Burger wrote of the album "For the most part, this 14th album is business as usual for Greg Brown, which is very good news indeed... Suffice it to say that once you've heard Brown's voice, you won't forget it. And while Brown once claimed he could sing Hank Williams songs with even more passion than he delivers his own, this terrific album makes a more passionate performance hard to imagine." Track listing All songs by Greg Brown. # "Whatever It Was" – 4:49 # "Loneliness House" – 4:24 # "Mose Allison Played Here" – 3:45 # "Spring & All" – 3:15 # "Vivid" – 3:15 # "Dusty Woods" – 5:57 # "Billy From the Hills" – 5:00 # "Speaking in Tongues" – 4:33 # "Enough" – 4:38 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Further In
''Further In'' is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown that was released in 1996. Guests include Kelly Joe Phelps, Dean McGraw and Kate McKenzie. Reception ''Further In'' is noted for its broad variety of music and lyrics. Greg Brown is noted for his humor, songwriting, storytelling, touring, and his work on NPR's ''A Prairie Home Companion''. A review written for Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange stated that "Further In is an order of magnitude more powerful, more perceptive, and more moving" than Brown's previous album ''The Poet Game'' which was at the time considered "the grand opus of his life." The album also received a four star review in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. A review in ''Dirty Linen'' described the album as Brown's best since ''Dream Café'' and praised the album for the "broad swath in subject matter" covered by the various songs. Writing for Allmusic, music critic Chris Nickson highly praised Brown and wrote of the album "Wonderfully and sparsely p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poet Game
''The Poet Game'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1994. Reception Writing for Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ..., music critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "Greg Brown's latest release is somber and streetwise with more political undertones than his previous CDs... Production is simple and in a few cases one would have liked to hear a bit more thought given to the instrumental arrangement, but still this is a fine stripped-to-the-bone songwriter album by one of the premiere contemporary writers." Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "Neither" rating. Track listing All songs by Greg Brown. # "Brand New '64 Dodge" – 3:49 # "Boomtown" – 3:17 # "Poet Game" – 5:30 # "Ballingall Hotel" – 5:42 # "One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Café
''Dream Café'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1992. It was produced by Bo Ramsey. It is a Red House release. Reception Music critic David Freedlander praised the release in his Allmusic review, writing Brown "Brown produces an album as light and refreshing as a summer breeze. Although it is plagued by the inconsistency which characterizes most of his studio work, some of his most heartfelt and enduring songs can be found on this album..." Bill Wyman of ''Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular cu ...'' wrote "... on ''Dream Café'' he's more varied musically — he'll do a grinding blues and even flirt with jazz. Also, he wields simpler but more forceful melodies, and is still very capable of pulling off a marvelou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down In There
''Down in There'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1990. Reception Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jason Ankeny wrote of the album "... Brown proves himself an able songwriter as well as a singer... While the majority of the album's songs are ballads leaning toward spare folk and country, "Poor Backslider" fits snugly into a Southern rock groove, while "If I Had Known" lopes along like an old rockabilly shuffle; all serve Brown's broken-in baritone wonderfully." Track listing All songs by Greg Brown # "If I Had Known" – 3:23 # "Hillbilly Girl" – 4:15 # "A Little Place in the Country" – 5:45 # "Worrisome Years" – 4:08 # "Hacklebarney Tune" – 3:56 # "Poor Backslider" – 4:08 # "Fooled Me Once" – 6:13 # "Band of Gold" – 4:01 # "All Day Rain" – 3:22 # "You Are a Flower" – 3:42 Personnel *Greg Brown – vocals, guitar *Bo Ramsey – guitar, background vocals *Bill Cagley – banjo *Al Murphy – fiddle * Radoslav Lorković ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red House Records
Red House Records is an independent folk and Americana record label in St. Paul, Minnesota. The label was founded in 1983 by Bob Feldman after seeing a performance by Iowa folk singer Greg Brown. Origin The label is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where Brown was living when he started it. After Brown's albums ''44 & 66'' and ''The Iowa Waltz'' were released in 1981 and 1982, it briefly went dormant until he met Bob Feldman in 1983. Feldman took over operation of the record label, while Brown focused on his musical endeavors, as he had just signed on to regularly perform on the radio program ''A Prairie Home Companion''. Feldman was known for his business philosophy of wanting "to provide a home and environment in which creative artists can make albums in total freedom—without interference from mogul types just looking for the next hit single." The first album released on the newly restarted label was Brown's ''In the Dark with You''. Over the next few years, the label focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
