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Crying Song (album)
''Crying Song'' is an album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring performances of popular music (including songs by Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Monkees and The Bee Gees) and by Laws recorded in Memphis with Elvis Presley's rhythm section and at Rudy Van Gelder's studio.CTI discography accessed February 6, 2012 Reception The review awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed February 6, 2012 Track listing # "La Jean" ( |
Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres, moving effortlessly from one repertory to another. Biography Hubert Laws, Jr. was born November 10, 1939, in the Studewood section of Houston, Texas, the second of eight children to Hubert Laws, Sr. and Miola Luverta Donahue. Many of his siblings also entered the music industry, including saxophonist Ronnie and vocalists Eloise, Debra, and Johnnie Laws. He began playing flute in high school after volunteering to substitute for the school orchestra's regular flutist. He became adept at jazz improvisation by playing in the Houston-area jazz group the Swingsters, which eventually evolved into the Modern Jazz Sextet, the Night Hawks, and The Crusaders. At the age of 15, he was a member of the early Jazz Crusaders while in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock and Grant Green. He worked with many different record companies, and recorded almost every session on Blue Note Records from 1953 to 1967. He worked on albums including John Coltrane's ''A Love Supreme'', Miles Davis's '' Walkin''', Herbie Hancock's '' Maiden Voyage'', Sonny Rollins's '' Saxophone Colossus'', and Horace Silver's ''Song for My Father''. He is regarded as one of the most influential engineers in jazz. Early life Van Gelder was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His parents, Louis Van Gelder and the former Sarah Cohen, ran a women's clothing store in Passaic. His interest in microphones and electronics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Gibb
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. With his younger brothers, fraternal twins Robin and Maurice Gibb, he formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1955. He has lived in Britain, Australia, and the United States, holding dual UK–US citizenship, the latter since 2009. Born in Douglas on the Isle of Man, Gibb was raised in Manchester, where he took part in the skiffle craze. In 1955, he formed his first band, the Rattlesnakes, which evolved into the Bee Gees in 1960, after the Gibb family had moved to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. They later returned to England, where they achieved worldwide fame, then moved to the United States in 1975. Well-known for his wide vocal range, Gibb's most notable vocal trait is a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is a song by the Bee Gees. Released as a single on 1968, it was their second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, and their first US Top 10 hit. Barry Gibb re-recorded the song with Keith Urban for his 2021 album ''Greenfields''. Writing and recording The song is about a man who, awaiting his execution in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife.''Tales Of The Brothers Gibb'', First Edition, Omnibus Press, 2000. Robin Gibb, who wrote the lyrics, said that the man's crime was the murder of his wife's lover, though the lyrics do not explicitly allude to the identity of the victim. Robin said, "This is about a prisoner on Death Row who only has a few hours to live. He wants the prison chaplain to pass on a final message to his wife. There's a certain urgency about it. Myself and Barry wrote it. It's a bit like writing a script. Sometimes you can sit there for three hours with your guitar and nothing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Nesmith
Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum," which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, " Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, ''PopClips'', which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. He was asked to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen To The Band (song)
"Listen to the Band" is a song by American pop rock band the Monkees, released on Colgems single 5004 on April 26, 1969. Written by Michael Nesmith, it is the first time Nesmith sang lead vocals on a Monkees single A-side. Background The song was written during Nesmith's RCA Nashville sessions and recording commenced on June 1, 1968. It was completed on December 9, 1968 at RCA studios in Los Angeles, with a horn section added to the track (arranged by Shorty Rogers). "Listen to the Band" was first heard in a live performance on the Monkees' television special '' 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee'' (filmed in late 1968), with Peter Tork making his final appearance before leaving the band. The one-hour special aired on NBC on April 14, 1969, and the single was released 12 days later. The single's flip side, "Someday Man", was a song written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols and produced by Bones Howe. It was sung by Jones and recorded at the same time as Goffin and King's "A Man W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, co-lead vocalist and conceptual leader until his departure in 1983. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums '' The Dark Side of the Moon'' (1973), ''Wish You Were Here'' (1975), '' Animals'' (1977), '' The Wall'' (1979), and '' The Final Cut'' (1983). By the early 1980s, they had become one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups in popular music. Amid creative differences, Waters left in 1985 and began a legal dispute over the use of the band's name and material. They settled out of court in 1987. Waters's solo work includes the studio albums '' The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking'' (1984), ''Radio K.A.O.S.'' (1987)'','' '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crying Song
Crying is the human production of tears in response to an emotional state. Crying may also refer to: Music * Crying (band), an American rock band from Purchase, New York * ''Crying'' (album), a 1962 album by Roy Orbison Songs * "Cryin'", a 1993 song by Aerosmith * "Cryin'" (Joe Satriani song), 1992 * "Crying" (Roy Orbison song), 1961 * "Cryin'" (Vixen song), 1988 * "Crying", by Björk from '' Debut'' * "Crying", by Bobby Vinton from '' Roses Are Red'' * "Cryin'", by Chris Isaak from ''Chris Isaak'' * "Cryin'", by Doro from ''Angels Never Die'' * "Cryin'", by Eric Clapton from '' Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies'' * "Crying", by George Harrison from ''Wonderwall Music'' * "Crying", by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from ''Oddments'' * "Crying", by J. J. Cale from ''Okie'' * "Cryin'", by Ringo Starr from ''Ringo's Rotogravure'' * "Crying", by Sistar from '' Give It To Me'' * "Crying", by TV on the Radio from ''Dear Science'' * "Crying", by Yngwie Malmsteen from ''Trilog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hamilton
Arthur Hamilton Stern (born October 22, 1926),Stern, Arthur “Art” ''Mar-Ken.org''. Retrieved January 14, 2016 known professionally as Arthur Hamilton, is an American songwriter. He is best known for writing the song " Cry Me a River", first published in 1953, and recorded by and numerous other artists. Biography Arthur "Art" Stern was born in , Washington, the son of songwriter and comedian Jacob Abraham "Jack" Stern (1896–19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Popp
André Charles Jean Popp (19 February 1924 – 10 May 2014) was a French composer, arranger and screenwriter. Biography Popp was born into a family of German-Dutch background, in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. He started his career as a church organist, filling the place of the abbot who had been called up to serve in World War II in 1939. Popp studied music at the Saint Joseph Institute. In the 1950s he worked for the French radio station RTF, composing music for the ''Club d'Essai'' and, from 1953 to 1960, ''La Bride sur le cou''. He orchestrated a number of Juliette Gréco albums in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In the 1960s, he co-wrote, with Pierre Cour, three songs for the Eurovision Song Contest: "Tom Pillibi", which won the competition for France when it was sung by 18-year-old newcomer Jacqueline Boyer in 1960, " Le chant de Mallory", the 1964 French entry, performed by another newcomer, Rachel, and "L'amour est bleu" (Love is Blue) which came fourth for Luxembourg in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can Sing A Rainbow
"I Can Sing a Rainbow," also known simply as "Sing a Rainbow," is a popular song written by Arthur Hamilton. It was featured in the 1955 film '' Pete Kelly's Blues,'' where it was sung by Peggy Lee. Background The song has been used to teach children names of colours. Despite the name of the song, two of the seven colours mentioned ("red and yellow and green,pink and purple and orange and blue") – pink and purple – are not actually a colour of the rainbow (i.e. they are not spectral colors; pink is a variation of shade, and purple is the human brain's interpretation of mixed red/blue ee line of purples">line_of_purples.html" ;"title="ee line of purples">ee line of purples. They are also not presented in order of the visible light spectrum. Versions *Andy Williams released a version on his 1964 album, ''The Wonderful World of Andy Williams.'' *David and Marianne Dalmour used the song as first track of their LP ''Introducing David and Marianne Dalmour.'' *The British pop sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'amour Est Bleu
"L'amour est bleu" (; "Love Is Blue") is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Bryan Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros (appearing as ''Vicky'') as the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, it has since been recorded by many other musicians, most notably French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat, whose familiar instrumental version (recorded in late 1967) became the first number-one hit by a French lead artist to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in America. The song describes the pleasure and pain of love in terms of colours (blue and grey) and elements (water and wind). The English lyrics ("Blue, blue, my world is blue …") focus on colours only (blue, grey, red, green, and black), using them to describe components of lost love. The English version by Vicky Leandros also appeared as "Colours of Love" in some locations including the UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
