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It's Not Unusual (Dread Zeppelin Album)
''It's Not Unusual'' is the third album by the musical group Dread Zeppelin, released by I.R.S. Records in 1992. The album presents a shift from reggae-tinged Led Zeppelin covers to disco music cover songs from the 1970s. The album was produced by Jah Paul Jo, Rasta Li-Mon and Greg Edward. Recording Jah Paul Jo and Rasta Li-Mon decided early on that they would like to attempt to record basic tracks for the album at their own home studio, The Mapletree Ranch. To accomplish this, they hoped to bring in an outside engineer/producer with the mobile equipment necessary. Early candidates were Ron and Russell Mael, collectively known as Sparks, who were keen to produce but had problems with scheduling. Greg Edward was a staff engineer and producer at Virgin Studios and also had the recording gear necessary. He became a valuable member of the production team and also served as cheerleader when the going got tough due to personnel changes within the band. Sessions for the album began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dread Zeppelin
Dread Zeppelin is an American reggae rock band. Formed in 1989 in Sierra Madre, California, the band combines hard rock and reggae styles with humor. They are best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a Las Vegas Elvis impersonator. Over the years they have also performed songs originally by Elvis Presley, Bob Marley and The Yardbirds. The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records. Career 1986-1989: The Prime Movers The nucleus of Dread Zeppelin, bassist Put-Mon (Gary Putman), drummer Cheese (Curt Lichter) and guitarist Jah Paul Jo (Joseph "Severs" Ramsey), were from a Pasadena, California group called The Prime Movers. Signed to Island Records in 1986, The Prime Movers had some success in the UK with singles "On The Trail" and "Dark Western Night". The late Stuart Adamson of Big Country contributed his trademark E-Bow guitar to "Dark Western Night" and another Prime Mover song, "Strong As I Am", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Twist Again
"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached No.8 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' pop chart (No.3 on ''Cash Box'') in August of that year and subsequently reached No.2 in the UK in February 1962. The song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker's 1960 single " The Twist", a two-time U.S. No.1 single (in September 1960 and again in January 1962 on re-release). The song received the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. Checker also recorded the song in German as "Der Twist Beginnt" and in Italian as "Balliamo il Twist". A sample of "Der Twist Beginnt" would later be used by The Residents to begin their 1976 album ''The Third Reich 'n Roll''. The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2011 film ''The Help''. Chart performance Johnny Hallyday version (in French) The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dread Zeppelin Albums
Dread may refer to: Feelings * Angst (in existentialist thought), a deep-seated spiritual condition of insecurity and despair in the free human being * Anxiety People Reggae musicians * Doctor Dread (born 1954), American music producer * Judge Dread (1945–1998), British musician * Massive Dread (c. 1960–1994), Jamaican deejay * Mikey Dread (1954–2008), Jamaican singer * Ranking Dread (c. 1955–1996), Jamaican deejay Other * Adam Dread (born 1963), American lawyer and politician * Zebulon Dread, South African writer * Emmanuel Wilmer aka "Dread Wilmer" (died 2005) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Dread & Alive, the award-winning black comic book series created by Nicholas Da Silva aka ZOOLOOK * Brig of Dread (Bridge of Dread), the mythological bridge to Purgatory * Judge Dread, the alternate universe Judge Dredd from ''Dread Dominion'' * Lord Dread, a character in the TV series '' Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'' Games * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey Ltd
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primarily floral nectar) or the secretions of other insects, like the honeydew of aphids. This refinement takes place both within individual bees, through regurgitation and enzymatic activity, as well as during storage in the hive, through water evaporation that concentrates the honey's sugars until it is thick and viscous. Honey bees stockpile honey in the hive. Within the hive is a structure made from wax called honeycomb. The honeycomb is made up of hundreds or thousands of hexagonal cells, into which the bees regurgitate honey for storage. Other honey-producing species of bee store the substance in different structures, such as the pots made of wax and resin used by the stingless bee. Honey for human consumption is collected from wild be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Jah
Carl Jah (Carl Haasis) is an American rock musician and co-founder of the band Dread Zeppelin. He was the lead guitarist with the band from its founding until 1995, and returned for a period in the 2000s. In 2012, he released his first solo album, '' Re-Purpose.'' References Further reading Guitar Player Magazine January 1991 interviewwith Carl Jah and Jah Paul Jo Joseph Jack "Severs" Ramsey, better known by his stage name Jah Paul Jo (November 1, 1956 – December 29, 2014) was an American musician, singer and producer best known for creating the novelty band Dread Zeppelin. From 1983 to 1988, Ramsey wa ... External links * * * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American rock guitarists American male guitarists {{US-rock-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Than A Woman (Bee Gees Song)
"More Than a Woman" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb for the soundtrack to the film ''Saturday Night Fever''. It became a regular feature of the group's live sets from 1977 until Maurice Gibb's death in 2003 and was often coupled with "Night Fever". Recording and release The Bee Gees started to record the song from February to March 1977 in the Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville in France, continued it in Criteria Studios in Miami in April, and later in September, the song was finished in Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles. The soundtrack includes two versions — one by the Bee Gees and the other by Tavares. Both versions are featured in the film as well. The song has been recorded and performed by various artists but in different forms. The song by the Bee Gees was not released as a single in the US and the UK, but only in some other territories like Italy and Australia. Despite that, it has remained a staple on radio, and is one of their be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramble On
"Ramble On" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1969 album ''Led Zeppelin II''. It was co-written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and was recorded in 1969 at Juggy Sound Studio, New York City, during the band's second concert tour of North America. In 2010, the song was ranked number 440 on list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2019, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the song number 5 on its list of the 40 greatest Led Zeppelin songs. Composition and recording The song's lyrics, particularly in the third verse, were influenced by ''The Lord of the Rings'' by J. R. R. Tolkien, mentioning among other things the dark land of Mordor, Gollum, and The Evil One.Lewis, Dave (1995). ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press. Page explained that he achieved the smooth, sustaining violin-like tone on the solo by using the neck pickup on his Les Paul with the treble cut and utilising a sustain-producing effects unit built by audio engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Boogie
"Jungle Boogie" is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album '' Wild and Peaceful''. It reached number four as a single, and became very popular in nightclubs. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the number 12 song for 1974, despite there being as many as 36 No. 1 singles that year. Background The song's spoken main vocal was performed by the band's roadie Don Boyce. An instrumental version of the tune with an overdubbed flute part and additional percussion instruments, titled "Jungle Jazz", appeared on the album '' Spirit of the Boogie''. The song is noted for the Tarzan yell heard at the song's end and the grunting, panting and scatting heard throughout. Track listing De-Lite Records De-Lite Records, whose formal name was De-Lite Recorded Sound Corporation, was a record label specializing in R&B music from 1969 to 1985; Island Records now manages the De-Lite catalog. History De-Lite Records was founded in 1967 by Fred Vigori ... - DE-559: Certifications Chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme From Shaft
"Theme from ''Shaft''", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ''Shaft''. The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movie's soundtrack by Stax Records' Enterprise label. "Theme from ''Shaft''" went to number two on the Billboard Soul Singles chart (behind "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye) and to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States in November 1971. The song was also well received by adult audiences, reaching number six on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. The song is considered by some to be one of the first disco songs. The following year, "Theme from ''Shaft''" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, with Hayes becoming the first African American to win that honor – or any Academy Award in a non-acting category – as well as the first recipient of the award who both wrote an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Fever
"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to ''Saturday Night Fever'' on RSO Records. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film ''Saturday Night'', but singer Robin Gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Stigwood liked the title ''Night Fever'' but was wary of marketing a movie with that name. The song bounded up the ''Billboard'' charts while the Bee Gees’ two previous hits from ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack (" How Deep is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive") were still in the top ten. The record debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart at #76, then leaped up 44 positions to #32. It then moved: 32–17–8–5–2–1. It remained at #1 for eight weeks (the most for any single that year), and ultimately spent 13 weeks in the top 10. For the first five weeks that "Night Fever" was at #1, "Stayin' Alive" was at #2. Also, for one week in March, Bee Gees related songs held five of the top positions on the Hot 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Should Be Dancing
"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the Bee Gees, from the album ''Children of the World'', released in 1976. It hit No. 1 for one week on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 1 for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and in September the same year, reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Soul chart. It was this song that first launched the Bee Gees into disco. It was also the only track from the group to top the dance chart. It is also one of six songs performed by the Bee Gees included in the ''Saturday Night Fever'' movie soundtrack which came out a year later. Origin "You Should Be Dancing" was recorded 19 January, 1 and 8 February, and 6 May 1976 with Barry Gibb providing lead vocals in falsetto. Barry had developed his falsetto to a remarkable degree in the ten months since the release of "Baby As You Turn Away" from the ''Main Course'' album on which he sang a full song in falsetto for the first time (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
