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Jimmy Jewell (saxophonist)
Jimmy Jewell (born 1945) is a British session saxophonist, with notable contributions to much of Gallagher & Lyle's work, along with performances on hits including Joan Armatrading's UK top 10 hit " Love and Affection". Early career Jimmy Jewell began his career in 1962, participating in several jazz and rhythm and blues bands including Eddie Marten and the Sabres. He went professional in 1963 with the band Kris Ryan and the Questions after the band's drummer Geoff Wills recommended his inclusion. With Jewell's participation, ''Questions'' shifted genre from rock to something more soul-oriented. Owing to artistic differences with Ryan, Jewell left the band after final gigs in Germany during 1965. In 1966, Jewell moved to London, played for a while in the Freddie Mack Sound and subsequently toured Germany with Chris Andrews and the Paramounts. He joined the Magics, a Berlin band, and toured in Germany. In 1967, back in London, he played gigs with Lord "Caesar" Sutch & the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paramounts
The Paramounts were an English beat group based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. They had one hit single with their cover version of " Poison Ivy", which reached No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964, but are primarily known as the forerunner to Procol Harum. Career The origin of the Paramounts is unclear. They were either formed as "The Raiders" in 1959 when the members were at secondary school, or were one of the first "manufactured" bands, the organisers of a band competition at the Palace Hotel in Southend forming a group out of the best musicians in the contest. The Raiders had Robin Trower and Chris Copping (guitars), Mick Trower (lead vocals; older brother of Robin Trower) and Gary Nicholls (drums; born 1945 died April 2007). The initial line-up of the Paramounts from September 1960, was Gary Brooker (piano, ex-Johnny Short and the Coasters), Mick Brownlee (drums; born October 1943, Chiswick, West London died June 2017, ex-Mickey Law and the Outlaws), Chris Copping (bass), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallagher And Lyle
Gallagher and Lyle were a Scottish people, Scottish musical duo, comprising singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle. Their style consisted mainly in pop, soft rock, soft and folk rock oriented songs. Their first recognition came in 1968, when they were signed by The Beatles to write for Apple Records' artists. They were founding members of the band McGuinness Flint and wrote the 1970 UK chart hit "When I'm Dead and Gone". In 1972 they formed the duo Gallagher and Lyle, whose fifth album ''Breakaway (Gallagher and Lyle album), Breakaway'' charted well and included the hit songs "Heart on My Sleeve" and "I Wanna Stay with You". Don Williams took their song "Stay Young (Gallagher & Lyle song), Stay Young" to No. 1 on the US Country charts. The duo split in 1980, but re-formed in 2010 and worked together on an intermittent basis, mainly as a live act, until 2018. Gallagher and Lyle have worked, jointly and individually, on records with, among others, Paul McCartney, Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Booga Rooga
''La Booga Rooga'' was the second solo album by Andy Fairweather Low, and was released by A&M Records in 1975. It was Fairweather Low's most successful album, with an eclectic musical styling. The opening track was a cover of Clarence Williams' 1933 penned track " My Bucket's Got a Hole in It", which incorporated steel guitar playing by B. J. Cole. Another offering, "Champagne Melody", was styled as lounge music, whilst the album's funk-driven title track became a minor UK hit in March 1976, when covered by an Australian female vocal group, The Surprise Sisters. The album also contained Fairweather Low's biggest selling single, " Wide Eyed and Legless", which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1975. However, his earlier single release of "La Booga Rooga" in September that year, failed to chart. Leo Sayer covered "La Booga Rooga" on his 1978 album, ''Leo Sayer''. Track listing All tracks composed by Andy Fairweather Low, except where noted. Side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Fairweather Low
Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948) is a Welsh guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner (band), Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Professional Career Fairweather Low was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, to working-class parents. The family, including his two brothers, lived in an "unheated council house" on an estate; his father, a road sweeper, was unable to afford a car. Fairweather Low's first opportunity to play guitar came when he took a Saturday job at a music shop in Cardiff. He achieved fame as a founding member of the pop group Amen Corner (band), Amen Corner in the late 1960s. They had four successive top-ten hits on the UK Singles Chart, including the number-one single "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in 1969. In the description of AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann, the band's overnight success and Fairweather Low's teen idol l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Sal
Margaret Bell (born 12 January 1945 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock vocalist. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American singer Janis Joplin. Bell was also prominently featured as a guest vocalist on the song "Every Picture Tells a Story" (1971) by Rod Stewart. Early career From a musical family, she sang from her teenage years, leaving school at the age of fifteen, to work as a window dresser by day and singer at night. Bell was introduced to Leslie Harvey, by his older brother Alex, after getting up on stage to sing with the latter. Leslie Harvey was, at that time, a guitarist with the Kinning Park Ramblers. Bell joined the group as one of the vocalists. After the band split up, Bell moved to the Mecca Band at the Sauchiehall Street Locarno, and later to the Dennistoun Palais Band. Power/Stone the Crows She then rejoined Harvey, forming Power initially known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Bell
Margaret Bell (born 12 January 1945 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock vocalist. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American singer Janis Joplin. Bell was also prominently featured as a guest vocalist on the song "Every Picture Tells a Story" (1971) by Rod Stewart. Early career From a musical family, she sang from her teenage years, leaving school at the age of fifteen, to work as a window dresser by day and singer at night. Bell was introduced to Leslie Harvey, by his older brother Alex, after getting up on stage to sing with the latter. Leslie Harvey was, at that time, a guitarist with the Kinning Park Ramblers. Bell joined the group as one of the vocalists. After the band split up, Bell moved to the Mecca Band at the Sauchiehall Street Locarno, and later to the Dennistoun Palais Band. Power/Stone the Crows She then rejoined Harvey, forming Power initially known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollies (1974 Album)
''Hollies'' is the 14th UK studio album by the English pop rock group the Hollies, released in 1974, marking the return of Allan Clarke after he had left for a solo career. It features the band's cover of Albert Hammond's ballad " The Air That I Breathe," a major worldwide hit that year. The album has the same title as the band's third album from 1965. Overview and recording The Hollies used some songs recorded for their previous LP ''Out On The Road'' as the basis for the album. ''Out On The Road'' was released only in Germany and Spain, after which it was cancelled and some songs were re-recorded with Allan Clarke. They also added a comeback single written by Clarke, a worldwide hit ''The Day that Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee'' (Top 30 hit in the UK and No. 1 hit in the Netherlands). Clarke himself wrote several new songs for the record, including country-pop ''Rubber Lucy'' or the ballad ''Don't Let Me Down'' (not to be confused with the Beatles song). ''Love Makes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollies
The Hollies are a British pop rock band, formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke (singer), Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester, although some of the band members came from towns further north in East Lancashire. Nash left the group in 1968 to form Crosby, Stills & Nash, though he has reunited with the Hollies on occasion. They enjoyed considerable popularity in the UK and Europe during the mid-1960s with a string of hit singles that included "Just One Look (song), Just One Look" (1964), "Here I Go Again (The Hollies song), Here I Go Again" (1964), "I'm Alive (The Hollies song), I'm Alive" (1965; their first of two UK number-ones), "Look Through Any Window" (1965) and "I Can't Let Go" (1966), although they did not achieve US chart success until "Bus Stop (song), Bus Stop" was released in 1966. The grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anymore For Anymore
''Anymore for Anymore'' is the debut solo album by Ronnie Lane, one of the founding members of Small Faces and Faces. The recording sessions, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio, started in 1973 at his farm in Wales with his new band Slim Chance. Lane had originally wanted to rechristen the Small Faces with the name Slim Chance in 1969 after Steve Marriott left the group, but when Ron Wood and then Rod Stewart joined them soon after, the other band members vetoed the idea and instead opted to slightly amend their existing name to Faces. The ''Anymore for Anymore'' album showcases a more rootsy, folk, and country music-influenced sound than any albums he recorded with Faces, although Lane had already experimented heavily with these musical styles on his own compositions for that group as early as 1970. The carefree nature of the album's recording is illustrated by the fact that the title track was spontaneously recorded on the hillside overlooking Lane's farm, where the sound of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of North West Six
''The Battle of North West Six'' is the second album by the Keef Hartley Band. At the time, Hartley's six-piece group was appearing augmented with a brass section as The Keef Hartley Big Band, and a number of songs on the album feature this extended line-up. Track listing 1969 LP Deram SML 1054 (UK), DES 18035 (US) # "The Dansette Kid / "Hartley Jam for Bread" (Fiona Hewitson, Spit James, Keef Hartley, Gary Thain) – 3:59 # "Don't Give Up" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 4:07 # "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:24 # "Hickory" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 2:45 # "Don't Be Afraid" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Peter Dines, Thain) – 4:25 # "Not Foolish, Not Wise" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:56 # "Waiting Around" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 2:29 # "Tadpole" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 7:00 # "Poor Mabel (You're Just Like Me)" (Hewitson, James, Hartley, Thain) – 3:08 # "Believe In You" (Hewitson, Hartley, Thain) – 5:23 Fiona Hewitson is Mille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
