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Keb' Mo'
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that travelled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America." His post-modern blues style is influenced by many eras and genres, including folk, rock, jazz, pop and country. The moniker "Keb Mo" was coined by his original drummer, Quentin Dennard, and picked up by his record label as a "street talk" abbreviation of his given name. Biography Early life From early on, Keb' Mo's parents, who were from Louisiana and Texas, instilled him with a great appreciation for the blues and gospel music. By adolescence, he was an accomplished guitarist. Career Keb' Mo' started his musical career playing the steel drums in a calypso band. He moved on to play in a variety of blues and backup bands throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamer Guitars
Hamer Guitars was an American manufacturer of electric guitars founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer and Jol Dantzig. The company's early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V (Vector), before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the Sunburst. Hamer Guitars is generally considered the first "boutique" vintage-style electric guitar brand that specifically catered to professional musicians, and was the first guitar manufacturer to produce a 12 string bass guitar. The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, James Walker and Hamer. It was acquired by Kaman Music Corporation in 1988, which was purchased in turn by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 2008. Hamer offered a wide array of electric guitars and electric basses and since its foundation, placed an emphasis on producing high-quality instruments with vintage ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calypso Music
Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century. It is characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals, and was historically most often sung in a French creole and led by a griot. As calypso developed, the role of the griot became known as a ''chantuelle'' and eventually, ''calypsonian''. As English replaced "patois" (Antillean creole) as the dominant language, calypso migrated into English, and in so doing it attracted more attention from the government. It allowed the masses to challenge the doings of the unelected Governor and Legislative Council, and the elected town councils of Port of Spain and San Fernando. Calypso continued to play an important role in politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records. Under its founder Neil Bogart, Casablanca was most successful during the disco era of the mid to late 1970s. The label currently focuses on dance and electronic music under the direction of Brett Alperowitz. Biography Casablanca was founded in 1973 by former Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart, who named the label in homage to the 1942 film ''Casablanca''. He partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris and Buck Reingold in 1973, and was based in Los Angeles. The label was formed after they left Buddah and secured financing from Warner Bros. Records to start the venture. Casablanca became one of the most successful American labels of the 1970s, signing and releasing albums by such acts as Kiss, Donna Summer, Village People, Cher, Lipps Inc. (with lead vocalist Cynthia Johnson), and Parliament (featuring George Clinton). In 1976, the label merged with indie-film c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainmaker (Keb' Mo')
''Rainmaker'' is the 1980 debut album by Kevin Moore, now more commonly known as Keb' Mo'. The album features the songs "Rainmaker" and "Anybody Seen My Girl" which were each re-released in Moore's later releases ''Slow Down'' and ''Keb' Mo''' respectively. Track listing # "I Intend to Love You" (Kevin Moore, Andrea Weltman) # "Break Down the Walls" (Kevin Moore, John Lewis Parker) # "Anybody Seen My Girl" (Kevin Moore) # "Speak Your Mind" (Kevin Moore, Alex Brown) # "Rainmaker" (Kevin Moore, Pat Shepherd) # "The Way You Hold Me" (Kevin Moore) # "Rainy Day People (Rainy Day Lady, Rainy Day Man)" (Kevin Moore, Alex Brown) # "Holding on to You" (Bill Martin) Personnel *Kevin Moore - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar *Bobbi Walker - additional lead vocals *Caleb Quaye - electric guitar *Jervonny Collier - bass guitar *Greg Mathieson, Michael King - keyboards *Ian Underwood - synthesizer *Ricky Lawson - drums *Holden Raphael, Paulinho Da Costa - percussion *Kim Hutchcroft - alto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A&M Records
A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distributing releases from Polydor Ltd. from the UK. Throughout its operations, A&M housed well-known acts such as Alpert himself, Squeeze, Gin Blossoms, Dishwalla, Joe Cocker, Procol Harum, Captain & Tennille, Sting, Sergio Mendes, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Supertramp, Bryan Adams, Burt Bacharach, Liza Minnelli, The Carpenters, Paul Williams, Quincy Jones, Janet Jackson, Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, Elkie Brooks, Carole King, Styx (band), Styx, Dennis DeYoung, Extreme (band), Extreme, Amy Grant, Joan Baez, The Police, Jann Arden, CeCe Peniston, Shanice, Blues Traveler, Soundgarden, Duffy (singer), Duffy, Phil Ochs, Sheryl Crow, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Nazareth_(band), Nazareth. PolyGram was acquired by Seagram and dissolved into Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Octopus
''Red Octopus'' is the second album by American rock band Jefferson Starship, released on Grunt Records in 1975. Certified double platinum by RIAA in 1995, it is the best-selling album by any incarnation of Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off groups. The single "Miracles" was the highest-charting single any permutation of the band had until Starship's "We Built This City" a decade later, ultimately peaking at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart; the album itself reached No. 1 for four non-consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. As with several other albums from the epoch, stereo and quadraphonic mixes of ''Red Octopus'' were released concurrently. Following a guest appearance on the preceding ''Dragon Fly'', Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin returned as a fully integrated member of the ensemble. Balin wrote or co-wrote five of the ten tracks on the album, including "Miracles." The group attempted to create a commercialized sound which was a total contrast to their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum-selling studio albums, and one gold-selling compilation. The album ''Red Octopus'' went double-platinum, reaching No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1975. The band went through several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the Jefferson Starship name. The band name was retired in 1984, but it was picked up again in 1992 by a revival of the group led by Paul Kantner, which has continued since his death in 2016. The group was formed by former Jefferson Airplane members Kantner and Grace Slick, and evolved from several solo albums they had recorded. They were joined by David Freiberg, Craig Chaquico, John Barbata, Pete Sears, and Papa John Creach. Former Airplane frontman Marty Balin subsequently joined the group in 1975, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Father
''Rock Father'' is Papa John Creach's fifth solo album and his last with Buddah Records. The tracks are recorded with the band Midnight Sun, with the same lineup that played on ''I'm the Fiddle Man''. Track listing #"Travelin' On'" (Midnight Sun, Papa John Creach) – 3:40 #"High Gear" (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore, Creach) – 5:08 #"Ol' Man River" ( Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 3:22 #"Slow Groove" (Dick Monda) – 2:23 #"J. V. and Me" (Arthur Freeman, Ed Martinez) – 3:20 #"Straight Ahead" (Arthur Freeman, Ed Martinez) – 3:48 #"I Like All Kinds of Music" (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore, Creach) – 3:43 #"Brand New Day" (John Lewis Parker, Creach) – 3:18 #"Jump Up, Gimme Some Dancing" (Dick Monda) – 2:35 #"Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) – 3:33 Personnel *Papa John Creach – electric violin, vocals *Mark Leon – drums, vocals *Kevin Moore – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals *John Lewis Parker – piano, organ, clavinet, Arp odyssey, vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm The Fiddle Man
''I'm the Fiddle Man'' is Papa John's fourth solo album and the first with Buddah Records. The album was recorded after Papa John Creach left Jefferson Starship following the successful album, ''Red Octopus''. The supporting band on this album is known as Midnight Sun and had a similar lineup to Zulu on ''Playing My Fiddle for You''. This album featured fewer original compositions than the previous album. Track listing Side A #"I'm the Fiddle Man" (Kevin Moore, John Lewis Parker, Papa John Creach) – 4:02 #" Stardust" (Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael) – 5:13 #"Enjoy" (Arthur Freeman, Roberta Talmage, Joyce Robbins) – 2:35 #"The Rocker" (John Lewis Parker, Creach) – 2:37 #"Jim Dandy" (Gary St. Clair) – 4:08 Side B #"Joyce" (Arthur Freeman, Ed Martinez) – 4:50 #"I Know Where I'm Goin'" (D. Gibbs) – 2:35 #"Solitude" ( Edgar DeLange, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington) – 3:33 #"You Left Your Happiness" (Eddie Williams, Triune (Paula De Pores, Orena D. Fulmer and Ruth St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playing My Fiddle For You
''Playing My Fiddle for You'' is Papa John Creach's third solo album and his last with Grunt Records. All the songs on the album are played with the supporting band Zulu, featuring Kevin Moore who would later be known as Keb' Mo'. After this album, the supporting band changed their name to Midnight Sun. Track listing Side One #"Friendly Possibilities" (Zulu) – 4:08 #"Milk Train" (Grace Slick, Papa John Creach, Roger Spotts) – 3:03 #"I Miss You So" (Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin) – 3:24 #"String Jet Continues" (Creach) – 7:47 Side Two #"Playing My Music" (Zulu) – 3:40 #"Git It Up" (Creach, Zulu) – 2:52 #"Gretchen" (Creach, Zulu) – 3:46 #"One Sweet Song" (Zulu) – 4:11 #"Golden Dreams" (Zulu) – 3:08 Personnel *Papa John Creach – violin, vocals Zulu *Carl Byrd – drums, percussion, vocals *Johnny Parker – clavinet, organ, celeste, vocals *Holden Raphael – congas, percussion, harmonica *Kevin Moore – guitar, cals *Sam Williams – bass Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
