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The Detroit Cobras
The Detroit Cobras were an American garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, which was formed around 1994 by vocalist Rachel Nagy and guitarist Mary Ramirez, with a constantly changing assortment of (mostly male) sidemen. Nagy died on January 14, 2022, and no plans to continue without her have been announced. History The Detroit Cobras signed with Sympathy for the Record Industry and released their first album, ''Mink, Rat or Rabbit'', in 1998. After a three-year gap, they released a second album, ''Life, Love and Leaving''. The two albums consisted entirely of cover versions of popular songs from the 1960s. In 2001, they were one of thirteen Michigan-based bands featured on Jack White's ''Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit'' compilation album: the Detroit Cobras' contribution was a cover of Otis Redding's "Shout Bamalama." Their retro-garage rock formula proved popular in the UK and prompted the London-based Rough Trade Records to sign the band. They released an EP, ''Seven Easy P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack White
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely credited as one of the key artists in the garage rock revival of the 2000s. He has won 12 Grammy Awards, and three of his solo albums have reached number one on the ''Billboard'' charts. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him number 70 on its 2010 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". David Fricke's 2010 list ranked him at number 17. After moonlighting in several underground Detroit bands as a drummer, White founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg White in 1997. Their 2001 breakthrough album, ''White Blood Cells'', brought them international fame with the hit single and accompanying music video "Fell in Love with a Girl". This recognition provided White opportunities to collaborate with famous artists, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Romweber
John Michael Dexter "Dex" Romweber (born June 18, 1966) is an American rockabilly/roots rock musician (primarily playing electric guitar) from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dex is best known as one-half of the seminal two-piece Flat Duo Jets. He fronted the Dex Romweber Duo with his older sister Sara Romweber. Early life and education Romweber was born in Batesville, Indiana, the youngest of seven children. The family lived in Florida, moving to Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1977. He attended Culbreath Junior High School and Chapel Hill High School, bringing a style different from the "preppy" campus. He might have been "single-handedly responsible for the creation of a generation of punks that inhabit Franklin Street." Romweber's mother was a pianist who encouraged her son's interest in music and purchased his equipment. His first band, Gary and the Resistors, started in the family's cellar, with classmate Hunter Landon (The Bad Checks) on vocals. When the duo decided they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X (U
X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''"ex"'' (pronounced ), plural ''exes''."X", ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd edition (1989); ''Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "ex", ''op. cit''. X is regularly pronounced as "ks". History In Ancient Greek, ' Χ' and ' Ψ' were among several variants of the same letter, used originally for and later, in western areas such as Arcadia, as a simplification of the digraph 'ΧΣ' for . In the end, more conservative eastern forms became the standard of Classical Greek, and thus 'Χ' ''(Chi)'' stood for (later ; palatalized to in Modern Greek before front vowels). However, the Etruscans had taken over 'Χ' from western Greek, and it therefore stands for in Etruscan and Latin. The letter 'Χ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Was
Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was (Not Was). In later years he produced songs and albums for many popular recording artists including, since 1994, The Rolling Stones. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records. Life and career Born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, Was graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year. A journeyman musician, he grew up listening to the Detroit blues sound and the jazz music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, amongst many others. As a teenager, Was took further influence from 1960s counterculture, most notably John Sinclair. In high school, Was became the lead singer and guitar player in a Detroit rock band called the Saturns. The first r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oblivians
The Oblivians are an American garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock scene. Formed in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, the band consisted of three members—Greg Cartwright, Jack Yarber, and Eric Friedl—who alternated between instruments on stage and in the studio, each member serving as vocalist, guitarist, and drummer, in turn. The band recorded four LPs, as well as a number of EPs and singles, typically recording songs live in the studio. The band has performed numerous reunion shows since disbanding in 1998, including a highly anticipated 2009 European reunion tour with The Gories, who also reformed to co-headline. Oblivians released the studio album ''Desperation'' on May 28, 2013 through In The Red Records. History The Oblivians began performing together in the summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Cartwright
Greg Cartwright, also known by his stage name Greg Oblivian (born March 18, 1972), is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. From 2001 to 2022 he fronted Reigning Sound which was signed to Merge Records. After moving away from Memphis in the mid-2000s, he has since lived with his family in Asheville, North Carolina. Cartwright is also a founding member of the Memphis '90s garage bands The Compulsive Gamblers, The Oblivians and Greg Oblivian & the Tip Tops. , Cartwright has reformed his past band Greg Oblivian & the Tip Tops and is playing shows. Aside from also playing occasional solo performances (including one that led to his solo record "Live at Circle A"), Cartwright also plays in The Parting Gifts, a band also featuring Lindsay "CoCo" Hames of The Ettes and Patrick Keeler of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes, and a guest appearance from Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The band's debut album, "Strychnine Dandelion," was released in Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tied & True
''Tied & True'' is the fourth album by The Detroit Cobras, released 24 April 2007. Track listing #As Long as I Have You #* Original by Garnett Mimms #Nothing but a Heartache #* Original by The Flirtations #(If You Don't Think) You Better Change #* Original by Tammy Montgomery #Leave My Kitten Alone #* Original by Little Willie John #(I Wanna Know) What's Going On #*Original by Art Neville #Try Love #*Original by Dori Grayson #You'll Never Change #*Original by Betty Lavett #Puppet on a String #* Original by Gino Washington #Only To Other People #* Original by The Cookies #The Hurt's All Gone #* Original by Irma Thomas #It's My Delight #* Original by The Melodians #On a Monday #* Original by Lead Belly #Green Light #* Original by The Equals Personnel * Rachel Nagy - Lead Vocals/Piano * Maribel (Mary) Restrepo - Guitar * Kenny Tudrick - Drums/Guitar *Greg Cartwright - Guitar/Percussion *Carol Schumacher Carol Smith Schumacher (born 1960) is a Bolivian-born America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby (The Detroit Cobras Album)
''Baby'' is the third studio album by The Detroit Cobras. It was originally released in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records in November 2004. The following year Bloodshot Records released the album in the United States. Bloodshot's release included the ''Seven Easy Pieces'' EP in its entirety. Track listing #"Slipping Around" #*Original by Art Freeman #"I Wanna Holler (But the Town's Too Small)" #*Original by Gary U.S. Bonds #"Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand" #*Original by Hoagy Lands #"Weak Spot" #*Original by Ruby Johnson #"Everybody's Going Wild" #*Original by International Kansas City Playboys #"Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)" #*The lone original song. Composed by Greg Cartwright/ Mary Restrepo/Rachel Nagy #"Mean Man" #*Original by Betty Harris #"Now You're Gone" #*Original by Bobbie Smith & the Dreamgirls #" It's Raining" #*Original by Irma Thomas #"Just Can't Please You" #*Original by Jimmy Robins #"The Real Thing" #*Original by The "5" Royales #"Baby Help Me" #*Original by Percy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Easy Pieces (album)
''Seven Easy Pieces'' is the first EP and third overall release by American garage rock band the Detroit Cobras, released in March 2003 on Rough Trade Records of London, and distributed in Spain by Sinnamon Records of Barcelona. This particular mini-album was appended to a pressing of ''Baby'' by Bloodshot Records. Track listing #"Ya Ya Ya (Looking for My Baby)" #*original written by Doc Starkes, Melvin Smith of the Nite Riders #"My Baby Loves the Secret Agent" #*original written by Fred Sledge Smith of The Olympics #"Heartbeat" #*original written by Edward C. Cobb for singer Gloria Jones #"You Don't Knock" #*original written by Roebuck "Pops" Staples of The Staple Singers #"Silver & Gold (When I Get Like This)" #*original written Carl Lebow and Otto Jeffries by for The "5" Royales #"99 and a Half Just Won't Do" #*original written by Ronald G. King for Dorothy Love Coates #"Insane Asylum" #*original written by Willie Dixon for Koko Taylor Personnel * Rachel Nagy - Vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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