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There Goes Rhymin' Simon
''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released in May 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel (" Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland (" Take Me to the Mardi Gras"). It received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1974, which were for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male and Album of the Year. As foreshadowed by the lead single "Kodachrome" (which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts, behind Billy Preston's " Will It Go Round in Circles"), ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' was a bigger hit than its predecessor, reaching No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart (behind George Harrison's ''Living in the Material World''), and No. 1 on ''Cashbox'' for one week from June 30, 1973. In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at No. 4. Subsequent singles were also the No. 2 single "Loves Me Like a Rock" (kept out of the top spot by Cher's " Half-Breed", but reaching No. 1 on Cashbox on September 29, 1973) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "America (Simon & Garfunkel song), America" (1968), and "The Boxer" (1969), served as a soundtrack to the Counterculture of the 1960s, 1960s counterculture. Their final album, ''Bridge over Troubled Water'' (1970), is among List of best-selling albums, the best-selling of all time. As a solo artist, Simon has explored genres including gospel music, gospel, reggae, and soul music, soul. His albums ''Paul Simon (album), Paul Simon'' (1972), ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), and ''Still Crazy After All These Years'' (1975) kept him in the public eye and drew acclaim, producing the hits "Mother and Child Reunion" (1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodachrome (song)
"Kodachrome" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his third studio album, '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), released on Columbia Records. The song is named after Kodak's now-discontinued reversal film brand, Kodachrome. Description After a review in ''Billboards May 12 issue praising its "cheerfully antisocial lyrics", the song debuted at No. 82 in the Hot 100 on the week-ending May 19, 1973. The lyrics of the song on ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' differed from those on ''The Concert in Central Park'' (1982) and '' Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991'' albums. The lyrics of the original album version were, "everything looks ''worse'' in black and white" but, on the live albums, Simon sang "everything looks ''better'' in black and white". Simon said, "I can't remember which way I originally wrote it – 'better' or 'worse' – but I always change it.... 'Kodachrome' was a song that was originally called 'Goin' Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture of India, Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although most of the band's songs were written by Lennon–McCartney, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions, including "Taxman", "Within You Without You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Something (Beatles song), Something" and "Here Comes the Sun". Harrison's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt; subsequent influences were Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry. By 1965, he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in Bob Dylan ... [...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 to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums 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, acquiring its existing 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), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will It Go Round In Circles
"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a song by American soul musician Billy Preston from his 1972 album '' Music Is My Life''. It was written by Preston and Bruce Fisher and released as a single in March 1973. The record topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and sold over a million copies. This was the first of two number one hits for Preston as a solo performer, the other being " Nothing from Nothing", although he is also credited on the Beatles' 1969 hit "Get Back". Personnel Source: * Billy Preston – piano, vocals * George Johnson – guitar * Louis Johnson – bass guitar * Hubert Heard – organ, melodica * Manuel Kellough – drums * Tom Scott – saxophone * Jim Horn – saxophone * George Bohanon – trombone * Buck Monari – trumpet * Paul Hubinon – trumpet Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications Covers The song was covered by Donny Osmond on his 2009 album ''Love Songs Of The '70s''. Phish did two renditions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Preston
William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. He gained attention as a solo artist with hit singles " That's the Way God Planned It", the Grammy-winning " Outa-Space", " Will It Go Round in Circles", "Space Race", " Nothing from Nothing", and " With You I'm Born Again". Additionally, Preston co-wrote " You Are So Beautiful", which became a hit for Joe Cocker. Preston is one of very few musicians to be given a credit on a Beatles recording, which was done at the band's request; the group's 1969 single " Get Back" was credited as "The Beatles with Billy Preston". He is one of several people referred to as a fifth Beatle. Preston continued to record and perform with George H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Album Of The Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the The Recording Academy, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious category at the Grammy Awards and is one of the general field categories that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959 alongside Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year, and Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year. Credit rules Over the years, the rules on who was presented with an award have changed: *1959–1965: Artist only. *1966–1998: Artist and producer. *1999–2002: Artist, producer, and recording engineer or mixer. *2003–2017: Artist, featured artist, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible. The awards have quite a convoluted history: *From 1959 to 1960 there was an award called Best Vocal Performance, Male, which was for work in the pop field *In 1961 the award was separated into Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track and Best Vocal Performance Album, Male *From 1962 to 1963 the awards from the previous year were combined into Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male *From 1964 to 1968 the award was called Best Vocal Performance, Male *In 1969, the awards were combined and streamlined as the award for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male *From 1970 to 1971 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male *From 1972 to 1994 the award was known as Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Awards Of 1974
The 16th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognised accomplishments by musicians from the year 1973. Performers * Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia" * Charlie Rich - "Behind Closed Doors" * Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - "Dueling Banjos" * Al Green - "Call Me (Come Back Home)" * Little Richard - " Rip It Up" * Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" * Maureen McGovern - " The Morning After" * Tony Orlando and Dawn - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" * Andy Williams - best songs medley * Cleveland Quartet * Stevie Wonder - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" Presenters * Shelly Manne & The Jackson 5 - Best R&B Recording by a Duo or Group * Loretta Lynn & The DeFranco Family - Best Country Vocal Performance, Male * Loggins & Messina & Glen Campbell - Best Country Instrumental Performance * Chuck Berry & Little Richard - Best R&B Performance, Male * Andy Williams - Best Original Score Writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixieland
Dixieland jazz, also referred to as traditional jazz, hot jazz, or simply Dixieland, is a style of jazz based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. The 1917 recordings by the Original Dixieland Jass Band (which shortly thereafter changed the spelling of its name to "Original Dixieland Jazz Band") fostered awareness of this new style of music. History The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, recording its first disc in 1917, was the first instance of jazz music being called "Dixieland", though at the time, the term referred to the band, not the genre. The band's sound was a combination of African American/New Orleans ragtime and Sicilian music. The music of Sicily was one of the many genres in the New Orleans music scene during the 1910s, alongside sanctified church music, brass band music and blues. Much later, the term "Dixieland" was applied to early jazz by traditional jazz revivalists, starting in the 1940s and 1950s. In his book ''Jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Music
Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music vary according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music is characterized by dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century. Hymns and sacred songs were often performed in a call-and-response fashion, heavily influenced by ancestral African music. Most of the churches relied on hand–clapping and foot–stomping as rhythmic accompaniment. Most of the singing was done ''a cappella''.Jackson, Joyce Marie. "The changing nature of gospel music: A southern case study." ''African American Review'' 29.2 (1995): 185. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. October 5, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something So Right (song)
"Something So Right" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It is the fourth song on his third studio album, '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973). Although it was not a single, it was released as a B-side of a number of singles, including " Take Me to the Mardi Gras" and " Slip Slidin' Away". The song has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by British singer Annie Lennox, whose 1995 duet with Simon placed at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart. Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon''. *Paul Simon – vocals, guitar, songwriting, production *David Spinozza – guitar * Al Gafa – guitar * Richard Davis – acoustic bass *Bob Cranshaw – electric bass *Grady Tate – drums * Bob James – Fender Rhodes * Bobby Scott – piano *Don Elliott – vibraphone *Quincy Jones – string arrangement *Phil Ramone – audio engineer *Also, a flute is audible on the song (but the player is uncredited). Charts ;Paul Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
