Now I admit to being a bit partisan. Yes, I would like the Liberal Democrats to form a government, introduce all of those things that I've been keen on over the years, and generally make the world a better place. However, if I can't have that, then all I ask for is that whoever is in charge gives the impression that they care and that they have a high level of competence. Which brings me, once again,...
Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller join KCRW DJ Gary Calamar this Sunday, November 29 at 10pm for a chat about their new autobiography. "Hound Dog" chronicles their time as writers in the Brill Building, penning classic songs for Elvis Pres... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
"C'mon and do the jailhouse twitter wit' me, lehhzz rock...everybahdy lehhzz rock ...everybahdy on ole ' cell block was checking out Avary's latest!" - "Jailhouse Twitter" lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. L.A. Times technology columnist Mark Milian has finally posted about Roger Avary's tweets from the Ventura County jail, which everyone who knows or is plugged into anything...
We are all for Bay Area coverage in the New York Times, because Lord knows the Chronicle doesn’t do much reporting lately, unless you count breaking news about the The Fog, or Pet Profiles. So it was with great anticipation...
We've got another recent CD to talk about today, by another artist who's new to BlueNotes, and probably some of you as well. His name is Dave Keyes , and he's been playing piano and singing along in the New York City area for a decade or so. He writes music, produces music, and thankfully, records some of it. "Roots in the Blues" is Keyes' fourth solo CD, and judging from this one, the others...
Listen/Download -Faye Ross – Faith Hope and Trust Listen/Download -Faye Ross – You Ain’t Right Greetings all. I hope the middle of the week finds you all well. I almost wasn’t going to do a post today, as I am up to my ass in the proverbial alligators, but I managed to get the little Corners off [...]
mp3: Freddie Bell - Hound Dog Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys bring us this version of songwriters Leiber and Stoller's Hound Dog. Originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952 this version came out in 1955. A young Elvis Presley saw Bell perform it in Las Vegas and decided to incorporate it into his own live set. And the rest, as they say, is history.
COLUMN: You probably noticed that the music business is more about business than music. As a music publisher, this fact is made clear to me every day, but it really hit home this month in ...
Some of you who might be familiar with the hall of mirrors that passes as the BlueNotes mind also probably know that his musical tastes were born in the raucous musical mix of the 1950s, a magical blend of hot blues, sexy R&B, sweet doo-wop, newborn rock 'n' roll's cries, cool jazz and lukewarm pop. And that was pretty much done without BeerNotes. As I moved through that decade, trying to figure...
The music publisher Freddy Bienstock played a vital role in the career of Elvis Presley, selecting some of the songs for him to sing. “From 1956 to 1969, Elvis wouldn’t even look at a song unless I had seen it first,” he said.
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