Muddy Waters released – Rollin’ Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection in 2000 (read more)Rollin’ Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection is a compilation album collecting the first 50 master recordings of blues singer Muddy Waters for Chess Records. The collection spans Muddy’s debut with then named Aristocrat Records circa 1947, and traces his evolution as a songwriter and musician up to September 17th, 1952 on what became Chess Records after the company changed ownership. It is the first in a series of releases chronicling Muddy Waters’ complete recording career at Chess. |
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The late John Entwistle passed away in 2002 – 12 years agoJohn Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990. |
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| Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991),American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. and the Blues Hall of Fame. |  |
| Neil Young & Paul McCartney A Day In The Life Live From Hyde Park 27th June 2009: |
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Bob Dylan & Van Morrison: Philopappos (The Hill Of The Muses), Athens, Greece 27 June 1989 (Videos) |
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Chuck Berry: Anthology (released June 27, 2000) (read more) |
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Spotify Playlist – June 27 |
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June 26 in music history
The Great late “Big” Bill Broonzy was born in 1893 (read more)Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly African-American audiences. Through the ‘30s and ‘40s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working class African-American audiences. In the 1950s a return to his traditional folk-blues roots made him one of the leading figures of the emerging American folk music revival and an international star. His long and varied career marks him as one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century. |
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| Michael Geoffrey Jones aka Mick Jones (born 26 June 1955) is a British musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for his works with The Clash until his dismissal in 1983, then Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and finally Big Audio. Jones plays with Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James and recently toured the world as part of the Gorillaz live band (which includes former Clash member Paul Simonon). |  |
| Colonel Thomas Andrew “Tom” Parker (June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997) born Andreas Cornelis (“Dries”) van Kuijk, was a Dutch-born entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. Parker’s management of Presley defined the role of masterminding talent management, which involved every facet of his life and was seen as central to the astonishing success of Presley’s career. “The Colonel” displayed a ruthless devotion to his client’s interests and took more than the traditional 10 percent of his earnings (reaching up to 50 percent by the end of Presley’s life). Presley said of Parker: “I don’t think I’d have ever been very big if it wasn’t for him. He’s a very smart man.” For many years Parker falsely claimed to have been U.S.-born, but it eventually emerged that he was born in Breda in the Netherlands. |  |
| Christopher Joseph “Chris” Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor. Isaak’s best known song is “Wicked Game”. Though released on the 1989 album Heart Shaped World, an instrumental version of the song was later featured in the 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart. |
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| Elvis Presley recorded Little Sister June 25 & 26, 1961 (read more)“Little Sister” is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who turned it into a No. 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The single (as a double A-side with “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame”) reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Spotify Playlist – June 26 |
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Elvis Presley recorded “Little Sister” June 25 & 26, 1961
Great song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman recorded by Elvis Presley June 25 & 26, 1961.
Here are some videos & some nice version by Dwight Yoakam, Robert Plant, Pearl Jam & Ry Cooder.
Wikipedia:
| Released | August 8, 1961 |
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| Recorded | June 25 & 26, 1961 |
| Genre | Rock, Blues |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | RCA |
| Writer(s) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman |
| Producer(s) | Steve Sholes |
“Little Sister” is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who turned it into a No. 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The single (as a double A-side with “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame”) reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. An answer song with the same melody, but different lyrics was recorded and released under the title “Hey, Memphis” by Lavern Baker on Atlantic Records (Atlantic 2119-A) in September 1961. In 1970 Elvis Presley performs this song as part of a medley with “Get Back” in the rockumentary film, That’s the Way It Is.
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Jeff Beck: Like A Rolling Stone & Tonight I’ll be Staying Here With You
Jeff Beck turned 70 yesterday.. here are two nice Dylan covers..
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Jeff Beck Group – Tonight I’ll be Staying Here With You:
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June 25 in music history
Soul man, Eddie Floyd is 77, Happy Birthday! (read more)
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| Brian Timothy “Tim” Finn, OBE (born 25 June 1952)New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil’s band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn Brothers. |  |
| George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (born 25 June 1963) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Michael rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley. His first solo single, “Careless Whisper”, was released when he was still in the duo and sold about six million copies worldwide. |  |
Spotify Playlist – June 25 |
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