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For The Love Of Music The Story Of Nashville documentary
For The Love Of Music The Story Of Nashville documentary
A very different take on the Nashville history than My Nashville by Bob Harris the BBC documentary that we posted a few months ago, but equally interesting. Great interviews and some very fine historic clips.
From the official website:
For over 130 years, Nashville has evolved into the world’s premier Music City. From the 1800s when the Fisk Jubilee Singers travelled across continents spreading their music, to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and so many others building the foundation of America’s most vibrant music scene. Today, the evolution continues as artists like The Black Keys, Eric Church and Kings of Leon break new ground in the city they all call home. We’ve created a one-hour documentary that tells this story in its entirety through the eyes of the musicians, songwriters, producers and artists who live and breathe the inspiration of this great city.
In the end, this is a film rooted in authenticity. A story filled with passion and truth. A film made simply for the love of music.
For The Love Of Music The Story Of Nashville:
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Video of the day: My Nashville by Bob Harris BBC documentary 2014
My Nashville by Bob Harris BBC documentary 2014
‘Whispering’ Bob Harris journeys to America’s country music capital to show why Nashville became Music City USA.
From the beginnings of the Grand Ole Opry on commercial radio, through the threatening onset of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, up to the modern mainstream hits of Music Row, this is the story of how music has shaped Nashville and why today it’s a place of pilgrimage for musicians from all over the world.
As well as iconic venues on Lower Broadway and the historic hit factories of 16th Avenue, Bob also explores the East Nashville music scene and discovers a rebellious flip-side to the country coin. With exclusive performances from the city’s top talent, Bob Harris explains why country music owes its enduring success to Nashville’s unique nurturing community of songwriters.
Very nice archival footage combined with fresh insights from today’s players. He looks not just at the music but all the stuff that goes on around it, the shops, the posters and the studios of Nashville.
Performances from:
Emmylou Harris, John Fullbright, Ashley Monroe, Jason Isbell, Angel Snow and more
Interviews with:
Emmylou Harris, Duane Eddy, Dave Stewart and Rosanne Cash, Kacey Musgraves, Eric Church and more
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Today: Otis Blackwell passed away in 2002 – 11 years ago
I like this town, it’s really great. They’ve put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It’s about the kind of music I like.
~Otis BlackwellI used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis’ birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.
~Otis BlackwellBlackwell’s songwriting style is as identifiable as that of Willie Dixon or Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. He helped formulate the musical vocabulary of rock & roll when the genre was barely breathing on its own.
~Bill Dahl (allmusic.com)
All Shook Up – Elvis Presley:
Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis:
Wikipedia:
| Also known as | John Davenport |
|---|---|
| Born | February 16, 1931 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | May 6, 2002 (aged 71) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | East Coast blues, rock and roll,R&B |
| Occupations | Singer, pianist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1950s–2002 |
| Labels | RCA, Groove, Atlantic |
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. His compositions include Little Willie John’s “Fever”, Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire” and “Breathless”, Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel”, “All Shook Up” and “Return to Sender” (with Winfield Scott), and Jimmy Jones’ “Handy Man”. He should not be confused with another songwriter and producer Robert “Bumps” Blackwell.
Fever – Little Willie John:
Awards:
- Otis Blackwell was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986
- in 1991 into the National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Blackwell’s crowning moment came in the late 1980s when the Black Rock Coalition, a prominent organization of black rock musicians, led by Vernon Reid, the lead guitarist of the band, Living Colour, held a tribute for him at the Prospect Park Bandshell in his native Brooklyn. Many prominent musicians and singers took part including Blackwell himself, who performed an assortment of his best songs, including “One Broken Heart for Sale,” “Black Trail,” “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Daddy Rolling Stone.”
- Blackwell was named one of the 2010 recipients of Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This category encompasses those who primarily work behind the scenes in the music industry.
Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley:
Spotify Playlist:
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Bob Dylan’s best songs – Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands #49
Redirecting to a newer version of this post….
Stayin’ up for days in the Chelsea Hotel,
Writin’ “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” for you.
~”Sara” (Bob Dylan)That song is an example of a song… it started out as just a little thing, Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, but I got carried away, somewhere along the line. I just sat down at a table and started writing. At the session itself. And I just got carried away with the whole thing… I just started writing and I couldn’t stop. After a period of time, I forgot what it was all about, and I started trying to get back to the beginning.
~Bob Dylan (to Jann Wenner Nov 1969)This is the best song I’ve ever written.
~Bob Dylan (to Robert Shelton)
@ #49 on my list of Dylan’s 200 best songs. Recorded @ Columbia Music Row Studios – Nashville, Tennessee – February 16, 4-5.30 am.
Session list:
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- I’ll Keep It With Mine
- Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
- Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
- Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
- Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
Spotify: