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Ryan Adams – Gimme Something Good (Live,Later… with Jools Holland):
Tag Archives: Whiskeytown
Music history – May 22
Bob Dylan: The Great Music Experience, Nara, Japan 22 May 1994 (video) (read more)For the first time ever, Dylan was backed by a full orchestra, the New Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. The final day was widely televised and Dylan was in magnificent form. I remember being near tears as The Voice returned in all its full, expressive, raging glory. I watched the footage again and again, transfixed at what seemed the best ever rendition of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” and a magical and magisterial “Ring Them Bells”, with Dylan filmed beneath a huge statue of Buddha. |
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| Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as “one of the most influential artists ever,” and The Independent has stated “most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime.” Pitchfork Media has called him “one of the most singular figures in Western popular culture from the last twenty years.” |  |
| Pneumonia (released May 22, 2001) is the third and last studio album by the alternative country band Whiskeytown, released in 2001.The album is noted for its troubled history which saw the band lose its record deal in the midst of the merger between Polygram and Universal, and the already volatile band fell apart as a result. The album sat on the shelf for nearly two years and it was said that over 100 songs were recorded during the 3 years. It was bootlegged heavily and gained a reputation as a great “lost” record from fans, before getting released by Lost Highway Records as something of an appetizer for Ryan Adams’ 2001 album Gold. |  |
| Today: Bruce Springsteen played Milton Keynes in 1993 – 22 May (videos) (read more) |  |
| Bob Dylan: If You See Her, Say Hello , Los Angeles, California 22 May 1998 (Video) (read more) |  |
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Today: Ryan Adams is 39 Happy Birthday
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Today: Ryan Adams is 38
“I’ve never been to Vegas, but I’ve gambled all my life.”
― Ryan Adams (Oh My Sweet Carolina)“Some people want to go forever, I just want to burn off hard and bright.”
― Ryan Adams (Firecracker)
From Wikipedia:
| Birth name | David Ryan Adams |
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| Born | November 5, 1974 (age 38) Jacksonville, North Carolina |
| Origin | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Rock, alternative country |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter,poet, painter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica,bass guitar, drums, banjo,mandolin, ukulele |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Bloodshot, Lost Highway, PAX AM, Capitol |
| Associated acts | Whiskeytown, The Cardinals,The Finger, Patty Duke Syndrome, Blank Label |
| Website | http://www.ryan-adams.com/ |
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Adams left the group Whiskeytown and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000. The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize and Adams released six additional solo albums, including the UK certified-gold Gold. He released five albums with the rock band The Cardinals and in 2009 Adams married singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore. Adams left The Cardinals and announced that he was taking a break from music. He resumed performing in October 2010 and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.
Oh My Sweet Carlonina:
Mark Deming (allmusic):
Mixing the heartfelt angst of a singer/songwriter with the cocky brashness of a garage rocker, Ryan Adams is at once one of the few artists to emerge from the alt-country scene to achieve mainstream commercial success and the one who most strongly refused to be defined by the genre, leaping from one spot to another stylistically while following his increasingly prolific muse. Adams was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1974. While country music was a major part of his family’s musical diet when he was young (he’s cited Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash as particular favorites), in his early teens Adams developed a taste for punk rock and began playing electric guitar.
Album of the day:
Gold (2001):
Check out these earlier posts on JV:
- Today: Ryan Adams released ‘Gold’ in 2001 – 11 years ago
- Today: Ryan Adams released “Heartbreaker” in 2000 – 12 years ago