I have to say up front that this blog post is biased. The lead singer of Burn The Radio, Paolo Rizzo, is a good friend of mine.
I'm a criminal defence lawyer who loves listening to, analysing and writing about music. These are my thoughts about what I'm listening to now and some of my favourite artists.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
At Last
Etta James was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about a year ago. Recently in a court dispute between her sons and her current husband, it was revealed that she now has leukemia.
Here is some of her most famous work:
Labels:
Chess Records,
Dr. John,
Etta James
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Elvis v. Beatles
In my last post, I talked briefly about a deleted scene from Pulp Fiction that claimed you are either an Elvis Fan or a Beatles Fan. You can’t be both. I acknowledged that I am an Elvis fan.
A friend of mine read that post and commented on FaceBook that she’s a Beatles fan, so what does that mean?
Labels:
Elvis Presley,
Otis Redding,
Pulp Fiction,
Stax,
The Beatles,
The Budos Band
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Happy Birthday Elvis
If he was still alive Elvis would be 76 today (Living Colour said it best: Elvis is Dead).
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Try A Little Tenderness
One thing you should know about me is that my favourite type of music is Soul from the 60's and 70's. My favourite record label is Stax/Volt Records. My favourite singer of all time is Otis Redding and my favourite song of his is "Try A Little Tenderness".
A few weeks ago, my friend Late July posted a live version of Otis Redding's cover of “Try A Little Tenderness” for her weekly Saturday Morning Soul post on her blog. You can find it here:
A few weeks ago, my friend Late July posted a live version of Otis Redding's cover of “Try A Little Tenderness” for her weekly Saturday Morning Soul post on her blog. You can find it here:
Labels:
Aretha Franklin,
Frank Sinatra,
Nina Simone,
Otis Redding,
Sam Cooke,
Stax
Saturday, January 1, 2011
The Ivory Queen of Soul & The Queen of Stax
This was originally written for my friend's blog: http://miss.latejuly.ca/ However, since it's New Years Day I thought I'd make it my first post here.
On December 26, 2010, Teena Marie (AKA Marie Christine Brockert) passed away at 54. Teena Marie was known as the “Ivory Queen of Soul” because she was a white Rhythm and Blues singer who was more popular in the Black Community.
Labels:
Carla Thomas,
Motown,
Stax,
Teena Marie
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