October 2009

Bob Marley On Music

October 26, 2009

“My music will go on forever. Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever. ~ Bob Marley

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“I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.” ~ John Sebastian The #9 Billboard Top 100 hit “Do You Believe in Magic,” composed by Sebastian and performed live by The Lovin’ Spoonful in 1965 followed by “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice.” [...]

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Let The Truth Be Told by Laura Izibor (2009)

October 15, 2009

Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Laura Izibor was signed to her first recording contract (with Jive Records) at age 17! This talented R&B singer is partial to the great music by the Soul singers of the Sixties and Seventies (as am I) and has learned those lessons very, very well. After adding her own youthful, modern [...]

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Happy Holidays

October 12, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving Day Canada. Happy Columbus Day America. I’ll be Back Thursday with a new musical post. Enjoy your Holiday.

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Frank Zappa On Music

October 5, 2009

“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid” ~ Frank Zappa

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Isaac Hayes Deluxe Shaft Reissue

October 3, 2009

9/30/2009 Isaac Hayes Deluxe Shaft Reissue was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (conqueroo) In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man?” Shaft? Damn right. Isaac Hayes’ Shaft soundtrack album became a #1 album on both the pop and R&B [...]

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Mr. Magic, Disc Jockey for Early Hip-Hop, Dies at 53

October 3, 2009

By DOUGLAS MARTIN Published: October 2, 2009 Mr. Magic, whose panache and persistence in bringing once-reviled rap to mainstream radio in the 1980s helped pave the way for the breakout of hip-hop culture, died on Friday in Brooklyn. He was 53. The cause was a heart attack, said Tyrone Williams, his manager and producer. The [...]

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Songs and Stories by George Benson (2009)

October 1, 2009

This is an A+, must have set of music from veteran musician George Benson. The covers are great. The new songs have a seventies/eighties flavor (especially the instrumentals) and yet they still sound fresh and new. The tunes with vocals are tight as are the instrumental selections featuring Benson’s awesome smooth jazz stylings. I am [...]