As we wish, today, Dan Reynolds a Happy Birthday, the time has come to playlist the ‘BESTS’ of his band : Imagine Dragons
This week In One-Off Collaborations 02/52
Warner Bros. publish Gary Clark Jr.’s fifth album : ‘This Land’ (2019)
Gary Clark Jr.'s 'This Land' is his fifth album produced by Jacob Sciba and released on February 22, 2019 by Warner Bros.
Langston Hughes was my first introduction to writing. I remember checking out a book of his poems at the library in elementary school
He laughs, more bitter than amused. “I got a pearl Cadillac. I loved that car. But cops would pull me over, and I’d get squad cars on me for no reason... American Songwriter
According to Clark, the neighbor had approached him and said, “Who owns this house?”, refusing to believe it could belong to someone who looked like Clark.
Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
AMAZON . ITUNES . Buddy Guy celebrates his 77th birthday with Gary Clark Jr. and Quinn Sullivan plus Tom |
Willie Nelson does not sing Frank Sinatra’s repertoire like Sinatra. He sings it his way.
Willie Nelson's 'My Way' is his sixty-eighth studio album featuring Norah Jones on one song, produced by Buddy Cannon and Matt Rollings and released on September 14, 2018 by Legacy Recordings
“He didn’t worry about behind the beat or in front of the beat, or whatever – he could sing it either way, and that’s the feel you have to have.”
a bluesy intimacy that may make some of those who don't care much for Sinatra's braggadocio and bombast on his own version give the song another chance. The Art Desk
He doesn’t amp up the croon factor or melodrama like so many young Bublé wannabes. He simply inhabits the songs
Willie Nelson - My Way
AMAZON . ITUNES . Recorded on January 12 & 13, 2007, "Two Men with the Blues" is a |
The Raconteurs release ‘Help Us Stranger’ their third album (their first in eleven years) (2019)
The Raconteurs' 'Help Us Stranger' is their third album (after a 11-year hiatus) featuring members Jack White, Brendan Benson plus Jack Lawrence (bass) and Patrick Keeler (drums) and released on June 21, 2019 by Third Man Records
a smooth and bluesy ride to provide a very analogue album for a digital world
Theirs is a union as progressive as a tin can on a piece of string, as zeitgeist-chasing as an old man playing shuffleboard Variety
...where frenzied guitars carry the moment and the band’s metropolitan muse, Detroit, gets an early shout-out.
The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger
AMAZON . ITUNES . Paul McCartney is at the White House to accept the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Among the (con)tributing |
Happy Birthday Willie Nelson. ‘Simple Nelson’
Tracklist :
1 . Hello Walls
2 . Mr. Record Man (1969)
3 . Bloody Mary Morning (Austin City Limits, 1974)
4 . If You’ve Got The Money Honey (1977)
5 . Live Medley (w/ Bee Gees, Glen Campbell, 1979)
6 . Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Midnight Special 1980)
7 . Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Austin City Limits, 1981)
8 . You Were Always On My Mind (1982)
9 . Stardust (HBO Special, 1983)
10 . On the Road Again (Farm Aid, 1985)
11 . Whiskey River (Farm Aid, 1986)
12 . Island In The Sea (1987)
13 . I Never Cared For You (1988)
14 . There You Are
15 . City of New Orleans (w/ The Highwaymen)
16 . Graceland (w/ Paul Simon, Farm Aid, 1992)
17 . Hard Times (w/ Bob
Columbia publish Nas debut album : ‘Illmatic’ (1994)
Nas 'Illmatic' is his debut studio album released on April 19, 1994 by Columbia Records
Sheryl Crow releases her fourth album : ‘C’mon, C’mon’ featuring ‘Soak Up the Sun’ (2002)
Sheryl Crow's 'C'mon, C'mon' feat. '"Soak Up the Sun"' is her fourth studio album released on April 8, 2002 by A&M.
Sinéad O’Connor releases ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got,’ her second album featuring ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ (1990)
Sinéad O'Connor's 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' feat. 'Nothing Compares 2 U' is her second album released on March 20, 1990 by Ensign / Chrysalis.
Lionel Richie releases his tenth album : ‘Tuskegee’ recorded with country music artists (2012)
Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' is his tenth studio album recorded with different country music artists and released on March 5, 2012 by Mercury.
‘Music For The Dancers’ N°123 – Vintage 80s Music Videos
Naughty by Nature release ’19 Naughty III’ featuring ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ (1993)
Naughty by Nature's '19 Naughty III' feat. 'Hip Hop Hooray' is their third album released on February 23, 1993 by Tommy Boy Records.
Kanye West releases his seventh album : ‘The Life of Pablo’ featuring ‘Famous,’ ‘Father Stretch My Hands’ and ‘Fade’ (2016)
Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' is his seventh studio album released on February 14, 2016 by Good.
Kanye West releases his debut album : ‘The College Dropout’ featuring ‘Through the Wire,’ ‘Jesus Walks,’ ‘All Falls Down’ and ‘Slow Jamz’…
Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' is his debut studio album released on February 10, 2004 by Roc-A-Fella Records.
Polydor publish Klaxons’ debut album : ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ (2007)
Klaxons' 'Myths of the Near Future' is their debut album produced by James Ford and released on January 29, 2007 by Polydor
D’Angelo releases his second album : ‘Voodoo’ featuring ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ (2000)
D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' is his second studio album recorded between 1998 & 1999 at Electric Lady Studios In New York City. And released on January 25, 2000 by Virgin Records.
Bobby Bland releases his debut album : ‘Two Steps from the Blues’ (1961)
Bobby Bland's 'Two Steps from the Blues' is his debut album released on January 1, 1961 by Duke.
‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°300 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos
‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°659 – 2010s Music Videos
Bizarre Quotes • Take my hand through the flames (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic & Ty Dolla $Ign) • All of my friends think I'm a fool, silly them (Chris Brown) • I'll recover if you keep me alight (Years & Years) • I swear on my life that I've been a good girl (Camila Cabello) • You can turn me on with just a touch, baby (The Weeknd) • I let you in with all that I can You're not hard to reach (Justin Bieber) • This is it, the apocalypse Woah (Imagine Dragons) •
Music-wise : Pop, Dance Pop, Rock, R&B
Alicia Keys’ ‘The Element of Freedom’ featuring ‘Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart’ and ‘Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)’ (2009)
Alicia Keys' 'The Element of Freedom' is her fourth studio album released on December 11, 2009 by J Records.
Whitney Houston releases her fifth album : ‘Just Whitney’ featuring ‘Whatchulookinat’ and ‘Try It on My Own’ (2002)
Whitney Houston's 'Just Whitney...' is her fifth (and her first in four years) studio album released on December 10, 2002 by Arista Records.
Dinah Washington records ‘The Swingin’ Miss D,’ an album arranged by Quincy Jones (1956)
Dinah Washington's 'The Swingin' Miss D' is a studio album arranged by Quincy Jones and recorded on December 4–6, 1956 and released in 1957 by Emarcy.
Def Jam publish The Roots’ tenth album : ‘Undun’ (2011)
The Roots' 'Undun' is their tenth studio album produced mainly by member Questlove and released on December 2, 2011 by Def Jam Recordings
Alicia Keys releases her second album : ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys’ featuring ‘You Don’t Know My Name,’ ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ and ‘Diary’…
'The Diary of Alicia Keys' feat. 'You Don't Know My Name' is her second studio album released on December 2, 2003 by J Records.
Cowboy Junkies record their second album ‘The Trinity Session’ at a Church in Toronto (1987)
Cowboy Junkies' "The Trinity Session" is their second album recorded at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto on November 27, 1987 and released in 1988 by Latent Recordings
Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella publish Kanye West’s fourth album : ‘808s and Heartbreak’ (2008)
Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' is his fourth studio album featuring Kid Cudi and Lil Wayne among other guests and released on November 24, 2008 by Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West releases ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,’ his fifth album featuring ‘Power’ (2010)
Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' is his fifth studio album featuring 'Power' and released on November 22, 2010 by Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella
The Beatles release ‘The Beatles,’ their ninth eponymous album also called ‘The White Album’ (1968)
'The Beatles' is their ninth eponymous studio album also called 'the White Album' produced by George Martin and released on November 22, 1968 by Apple.
‘We Are Live’ N°123 – 2010s Music Videos
Shawn Lane records ‘Powers of Ten; Live!’ his last album (1992)
Shawn Lane's 'Powers of Ten; Live!' is a live album (and his final before his death) recorded (partially) on November 19, 1992 and released in 2001 By Eye Reckon.
Akon releases his second album : ‘Konvicted’ featuring ‘Smack That,’ ‘I Wanna Love You’ and ‘Don’t Matter’ (2006)
Akon's 'Konvicted' is his second studio album featuring Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and T-Pain as guests and released on November 14, 2006 by Universal.