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Continue reading →: Song Of The Day – Remembering Carrie Smith
Carrie Smith, a terrific jazz and blues singer was taken from the world of music on May 20. She was 86. Her career spanned 50 years and she was still recording as recently as 2002. In this period she recorded at least 13 albums and appeared with many contemporaries. …
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Continue reading →: Song Of The Day – Remembering Chuck Brown
wind me up chuck (Photo credit: firmleague) On May 16, the Father of Go-Go, Chuck Brown passed away at the age of 75. The Father of Go-Go. Why? The man was a DC legend, defining and perfecting his take on the genre. He died as the acknowledged leader in…
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Continue reading →: Music Trivia Question for the Day
My last question from what seems like weeks ago (and was): Q: Who wrote and recorded the first version of “Respect“? We all know the very famous version by Aretha Franklin (shown here is a live version from 1968 in Stockholm, Sweden) – The answer though is, Otis Redding. …
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Continue reading →: Song Of The Day – Gabrielle Papillon – “No Common Ground”
Gabrielle Papillon is a Canadian singer-songwriter (in a folk vein) with exceptional skills, and yet another talent from Canada’s East Coast. She is from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She has sung and played since childhood and released her first album in 2001, “Songs For a Rainy Day”. Good tune,…
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Continue reading →: Song Of The Day – Amelia Curran – “The Dozens”
Some Newfoundland content for Kayjai and Sightsnbytes to enjoy. Amelia Curran is a unique talent and this song is, well, fitting for an extreme east coast artist. And a live version that is very enjoyable. Sounds very much like a female Leonard Cohen. Thanks again to CBC2 radio, a…
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