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This is the 33rd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses', short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You'll hear about 10 minutes of each guest's 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are:CLIFF EDWARDS - musician, composer, former lead male vocalist of the Juno award-winning group The Bells. In this short clip Cliff reveals: why the Five Bells became just The Bells; how they went from a nightclub act to a soft pop group; the famous band his brother was a member of, and more.CORAL ANDREWS RETURNS - radio broadcaster, journalist and author of the book “The Back Door”. In this short clip from her return visit Cora shares: more tales from her time at The Back Door Bar, Kitchener. Ontario's underground subculture club of the 1970s to the 1990s; her book tour experience ,and more.“WILD” BILL RILEY - music Impresario and manager of the ‘60s bands The Churls and The Fringe; In this fascinating short clip Bill talks about: how he ended up in the Yorkville Village area of Toronto in 1966; becoming good friends with David Clayton Thomas; hanging out with Ian and Sylvia, and more.PETER FOLDY RETURNS - musician, songwriter, photographer, screenwriter, film director, producer, and much more whose first single ‘Bondi Junction' hit #1 in Canada in 1973. In this clip from his return visit Peter talks about: knowing the BeeGees as their career was just starting; what happened after his musical career ended; how he got into film making, and more.LISTEN to the full interview with each guest @linernotes.ca.
Mandoki Soulmates is a European Supergroup led by Leslie Mandoki, who escaped from Communist Hungary to the West at a young age and formed the Soulmates over 30 years ago. Lineups have included Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Jack Bruce (Cream), David Clayton-Thomas (Blood Sweat & Tears) and many others. Leslie is joined on this show by Nick van Eede of Cutting Crew, another member of the Soulmates. Their new album is called "A Memory Of Our Future".My featured song is “The Rich Ones”. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES” is Robert's new single. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's recent single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's debut album, recorded in 1994, was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Leslie & Nick at:www.mandoki-soulmates.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
Here's the second record of a two disk set that spent as much time among my own records as it did my dad's. There was a point where neither one of us remembered whose collection it actually belonged in. Like I've said in the past, my dad and I had similar taste in music. The featured artist is just as much among my favorites as he was my dad's. I still remember sitting in the Richfield Coliseum awestruck at what I was witnessing him do on the stage. And I witnessed that performance with my dad and my mom. When we get done with this episode you'll know why they called him Mr. Show Business. So get ready to hear music written over the course of four decades and then rearranged for one of the best overall stage entertainers the world ever saw in Volume 177: Sammy Record 2. More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. Promised link to a story on Sammy's conversion to Judaism. Promised link to research used in above story. Credits and copyrights Sammy Davis, Jr. – Sammy Label: Sessions (2) – ARI-1001 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Released: 1976 Genre: Jazz, Pop Style: Vocal, Swing We'll hear 7 of the 13 songs from record 2. Chicago (Toddling Town) written by Fred Fisher and published in 1922. Sammy recorded it live several times. Go right into next song Birth Of The Blues composed in 1926 by Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown It was a song he recorded in 1955 for the album Starring Sammy Davis Jr. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944. He recorded a studio version of that with Count Basie for the 1965 album Our Shining Hour The Impossible Dream composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. Sammy recorded a version for the 1969 album The Goin' Great. Exodus composed by Ernest Gold. This track was recorded sometime around 1972, and was never released on any of his official "albums", however it was also released in 1975 on this K-Tel LP entitled "The Sounds Of Sammy Davis Jr." I've Gotta Be Me composed and written by Walter Marks in 1967 Sammy Davis Jr. recorded the song in 1968, as the title track of Davis' 1968 Reprise album. Spinning Wheel Written by David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1968. This was taken from his 1970 LP Something for Everyone. I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Rehearsal is always important, of course, but sometimes leaving a song alone for a while also has interesting effects.For instance, it's been probably a year or more since the Ray Charles classic “Hard Times (Who Knows Better Than I)” has made an appearance at a Flood rehearsal. It's a great tune, but for some reason it just didn't come to mind for while.However, the song hasn't been stagnating, as it turns out. When the tune finally did roll around again at last week's gathering, it had been percolating in everyone's memory. That was obvious, because all kind of exciting new ideas came out as the solos went around the room.About the SongAs reported earlier, in 1961 Atlanta Records commemorated Ray Charles's near-decade of dedication to that label with the release of an album called The Genius Sings The Blues. It was a welcome compilation of some of Brother Ray's earlier singles, plus some previously unreleased stuff, like this perfect Ray Charles composition.“Hard Times” had the distinction of being the A-side of the only single released to promote that album. It also is the standout number in the entire collection. The tune has gone on to be covered by everybody from David Clayton-Thomas to Eric Clapton. Here's The Flood's 2024 rendition of it. More? Gotcha CoveredIf you'd like more from the blues column on our menu, just click the “Blues” button on our free Radio Floodango music streaming service.Click here to give it a spin. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com
Blood, Sweat & Tears, David Clayton-Thomas, James William Guercio, and us.
Gewoon, omdat zijn naam viel, en Blokhuis vindt dat meer mensen zijn muziek zouden moeten kennen: een ode aan de man die bekend werd als zanger van Blood, Sweat & Tears, maar zelf ook prachtige soloplaten maakte, de laatste in 2020: David Clayton-Thomas.
Jim Fielder was the bassist and an original member of Blood Sweat & Tears, one of the seminal bands of the rock era which introduced a horn section to the traditional rock lineup. Before that he was with Tim Buckley, Buffalo Springfield and Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention. He talks about all these groups and the great musicians involved including Stephen Stills, Al Kooper and David Clayton-Thomas.My featured song is “Catch You Later” from the album Spring Dance by my band, Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.—--------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------Jim and Robert discuss the following:- Child Is Father To The Man- Vinyl and wearing out the grooves- Becoming a bass player- First bass guitar- Rickenbacker to Fender- Buffalo Springfield Subbing for Dewey Palmer- Mothers Of Invention- Blood Sweat & Tears Randy Brecker Child Is Father To The Man- “House In The Country”- “Megan's Gypsy Eyes”- “I Can't Quit Her”- David Clayton-Thomas- “Sometimes In Winter”- “God Bless The Child”—-------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's new Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at SteelStacks in Pennsylvania and The Nisville Jazz Festival in Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comPGS Store - www.thePGSstore.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
The story behind the latest documentary from award-winning and Oscar nominated director John Sheinfeld, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS has to be seen to be believed. Blood, Sweat & Tears, known for hits such as “Spinning Wheel”, “You've Made Me So Very Happy”, and “And When I Die”, headlined the legendary Woodstock Festival and won multiple Grammy Awards, most notably 1970's win for Album of The Year, beating The Beatles' “Abbey Road” and “Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin.” This is the incredible never-before-told story about a top rock band that was unknowingly embroiled in a political rat's nest involving the U.S. State Department, the Nixon White House and a controversial concert tour of Yugoslavia, Romania and Poland, countries that were behind what was then known as the Iron Curtain. As a result, they found themselves in the crosshairs of a polarized America -as divided then as it is now – and became an early victim of cancel culture. Written, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker John Scheinfeld (The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Chasing Trane, Who Is Harry Nilsson?, Herb Alpert Is...), and executive produced by James Sears Bryant, the film was created with the full cooperation of Blood, Sweat & Tears. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS features never-before-seen film and photos of the band, as well as present day interviews with five of the nine band members including distinctive lead singer David Clayton-Thomas, sax player and musical arranger Fred Lipsius, innovative bass player Jim Fielder, outspoken guitarist Steve Katz and drummer and band leader Bobby Colomby. For more go to: bstdoc.com
On this episode, my guest is renowned Canadian drummer/educator, Paul DeLong. Best known for his work with Canadian Rock legend Kim Mitchell, he has gone on to establish a successful career through his work with such diverse artists as Domenic Troiano, David Blamires, Lawrence Gowan, David Clayton-Thomas, Roger Hodgson, Rik Emmett, Lighthouse and many more. He's also an in demand session drummer and respected educator. In our interview, we talk about his early experiences and how he established a professional career, and why it's essential to always keep developing your skills and maintain a professional attitude to be successful in the music business. Follow Paul at https://pauldelong.com
Leslie Mandoki has been the leader of Mandoki Soulmates, the European-based supergroup, since he fled from Communist Hungary. He has assembled remarkable lineups of world class musicians. This is the band's 30th Anniversary celebration.This episode contains EXCLUSIVE, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED live recordings featuring Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull singing “Locomotive Breath”, Jack Bruce of Cream singing “Sunshine Of Your Love”, Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer singing “Lucky Man”, David Clayton-Thomas of Blood Sweat and Tears singing “Spinning Wheel”, Gary Brooker of Procol Harum singing “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”, Chaka Khan, Peter Frampton, Tony Carey and others. My featured song is “I'm So Glad - Live”. Spotify link here.“Dream With Robert Miller”. Click here.---------------------------------------------If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Just Click Here.Leslie and I discuss the following:His father's advice: Live your dreams and don't dream your lifeEscaping Communist Hungary at age 22 to GermanyFormed Mandoki Soulmates as a combination of progressive rock and jazz fusion, with so many superstarsSongfest:“Locomotive Breath” with Ian Anderson (Jack Bruce, John Lord, Chris Thompson, Peter Frampton, Greg Lake)“Sunshine Of Your Love” with Jack Bruce (Ian Anderson and Peter Frampton)“Lucky Man” with Greg Lake (Jack Bruce, Ian Anderson, Peter Frampton, John Helliwell, Chaka Khan, Bobby Kimball)“Spinning Wheel” with David Clayton-Thomas (Corey Henry, Richard Bona, Randy Brecker, John Helliwell, Bill Evans, Al DiMeola, Mike Stern)“A Whiter Shade Of Pale” with Gary Brooker. With Mikhail Gorbachav introducing the performance!“Old Rebels” with Chris Tompson (Mike Stern, Richard Bona, John Helliwell)BOBBY M AND THE PAISLEY PARADE is Robert's forthcoming album. Featuring 10 new songs and guest appearances by John Helliwell (Supertramp), Tony Carey (Rainbow) and international sitar sensation Deobrat Mishra. Called"ALBUM OF THE YEAR!" by Indie Shark. Praised by Steve Hackett (Genesis), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Gary Puckett (Union Gap), Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds), Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary), and David Libert (The Happenings).LIVE AT STEELSTACKS is the 5-song EP by Robert and his band, Project Grand Slam. The release captures the band at the top of their game and shows off the breadth, scope and sound of the band. The EP has been highly praised by musicians and reviewers alike. “Captivating!” Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) “PGS burns down the house!” Tony Carey (Rainbow)“Full of life!” Alan Hewitt (The Moody Blues) “Virtuoso musicians!” (Melody Maker) “Such a great band!” (Hollywood Digest) The album can be streamed on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and all the other streaming platforms, and can be downloaded at The PGS Store.ALL OF THE TIME is Robert's recent single by his band Project Grand Slam. It's a playful, whimsical love song that's light and airy and exudes the happiness and joy of being in love. “Pure bliss…An intimate sound with abundant melodic riches!” Melody Maker/5 Stars) “Ecstasy…One of the best all-around bands working today!” (Pop Icon/5 Stars) “Excellence…A band in full command of their powers!” (Mob York City)Watch the video here. You can stream “All Of The Time” on Spotify, Apple or any of the other streaming platforms. And you can download it here.THE SHAKESPEARE CONCERT is the album by Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, recorded "live" in the studio. It's been praised by Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Jim Peterik (Ides Of March), Joey Dee (Peppermint Twist), Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) and Sarah Class (British composer). Reviews: “Perfection!”, “5 Stars!”, “Thrilling!”, and “A Masterpiece!”. The album can be streamed on Spotify, Apple and all the other streaming services. You can watch the Highlight Reel HERE. And you can purchase a digital download or autographed CD of the album HERE. THE FALL OF WINTER is Robert's single in collaboration with legendary rocker Jim Peterik of the Ides Of March and formerly with Survivor. Also featuring renowned guitarist Elliott Randall (Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers) and keyboard ace Tony Carey (Joe Cocker/Eric Burden). “A triumph!” (The Indie Source). “Flexes Real Rock Muscle!” (Celebrity Zone). Stream it on Spotify or Apple. Watch the lyric video here. Download it here.FOLLOW YOUR DREAM HANDBOOK is Robert's Amazon #1 Bestseller. It's a combination memoir of his unique musical journey and a step by step how-to follow and succeed at your dream. Available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Leslie at:https://mandoki-soulmates.comhttps://www.facebook.com/mandoki.soulmateshttps://www.instagram.com/themandokisoulmateshttps://www.youtube.com/mandokisoulmates Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comFacebook - www.facebook.com/followyourdreampodcastEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.comYouTubeLinkedIn Listen to the Follow Your Dream Podcast on these podcast platforms:CastBoxSpotifyApple Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comInstagramPGS Store - www.thePGSstore.comYouTubeFacebook - www.facebook.com/projectgrandslamSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
Blood, Sweat & Tears, Berry Gordy Jr., Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson, David Clayton-Thomas, James William Guercio, and me.
Our 5th Episode contains a brand-new feature!..."Hall of Fame Albums"...in other words, albums that belong in the Rock Hall from a musical act that isn't. This week, Frank's is the 2nd effort from Blood, Sweat & Tears. It was the first album featuring new lead singer David Clayton Thomas; Tim's is from the dynamite 1979 album from Supertramp--"Breakfast in America." Also, we take a fresh look at a band we had as one of our very first Featured Artists--The Who. Enjoy!!
This week's guest Rich Brown. Hailing from Canada, Rich is a highly accomplished performer, composer, producer, and educator. He's recorded three albums as band leader and has been featured on over 70 recordings covering a wide range of musical genres. Rich has played, toured, and recorded with some of the most distinguished musicians on the planet, from James Blood Ulmer, Vernon Reid and Steve Coleman to Rudresh Mahanthappa, Angelique Kidjo, and David Clayton Thomas—just to name a few. Host Josh Paul talks to Rich about his upbringing, his performing and teaching style, and his philosophy on what it takes to be a multi-faceted musician in today's age.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" Tribute to Deodato Lou Pomanti Lou Pomanti & Friends (Vesuvius Music, 2022) Lou Pomanti, Stee Heathcote, Marc Rogers, Randy Brecker. El tema es una composición de Richard Strauss. ¿Sabías que? "2001: A Space Odyssey (Tribute to Deodato)" es el tercer single que se publica como adelanto de Lou Pomanti & Friends. Posteriormente a su publicación, se publicaron otros dos singles. Lou Pomanti se encarga en la grabación de los teclados y programación, contando con un buen número de amigos. La lista de colaboraciones incluye a Emilie-Claire Barlow, Randy Brecker, David Clayton-Thomas, Mab Dusk, Marc Jordan, Oakland Stroke, John Finley, Dione Taylor, Robyn Black, Larnell Lewis, Irene Torres, June Garber, Sam Pomanti, Scob Alexander, Lou Bartolomucci, Tony Carlucci, William Carn, Steve Heathcote, Chris Howells, John Johnson, Drew Jurecka, Jake Langley, Blair Lofgren, Jason Logue, Steve MacDonald, Bill McBirnie, John Panchyshyn, Prague Smecky Orchestra, Marc Rogers, Kathryn Rose, William Sperandei, Simon Wallis. Lou Pomanti & Friends se publica el 27 de mayo de 2022. Al ser una version de un tema que proviene de la música clásica, pasa a la sección Malditos Jazztardos con total merecimiento. © Pachi Tapiz, 2022 Más información sobre Lou Pomanti https://loupomanti.com/ Más información sobre JazzX5 JazzX5 es un minipodcast de HDO de la Factoría Tomajazz presentado, editado y producido por Pachi Tapiz. JazzX5 comenzó su andadura el 24 de junio de 2019. Todas las entregas de JazzX5 están disponibles en https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=23120 / https://www.ivoox.com/jazzx5_bk_list_642835_1.html. Las sugerencias, quejas, felicitaciones, opiniones y el contacto en general en jazzx5 @ tomajazz.com También por WhatsApp en el teléfono de contacto. JazzX5 y los podcast de Tomajazz en Telegram En Tomajazz hemos abierto un canal de Telegram para que estés al tanto, al instante, de los nuevos podcast. Puedes suscribirte en https://t.me/TomajazzPodcast. Pachi Tapiz en Tomajazz https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=17847
Show #942 Spinning Again A day late, but Spinner is back and spinning the blues again! 01. Altered Five Blues Band - Great Minds Drink Alike (3:57) (Single, Blind Pig Records, 2022) 02. Vaneese Thomas - I'm Movin' On (3:09) (Fight The Good Fight, Blue Heart Records, 2022) 03. Anthony Geraci - The Blues Called My Name (5:40) (Blues Called My Name, Blue Heart Records, 2022) 04. Clarence Spady - If Only We Could (3:07) (Single, Nola Blue Records, 2022) 05. Jim Dan Dee - Bleed Me Dry (2:16) (Real Blues, self-release, 2022) 06. Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg (2:33) (45 RPM Single, Tamla Motown Records, 1966) 07. Delbert McClinton - One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer (3:12) (Outdated Emotion, Hot Shot Records, 2022) 08. Emma Wilson - Rack 'Em Up (4:31) (Wish Her Well, self-release, 2022) 09. Benjamin Adair Murphy - The One I'm Waiting On (2:33) (Old Chords, self-release, 2022) 10. The WildRoots - The Threads Of Time (4:35) (WildRoots Sessions Vol.2, WildRoots Records, 2022) 11. Roomful Of Blues - Three Hours Past Midnight (8:03) (Live At Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Varrick/Rounder Records, 1986) 12. Les Dudek - Avatar (6:56) (Say No More, Columbia Records, 1977) 13. David Clayton-Thomas - Tobacco Road (5:08) (David Clayton-Thomas, Decca Records, 1969) 14. Eliza Neals - Queen Of The Nile (6:52) (Badder To The Bone, E-H Records, 2022) 15. Duke Robillard Band - Here I'm Is (2:27) (They Call It Rhythm & Blues, Stony Plain Records, 2022) 16. Markey Blue Ric Latina Project - Lowdown Voodoo Woman (4:24) (Jumpin' The Broom, SoulOSound Records, 2022) 17. Lew Jetton & 61 South - Homegrown Tomato (4:32) (Deja Hoodoo, Endless Blues Records, 2022) 18. Travellin' Blue Kings - Gotta Get Away (4:31) (Bending the Rules, Naked Productions, 2022) 19. Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do (3:02) (45 RPM Single, Specialty Records, 1953) 20. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- The Things (That) I Used To Do (4:55) (Couldn't Stand The Weather, Epic Records, 1984) 21. Dana Fuchs - Last To Know (4:40) (Borrowed Time, Ruf Records, 2022) 22. Steve Bailey - Let Me Explain (4:43) (Crazy 'Bout You, Another Planet Music, 2022) 23. Cory Vincent - Throw Me A Line (6:12) (Cory Vincent, self-release, 2022) 24. Levee Town - Outside Child (3:00) (Trying To Keep My Head Above Water, self-release, 2022) 25. Michael Rubin - Can We Break Up Again (3:41) (I'll Worry If I Wanna, Many Hats Records, 2022) 26. Gary Cain - Kitchen Sink (5:11) (Next Stop, self-release, 2022) Bandana Blues is and will always be a labor of love. Please help Spinner deal with the costs of hosting & bandwidth. Visit www.bandanablues.com and hit the tipjar. Any amount is much appreciated, no matter how small. Thank you.
Joanna Majoko, a Toronto-based performer, songwriter, and bandleader, is our guest today. Joanna has made a name for herself as one of Canada's most promising young singers. She has been a regular presence on the bandstand with some of the country's top musicians, including Jane Bunnet and Maqueque, David Clayton-Thomas, of Blood, Sweat and Tears, and Larnell Lewis, of Snarky Puppy. Majoko spent the majority of her youth in Zimbabwe, despite being born in Germany to German and Zimbabwean parents. Majoko migrated from Zimbabwe to South Africa for a short time before settling in Manitoba with her family when she was fourteen years old. Early last year, Joanna released her debut EP, No Holding Back, which is currently available on all your favourite streaming platforms. We connected over the internet with Joanna to discuss her journey halfway across the globe to Manitoba, how she fell in love with music and so much more. Please enjoy responsibly :) Don't forget to subscribe! https://bit.ly/3uPCWaj (YouTube Subscribe) https://apple.co/3oiPy7m (Audio Subscribe) Want More Joanna Majoko? https://www.instagram.com/itsjoannamajoko/ (Instagram) Spotify https://www.facebook.com/itsjoannamajoko (Facebook) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPiNe5r97mrZFc7uKnkBniw (YouTube) http://www.thednaproject.ca/shop (New Merch Out Now!) [Don't forget to check out The DNA Project Merch code “PODCAST” for 20 % off your first purchase!!] Thank you to our Sponsors: https://thednaproject.ca/ (The DNA Project) https://www.the-mpl.com/ (The MPL Toronto) Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/PRSABEVOK7Y St. Patrick's Day Leprechauns, pots of gold, and a whole lot of green! Billy Terrell Songwriter-Producer-Performer-Author Billy Terrell began his career in entertainment in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1963 at the age of 18. He was signed by Kama Sutra Productions as a writer/artist in 1965 which was interrupted by the miliary draft and served in Vietnam in 1966- 67. He re-established his career in 1968 during the heyday of the Brill Building era. To date his has written/arranged and/or produced over 2000 commercially released records with 59 reaching the national and international charts with artists such as Frankie Avalon, Helen Reddy, Maria Muldaur, Larry Carlton Lorrie Morgan, David Clayton Thomas, The Moments, The Manhattans and many more.
On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we have a show devoted to entertainment. Bliss expert and Life Coach Judy Librach is joined by Thom Ernst who is a Toronto based writer, film-critic, producer and broadcaster. He is an active member of the (TFCA) Toronto Film Critic
Ronnie Hawkins immigrated to Canada from Arkansas in the 1950s. It didn't take him long to call Canada his home, & he made a huge splash playing in the bars in downtown Toronto.He was not only successful with his own musical career. He is also widely respected for helping to launch the careers of artists like Robbie Lane, David Clayton Thomas, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson & a host of others.In this episode we discuss stories from playing the bars, encounters with artists like Johnny Cash etc. . We also talked about the brand new YouTube video release of the classic song "Me & Bobby McGee" featuring Ronnie along with Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot & Willie Nelson...among other things.
Steve Conte is a jumbo slice of Rock 'n Roll Heaven. We got treated to his latest single, Recovery Doll, a recent Coolest Song in the World on Little Steven's Underground Garage, the B side, Rock And Rye Queen, and, Gimme Rockaway, which was not only another Coolest Song in the World, it also placed in the top 5 for Coolest Song of the Year, on the heels of Ian Hunter, and The Monkees. He's in my top rock voices of all time. Steve was chicken soup for the crazies soul, one of us, he shared how the Conte's have been faring these past 16 months- with creativity, caution, and grace, it appears. We heard stories, his classic Chuck Berry, Tiny Tim, thanks, Postell, Paul Simon, Prince, David Clayton Thomas, Michael Monroe, David Johansen... starting out on drums, thanks to Ringo, with his brother John, on guitar, swapping to that, taking front and center, John on bass, backing their jazz singer mother, Rosemary... his first road gig, in Blood, Sweat & Tears, his own, Company of Wolves, Willy DeVille, The New York Dolls, to present tense with his upcoming videos, singles, and album, on Little Steven's Wicked Cool Records. Always a treat to be in the company of this talented friend with lots of shared history. Such great fun! Steve's music is available here: https://steveconte.bandcamp.com/music And for all things Conte: http://stevecontenyc.com/site/ Steve Conte Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson Wed, 6/23/21, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/3wSt80q All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fla tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj Also on iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Voox, OwlTail, Backtracks, PlayerFM, Himalaya, Podchaser, and Listen Notes Thanks to Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. quikimpressions.com Nicole Venables,of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products, for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular people, like me. I love my hair, and I love Nicole. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/ Blue Microphones and Kevin Walt
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Jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears waited until their second studio album to eponymously name it Blood, Sweat & Tears. This band would defy convention in many ways. It was a large band, boasting nine full-time members, and adding a tenth in trumpet player Alan Rubin for one song. They also played a complex mix of progressive music that would come to be called "jazz-rock." This album would be the first with David Clayton-Thomas on lead vocals, and would spend seven weeks at the top of the album charts. It would also be a critical success, netting the band a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1970.Al Kooper, the original band leader and rock legend, started the group. The sound was inspired by the sound of the Buckinghams and Maynard Ferguson. Kooper left after the second album, and David Clayton-Thomas came in as front man. There were over 100 members in Blood, Sweat & Tears over the years, including Bo Bice of "American Idol" fame. The group name came from a Winston Churchill speech.Blood, Sweat & Tears was the number 1 album at the time that the Woodstock music festival was held in August of 1969, and at $15,000 they were the highest paid band to appear at Woodstock behind Jimi Hendrix. For some reason, they decided not to get filmed for the gig, and as a result they are not seen in all the documentaries and retrospectives on that historic concert. It is almost as if Blood, Sweat & Tears were erased from history. On top of that, they didn't get their $15,000 at the end of the concert either!A couple of other factors cause Blood, Sweat & Tears to be overlooked. Their songs tend to be longer during a time when singles were no longer than 3 minutes for radio. They also toured eastern Europe in 1972 to show off rock and roll music, sponsored by the U.S. State Department. The counter culture considered this a sell out, and many of their Vietnam-era protest fans abandoned Blood, Sweat & Tears because of it.Get ready to ride a painted pony and let the spinnin' wheel spin! Smiling PhasesThis very jazzy track is a cover of a song originally done by Steve Winwood and Traffic. The idea is of the song is that you put a smile on no matter what life throws at you. Keep on smiling and moving forward - don't let the obstacles get you down.You've Made Me So Very HappyThis well known track peaked at number 2, and is a cover of a Motown song done originally by Brenda Holloway in 1967. They tried to do this song with Al Kooper on their first album, but Kooper's voice wasn't well-adapted to it. They tried it at a live show with David Clayton-Thomas, and it worked.And When I DieAnother cover that peaked at number 2, this song was written by 17 year-old Laura Nyro and was originally performed by Peter, Paul & Mary. Blood, Sweat & Tears picked up this song when Nyro was dating the bass player. Their cover version went to number 2. It is about recognizing the limited time you have on this earth and making the most of it. That's pretty profound lyrics for a 17 year-old!Spinning WheelThe big single of the album was this well known hit, peaking at - you guessed it - number 2. It compares life to riding on a carousel. Things come and things go, "what goes up must come down." Enjoy the ride. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Main Theme to the television series “Marcus Welby M.D.”Robert Young of "Father Knows Best" fame would star in this long-running series that would take on several controversies during its 7-year run. The pilot for the series aired in March of 1969. STAFF PICKS:Day after Day (It's Slippin' Away) by ShangoRob starts our staff picks with this calypso one-hit wonder. It is known as a novelty act about how the earthquakes in California will cause the whole coast to slide into the Pacific - "you better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho!" Everyday People by Sly & The Family StoneBrian features a big hit from the fusion group Sly & The Family Stone. Everyone is essentially the same and we need to learn to live together. The group was known for combining musical styles and its members' ethnic diversity during a time of racial tensions. Time of the Season by The ZombiesBruce's staff pick was a surprise hit by the group led by keyboardist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. It took about a year to catch on before hitting number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1969. It has become sort of a counterculture anthem in pop culture, and is frequently used in Vietnam-era scenes and flashbacks.Rock Me by SteppenwolfWayne's staff pick is a deeper cut, though it hit the charts and peaked at number 10 at the time. Lead singer John Kay wrote this one. It has a deeper meaning as a kind of protest song. Canadian band Steppenwolf was nominated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, though they didn't make it in. INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:Variations On a Theme by Erik Satie (1st Movement) by Blood, Sweat & TearsWe're once again double dipping on our featured album. Blood, Sweat & Tears had a number of instrumental pieces on their albums, and this one is the opening track.
Laura Nigro was a sixteen-year-old musical prodigy who was trying on several last names, as creative types sometimes do. She happened to be "Nyro" when she finally started to catch on in the music industry, so Laura Nyro she became. Nyro was never a huge star in her own right. But she left behind a musical legacy in a bunch of songs that became big hits for other artists. That's a roster that would include Three Dog Night, the Fifth Dimension, Barbra Streisand and Blood, Sweat and Tears. Nyro wrote "And When I Die." Peter, Paul & Mary made it kinda-sorta famous. But it was Blood, Sweat and Tears that really brought it to the fore. David Clayton Thomas' voice, combined with Dick Halligan's arrangements made for a relatively light-hearted romp through the graveyard. And while BST's version is musically different from Nyro's, they never lost sight of that gospel feel that it had, even as they gave it the cowboy instrumental section. In doing the research for this show, I went down a little bit of a rabbit hole of listening to Laura Nyro's music. I may have to do a whole bunch of shows dedicated to her sometime soon. Nyro is definitely an under-appreciated talent. Click here to become a patron of the show. Click here for a transcript of this episode.
Dee Dee Warwick - You’re No Good (1963) The original version that, to my ears, cuts the Ronstadt version in half. Clint Ballard also wrote "The Game of Love" for Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. Look at that slugabed 2nd to the right. That's Eric Stewart of 10cc. Comb your hair, hippie. Doc Severinsen - Barbarella (1968) The theme to the soft-core romp featuring Jane Fonda. Check out the party scene for a frugging Spiro Agnew. Doc Severinsen was the comic foil and bandleader for Johnny Carson. With the funny suit jackets, etc. Doris (with Plums) - You Made a Fool of Me (1968) While this single is not from this album, it IS a bonus track if you can find this. I love her stuff. In fact, I confess to you right now that my song, "Epiphany", steals the first three chords of the verse. Those nutty Swedes. First, we steal ABBA. Then we steal this. Gary Crosby - I'm Gonna Call My Baby (1967) Son of the guy that sang "Hey Jude". James Iron Head Baker & Group - Black Betty (1933) A rendition of the slave song. Later, a hit for Ram Jam, who's singer was previously in The Lemon Pipers, who had a hit with "Green Tambourine." Johnny Buckett and his Cumberland River Boys - Hippie in a Blunder (1967-8) The anti-hippie sentiment of the late '60s was silly, tone-deaf (Bob Seger and Jan and Dean recorded anti-peacenik songs), and ultimately unnecessary since the peace movement itself would be bought, sold, repackaged, and neutered entirely just a couple of years later. Roxy Music - Manifesto (1979) I can't listen to Brian Ferry's vibrato for a very long time, but this song seems to be a good fit. Like a salesman. Redbone - Fais Do (1972) My confession. She will never see this post, but I used to dream about singing "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" to Julie Pawlowski (of Emporium Avenue) all the time. I still would. My god, I owned this on 8-track, a 2 tape set. I don't remember the TV commercial but there had to be one. "Magic Carpet Ride", "Fais Do", "Family Affair", so many songs. One after the other. Do you ever hear a song and snap into a place and time that hasn't entered your mind in decades? I got on the bus a few stops before her and would always sit in the middle of the two-space seat so that no one would take her spot. I think it worked once. Gladys Knight and the Pips - Come Together (1975) The Harvey Averne Dozen - The Word (1967) This is one of my favorite Beatle covers. Simple and funky. Sonny and Cher - It’s Gonna Rain (1965) No one talks about this b-side, the best thing I think Sonny or Cher ever did. His voice actually compliments the lyrics. There's a version where two different (and I mean different) lead vocal takes are played simultaneously. I don't think Sonny was that subversive, to be honest. Intentionally. Steve Clayton - (Girls Are Imitating) Twiggy (1967) Discogs: Vocalist and songwriter with a long and varied career. Released numerous singles in the late 1950s and early 1960s in various musical styles but never achieved a hit. I like Steve Clayton a real lot. This is very similar music to "Music To Watch Girls By" which was a hit at the time. He is like Mel Tormé true, but I can hear another music industry schlepper, Tony Bruno. If you are a vinyl junkie-type person and you marinate in the smoky studios of the '70s in your mind occasionally, do me a favor: Find a copy of his 1978 album Steve Not David. Does he mean David Clayton Thomas? I mean, by that time, no one cared about either one. The Beach Boys - Belles of Paris (1978) Horribly uncomfortable Mike Love emoting of some pretty awful lyrics, even by his standards. Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul (1971) Bobby Lee Trammell - New Dance in France (1964) ANOTHER music orphan. He tried to be Jerry Lee Lewis, and he came THAT close, but the fates dictated otherwise. God, this episode of my show is sadder than usual. Listen for the fake audience and the attempt to glom onto Beatlemania. Unlike Tony Bruno and Steve Clayton, Trammell DOES have a Wikipedia page. Boffalongo - Dancing In The Moonlight (1970) The original version. The version that hit big was actually the third version. Adam West - Miranda (1966) The Free Design - Friends (Thank You All) (1971) Alex Harvey was the original punk. His singing career began in fucking 1958. It would be 17 YEARS before he sniffed the Top 40 in the UK, and people in the USA have never heard of him mostly. But those of us who have heard of SAHB are a universally smitten lot. This was a fantastic group that never took itself too seriously. This is a common thread in great bands. They recorded until 1978, but unlike other groups of the time, their last album, Rock Drill, was just as good as the ones they recorded at their peak of popularity. I present my favorite SAHB tracks. But I like many more. Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Hot City Symphony (1974) Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Give My Compliments To The Chef (1975) Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Shake That Thing (1975) Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Dolphins (1979) Johnny Mathis - Love Is All (Theme from “Midnight Cowboy”) (1970) Lorne Greene - Bonanza! (1964) Andy Williams - Music To Watch Girls By (1967) ??? - ??? Rodd Keith - Let's Go Savage You And I (?) A song-poem. Leonard Nimoy - I Walk The Line (1970) Starland Vocal Band - Liberated Woman (1977) I mentioned this song on the Setlusting Bruce podcast. I called this my favorite (or was it least favorite) SVB song, because of my love for the chauvinistic sentiment masked as chivalry. Nino Tempo and April Stevens - Love Story (1972) #5 in the Netherlands! From Buffalo, NY!!! Eric Burdon & The Animals - Mama Told Me Not To Come (1967) Neil Sedaka - Dimbo Man (1972)
Join the Sly Dog as he sits down with Billy Sherwood to discuss his new band Arc Of Life! We also get into this new bands history, futuristic sounds, Siri, being Prog Rock Nerds, David Clayton Thomas, and much more! Tune in and turn it up!
Sixty years ago this October, Ray Charles released his last album for Atlantic Records called “The Genius Sings the Blues,” The album compiled a dozen tunes Brother Ray had recorded over an eight-year period at the Atlantic studios, showcasing piano blues, jazz and southern R&B. A standout cut on that remarkable album was the second tune on side 1 — “Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I),” a tune that’s since been covered by everybody from David Clayton-Thomas to Eric Clapton. And last night, it was the first tune we tackled at the first rehearsal of the new year.
UNTIL I SMILE AT YOU: HOW ONE GIRL'S HEARTBREAK ELECTRIFIED FRANK SINATRA'S FAME! by Peter Jennings with contributions by Tom Sandler “Until I Smile At You” reveals for the first time the life of one of the most enduring musical talents in the 20th century: a young Canadian girl named Ruth Lowe, who wrote a song that dynamited Frank Sinatra's career into the stratosphere in 1940, “I’ll Never Smile Again.” The song charted on Billboard for an unheard of 12 weeks and has been recorded by more than 150 performers around the world. In fact, it’s still being recorded today (the book opens in studio as famed Blood, Sweat & Tears singer, David Clayton-Thomas, records his own unique version). Ruth Lowe has been called “One of the Architects of the American Ballad,” she is the recipient of a Grammy Award, her songs have been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and she’s about to be added to the Great American Songbook Foundation Hall of Fame. As Nancy Sinatra says in the book’s Foreword, "There’s a reason why 'I’ll Never Smile Again' has endured: it was a perfect song, interpreted by the perfect singer, at the perfect time.” The book reveals that Ruth Lowe was no one-hit-wonder: she went on to write Sinatra’s theme song, “Put Your Dreams Away” (the last song played at his funeral) plus 50 other tunes for Broadway and Hollywood. (“Until I Smile At You” reveals the humorous story of how she had to write Sinatra’s theme song in under 24 hours.) Amazingly, no one has been privy to Ruth Lowe’s life story until now. Peter Jennings, the book’s author (who has written six other books), was personally selected by her family to write “Until I Smile At You.” And there’s this to add to Ruth’s narrative: in today's era of women claiming their full rights, consider that she was one of the earliest liberated females who worked in a man's world (Tin Pan Alley) and never let her gender, or her attractive good looks, get in the way of her outstanding talent. One of the interesting features of “Until I Smile At You” is Peter Jennings’ interviews with such luminaries as Bernie Taupin (Elton John's lyricist for over 50 years), Sir Tim Rice (who writes lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber), Alan Bergman (who has written award-winning songs for Barbra Streisand, Sinatra, etc.), the late Frank Sinatra Jr., music historian Chuck Granata, Sinatra biographer, James Kaplan, and many others... all of whom cast a glow on Ruth’s talents. Also featured are stories from Ruth’s late sister Mickey Cohen, who regales the author with details about how Ruth, whom she adored, wrote “the song.” There is also an interview with noted businessman/philanthropist Seymour Schulich who worked with Ruth’s second husband, Nat Sandler. (It was MGM that wanted to make a movie of Ruth’s life back in the day, staring Judy Garland, but Nat nixed the deal because he didn’t want her clinging to the past.) With the world facing increased levels of stress and anxiety, this is an ideal time for a story like “Until I Smile At You” with its positive, feel-good story of resilience. Peter Jennings writes books from Fairview, his modern home overlooking Georgian Bay in Mundy's Harbour, Midland, Ontario, Canada. "Shark Assault: An Amazing Story of Survival" was published by Dundurn in November, 2015 (http://www.sharkassault.com). The book has received wide acclaim (re-printed less than one month after launch; Readers Digest publishing a 4,000 word excerpt in 15 languages around the world). His newest books, "Why Being Happy Matters" and "Behind The Seams" are now available on Amazon. Peter is also a singer of the Great American Songbook standards (http://www.pjentertainer.com). Learn more about this author at http://www.peterjennings.me. Check out his blog at http://www.anauthorslife.blog https://www.untilismileatyou.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Until-Smile-You-heartbreak-electrified/dp/1990096034/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=until+i+smile+at+you&qid=1607405705&sr=8-1 http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/pjenningssmile.mp3
Ep. 140: Leslie Mandoki, "Music is the greatest unifier.." Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. In this episode rockstar Leslie Mandoki talks about his early years in Hungary, being a refugee in Germany and eventual rise to stardom. In 1991, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, and Al Di Meola became founding members of Leslie Mandoki’s band project ManDoki Soulmates, and for almost three decades, Leslie Mandoki has continued to unite a “who is who” of the icons of Anglo-American and European rock and jazz- rock in the Mandoki Soulmates band. The remarkable lineups in the band’s recordings and performances over the years has included singers and players including Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, David Clayton-Thomas, Chaka Khan, Chris Thompson, Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather, Nick van Eede, Eric Burdon, Nik Kershaw, Greg Lake, Al di Meola, Randy and Michael Brecker, Cory Henry, Bill Evans, John Helliwell, Till Brönner, Klaus Doldinger, Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Anthony Jackson, Victor Bailey, Pino Palladino, Tony Carey, Mark Hart, Paul Carrack, Peter Frampton, and Jon Lord. The Soulmates concerts are marked by the musical synergy of all these musical icons united in one supergroup of Grammy award winning legends, where everyone’s egos come second. Original Soulmates compositions and collective improvisations on highest levels are just as much part of the concerts as world-renowned hits of the individual Soulmates members. “One stage – one band!” With his Soulmates Leslie Mandoki raises Jazz-Rock back to socio-political relevance, to quote him in his own words: “Even in times of Twitter, social media and short news on the smartphone, when mental laziness often blocks the perception, music for us is still like a love letter to our audience – handwritten with ink on paper.” This band is pure sophisticated JazzRock, or as Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) put it: “One of the best bands you will ever hear!”
Gerry Casey interviews Dead Show Dealers in this episode plus some great music1- Born Healer ,.Pressure Valve ( Till’ The Dawn (2016)2-Howie G. Band ,Little Miss Brandywine(Master Of The Night 2019)3-Coverdale/ Page ,Shake My Tree(Coverdale/page 1993)4-Leader Of Down ,Paradise Turned Into Dust (Cascade into Chaos 2018)5-The Groudhogs ,Eccentric Man( Thank Christ For The Bomb 1970)6-Rod Stewart,(I Know) I’m Loosing You-(Every Picture Tell A Story 1971)7-Left Lane Cruiser,The Waltz(Shake And Bake 2019)8-Earl And The Agitators,Where’s The Rock n’Roll( Shaken And Stirred 2018)9-Michael Burks,What Are You Doing To Me (I’m A Bluesman 2016)10-The Dead Show Dealers,Dead In New Orleans11-The Dead Show Dealers,Spark Of Rage12-The Dust Coda , Rock n’Roll(Title Track 2017)13-Born Healer, Leaving Trunk-(Till’ The Dawn 2016)14-Howie G Band,Anytime (Masters Of The Night 2019)15-Ron Tognoni, New Set Of Rays(Catfish Cake 2020)17-Matty T Wall, Boom Boom-Transpacific Blues Vol. 1 2019)18-David Clayton Thomas,Burwash(Say Somethin’ 2020)19-Howie G.Band,Anytime (Master Of The Night 2019)20-Born Healer,Brand New Day (Till’The Dawn 2016)21-Rebecca Downes,Chains Fall Down(More Sinner Than Saint 2019)22- Chris Bevington Organisation,Deep River ( Sand And Stone)23-Matt Pierce And The Mutiny,Stange Relationship (New Single 2020)24-Delta Fuse,Whiskey Bottle Blues (single 2017)25-Left Lane Cruiser,Mule Plow Line -(Shake And Bake 2019)26-Earl And The Agitators,I’m Coming Home (Shaken And Stirred 2018)27-Rob Tognoni,No Sleep In Hell (Catfish Cake 2020)28-Mike Zito And Friends,Johnny B. Goode29-Thorbjern Risager And The Black Toronto, ( Come On In)30-Montrose,Space Station No 5(Montrose 1973)31-La Guns,One More Reason ( La Guns 1998) GB32-Jose Ramirez, Here I Come (Title Track 2020)33-The Reverend Shaun Amos,Troubled Man(Blue Sky2020)34-Jeffery Halford And The Healers, Kerosene(TitleTrack 2020)35-Black Stone Cherry,The Chain( The Human Condition 2020)36-David Gogo, Christine’ ( New Single2020)37-Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells A Story ( Tile Track 1971)38-Howie G. Band ,Haunted Heart (Master Of The Night 2019)39-Matt Pierce And The Mutiny ,Oh Well(New Single 2020)40-Born Healer, Healing Hand ( Till’The Dawn 2016)1-Dead Show Dealers,Murder Ballad2-Dead Show Dealers, The Regret3-Dead Show Dealers, Pray For Me
Canadian singer songwriter talks about going to the states with John Lee Hooker and joining Blood Sweat & Tears --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support
Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/talkingbooksandstuff1 David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett, 13 September 1941) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition "Spinning Wheel" was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 2010 Clayton-Thomas received his star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
“#WeSayThankYou.” Leslie Mandoki is the Alan Parsons or Ringo Starr (both drummers) of Europe, having done tours with everybody including Ian Anderson, and also Jack Bruce, David Clayton Thomas, Supertramp's sax player, the Brecker brothers.Anne, 718-881-8183 Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson Joins Leslie Mandoki for #WeSayThankYou to Our First Responders“We all thank the brave, hardworking front-line medics and care workers around the world. Leslie managed to put into the lyrics’ references to the police, grocery clerks, supermarket workers too. I would like to add those essential worker folks who it was impossible to squeeze into a three-minute songTo all, we say, thank you.”--Ian Anderson on singing and playing flute on Leslie Mandoki’s “WeSayThankYou." Los Angeles, CA - As the world continues to be consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson sings and plays flute with Mandoki Soulmates mastermind and leader Leslie Mandoki. Mandoki has found inspiration and a new spark of hope amidst the chaos. He has penned a powerful new song in appreciation for the heroes who have emerged in this global crisis, the nurses, doctors, and other health care providers as well as the grocery store clerks and food delivery personnel who have stepped up to serve their communities. The new song, entitled simply “#WeSayThankYou,” expresses so clearly the feelings of gratitude many of us have felt in these troubled times.Mandoki explains, “As an artist, I feel it is my duty to contemplate ideas for a better world. Now, like so many of us, I suddenly have the time. Let us grab this uncommon moment of pause together and take a new approach to the problems of the world. And let’s take a hard look at who this crisis is casting in a heroic light, and who comes out the villain.” The duet is being released as an EP on Thursday, May 7, 2020, through the Purple Pyramid imprint of indie giant Cleopatra Records, Inc. and is Mandoki Soulmate’s first release in the recently inked partnership with the L.A.-based label. Additional Mandoki releases are set to follow later this year.
We’re back with another all new music edition on Episode 520 of Folk Roots Radio, as we bring you more songs written in isolation during Covid times and more songs inspired by the protests against racial injustice and police brutality, alongside our regular look at some of the latest new releases. Join us for music by Terry Barber, Larry Burns, John McCutcheon, David Olney, Kevin Henderson & Neil Pearlman, Steve Earle, SONiA disappear fear, Ray Weaver, Shemekia Copeland, Sunflower Thieves, Jon Stancer, Christian Howse, Moonfruits and David Clayton-Thomas. Check out the full playlist on the website: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-520-were-all-about-the-music-frontline-edition/
Steve Earle joins us on Episode 514 of Folk Roots Radio to chat about his critically-acclaimed 20th studio album, “Ghosts of West Virginia” which tells the story of the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion in West Virginia, in 2010, which killed 29 out of 31 miners - making it one of the worst mining disasters in American history. It's a great interview. We hope you'll stick around to check it out. We also include more of the new music we've received, and this time around we hear from Evangeline Gentle, Norma MacDonald, Kieran Begbie, Adam Karch, Mike Scott, Julian Taylor, Scott Cook and David Clayton-Thomas. Check out the full playlist on the website.
The Late-Night Show That Strikes First, Strikes Fast, And Strikes When You Least Expect It!Playlist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Sinister Six - Psycho TrainDel Shannon - TortureThe Vibrating Beds - Let Me BeThe Vicious Cycles - Tiger In The NightLittle Richard - Rip It UpThe MC5 - Tutti FruttiThe Wives - Keep-A-Knockin'The Swingin' Neckbreakers - The Girl Can't Help ItThe Didjits - LucilleThe Viletones - Danger BoyThe Sid Presley Experience - FirewaterTrio - Ja Ja JaTommy and the Commies - Straight JacketChevy Dirt - Shake Me UpChrist Child - Let The Eat RockPork - TrashmanDavid Clayton Thomas and the Bossmen - BrainwashedThe Sonics - He's WaitingDurango 95 - Maniac RockThe Wolfmen - Insane In An Insane World
Andy Kim & David-Clayton Thomas. We welcome a couple of talented music makers, as we talk with singer-songwriters David Clayton-Thomas and Andy Kim.
Segment 1: Michael Harrison with Mike Gallagher (Salem Radio Network) Part 1Segment 2: Michael Harrison with Mike Gallagher (Salem Radio Network) Part 2Segment 3: Michael Harrison with David Clayton Thomas (Blood, Sweat, and Tears) Part 1Segment 4: Michael Harrison with David Clayton Thomas (Blood, Sweat, and Tears) Part 2
Legendary Blood Sweat & Tears frontman and Grammy winner David Clayton Thomas joins me from his home this week to chat about his new record Say Somethin'. We also talk about the songs that make his skin vibrate, and some of the artists on his list are actually friends and collaborators, including the great Roberta Flack. Fantastic discussion with one of the true greats. Thomas' playlist: Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Joining me is Canadian Grammy Award-Winning singer/songwriter David Clayton- Thomas. Clayton-Thomas talked about his new album 'Say Somethin', his early music career, his work with Peacebuilders and what is next for him during COVID-19.
The former Blood, Sweat & Tears frontman talks about his latest record Say Somethin'. Filmmaker Jeff Barnaby on his indigenous zombie film Blood Quantam. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dan-mcpeake/message
Double header with political symmetry: Michael Harrison interviews conservative Salem Radio Network host Michael Gallagher and former Blood, Sweat & Tears lead singer and progressive songwriter David Clayton-Thomas.
In the late 60’s and early 70’s Blood, Sweat & Tears was a dominant force on the musical charts. With lead singer David Clayton-Thomas at the helm they scored a series of monster hits like “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy“, “And When I Die“, “Hi-De-Ho” and “Spinning Wheel“. These songs have become radio staples, […] The post WTMusic: David Clayton-Thomas Has Plenty To Say appeared first on We Talk Podcasts.
David Clayton-Thomas (former longtime lead singer in Blood, Sweat & Tears) talks about his March, 2020, album "Say Somethin'", writing songs about society, the gun violence situation in the United States, creating music in the studio, and more.
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Compelling! Relevant! Exciting and entertaining. The music of the 50s, 60s and 70s directly from the very grooves they were carved into. Join us for the 250th hour of On Target where it truly IS what's in the grooves that counts. Please like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ontargetpodcast ----------------------------------------------- The Playlist Is: "Who Do You Love" Jo Ann & Troy - Atlantic "Look At Me" The Three Dimensions with The Thing - RCA Victor "Scram" Tony Mason - RCA Victor "Do I Make Myself Clear" Sugar Pie Desanto & Etta James - Chess "Everything's Wrong" Chubby Checker - Parkway "The Happy Song (dum dum)" Otis Redding - Stax "Brain Washed" David Clayton Thomas & The Bossmen - Roman "Low Man" Don Norman & The Other Four - Sir John A. "Fight Fire" The Golliwogs - Scorpio "Hit & Run" Rose Batiste - Revilot "I'm A Practical Guy" Don Gardner - Verve "How Much Pressure ( Do You Think I Can Stand)" Roscoe Robinson - Wand "Just Ain't No Love" Barbara Acklin - Brunswick "Love Me One More Time" Jimmy Holiday - Diplomacy "I Can't Hear You" Betty Everett - Vee-Jay "Hey Ho What You Do To Me" Chad Allan & The Expressions - Quality "Yesterday's Gone" Chad & Jeremy - World Artists "When You Dance" Jay & The Americans - United Artists "The Real Thing (pt.1)" The Electric Express - Linco "Puttin' Game Down" Luther Ingram - KoKo "Twenty-Five Miles" Mongo Santamaria - Columbia
In 1967, the countries of Canada and America got together in New York City to form a bluesy, rocky, poppy, horn-filled wall of sound known as Blood, Sweat and Tears. Let’s take a deep dive into their history. Al Kooper formed the band in 1967 but left after their first album. David Clayton-Thomas, a Canadian-born singer, replaced him to become the now-famous voice of songs such as “Spinning Wheel" Kooper wrote a book profiling how the band’s name came to be, stating: "One particular night, Jimi Hendrix, B. B. King, myself, and an unidentified drummer and bass player were going at it all night at the Cafe Au Go Go... At daybreak, when we finished playing, they put the house lights on and somebody observed: 'Christ! Look at the organ! There's blood all over the keyboard!' Sure enough, I had cut my hand playing, and in the state of bliss induced by my compatriot's sound had not felt a thing. What a great album cover, I thought. No. What a great name for a band." The band also had their time on stage at Woodstock in ’69 but managed to never get paid their $15,000 rate. They also missed out on being part of the Woodstock movie When the band was first forming, their sought $40,000 in seed money for their first album’s expenses. Atlantic Records turned them down, as did Warner Brothers. But Bill Gallagher at Colombia Records saw something exciting in the band and agreed to sign them after checking out their performance at the Monterey Pop Festival Even though the band had more or less disbanded and lost membership after 1972, drummer Bobby Colomby sought ownership over the band’s name and kept it alive, installing various different lead singers for many years through 1975 through 2004. The band reformed again in 2014 and selected American Idol Runner Up Bo Bice as their lead singer The group’s most famous and successful album won them a Grammy in 1969 for Album of the Year. The one and only Louis Armstrong presented the award to the band
Grammy Award Winner David Clayton Thomas discusses the serous meaning behind his new song Never Again and recalls memories of playing Woodstock Jim Byers of Travel Pulse Canada talks about the Bahamas and whether Hurricane Dorian has affected tourism Barry Davis has his say on Chick Fil-A opening in Toronto
This is episode #224! We are taking a break, going on vacation... decompressing. This episode is the last for a while (3 weeks) but the hope is that Mod Marty will pick up many new discs to spin on the way and when he comes back (New show August 17) there will be hours of exciting sounds to come. In the meantime enjoy this hour of brilliant tracks and remember there are over 100 episodes to listen to or download here. Please like the Facebook page here: facebook.com/ontargetpodcast/ ------------------------------------------------- The Playlist Is: "Let's Waddle" The Earls - Delta "Golly Zonks! (I'm The Scatman)" Scatman Crothers - HBR "You'll Loose A Good Thing" Barbara Lynn - London "Slick Chick" Vernon Harrel - Lescay "Honey Boy" Ruth Brown & Group - Atlantic "Hittin' On Nothing" Irma Thomas - Minit "Shot of Rhythm N' Blues" Chad Allan & The Reflections - Quality "Hey Hey Hey" David Clayton Thomas & His Quintet - Red Leaf "I Can't Let Go" Nobody's Children - Bullet "Both Eyes Open" Lucille Brown & Billy Clark - Dynamo "Fire" Gino Parks - Tamla "Soul Hootenanny pt.2" Gene chandler - Constellation "My Baby Must Be A Magician" The Marvelettes - Tamla "Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On)" Lee Dorsey - Amy "I Know Who You Been Sockin' It To" The Isley Brothers - T-Neck "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Alex Harvey - Fontana "The Coming Generation" The Knickerbockers - Challenge "Upon The Earth" Illustration - Janus "I Love You, I Love You (Yes I Do)" The Vagrants - Atco "Respect" The Vagrants - Atco "Chicken Crazy" Joe Tex - Atlantic
This is episode 221! We're playing with TNT this week, this show is full of pish and vinegar, sneaking around and a white hot third rail. Stand back, it's gonna blow!! Get into it! #45rpm #Rekkidz #NorthernSoul #60sSoul #RareSoul #RandB #60sGarage #wearethemods #blackcrack #OnTargetPodcast Please like the Facebook page here: facebook.com/ontargetpodcast/ ------------------------------------------------- The Playlist Is: "Sneakin' Around" The Strato-Tones - Hawk "Shake With Me Baby" J.C. Davis - Chess "Gilee" Sonny Spencer - Memo "Club A-Go-Go" Barbara Lynn - Tribe "I'm So Confused" The Mighty Marvelows - ABC "Down Is Up, Up Is Down" The Delfonics - Philly-Groove "(Come 'round Here) I'm The One You Need" The Miracles - Tamla-Motown "Walk The Walk" David Clayton Thomas & The Shays - Red Leaf "That's Cool, That's Trash" The Street Cleaners - Amy "Oo Poo Pah Doo" The Senators - Rush "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" Larry Williams & Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Okeh "Don't Be Sore At Me" The Parliaments - Revilot "The Girl's Alright With Me" Joe Simon - Sound Stage 7 "Stop Sneaking Around" Brenda & The Tabulations - Top & Bottom "Let's Copp A Groove" Bobby Wells - Romur "What Can A Man Do" The Show Stoppers -Showtime "Elevator" Grapefruit - RCA "Connection" Danny & Jerry - Ronn "Count Me In" Gery Lewis & The Playboys - Liberty "A Little Bit Hurt" Julien Covey & The Machine - Island "Sweet Bacon" Julien Covey & The Machine - Island "Shades Of Brown" James Brown - Delta
Today on the show I have a chance to chat with David Clayton-Thomas. He is a singer, songwriter and musician who fronted Blood, Sweat and Tears in the late 60's, early 70's. We chat about his new album, Mobius, how technology is affecting artists and some tales from his experience at Woodstock. The coffee of the day is the peppermint mocha from Starbucks.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that broadcast veteran Duff Roman will be awarded the 2019 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award for his ongoing contributions to the Canadian music industry. On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - the Podcast, we cover everything from Roman's meteoric rise to the head of the CHUM Radio Network, to his discovery of singer/songwriter David Clayton-Thomas, and the story behind DAB radio's failure in North America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It takes a lot of Blood, Sweat and Tears to get to the top. David Clayton Thomas, lead singer of Blood, Sweat and Tears, stops by to chat with Barry and Matt about his lengthy career. His 5 Grammy’s, 40 million albums sold and life on the road are just a few of the things the guys touch on in a career that can be best described as successful. David discusses his past and coming from being a hard scrabble youth to fronting a band playing for tens of thousands of people at a time. The guys dig into David’s new album, Mobius, and the all star musicians he used to create his latest opus. Its a wonderful chat with an affable artist. A Pause for Thought talks LEGO. In My Life gets into missed opportunities. Crazy Stories outlines the most outlandish wedding story you’ve ever heard. Its so good, in fact, that Matt considered not even offering his story this week. WOWZA. A desert Island disc is McGraffed. All that and much more. The last Friday in August. Time for a Session.
¿Recuerdas la canción Blood, Sweat and Tears?Entonces seguramente conoces al cantante, pero en realidad no se llama asi...
¿Recuerdas la canción Blood, Sweat and Tears?Entonces seguramente conoces al cantante, pero en realidad no se llama asi...
In today's podcast we talk modes with 6-string bass pioneer Rich Brown.Having recently released a brand-new course into the SBL course library, this week's podcast sees Rich Brown take centre stage. Rich is one of those players who regularly pushes the instrument to its limits, and sometimes beyond. He has performed and recorded with some of the finest musicians on the planet including Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman & 5 Elements, Vernon Reid, Bruce Cockburn and David Clayton Thomas (of Blood, Sweat, & Tears). Rich is also on the verge of stepping out with his own duo project featuring Snarky Puppy drummer, Larnell Lewis.
In today's podcast we talk modes with 6-string bass pioneer Rich Brown.Having recently released a brand-new course into the SBL course library, this week's podcast sees Rich Brown take centre stage. Rich is one of those players who regularly pushes the instrument to its limits, and sometimes beyond. He has performed and recorded with some of the finest musicians on the planet including Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman & 5 Elements, Vernon Reid, Bruce Cockburn and David Clayton Thomas (of Blood, Sweat, & Tears). Rich is also on the verge of stepping out with his own duo project featuring Snarky Puppy drummer, Larnell Lewis.
As a trumpeter Vince has appeared on hundreds of recordings for TV, feature films, commercials, and albums and is an award winning composer.Artists he's shared the stage or recording studio with include - Sarah McLaughlin, Divine Brown, Michael Buble, The Powder Blues, Tom Jones, David Clayton Thomas, David Foster, Phil Dwyer, Don Thompson, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, and more. As a solo artist, Vince has released five CDs. With the exception of "FOR ALL WE KNOW", the other CDs feature mostly original compositions. All releases are in the jazz and smooth/gruve/latin jazz genres. Look on iTunes. As always, recorded LIVE at Guilt & Company Visit Guilt & Company online via www.guiltandcompany.com - or in person at 1 Alexander Street in Historic Gastown, Vancouver, BC. Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/guiltandcompany Twitter: www.twitter.com/guiltandcompany Youtube: www.youtube.com/guiltandcompany Instagram: www.instagram.com/guiltandco Presented By: James Calvin Thompson Recorded By: Trevor Tews Edited By: Aaron Johnson
My guest this week is the legendary rockabilly singer and bandleader, Ronnie Hawkins. I grew up knowing of Ronnie through his electrifying appearance in The Band's "The Last Waltz" movie, but as I learned more about the history, came to realize his importance as an artist in his own right, but also his abilities as a bandleader and talent scout. Like John Mayall did in the British blues scene, Ronnie could find the best players hidden away in remote corners, nurture them and bring them together like he did for one of the greatest bands ever, The Band (known originally as The Hawks)! In 1958 Ronnie released his first hit “Hey, Bo Diddley”. This was followed by "Marylou", which turned Hawkins into a teenage idol. Hawkins, an Arkansas native, started touring in Canada, and with an exploding rockabilly and Rock & Roll scene in Toronto and around more rural Ontario, Ronnie decided to stay. In 1959, Morris Levy signed him to Roulette Records for five years and tried to lure him back to the United States but Hawkins had fallen in love with Canada and didn't want to leave his new home. The membership of his band, The Hawks, kept changing as the talent flowed in and out, but the name stayed the same. Aside from The Band, there was another incarnation that became Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band, and another Robbie Lane and the Disciples. Other famous Hawk alumni include David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat and Tears, actor Beverly D'Angelo, musician Lawrence Gowan, and fellow Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Burton Cummings and David Foster. It was great to have a chance to hear these stories first-hand, have lots of laughs, and learn new things about a key piece of Rock and Roll history. Enjoy my conversation with Ronnie Hawkins, and please subscribe to the podcast for free on iTunes!
Luca Ward racconta la storia di David Clayton Thomas.
We've had a great year on Canadian Musician Radio. We've featured interviews with some of Canada's biggest artists and delved into some compelling and hot-button issues with a number of top industry professionals. This week, in our Best of 2016 episode, we revisit some of our highlight interviews from the past 12 months. Join us for snippets with Hedley, The Strumbellas, Sam Roberts Band, Shad, Sum 41, David Clayton-Thomas, Dean Brody & Divine Brown. And come back next week for our What's Hot for 2017 special, featuring chats with Neon Dreams, The Lytics, Jess Moskaluke, Attica Riots & others.
SUBSCRIBE to What She Said here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/whatshesaidtalk Guests: David Clayton-Thomas, Kasie Savage, Kathy Buckworth, Anne Brodie, TD's Patrick Giles & Tomi Swick. Download our Free iTunes Podcast: apple.co/1U700c0 | Follow us on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @WhatSheSaidTalk | www.whatshesaidradio.com What She Said! with Christine Bentley & Kate Wheeler airs Saturday and Sunday at 6PM ET on The Jewel Radio Network. Listen LIVE on the APP: streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/CKDX
Best known for his work with Blood Sweat and Tears, Grammy-winning Canadian singer David Clayton-Thomas is about to release his latest solo recording. Called Canadiana, it's a collection of covers by an interesting array of Canadian artists including Rush, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and others. We'll hear about the process of reimagining these classics to fit David's one-of-a-kind pop, jazz, and blues stylings and why he decided to take on this unique initiative at this stage in his career. Plus, Desiree is a young artist with a border-defying sound that blends her Caribbean background with her British Columbian upbringing. She's currently at work on some new material at Mississauga, ON's Metalworks Studio as part of the Canadian Musician Career Booster package she won in this year's CBC Searchlight competition, so we'll check in on how the material is coming together and all the things she's been up to during her stay in Toronto.
show#61510.31.15 Train Tracks The Graham Bond Organisation - Train Time from The Sound of 65 1965 (2:20)Procol Harum - Whiskey Train from Home 1970 (4:28)The Jimmys - Freight Train from Hot Dish 2015 (4:07)Savoy Brown - Train To Nowhere from Blue Matter 1969 (4:14)Claude Hay - Blues Train from I Love Hate You 2012 (2:48)Dexter Allen - Ride This Train from Bluez Of My Soul 2014 (3:04)Michael Powers - Train Kept a Rollin' from Prodigal Son 2006 (3:14)The American Dream - Frankford El from The American Dream 1970 (1:52)B.B. King - hold that train from My Kind Of Blues 1961 (3:51)Blasters - jubilee train from Non Fiction 1983 (3:00)Dave Alvin - jubilee train from Every Night About This Time 1987 (3:49)Free - catch a train from Free At Last 1972 (3:22)Memphis Minnie - chickasaw train blues [1934] from Out Came The Blues 1964 (3:14)Little Feat - two trains from Dixie Chicken 1973 (3:03)Dave Kelly (ft. Paul Jones) - two trains running from Willing 1979 (4:57)David Clayton-Thomas - down bound train from Tequila Sunrise 1972 (4:31)Paul Butterfield Blues Band - mystery train from Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1965 (2:33)Nighthawks (ft. Guitar Junior) - mystery train [1978] from Times Four 1982 (4:17)Taj Mahal - freight train from Music Fuh Ya' 1977 (4:37)
Did you know Blood Sweat & Tears played Woodstock? Why weren’t they included in the film and soundtrack footage? We find out the answer to that and much more as our conversation with former BS&T frontman David Clayton Thomas continues. He discusses how his friendship with bluesman John Lee Hooker helped jumpstart his career in New York, and how no one expected the runaway success of the band’s second album, which sold 10 million copies in its first year of release.
David Clayton Thomas is one of the most recognizable voices in all of popular music. He led the hugely successful band Blood Sweat & Tears for around 30 years, having hits like “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” and “Spinning Wheel,” before embarking on a solo career in the early 2000’s. His latest project is a true labor of love, Soul Ballads (view entry on Amazon.com) comprises 12 classic R&B tracks, filtered through Clayton-Thomas’ deep resonating voice. In part one of our interview, we delve into this project, talking about his influences from Otis Redding to Sam Cooke. He also tells us why he was reluctant to record “Midnight Train to Georgia” at first.
Cheez-it! Episode 9 of See You Next Wednesday finds your hosts Greg, Dan and Casey opening the show with two major show reviews from last weekend (Elvis Costello & David Clayton-Thomas) and a look forward to some upcoming local concerts. Then we dive head-first into Film Roulette with our look at The Hunter and Streetdance 2: 3D, before touching on last week's punishment album by Was (Not Was). Plus another shocking die roll, this time for The Five-Year Engagement and The Raven. We finish up with two... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.