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The Four Seasons (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
The Four Seasons and the Beach Boys were virtually the only white American groups whose successful careers were not derailed when the Beatles and the British Invasion bands hit the States in 1964. In fact, 1964 ranks as the Four Seasons' biggest year of all, despite the insurgency from abroad, which attests to their durability and appeal among America's teenagers. That appeal stemmed from the Four Seasons' ability to complement spotless Italian-American doo-wop harmonies with the forceful falsetto and three-octave range of lead vocalist Frankie Valli, superb songwriting from group member Bob
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Martha and the Vandellas (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
From the outset, Martha Reeves' voice possessed an earthy, direct quality that distinguished her from other female singers - such as sultry Mary Wells or demure Diana Ross - at Motown. Her voice bore the righteous fervor of gospel and the flinty edginess of rhythm & blues, which, combined with Motown's stylized pop-soul approach, made for a compelling package. Together with her backup singers, the Vandellas, Reeves recorded a classic run of singles in the mid-Sixties, most of them composed by the songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland. The Vandellas' hit streak
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The Shirelles (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
The Shirelles were one of the earliest and certainly among the very best girl groups from the late Fifties and early Sixties. No less a rock and roll expert than John Lennon proclaimed the Shirelles his favorite group in the early days of Beatlemania. They were themselves fans of the Chantels (of "Maybe" fame), the Flamingos, and Little Anthony and the Imperials. The Shirelles have also been called the female counterparts of the Drifters. Both were vocal groups from the New York metropolitan area who had an R&B grounding and a fondness for Latin rhythms and string arrangements. The Shirelles
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The Small Faces/Faces (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Kenney Jones (drums; born September 16, 1948), Ronnie Lane (bass, vocals; born April 1, 1946, died June 4, 1997), Ian McLagan (keyboards; born May 12, 1945), Steve Marriott (vocals, guitar; born January 30, 1947, died April 20, 1991), Rod Stewart (vocals; born January 10, 1945), Ron Wood (guitar, vocals; born June 1,1947)The Small Faces' career is unique in rock and roll, occurring in two stages that saw a partial realignment in personnel and pronounced shift in style. They began as the Small Faces, a band of mod rockers who embraced soul and psychedelia in the latter half of the Sixties. Then
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominates its Class of 2014 (Article)
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Thirty years ago, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was launched “to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll.” Beginning in 1986 with an inaugural class including such greats as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and the Everly Brothers, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has enshrined select groups of performers, sidemen, songwriters, producers and industry heavyweights every year. Artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first record. The Hall of Fame's nominating
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RIP Fats Domino (Article)
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Rock and roll will never die, but one of the individuals directly responsible for helping it evolve in the first place has joined the choir invisible…or, more likely, he’s playing piano for them, which means there’s a lot more boogie-woogie just beyond the pearly gates all of a sudden. Antoine Domino, Jr. – better known by his sobriquet, Fats – was born in New Orleans and never ventured very far from there unless he was on tour, at which point he tried to bring a little bit of New Orleans to the crowds that came to see him. He started his career in 1947, when bandleader Billy Diamond invited
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Hank Ballard (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Hank Ballard is remembered for recording a trilogy of risqué R&B numbers: "Work with Me, Annie," "Annie Had a Baby" and "Annie's Aunt Fannie." Yet Ballard's contribution to rock and roll goes much deeper than that. With the grinding guitars, distorted sound and fervid call-and-response of those and many other recordings made for the King and Federal labels, Ballard helped define the sound of rock and roll. Hank Ballard was born in Detroit on November 18, 1927 (some sources list 1936). After the death of his father, he and his brother, Dove Ballard, moved to Bessemer, Alabama, where they were
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Johnny Otis (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Inductee: Johnny Otis (bandleader; born December 28, 1921)Bandleader Johnny Otis has been called "the Godfather of Rhythm and Blues." Over the years he has exhibited an uncanny ear for talent, and by bringing that talent to the fore has served to advance the growth and development of rhythm & blues. His R&B stage revues and the numerous recordings made under his name have included such singing discoveries as Little Esther, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Etta James and the Robins (who evolved into the Coasters). Beginning in the mid-Forties, Johnny Otis cut classic numbers including "Double
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Allen Toussaint (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Inductee: Allen Toussaint (producer, songwriter, piano, vocals; born 1/14/38)As a producer, bandleader, arranger, songwriter, session musician and all-around musical eminence, Allen Toussaint impacted the New Orleans music scene of the Sixties in much the same way that Dave Bartholomew had in the Fifties. Toussaint, in fact, apprenticed under Bartholomew at sessions for such legends as Fats Domino, so it was a seamless transition when the R&B baton passed between generations in New Orleans. Born and raised in the Crescent City, Toussaint left his stamp on the city's contemporary R&B scene. His
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The Flamingos (Article)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
With their elegant, intricate and flawless vocal arrangements, the Flamingos are widely regarded as one of the best vocal groups in music history. The graceful vocals and sharp choreography of Motown's biggest stars – the Temptations, the Supremes, the Jackson 5 and the Miracles among them – owe a debt to the Flamingos, as do such paragons of Philadelphia soul as the Spinners, and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Although many of the Flamingos' recordings did not make the pop charts or even get heard beyond a regional fan base, they have with hindsight acquired a reputation as vocal-group
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