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T.A.M.I. Show DVD – review
Written by admin on April 23, 2010 – 9:33 pm -| Harley Payette reviews the long awaited T.A.M.I. Show DVD, which is one of the “must have” music DVDs of 2010. |
| When I bought Shout Factory’s first ever issue of the legendary lost concert film The TAMI Show, my night was shot. I spent two hours watching the movie. Then there were another two plus hours soaking up the special features and replaying favorite moments. Then there was the trip to my CD collection to revisit the original recordings of all the great hits I had heard in the show. |
Tags: beach boys, Chuck Berry, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Harley Payette, James Brown, Jan and Dean, Lesley Gore, marvin gaye, smokey robinson, T.A.M.I. show, T.A.M.I. show DVD, The Miracles, The Rolling Stones, the supremes
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Stevie Wonder to play Manchester’s M.E.N.
Written by admin on April 23, 2010 – 8:37 am -| Stevie Wonder has announced that he will play Manchester’s M.E.N. Arena on June 29.
The show will follow headline performances at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival on Saturday, June 26 and on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage the following night. |
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Tags: Glastonbury, Hard Rock Calling, stevie wonder
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Motown around the World – The Classic Singles
Written by admin on April 20, 2010 – 7:03 am -Motown collectors can now obtain all the label’s foreign language recordings on a 2-CD set from Hip-o Select.
With the Motown Records fan base spreading across Europe in the 1960s, the company decided that its major stars should perform foreign language versions of their hits to appeal to these markets. This new 2-CD set includes all 38 of these tracks from The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Edwin Starr, Jimmy Ruffin, and the Velvelettes.
Tags: Edwin Starr, Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, marvin gaye, Motown around the World - The Classic Singles, smokey robinson, stevie wonder, The Miracles, the supremes, The Temptations, Velvelettes
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Classic protest songs – paying homage to MLK
Written by admin on April 4, 2010 – 1:46 pm -Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on this day in 1968, so it’s a good time to reflect on some of the powerful songs that supported or were inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. I’ve selected some gems from some very diverse artists. Enjoy.
Tags: Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Joan Baez, Martin Luther King, marvin gaye, protest songs, Sam Cooke
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Marvin Gaye tribute
Written by admin on April 1, 2010 – 7:12 pm - |
Soul legend Marvin Gaye died 26 years ago today, just one day before what would have been his 45th birthday. |
Tags: marvin gaye, Motown
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