Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed “the Brazilian Bombshell”, she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. Miranda was born in 1909 in Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada, a village in the northern […]
The Move
The Move were a British rock band formed in Birmingham in 1965. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States. For most of their career The Move were led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy […]
Rock Me Baby
“Rock Me Baby” is a blues standard that has become one of the most recorded blues songs of all time. It originated as “Rockin’ and Rollin’”, a 1951 song by Lil’ Son Jackson, itself inspired by earlier blues. Renditions by Muddy Waters and B.B. King made the song well-known. When B.B. King’s recording of “Rock […]
She Moved Through The Fair
“She Moved Through the Fair” (Roud 861) (also called “Our Wedding Day“)is a traditional Irish folk song, with a number of iterations, that has been performed and recorded by various artists. The narrator sees his lover move away from him through the fair, after telling him that since her family will approve, “it will not […]
ILUKA
ILUKA is an Australian-born, musician, actress and model, Nikki Thorburn – known by her middle name ILUKA in the music world. She is now American-based and as a singer/songwriter she is known for her soulful vocals and her Dolly meets Stevie visual style. As fans have noted, there’s the pop sensibility of Adele; the growl […]
I Shall Be Released
I Shall Be Released” is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan. Dylan recorded two primary versions. The first recording was made in collaboration with the Band during the Basement Tapes sessions in 1967, and released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 in 1991. A remixed version of the 1967 recording was re-released with a […]
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major
The Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046–1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). The original French title is Six Concerts Avec plusieurs instruments, meaning “Six Concertos for several instruments”. Some of the pieces feature several solo instruments […]
Let The Good Times Roll
“Let the Good Times Roll” is a jump blues song recorded in 1946 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, the song became a blues standard and one of Jordan’s best-known songs. “Let the Good Times Roll” is “Louis Jordan’s buoyant invitation to party”: Hey everybody, let’s have some funYou only […]
Caravan Palace
Caravan Palace is a French electro-swing band based in Paris. The band’s influences include Django Reinhardt, Vitalic, Lionel Hampton, and Daft Punk. The band released their debut studio album, Caravan Palace, on the Wagram label in October 2008. The record charted in Switzerland, Belgium, and France, where it reached a peak position of number 11. […]
Crossroads
“Cross Road Blues” (commonly known as “Crossroads“) is a song written by the American blues artist Robert Johnson. He performed it solo with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues style. The song has become part of the Robert Johnson mythology as referring to the place where he sold his soul to […]