Arthur Blake, known as Blind Blake, was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. Little is known of Blake’s life. Promotional materials from Paramount Records indicate he was born blind and give his birthplace as Jacksonville, Florida, and it seems that he lived there during various periods. He may have had relatives in Patterson, […]
Philip Glass
Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Leonard Cohen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times. The operas – “Einstein on the Beach,” “Satyagraha,” […]
The Trouble Notes
Sitting somewhere between traditional folk, modern classical, and tribal dance music, The Trouble Notes have travelled their way across continents in search of musical influences. The band has proudly built its multifarious audience independently – known colloquially as “TheTroublemakers”- a testament to their self-made success story that has led to major festival appearances, multiple film […]
Samantha Fish
Samantha Fish is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kansas City, Missouri. She started out playing the drums, but when she was 15, she switched to guitar. Fish’s mother was the instructor in a local church choir and her father played guitar with friends. Initially hearing recordings of Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray Vaughan, she […]
Statesboro Blues
“Statesboro Blues” is a Piedmont Blues song written by Blind Willie McTell, who recorded it in 1928. The title refers to the town of Statesboro, Georgia. Although McTell was born in Thomson, Georgia, in an interview he called Statesboro “my real home.” The eight sides he recorded for Victor, including “Statesboro Blues”, have been described […]
Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. Born in Sunderland he began recording whilst still in his teens. After leaving Wearside Stewart spent several years living in squats in London. In late 1976, he was introduced to Annie Lennox by Paul Jacobs. Soon, Stewart and Lennox became romantically involved. By 1977, the […]
The Lemon Pipers
The Lemon Pipers were a short-lived 1960s American rock band from Oxford, Ohio. The Lemon Pipers comprised drummer William (Bill) E. Albaugh, guitarist Bill Bartlett, vocalist Dale “Ivan” Browne, keyboardist Robert G. Nave, and bassist Steve Walmsley, who replaced the original bass guitarist Bob “Dude” Dudek. The band played a mixture of blues, hard rock […]
Carl Davis
Carl Davis who died recently was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programs. Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Jewish parents, Sara (née Perlmutter) and Isadore Davis. He studied composition with Paul Nordoff and Hugo Kauder, and subsequently with Per Norgard in Copenhagen. He […]
Visions of Atlantis
Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian symphonic metal band from Styria. Fascinated by the myth of Atlantis, Werner Fiedler, Thomas Caser, Christian Stani, and Chris Kamper decided in August 2000 to work out a concept inspired by the secret of Atlantis. Late in summer mezzo-soprano Nicole Bogner joined the project, and this was the birth […]
Sierra Hull
Sierra Hull is an American bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist. She was born and raised in Byrdstown, Tennessee and attended Pickett County High School before accepting a Presidential Scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music. Hull began playing the mandolin at the age of eight and put out the album Angel Mountain at […]