Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier) was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played in a fluid, syncopated finger picking guitar style common among many East Coast, Piedmont blues players. Like his Atlanta contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also adept at slide guitar, unusual […]
Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne are an English band from Greater London, formed in 1990. The band consists of Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. Stanley and Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists, who once had a fanzine called Caff which had developed into a record label by 1989. They originally planned that Saint Etienne […]
Barcarolle
Barcarolle (from barca ‘boat’) is a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music composed in that style. In classical music, two of the most famous barcarolles are Jacques Offenbach’s “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour”, from his opera The Tales of Hoffmann; and Frédéric Chopin’s Barcarolle in F-sharp major for solo […]
Am I Blue?
“Am I Blue?” is a 1929 song composed by Harry Akst (music) and Grant Clarke (lyrics), and published by M. Witmark & Sons. It was featured in four films that year, most notably with Ethel Waters in the movie On with the Show. It has appeared in 42 movies, most recently Funny Lady, The Cotton […]
iiO
iiO was a New York City-based dance music act composed of singer and songwriter Nadia Ali and record producer Markus Moser. The group gained prominence for its 2001 single, “Rapture”, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United […]
Sash!
Sash! is a German DJ/production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas “Alisson” Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 gold and platinum awards. In the UK, their first four hit singles incorporated vocals in different languages […]
Tim Carleton – Opus 1
Tim Carleton – Opus 1. If you’re ever placed on hold by a business, chances are you’ll be listening to Cisco’s stock hold music. Among the best known due to its default presence on Cisco Call Manager is “Opus Number One” by Tim Carleton and high-school friend Darrick Deel, who recorded it on a four-track […]
King
King were an English new wave band which formed in 1984. The band achieved chart success in 1985, and are best known for their hit single “Love & Pride”, which reached number 2 in the UK. The band had two Top 20 albums (both certified Gold) and five Top 30 singles in the space of […]
Passacaglia
The Passacaglia musical form is usually of a serious character and is typically based on a bass-ostinato and written in triple metre. The term passacaglia derives from the Spanish pasar (cross, pass) and calle (street). It originated in early 17th-century Spain as a strummed interlude between instrumentally accompanied dances or songs. Despite the form’s Spanish […]
Lydmor & Bon Homme
Lydmor & Bon Homme is the unification of two very different personas and well-established artists from the Nordic music scene. On one hand there is the eccentric Bon Homme, who is mostly known as singer/bassist in legendary, Danish disco-kings Who Made Who, but also as a esteemed remix artist, who previously worked with acts such […]