Tim Moore

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was one of the true blues greats, a singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional pianist from Texas, who through a life as a long-time solo performer developed a highly distinctive style, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, with a legendarily unstructured approach to the 12-bar format. Musicologist Mark McCormick said that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”.

Le 1er décembre 2019 le nom de Johnny Hallyday brillera à nouveau sur le fronton de l'Olympia. Pour fêter cet événement exceptionnel Universal Music présente 'Un soir à l'Olympia'.2cd Best Of des concerts de Johnny Hallyday à Olympia, inclus les duos inédits Olympia 2000 : |France Gall « Quelque chose de Tenessee » |Patrick Bruel « La musique que j'aime »|Eddy Mitchell « Be bop a lula »|Pascal Obispo « Rock'n'roll attitude » Paul Personne « Le bon temps du rock'n'roll »

Comprehensive 3CD overview of the American power pop scene's evolution throughout the 70s. Featuring the genre's major bands, cult names, hits, rarites and several previously unissued tracks. Although the power pop genre wasn't named and codified until late 1977, the sound and spirit had been slowly gathering steam throughout the decade. Surrounded by heavy metal and introverted singer/songwriters, the likes of The Raspberries, Big Star, Blue Ash and The Wackers spearheaded an early 70s return to the spiky, three-minute pop urgency of the mid-60s British Invasion bands. While only The Raspberries charted, such bands established a musical template that was adopted by a new raft of slightly younger acts including the Dwight Twilley Band, The Rubinoos and Shoes. The tide had turned by the late 70s, with such names as Cheap Trick and The Cars achieving success as the American music industry embraced power pop as a radio-friendly alternative to punk.