Four-disc monument to the Killer, containing no filler… What with one thing and another, it took the Grand Ole Opry a while to invite Jerry Lee Lewis to make his debut. Sixteen years, in fact, from his first hits (“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On”, “Great Balls Of Fire” ) to finally ushering the Killer onto the stage of Nashville’s Ryman auditorium in January 1973. The high temple of the country music establishment had their reasons for hesitating. Lewis was not known for family-friendly behaviour, unless one counts as such already having three families by this point – one, to the detriment of his box office, with a cousin he’d wed when she was thirteen. But he’d grown up, surely. He was pushing 40. He’d married for a fourth time, to someone old enough to vote. And he was reinventing himself as a proper country singer – he’d had hits with versions of Kris Kristofferson’s “Me & Bobby McGee”, Jimmie Rodgers’ “Waiting For A Train” and Ray Griff’s “Who’s Gonna Play This Old Piano?”. The Opry prepared to formally welcome the black sheep to the fold.
Shawn's delicious use of the spare 'less is more' guitar style,which is frequently displayed, by one of Texas's premier guitarists,Jimmy Vaughan, allows the listener to appreciate the skilful artistry of Shawn's individual approach to Texas blues.He raises the quality bar with each successive album release. Here, we find him recording with a very fine group of Italian musicians who have backed him on his recent successful European tour. Speaking to Shawn he informed me that the album came about after Tano had heard him perform the Jerry McCain number "Too Hot" during one of the concerts on the tour and heasked Shawn if he and the band would go into the studio and record the number as it had become a particular favourite of his…..
Ian Gillan was one of the foremost vocalists of the heavy metal style of rock that emerged in the 1970s, earning his greatest renown as a member of Deep Purple, though he also led bands named after himself…
Super deluxe edition of "RAM" release from Paul McCartney. All CDs feature remastering in Abbey Road Studio and the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). This edition consists of 4 discs and a bonus DVD with unreleased videos. CD 1: Ram (original album), CD2: Ram (mono mix), CD3: Thrillington (instrumental version of "Ram"), CD4: bonus contents. Also contains the following bonuses: a card for downloading hi-res tracks included in the disc 1 & 4, a 112-page hardcover book, a sheet with lyrics and illustrations written by Paul, a description written by Paul, a booklet with photos of the ram on the jacket (unreleased, 100 pictures approx.), a 32-page scrapbook, and a photo of Paul.