Man were one of the most promising rock bands to come out of Wales in the early '70s. Along with Brinsley Schwarz, they helped establish the core of the pub rock sound, but they played louder and also had a progressive component to their work that separated them from many of their rivals…
Singer/actress Lena Horne's primary occupation was nightclub entertaining, a profession she pursued successfully around the world for more than 60 years, from the 1930s to the 1990s. In conjunction with her club work, she also maintained a recording career that stretched from 1936 to 2000 and brought her three Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989; she appeared in 16 feature films and several shorts between 1938 and 1978; she performed occasionally on Broadway, including in her own Tony-winning one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, in 1981-1982; and she sang and acted on radio and television.
Brand New Selection Of Extended 12" Mixes Of Soul, Funk & Disco Classics. Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States, where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential in the civil rights era. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa.
Start with Benson-esque guitar skills, add just a hint of Sinatra s smile, a touch of Buble s sophisticated swagger and a real big band playing real jazz with a real swing and what you have is magic, what you have is U-Nam Goes Big Band . There are only a few established artists who are capable of reinventing themselves and jazz guitarist and Billboard chart-topper U-Nam is certainly one of them. As if to prove it he will release the genre busting U-Nam Goes Big Band , 03/27/2020, on the Skytown Records label. Coming off the back of a scintillating 2019 that saw him enjoy huge chart success with his 2 sensational albums Future Love Parts 1 and 2 (that reached #20 on the Top25 Billboard Jazz Best Selling Album Chart and #8 in the Contemporary Jazz category) this is an exciting new direction for U-Nam to take but, with nine Top30 Billboard radio hits already to his name and an approach recognised as always innovative and often daring, his reputation for shaking the musical world to its core is already firmly in place.
French acoustic gypsy music inspired by the greatest guitarist of all times: Django Reinhardt. 2001: Stephane Wrembel records his first album in 4 hours. 2010: He goes back into the studio for three days with Dave Speranza on bass and Koran Hasanagic on guitar. Same playlist. Different players. Different sounds. Nine years of growth.