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Archive | April, 2008

Tears in Heaven ~ Eric Clapton

20. April 2008

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Eric Patrick Clapton,  nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo). Often viewed by critics and fans alike [...]

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Baker Street ~ Gerry Rafferty

19. April 2008

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Gerry Rafferty  is a Scottish singer and songwriter. He is the son of a Scottish mother and an Irish father. In his early years, Gerry Rafferty earned money by the formerly illegal practice of busking on the London Underground. Poetically, his biggest hit “Baker Street” was about busking at a tube station. After working with Billy [...]

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Touch, Peel And Stand ~ Days Of The New

19. April 2008

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Days of the New is a post-grunge rock band from Charlestown, Indiana (later relocated to Louisville, Kentucky and currently based out of New York, New York), formed in 1995. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Travis Meeks and a variety of supporting musicians. Touch, Peel And Stand Days of the New I (Orange Label) http://djallyn.org/media/touch_peel_stand.flv Since I know how low [...]

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Bad Company ~ Bad Company

17. April 2008

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Bad Company were an English blues rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott the Hoople (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). Bad Company was managed by Peter Grant, who had also guided Led Zeppelin to massive success. The band enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. The [...]

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Santa Monica ~ Everclear

17. April 2008

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Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. For most of its existence, Everclear consisted of Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Craig Montoya (bass guitar, vocals) and Greg Eklund (drums, percussion, vocals). Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994. Montoya and Eklund departed the band in 2003, but Alexakis has continued [...]

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Shimmer ~ Fuel

17. April 2008

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Fuel was originally formed in 1989 in Kenton, Tennessee by guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell and drummer Jody Abbott. Singer/guitarist Brett Scallions joined the group after guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie saw him in a bar in Jackson, Tennessee in 1993. That same year, keyboardist/vocalist Erik Avakian joined the lineup and the band moved to [...]

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Greener Grass

15. April 2008

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It’s important in life to reach out, to strive for greater achievements, to go for that greener grass that is on the other side of the fence….. But one must also be careful… Sometimes you can reach too far! But when you find yourself overextended and you’re stuck in a situation that you can’t get out of, there [...]

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I Gotcha ~ Joe Tex

15. April 2008

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Joe Tex (born Joseph Arrington Jr.),  was an American soul singer-songwriter most popular during the 1960s and 1970s leading the Joe Tex Band. His style of speaking over music, which he called “rap”, made him a predecessor of the modern style of music. In the late 1960s, future blues legend, bass guitarist W. C. Clark, joined [...]

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War Pigs ~ Black Sabbath

13. April 2008

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Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England. Formed in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence “Geezer” Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums), the band has since experienced multiple lineup changes, with a total of 21 former members. Originally formed as a heavy blues band named Earth, the band began [...]

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Life is Beautiful ~ Sixx:A.M.

13. April 2008

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Sixx:A.M. is a rock band formed by Nikki Sixx, bassist and founder of rock band Mötley Crüe, DJ Ashba and James Michael. The band has made the album The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack which is based upon Sixx’s book The Heroin Diaries. The band made their live debut at Crash Mansion on July 16, 2007. They played [...]

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