Happy Birthday … Linda Ronstadt !!!

Linda Marie Ronstadt (July 15, 1946)
Mai abbastanza premiata … voce bellissima e interprete di grande intensità !!!
I mitici Eagles, prima di diventare tali, erano la sua Band. Si ritroveranno spesso… nelle sessions dei suoi album !!!
Dall’album “Simple Dreams” del 1977 … “It’s So Easy“, qui in versione Live con una SuperBand.
Buona MusicA … “Easy” a tutti !!!

Linda su Spotify
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK5YGmVqE_c

Happy Birthday … Christine McVie !!!

Happy Birthday … Mrs. McVie !!!
Christine McVie nome vero Christine Anne Perfect (12 luglio 1943).
Grande brano tratto dal super venduto album del 1977 “Rumours” con già situazioni difficili all’interno del gruppo e le coppie che “scoppiavano”. Altro che …. rumours!!!!
Ma forse il lato artistico ci ha guadagnato!!!

Songbird (Christine McVie)
“For you there’ll be no crying
for you the sun will be shining
‘cause I feel that when I’m with you
it’s alright, I know it’s right
And the songbirds keep singing
like they know the score
and I love you, I love you, I love you
like never before
To you, I would give the world
to you, I’d never be cold
‘cause I feel that when I’m with you
it’s alright, I know it’s right
And the songbirds keep singing
like they know the score
and I love you, I love you, I love you
like never before
Like never before
like never before”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7kmw31nRDU

Happy Birthday … Peter Cincotti !!!

Happy Birthday … Peter !!!
Peter Cincotti (New York, 11 luglio 1983).

L’album “East of Angel Town” del 2007 e lo spettacolare DVD “Live in New York” (2005) sono le sue cose migliori. Proprio il live è spettacolare. Realizzato nelle strade… di New York con stupore della gente e sui tetti con relativo tramonto. Bellissime immagini! Imperdibile!!!! Emozionante come il concerto all’Arena Civica di Milano di qualche anno fa.
http://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=VNhDZEVPi_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E70QgZrsONg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYcywA3uv60

Spotify

Happy Birthday … Ringo !!!

Happy Birthday Sir. Starkey !!!
Ringo Starr, per l’anagrafe Richard Parkin Starkey, nasce a Liverpool il 7 luglio 1940.
Dal 1962 al 1970 è stato il batterista e cantante dei Beatles. Ma cosa ve lo dico a fare?….. lo sanno anche i sassi.

Della lunga carriera di Ringo, focalizzo i seguenti miei assolutamente personali ricordi storici determinanti: Beatles, The Concert for Bangladesh, Ringo Album, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band. Il comune denominatore di questi ricordi è … “Amicizia”.
Sicuramente bravo ma non particolarmente dotato ed estroso come musicista, mediocre come compositore e discretamente brillante come attore, quello che ha sempre reso Ringo unico è la sua estrema simpatia che ha alimentato la sua eterna forza …. l’Amicizia. Questo approcio “act naturally” ha sicuramente determinato il suo successo come artista solista, culminato nel 1989 con la brillante illuminazione … la “Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band”. Questa genialità vive tuttora con artisti diversi che si alternano nella line up. Tutti Amici che seguono Ringo in Tour proponendo il proprio momento Musicale. Una festa del Rock, della pace e della fratellanza.
Di seguito le varie “All Star Band“.

First All-Starr Band (1989)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Joe Walsh (Eagles and James Gang) – guitar, piano, talkbox, vocals
* Nils Lofgren (E Street Band) – guitar, accordion, vocals
* Dr. John – piano, vocals
* Billy Preston – keyboards, vocals
* Rick Danko (The Band) – bass, vocals
* Levon Helm (The Band) – drums, harmonica, vocals
* Clarence Clemons (E Street Band) – saxophone, tambourine, percussion, vocals
* Jim Keltner – drums
Guests
* Garth Hudson (The Band) – accordion (several shows)
* Zak Starkey – drums (on songs where Ringo was not on drums)
* Bruce Springsteen – guitar (During one show played on “Get Back” sung by Billy Preston, “Long Tall Sally”, “Photograph”, “With a Little Help From My Friends”)
* John Candy: tambourine

Second All-Starr Band (1992)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Joe Walsh (Eagles and James Gang) – guitar, keyboards, talk box, vocals
* Nils Lofgren (E Street Band) – guitar, vocals
* Todd Rundgren (Nazz, Utopia and The New Cars) – guitar, percussion, vocals
* Dave Edmunds (Rockpile and Love Sculpture) – guitar, vocals
* Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) – keyboards, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, vocals
* Timothy B. Schmit (Poco and Eagles) – bass, guitar, vocals
* Zak Starkey – drums
* Timmy Cappello – saxophone, percussion, vocals
Guests
* Harry Nilsson – vocals (Performed “Without You” at one show only, it was his last public appearance)
* Nick Lowe – bass (filled in for Schmit at several shows)

Third All-Starr Band (1995)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who)- guitar, vocals
* Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Billy Preston – keyboards, vocals
* Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) – organ, keyboards, vocals
* John Entwistle (The Who) – bass, vocals
* Zak Starkey – drums
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, percussion, guitar, vocals
Guest
* Joe Walsh came in one show to play “Rocky Mountain Way”
* Nils Lofgren (E Street Band) – guitar, vocals (left before tour started, replaced by Mark Rivera)
* Clarence Clemons (E Street Band) – saxophone, tambourine, percussion, vocals (left before tour started, replaced by Mark Farner)

Fourth All-Starr Band (1997–1998)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Peter Frampton (Humble Pie) – guitar, talk box, vocals
* Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) – keyboards, organ, vocals
* Jack Bruce (Cream) – bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals
* Simon Kirke (Free and Bad Company) – drums, vocals
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, guitar, organ, keyboards, percussion, vocals
* Scott Gordon – harmonica (1998)
Guests
* Ginger Baker – drums (at several shows)
* Dave Mason (Traffic and Fleetwood Mac) – guitar, vocals (left before tour started)

Fifth All-Starr Band (1999)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Todd Rundgren (Nazz, Utopia and The New Cars) – guitar, percussion, vocals
* Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) – organ, keyboards, vocals
* Jack Bruce (Cream) – bass, keyboards, vocals
* Simon Kirke (Free and Bad Company) – drums, vocals
* Timmy Cappello – saxophone, keyboards, harmonica, guitar, vocals
Guests
* Ginger Baker – drums (at several shows)
* Joe Walsh (Eagles and James Gang) – guitar, talk box, vocals (left before tour started, but came on some shows to play on song Such as “Photograph” (Los Angeles)

Sixth All-Starr Band (2000)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Dave Edmunds (Rockpile and Love Sculpture) – guitar, vocals
* Eric Carmen (Raspberries) – keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals
* Jack Bruce (Cream) – bass, keyboards, vocals
* Simon Kirke (Free and Bad Company) – drums, vocals
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, harmonica, vocals
Guests
* Andy Summers (The Police) – guitar (one show only, played guitar on “Theme for an Imaginary Western” with Jack Bruce)
* Billy Squier – guitar, vocals (left before tour started)
* Ray Davies (The Kinks) – guitar, vocals (left before tour started)

Seventh All-Starr Band (2001)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) – guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) – guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Howard Jones – keyboards, vocals
* Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson) – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
* Sheila E. – drums, vocals
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, percussion, guitar, bass, harmonica, flute, vocals

Eighth All-Starr Band (2003)
* Ringo Starr – drums, keyboards, vocals
* Colin Hay (Men at Work) – guitar, vocals
* Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze and Mike + The Mechanics) – keyboards, guitar, vocals
* John Waite (The Babys and Bad English) – bass, vocals
* Sheila E. – drums, vocals
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, bass, guitar, vocals

Ninth All-Starr Band (2006)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Billy Squier – guitar, vocals
* Richard Marx – guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Edgar Winter – keyboards, saxophone, vocals
* Rod Argent (The Zombies and Argent) – organ, keyboards, vocals
* Sheila E. – drums, vocals
* Hamish Stuart (Average White Band) – bass, vocals

Tenth All-Starr Band (2008)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Billy Squier – guitar, bass, vocals
* Colin Hay (Men at Work) – guitar, vocals
* Edgar Winter – keyboards, saxophone, vocals
* Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth) – keyboards, vocals
* Hamish Stuart (Average White Band) – bass, guitar, vocals
* Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth) – drums, vocals

Eleventh All-Starr Band (2010–2011)
* Ringo Starr – drums, vocals
* Wally Palmer (The Romantics) – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* Rick Derringer (The McCoys, Johnny Winter, the Edgar Winter Group) – guitar, vocals
* Edgar Winter – keyboards, saxophone, vocals
* Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth) – keyboards, vocals
* Richard Page (Mr. Mister) – bass, vocals
* Gregg Bissonette – drums, vocals
Guests
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, percussion, vocals (at 2011 Latin America Tour only)

Twelfth All-Starr Band (2012–2013)
* Ringo Starr – drums, keyboards, percussion, vocals
* Steve Lukather (Toto) – guitar, vocals
* Gregg Rolie (Santana and Journey) – organ, keyboards, vocals
* Todd Rundgren (Nazz, Utopia and The New Cars) – guitar, harmonica, bass, percussion, keyboards (only shows where “Love Is the Answer” was played), vocals
* Richard Page (Mr. Mister) – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, percussion, keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocals
* Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion vocals
Guests
* Joe Walsh (Eagles and James Gang) – guitar, talk box, vocals (played at several shows only)
* Joe Walsh, Brendan Benson, Kix Brooks, Gary Burr, Vince Gil, Brad Paisley, Felix Cavaliere and Richard Marx (vocals at the Ryman shows only)

Un piacevole ricordo il concerto all’Arena Civica di Milano del 2011 e DVD acquistato con l’esatta setlist e line-up della serata.

Considerato quanto detto non si poteva che scegliere come suo “must” la song dei Beatles “With a Little Help from My Friends”.
Buona MusicA … “Friend” a tutti !!! …. e come direbbe Ringo … “Peace & Love”!!!

Ringo Starr at the Ryman – With A Little Help From My Friends / Give Peace A Chance

Ringo su Spotify

George Harrison, Ringo Starr & Eric Clapton – It Don`t Come Easy (The Concert For Bangladesh 1971)

Act Naturally

Ringo Starr at the Ryman – It Don’t Come Easy

Ringo Starr at the Ryman – I’m the Greatest

Happy Birthday … John Taylor !!!

Happy Birthday … John Taylor !!!
Nigel John Taylor (20 June 1960)
Conosciuto per essere il bassista dei Duran Duran.
E’ stato artista facente parte di quell’incredibile breve progetto dal nome Power Station!!!
Robert Palmer – vocals
Andy Taylor – guitars
John Taylor – bass
Tony Thompson – drums
Mentre John Taylor ed Andy Taylor si divertivano con “Some Like it Hot”, l’altra costola dei Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes e Roger Taylor) sofisticavano con gli Arcadia. Tutto accadeva nell’anno 1985 !!!

Buona MusicA … “Hot” a tutti !!!

 

Happy Birthday …. Paul !!!

Happy Birthday …. Sir !!!!
James Paul McCartney (18 June 1942)
It’s a GREAT man!!!!
Non credo ci sia bisogno di presentazioni…… chi non lo conosce abita in altro pianeta.
“I Beatles sono più famosi di gesù” (John Lennon – 1966) e con questa frase si scatenò un vero “inferno”.
Buona MusicA … “senza tempo” a tutti !!!

Una delle composizioni di Paul tra le mie preferite nella versione migliore in assoluto ……. Rockshow 1976!!! Ora finalmente interamente disponibile.
The long and winding road
that leads to your door,
Will never disappear,
I’ve seen that road before
It always leads me here,
leads me to your door.
……..

Di questa perla ho già detto tutto e di più …… articolo
Forse la migliore tracks …… “Maybe” …!!!! Almeno come solista …. I suppose !!!
Maybe I’m Amazed At The Way You Love Me All The Time
Maybe I’m Afraid Of The Way I Love You
Maybe I’m Amazed At The Way You Pulled Me Out Of Time
And Hung Me On A Line
Maybe I’m Amazed At The Way I Really Need You
……

Happy Birthday … Stevie Nicks !!!

Happy Birthday … Stevie !!!
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (May 26, 1948) cantante, musicista e songwriter americana, membro dei Fleetwood Mac e solista di estremo successo, “Bella Donna” (1981) e “The Wild Heart” (1983) su tutti (tracks “Edge of Seventeen” “Stand Back”).

La sua musica parla da …. sola ….. http://open.spotify.com/artist/7crPfGd2k81ekOoSqQKWWz
…. e con i Fleetwood Mac …… http://open.spotify.com/artist/08GQAI4eElDnROBrJRGE0X
My Playlist …. http://open.spotify.com/user/1168171427/playlist/0cDWlCwyhNNY9AgiWngM0z

Ho scelto “Crystal” perchè oltre ad essere uno dei mie brani preferiti ha delle particolarità. Credo sia l’unica composizione di Stevie cantata da altri (“Buckingham Nicks” del 1973 e “Fleetwood Mac” del 1975 eseguite entrambe dall’allora “fidanzato” Lindsey) e poi interpretata direttamente (“Practical Magic” soundtrack del 1998) anche se 25 anni dopo.

Fleetwood Mac ~ Beautiful Child

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Live, Singing “Landslide”

Sara

Happy Birthday … Paul Weller !!!

Happy Birthday … Paul Weller !!!
(25 May 1958)
Straordinario musicista inglese fondatore di Band quali:
The Jam (1976–1982)
Style Council (1983–1989)
Solo 1989 ad oggi
Autore di vere perle:
1984 – My Ever Changing Moods
1984 – You’re the Best Thing
1984 – Shout to the Top
1991 – Into Tomorrow
1992 – Above The Clouds
1993 – Sunflower
1993 – Wild Wood
1993 – The Weaver
1994 – Hung Up
1994 – Out Of The Sinking
1995 – The Changingman
1995 – You Do Something To Me
1995 – Broken Stones
1996 – Peacock Suit
1997 – Brushed
1997 – Friday Street

album essenziali:
Café Bleu (1984)
Paul Weller (1992)
Wild Wood (1993)
Stanley Road (1995)
Heavy Soul (1997)
Live imperdibili:
Live Wood (1994)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2000)
Live in Hyde Park (2002)
Live at Braehead (2003)
Studio 150 (2004)
La sua dimensione è assolutamente live. Non si risparmia. Fino a farsi sanguinare le labbra con il microfono (vedi il DVD fantastico “Live at Braehead”). Chi era presente all’Alcatraz il 26/10/05 ne sa qualcosa!!! Fantastica serata energica di sano Rock!!!
Per voi una delle perle …. You Do Something To Me.
Buona MusicA … British a tutti !!!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tM1rSTOs7Zs

Happy Birthday … Mr. Bruford !!!

Happy Birthday … Mr. Bruford !!!
William Scott Bruford, conosciuto semplicemente come Bill Bruford, è nato il 17 maggio 1949. Batterista inglese di rilievo della scena Progressive.
Ha militato in numerosi gruppi (Yes – King Crimson – Earthworks – Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – Levin Upper Extremities). Ha suonato anche Live con i Genesis . Bruford è un batterista innovativo, estroso e sperimentale. Tra i migliori di tutti i tempi.
La proposta del brano contempla Bill non solo all’esecuzione, ma anche alla composizione… Yes “Heart of Sunrise” da quel capolavoro progress del 1971 che si chiama “Fragile”.

Buona MusicA … innovativa a tutti !!!

Yes-heart of sunrise

You and I da Close to The Edge (1973)

Yes-Five Per Cent For Nothing