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Singer with a Golden Voice
This singer came into the world as Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, born in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, on December 12, 1937. Francis was one of the very first American artists to record her hit songs in multiple foreign languages. She meticulously recorded tracks in German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, French, and several other languages, allowing her to connect directly with audiences in their native tongues.
By Rasma Raisters8 months ago in Beat
Songs I Woke Up To: Daði Freyr (Daði & Gagnamagnið) - Think About Things
Hello! And welcome to the very first edition of Songs I Woke Up To, where I tell you about the song that I woke up today. To clarify, I don't mean the song that was playing on a radio or phone when I woke up, I mean the song that was already blasting away on repeat in the back of my brain before I even opened my eyes.
By John Dodge8 months ago in Beat
90s Hidden Gems: The Soft Bulletin-The Flaming Lips
The Soft Bulletin- (1999) The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips are an interesting band with quite the expansive history of weird things, such as dancing aliens in Christmas costumes at their concerts, to a shower of balloons coming down on the audiences, to an album that was meant entirely for each track to be played synchronized with each other on many different stereos at once. (Zaireeka)
By Slgtlyscatt3red9 months ago in Beat
How to Start Listening to Jazz Without Feeling Lost
You sit on the couch after a long day, press play on a friend’s suggested album, and wait for calm. A soft trumpet line begins, but then a piano darts in, drums slip under the horn, and the whole thing feels like a private talk in a language you do not speak. You shift in your seat. After a few minutes you are more confused than relaxed. You wonder if something is wrong with your ears.
By Talia Meadows9 months ago in Beat
Brian Wilson
I grew up listening to rock 'n' roll, which was half doo-wop, and half Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Elvis. As the 1960s began to emerge, the Four Seasons in 1962 and the Beach Boys in 1963 carried on with a modernized, popified doo-wop sound. The Beatles were closer than just around the next corner. And that was the milieu in which I formed my first group, The Transits, slightly more old-fashioned than the Four Seasons and the Beach Boys, but covering their best songs.
By Paul Levinson9 months ago in Beat
