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Showing posts with label Clarence Clemons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clarence Clemons. Show all posts

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Jackson Browne: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1971




Jackson Browne began as a songwriter for a number of artists including The Eagles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Byrds, Linda Rondstadt, and Gregg Allman. He released his own album in 1972.




He became involved in the anti-nuclear and environmental movements of the late 70s and 80s.




That Girl Could Sing (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddvJGDwOGj0



Tender is the Night (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC24h8lgfL0

You’re a Friend of Mine w/Clarence Clemons & Darryl Hannah(1985): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knVbfhmME1g

His 1986 album, Lives in the Balance, was a repudiation of Reaganism.


In The Shape of a Heart (1986): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWIJ8RAcsHQ



The Night Inside Me (2002): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ9mguK9ldM

You Know the Night (2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiIEja-J4E

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Aretha Franklin: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Her life and career through links:

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/aretha-franklin/bio/

Her first hit single (#10 R&B charts-1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1CyBVoWIJk

Aretha struggled and decided to change labels moving to Atlantic.

In 1967, she hit the big time:

Her breakthrough hit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kn9WF4oLRE

Respect:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0XAI-PFQcA

Baby I Love You:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bScWLXAN1v8

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6dqhi8Ptw

Chain of Fools:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGAiW5dOnKo

By the end of the sixties, Aretha was the Queen of Soul.

1970s:

Rock Steady: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXJx2NnnxA0

From 1972’s Amazing Grace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIX6btGIn8w

Aretha struggled for most of the seventies and made a comeback in the eighties.

The Blues Brothers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBGgBKpqQw

Freeway of Love (with Clarence Clemons):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_pjb5_fgA

Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves (with Annie Lennox):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pu0Fn1oRN4

I Knew You Were Waiting for Me (with George Michael):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuU0cJ_iW8w

1990s and Beyond:
A Rose is Still a Rose:

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

The Obama Inauguration hat caused a stir:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2009/01/inahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMUQbnT_Lougural-hat-t.html

Health Scare:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aretha-franklin-opens-up-about-her-health-scare-on-wendy-williams-20110301

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Clarence Clemons: You're A Friend of Mine (1985)

In 1985, Bruce Springsteen was one of the most popular acts on the planet. E-Street Band Saxophonist Clarence Clemons rode that popularity into the Top 20 with his duet with Jackson Browne.

RIP Big Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knVbfhmME1g