Al Stewart: True Life Adventures of a Folk Rock Troubadour: Fully Revised and Updated
TheCelebrityCafe.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
- With Peter White’s 12th album, “Good Day,” he asserts himself as one of the leading guitarists in the smooth jazz genre, blending different guitar tones and styles that assures listeners of what “easy-listening” music really is. White is most commonly known for his 20-year stint accompanying British folk-rock musician Al Stewart, playing on such acclaimed albums as “Year...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Bend It Like Bender! – Devin Townsend Project from Addicted (2009) Blue Cheadle – Cheer-Accident from Fear Draws Misfortune (2009) Cruisin’ With The Deuce – Quarterflash from Quarterflash (1980) Elegy – Bob Belden from Black Dahlia (2001) Hard Shoulder – Mark Knopfler from Get Lucky (2009) Love’s Got A Lot To Answer For – Nick Lowe from At My Age [...]...
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
As a long time Al Stewart fan I could not wait to listen to this CD. When it arrived, the hundred other projects that I am working on immediately got put on hold. In seconds I had the package torn open and the CD on the player. Uncorked will no doubt be a huge hit with [...]
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
An unexpected, and surprising new album from an old friend.
Top of Texas Gazette (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
a spoiled one Your Pet Should Be a Devil for Halloween Your pet is wild, out of control, and at times downright destructive. You can't help but wonder if you've adopted a devil. It's likely your pet is simply young or lacking training. But that doesn't mean your pet isn't very evil seeming at times. You love your pet, but he or she can be a real handful. You've learned better than to turn your back....
manchestermillrats.com - News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
(Derry, New Hampshire): Over 70 players turned out for an extremely competitive New Hampshire Exposure Combine over the weekend. Photo Essay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckthewriter/sets/72157622659007972/show/with/4042354111/
Soccer Dad (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Well, she looks at you so cooly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea Year of the Cat - Al Stewart In the "catbox" Not much has changed with the cat. I was wrong, it was not declawed. (I guess that's how it could up and down the screen.) After feeding it a few days last week, it had become too friendly, often trying to get into the house. Because of allergies, that's not possible. Still,...
WNEW: Where Rock Lives (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
As I sat in the back of the room and listened to Gary Lightbody play acoustic versions of Snow Patrol songs (including one he said he'd written the night before), a quote from John Mellencamp came to mind. He said...
Guarino (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Jerry Bledsoe resumes his series in the Rhino Times with a continuation of his discussion of the conclusions of the RMA Report. The following represents a summary. The conclusions he addresses that were not entirely factual are as follows: 1....
blogvine (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Download: " Time Passages " Al Stewart Time Passages, 1978 This is a re-post of the first song I posted in March 2008. Not too long ago, but it's a dead link, and I will re-post old songs from time to time. Original post from 3/30/08: "New regular feature. I'm going to try something out for the first time since I'm such a persistent blogger now, ...a regular feature. The "Sunday...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
When Peter White released “Good Day,” on September 8, it was no surprise that his new CD debuted at the top of Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. For nearly twenty years, Peter has made the acoustic guitar a dynamic and expressive voice in the soundscape of contemporary jazz. However, many people don’t realize that Peter started out playing the electric guitar....
Dog Without A Bone (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Once again something jumps out at me from my suppertime half-listening to Radio 2. This time it was Mike Harding's folksy folktime hour o' folk, and I noticed the song because its subject and structure made me think of Al Stewart. Written by Bill Caddick and performed by Debra Cowan , this is Lili Marlene Walks Away : http://open.spotify.com/track/1GXnnSNMvd8DEDNPQtMuiB
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
When Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong tried to iron out how their 1953 joint tour would play out, egos clashed and Goodman dropped out. Goodman's decision proved to be a stroke of luck for trumpeter Al Stewart. As the Goodman band without Goodman fell under the direction of a more laid back Gene Krupa, Al found himself developing a bond with Armstrong, a relationship that taught him about music, entertainment...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Trumpeter Al Stewart spent much of 1948 and 1949 touring with Benny Goodman's bebop band. Al was classically trained, and Benny appreciated his hard work and rock solid sound in the trumpet section. But by late 1949, Goodman was fed up with bop. So he folded the band, assembled a quartet and went on a tour of the Philippines. Al moved on and spent the next three years in other major bands. Then in...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
You may not recognize Al Stewart's name. But back in the late 1940s and 1950s he was one of the most in-demand East Coast trumpeters in the big-band business. Over the past 55 years, Al has played trumpet along side the biggest names in post-War jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bobby Hackett, Lee Morgan, Charlie Shavers, Buck Clayton, Conrad Gozzo, Maynard...
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