Manfred Mann

Tracks of my years, 167/365

Arnie Skelton (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

5-4-3-2-1 - Manfred Mann, 1964

McGuniness Flint - McGuinness Flint 1970

RARE MP3 MUSIC (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

"McGuiness Flint" are our next post and are a very easy to listen to rock band. This self-titled album features the former guitarist of "Manfred Mann" Tom McGuiness and Hughie Flint of "John Mayall" fame. Enjoy folks.01. Lazy Afternoon (3:53)02. Bodang Buck (3:06)03. Mister Mister (2:04)04. Heritage (2:17)05. Letting You Know (3:26)06. Let It Ride (3:50)07. Dream Darling...

Video Classics: 'Blinded by the Light' - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

WNEW: Where Rock Lives (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

To honor WNEW's legendary Firecracker 500, every day we are highlighting the music that populated the 1991 and 1996 lists, with classic videos, live performances and little-known facts about the songs and how they came to be... In January, 1973,...

Celebrity VIP Lounge Birthday Bitches, Carrie Fisher Turns 53

Celebrity VIP Lounge (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

Actress Carrie Fisher is 53. Actress Joyce Randolph (”The Honeymooners”) is 85. Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 69. Guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG’s is 68. Singer Elvin Bishop is 67. TV judge Judy Sheindlin (”Judge Judy”) is 67. Actor Everett McGill (”Twin Peaks”) is 64. Trumpeter Lee Loughnane of Chicago is 63. [...]

Why Celebrate Today? October 21, 2009

Liquor Barn's Party Line Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

Btms^ for Wednesday October 21. Drink Forecast for Today (DF 42day): Argentine’s Pascual Toso Brut 2 toast 2 Juan & Evita Peron’s wedding 2day in 1945! New Wine Arrivals @ Complimentary Wine Sips & Samples this week at Liquor Barns, Weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday from 3 to 6 pm: - Che Gaucho Chardonnay 2009, Mendoza - Che [...]

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

scuttlebutt \SKUHT-l-buht\, noun: A drinking fountain on a ship. A cask on a ship that contains the day's supply of drinking water. Informal. Gossip; rumor. Scuttlebutt comes from scuttle, "a small opening" + butt, "a large cask" -- that is, a small hole cut into a cask or barrel to allow individual cups of water to be drawn out. The modern equivalent is the office water cooler,...

Fifty years of disco

Sandlander (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

Egregious media frenzy in German observes '50 years of disco'. Here's what a German Wiki page tells us: The first dancing hall that was turned into a discothèque was the Scotch Club in Aachen, when on October 19th, 1959, the usual band was unable to play and a record player had to be used. Klaus Quirini took over the record player, and his new format became quickly popular outside town. The...

Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 18-24

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 18-24:

• Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 18-24 - kansascity.com
• Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 18-24 - Seattle Times

Rhythm and Blues

Adullamite (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

Earlier tonight I came across a programme on a video concerning the early years of the great sixties groups. This hour long programme specialised in those Rhythm and Blues influenced folk from that time, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Rolling Stones, Manfred Mann and so on, all great stuff to me. This was my music, the music of my youth. Not that I ever heard enough of this of course, it was not given nearly...

Why the father of Lockerbie victim immediately forgave the bombers

Community News - Leicester Mercury (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

Wigston: A man whose daughter was killed in the Lockerbie bombing is to speak in Wigston about his disappointment that the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi might mean that the identity of the real bomber may never be revealed. The Rev John Mosey will speak at Parklands Leisure Centre on Wednesday, October 7. Mr Mosey will share how when he and his wife heard that their daughter Helga had been killed...

Bruce Springsteen - Happy Birthday To The Boss

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

It was 60 years ago today (23Sep) that BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN was Born In The U.S.A. and love him or loathe him, there's no question the rocker is a living legend.Still...

Stand Out Songs By Year 1964 (SOSBY)

Pattaya Rag (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009

1963's out of the way so let's see what I can do with 1964, (link to my earlier post to find out what this is all about). I've got 123 tracks to choose from and I reckon 100 of them could make the shortlist. This is no longer self indulgence, it's a fool's errand. 1964 My shortened, short list of tracks for 1964 is: Zombies - She's Not There Shangri Las - Leader Of The Pack Supremes - Where Did Our...

Music Review: Cream - Fresh Cream

Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

Eric Clapton: Chapter 4.

'X Factor' Mali's dad tipped for success

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009

X Factor 2008 contestant Mali McCalla's father is tipped for success on this year's show.

Ellie Greenwich

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009

Born: 23 October, 1940, in New York. Died: 26 August, 2009, in New York, aged 68.ELLIE Greenwich was a songwriter who collaborated with Phil Spector, Jeff Barry and others to create a greatest-hits list of 1960s teenage pop songs including such classics as Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me, Hanky Panky and Leader of the Pack.Greenwich was among the songwriters, music publishers and producers working...