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Joni Mitchell was born on this day in 1943, in Alberta Canada. She calls herself âa painter derailed by circumstanceâ and nowadays focuses on her art which she does not sell and only rarely exhibits. She retired from recording after her final album was released in 2007 and has scant regard for the music industry as it presently is, referring to it as a cesspool. Iâm sure she is not alone.
There is a divide amongst members here about her much lauded album, Blue. Personally, I believe it is truly inspired and quite beautiful, but I donât listen to it often because I find its rawness and vulnerability quite hard to take on all in one go; itâs a very emotional journey which makes perfect sense when you understand the circumstances behind its creation. Hereâs the title track from that album â¦. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5782PQO5is
Whatever anyoneâs opinion, musically, this lady has been a giant and an innovator, and it seems she went out on a high note â (well, maybe not high - her voice has definitely descended to the lower registers â naturally, as it would!) âIf I Had a Heartâ from 2007âs Shine â
[video=youtube;jhejF0kQbYI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhejF0kQbYI[/video]
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Her 'Turbulent Indigo' album is a must. Fantastic.
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1946: ROY WOOD:
founding member of both The Move and ELO...
he left ELO after he and Jeff Lynne had differences in opinion of the band's direction...
went on to have great success in the 1970s as a solo artist and with Wizard...
has written and/or produced dozens of artists in the UK over the decades...
here's one of my favourites from The Move
[video=youtube;ELRHD4UCo74]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELRHD4UCo74[/video]
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Bonnie Raitt - born on this day in 1949 in Cali
that would make her 66
R&RHOF in 2000
10 Grammy's
got her due recognition from me with this one
[video=youtube;zmK1H6EXUYs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmK1H6EXUYs[/video]
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:1946: ROY WOOD:
founding member of both The Move and ELO...
he left ELO after he and Jeff Lynne had differences in opinion of the band's direction...
went on to have great success in the 1970s as a solo artist and with Wizard...
has written and/or produced dozens of artists in the UK over the decades...
here's one of my favourites from The Move
[video=youtube;ELRHD4UCo74]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELRHD4UCo74[/video]
For fun â hereâs a live cover by Marillion (with Steve Hogarth), complete with what sounds suspiciously like the James Bond theme sneaking in there! Do you hear that??!
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^It would help if I put the link there! :redface: Cannot edit the post - here it is
[video=youtube;QXga0aifMrs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXga0aifMrs[/video]
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Larry Burnett was born on this day in 1951. One of the original members of Firefall â he played on their first five albums before leaving them rather suddenly in 1981, to enter rehab. As it turned out, the band never really got much together after that, in any event.
He finally returned to music in around 2004. He is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who penned a good few of Firefallâs better known numbers. I have discovered that on the whole, I prefer the tracks Rick Roberts wrote for them, so, while he was very definitely a part of the band at this stage, both on vocals and guitar, this one was not authored by Burnett â
[video=youtube;GXmkRTu05YI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXmkRTu05YI[/video]
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Back to Marillion....great cover version, thank Ruby.
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1984: Delta Goodrem:
Aussie pop singer,pianist, started off acting on soapie "neighbours"...
she released five singles from her debut album out here and all five singles hit the coverted #1 position on the charts, her debut album
"innocent eyes" went fifteen times platinum here also, its the only album of hers I own.
in total, nine of her twenty two singles have hit the top spot here including one this year...
here's one of her #1 hits from her debut album
[video=youtube;YMYUYtsUGgg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMYUYtsUGgg[/video]
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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^^
I shouldn't have listened to that Delta track above because I don't like it anymore, whereas, when it came out I really loved it,
now im apprehensive for the next time it comes out in my random cd selection...damn!, damn! and double damn!
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