I let my mind be free and played the chords I heard in this place I went to in my head. Releasing myself into the song (my emotions, my thoughts, my wants and desires, my everything), chords came out and the arrangement and dynamic of the song rang true for me and I’ve stuck ...
His bass playing employed funk, lyrical solos, bass chords, and innovative harmonics. As of 2017, he is the only electric bassist of seven bassists inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, and has been lauded as one of the best electric bassists of all time. Birthplace: Norristown,...
"Same three guys. Same three chords." That'sBilly Gibbons' go-to line whenever he's asked aboutZZ Top's half-century reign as one of America's most beloved rock bands. But there's more to the story than that. Together with bassistDusty Hilland drummer Frank Beard, Gibbons created a ...
Performers include: The Chords, Wynonie Harris, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley and His Comets, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry lee Lewis (RCA AFMI-5463, 1985) ...
On the way home, my mother said, “Is this going to collect dust in the closet?” I took the bait and signed up for lessons from Al Wansor, who had an eponymous store in Lynbrook. At the first lesson, Al “taught” me to play “Love Me Tender”—single notes, no chords. I wan...
"Same three guys. Same three chords." That'sBilly Gibbons' go-to line whenever he's asked aboutZZ Top's half-century reign as one of America's most beloved rock bands. But there's more to the story than that. Together with bassistDusty Hilland drummer Frank Beard, Gibbons created a ...
Slash’s simple guitar exercise quickly became an all-time hit when, as the legend goes, his bandmates realized the riff "had potential." Every note of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” — the dreamy chords, the simple melodic lead, Slash’s impassioned solo and endearing, tender-hearted words fr...
Chips was a great producer. He was way over Felton’s head in terms of talent as a producer and in terms of creativity. Some musicians will go into the studio and just play what’s on a chart. But Chips’ musicians would listen to a demo and they had this number system for chords....
King, a professional New York songwriter, embodied an optimistic, commonsense earth mother in her plain, keyboard-based songs with gospel chords. Nyro, vastly influential but only marginally successful, invented an intensely passionate and private, keyboard-based style that borrowed from gospel, folk,...
Copenhagen; Primrose Stomp; Vododo Deo Blues; Deep Henderson; Black And Tan Fantasy; Shine; Just An Hour Of Love; Mood Indigo; Lila; Cushion Foot Stomp; Oil Well; Crazy Chords; Rockin In Rhythm... CCD-145 THE THREE SUNS 1949-1953 My Reverie;give My Regards To Broadway;coppelia;im ...