ZZ Top would add layers to their sound on later records, but their debut is more than just a statement of intent. Songs like "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" and "Backdoor Love Affair" show that their core blend of roots rock and Texas blues was in place from the start. "B...
1 in 1993 with Songs of Faith and Devotion. America’s eponymous debut album, which featured the Hot 100 No. 1 “A Horse With No Name,” reached No. 1 in 1972. Wings’ Wings Over America hit No. 1 in 1977, followed by Supertramp’s Breakfast in America in 1979 and the all-star ...
The Marshall Tucker Band's legacy was framed by the tone-setting bluegrass and country of their upstate South Carolina youth, though they weren't limited to those basic influences. Songs like "Can't You See," their first charting song, were completed with notable jam-band and jazz elements....
One Bourbon, One Beer’ as it was originally titled) was written by Rudy Toombs and first recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953 – one of several ‘drinking’ songs recorded by Milburn in the early 1950s that placed in the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B chart. ...
, ‘The Sea’) popularized in 1946 by French singer Charles Trenet, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s until the mid-1950s. In an era in which it was unusual for a singer to write their own material, Trenet wrote prolifically and declined to record anybuthis own songs...
'The One' might feature the worst production of John's career; Chris Thomas renders the songs unlistenable beneath a layer of synthetic sounds. Which is a shame, because there is some good songwriting here, including the title track, "Runaway Train" (a duet with Eric Clapton), and the ...
'The One' might feature the worst production of John's career; Chris Thomas renders the songs unlistenable beneath a layer of synthetic sounds. Which is a shame, because there is some good songwriting here, including the title track, "Runaway Train" (a duet with Eric Clapton), and the ...
"Layla" by Derek and the Dominos OK, so Eric Clapton is definitely not a one-hit-wonder, but his band Derek and the Dominos kind of were. Their 1971 hit single "Layla" was released on an album titled 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,' ...
Eric Clapton recorded many songs by J.J. Cale over the years, including a Grammy-winning collaboration between the two in 2008. It started with "After Midnight," which Cale released as a single in 1966, with Clapton putting a sped-up version on his 1970 solo debut. In 1987, Clapton re...
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