Donna, The Innovator One of the greatest things Donna Summer ever did for disco was to usher in its evolution and encourage its sonic expansion. Summer drove rock and disco straight into each other — retaining the choral elements, danceable drum beat, and synth hook more commonly associated ...
I said it that day they gave me the award; sometimes, the songwriter is the one who suffers the most in the entire music pyramid of how the industry is structured. The songwriter is the last one who gets paid and often doesn't get as much credit. For me, everything starts with a s...
now 25, put out five albums between 2015 and 2022. But her sixth, Short n’ Sweet, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in September and quickly went platinum, has struck a different cultural chord. It’s a fluent romp through genres—disco, country, R&B, folk—fused ...
Suddenly reminded of this discovery last year, Debayan decided to Google the record. The results surprised his family: Rupa’s first and only album, 1982’s Disco Jazz, was selling for hundreds of dollars via sites like Discogs.“The day I found the record my mom said, ...
White and fellow researchers at California State University, Long Beach, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northeastern University analyzed fossil pollen, the remnants of ancient feces, charcoal and other clues to reconstruct a post-Mississippian lifestyle. ...
Lena's grandmother to Greece, she met Kostas, she did not know how to contact with boys, but eventually, and he together. 翻译结果3复制译文编辑译文朗读译文返回顶部 Lena went to Greece's grandmother, she met Kostas, she does not know how to interact with boys, but was eventually to be ...
First and most obviously, Hebrew was not—as mentioned above—the vernacular language of Jews. In fact, Hebrew literature for children started with "no natural reading public" (Shavit, 1996, p. 788), and so did Hebrew press for children. Secondly, Hebrew education was heav- ily influenced ...
beautifying, and giving some sass to records that sometimes didn’t even realize they were influenced by the music of Jamaica. It’s a long, unlikely tale that takes in everything from hard rock to rave, jazz to modern pop. Reggae is everywhere, if you take the time to look for it. ...
Car Wash (Long Version) Click to load video “Funkytown,” by Lipps Inc also gives you plenty to sing along to, but the real earworm is that simple keyboard line. In this case, the earworm factor also had something to do with the culture of the times: it sounded like something you’...
With a resume as stacked as Jay-Z’s, his claim as the greatest MC of all time was viable long before the release of4:44. But the late-career release did more than just add to his illustrious discography; it was one of the most complete and transparent bodies of work Hova has ever...