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From the wiki: “‘Sharing the Night Together’ was written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick, and was first recorded by Arthur Alexander (‘You Better Move On‘, ‘Anna‘, ‘Burning Love‘) in 1976. In almost simultaneous release in 1976 was a version recorded by Lenny Leblanc (LeBlanc...
Written and produced by the underrated Chuckii Booker — a Zelig-type chameleonic figure in ’90s R&B —“Spread My Wings” was the appropriately soaring, weightless first chart-topping R&B single for the Pasadena quartet of childhood friends.The video, debuting at the turn of the ’90s, ...
Chuck Berry, American musician who was one of the most popular and influential performers of R&B and rock music in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. His notable songs included ‘Maybellene,’‘Roll Over Beethoven,’‘Johnny B. Goode,’ and ‘My Ding-A-Ling.
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“I hate that album,” Linda RonstadttoldRolling Stonein reference to her 1970 country LPSilk Purse.“I couldn’t sing then; I didn’t know what I was doing.” But for Ronstadt, one track was an exception: “Long Long Time.” Written by Gary White, it’s a heart-shattering tale of...
Although Don Everly had a contract to work as a songwriter before he and his brother Phil began their hitmaking, their first three big singles were all written by the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. "I would go to them for lovelorn advice when I was youn...
Before Willie gets on the mic: the song flips through different radio channels featuring snippets of Son House’s “Grinnin’ In Your Face,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Down by the River Side,” Chuck Berry‘s “Maybellene” and Roy Hamilton‘s “Don’t Let Go”— all references to the...
“What Christmas Means to Me” isWonder’s signature Christmas statement; in it, he seeks to define nothing less than Christmas spirit itself. It was co-written by Anna Gordy Gaye—elder sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, and inspiration for her ex-husbandMarvin Gaye’sHere, My Dear—as...
His talent is especially evident on seemingly disparate performances of the gospel number “Precious Lord” and Chuck Berry’s “Havana Moon” (delivered with a distinct south-of-the-border feel). Two new songs close out the album, but by then the deal has long been sealed. Fans of the ...