Smokey wrote Being With You for Kim but his manager persuaded him to record it himself and he ended up in the No 2 spot behind Kim’s monster hit. Ray Charles – Them That Got 1962 Always a winner Ray Charles had it all when it comes to an encyclopedia of music talent, barrelhouse,...
Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members. He released a solo R&B album, Back to Then in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but no singles from it charted. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country music singer, releasing the album, Lea...
Howell, 31, wrote openly about soloing having helped him in dealing with depression and other mental-health disorders, posting: “Freesoloing isn’t a death wish, it’s a life wish. It’s the single best therapy I’ve ever found for calming my tumultuous mind. The control that I’ve de...
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) was a novelist who wrote about American and Asian culture, including in her literary masterpiece, The Good Earth. She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Also ranks #23 on The Greatest Female Novelists Ever Also ranks #30 on The...
In November of 2016, I wrote a similar poem calledAfter the Storm. I never thought I would be writing a sequel. Higher Ground by Alanna Pass It is over The keening has begun for our loss The weight of shame hangs heavy like dense smoke ...
“I loved playing with the new Who,” wrote Townshend in his autobiographyWho I Am. “I was able to stretch out a lot more, play more single-note solos and my playing quickly got better. I was drinking on stage, but as long as I kept moving I’d stay in good shape.” ...
She released Billboard charters such as Boom Clap and co-wrote the Shawn Mendes-Camila Cabello hit Señorita.48 Rue McClanahan (Actress and Comedian Best Known for Her Role as Blanche Devereaux on TV Sitcom ‘The Golden Girls’) Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities Birthdate: February ...
David Bowie (1972): Bowie pretty much dressed himself up as a rock star from outer space, wrote a concept album about it and then lived the life for the next year. His breakthrough album is a masterstroke of genius myth-making, plus it includes some of his all-time best songs. ...
was the brainchild of the Hives, who always wanted to do a song with Lauper. "This is a Christmas song whose eggnog has been spiked with acid, and whose definition of holiday cheer comes with a complimentary kick below the belt," wroteHuffington Postin 2013....
In her memoir “Spelling It Like It Is,” the actress wrote of her husband, Dean McDermott, telling her “We should tape ourselves having sex.” And they did. “He had a little portable tripod, and he set up his video camera on it. Afterward, I checked my angles and they were good...