Tommy James is the stage name of Thomas Gregory Jackson, born on April 29, 1947. In 1959, then known as Tommy Jackson, he formed in Niles, Michigan a band called The Echoes; it became Tom and the Tornadoes, and in 1964 James renamed the band Tommy James and the Shondells. This rock band charted many hits, especially in the USA. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The French singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer Stéphanie Alexandra Mina Sokolinski, known professionally as Soko, started her musical career in 2007. Her debut studio album I Thought I Was an Alien was released in February 2012. Its 7th track “First Love Never Die” tells about two childhood lovers who were separated and meet again after many years. A song full of nostalgia, ending with “I will never love again.” CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The two brothers Ray and Dave Davies founded the Kinks in 1963, which became one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. It broke up in 1997 as a result of creative tension between the Davies brothers.
Their 19th studio album Give the People What They Want was released in August 1981 in the USA and in January 1982 in Europe. Its 9th track “Art Lover” was released in August 1981 as a single with the 4th track “Predictable” as B-side. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Luis Eduardo Aute Gutiérrez (1943–2020) was a Spanish musician, singer, composer, film director, actor, sculptor, painter, writer and poet. He died in 2020 from Covid-19. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The English rock band the Stranglers was formed as the Guildford Stranglers in early 1974. That year they wrote the song “Strange Little Girl.” They submitted it to EMI in 1975 as part of a demo; the demo and the band were rejected. Later in their career, they got a contract with the Liberty label, which was part of EMI. In 1982, having decided to leave the Liberty label for Epic Records, they re-recorded the song, and in July released it as a single (with “Cruel Garden” as B-side), their last one on that label. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Le groupe de chanteurs les Poppys, formé d’enfants français, a été créé en 1970, en pleine guerre du Viêt Nam. Leurs chansons, influencées par la mouvance hippie, mettent en avant l’amour, la fraternité, la tolérance, le refus de la violence et la paix. La composition du groupe a fréquemment changé, en fonction de la mue de la voix des garçons. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The American garage rock band Syndicate of Sound was formed in 1964 in San Jose, California, when Don Baskin (vocals, guitar) and Bob Gonzalez (bass guitar) united with a local group called the Pharaohs. After their unsuccessful single “Prepare For Love” in 1965, in early 1966 they recorded on Hush Records the song “Little Girl,” written by Don Baskin and Bob Gonzalez, which became popular and reached the US national pop charts in June 1966, peaking at number 5 on Cash Box and number 8 on Billboard. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Né à Téhéran le 23 mars 1928 d’un père persan et d’une mère russe, Serge Rezvani est un peintre, écrivain et auteur-compositeur-interprète français. En 1950, il rencontre Danièle Adenot, la femme de sa vie, qu’il appelle « Lula ». Ils vivront un amour fusionnel et elle inspirera nombre de ses œuvres. Elle mourra de la maladie d’Alzheimer en décembre 2004. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
King Diamond is the stage name of Kim Bendix Petersen, a Danish rock singer and songwriter born on June 14, 1956. In 1985 he formed, with guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen, a heavy metal band also called King Diamond. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Gene Maltais is an American musician, singer and songwriter, born in Concord, New Hampshire, on May 21, 1933. Prior to 1958, he met Tony Hilder who introduced him to Aladdin Records. Maltais wrote songs for recording artists, including John & Jackie. The latter recorded two songs written by him, “The Raging Sea” and “Little Girl,” which were released as a single in July 1958 on the Aladdin label. The two sides of the record are not numbered or labelled A and B, so either one or the other of the two songs is considered as the A-side. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
