Richard Wright aka: Rick Wright * Hatch End, Middlesex, England Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic jazz, art rock
Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician, composer, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member, keyboardist and vocalist of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Los Gusanos is a garage/rock/punk band formed in 1992 by Chris Ward (a.k.a. CJ Ramone of Ramones). The band began as a side project, but became a full-time job after Ramones disbanded. Unlike his bassist role in Ramones, Ward sings lead and plays rhythm guitar.
Quick to Cut (1993) Single
I'd Love to Save the World (1994) EP
split with Youth Gone Mad (1994)
Los Gusanos (1996)
Neurotic Outsiders was a supergroup founded in 1995, consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns n' Roses, and John Taylor of Duran Duran. The first line-up featured Billy Idol and Steve Stevens (together with McKagan and Sorum), but they were soon replaced by Jones and Taylor. The group was originally called Neurotic Boy Outsiders.
Desperado was an American heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1988, after Twisted Sister was disbanded. The band dissolved in the early 1990s due to problems with the record label and the then emerging grunge trend. The album, much bootlegged, was issued officially some years later and reissued as Ace on Angel Air. Dee Snider Desperado Limited Edition was released on April 21, 2009, featuring eleven tracks from 'Bloodied But Unbowed'.
The Iguanas Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Garage rock
The Iguanas were an American garage rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1963. Beginning as a duo, the group is best-remembered as the launching pad for the musical career of influential punk rock artist Iggy Pop. The band was one of the most popular acts in Michigan during 1965, and recorded one single, a cover version of Bo Diddley's "Mona", along with additional material later released on compilation albums.
Fraternity Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, boogie rock, blues rock
Fraternity were an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney in 1970 and relocated to Adelaide in 1971. Former members include successive lead vocalists Bon Scott (who later joined AC/DC), John Swan (who also played drums and later had a solo career), and his brother Jimmy Barnes (ColdChisel). Their biggest local hit was a cover version of "Seasons of Change" which peaked at No. 1 in Adelaide, but nationally it was overrun by the original Blackfeather version. The group won the 1971 Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds with the prize being a free trip to London. Fraternity went through various line-ups and was renamed as Fang, Fraternity (again), Some Dream and finished as Mickey Finn in 1981.
Termiti were a new wave band from Rijeka, Croatia, then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Their music, sung in mother tongue, had the quirk of an organ sounding keyboard and complex and unusual leading melodies, backed to the usual new wave rock ensemble of images. They are included on the Novi Punk Val compilation album. Some members of the group went on to found Let 3.
Holy Barbarians Liverpool, England Rock, garage rock
Holy Barbarians was a short-lived rock band formed during 1996, after English frontman Ian Astbury left his band The Cult. Astbury was joined with three musicians from the United States, guitarist Patrick Sugg along with brothers Matt and Scott Garrett. Together the band recorded one album, Cream.
Leroy Carr Nashville, Tennessee, United States Blues
Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", released by Vocalion Records in 1928.
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1992) 1928-1929
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1992) 1929-1930
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1992) 1930-1932
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1992) 1932-1934
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1992) 1934
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1992) 1934-1935
Unissued Test Pressings and Alternative Takes (1996) 1934-1937, with Black Boy Shine
Lillian Goodner United States Classic female blues
Lillian Goodner (1896 – 1994) was an African-American blues singer, who performed in the classic female blues style popular during the 1920s. She was billed as "Sister Lillian: Queen of the Sepias".
appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1996) 1922-1928
Madlyn Davis was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the late 1920s. Among her best-known tracks are "Kokola Blues" and "It's Red Hot". She was a contemporary of better-known recording artists, such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, Mozelle Alderson, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, and Bertha "Chippie" Hill. Little is known of her life outside music.
appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 5 C/D/E (1996) 1921-1928
Juanita Stinette Chappelle United States Classic female blues
Juanita Stinnette Chappelle (June 3, 1899 – June 4, 1932) was a singer, vaudeville performer, and co-producer of both the Chappelle and Stinnette Revue and Chappelle and Stinnette Records during the Harlem Renaissance era.
appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930
Alice Leslie Carter United States Classic female blues
Alice Leslie Carter was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the early 1920s. Her best-known tracks are "Decatur Street Blues" and "Aunt Hagar's Children Blues". She was a contemporary of the better-known recording artists Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, ClaraSmith, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, and Bertha "Chippie" Hill. Little is known of her life outside music. She is not to be confused with Alice Carter, another blues singer, who recorded four songs in 1923.
appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 4 C (1996) 1921-1930
Kitty Brown New York City, United States Classic female blues
Catherine Brown, known as Kitty Brown (born October 1899, died after 1990), was an American classic female blues singer. She sometimes used the pseudonyms Bessie Williams (she was not the only performer to use this name), Jane White, Dixie Gray, Rosa Green, and Mazie Leroy. Brown was active as a recording artist from 1923 to the mid-1930s. Songs she recorded include "I Wanna Jazz Some More" and "It's De-Lovely". Little is known of her life outside music.
appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 3 B/C (1996) 1923-1928
Ora Alexander (born ca. 1896) was an American classic female blues singer. She was a recording artist in the early 1930s, releasing eight sides, including "You've Got to Save That Thing" and "I Crave Your Lovin' Every Day". Her recordings were in a primitive barrelhouse style. Little is known of her life outside of music.
appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 1 A/B (1996) 1924-1932
Laura Smith Illinois or Indianapolis, United States Classic female blues, country blues
Laura Smith (March 1882 – February 1932) was an American classic female blues and country blues singer. Songs she recorded include "Gonna Put You Right in Jail" and her version of "Don't You Leave Me Here". She led Laura Smith and her Wild Cats and also worked with Clarence Williams and Perry Bradford. Details of her life outside the music industry are scanty.
Lavinia Turner Virginia or New York City, United States Classic female blues
Lavinia Turner (c. 1888 – after 1937) was an American classic female blues singer. Originally a vaudeville vocalist, Turner recorded ten songs in 1921 and 1922, making her one of the first female blues singers to be recorded. Details of her life outside the recording studio are minimal.
Complete Recorded Works (1996) 1921-1922, split with Virginia Liston
Virginia Liston Louisiana, United States Classic female blues, jazz
Virginia Liston (c. 1890 – June 1932) was an American classic female blues and jazz singer. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville. Liston recorded "You Can Dip Your Bread in My Gravy, but You Can't Have None of My Chops" and "Just Take One Long Last Lingering Look." She performed with her then-husband, Samuel H. Gray, billed as Liston and Liston. She also performed with Clarence Williams, singing with the Clarence Williams Blue Five on "You've Got the Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole" and "Early in the Morning" and the Clarence Williams Washboard Band on "Cushion Foot Stomp," and "P.D.Q. Blues."
Complete Recorded Works, Vol.1 (1996) 1923-1924
Complete Recorded Works, Vol.2 (1996) 1924-1926, split with Lavinia Turner
Vertex was a band formed in 1995 featuring singer Stephen Pearcy (Ratt, Arcade, Vicious Delite, Nitronic), guitarist Al Pitrelli (Danger Danger, Hotshot, Alice Cooper, Asia, Savatage, Megadeth, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), and drummer Hiro Kuretani (WXXI, Trancentral Station).
Alberta Hunter Memphis, Tennessee U.S. Jazz, Blues
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an internationally known African-American jazz singer and songwriter who had a successful career from the early 1920s to the late 1950s (she was a contemporary of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith) and then stopped performing. After 20 years of working as a nurse, in 1977 Hunter successfully resumed her popular singing career until her death.
Songs We Taught Your Mother (1961) split with Lucille Hegamin and Victoria Spivey
Chicago - The Living Legends (1962) with Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders
Remember My Name (1978)
Amtrak Blues (1980)
Downhearted Blues: Live at the Cookery (1981) rec.'77
The London Sessions 1934 (1981) with Jack Jackson & his orchestra
The Glory of Alberta Hunter (1982)
Look for the Silver Lining (1983)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1996) 1921-1923
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1996) 1923-1924
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1996) 1924-1927
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1996) 1927-1946
Volume 5: The Alternate Takes (1996) 1921-1924
Braća Left Belgrade, Serbia Alternative rock, rock Braća Left (Serbian Cyrillic:Браћа Лефт; trans. The Left Brothers) was a Serbian alternative rock band, formed by former Oktobar 1864 and Armagedon members in 1992.
Bora Ðorđević Čačak, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia Rock
Borisav "Bora" Đorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав-Бора Ђорђевић), also known as Bora Čorba (Serbian Cyrillic: Бора Чорба), is a Serbian singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. He is widely considered as one of the top and most influential authors of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock scene.
Radio emisija: Riblja čorba - LP "Mrtva Priroda" (1981) Bora Ðorđević i Zoran Modli
Bora Đorđević priča gluposti (1988)
Njihovi dani (1996)