TENOR SAXOPHONIST AND COMPOSER PAUL CARLON RELEASES 6th ALBUM AS A LEADER BLUES FOR VITA A HIP, LATIN-JAZZ INFLECTED MIX OF ORIGINALS & STANDARDS Coming July 29, 2024 Saxophonist and composer PAUL CARLON has been lucky to be surrounded by talented, artistic women throughout his life. His mother was a visual artist who set up large canvases in a workspace she carved out for herself in their home. Her art and her work ethic were huge influences on the young musician. But his late sister, also a visual artist, and his wife, formerly an actor, also embody the artistic spirit that nurtures Carlon’s creativity. Carlon is releasing BLUES FOR VITA, his sixth album as a leader. His previous albums have all been Latin-tinged and feature different band configurations. His albums include Tresillo (2017), La Rumba Is a Lovesome Thing: Tribute to Billy Strayhorn (2013), Roots Propaganda (2008), Other Tongues (2006), and Looking Up (1998). The Latin Jazz Network said, “A big man with an expressive face, Mr. Carlon espouses a tone much larger than himself, which is by turn gritty, rapturously lyrical, sparkling and luscious.” BLUES FOR VITA features the Paul Carlon Quintet, comprising top New York players who have performed with a Who’s-Who of jazz and Latin jazz stars. The band includes EDDIE ALLEN (trumpet), HARVIE S (bass), HELIO ALVES (piano), and WILLIE MARTINEZ (drums). Carlon comes from a musical as well as an artistic family. Two of his older siblings were string players, but Carlon was drawn to the saxophone and decided to follow his own path. Although he earned a degree in English Literature from Cornell University, he chose music as his career and moved to New York City after graduating. He quickly became part of the thriving 90's jazz scene, honing his craft at all-night cutting sessions at Small's Jazz Club. Carlon’s playing and composing has been influenced by the greats who came before him. In particular, he cites Woody Shaw, who was known for revolutionizing the technical and harmonic language of modern jazz trumpet playing, and Gene Ammons, a bebop saxophonist who integrated blues and R&B in his music. But Carlon has also been very influenced by Afro-Caribbean music and has performed in various Latin jazz bands. Not long after arriving in New York, Carlon became a member of bassist Phil Bowler's band, Pocket Jungle. The band was popular in the 1990’s but stopped performing in 2002. After a 12-year hiatus, the band was reconstituted and recorded a well-received album, which included one of Carlon’s compositions. In the late 90s, Carlon began working with two Afro-Cuban jazz groups, Grupo los Santos and Cuban trombonist Juan Pablo Torres' quintet. He also performs and records with many other groups, including Bronx Conexion (a Latin jazz big band), The McCarron Brothers (a quartet that plays a blend of funk, fusion, and free jazz), Alex Ayala's Afro Puerto Rican Big Band, Schapiro 17 Jazz Orchestra, The Tony Romano Quartet, Earotica (led by bassist John Lang), Goussy Célestin's Ayiti Brass, and Nation Beat, for which he serves as the musical director. BLUES FOR VITA comprises five originals by Carlon, two standards, and one off-the-beaten-track composition. Blues, R&B, bebop, and Latin jazz are clearly present in Carlon’s hip sax work. The album opens with “Dee Dot,” the most straight-ahead composition on the album with echoes of Art Blakey’s bands. Carlon composed the tune quickly at a rehearsal and just as quickly came up with the name when he scatted the melody for the band. Other Carlon originals include “Colored Paper,” a tune with a driving Latin beat and an Eddie Harris vibe. He named the title track, “Blues for Vita,” for his wife, Lavita, whose image is beautifully rendered on the cover art. Composed with a blues form, the piano plays an ostinato that underpins Carlon’s and Allen’s solos. “Unmute” was influenced by Woody Shaw’s driving music. Carlon derived the name from the many Zoom sessions he participated in during the pandemic lockdown. “Zooming into the Void,” the closing track and the last Carlon original on the album, was also named after his pandemic Zoom sessions. The tune is a bossa nova with a darker, moodier vibe. The two standards on the album are “Never Will I Marry” and “It Never Entered My Mind.” Carlon’s approach to “Never Will I Marry” was inspired by the iconic Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley version, but the band takes it in new directions with propulsive solos by Carlon and Alves. “It Never Entered My Mind” is a Latin-tinged, slow cha-cha with a menacing feel. “Isabel the Liberator,” composed by Larry Willis, is rarely performed, and was notably recorded by Woody Shaw. It was also recorded by Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band, one of Carlon’s favorites. Since no lead sheets existed, Carlon transcribed it by ear. BLUES FOR VITA is a hip, Latin jazz-inflected album by one of the busiest and most inventive saxophonists on the New York jazz scene. Carlon’s playing is solid and soulful, and many of his compositions are bound to become standards for the jazz cognoscenti. Het is eindelijk zover … De line-up van Suikerrock 2024 is compleet. Er ontbrak nog één naam op The Cube op zondag, en dat wordt... tromgeroffel... Lotte De Clerck! Deze #LikeMe-ster (ja, wat was me dat een vruchtbaar project!) mag zich op zondag 4 augustus solo bewijzen op The Cube. En wij staan te springen. Misschien ook omdat we bijna de volledige cast van #LikeMe mogen verwelkomen, maar dat terzijde. Suikerrock 2024 is er helemaal klaar voor! Iedereen kent haar als Emma uit #LikeMe, maar deze Vlaamse schoonheid heeft nog veel meer op haar palmares. In 2021 schitterde ze in ‘The Voice van Vlaanderen’ en misschien herken je haar stem wel uit je favoriete tekenfilm. In januari 2023 bracht ze samen met #LikeMe-collega Francisco Schuster het nummer ‘Dromen’ uit voor de STIP IT-campagne van Ketnet: ze is dus echt een zangeres-met-het-hart-op-de-juiste-plek. Op 18 mei 2023 lanceerde De Clerck haar eerste solosingle, ‘Brandgevaar’ en sinds enkele dagen kunnen we ook genieten van ‘Uitzichtloos’. Maar uitzichtloos is het laatste wat je haar carrière kan noemen! Wie Lottes performance tijdens de musical ‘Hairspray’ heeft mogen ervaren, weet wat ons te wachten staat! Op zondag 4 augustus speelt ze net voor haar #LikeMe buddy Francisco op The Cube! Meer dan 50 acts gedurende 3 dagen op 3 podia. Dat betekent puzzelen en daarvoor kan je vanaf nu de volledige timetable raadplegen op de website! Benieuwd of je veel van podium naar podium zal moeten lopen? Check it here! Drie verschillende dagen met het beste van pop, dance, indie en Nederlandstalig. We frissen je geheugen graag even op: · Pop extravaganza op vrijdag 2 augustus met o.a. hitmachines Anne-Marie en Lost Frequencies, maar ook Froukje, Joost, Pommelien Thijs, Compact Disk Dummies en DIKKE. · Oscar and the Wolf en Faithless vormen het heilige tweespan dat de affiche van zaterdag 3 augustus trekt, met ook niet te missen grootheden zoals blackwave., Portland, Brihang, Equal Idiots, Royel Otis, ILA en USED.. · De populairste acts van de Lage Landen verzameld op één affiche op zondag 4 augustus. Clouseau, Metejoor, André Hazes, Suzan & Freek, Maksim, Gustaph, Francisco… Een Nederpopwalhalla voor de traditionele familiedag van Suikerrock! Tickets zijn beschikbaar via de Suikerrock-ticketshop. FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES Ho99o9 KLAKMATRAK WOYOTE GOE VUR IN DEN OTTO De line-up van 6 augustus met ondermeer KORN en THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN wordt vervolledigd met punk rock helden FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES, horrorcore sensatie Ho99o9, STAKE zijproject KLAKMATRAK en WOYOTE (de band rond Mikey Doling). GOE VUR IN DEN OTTO houdt er na dit jaar mee op maar komt nog een laatste keer de ideale soundtrack verzorgen. In samenspraak met absolute headliner KORN werd zo een avontuurlijke affiche samengesteld met oog voor verschillende subgenres en opkomende acts.
De aparte dagticketverkoop voor Club Studio Brussel op 6 augustus start meteen. Opgelet: de verkoop gaat snel: dagtickets voor 2 augustus zijn reeds uitverkocht, Dagtickets voor 9 en 11 augustus zijn reeds meer dan 90% verkocht en ook de combitickets zijn bijna allemaal de deur uit. Scoor nog snel de laatste tickets! Gouldman's zesde solo album "I Have Notes" komt op 5 juli uit op Lojinx. Er zijn niet veel muzikanten, die voor hun solo zij-project even de beste drummer ter wereld en Engelands beste gitarist kunnen opbellen, en dan nog een positieve reactie krijgen ook. Maar 10cc's Graham Gouldman heeft in de loop van zijn 60-jarige carrière aardig wat vrienden gemaakt. Zo hebben o.a. Brian May, Hank Marvin, Albert Lee en Ringo Starr allemaal bijgedragen aan Gouldman's zesde solo album "I Have Notes". Het album komt op 5 juli uit op Lojinx. Op het album is een breed palet aan muzikale stijlen en texturen te horen, een weerspiegeling van de diversiteit van Gouldman's oeuvre. Het gaat van de opening 'I'm Not In Love' met koor, de letterlijke space-ballad 'Floating in Heaven' (met Brian May), tot de romantische wals 'When You Find Love' (met Hank Marvin). Bij 'Play Me' hoor je kinderlijke vreugde, en feestelijke swing bij 'Christmas Affair' (met Beth Nielsen Chapman). Kant A sluit af met het schaamteloos Beatles-geïnspireerde 'Couldn't Love You More' (met Ringo Starr). Ook kant B is zeer afwisselend en absoluut de moeite waard. Graham Gouldman is een van de beste liedjesschrijvers van de twintigste eeuw. Hij is schrijver van hits als 'No Milk Today' (voor Herman's Hermits), 'Bus Stop' (voor The Hollies) en 'For Your Love' (voor The Yardbirds). En dat zijn dan alleen nog maar enkele liedjes die hij schreef voor anderen. Als lid van 10cc scoorde hij wereldhits met tijdloze klassiekers als 'I'm Not In Love', 'The Wall Street Shuffle' en 'Dreadlock Holiday'. De grote betekenis van zijn bijdrage aan de geschiedenis van de popmuziek wordt gereflecteerd in zijn voortdurende populariteit. Dit werd erkend met de introductie in de Songwriter Hall of Fame in 2014. "Wij wilden helemaal geen popsterren worden", zegt Graham Gouldman over de beginjaren van die legendarische band 10cc. "Het liefst zaten we in de studio, waar we van alles uitprobeerden." Begin juli komt Graham Gouldman met zijn intieme project Heart Full of Songs terug naar Nederland voor twee concerten. Opnieuw speelt hij intieme versies van zijn hits, maar verwacht een andere setlist dan vorige keren! Bijgestaan door toetsenist Keith Hayman, gitarist Andy Park en percussionist Dave Cobby reist Graham Gouldman door zijn imposante oeuvre. Gouldman kijkt zelf ook uit naar zijn nieuwe tour: "I always love taking my Heart Full of Songs show on tour. Acoustic performances always create a very intimate atmosphere where every song – which is what it’s all about – can truly be heard. It also gives me a chance to explain how the songs came about and something of the writing process." Een unieke kans om een bijzondere songwriter van dichtbij aan het werk te zien en horen. De 38ste editie van Night of the Proms belooft dit jaar een onvergetelijke ervaring te worden in het Sportpaleis! Maak je klaar voor de iconische beats van Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, de zomerse vibes van reggaester Shaggy, de betoverende klanken van pianovirtuoos Louis Philippson en de Vlaamse charme van zanger en presentator Niels Destadsbader. En dat is nog maar het begin, want er worden binnenkort nog meer artiesten aangekondigd.
BUY TICKETS Eurythmics – Dave Stewart Dave Stewart is een levende legende. Met zijn Eurythmics-repertoire brengt hij de grootste hits naar het Antwerpse Sportpaleis. Hij wordt vergezeld door topzangeres Vanessa Amorosi om classics als ‘Sweet Dreams’, ‘Here Comes The Rain Again’, ‘When Tomorrow Comes’ en ‘There Must Be An Angel’ ten gehore te brengen. Shaggy Shaggy brak in 1995 door met de single ‘Boombastic’, wat hem zijn eerste Grammy Award opleverde. Daarna volgden internationale hits als ‘It Wasn’t Me’, ‘Angel’, ‘Hey Sexy Lady’ en ‘I Need Your Love’. Niels Destadsbader Zanger, acteur en televisiepresentator Niels Destadsbader neemt dit jaar voor het eerst de presentatie van Night of the Proms op zich – als jongste presentator ooit! Zijn muzikale carrière nam een vlucht in 2016 met zijn eerste album. Hits als ‘Speeltijd’, ‘Verover mij’ en ‘De wereld draait voor jou’ hebben hem tot een vaste waarde in de Vlaamse muziekwereld gemaakt. Louis Philippson De 19-jarige Duitse pianist Louis Philippson is een TikTok-fenomeen dat klassieke muziek op speelse wijze naar een breed publiek brengt. Zijn talent werd ontdekt toen hij zeven jaar oud was, wat hem een plek opleverde aan de prestigieuze Robert Schumann Musik Hochschule in Düsseldorf. Sinds september 2023 brengt hij singles uit, geïnspireerd door componisten zoals Ludovico Einaudi, waarbij hij klassieke melodieën combineert met moderne pop- en soundtracks. Night of the Proms vindt dit jaar plaats op 22, 23 en 24 november 2024 in het Sportpaleis, Antwerpen. DI
26.11.2024 Capitole, Gent Tickets zijn te koop vanaf dinsdag 25 juni om 10 uur TICKETS & INFO Singer-songwriter en Grammy-winnares Beth Hart komt op 26 november voor een exclusief concert naar de Capitole in Gent. Tickets zijn te koop vanaf dinsdag 25 juni om 10u via greenhousetalent.com. Beth Hart wordt erkend als een van de meeste getalenteerde stemmen van haar generatie. Na een carrière van meer dan een kwarteeuw, tien studioalbums en samenwerkingen met o.a. Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, Slash en Buddy Guy kunnen we van Beth Hart werkelijk alles verwachten. Met haar succesalbum 'Fire On The Floor' (2016) oogstte Hart niets dan lof, goed voor stijgende verkoopcijfers en uitverkochte shows, waaronder optredens op historische locaties zoals The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville en The Royal Albert Hall in Londen. Ze stond zes keer bovenaan de Billboard Blues-hitlijsten, behaalde dubbel platina met meerdere albums en had een reeks top 10-albums in heel Europa. Op haar laatste album 'A Tribute To Led Zeppelin’ (2022) weet Beth Hart de grootsheid van Robert Plant en zijn band te vatten. Het negen tracks tellende album belicht het ongelooflijke muzikale spectrum waarin Led Zeppelin opereerde. Beth roept empathische emotionaliteit op met haar versie van "Stairway To Heaven", waarbij ze de schoonheid van de klassieker aanvult met haar eigen dramatische flair. Net als bij 'War In My Mind’ kon ze rekenen op Rob Cavallo als producer voor deze klepper! Hard Times Records is proud to announce the release of 2024 IBC Winner - best band PIPER & THE HARD TIMES’ REVELATION, their national debut recording, on August 16, 2024. Over the course of three days in February 2024, Nashville-based Piper & the Hard Times held court in the legendary Ronnie’s Place at Soundstage Studios in Nashville to record Revelation. The album features a collection of 12 original songs deeply anchored in the blues from the New Orleans-flavored groove of “Trouble Man” to the Texas shuffle “The Hard Times”, the funk-rock “Heart for Sale”, and the slow ache and emotion of “Twenty Long Years”.
The core members of the band, Al “Piper” Green (vocals), Steve Eagon (guitar) and Dave Colella (drums), wanted the album to capture their live sound, spontaneity, and energy. Joining them in the studio were Amy Frederick (keyboards) and Parker Hawkins (bass) with Shaun Murphy (Bob Seger, Little Feat) bgvs "Walk With Me", "The Hard Times", "Why Not Me”; Lisa Oliver-Gray, Melissa (MISY) Gardner - bgvs on "Revelation” and "Why Not Me”; Chris "Freight Train" Floyd - harmonica on "Preacher Blues", "Come Back Knockin’” and "Crave You”; Dick Aven - Tenor and baritone saxophone on "Heart For Sale". "The Hard Times" “Revelation” and Eddie Meyer - Tenor saxophone on "I'm a Trouble Man", "Working Farm Blues”. Piper & the Hard Times delivers an intense, eclectic and rhythmically dynamic blues-based music flavored with R&B, soul and rock. The band has an instrumental prowess that enables them to improvise with flair, while still creating music that has a melodic appeal and can immediately connect with audiences who want both a high degree of musical competence and songs with strong grooves and catchy hooks. In January 2024 they took top honors in the band division at the prestigious International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, Tennessee. The core of the band, Al “Piper” Green, Steve Eagon, and Dave Colella have been playing and writing together for over 20 years. As the band’s frontman, Al "Piper" Green's lead vocals and charisma combine the flamboyance and earthiness of blues with the power and authority of gospel which represent the two biggest influences in his life. He takes the band and audience on a wild journey every show and does his best to turn the room upside down come showtime. Growing up in a musically inclined family in Bolivar, Tennessee, he sang in a gospel choir while also hearing the best of soul, pop and rock on the radio. Green contributes to the band's original songs with lyrics based on personal stories and experience which he sings with authority. Guitarist Steve Eagon grew up in Northern Ohio and has been playing guitar since his teen years. Unlike Green, Eagon did not grow up in a musical family but was drawn to the guitar because of its “coolness factor.” A multitude of artists have served as influences from Muddy Waters' blend of electrified Delta blues to B.B. King's more urban stylings and the dynamic, powerful approaches of Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan. As the band's principal composer, his writing style meshes multiple elements into an engaging and captivating personal group sound. That collective firepower is also indicative of the closeness shared by Eagon, Piper, and drummer Dave Colella. New Jersey native Dave Colella shares arranging duties on the original songs and brings a percussive edge and energy to the group's performances. A drummer since age seven, Colella's prior associations include studies with the great jazz drummer Joe Morello, best known for his years with Dave Brubeck. Colella says that it taught him "how" to play as opposed to "what." His playing also reflects a widespread knowledge and love of multiple idioms, as well as a thorough knowledge of vintage and contemporary blues. With Colella driving the band’s engine, a foundation is created for each band member to add their own flair. One of America’s premier blues-roots artists, Piper & the Hard Times has been delighting audiences across the South for nearly 20 years.. When you listen to their new album, you’ll hearing poignant, inspired and "from the soul" music from these talented players who love making music together. You can hear that energy and vitality in Revelation. Piper states, “I’ve never been prouder of anything we’ve ever done. We captured us in every way imaginable.” ‘About Time’ was produced by Dennis Jones and Brian O’Neal of the renowned BusBoys. It was recorded in Los Angeles at Station House Studios by GRAMMY award winner Mark Rains (Rival Sons) and at Matai Studios by Rodney (BR) Millon (Arthur Adams). The album was mixed and mastered by GRAMMY award-winning engineer Brian D Hardin (Guns N' Roses, Jerry Lee Lewis). Featured musicians include Raymond Johnson on drums (Michael Henderson, Jackiem Joyner), Robert McDonald on bass and backing vocals (Johnny Guitar Watson, Norman Brown), Paulie Cerra on saxophone, Hammond B3 organ, and Wurlitzer piano (Joe Bonamassa, Keb' Mo'), and Niomisha Wilson on backing vocals. This exciting release follows Jones’ 2020 album ‘Soft Hard & Loud,’ which spent over two months in the top 20 on the Blues and Rock Blues charts. The songs on ‘About Time’ are introspective, encouraging personal growth and connection while remaining edgy and fun. Tracks: 01. Condition Blue 02. Don’t Stop 03. You’re Killin’ me 04. Mother Earth 05. Too High To Fly 06. Just Like You 07. Always The Same 08. Hell 09. More Time 10. Six Feet Off The Ground Website: https://dennisjonescentral.com/home COLIN JAMES ADDS HEAVY HITTERS TO THE LINE-UP ON FORTHCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM, CHASING THE SUN, SET FOR GLOBAL RELEASE AUGUST 23 VIA STONY PLAIN RECORDS. Listen to First Single, “Devilment,” and Pre-Order Album Here: https://stonyplainrecords.com/colinjames/ To a recording artist, having a bunch of big-name guests on your album can be a double-edged sword: It’ll get you some attention, sure, but there’s always the danger you’ll find yourself pushed out of the limelight—a supporting player in your own production. Fortunately, no one elbows Colin James into the wings. With nearly four decades in the business—and an armload of sales records and peer accolades to show for it—the Vancouver blues-rocker has thrown open the door to welcome a house party’s worth of friends and mentors on his 21st and latest, Chasing the Sun, which streets on August 23rd. Appearances by the legendary likes of Charlie Musselwhite, Lucinda Williams, Darryl Jones and Charley Drayton energize an album that cooks with the intensity of a thousand spotless reputations. But the formula remains 100-proof James throughout—a distillation of the singular and passionate vision that’s enshrined him in the hearts of millions of record buyers worldwide as a musician’s musician. Take spotlight track “Devilment,” a title-appropriate blast of fire-and-brimstone blues that revels in some red-hot harmonica from the iconic Musselwhite. You can hear every breath of the authenticity Musselwhite has lived and exhaled for more than half a century as both a Grammy-nominated harpist in his own right and a revered sideman to heavyweights like Bonnie Raitt and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Yet his own contribution never overpowers James’ stinging guitar and barroom-approved vocal as the latter sings the praises of a woman who’s not only “lovely” and fine” but has “the devilment on [her] mind.” Pumping the ardor even further into the stratosphere are bassist Jones and drummer Drayton, whose miles-long pedigree (both together and apart) includes work with everyone from the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis and Neil Young to Sting, Paul Simon and Johnny Cash. And that isn’t even factoring in the extra instrumental assist by co-producer Colin Linden, who played guitars, bass and dobro on the album—and just happens to have co-written “Devilment” in the first place. (Previous versions of the song appeared on separate 2009 albums by Linden and its co-author, Toronto bluesman Paul Reddick.) To Linden, who’s produced six albums with James since they started collaborating back in 1997, the new album is definitely a case of sweetening, not diluting, his pal’s boundless talents. “Colin is still so engaged with his own artistic development,” he marvels. “And it just got better every time we dug in deeper, which is not always the way it is. There are some places on the record where I can’t tell if it’s me or him playing guitar, even though we play differently. There is this blending of styles indicative of the vibe of serving the music.” That means serving it wherever it chooses to go. For the spiritual flip side of “Devilment,” cop a listen to album opener “Protection,” a sinuously driving cover of Williams’ 2014 plea for salvation from life’s dark forces. James’ rendition soars on the perfect sync between his own singing and an unmistakable vocal assist from the Americana icon herself. “Lucinda is such a revered songwriter, such a legend,” James raves. “But she’s so nice. And hearing our voices together on tape was such a pleasure.” And with gospel greats Ann and Regina McCrary chiming in too, who up in heaven could deny their tenderest mercies? Captured for posterity at Nashville’s Pinhead Recorders—a 1,000-square-foot, “purpose-built,” standalone home studio in Linden’s backyard--Chasing the Sun is a cannily assembled set of songs pulled in from all over the place. Scorching originals like “Star Studded Sky” and “This Song Kills Hate” represent career-best collaborations between James and a host of Canadian compadres, including Tom Wilson of Junkhouse and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Colin and John-Angus MacDonald of rock maulers The Trews. Adding flavor are four meticulously chosen covers from the songbooks of giants like John Hammond and Paul Butterfield. The track list runs to 11 numbers in total—nine on the album proper, and another two offered as downloads (including “Come to Find Out,” another team-up with Musselwhite). Chasing the Sun is the latest landmark in a career that’s been hitting high after high since 1988, when James’ self-titled debut became the fastest-selling album in Canadian history and won him his first JUNO Award. (It helps when one of your earliest champions enjoys a profile like Stevie Ray Vaughan’s.) Since then, James has collected multiple gold and platinum awards, scored a #3 radio hit in the United States (“Just Came Back”) and shared musical airspace with a who’s who of greats, including Keith Richards, Albert Collins, Albert King, ZZ Top, the Chieftains, Carlos Santana and Buddy Guy. In the process, he’s received eight JUNOs and 31 Maple Blues Awards and been inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Last year, he scored his first nod from the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, which nominated him in the Best Blues Rock Album category for his 2021 collection, Open Road. So don’t pigeonhole him as an early bloomer: To James, the road has only gotten easier and more rewarding over time. “Maybe people don’t buy into a blues guy in his early ‘20s,” he laughs. “When you’re knocking at the door at age 60, people are like ‘Oh yeah, come on in.’” Yes, please do. And bring your friends with you.
Chasing the Sun Production Credits Produced and Arranged by COLIN JAMES and COLIN LINDEN Recorded by MICHAEL STANKIEWICZ and COLIN LINDEN Mixed by COLIN LINDEN Production Assistant – JANICE POWERS Recorded and Mixed at PINHEAD STUDIOS, Nashville, Tennessee Mastered by GREG CALBI and STEVE FALLONE at Sterling Sound, New Jersey Additional Recording and Engineering by COLIN JAMES at STONEHOUSE STUDIOS, Vancouver, B.C. Charlie Musselwhite Recorded by GARY VINCENT at the Clarksdale Sound Stage, Clarksdale, Mississippi colinjames.com Vijf Keer Platina voor Louis Armstrongs "What a Wonderful World" Het iconische nummer "What a Wonderful World" van Louis Armstrong is in de Verenigde Staten bekroond met vijf keer platina. Amerikaanse media melden dat het uniek is dat een single deze onderscheiding ontvangt. Dit betekent dat er sinds de opname in 1967 meer dan vijf miljoen exemplaren zijn verkocht. Armstrong, die in 1971 op 69-jarige leeftijd overleed, blijft hiermee een blijvende invloed in de muziekwereld.
De verkoopcijfers worden bijgehouden door de RIAA, de koepelorganisatie van de Amerikaanse muziekindustrie. "What a Wonderful World" is al lang erkend als een van de bestverkochte singles aller tijden. Internationale Succesverhalen Naast de indrukwekkende verkoopcijfers in de Verenigde Staten, heeft "What a Wonderful World" ook in andere landen records gebroken. In Canada behaalde het nummer eveneens vijf keer platina. In veel grote Europese landen heeft de single één keer platina gehaald, wat gelijkstaat aan een miljoen verkochte exemplaren. Bijzondere Liveopnamen uit 1968 voor het Eerst Uitgebracht De toekenning van de onderscheiding viel samen met de aankondiging van een bijzondere liveopname uit juli 1968. Deze plaat, getiteld "Louis in London," wordt op 12 juli uitgebracht. Tijdens het concert in Londen zong Armstrong niet alleen "What a Wonderful World," maar ook andere klassiekers zoals "You'll Never Walk Alone," "Blueberry Hill," en "Hello, Dolly!" uit de gelijknamige film. Deze opnames werden oorspronkelijk gemaakt voor een televisieprogramma van de BBC dat in september 1968 werd uitgezonden. Tot nu toe zijn deze opnames nooit officieel op plaat uitgebracht. |
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