bob dylan / photo jean-marie périer, Paris, June 1966 I decided to put Bob Dylan’s, “Blonde on Blonde” on while I tackled a Mount Olympian-sized pile of dirty dishes. Dang, why haven’t I listened to this double-album in so long. Blonde on Blonde is Bob’s seventh studio album, released on June 20, 1966. Recording sessions…
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A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 1 – Aqualung from Aqualung (1971)
Welcome to Day 1’s offering for the A to Z 2021 Challenge. The large Celtic letters for each day come from Creative Haven’s, “Celtic Alphabet Designs Coloring Book,” by Cari Buziak, which you can find here. I colored them in. This is the 2nd year I’ve used them for A2Z. Now on with Day…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 31 – Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of pop, rock, country, jazz, and blues. She has released ten studio albums, four compilations, and two live albums, and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks. Her most popular songs include “All…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 30 – The Roches
The Roches in 1980. From l-r: Suzzy, Maggie, and Terre The Roches (Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche) were a vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States. They were known for their “unusual” and “rich” harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances. The Roches were active as performers…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 29 – Wendy Carlos
Wendy Carlos Wendy Carlos (born November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, she studied physics and music at Brown University before moving to New York City in 1962 to study music composition at Columbia University. Studying and working…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 28 – Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 27 – Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records and later released her debut album, Songs…
