This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs with female vocals. See if you agree with any of these!
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is a 1941 World War II–era jump blues/swing novelty song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince and introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello film Buck Privates, with the trio’s tight harmonies and upbeat, horn-driven arrangement capturing a fictional story about a top boogie-woogie trumpet player
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that have a one word title. See if you agree with any of these!
“Jessica” is an instrumental composed by Dickey Betts and released by the Allman Brothers Band in 1973 on the album Brothers and Sisters, emerging during a pivotal moment for the group as they regrouped creatively after the deaths of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, with Betts stepping forward as the band’s principal melodic architect.
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite vocalists. See if you agree with any of these!
Greg Lake (1947–2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the vocalist and bassist for progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Lake’s rich baritone voice was a defining feature of both groups, combining clarity, warmth,
This “Stand Out Single” was the first single for the Bangs (soon to be Bangles).
“Getting Out of Hand” backed with “Call on Me” is the rare 1981 debut single from the Los Angeles-based band Bangs, who would soon be forced to rename themselves The Bangles. Released independently on their own DownKiddie Records imprint, the single captures the earliest recorded output of the group.
I loved you, well, nevermind, I’ve been crying all the time
Back in the 1980s/1990s, I was a huge Bangles collector. They had covered the song “September Gurls” by the band Big Star who recorded it on their second album, the 1974 “Radio City”. I had never heard of Big Star until I learned this from the Bangles. I was in the Atlanta record store “Wax’n’Fax” and saw this “September Gurls EP” import.
The Bangles performing live in Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany June 14, 1986. They do Manic Monday and If She Knew What She Wants in front of a huge festival crowd. There is an interview with Michael Steele and Vicki Peterson.
Susanna Hoffs, of the Bangles, sings her unreleased track “Right By You”. It was supposed to be on her cancelled 1994 solo Columbia album. I love it.
