“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: The Carpenters’ hit that wowed two Beatles
Its lush, intoxicating sound set the benchmark for a generation of soft pop ballads in the 70s. But it was Karen Carpenter’s ...
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“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit
A&M had been co-founded by renowned trumpeter Herb Alpert in 1963 and Alpert had a huge easy listening hit in 1968 with the ...
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Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’
New Jersey Hall of Fame power pop act The Smithereens will return December 7 to Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center for ...
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50 Albums Later, There’s Still a Bit of Luck Left in Herb Alpert’s Trumpet
She had a light sound and a light foot. The third time was the charm, when they got the Wrecking Crew involved—Hal Blaine on drums and Joe Osborn on bass. It got a little tougher, but Richard ...
“The sound wasn’t very good and the lifts didn’t work”: Bev Bevan on ELO’s spaceship
The self-proclaimed second-loudest drummer in Birmingham recalls his time with The Move, Black Sabbath and more – and he ...
Best Christmas songs 2024: 30 favorites for your holiday playlist
Our Christmas playlist has classics from the Kinks, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, the Pogues, Otis Redding, ...
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Best Christmas songs 2024: 30 favorites for your holiday playlist
Hal Blaine's drum fills are truly inspired and the ending is pure Spector magic, all the Rankin-Bass melted away like so much talking snowman. This one of three Christmas classics the Ronettes ...