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Christopher Joseph Isaak ,

(born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor.
Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy (née Vignolo), a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak’s mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa. Chris has two older brothers, Nick and Jeff. ….More

Chris Isaak – ”Mr. Lucky”

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J.J. Cale – Roll On ,

On February 24th 2009, Rounder Records released J.J. Cale’s ‘Roll On,’ the legendary songwriter and guitarist’s first solo album in nearly five years, and his debut for the label. ‘Roll On’ follows Cale’s Grammy-winning, gold-certified 2006 album with Eric Clapton ‘Road to Escondido.’
Cale wrote and produced all twelve songs on ‘Roll On,’ and plays all the instruments on most of the tunes as well, including guitars, pedal steel, bass, drums, piano and synthesizers.
He tracked most of the album at his home studio in California. Among the few exceptions is the title track to ‘Roll On,’ a previously unreleased collaboration with Eric Clapton, and the latest evidence of the pair’s incredibly fruitful, simpatico creative partnership.

Elsewhere, Cale adds a few curveballs – like the scat-sung opener ‘Who Knew’ and the jazz chords of ‘Former Me.’ – to his mesmerizing mix of blues, country, rock and other quintessentially American styles. The album is such a treat to the ears it’s easy to overlook the amount of work that goes into creating Cale’s signature ‘laid back’ sound. He played most of the instruments on his landmark first album ‘Naturally’ out of financial necessity. He does so on ‘Roll On’ out of a passionate, meticulous love of the craft.

Eric Clapton recognized that passion a long time ago. Two of his biggest hits as a solo artist – ‘After Midnight’ and ‘Cocaine’ – are Cale-penned songs. Other artists who’ve covered Cale include Johnny Cash, The Band, Chet Atkins, Captain Beefheart, Santana, The Allman Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd; while Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, and Bryan Ferry have all cited his influence. ‘He’s a superior musician,’ says Clapton. ‘One of the masters.’

           Track Listing :

01 Who Knew
02 Former Me
03 Where the Sun Don’t Shine
04 Down to Memphis
05 Strange Days
06 Cherry Street
07 Fonda-Lina
08 Leaving in the Morning
09 Oh Mary
10 Old Friend
11 Roll On
12 Bring Down the Curtain
13 Exclusive NoogaBonus Track

J.J. Cale – Roll On

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U2 – No Line on the Horizon ,

is the forthcoming twelfth studio album by Irish rock band U2, which will be released on 27 February 2009 in Ireland and Australia, 2 March in the rest of Europe, and a day later in North America. The album will be U2’s first since 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the longest gap between studio albums in the band’s career. The material was originally intended to be released as two EPs, titled Daylight and Darkness, but the band later decided to combine them into one album.

U2 began work on a new studio album in 2006 with Rick Rubin, although material from those sessions will not be a part of No Line on the Horizon. The band collaborated with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois from June 2007 – December 2008 for the album, allowing them to be involved in the songwriting process. The album was planned for release in November 2008, but the band had written approximately 50–60 songs and wished to continue writing. ….More

U2 – No Line On The Horizon

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Tower of Power ,

is a 10-member horn-based soul band from Oakland, California.
In the mid-1960s, 17-year-old tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Fremont, California. He started a band called ‘The Gotham City Crime Fighters’ which evolved into ‘The Motowns’, including bassist Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia, specializing in soul music covers. During 1968, Castillo teamed up with baritone saxophonist Stephen Kupka (later to be dubbed ‘The Funky Doctor’) and trumpet/trombone player Mic Gillette, moved to Oakland, and together began writing and performing original material. One of their early influences was Soul artist James Brown. They changed the band’s name to ‘Tower of Power’ and began playing frequently in the Bay Area. ….More

Tower Of Power – What Is Hip Anthology – CD1

Tower Of Power – What Is Hip Anthology – CD2

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Hal Aloma and his Orchestra – Sweet Leilani ,

           Track Listing :

01. Sweet Leilani
02. Moon of Manakoora
03. Honolulu
04. My Little Grass Shack
05. Song of the Islands
06. Hawaiian War Chant
07. Blue Hawaii
08. Hawaiian Wedding Song
09. Surf and Sand
10. Lovely Hula Hands
11. Malia
12. Hawaiian Moon

Hal Aloma and his Orchestra – Sweet Leilani

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India.Arie ,

(born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975) is a Grammy Award winning American soul, R&B, and neo soul singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and flautist.
Arie was born in Denver, Colorado. She absorbed musical skills early in life as she was encouraged by both parents. Her mother Joyce is a former singer (she was signed to Motown as a teenager and opened for Stevie Wonder and Al Green)[1] and is now her stylist. Her father is former ABA and NBA basketball player Ralph Simpson. She has an older brother named J’On. After her parents divorced, Arie’s mother moved the family to Atlanta, Georgia when she was thirteen.[2] Arie had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, but her interest in the guitar while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. “When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs”, she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul. ….More

           Track Listing :

01. Intro Grains
02. Therapy (Feat. Gramps Morgan)
03. Ghetto
04. Chocolate High (Feat. Musiq Soulchild)
05. He Heals Me
06. Interlude Grains
07. Pearls (Feat. Dobet Gnahore)
08. River Rise
09. Yellow (Feat. Terrell Carter)
10. Better Way
11. Interlude Grains
12. Long Goodbye
13. Psalms 23 (Feat. MC Lyte)
14. The Cure (Feat. Sezen Aksu)
15. Outro Grains
16. A Beautiful Day
17. Beautiful Flower (UK Bonus Track)

India.Arie – Testimony- Vol. 2, Love & Politics

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The Gibson Brothers ,

are a France based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s, and are best known for their hit single, “Cuba”.
The three brothers, Chris (born 20 June 1960) – (lead vocals, percussion), Patrick (vocals, drums) and Alex (vocals, keyboards) were born on Martinique in the West Indies. They recorded their first single “Come To America” in Paris in 1976, and both it and its follow-up “Non Stop Dance” made the charts in Europe, where they toured successfully. The following year they released “Heaven”, which was picked up by TK Records in the U.S.

In 1978 they recorded “Cuba”. The mix of disco beats, Latin percussion, soulful vocals and a catchy tune propelled the song to #1 in several countries, to the top ten in the U.S., and earned them four gold records worldwide. In the UK it made #41 on its initial release, and #12 when reissued in 1980. Like their other hits, it was written and produced by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kruger, who also recorded hits by Ottawan, Sheila B. Devotion and others. Vangarde (aka Daniel Bangalter) is the father of Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk.

The Gibson Brothers had three further big hits in 1979 and 1980, “Ooh What A Life”, “Que Sera Mi Vida” (which sold over 5 million copies worldwide), and “Mariana”. They have continued to record and tour worldwide. ….More

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Cerrone ,

(born Jean-Marc Cerrone, 24 May 1952, Vitry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France) is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.
At the age of 12, he started playing drums and listening to Otis Redding’s songs. Cerrone’s passion for music scared his father, who tried to distract him from his obsession. By the end of the 1960s, he was fascinated by, among others, Jimi Hendrix; Carlos Santana; and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

At the age of 17, he convinced Gilbert Trigano to hire rock bands for his holiday clubs: Club Med (Club Mediterranée). Cerrone became the A&R scout for 40 Club Med vacation villages around the world. His first |recordings as a part of Kongas were released on Barclay Records, where he issued his first hit single, “Boom”. He is most famous from the Kongas days for “Anikana-O”, co-written and produced by Alec R. Costandinos. A remix was done by Tom Moultonfor the U.S. release on Salsoul Records. This mix was also used on other international releases. ….More

Cerrone – Cerrone VII-You Are The One

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Blackwell ,

Boogie Down and Mess Around” by Blackwell is the song to check out and the one most will recall hearing back in the day. A very good song with a funky feel.

           Track Listing :

Side A
1. Boogie Down and Mess Around (5:18)
2. Put the Funk Back (4:10)
3. That’s What It’s All About (4:31)
4. Move Your Ass Gringo (4:04)

Side B
1. I Love To See you Dancin’ (4:46)
2. Give It All Ya Got (5:58)
3. Belly Button (4:21)

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Michèle Torr ,

Betty Davis (Born Betty Mabry) is an American funk and soul singer. She was also Miles Davis’s second wife.
She worked as a model, appearing in photo spreads in Seventeen, Ebony and Glamour. In her time in New York, Mabry met several musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. ….More

Betty Davis – Nasty Gal

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Amanda Lear ,

(allegedly born Amanda Tapp or Alain Tapp in Hong Kong on November 18, 1939) is a French singer, composer, lyricist, actress, painter, TV presenter and novelist. Lear started her career as a fashion model in the mid 60s and was also the muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. She first came to the public’s attention as the fetish clad model on the cover of Roxy Music’s album For Your Pleasure in 1973. She was a multimillion selling Disco Queen in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, South America, Japan, the Eastern Bloc and most other parts of the world in the mid 1970s to the early 1980s with hits like “Queen of Chinatown”, “Blood and Honey”, “Follow Me”, “Enigma (Give A Bit of Mmmmh to Me)”, “The Sphinx”, “Fashion Pack (Studio 54)” and “Fabulous (Lover Love Me)”. In the mid 1980s she positioned herself as one of the leading media personalities in mainland Europe, especially in Italy and in France where she has hosted many long-running TV shows. Since the 1990s her time has been divided between music, television, writing and movies as well as pursuing her career as a painter. ….More

           Track Listing :

01. Follow Me / Gold / Mother, Look What They’ve Done To Me / Run Baby Run / Follow Me (Reprise)

02. Comics

03. Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)

04. The Stud

05. Hollywood Flashback

Amanda Lear – Sweet Revenge

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30 Disco Fever Hits 1 ,

           Track Listing :

01. Disco Stomp – Hamilton Bohannon

02. I’m On Fire – 5000 Volts

03. Rock You Baby – George McCrae

04. You Sexy Thind – Hot Chocolate

05. In Zaire – Johnny Wakelin

06. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

07. Boogie Nights – Heatwave

08. Let’s All Chant – The Michael Zager Band

09. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations

10. Shoot Your Shot – Devine

11. Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant

12. High Energy – Evelyn Thomas

13. Celebration – Kool & The Gang

14. You To Me Are Everything – The Real Thing

15. Don’t Let Me Be Missunderstood – Santa Esmeralda

30 Disco Fever Hits 1

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30 Disco Fever Hits 2 ,

           Track Listing :

01. That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band

02. More More More – Andrea True Connection

03. Fly Robin Fly – Silver Convention

04. Cuba – The Gibson Brothers

05. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – Baccara

06. Sugar Baby Love – The Rubettes

07. Night Fever – Disco Bees

08. We Are Family – Sister Sledge

09. Dance Little Lady, Dance – Tina Charles

10. Too Shy – Limahl

11. Shame Shame Shame – Shirley & Company

12. Dancing On A Saturday Night – Barry Blue

13. Confusion – ELO II

14. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys

15. Love Really Hurts Without You – Billy Ocean

30 Disco Fever Hits 2

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Leslie O’hara – Gipsy Boy ,

           Track Listing :

A1 Gipsy Boy

A2 No War Love

A3 It’s America

B1 Disco Banjo

B2 Figaro Baby

Leslie O’hara – Gipsy Boy

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The Salsoul Orchestra ,

a classical orchestra conducted by Vincent Montana Jr., was the backing band for the many acts on Salsoul Records. It was formed 1974 in New York., U.S. and disbanded in 1982. They were fusing Philly Soul, Funk and Latin Music in a danceable disco sound. The Salsoul Orchestra included up to 50 members with instrumental section, arrangers and conductors.

The personnel of the Salsoul orchestra and MFSB overlapped substantially.

Their song, “Love Break (Ooh I Love It)” has been sampled in rap songs such as 50 Cent’s “Candyshop” and Eric B & Rakim’s “Paid in Full”, but most notably in Madonna’s “Vogue”. ….More

Salsoul Orchestra – Salsoul Explosion

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