Category: music-9-folk

Play it Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

The little-known story of how Jamaican music became a critical and unlikely part of Canadian culture. This story is told through the life, music, struggles and triumphs of beloved Jamaican Canadian singer Jay Douglas. Born as Clive Pinnock, in rural Jamaica to a single mother, Douglas began performing professionally at 17 and has never stopped.…… Continue reading Play it Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Alexander Vertinsky

https://youtu.be/mMaz70bOd7w?si=q1g4qw1uqt-hUqM7 Alexander Vertinsky – Dorogoi dlinnoyu – Дорогой длинною – By the long road.The orginal Russian song version sung here by Alexander Vertinsky, who first recorded “By the Long Road” in 1926. Gene Raskin used the song for “Those were the days.” Popularised by Mary Hopkins’ release 42 years later. Aleksander Wertyński (Vertinsky) – Chanson…… Continue reading Alexander Vertinsky

Searching for / The Sugar Man / Sixto Rodriguez

https://dai.ly/x2y4634 …Sixto Rodriguez – Sugar Man – Cold Fact – Full Album HD https://youtu.be/yDzRnV23PK8 Audio: Sixto Rodriguez: The Sugar Man Who Inspired a Revolution.Listen to the musical version of todays episode: Listen along with us as we explore this story alongside the music that made this story all the more incredible. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2123669/14…) In this episode…… Continue reading Searching for / The Sugar Man / Sixto Rodriguez

PL: Ewa 1971

https://youtu.be/gZxckZ_baJ4?si=jjMDL_UzEqzf6U_I Recital (1971) CAŁOŚĆ, Super jakość!…

Jozin z bazin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1oe1Fnz8eA Surprising. Quickly forgotten by the Czech audience. Later the supper hit in mostly southern and central Poland… https://youtu.be/59-u7jSlJmg Unsuccessful attempt many, many years later, to return to the limelight…