Jon Lord obituary Organist who infused Deep Purple with classical influences, helping to make them one of the world’s biggest rock bands Written by Joel Mclver, originally published by The Guardian, Monday 16 July 2012 Jon Lord’s unique keyboard playing with Deep Purple was often copied. Photograph: Fin Costello/Redferns ‘We’re as valid as anything by Beethoven,”Continue reading “Lord, Jon ( 1941- 2012)”
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The strange origin of the UK Reggae big bass sound: John Hassell Recordings, Barnes.
Britain had developed a strong Reggae culture of its own by the mid-1970’s. Reggae, and its predecessors like Ska, naturally seeped into the UK via the communities of immigrants who had come to the country from Jamaica since the late 1940’s. Britain’s pop tendencies have often been to take music from the west (usually America)Continue reading “The strange origin of the UK Reggae big bass sound: John Hassell Recordings, Barnes.”
The History of Recorded Music trailer. Is this going to be the Forest Gump of documentaries?
The History of Recorded Music is a major documentary series that has had a long and eventful gestation and has been “in post production” for some time; a description which can cover a multiple of sins from a stage in the production process through to the shelving of a project for whatever reason. It aimsContinue reading “The History of Recorded Music trailer. Is this going to be the Forest Gump of documentaries?”
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