Imagine being part of creating not only a genre and a movement but a feeling and at times still indescribable spirit that would rewrite the heritage of the island and reverberate around the planet, changing the way people made, played and appreciated music.
RIP to one of life's innovators.
The Mussells Shoals Band was the house band for Staxx Records and they wrote most of the big hits for Sam Cooke, Otis Redding (Including Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay), Wilson Pickett and Sam and Dave. Sam & Dave used to perform and then they would each leave at opposite ends of the stage and not see each other until the next gig. The reason was because Sam in all fairness was not a very nice man. To quote Dave, "I had to draw a line when Sam shot his wife". Quite.sam moore, of sam and dave. you'll recognise some of the band on this vid from the blues brothers film.
David Lynch!
Absolutely gutted, but what a legacy he leaves. What more can be said about the genius of Twin Peaks.
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David Lynch: the great American surrealist who made experimentalism mainstream
From disturbing debut Eraserhead to his masterpiece Mulholland Drive, Lynch’s dark tales combined radical experiment with everyday Americanawww.theguardian.com
What an absolute quality piece of music he chose for the soundtrack too…
Marianne faithfull r.i.p
She made my (maybe)favorite song
"The Hawk"
but best of all, she had a dalmatian: "sara bingley.""Broken English" is my fave. So much admiration for her. I mean she beat heroin, hepatitis, destitution and COVID, cheating death more than once and still making records #RIP
They played The Hawk alot at Cafe del Mar, in the old days.
Remember the days when Cafe del Mar played Cafe del Mar music and a drink was a real drink there.....