Various Artists - Lore-Ley: German Folksongs for Women's 2 / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2010 collection of tracks penned by the Rock 'n' Roll great. Features Diddley tracks performed by Buddy Holly, the Shadows of Knight, Mickey & Sylvia, Delbert McClinton, the Everly Brothers and others. The CD also features a rare appearance from Iggy Pop's first band - the Iguanas - performing '(Mona) I Need You Baby'. Copious track-by-track annotation, and the inevitable wealth of illustrations make this a must for everyone remotely interested in the work of one of the true legends of the Rock 'n' Roll era. 24 tracks. Ace.

Y&T Music is proud to announce the of a special tribute album, InchShine On A Tribute to Pete Ham, featuring 35 new recordings of songs written by the legendary founding member of the British rock band, Badfinger. All net profits will go to Mental Health America of Southeast Florida, the wonderful organization that is doing very important work in the field of mental health care and suicide prevention. The musicians who've come together to salute this lost genius chose the songs they wanted to cover, as Pete Ham, along with the legacy of Badfinger, continues to move and inspire every generation. InchThe more I learned about Badfinger,Inch says longtime Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch, who contributed to three of the Shine On tracks, Inchthe more upset it made me, because they were so rich with promise. It's not just a cautionary tale - it's truly heartbreaking.Inch As part of the Speaker Wars, with vocalist Jon Christopher Davis, Lynch turns InchNo Matter WhatInch - Badfinger's power pop anthem - into a gently swaying, country-rocking declaration of devotion. A second version of the song, with Davis and Indian vocalist Susmita Datta, re-imagines it as a psychedelic Hindustani dream. With ex-Georgia Satellite Dan Baird, Lynch put together The Chefs; the band contributed a raucous rave-up version of InchI Can't Take It,Inch one of the few full-tilt rave-ups in the Ham catalog.InchThat stuff was so infectious and fabulous, so obviously good,Inch Lynch says. InchI never saw them live, but at the time when you heard those songs, you knew they were a cut above. The vocals were just so emotional. They weren't showbiz. 'Day After Day' ripped my heart out.Inch That song, perhaps Pete's most indelible gift to the world, is interpreted on Shine On by singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne, who masterfully found the emotional core and gave it a searing soulfulness that

Various Artists - Volkslieder (German Folk Songs) 2 [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/31/2011