Stompin’ Tom Connors – 1936 to 2013
Stompin’ Tom Connors, one of Canada’s great folk heroes, passed away on March 6, 2013 of natural causes at his home in Peterborough Ontario.
His songs were about Canada, the places from coast to coast, with a focus on the working people from working towns in Ontario.
Stompin’ Tom was a fiercely patriotic Canadian in his songs and career.
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55th Grammy Awards
Here is the 2nd part of our post on were to find the award-winning music from the 55th Grammy Awards for music released in 2012.
The award-winning music is available on iTunes, Google, Microsoft Xbox Music and Amazon.com, which also has the complete The 55th Grammy Award nominees
Amazon is pricing some of the top CDs as low as $3.99. Amazon.com has the added bonus of AutoRip. When you buy most CDs, Amazon.com gives you a free instant MP3 download of the CD plus Cloud storage of your music. (Not available in all countries)
Taylor Swift sings We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together at NRJ Awards
Some critics pick at the Pop Country singer Taylor Swift for writing songs like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together“, sung recently at the NRJ Music Awards.
Taylor Swift’s song is a firm put-down of an ex-lover. The song is no worse than Bob Dylan’s many songs that dismiss former lovers like he did in “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right.” Continue reading
Alex Chadwick, of Chicago Music Exchange, plays 100 famous guitar riffs in one take giving you a chronological history of rock n’ roll. – Chicagomusicexchange.com
From Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, The Beatles to AC/DC, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the White Stripes and Green Day – Alex plays them all like a pro. Continue reading
Taylor Swift – Red
Taylor Swift’s new CD “Red” will be a run-away bestseller when it ships tomorrow.
“Red” is already #1 in Pop and Country charts on Amazon.com.
Amazon.com has the lowest advertised retail price for the CD at $9.99.
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Kings and Queens
Last year’s CD “Kings and Queens” by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings got a re-release with 2 more songs (16 total) and new packaging in September.
At 14 tracks of duets with some of the top female vocalists in country music, I’m not sure if the CD needed two more cuts but one should never resist a song by Patty Loveless. They gave us two duets with Patty in the Deluxe Edition. Continue reading
Taylor Swift making contact with the audience in Vegas for the iHeartRadio Festival (photo iHeartRadio)
On Saturday night in Vegas Taylor Swift lit up the crowd for the iHeartRadio Festival with an electrifying and personal performance.
Watch her entrance from the back of the crowd as she sings “Sparks Fly” and weaves her way through the audience touching and shaking hands with her audience.