Results for The Chambers BrothersThe Chambers Brothers grew up in poverty-stricken Mississippi and first sang together in church. Originally an African-American gospel group, the brothers (Lester, Willie, Joe, and George, plus drummer Brian Keenan) first made their mark in the New York discotheque scene in 1965. They then packed up and moved to Los Angeles. Their biggest success was the eleven-minute psychedelic epic "Time Has Come Today," edited down to a four-and-three-quarter-minute Top 40 hit in 1968. In spite of their gospel roots, the Chambers Brothers gravitated more toward a spirited raw rock approach than toward R & B.“more
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by Denise Sullivan•March 4, 2009•
"What the Ash Grove did," says Ed Pearl, "was change the face of popular music." So why would anyone want to burn it down three times?
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by The Editors•October 22, 2008•
It’s the time of year again, when the weather turns crisp and brisk in New York City, leaves begin to fall to the ground, visions of the underworld start to surface in storefronts, and the streets brim with more cool kids than there’s even room for on any given normal weekend in downtown Manhattan. Yes, it’s the CMJ Music Marathon, 2008 style, where your pricey badge will mean next to nothing
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by Steve Matteo•October 8, 2008•
"surprisingly, the group’s sound occasionally reveals a new-found, almost alt-country feel"
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by The Editors•May 14, 2008•
Read shared stories from Paul and other writers and editors who worked on the original Crawdaddy! (plus our own Denise Sullivan who writes quite eloquently on the Crawdaddy! spirit). As we take time this issue to pay homage to the original, as our own one-year anniversary wouldn’t even be remotely possible without it, we hope you enjoy them as they recount their insightful tales.
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by j. poet•March 26, 2008•
When Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff started Philadelphia International Records in 1971 they were already well-known songwriters and producers with dozens of hits to their individual credit. They’d written and/or produced local Philadelphia acts like the Sapphires (“Who Do You Love”) and the Soul Survivors
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10/16/2007
And speaking of the GUESS WHO here is some info I got from a poster from a show that included the GUESS WHO. Hope this...
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2/1/2007
We have been extensively working on a definitive re-assembly of this entire week. It's a monumental project as multiple...
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1/11/2007
DONOVAN
H P LOVECRAFT
MOTHER EARTH
11/23/67
FILLMORE AUD
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
12/21/67
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12/16/2006
A brief comment to the notes on Chambers Brothers 5.29.68: the poster features Buffalo Springfield headlining, but in...
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12/10/2006
That is right. Did any one go to the newport 69 concert at devonshir downs racetrac (horse) in northridge calif in1969?...
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