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Count Basie is a popular American jazz pianist, organist, and leader of a cult big band. Basie is one of the most important personalities in the history of swing. He managed the impossible - he made the blues a universal genre. Childhood and youth of Count Basie Count Basie was interested in music almost from the cradle. The mother saw that the boy […]

Chris Rea is a British singer and songwriter. A kind of "chip" of the performer was a hoarse voice and playing the slide guitar. The blues compositions of the singer in the late 1980s drove music lovers crazy all over the planet. "Josephine", "Julia", Let's Dance and Road to Hell are some of Chris Rea's most recognizable tracks. When the singer took […]

Duke Ellington is a cult figure of the XNUMXth century. The jazz composer, arranger and pianist gave the music world many immortal hits. Ellington was sure that music is what helps to distract from the hustle and bustle and bad mood. Cheerful rhythmic music, in particular jazz, improves mood best of all. Not surprisingly, the compositions […]

Blondie is a cult American band. Critics call the group the pioneers of punk rock. The musicians gained fame after the release of the album Parallel Lines, which was released in 1978. The compositions of the presented collection became real international hits. When Blondie disbanded in 1982, fans were shocked. Their career began to develop, so such a turnover […]

David Bowie is a popular British singer, songwriter, sound engineer and actor. The celebrity is called the "chameleon of rock music", and all because David, like gloves, changed his image. Bowie managed the impossible - he kept pace with the times. He managed to preserve his own manner of presenting musical material, for which he was recognized by millions of […]

The cult Liverpool band Swinging Blue Jeans originally performed under the creative pseudonym The Bluegenes. The group was created in 1959 by the union of two skiffle bands. Swinging Blue Jeans Composition and Early Creative Career As happens in almost any band, the composition of the Swinging Blue Jeans has changed several times. Today, the Liverpool team is associated with such musicians as: […]