Dunn's distinctive bass lines influenced generations that followed
Dunn's distinctive bass lines influenced generations that followedNorth County TimesHis funky, hopping rhythmic melody line is featured at the start of the MG's' 1967 hit "Hip Hug-Her." And Dunn nimbly doubled Cropper's signature guitar lead on the propulsive "Time Is Tight," adding low-end muscle to the song's insistent groove.and more »
Southern Roots and Branches – Marty Raybon
Southern Roots and Branches – Marty RaybonBluegrass TodayHis latest album, Southern Roots and Branches (Yesterday and Today), released on Rural Rhythm Records, sits firmly within the bluegrass world while still showing his love of country music. Southern Roots and Branches features a great mixture of songs, ...
Chuck Brown's go-go goes on
Chuck Brown's go-go goes onWashington Post... who devised a truly distinctive form of American regional music in the 20th century. Mr. Brown created go-go out of funk, Latin and Caribbean rhythms, disco and West African performance practices — most notably call and response — in the 1970s.and more »
Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' Joins National Recording Registry
Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' Joins National Recording RegistryHollywood ReporterIn the 1890s, Hawaiian musicians began playing open-tuned guitars flat in their laps, fretting the strings with steel to produce distinctive sliding tones. The style soon reached the US mainland, and when young Hoopii arrived in California in 1924, ...National Recording Registry Adds Works by Donna Summer, Bo Diddley, Dolly ...VVN Musicall 342 news articles »
Distinctive voice of brotherly harmony
Distinctive voice of brotherly harmonyThe AustralianROBIN Gibb's distinctive vibrato voice was at the heart of the rich three-part harmonies that over more than 40 years of hit-making made the Bee Gees the world's second biggest selling group, behind only the Beatles. In the early years of the Bee Gees, ...and more »