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Black Betty – meaning and origin

eirini — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 19:38:25 +0000

“Black Betty” is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. The song was first recorded in the field by US musicologists John and Alan Lomax in December 1933, performed a cappella by the convict James “Iron Head” Baker and […]

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Placebo – Buttle for the sun

eirini — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:20:16 +0000

Just learned that Placebo ( my favorite band) are coming to Athens, in June, for the Rock Wave Festival. So, today’s music belongs to them.. This is the cover art for Battle for the Sun. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the record label or the graphic artist(s). Battle for the Sun is […]

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Morphine band – Buena( 1993)

eirini — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 21:31:50 +0000

Morphine was an American alternative rock group formed by Mark Sandman, Dana Colley, and Jerome Deupree in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1989. After five successful albums and extensive touring, they disbanded after lead vocalist Sandman died of a heart attack onstage in Palestrina, Italy, on July 3, 1999. Founding members have reformed into the band Vapors of Morphine, maintaining much of the original style and sound. Morphine combined blues and jazz elements with more traditional rock arrangements, […]

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