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We run a "Tea For One" feature every Thursday on Facebook. Readers write in to suggest a favorite song. We all have more than one, so the list keeps growing. You know, it's one of those songs that makes you drive around the block a few times until it's done. Or a single from an album that elevates the entire record. Join the fun, post your favorite song in the comments section or visit us on Facebook.
From Sandy - Hailing Virgil and The Accelerators.
From Adam - "Watch Out"
From Adam -The The "Infected"
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From Adam - "One of the best"
From Adam - "Nostalgic" "Best if played loud"
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Take 5 for everyone's friend in jazz, Dave Bruebeck.
Composer, pianist, Dave Brubeck, has been designated by the Library of Congress as a 'living legend.' Known for decades as a jazz and classical musician, his work was always fresh and contemporary, using techniques such as "odd time signatures, improvised counterpoint, polyrhythm and polytonality." Mr. Brubeck grew up in California and took piano lessons from age 4-12, until his father moved the family to a cattle ranch. He then stopped formal lessons and helped his father on the ranch, later enrolling in veterinary medicine, with plans to return to the business. He worked his way through school playing jazz in night clubs, changing his college major to music. In 1942, his rich experiences in music were given even more depth, starting a multi-racial band in Europe, through his travels in the Army. When returning, he enrolled in Mills College and studied with French Composer, Darius Milhaud, who encouraged him to pursue a career in jazz.
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A brand new group is on the scene with indie bliss. Divine Fits has combined Spoon's Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks, to create bass laden edgy rock with straight on vocals that could potentially level their prior tour calendars.
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Early press on Rolling Stone Magazine was not always favorable for Led Zeppelin. Recent coverage, however, has brought up to date news from the band for fans and media, including a recent collection of articles on Jimmy Page discussing new releases of rare material and epic moments of the legendary band we know as Led Zeppelin.
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Directly from BOB DAVIS at the Soul Patrol Newsletter:
Press Release: New music from The Four Tops' drummer, featuring Detroit Soul Legends, Benefiting the Detroit Public Schools' Music Programs: Drew Schultz: "Back to Class." "Back to Class" Video Playlist (including EPK documentaries and singles featuring The Four Tops, James Jamerson Jr, and Ken Knox of Charmen of the Board) is here:
New music from The Four Tops' drummer, featuring Detroit Soul Legends, Benefiting the Detroit Public Schools' Music Programs: Drew Schultz:
"Back to Class"
Now available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon .
"Back to Class" is a benefit retro-soul record by drummer and percussionist Drew Schultz, featuring a lineup of heavy hitting soul music veterans. The record contains all-original material written by Schultz, featuring guest performances by many of the legends he has played with. Appearing on the album are The Four Tops, James Jamerson Jr, Dennis Coffey, Members of The Funk Brothers, Ken Knox of Chairmen of the Board, Melvin Davis, Spyder Turner, McKinley Jackson, Pat Lewis, Rob Carter of Nature's Divine, Turhan (Earl Van Dyke Jr), Joey Kingfish, and Lenny Pickett of Tower of Power / Saturday Night Live.
The record also features up and coming young singers Chris Ams, Elise McCoy, Anna "Cartia" Carter, and Kyle Allen. Drew's group from New York, The Funk Machine, provides the backing tracks along with many staples of the Detroit music scene. The record was engineered, recorded, and co-produced by Steve Adams, a protege of Motown engineer Ed Wolfrum, focusing on raw organic performances by singers and instrumentalists. The album is a benefit project for the music programs of the Detroit Public Schools, where many of the guest artists grew up and honed their talents.
Drew is a soul music lover, drummer, percussionist, songwriter, arranger, journalist, and producer. While traveling the world as The Four Tops' drummer, Drew has performed behind countless soul legends, including The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Martha Reeves, The Dramatics, The Miracles, The Contours, Chairmen of the Board, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, and many more. He has written articles on soul drumming for Modern Drummer Magazine, done pre-production engineering work for Universal/Motown, and studied under many of the greats including Uriel Jones, Ralph Johnson, and Mike Clark. Soul music means the world to him, and the opportunity to write and record with some of his favorite artists, all while giving back to Detroit's music programs has been a lifelong dream come true.
Now available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify; Drew Schultz: "Back to Class!" http://www.DSdrums.com for more info!
--Bob Davis
Co-Founder www.soul-patrol.com