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"Many of our generation of white, British, middle-class musicians who went to art college all knew about Mose Allison from ‘Parchman Farm’ and one or two other songs in the early Sixties that had been done by British R&B bands. So I knew a little bit about him but I suppose like many people, assumed he was a black guy. He turned out to be a Mississippi white guy with pasty legs and an obvious understanding of jazz and its traditions. He did most of his work in a piano trio with a bass player and a drummer, and he sang in this very laconic and down-home way. I wouldn’t say his songs never touched on romantic lyrics but they were often about stuff. About real life – that’s what gave him credibility and a high level of authenticity, because you knew this wasn’t a guy making it up, this was a guy who had lived the things he sang about. I, like many people of my generation, was struck by his work. The Who recorded at least one of his songs. I expect today there are a few younger musicians who will know about Mose Allison in the same way they will know about Roy Harper."

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Gender, Subjectivity and Cultural Work: Classical Music Profession

Christina Scharff

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What is it like to work as a classical musician today? How can we explain ongoing gender, racial,...

Saffy Alexandra (89 KP) rated To Be Loved by Michael Bublé in Music

Jun 5, 2019

To Be Loved by Michael Bublé

2013 | Pop

10.0

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Oh I just love this album!

Gosh I can't believe this album came out in 2013, it truly doesn't feel that long ago!!
Michael Bublé has a fantastic way of drawing you in and making you feel so many emotions through his music. He's probably one of the most humble and funny musicians in this day and age and his voice just seems to be getting better and better every day!
It's a Beautiful Day is definitely a favourite of everyone's and the duet with Reece on Something Stupid is beautiful and full of class.
A true gentleman singer!!

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starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated Three of Hearts in Books

Jan 30, 2018

This one was a very interesting story. the characters and plot kept my attention. some parts were very ehh at times but overall i enjoyed it.
I love books about musicians and I love that when Haylee got down the boys picked her back up. The sexyness between the 3 of them was amazing. The m/m parts were hott... and all 3 together were hott. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book and see how it all goes. I love that they got their HEA and it was a very good story.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Shrek the Musical (2013) in Movies

Mar 23, 2020

Shrek the Musical (2013)

2013 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

7.1

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Shrek-tastic fun

Found this gem whilst browsing online, I was surprised I hadn't heard of it being a fan of the franchise so was eager to give it a look.
based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek and featuring elements of sequels Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek! This is a brilliant performance by both cast, crew and musicians with wonderful set colours & designs, really catchy musical numbers classic lines & some subtle adult jokes.

The runtime is a little over 2 hours which is more that enough to enjoy.