It's no exaggeration to state that Judy Collins transformed the sound of folk music. With a crystalline voice and a songbook blurring traditional genre lines, the Seattle native came to prominence in the fertile Greenwich Village stomping grounds of New York City. The luminous Collins - a classical piano prodigy, talented guitarist, gifted adapter and later, songwriter, and singer with a three-octave range - signed with Jac Holzman's Elektra Records in 1961 and remained an Elektra artist for
Welcome to another New Release Friday, and today's Release Round-Up! Dusty Springfield, Come for a Dream: The U.K. Sessions 1970-1971 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Earlier this year, Real Gone released Faithful - a collection of Dusty Springfield's complete sessions with producer-songwriter Jeff Barry, compiled for the first time as originally envisioned on one disc. Now, the label has turned its attention to Dusty's 1970-1971 London sessions intended for the album See All
Are you ready to take a magic carpet ride with Real Gone Music this August? The label's slate for the month offers an array of rock, soul and pop heavy hitters including a number of CD debuts. Two complete singles collections arrive, both on two CDs: one from John Kay and Steppenwolf (The Complete ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection), and another from the late, great Ben E. King (The Complete Atco/Atlantic Singles Volume 1). Then, the label is offering up two rare soundtracks from bona fide rock
Muddy Waters (1913-1983) was frequently considered the father of Chicago blues. Born in Mississippi and discovered there in 1941 by musicologist Alan Lomax, he moved to the Windy City in 1943 and proceeded to refine and redefine the sound of the blues, inspiring not just future artists in the genre but, significantly, those who later created rock-and-roll. In July 1974, some of the country’s premier blues artists joined together onstage in Chicago to celebrate the Muddy Waters legacy with the