The American rock band ZZ Top was formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas, by Billy Gibbons (guitar and vocals). By the end of that year, he was joined by Frank Beard (drums), and in 1970 by Dusty Hill (bass and vocals); the band’s membership remained then the same until Hill’s death in July 2021. Per Hill’s wishes, ZZ Top continued with Elwood Francis, the band’s long-time guitar tech, and they are still active now. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Il y a 5 ans et 10 jours, Poets and Lovers paraissait sur la toile, après 3 jours de gestation. Depuis, le blog a surmonté des attaques, des tentatives de censure, des changements forcés d’hébergeur et des défaillances de la gestion informatique ; il reste debout, tandis que Pigtails in Paint, Graham Ovenden et Garage Press ont disparu, faute de continuité dans l’organisation. La solitude du site, visible à l’extérieur, se manifeste aussi à l’intérieur, où les commentaires se font rares et les collaborations et contributions restent inexistantes. La source des articles finit par se tarir. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
En 1962 la France gagna le concours Eurovision avec une chanteuse inconnue de 24 ans, Isabelle Aubret, qui interpréta la chanson « Un premier amour » écrite par Roland Valade et composée par Claude-Henri Vic (nom de plume de Claude-Henri-Benjamin Teissedre). Ce succès lança sa carrière. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
In February 2001, the ska band The Slackers released their album Wasted Days in two different forms: a CD with 16 tracks and a vinyl LP with 9 tracks. The album cover is a photograph showing Miki Stroman reading a comic titled Wasted Days. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Pierre Bonmartin est un poète mineur de la région bordelaise. Sous le pseudonyme de Caspléga, il publia Poésies, un recueil de vers. Ses poèmes sont souvent empreints de moralisme et de mièvrerie, mais celui-ci, consacré à un amour perdu d’enfance, pourra nous charmer. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Dans Les Passantes, la collection de 147 poèmes en tête du recueil D’amour et d’eau claire, l’érotisme s’exprime pudiquement par des métaphores et des sous-entendus, il faut parfois lire plusieurs fois les vers pour saisir l’allusion. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Paul McCartney wrote the song “I Lost My Little Girl” at the age of 14 in 1956 or 1957, shortly after the death of his mother (on 31 October 1956); the song may have been unconsciously inspired by that event, but he became aware of that much later. It is one of his first songs, and the first he wrote for guitar. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
John Lennon wrote his song “Hello Little Girl” in 1957, and it was the first one composed by the duo Lennon-McCartney. The Beatles recorded a version of it, and submitted it with Paul McCartney’s “Like Dreamers Do” during their unsuccessful audition for Decca Records on 1 January 1962. It was finally included (as Track 19) in their compilation album Anthology 1, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records, which is part of The Beatles Anthology series. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
L’écrivain, libraire, journaliste et critique Pierre Béarn (de son vrai nom Louis-Gabriel Besnard, 1902–2004) exerça son talent dans divers domaines de la littérature. En 1951, dans son recueil Couleurs d’usine il écrivit les vers suivants : CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The jazz song “Little Girl” was written and composed in 1931 by Madeline Hyde and Francis Henry, and first recorded by Sam Lanin and His Orchestra on June 2, 1931, with vocals by Paul Small. Since then, both the song and its instrumental version have been interpreted by various artists (see here for a partial list). CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
