‘Rhythm Of The Rain’, 1963 The Cascades were a white R&B/vocal group that, despite never matching the success of their first hit, ‘Rhythm Of The Rain’, continued recording until the early 1970s. It reached No. 1 in many countries, but was anchored at the No. 2 spot in the US by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons’ ‘Walk ...
, ‘Anna (Go To Him)’, Alexander remained largely unknown, and retired in the 1970s. He died while promoting his 1993 return, Lonely Just Like Me. Personalities | The Cascades | One-Hit Wonders | Rock ...
irregularity in harmony and rhythm. ‘Sheets Of Sound’ By the time Coltrane rejoined Davis to fill Sonny Rollins’ place in 1958, he had developed a technique of playing lengthy cascades of notes in propulsive harmonic extrapolations of complicated chord changes, termed ‘sheets of sound’ by writer Ira Gitler. He would attempt to recreate the notes from four separate chords ...
Characterized by twangy, reverberation-soaked guitars; percussive instrumentals designed to simulate the effect of crashing waves; vocal harmonies underscored by a soaring falsetto – surf music was perfectly suited to an early 1960s pop scene of escapism and innocent fun and was to have a profound and lasting influence on the sound of the rock guitar. Whereas chart-friendly instrumental recordings by ...
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