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(Vocal/instrumental group, 1989–99, 2007–09) Founded in Wigan, Richard Ashcroft (vocals), Nick McCabe (guitar), Simon Jones (bass) and Peter Salisbury (drums) enjoyed critical indie success after the masterfully arranged A Northern Soul (1995). After a brief split they re-formed for Urban Hymns (1997) which, propelled by ‘Bittersweet Symphony’, transformed them into international stars. Ashcroft’s charisma and passionate vocal ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

in New York in June 1986. His private papers and recordings are archived at Yale University. ‘It wasn’t just that his own improvisation was marvelous, the spirit, the verve, the vitality, even humor he played with, but the sheer technical mastery. He played that thing like it was a yo-yo.’ Mel Powell Classic Recordings 1935–39 ...

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the others escalated and he left before its completion but after contributing some dynamic guitar, notably on ‘We Are The Pigs’ and ‘New Generation’. After brief encounters with the Verve and former All About Eve vocalist Julianne Reagan, he formed McAlmont & Butler with soul singer David McAlmont. Another acrimonious split followed after only two singles, but there ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Guitar Heroes, consultant editor Rusty Cutchin

in a busy week in June 2005, when the band headlined the prestigious Glastonbury festival on a Saturday night and then duetted with their hero Richard Ashcroft (on his Verve track, ‘Bittersweet Symphony’) at the London leg of the Live 8 concerts the following weekend. The performances revealed a Coldplay far removed from the struggling band in Camden of ...

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the ‘new testament’ Basie band would host many fine players and enjoy a steadily growing success from the 1950s through the 1980s. During that time the band recorded extensively for Verve, Roulette and Pablo as Basie watched his fame ascend into legend. The band has continued to tour successfully, under leaders including Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Grover ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues, founding editor Howard Mandel

lines at blistering tempos. Benson followed it up with The George Benson Cookbook (1966), also with Smith and Cuber. Benson recorded with Miles Davis in the mid-Sixties, and for Verve, A&M and CTI. He made several albums with guest artists and attempted to follow in his idol Wes Montgomery’s footsteps by recording jazz versions of pop albums like Abbey ...

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as late as 1974. With no illusions about regaining the level of fame and success he’d once enjoyed, Thompson has continued to do it his own way, with verve – and a following that many performers half his age would envy. ‘Hank Thompson was … my idol, and I had seen him in the big western swing band ...

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the 1980s made six powerhouse recordings as a leader for Gramavision. His 1990s Blue Note recordings established him as one of the premier guitarists in jazz. His sixth recording for Verve, 2005’s That’s What I Say, is a tribute to the late Ray Charles. Styles & Forms | Eighties | Jazz & Blues Personalities | Steps Ahead | Eighties ...

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(Guitar, vocals, 1937–97) The Houston guitarist played with bluesman Joe ‘Guitar’ Hughes before forming his own band in the late 1950s. Relocating to New York in 1974, Copeland debuted on Rounder Records with 1977’s Copeland Special. In 1985 he recorded a guitar summit meeting with Albert Collins and Robert Cray (Showdown!) and in 1986 recorded Bringin’ It ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues, founding editor Howard Mandel

before bebop marginalized him for a period late in the decade. In the 1950s he became part of Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic tours, recording frequently for Granz’s Verve label, and was featured on The Sound Of Jazz with Billie Holiday et al. He later recorded with Pablo Records in the 1970s and 1980s, before health problems ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues, founding editor Howard Mandel

to their furious riffs, tight harmonies and anthemic refrains on lengthy tracks like ‘Roundabout’ and ‘Long Distance Runaround’. Close To The Edge later the same year spread the same verve across even longer songs, and Yessongs (1973) demonstrated their live prowess with Howe revealing himself as more of a rock guitarist than he had in the studio. By the ...

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In early 1956 Farlow formed a trio with pianist Eddie Costa and bassist Vinnie Burke. Over the next three years this trio made a number of successful records. The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions (2004) include these recordings. In 1958 Farlow married and moved to the quiet New Jersey coastal town of Sea Bright, where he worked as a sign ...

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performed as part of a multi-media experience dubbed the ‘Exploding Plastic Inevitable’, featuring films, fetish dancers and a light show. Warhol then secured his protégés a contract with MGM’s Verve label and, in the spring of 1966, produced their first album, The Velvet Underground And Nico (also known as ‘The Banana Album’ courtesy of his own cover ...

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career had ended by 1991. He dated Madonna in 1992, and became a motocross racer under his real name. Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | The Verve | Nineties | Rock ...

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creating some of his most influential work. The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery (1960) featured one of Montgomery’s best-known compositions, ‘Four On Six’. In 1964 he moved to Verve Records, and his music started to shift towards pop. He didn’t abandon jazz entirely, however, and the pair of albums he made with jazz-organ titan Jimmy Smith ...

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