Don-E soul singer from UK
Don-E is a great soul singer from UK. Don-E (born Donald McLean, in Brixton, London, England) is a British soul singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Don-E is most well known for his début single, “Love Makes The World Go Round” which reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. Career Don-E’s interest in music […]
Quote # 50 by Edgar Winter
“Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.” – Edgar Winter Edgar (Holland) Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American musician/singer and younger brother to blues guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. Edgar Winter is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist and he is a highly […]
Quote # 37 by Jaco Pastorius
“It ain’t braggin´ if you can back it up” – Jaco Pastorius Question to Jaco Pastorius: “Would you ever consider playing a 5 string bass?” Jaco answers: “What for? Low E’s been good enough for the last 200 years, what are you trying to prove?” Jaco Pastorius is one of my absolute […]
Rob Madna was a great Dutch jazz pianist
Rob Madna (June 8, 1931 – April 5, 2003) was a great Dutch jazz pianist, composer and arranger. It was my very good friend Jan Dahlstedt who opened my ears to the world of Rob Madnas music. The first record I listened to was “Broadcast Business 76” with The Rob Madna Trio featuring Ferdinand […]
Abraham Laboriel is a master on bass
Abraham (or Abe) Laboriel (born 1947 in Mexico) is one of the masters on electrical bass. Originally a classically trained guitarist, he switched to bass guitar while studying at the Berklee School of Music. Henry Mancini encouraged Laboriel to move to Los Angeles, California and pursue a recording career. Abe started to play on records […]
Quote # 26 by Ray Charles
“My music had roots which I’d dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.” – Ray Charles Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, […]
Quote # 25 by Marilyn Manson
“Music is the strongest form of magic.” – Marilyn Manson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUdF2CbKIa8
Yiorgos Fakanas is a Greek musician
Yiorgos Fakanas is a Greek musician, bassplayer, composer, orchestrator, author, producer, publisher, professor of Bass and Jazz theory. To give you a flavor of Yiorgos musicianship, listen to the following videos and sound clips: Y.F.G. performing “footprints” Live @ Cotton Club (Tokyo, Japan, 2011) The musicians are; Yiorgos Fakanas – Bass Guitar, Anthony […]
Quote # 4 by Frank Zappa
“There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we’d all love one another.” Frank Zappa
Quote # 2 by Jimi Hendrix
“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” – Jimi Hendrix