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Blue Sky Records
Blue Sky Records was a custom record label created by Steve Paul for Columbia Records, featuring acts managed by Steve Paul, primarily blues-oriented performers Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Dan Hartman, David Johansen, and Muddy Waters. History Blue Sky Records was started by Steve Paul in 1973. The executive vice president of the specialty label, promoted and distributed by Columbia Records, was Rick Dobbis. Dobbis later became the president of Sony Music International and senior vice-president at Arista Records. Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Retrieved 2011-01-22. Through the production activities of Johnny Winter, the label was instrumental in reviving the career of Muddy Waters. In 1983, when Winter departed from the label, the label largely ceased operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Winter And Johnny Winter Live
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819). People with the given name * Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England * Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England * Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, Spanish author in Catala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Bee (album)
''King Bee'' is the fourteenth and final studio album by blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. Released in 1981, it is third in a series of records done for the label Blue Sky Records under producer/guitarist Johnny Winter. Recorded in three days (and in the wake of Muddy's failing health) some of the band members, namely Winter and guitarist Bob Margolin, were not happy with the result. As his health deteriorated, Muddy was forced to cancel an increasing number of shows. He died of a heart attack on April 30, 1983. The album was recorded in May 1980. A salary dispute between the band and Muddy Waters's manager, Scott Cameron, halted the session. Eventually the album was completed by using a couple of outtakes from 1977's ''Hard Again''. David Michael Kennedy was the photographer for the ''King Bee'', providing photos for the front cover, back cover, and the inside album sleeve. The photo for the inside album sleeve was a picture of Muddy and his large family sitting in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raisin' Cain
''Raisin' Cain'' is an album by Johnny Winter, released in 1980 by Blue Sky Records. A retrospective album review for AllMusic by William Ruhlmann notes the mix of rock and roll, Chicago blues, and New Orleans rhythm and blues/New Orleans blues tunes lacks any compositions by Winter. Ruhlmann gave the album three out of five stars and concluded: Track listing Side1 #"The Crawl" (Raymond Victorica, Wayne Shuler)2:05 #"Sittin' in the Jail House" (Robert Ross)3:19 #"Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)5:35 #"New York, New York" (Rob Stoner)5:10 #" Bon Ton Roulet" (Clarence Garlow)4:43 Side 2 #"Rollin' and Tumblin'" (McKinley Morganfield)3:25 #"Talk Is Cheap" (Jim Liban)3:40 #"Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (Jon Paris)5:30 #"Don't Hide Your Love" (Jon Paris)3:26 #"Mother-in-Law Blues" ( Don Robey)2:53 #"Walkin' Slowly" (Earl "Connelly" King)3:19 Personnel *Johnny Winterguitar, vocals *Jon Parisbass, guitar, harmonica *Bobby Torellodrums *Tom Strohmansaxophone *Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edgar Winter Album
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Style (David Johansen Album)
''In Style'' is the second solo album released by (then-)former lead singer of the New York Dolls, David Johansen. It was released in 1979 on Blue Sky Records. Background Johansen's self-titled solo debut earned favorable reviews but low sales. Consequently, ''In Style'' – featuring more pop-style songs such as "Melody" and "Swaheto Woman" – was designed to be more commercial. "Swaheto Woman", released as a single, provided Johansen's first disco song. "Swaheto Woman" and three other tracks were cowritten by Johansen's friend and fellow New York Doll, Sylvain Sylvain. “She Knew She was Falling in Love” and “Wreckless Crazy” had both been performed by the Dolls after the departures of Thunders, Nolan and Kane. ''In Style'' also features Ian Hunter and Dan Hartman. Of the closing "Flamingo Road", Johnny Depp remarked: "I think it's about his experience of losing his wife to Steven Tyler, and the words are beautifully written, beautifully execuited. The whole r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters - Live
Muddy most commonly means covered in mud. Muddy may also refer to: Places Canada * Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador * Muddy Brook, Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador United States * Muddy, Illinois, a village * Muddy, Montana, a census-designated place * Muddy Branch, Maryland, a tributary stream of the Potomac River * Muddy Brook (other) * Muddy Creek (other) * Muddy Fork (Oregon), a tributary of the Sandy River * Muddy Mountain, near Casper, Wyoming * Muddy Mountains, Nevada * Muddy Pass (other) * Muddy River (other) * Muddy Run (other) Nickname or stage name * Muddy Manninen (born 1957), Finnish guitarist * Muddy Ruel (1896-1963), American professional baseball player * Muddy Waters (1915-1983), American singer * Muddy Wilbury, (born 1950-2017) a stage name of Tom Petty while in the group the Traveling Wilburys Arts and entertainment * ''Muddy'' (film), 2021 Malayalam-language film * Muddy Mole, the main character of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Johansen (album)
''David Johansen'' is a 1978 album by the rock musician David Johansen and his first solo album following his tenure as lead singer of the New York Dolls. The album was released on Blue Sky Records, a sub-label of Columbia Records that was associated with Johnny and Edgar Winter. ''David Johansen'' also features fellow New York Doll guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, who was a member of the David Johansen Band at that time. Sylvain co-wrote four of the songs with Johansen. The single from the album was Johansen and Sylvain's "Funky But Chic", backed with "The Rope (The Let Go Song)", which has been included as a bonus track on the CD. ''David Johansen'' was voted the tenth best record of 1978 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by ''The Village Voice''. Track listing All songs by David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain except as indicated. Side one #"Funky But Chic" #"Girls" #"Pain in My Heart" (Johansen) #"Not That Much" (Johansen, Buz Verno) #"Donna" (Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instant Replay (Dan Hartman Album)
''Instant Replay'' is the third full-length album from singer-songwriter Dan Hartman. Released in 1978, where all the album tracks reached number 1 on the American dance chart. The title track/first single peaked at number 29 on the Hot 100 in the U.S. & number 8 in the United Kingdom. The follow-up single, "This Is It", was only a minor Hot 100 hit, reaching number 91 in 1979, while rising to number 18 in the U.K. Track listing *All songs written and arranged by Dan Hartman. #"Instant Replay" 5:19 #"Countdown/This Is It" 14:07 #"Double-O-Love" 5:56 #"Chocolate Box" 2:52 #"Love is a Natural" 6:17 #"Time & Space" 4:55 Charts Production *Produced and engineered by Dan Hartman *Mixed by Tom Moulton Personnel *Dan Hartman - lead and backing vocals, rhythm and bass guitars, keyboards, all instruments on "Chocolate Box", all instruments except saxophone and congas on "Instant Replay" *Blanche Napoleon - backing vocals *Vinnie Vincent - rhythm and acoustic guitars, tambourine, bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White, Hot And Blue
''White, Hot and Blue'' is a 1978 album by Johnny Winter. Following on from the previous year's '' Nothin' but the Blues'', it again focuses on blues music but moves back to Winter's traditional formula of mixing original tracks, of which there are three, with cover versions. Track listing #"Walkin' by Myself" (James A. Lane a.k.a. Jimmy Rogers) - 3.28 #"Slidin' In" (Johnny Winter) - 5.04 #"Divin' Duck Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) - 3.27 #"One Step at a Time" (Johnny Winter) - 3.58 #"Nickel Blues" (Johnny Winter) - 3.33 #"E.Z. Rider" (Traditional) - 4.00 #"Last Night" (Walter Jacobs) - 5.35 #"Messin' with the Kid" (Mel London) - 2.53 #"Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed) - 4.12 Personnel *Johnny Winter - guitar, harmonica, vocals *Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone, and percussion, as well as singing. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Ready (Muddy Waters Album)
''I'm Ready'' is a studio album by the Chicago blues musician Muddy Waters. The second of his Johnny Winter-produced albums for the Blue Sky Records label, ''I'm Ready'' was issued one year after he found renewed commercial and critical success with ''Hard Again''. The album earned Waters a Grammy Award in 1978. It was reissued in 2004 by the Epic/Legacy, with three additional songs. Track listing All tracks are composed by Muddy Waters (listed as McKinley Morganfield), except where noted. Personnel * Muddy Waters – vocal, guitar * Jimmy Rogers – guitar, vocals (track 11) * Big Walter Horton – harmonica * Bob Margolin – guitar, bass * Pinetop Perkins – piano * Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – drums * Johnny Winter – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9) * Jerry Portnoy Jerry Portnoy (born November 25, 1943 in Evanston, Illinois, United States) is an American harmonica blues musician, who has toured with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothin' But The Blues (Johnny Winter)
''Nothin' but the Blues'' is a 1977 album by Johnny Winter. The album has the following dedication: "I'd like to dedicate this album to all the people who enjoy my kind of blues and especially to Muddy Waters for giving me the inspiration to do it and for giving the world a lifetime of great blues." - Johnny Winter. On this album Winter moved away from the rock and blues blend of previous albums to a more blues-oriented album. It also saw a marked change in source of material, being almost exclusively written by Winter with no cover versions other than one by Muddy Waters with whom Winter had recently collaborated and who featured on the album along with his band. Critical reception On ''AllMusic'', William Ruhlmann said, "After a long period making rock records, Winter fronts the Muddy Waters band on the aptly titled ''Nothin' but the Blues''.... Winter sounds happier than ever before on this Chicago blues workout." ''Parallel Forces'' wrote, "Released in the wake of [the Mud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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