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Stranger Than Fiction (compilation Album)
''Stranger Than Fiction'' is an album by various performers, most of whom are professional writers and amateur singers, released in 1998 on Kathi Kamen Goldmark's Don't Quit Your Day Job Records. Many of the performs were album were members of the Rock Bottom Remainders, although the album was probably credited to "the Wrockers" ("writer" + "rocker"). The artists on ''Stranger Than Fiction'' include not only many of the Remainders, such as bestselling authors Stephen King, Amy Tan, and Dave Barry, but also rock critics Dave Marsh, Ben Fong-Torres, and Greil Marcus, film critic Leonard Maltin, and such literary heavyweights as Norman Mailer and Maya Angelou. Warren Zevon contributed liner notes and a variety of famous musicians played on the tracks, including Zevon, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of the Doobie Brothers, and Jerry Jeff Walker Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby; March 16, 1942 – October 23, 2020) was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Kathi Kamen Goldmark (August 18, 1948 – May 24, 2012) was an American author, columnist, publishing consultant, radio and music producer, songwriter, and musician. Goldmark was the author of the novel ''And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You'', co-authored or contributed to numerous other books, wrote a monthly column for ''BookPage'' with her husband, author and musician Sam Barry and produced the radio show '' West Coast Live''. She was a member of the San Francisco band Los Train Wreck, and founding member of the all-author rock band the Rock Bottom Remainders. As President of "Don't Quit Your Day Job" Productions i,nI., she supervised the production of ten music and spoken-word CDs. Early life Kathi Kamen was born in Brooklyn, New York, the first child of Betty and Seymour Kamen, and raised in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Her parents were photographers who later became educators and writers in the field of health and nutrition. She has two brothers: Paul, a naval archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James W
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" is a song first recorded by Dick Holler & the Holidays, written by Don Smith and Cyril Vetter. It was later recorded by the Swingin' Medallions who released it as their second single in 1966. Peaking at #17 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Singles Allmusic.com the recording became a hit although banned on many radio stations due to lines referring to drinking and sex: "worst hangover I ever had" and "she loved me so hard". The song has since been recorded by numerous artists, including the Residents, Joe Stampley, and the Cockroaches The Cockroaches were an Australian pub rock band primarily active throughout the 1980s. The band was founded in 1979 by the Field brothers—Paul (lead vocals), John (rhythm guitar, vocals), and Anthony (lead guitar, vocals)—and Tony Henry .... List of versions References External links * Allmusic.com: Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)br>Louisiana Music Hall of Fame: Cyril Vetter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Selvin
Joel Selvin (born February 14, 1950) is an American San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', which ran from 1972 to 2009. Selvin has written books covering various aspects of pop music—including the No. 1 ''New York Times'' best-seller ''Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock'' with Sammy Hagar—and has interviewed many musical artists. Selvin has published articles in ''Rolling Stone'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', and ''Melody Maker'', and has written liner notes for dozens of recorded albums. He has appeared in documentaries about the music scene and has occasionally taken the stage himself as a rock and roll singer. Writing career Music critic Selvin was born in Berkeley, California. He has stated that he failed to graduate with his Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California), Berkeley High School class of 1967. He moved to San Francisco and was hired as a copy boy at the ''San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Roger And The Goosebumps
Little Roger and the Goosebumps is a pop/rock band from San Francisco active during the 1970s and early 1980s and resurrected in 2006. It has been led throughout its history by Roger Clark and Dick Bright, with various sidemen. The band is best known for its single "Gilligan's Island (Stairway)" a song combining the lyrics to the theme song of the television show ''Gilligan's Island'' with the music of "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. The band wrote the song in 1977 as "material to pad the last set of the grueling 5 nights a week/4 sets a night routine," recorded it in March 1978, and released it as a single in May 1978 on their own Splash Records label. Led Zeppelin's management threatened a copyright infringement lawsuit against the label, its attorneys demanding that all copies be destroyed, and the band withdrew the song, seeing their legal resources as inadequate. The song was reissued in 2000 on the CD ''Laguna Tunes'' with the song title renamed "Stairway to Gilligan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamroller Blues
"Steamroller Blues" (a.k.a. "Steamroller"), is a blues parody written by James Taylor, that appeared on his 1970 album '' Sweet Baby James''. It was intended to mock the inauthentic blues bands of the day. The song later appeared on two of Taylor's compilation albums and has been recorded by a variety of other artists. Origin and recording Rock journalist David Browne wrote that " ring the Flying Machine days in the Village, Taylor had heard one too many pretentious white blues bands and wrote 'Steamroller' to mock them." '' Rolling Stone Album Guide'' critic Mark Coleman, said Taylor's song "effectively mocks the straining pomposity of then-current white bluesmen." Taylor and Danny Kortchmar, both playing electric guitars, laid down the track in one night at Sunset Studios, the rhythm section being added later. A tight budget and production schedule forced Taylor to record the song despite suffering from a head cold. The song was included on Taylor's diamond-selling ''Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rave On!
"Rave On", also written "Rave On!", is a song written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty in 1958. It was first recorded by West for Atlantic Records, which released his version in February 1958 (as Atlantic 45-1174). Buddy Holly recorded the song later the same year, and his version became a hit, one of six of his recordings that charted in 1958. Holly is instantly recognizable as the artist: the record begins with a drawn-out "Well…" as stylized by Holly's distinctive hiccup ("A-weh-uh-heh-uh-ell…"). Background Most of West's recordings were produced and engineered by Norman Petty, who also managed Holly, and recorded in Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. "Rave On", however, was produced by Milton DeLugg and recorded with Holly's group the Crickets at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. The title was inspired by the 1956 Sun Records recording " Dixie Fried" by Carl Perkins, which uses the refrain "rave on." The B-side was Holly's composition "Take Your Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Greene
Robert Bernard Greene Jr. (born March 10, 1947) is an American journalist and author. He worked for 24 years for the ''Chicago Tribune'' newspaper, where he was a columnist. Greene has written books on subjects including Michael Jordan, Alice Cooper, and U.S. presidents. His book ''Hang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan'' became a bestseller. Early life Originally from Bexley, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Greene attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and became a reporter and feature writer for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' upon graduating in 1969, receiving a regular column in the paper within two years. Greene first drew significant national attention with his book ''Billion Dollar Baby'' (1974), a diary of his experiences while touring with rock musician Alice Cooper and portraying Santa Claus during the show. Newspaper column Greene's primary focus remained his newspaper column, for which he won the National Headliner Award for best column in 1977 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Naturally
"Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens. It was originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, whose version reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Country Singles chart in 1963, his first chart-topper. In 2002, Shelly Fabian of About.com ranked the song number 169 on her list of the Top 500 Country Music Songs. The song tells the tale of someone who has been jilted and, because of that, can play a film part of someone sad and lonely without knowing anything about acting. It has been recorded by many other artists, including Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakam, the cast of Kidsongs, and Mrs. Miller. The best-known other version is by the Beatles in 1965. Featuring Ringo Starr taking the lead vocal, it became a featured performance number of his in concert, both with the Beatles and later with His All-Starr Band. Owens and Starr went on to record a duet version in 1989. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby, It's Cold Outside
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944 and popularized in the 1949 film '' Neptune's Daughter''. While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday, it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme. The song was released in eight recordings in 1949—including well-known versions by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, Hot Lips Page and Pearl Bailey, and by Dean Martin and Marilyn Maxwell—and has been covered numerous times since. History In 1944, Loesser wrote "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to sing with his wife, Lynn Garland, at their housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave. Garland has written that after the first performance, "We became instant parlor room stars. We got invited to all the best parties for years on the basis of 'Baby.' It was our ticket to caviar and truffles. Parties were built around our being the closing act." In 1948, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Hijuelos
Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist. Of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' native language. He was educated in New York City, and wrote short stories and advertising copy. For his second novel, '' The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' (later adapted for the movie ''The Mambo Kings''), he became the first Hispanic to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C.''Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners'' Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. Cfp. 245/ref> Early life Hijuelos was born in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, to Cuban immigrant parents, Pascual and Magdalena (Torrens) Hijuelos, both from Holguín, Cuba.Cf. Hijuelos, Oscar, ''Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir'' (2011) His father worked as a hotel cook. As a young child, he suffered from acute nephritis after a vacation trip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Campilongo
Jim Campilongo (born July 8, 1958) is a New York roots rock guitarist, known for recording a series of mostly instrumental albums. He is also known for being a member of The Little Willies with Norah Jones. Campilongo primarily plays Fender Telecaster guitars. He employs a hybrid right-hand technique that involves the use of both a plectrum and his fingers. He holds a mandolin pick between his thumb and forefinger while plucking with his middle and fourth fingers. He writes the popular monthly column "Vinyl Treasures" for Guitar Player Magazine Musical career Campilongo was born in South San Francisco, California. When he was nine, he discovered the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. He became interested in improvisation, saying in one interview, "I knew I liked improvisation and long musical journeys...so I used to buy albums based exclusively on how long the tracks were...That's how I discovered John Coltrane ''Live in Japan'', John McLaughlin ''Devotion'', a couple of different Crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
