MICHAEL JACKSON-(August 29/1958-June 25/2009)-I'LL BE THERE.

MICHAEL JACKSON WAS AN AMERICAN MULTI TALENTED SINGER, SONGWRITER, DANCER (ROBOT AND MOONWALK DANCE), PERFORMER AND BUSINESSMAN. HE STARTED SINGING AT AGED 11 WITH HIS BROTHERS IN A GROUP KNOWN AS THE JACKSON 5.

1. HE WAS NICKNAMED "THE KING OF POP"
2. POPULARIZED MUSIC VIDEO LIKE "BEAT IT", "BILLIE JEAN" ...etc
3. VOTED " MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIMES"
4. INDUCTED INTO "ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME"

HAVE 5 OF THE WORLD BEST SELLING ALBUMS i.e:
1. OFF THE WALL-1979.
2. THRILLER -1982.
3 BAD-1987.
4. DANGEROUS-1991.
5. HIStory-1995.

HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT 2.26 PM ON JUNE 25, 2009.



MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

CROSBY, STILLS NASH & YOUNG-DEJA VU.

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG ARE A FOLK/ROCK SUPERGROUP AND KNOWN FOR THEIR MUSICIANSHIP, SONGWRITING AND INTRICATE FOUR PART HARMONIES.

ALL OF THEM ARE FROM FROM DIFFERENT BANDS :-
DAVID CROSBY (THE BYRDS),
STEPHEN STILLS (THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD),
GRAHAM NASH (THE HOLLIES) AND
NEIL YOUNG (THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD).
THEIR MUSIC THEMES ARE ABOUT ACTIVE POLITICS, COUNTERCULTURE AND SAILING SHIPS.THIS IS THEIR FIRST ALBUM AND WAS RECORDED IN 1970 UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL, AND WAS NO:1 ON BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM CHART. THREE HITS 1. "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN"2. "OUR HOUSE" 3. "WOODSTOCK"
MY FAVE SONG IS "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN"

MEMBERS: DAVID CROSBY-GUITAR, VOCALS, STEPHEN STILLS-GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, GRAHAM NASH-GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, NEIL YOUNG-GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, HARMONICA, VOCALS, GREG REEVES-BASS, PERCUSSION, DALLAS TAYLOR-DRUM, PERCUSSIONS.

GUESTS: JERRY GARCIA-PEDAL STEEL GUITAR ON "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN" AND "HELPLESS", JOHN SEBASTIAN-HARMONICA ON "DEJA VU."

SIDE ONE: 1. CARRY ON 2. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN (video) 3. ALMOST CUT MY HAIR 4. HELPLESS 5. WOODSTOCK.

SIDE TWO: 1. OUR HOUSE 2. 4+20 3. COUNTRY GIRL a. WHISKEY BOOT HILL b. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN c. COUNTRY GIRL II 5. EVERYBODY I LOVE YOU.

JOE WALSH-THE SMOKER YOU DRINK THE PLAYER YOU GET.

JOE WALSH IS AN AMERICAN GUITARIST, SONGWRITER AND MUSICIAN. HE WAS ALSO A SOLO ARTIST AND KNOWN FOR HIS GUITAR AND KEYBOARD SKILLS BUT ALSO PLAYS BASS GUITAR, HARMONICA, BAGPIPE, OBOE AND CLARINET.
HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF :-
1. JAMES GANG-A POWER TRIO WHERE HE WAS A STAR ATTRACTION AND PLAYS THE LEAD GUITAR WITH INNOVATIVE RHYTHM PLAYING AND GUITAR RIFFS. (2 ALBUMS)
2. BARNSTORM -LEAD GUITAR AND VOCALS (2 ALBUMS).
3. EAGLES-BERNIE LEADON'S REPLACEMENT, HE WROTE 2 HIT SONGS-:1. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE" & 2. "PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW".
THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 WITH HIS BAND BARNSTORM UNDER THE PROBE LABEL YIELDING A HIT SONG "ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY" WHICH IS ALSO MY FAVE SONG.

MEMBERS: JOE WALSH-GUITAR, KEYBOARD, SYNTHESIZER,VOCALS-JOE VITALE-DRUMS, VOCALS, KEYBOARD, SYNTHESIZER- ROCKE GRACE-KEYBOARD, VOCALS-KENNY PASSARELLI-BASS, VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY (video) 2. BOOK ENDS 3. WOLF 4. MIDNIGHT MOODIES 5. HAPPY WAYS.

SIDE TWO: 1. MEADOWS 2. DREAMS (video) 3. DAYS GONE BY 4. (DAY DREAM) PLAYER.

GEORGE HARRISON-LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD

GEORGE HARRISON WAS AN ENGLISH GUITARIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND FILM PRODUCER. HE WAS THE LEAD GUITARIST OF THE LEGENDARY BAND, THE BEATLES AND WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED THE QUIET ONE. THE ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE VOTED HIM AS " 100 BEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIMES" THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM IS TYPICAL BASIC GEORGE HARRISON'S MUSIC AND A CONTINUATION OF "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" ALBEIT MORE REFINED WITH WIDESPREAD STRINGS ARRANGEMENT, GREAT GUITAR PLAYING, PRONOUNCED BASS LINES WITH SAX AND FLUTE WORKS FROM JIM HORN AND NICKY HOPKINS SOLID PIANO. THE LYRICS AND SONGS ARE SPIRITUAL AND JAZZY AND MOSTLY ABOUT HIS BITTER EXPERIENCES IN LIFE AND HOW HE FOUND A WAY OF LIVING IT RIGHT. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE APPLE LABEL WITH A NO:1 HIT WITH "GIVE ME LOVE" MY FAVE SONG IS "LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD"

MUSICIANS: NICKY HOPKINS-KEYBOARDS, GARY WRIGHT-KEYBOARDS, KLAUS VOORMANN-BASS, JIM KELTNER-DRUM, RINGO STARR-DRUM, JIM GORDON-DRUM, GEORGE HARRISON-GUITAR, VOCALS, JIM HORN-SAX &FLUTES, ZAKIR HUSSEIN-TABLA, JOHN BARHAM-STRINGS.

SIDE ONE: 1. GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) 2. SUE ME SUE YOU BLUES 3. THE LIGHT THAT HAS LIGHTED THE WORLD 4. DON'T LET ME WAIT TOO LONG 5. WHO CAN SEE IT 6. LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. THE LORD LOVE THE ONE (THAT LOVES THE LORD) 2. BE HERE NOW 3. TRY SOME BUY SOME 4. THE DAY THE WORLD GETS ROUND 5. THAT IS ALL.

JEAN LUC PONTY-ENIGMATIC OCEAN.

JEAN LUC PONTY IS A FRENCH VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST AND JAZZ COMPOSER. HIS MUSIC IS JAZZ AND JAZZ FUSION AND HE WAS GREATLY INFLUENCED BY MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE'S MUSIC WHICH LED HIM TO ADOPT THE ELECTRIC VIOLIN. HIS VIOLIN'S SOUND WAS POWERFUL, ESCHEWED VIBRATO WITH BE-BOP ERA PHASINGS AND A PUNCHY STYLE. HE COLLABORATED WITH FRANK ZAPPA, ELTON JOHN, JOHN McLAUGHLIN/MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, AI DI MEOLA, STANLEY CLARKE. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1977 UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL AND REACHED NO:1 ON BILLBOARD JAZZ ALBUM CHART. MY FAVE SONG IS "ENIGMATIC OCEAN."

SIDE ONE: 1. OVERTURE 2. THE TRANS -LOVE EXPRESS 3. MIRAGE 4. ENIGMATIC OCEAN PART 1/2/3/4. (video)

SIDE TWO: 1. NOSTALGIC LADY 2. THE STRUGGLE OF THE TURTLE TO THE SEA PART 1/2/

STANLEY CLARKE

STANLEY CLARKE IS AN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN, COMPOSER AND IS FAMOUS FOR HIS INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL PLAYING ON THE BASS GUITAR AND THE UPRIGHT DOUBLE BASS. HE WAS AN EX- BASS PLAYER WITH CHICK COREA'S RETURN TO FOREVER.THIS STANLEY CLARKE SELF TITLED ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974. MY FAVE SONG IS "LOPSY LU"- GOOD BASS AND SYNTHESIZER WORKS.
BELOW IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF HOW HE PLAYS THE BASS GUITAR.

Clarke places his right hand so that his fingers approach the strings much as they would on an upright bass, but rotated through 90 degrees. To achieve this, his forearm lies above and nearly parallel to the strings, while his wrist is hooked downward at nearly a right angle. For lead and solo playing, his fingers partially hook underneath the strings so that when released, the strings snap against the frets, producing a biting percussive attack. In addition to an economical variation on the funky Larry Graham-style slap-n'-pop technique, Clarke also uses downward thrusts of the entire right hand, striking two or more strings from above with his fingernails (examples of this technique include "School Days", "Rock and Roll Jelly", "Wild Dog", and "Danger Street")

MEMBERS:STANLEY CLARKE-ELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC BASS, ACOUSTIC PIANO FUZZ PHASER, VOCALS-JAN HAMMER-MOOG SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN, ACOUSTIC PIANO-TONY WILLIAMS-DRUMS-BILL CONNORS-ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR.

SIDE ONE: 1.VULCAN PRINCESS 2. YESTERDAY PRINCESS 3. LOPSY LU (video)4. POWER.

SIDE TWO: 1. SPANISH PHASES FOR STRINGS & BASS 2. LIFE SUITE.

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-ENLIGHTENED ROGUES

THE RESURRECTION OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FOR THIS ALBUM WAS THE WORKS OF DICKEY BETTS.THE TITLE FOR THIS ALBUM WAS MEANT FOR THE BAND AND THEIR CREW MEMBERS. NEW YORKER WROTE:-"PLAY WITH THE ENERGY OF TEENAGERS AND THE OVERTLY WILDNESS OF VETERAN BLUESMEN." THEIR CONCERT FRONTLINE ARE TWO GUITAR PYROTECHNIC AND BLUES BASED MUSIC AND SONGS WRITTEN BY DICKY BETTS. THIS FAIRLY RESPECTABLE AND ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1979 UNDER THE CAPRICORN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "PEGASUS"

MEMBERS: GREG ALLMAN-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-DICKEY BETTS-GUITAR, VOCALS-BUTCH TRUCKS-DRUM, PERCUSSION-JAIMOE JOHANNY JOHNSON-PERCUSSION, DRUM-DAN TOLER-GUITAR-ROCK GOODFLIES-BASS.

SIDE ONE: 1. CRAZY LOVE 2. CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 3. PEGASUS 4. NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD.

SIDE TWO: 1. BLIND LOVE 2. TRY IT ONE MORE TIME 3. JUST AIN'T EASY 4. SAIL AWAY.