"The Freddie Mercury Album The Freddie Mercury Album is a posthumous solo project with material from Queen frontman and vocalist Freddie Mercury released in 1992, to observe the anniversary of his death. The album is mainly made up of remixes from his past releases, as well as the original versions of ""Barcelona"", ""Love Kills"", ""Exercises in Free Love"", and ""The Great Pretender"". A week later, The Great Pretender, its US counterpart, was released. There were numerous producers who had permission from Jim Beach to use the original master tapes. Reinhold Mack, who is not credited as being involved, was hired"
"first time on 4 December 2015. The Great Pretender (Dolly Parton album) The Great Pretender is the twenty-seventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on January 23, 1984, by RCA Records. It is composed of covers of hits from the 1950s and 1960s. The album was produced by Val Garay. It made heavy use of synthesizers and had a decidedly pop sound. The first single, a remake of The Drifters' 1960 hit ""Save the Last Dance for Me"" was a top ten country single for Parton in early 1984 and came close to making the pop Top"
"The Great Pretender (Dolly Parton album) The Great Pretender is the twenty-seventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on January 23, 1984, by RCA Records. It is composed of covers of hits from the 1950s and 1960s. The album was produced by Val Garay. It made heavy use of synthesizers and had a decidedly pop sound. The first single, a remake of The Drifters' 1960 hit ""Save the Last Dance for Me"" was a top ten country single for Parton in early 1984 and came close to making the pop Top 40 as well (#45). Dolly Parton's"
"The Great Pretender ""The Great Pretender"" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. ""The Great Pretender"" reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956. It also reached the UK charts peaking at number 5. Buck Ram reports that he wrote the song in about 20 minutes in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel"
"The Pretender (album) The Pretender is the fourth album by the American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976. It peaked at #5 on ""Billboard""'s album chart. The singles from the album were ""Here Come Those Tears Again"", which reached number 23, and ""The Pretender"", which peaked at number 58. ""The Pretender"" was released after the suicide of Browne's first wife, Phyllis Major. The album has production by Jon Landau and a mixture of styles. ""The Pretender"" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978, but did not win. In 2003, the album was ranked number 391 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's"
"Brother's Big Boy; a popular local restaurant on Telegraph Road. At the table, he started to clutch his chest and began to gasp for air. After being administered CPR by his dinner companions and arriving at Garden City Hospital, Whitfield died on June 21, 1992 from a heart attack Whitfield's musical brilliance and influence has left a tremendous impact on today's leading contemporary gospel artists. Musicians such as protégé' Rudolph Stanfield, Donald Lawrence, Fred Hammond, John P. Kee, Byron Cage, Ricky Dillard, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, Walter Hawkins, Richard Smallwood, Big Jim Wright, Edward Dawson and many others. He"
"Big Nick Nicholas George Walker ""Big Nick"" Nicholas (August 2, 1922, – October 29, 1997) was an American jazz saxophonist and singer. Strongly influenced by his hero, Coleman Hawkins, Nicholas in turn influenced a young John Coltrane to compose his tribute ""Big Nick"", included on the 1962 album ""Duke Ellington & John Coltrane"". Nicholas contributed the 16-bar solo to Dizzy Gillespie's classic African-Cuban jazz piece ""Manteca"" (1947). At that time, he also started playing with Hot Lips Page, a working relationship that continued until 1954. He joined Buck Clayton in 1955. Nicholas started playing with Hank and Thad Jones, Earl"
"and Lil Armstrong. McPartland performed as guest star with many bands and at festivals during the 1970s in the US and out of the country. The McPartlands divorced in 1970. They continued to work together, remained friends, and remarried a few weeks before Jimmy's death. He died of lung cancer in Port Washington, New York in 1991, two days before his 84th birthday. In 1992, Jimmy McPartland was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. Jimmy McPartland James Dugald McPartland (March 15, 1907 – March 13, 1991) was an American cornetist. He worked with Eddie Condon, Art"
"organization Promoting Enduring Peace. He is the first Artist to receive the award. Solo Acoustic (2004) acoustic tour with Sara Watkins Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded songs such as ""These Days"", ""The Pretender"", ""Running on Empty"", ""Lawyers in Love"", ""Doctor My Eyes"", ""Take It Easy"", ""For a Rocker"", and ""Somebody's Baby"". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and"
"Chris Bell (American musician) Christopher Branford Bell (January 12, 1951December 27, 1978) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star through its first album ""#1 Record"" (1972). He also pursued a solo career throughout the mid-1970s, resulting in the posthumous ""I Am the Cosmos"" LP. All Music Guide praised Bell as ""one of the unsung heroes of American pop music"" and noted his lasting impression, saying: ""Despite a life marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference, the singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential"
"James Honeyman-Scott James ""Jimmy"" Honeyman-Scott (4 November 1956 – 16 June 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band The Pretenders. With the Pretenders, Honeyman-Scott established a reputation, in the words of AllMusic, as ""one of the most original and versatile guitarists of the early-'80s new wave movement."" In addition to his role as lead guitarist, Honeyman-Scott co-wrote a number of songs for the band, sang back-up vocals, and played keyboards on a few tracks. The song ""2000 Miles"" was written for him by Chrissie Hynde and released the year after his death. Honeyman-Scott, along"
"the Music Maker Relief Foundation provided a monthly stipend for prescription medicine and arranged for his album ""Beaufort Blues"" to be professionally produced. He was profiled in the book ""Music Makers: Portraits and Songs from the Roots of America"" (2004). Henry died in his hometown in December 2004, at the age of 83. Big Boy Henry Richard Leslie Henry (born May 26, 1921 – December 5, 2004), better known as Big Boy Henry, was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. His most notable recording was ""Mr. President"", a protest against cuts in social welfare undertaken by President Ronald"
"Clarence Clemons Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist, musician and actor. He was reported to be 6' 5"" (195.5 cm) tall, hence his nickname. From 1972 until his death, he was a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the tenor saxophone. His playing on songs such ""Born to Run"" and ""Jungleland"", and his presence as a visual foil to Springsteen, made him the most prominent member of the E Street ensemble. He released several solo albums and in 1985, had a hit single"
"cantata' by Carl Orff. This introductory music was omitted from the 1995 remaster, with opening track ""I Don't Know"" subsequently being shortened to 4:43. Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album) Tribute is a live album by heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, featuring his work with hard rock guitarist Randy Rhoads, in whose honor the album was released. The album was released on 19 March 1987, five years after the death of Rhoads, then it was reissued on 22 August 1995, and again remastered and reissued in 2002. It peaked at number 6 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart. The album was released"
"Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album) Tribute is a live album by heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, featuring his work with hard rock guitarist Randy Rhoads, in whose honor the album was released. The album was released on 19 March 1987, five years after the death of Rhoads, then it was reissued on 22 August 1995, and again remastered and reissued in 2002. It peaked at number 6 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart. The album was released in memory of Randy Rhoads, guitarist for Osbourne's band between 1979 and 1982 who died in a plane crash while on tour in Florida"
"Allmusic reviewer Richie Unterberger gave the CD 4 and a half stars, calling it a ""Delightful 40-song, double-CD compilation of Lance's best work for Okeh between 1962 and 1967, including all of the chart singles, quite a few misses and B-sides, five previously unreleased cuts, and some Curtis Mayfield songs from his debut LP."" Sony later released a shorter version of the CD collection titled ""The Very Best of Major Lance"". Major Lance Major Lance (April 4, 1939, 1941 or 1942 – September 3, 1994) was an American R&B singer. After a number of US hits in the 1960s, including"
"""My Tribute to Chet Atkins"". One song from that record, ""Producer's Medley"", featured Wariner's recreation of several famous songs which Atkins both produced and performed. ""Producer's Medley"" won the Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2010. In November 2011, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked Atkins number 21 on their list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". Country Music Association Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Grammy Awards Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as ""Mr. Guitar"" and ""The Country Gentleman"", was an American musician, occasional"
"The Big Bopper Jiles Perry ""J. P."" Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician, singer and songwriter whose rockabilly look, style, voice, and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his 1958 recording of ""Chantilly Lace"". On February 3, 1959, Richardson died in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, along with music stars Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens and pilot Roger Peterson. The accident was famously referred to as ""The Day the Music Died"" in Don McLean's 1971 song ""American"
"Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by the newer bebop musicians. Within months of moving to New York in 1956, he had recorded with Miles Davis and on Sonny Rollins' landmark ""Saxophone Colossus"". Recordings under various leaders, including the historically important ""Giant Steps"" of John Coltrane, and ""The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery"", continued well into 1962, when he became vocalist Ella Fitzgerald's full-time accompanist."
"The Pretenders The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in London, England, in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years. Hynde launched a solo career in 2014 and the Pretenders were dormant as a band between 2012"
"tributes were later taken down, the subway system's operator, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, erected temporary black-and-white stickers with the word ""Respect"" next to the ""Franklin"" name signs in each station. During the American Music Awards on October 9, 2018, the show was closed by bringing Gladys Knight, Donnie McClurkin, Ledisi, Cece Winans, and Mary Mary together to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin. The ""all-star"" group performed gospel songs, including renditions from Franklin's 1972 album, ""Amazing Grace"". Studio albums Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin"
"Big L Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most lyrical rappers of all time, and is known for helping to pioneer horrorcore. Emerging from Harlem, New York in the early to mid-1990s, Coleman became well known amongst underground hip-hop fans for his freestyling ability, and was eventually signed to Columbia Records, where he released his debut album, ""Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous"" in 1995 and is now considered by many fans as a classic album. On February"
"1995 CD reissue Tracks 1-6 Track 7-13 The Procrastinator The Procrastinator is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released posthumously on the Blue Note label, featuring performances by Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Billy Higgins. It was originally issued in 1978 as a double LP (“Jazz Classics Series”, BN-LA582-J2) featuring tracks recorded in three different sessions: July 1967, September 1969 and October 1969. Alongside the US-issue there was a single album release in Japan the same year titled ""Lee Morgan All-Star Sextet"", which only comprised the session of 1967 (ST-83023/GXF-3023). The first and remastered"
"by Cub Koda, writing for Allmusic. Wrencher toured Europe with the Chicago Blues Festival in 1973 and with the American Blues Legends in 1974. On the latter tour he recorded an album in London for Big Bear Records, backed by the guitarist Eddie Taylor and his band. During a trip to Mississippi to visit his family in July 1977, Wrencher died suddenly of a heart attack in Wade Walton's barbershop in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Big John Wrencher Big John Wrencher (February 12, 1923 – July 15, 1977), also known as One Arm John, was an American blues harmonica player and singer,"
"Clifford Scott, Percy France, David ""Bubba"" Brooks, Clifford Davis, and Floyd ""Candy"" Johnson; guitarists Floyd Smith, Billy Butler, Sam Lackey and Pete Mayes; and singers Edwin Starr, Toni Williams and Betty Saint-Clair. His biggest hits, ""Honky Tonk"" (the Part 2 side of the record) and ""Slow Walk"" featured saxophonist Clifford Scott. He continued to play and arrange until he died, aged 80, of a heart attack in New York City. Bill Doggett William Ballard Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. He is best known for his compositions"
"in Australia. ""Donna"" has been recorded by artists as diverse as MxPx, Cliff Richard, the Youngbloods, Clem Snide, Cappadonna, and Misfits. Robert Quine has cited Valens' guitar playing as an early influence on his style. Valens also inspired Jimi Hendrix, Chan Romero, Carlos Santana, Chris Montez, and Keith O'Conner Murphy, among others. Valens' mother, Connie, who died in 1987, is buried alongside him. In 1988, Ken Paquette, a Wisconsin fan of the 1950s era, erected a stainless-steel monument depicting a steel guitar and a set of three records bearing the names of each of the three performers killed in the"
"The next year four more musicians (Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash and Quincy Jones) were acknowledged with Grammy Legend Awards. The award was given to Barbra Streisand in 1992 and Michael Jackson in 1993. After 1994, when the American musicians Curtis Mayfield and Frank Sinatra were both issued Grammy Legend Awards, the honors have been given to recording artists intermittently. Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti was the 1998 recipient of the award. The following year, British singer-songwriter Elton John was recognized with the honor. The Bee Gees became the first recipients of the award in the 21st century when"
"Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded songs such as ""These Days"", ""The Pretender"", ""Running on Empty"", ""Lawyers in Love"", ""Doctor My Eyes"", ""Take It Easy"", ""For a Rocker"", and ""Somebody's Baby"". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and given an honorary doctorate of music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. In 2015, ""Rolling Stone"" listed him as the"
"The Big Picture (Big L album) The Big Picture is the second album (and first posthumous studio album) by American rapper Big L. The album was slated for a 1999 release, but due to L's murder, it was posthumously released on August 1, 2000 on Rawkus Records. It was incomplete at the time of Big L's death, and was posthumously completed by his manager and partner in Flamboyant Entertainment, Rich King. Recording sessions for the album took place primarily at D&D Studios in New York City, New York during 1997 to 1998. It was produced by DJ Premier, Ron Browz,"
"1982. Tracks 4 and 7 appeared as B-sides to the single release of ""I Go to Sleep"". Tracks 14 and 16–18 are previously unreleased. Specialist label Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, known as MFSL or MoFi, released a re-mastered version in 2010. The track listing, however, reverted to that of the original release, i.e. no bonus tracks. The front cover portrait was photographed by Gavin Cochrane. All tracks by Chrissie Hynde except where noted. Bonus disc, 2006 remastered edition The Pretenders Additional personnel Technical Pretenders II Pretenders II is the second studio album by British rock band the Pretenders. The success"
"Buddy Emmons Buddy Gene Emmons (January 27, 1937 – July 21, 2015) was an American musician who is widely regarded as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1981. Affectionately known by the nickname ""Big E"", Emmons' primary genre was American country music, but he also performed jazz and Western swing. He recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, The Everly Brothers, The Carpenters, Roger Miller, Ernest Tubb, John Hartford, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ray Price, Judy Collins, George Strait, John Sebastian, and Ray Charles and was a widely"
"album for Prestige. The other was in 1963 with vocalist Johnny Hartman. Kurt Elling recorded a version for his album ""Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Contrane and Hartman"". Linda Ronstadt's version won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (1986). Other musicians who have recorded the song include Joey Alexander, Chet Baker, Andy Bey, Anthony Braxton, Sylvia Brooks, Kate Ceberano & Mark Isham, Sammy Davis Jr., Blossom Dearie, Bebi Dol, Lisa Ekdahl, Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Stevie Holland, José James, Molly Johnson, Rickie Lee Jones, Sheila Jordan, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Julie"
"archive footage is drawn from rare interviews with Mercury, concerts, video shoots and personal material, much of it being seen for the first time, along with newly filmed contributions from fellow Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, Queen manager Jim Beach, soprano Montserrat Caballé, composers David Arnold and Mike Moran, lyricist Tim Rice, comedian and lifelong fan Matt Lucas and many more. From it emerges a portrait of a man who was very different from his flamboyant onstage public persona. ""The Great Pretender"" includes for the first time ever Mercury and Rod Stewart singing their 1984 demo for ""Let"