ALBUM: THE BOSWELL SISTERS/COLLECTION,
VOL. 5, 1933-1936
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 1935
The Boswell Sisters were a singing group of
close harmony, formed by sisters Martha Boswell Lloyd (9 of Juneof 1905- 2 of Julyof 1958),
Connee Boswell (originally Connie, 3 of
Decemberof 1907- 11 of
Octoberof 1976)
and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (20 of Mayof 1911- 12 of
Novemberof 1988),
known for intricate harmonies and rhythmic experimentation. They achieved
national prominence in the United States in the 1930s.
The sisters grew up in a middle class family
at Camp Street, 3937, in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana.
Marta and Connie were born in Kansas
City, Missouri. Helvetia was born in Birmingham,
Alabama. (Connee changed the way he wrote his name in the 1940s.) Born
from a former vaudeville actor, Clyde "AC" Boswell, and his
music-loving wife, Meldania, the sisters, along with his brother Clyde Jr.
("Clydie"), aged 14 - arrived in New Orleans as children in 1914. Martha,
Connie, and Vet studied classical piano, cello, violin and guitar,
respectively, under the tutelage of Professor Otto Finck, from Tulane
University. They played their repertoire of classics in local recitals, often
as a trio, but the jazz scene soon won them over, personally and
professionally. "We
were studying classical music... And we were being prepared for
the stage and a concert tour across the United States, but the saxophone got
us," Marta said in an interview in 1925 for the Shreveport Times.
In addition to providing young Boswells with
a classical and formal musical education, Meldania Boswell regularly took her
children to see the great African American artists of the moment at the Lyrical
Theater. There, young Connie heard Mamie
Smith, whose "Crazy Blues" (1920), the
first blues recorded by an African American, was a success. Connie would later
emulate Smith's style on the Boswells 'first recording, "I'm Gonna Cry
(Cryin' Blues)," before defining her own vocal style. In interviews, the
sisters reported that they were walking around New Orleans in search of new and
interesting sounds, which were often found outside African American churches
and bars.
Heaven, I'm in heaven
My heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancin' cheek to cheek!
Heaven, I'm in heaven
The cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancin' cheek to cheek!
Oh I love to climb a mountain
And to reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancin' cheek to cheek
Dance with me
I want my arm about you
That charm about you
Will carry me through to...
Heaven, I'm in heaven
My heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancin' cheek to cheek!
Oh, darlin' I'm in heaven when I'm out with you
I'm in heaven when I'm dancin' with you
My heart beats so that I can't speak
When we're out together dancin' cheek to cheek!
Oh, darlin' I'm in heaven when you're by my side
When we're out together I'm so satisfied
Blues disappear like a gambler's streak
When we're out together dancin' cheek to cheek!
I love to climb a mountain and reach the peak
It doesn't thrill me like dancin' cheek to cheek
Heaven, I'm in heaven
My heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancin' cheek to cheek!
CLOUDY
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
SONGWRITERS: PAUL SIMON & BRUCE
WOODLEY
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND
THYME
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK ROCK
YEAR: 1965
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk-rockduo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simonand singer Art
Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the
1960s, and their biggest hits—including "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs.
Robinson" (1968), "The Boxer"
(1969), and "Bridge over Troubled Water"
(1970)—reached number one on singles charts worldwide.
Simon and Garfunkel met in elementary school
in Queens, New York,
in 1953, where they learned to harmonize together and began writing material.
By 1957, under the name Tom & Jerry, the teenagers had their first minor
success with "Hey Schoolgirl", a song imitating their idols the Everly Brothers.
In 1963, aware of a growing public interest in folk music, they regrouped and
were signed to Columbia Recordsas Simon & Garfunkel. Their debut, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., sold
poorly, and they once again disbanded; Simon returned to a solo career, this
time in England. In June 1965, a new version of "The Sound of
Silence" overdubbedwith electric guitar and drums became a major U.S. AM radiohit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The duo reunited to release a second studio album, Sounds of Silence, and
tour colleges nationwide. On their third release, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme(1966), the duo assumed more creative control. Their music was
featured in the 1967 film The
Graduate, giving them further exposure. Their next álbum
Bookends(1968) topped the Billboard
200chart and included the number-one
single "Mrs. Robinson" from the film.
The
duo's often rocky relationship led to artistic disagreements and their breakup
in 1970. Their final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water, was released
that year and became their most successful, becoming one of the world's best-selling albums.
After their breakup, Simon released a number of acclaimed albums, including
1986's Graceland.
Garfunkel released solo hits such as "All I Know"
and briefly pursued an acting career, with leading roles in two Mike Nicholsfilms, Catch-22and Carnal
Knowledge, and in Nicolas
Roeg's 1980 Bad Timing.
The duo have reunited several times, most famously in 1981 for The Concert in Central Park, which
attracted more than 500,000 people, one of the largest concert attendances in history.
Simon & Garfunkel won 10 Grammy Awardsand were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Famein 1990. Rolling Stoneranked them number 3 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All
Time. Richie
Unterbergerdescribed them as "the most
successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s" and one of the most popular artists
from the decade. They are among the best-selling music artists, having
sold more than 100 million records. Bridge over Troubled Water is ranked
at number 172 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
"Cloudy" is a song by American
music duo Simon
& Garfunkelfrom their third studio album,
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme(1966). It was co-written by Paul Simonand Bruce Woodleyof the Seekers;
that band later covered it on their 1967 album Seekers
Seen in Green. The Cyrklereleased a version of the song on their 1966 debut album, Red
Rubber Ball. The title track, Red
Rubber Ball, was also written by the duo of Woodley/Simon.
Cloudy
The sky is gray and white and cloudy,
Sometimes I think it's hanging down on me.
And it's a hitchhike a hundred miles.
I'm a rag-a-muffin child.
Pointed
finger-painted smile.
I left my shadow waiting down the road for me a while.
Cloudy
My thoughts are scattered and they're cloudy,
They have no borders, no boundaries.
They echo and they swell
From Tolstoy to Tinker Bell.
Down from Berkeley to Carmel.
Got some pictures in my pocket and a lot of time to kill.
Hey Sunshine
I haven't seen you in a long time.
Why don't you show your face and bend my mind?
These clouds stick to the sky
Like floating questions, why?
And they linger there to die.
They don't know where they are going, and, my friend, neither do I.
Cloudy,
Cloudy.
WALK
AWAY
BEN HARPER
SONGWRITER: BEN HARPER
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: WELCOME TO THE CRUEL WORLD
LABEL: VIRGIN RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1994
Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969)
is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an
eclectic mix of blues, folk,
soul,
reggae, and rock musicand is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live
performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums,
mostly through Virgin Records and has toured internationally.
Harper is a three-time Grammy Awardwinner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performanceand Best Traditional Soul Gospel Albumin 2004 and Best
Blues Albumin 2013.
At the 40th Blues Music Awardsceremony, Harper's joint composition with Charlie
Musselwhite, "No Mercy In This
Land," was named Song of the Year.
Welcome to the Cruel World is Ben Harper's
debut album from Virgin Records.
Released in 1994, the album established Harper as a popular folk musicianin the Californiaarea. After this release, Harper went on to add a permanent backing
band, the Innocent Criminals, although they remained unnamed until the Burn to Shinealbum.
Oh no
Here comes that sun again
That means another day
Without you my friend
And it hurts me
To look into the mirror at myself
And it hurts even more
To have to be with somebody else
And it's so hard to do
And so easy to say
But sometimes
Sometimes you just have to walk away
Walk away
With so many people
To love in my life
Why do I worry
About one
But you put the happy
In my ness
You put the good times
Into my fun
And it's so hard to do
And so easy to say
But sometimes
Sometimes you just have to walk away
Walk away
And head for the door
We've tried the
goodbye
So many days
We walk in the same direction
So that we could never stray
They say if you love somebody
Then you have got to set them free
But I would rather be locked to you
Than live in this pain and misery
They say time will
Make all this go away
But it's time that has taken my tomorrows
And turned them into yesterdays
And once again that rising sun
Is droppin' on down
And once again you my friend
Are nowhere to be found
And it's so hard to do
And so easy to say
But sometimes
Sometimes you just have to walk away
Walk away
And head for the door
You just walk away
Walk away.
WHEN IT HURTS SO BAD
LAURYN HILL
SONGWRITER: LAURYN HILL
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
LABEL: RHFFHOUSE RECORDS
GENRE: SOUL
YEAR: 1998
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an
American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Often regarded as one of the
greatest rappers of all time, as well as being one of the most influential
singers of her generation. Hill is widely credited for
breaking barriers for female rappers, popularizing melodic rapping and for
bringing Hip hopand Neo soulto popular music.
She is known for being a member of Fugeesand her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which
won many awards,
and became one of the best-selling albums of all-time.
Raised mostly in South Orange, New Jersey, Hill
began singing with her music-oriented family during her childhood. She appeared
in the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habitalongside
Whoopi Goldberg.
In high school, Hill was approached by Pras Michelfor a band he started, which his cousin Wyclef Jeansoon joined. They renamed themselves the Fugees and released the
albums Blunted
on Reality(1994) and the Grammy Award–winning
The Score(1996), which sold six
million copies in the U.S. Hill rose to prominence for her African-Americanand Caribbean musicinfluences on
her rapping and singing as well as her performance on the Fugees version of
"Killing Me Softly". She began to focus
on solo projects, writing and producing "A Rose Is Still a Rose" by
Aretha Franklin,
then featuring on the Grammy Award-nominated songs "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by
Nasand Guantanameraby Wyclef Jean. Her tumultuous romantic relationship with Jean led to the
split of the band in 1997, after which she began work on her solo album.
The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) remains Hill's sole solo studio album. It
received widespread critical acclaim for showcasing a representation of life
and relationships and locating a contemporary voice within the neo soulgenre. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200and has sold approximately ten million copies there, being certified
Diamondby the Recording Industry Association of America.
This included the
singles "Doo Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor",
and "Everything Is Everything".
At the 41st Grammy Awards, the record earned her
five awards, including Album of the Yearand Best New Artist. During this time, she won
several other awards and became a common sight on the cover of magazines.
Soon
afterward, Hill dropped out of the public eye, dissatisfied with the music
industry and suffering from the pressures of fame. Her last
full-length recording, the new-material live álbum MTV
Unplugged Nº. 2.0(2002), sold approximately
one million copies in the U.S. and sharply divided critics upon its release,
but has received retrospective praise. Hill's subsequent activity, which includes the
release of a few songs and occasional festival appearances, has been sporadic.
Her music and public statements have become critical of pop culture and
societal institutions. Hill has six children, five of
them with Rohan Marley.
In 2012, she pleaded guilty to tax
evasionand served a three-month prison
sentence the following year.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo albumby American singer and rapper Lauryn
Hill. It was released on August 25, 1998, by Ruffhouse Recordsand Columbia Records.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a neo souland R&Balbum with some songs based in hip hop souland reggae. Its
lyrics touch upon Hill's pregnancy and the turmoil within her former group the Fugees, along
with themes of love and God. The album's title was inspired by the film and
autobiographical novel The Education of Sonny Carson, and Carter G. Woodson's
The Mis-Education of the Negro.
After touring with the Fugees, Hill became
involved in a romantic relationship with Jamaican entrepreneur Rohan Marley,
and shortly after, became pregnant with their child. This pregnancy, as well as other
circumstances in her life, inspired Hill to make a solo album. Recording
sessions for the album took place from late 1997 to June 1998 mainly at Tuff Gong Studiosin Kingston,
as Hill collaborated with a group of musicians known as New Ark in writing and
producing the songs.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200chart, selling 422,624 copies in its first week, which broke a
record for first-week sales by a female artist. It was promoted with three hit singles:
"Doo
Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor",
and "Everything Is Everything".
"Doo Wop (That
Thing)", the lead single, peaked at number one in the US, with the latter
two singles peaking within the top 40. To
further promote the album, Hill made televised performances on Saturday
Night Liveand the Billboard
Music Awardsbefore embarking on a sold-out,
worldwide concert tour.
Critics generally praised The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for Hill's presentation of a woman's view on life
and love, along with her artistic range. At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill earned 10 nominations, winning five awards, making
Hill the first woman to receive that many nominations and awards in one night. The album's success propelled
Hill to international superstardom, and contributed to bringing hip hop and neo
soul to the forefront of popular music. New Ark, however, felt Hill and her
record label did not properly credit the group on the album; a lawsuit filed by
the group was settled out of court in 2001.
Since
its release, the record has been ranked in numerous best-album lists, with a
number of critics regarding it as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s, as
well as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2015,
it was included by the Library
of Congressin the National Recording Registry. In
2021, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America,
for estimated sales of 10 million copies in the US, becoming the first female
hip hop album to do so, while the album has sold over 20 million copies
worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all-time, and the
best-selling neo soul album of all time. It remains Hill's only studio album.
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