David Walter Foster OCOBC(born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger,
record producer and music executive who chaired VERVE RECORDS from 2012 to
2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awardsfrom 47 nominations.
Foster was born in Victoria,
British Columbia, the son of Maurice (Maury)
Foster, an office worker, and Eleanor May (Vantreight) Foster, a homemaker. In
1963, at the age of 13, he enrolled in the University of
Washingtonmusic program. In 1965 he auditioned
to lead the band in an Edmonton nightclub owned by well known jazz musician
Tommy Banks. Tommy
mentored David in jazz, producing records, and music business. After a year
there, he decided to move to Toronto to play with Ronnie
Hawkins. In 1966, he joined a backup band for Chuck Berry. In
1974, he moved to Los Angeles with his band Skylark.
We laughed
Until we had to cry
And we loved
Right down to our last good bye
We would not fail
I think we let it be
Just you and me
For just a moment
We chased
That dream we never found
And sometimes
We let one and other down
But the love we made
Made everything alright
We shone so bright
For just a moment
Time goes on
People touch
And they're gone
And you and i
Will never love again
Like we did then
Someday
When we both reminisce
We'll both say
There wasn't too much to need
And through the tears
We'll smile when we recall
We had it all
For just a moment
Time goes on
People touch
And then they're gone
But you and i
Will never really end
We'll never love again
Like we did then
We laughed
Until we had to cry
And we loved
Right down to our last goodbye
Good bye.
SOMEBODY ALREADY BROKE MY HEART
SADE
SONGWRITERS: SADE
ADU; ANDREW HALE; PAUL S. DENMAN & STUART MATTHEWMAN
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: LOVERS ROCK
LABEL: EPIC RECORDS
GENRE: SOUL
YEAR: 2003
Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/shah-DAY) are an English band, formed in
London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu.
Three of their members were originally from Hullin the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their
music features elements of soul,
quiet storm, smooth jazzand sophisti-pop.
All of the their albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted
in the US Top Ten.
The band's debut studio album, Diamond Life(1984), reached number two on the UK Album Chart,
selling over 1.2 million copies and won the Brit Awardfor Best British Album in 1985. The album was also a hit
internationally, reaching number one in several countries and the top ten in
the United States, where it has sold four million copies to date. In late 1985,
the band released their second studio effort Promise,
which peaked at number one in both the United Kingdom and the US. It was
certified double platinumin the UK and quadruple platinumin the US. In 1986, Sade won a Grammy Awardfor Best New Artist.
Their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock(2000), won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
Their sixth studio album, Soldier
of Love(2010), peaked at number four in the
UK and number one in the US. In 2011, the band won their fourth Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or
Group with Vocals.
Sade's US certified sales so far stand at
23.5 million units according to the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA),
and have sold more than 75 million records worldwide to date. The band were
ranked at No. 50 on VH1's list
of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
"Somebody Already Broke My Heart" is
a song by the English band Sade,
produced as a single from their 2002 live album Lovers
Livereleased by Epic Records.
The studio version of the song was initially featured in their 2000 album Lovers Rock.
You came along when I
needed a saviour
Someone to pull me
through somehow
Ive been torn apart so
many times
Ive been hurt so many
times before
So im counting on you now
Somebody already
broke my heart
Somebody already
broke my heart
Here I am
So dont leave me stranded
on the end of a line
Hanging on the edge of a lie
Ive been torn apart so
many times
Ive been hurt so many
times before
So becareful and be kind
Somebody already
broke my heart
If someone has to lose
I dont want to play
Somebody already
broke my heart
No no I cant go there again
You came along when I
needed a saviour
Someone to pull me
through somehow
Ive been torn apart so
many times
Ive been hurt so many
times before
So im counting on you now
Somebody already
broke my heart
If someone has to lose
I dont want to play
Somebody already
broke my heart
No no I cant go there again.
MI VIEJO POTRO TORDILLO
ATAHUALPA
YUPANQUI
COMPOSITOR:
ATAHUALPA YUPANQUI
PAIS: ARGENTINA
ALBUM: GRABACIONES
COMPLETAS
DISCOGRÁFICA:
UNIVERSAL DIGITAL
GÉNERO: MUSICA TRADICIONAL, PAYADA
AÑO: 2018
Atahualpa Yupanqui, nombre artístico de Héctor
Roberto Chavero (Juan A. de la Peña, Pergamino, 31 de enerode 1908-Nîmes, Francia; 23 de mayode 1992), fue un cantautor, guitarrista, poetay escritorargentino.
Ampliamente considerado como el músico argentino
más importante de la historia del folklore. En 1986 Francialo condecoró como Caballero de la Orden de las Artes y Letras.
Nació el 31 de enero de 1908 en el Campo de la
Cruz (de la familia Segoburo, con sus tíos abuelos vascos) a dos kilómetros de Juan A.
de la Peña, en el partido de Pergamino. A los dos años a su padre
(empleado ferroviario) lo nombraron en la Estación de Peña, por lo que su
primera infancia la transcurrió en Peña, primero en el Campo de la Cruz y luego
en una casa frente a la estación del pueblo, donde vivió hasta los 9 años de
edad. Esta casa en 2001 fue declarada patrimonio histórico de la ciudad de
Pergamino y actualmente el municipio está gestionando su compra para hacer un
centro cultural en memoria de Atahualpa Yupanqui. Posteriormente
Atahualpa y su familia se trasladaron a Agustín Rocahasta que en 1917 se mudaron a Tucumán.
Su padre, José Demetrio Chavero, de origen
quechua y vasco, era oriundo de Monte Redondo, en la
provincia argentina de Santiago del Estero, y su madre, Higinia Carmen Haran,
era criolla de padres vascos. Su primera infancia transcurrió em Juan A.
de la Peña, donde vivió hasta los 9 años de edad. Luego su
familia se trasladó a Agustín Roca,
allí su padre, trabajaba en el ferrocarril como telegrafista y se dedicaba
también a la doma de caballos. Inicialmente estudió violín con el padre Rosáenz, el cura del pueblo.
Más tarde aprendió a tocar la guitarra en la ciudad de Juníncon el concertista Bautista Almirón, quien sería su único maestro.
Inicialmente vivió en Junín en la casa de Almirón; posteriormente regresó al
pueblo de Roca y viajaba 16 km a caballo para tomar las lecciones en la ciudad.
Con Almirón, Roberto Chavero descubrió la música de Sor, Albéniz, Granados y
Tárrega, y también las transcripciones para guitarra de obras de Schubert,
Liszt, Beethoven, Bach y Schumann.
En 1917 con su familia pasó unas vacaciones en
la provincia de Tucumán, y
allí conoció un nuevo paisaje y una nueva música, con sus propios instrumentos,
como el bombo y el arpa india, y sus propios ritmos, la zamba, entre
ellos. La temprana muerte de su padre lo convirtió prematuramente en jefe de
familia. Fue
improvisado maestro de escuela, luego tipógrafo, cronista y músico. Jugó tenis,
boxeó y se hizo periodista. A los 19 años de edad, compuso su
canción «Camino del indio». Conoció Jujuy,
los valles
calchaquíesy el sur de Bolivia. Con sus 20
años de edad, llegó a la ciudad de Urdinarraincon su guitarra, su lugar preferido era "La Amarilla", el
escenario perfecto para desgranar cifras, milongas y cifras. Trabajo como peón para la Casa
Goldaracena.
En
1931 se casó con su prima María Alicia Martínez, quien tenía un hijo nacido en
1923 de una pareja anterior. No le había ido bien en la ciudad de
Buenos Aires, así que se fueron a la provincia
de Entre Ríos, en Urdinarrain nació su primera
hija, Alma Alicia Chavero. Algún tiempo después se afincaron em Tala.
En enero de 1932 participó en la fallida
intentona revolucionaria de los hermanos
Kennedy, en La Paz(provincia de Entre Ríos), en la cual
estuvieron envueltos también el coronel Gregorio Pomary el escritor Arturo
Jauretche, quien inmortalizó la patriada en su poema
gauchesco El Paso de los Libres.
Después
de esta derrota debió exiliarse. Tuvo que refugiarse un tiempo em Montevideo(Uruguay), y luego en otras localidades del interior orientaly el sur de Brasil. Mientras tanto su esposa había regresado a Junín
(provincia de Buenos Aires), donde el 11 de enero de 1933 nació su segundo
hijo, Atahualpa Roberto Chavero. Finalmente en 1936 en Rosario nació Lila
Amancay Chavero. Al año siguiente, se separó de su mujer. Ella y los cuatro
hijos volvieron a Junín.
(…) El 14 de noviembre de 1990 falleció en
Buenos Aires su esposa, Nenette Pepín Fitzpatrick.
En 1992, Yupanqui volvió a Francia para actuar
en la ciudad de Nîmes, donde se
indispuso y falleció el 23 de mayo. Por su expreso deseo, sus restos fueron repatriados y
descansan en Cerro Colorado, bajo un roble europeo.
Sus composiciones forman parte del repertorio de
innumerables artistas, tanto en Argentina como en distintas partes del mundo.
En la esquina del potrero estaba echao mi tordillo, como esperando a la
muerte pa descansar un ratito. Las quijadas medio moras entecau y como un vicio entre
las vistas gastadas de tiempo, sol y caminos, le enredaban el paisaje los
zumbos del mosquerío.
Malhaya triste destino, los caballos argentinos
Yo andaba emparvando pasto cuando frenó con gran ruido un camión lleno de
fletes, zainos, ruanos, bayos, pintos. El hombre me ofertó plata pa llevarse mi
tordillo. Le dije: no muchas gracias" "pa que lo quiere" me
dijo, "sí ya no sirve pa nada, y yo le pago ahora mismo y en vez de que
muera aquí que muera en el frigorífico".
Malhaya triste destino, los caballos argentinos
Le dí las gracias de nuevo por no voltearlo de un chirlo, después atiné a
decirle: "siga nomás su camino, déjelo al flete que muera la muerte que él
ha elegido, en la pampa que él conoce, en su cielo y su camino ande se acaba el
alambre y empiezan los espinillos.
Malhaya triste destino, los caballos argentinos
No sienta miedo ni pena, mi viejo potro tordillo, que a usted no lo lleva
naide pál lao de los frigoríficos. Me voy a quedar medio solo cuando usted se me
haiga ido, después que lo haiga enterrado ví a plantar un arbolito, una sombra
pa la sombra del recuerdo de un amigo. Será como siempre como tenerlo conmigo,
en la pampa que conoce, en su cielo y su camino, ande se acaba el alambre y
empiezan los espinillos.
Malhaya triste destino, los caballos argentinos
YOU
DECORATED MY LIFE
KENNY
ROGERS
SONGWRITERS: BOB
MORRISON & DEBBIE HUPP
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: KENNY
LABEL: UNITED ARTISTS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 1979
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938– March
20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer,
and entrepreneur. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Famein 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but
also charted more than 420 hit singles across various genres, topping the
country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United
States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his
lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country.
He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of
all time.
In
the late 1950s, Rogers began his recording career with the Houston-based group
the Scholars, who first released "The Poor Little Doggie". After
some solo releases, including 1958's "That Crazy Feeling", Rogers
then joined a group with the jazzsinger Bobby Doyle. In 1966 he became a member of
the folkensemble the New Christy Minstrels, playing
double bassand bass guitaras well as singing. In 1967, he and several members of the New
Christy Minstrels left to found the group the First Edition, with whom he scored his
first major hit, "Just Dropped In (To See What
Condition My Condition Was In)", a
psychedelic rocksong which peaked at number five on the Billboardcharts. As Rogers took an increased leadership role in the First
Edition following the success of 1969's "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town",
the band gradually changed styles to a more countryfeel. The band broke up in 1975–76, and Rogers embarked on a long
and successful solo career, which included several successful collaborations,
including duets with singers Dolly
Partonand Sheena Eastonand a songwriting partnership with Lionel Richie.
His signature song, 1978's "The
Gambler", was a crossover hit that won him a Grammy Awardin 1980 and was selected in 2018 for preservation in the National Recording Registryby the Library
of Congress. He developed the Gambler
persona into a character for a successful seriesof television filmsstarting with 1980's Emmy-nominated
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler.
Rogers' albums The
Gamblerand Kennywere featured in the About.compoll of "The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever". He
was voted the "Favorite Singer of All Time" in a 1986 joint poll by
readers of both USA Todayand People.
He received numerous awards, such as the AMAs,
Grammys,
ACMs, and CMAsas well as a lifetime achievement
award for a career spanning six decades in 2003. Later success included the
2006 album release Water
& Bridges, an across-the-board hit that
hit the Top 5 in the Billboard Country Albumssales charts, also charting in the Top 15 of the Billboard 200.
The first single
from the album, "I Can't Unlove You", was also a sizable
chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, he
continued to tour regularly until his retirement in 2017.
Rogers had acting roles in movies and
television shows, including the title roles in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, the
MacShayne series for The
NBC Mystery Movie, and the 1982 feature film Six Pack.
He was a co-founder of the restaurant chain Kenny
Rogers Roastersin collaboration with
former Kentucky
Fried ChickenCEO John Y. Brown Jr.Although the stores closed in the United States, they are still a
fixture in Asia.
"You Decorated My Life" is a song
written by Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison, and recorded by American country musicartist Kenny Rogers.
It was released in September 1979 as the lead single from his álbum Kenny.
It was a number-one hit on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and peaked at
number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
All my life was a paper once plain, pure and white
Till you moved with your pen changin' moods now and then
Till the balance was right
Then you added some music, ev'ry note was in place
And anybody could see all the changes in me by the look on my face
And you decorated my
life, created a world where dreams are apart
And you decorated my life by paintin' your love all over my heart
You decorated my life
Like a rhyme with no
reason in an unfinished song
There was no harmony life meant nothin' to me, until you cam along
And you brought out the colors, what a gentle surprise
Now I'm able to see all the things life can be shinin' soft in your eyes
And you decorated my
life, created a world where dreams are a part
And you decorated my life by paintin' your love all over my heart