Elton John said Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” was one of the two records that completely changed his life. The other was by another 1950s rock ‘n’ roll singer. John also revealed what he thought about Elvis’ looks. He had a similar reaction to Elvis that he had to Marilyn Monroe.
Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’ was 1 of the 1st songs Elton John’s mom bought that he loved
During a 1973 interview with Rolling Stone, John was asked if his musical career began with his band Bluesology. “Actually it all started when I became old enough to listen to records, because my mother and father collected records and the first records I ever heard were Kay Starr and Billy May and Tennessee Ernie Ford and Les Paul and Mary Ford and Guy Mitchell,” he said. I grew up in that era. I was three or four when I first started listening to records like that.
Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’ was 1 of the 1st songs Elton John’s mom bought that he loved
During a 1973 interview with Rolling Stone, John was asked if his musical career began with his band Bluesology. “Actually it all started when I became old enough to listen to records, because my mother and father collected records and the first records I ever heard were Kay Starr and Billy May and Tennessee Ernie Ford and Les Paul and Mary Ford and Guy Mitchell,” he said. I grew up in that era. I was three or four when I first started listening to records like that.
- 11/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Everyone’s talking about Amazon’s new revenge thriller series, Wilderness. Adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by B.E. Jones, and starring Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, and Eric Balfour, Wilderness landed on the streamer just in time for the rainy season and made a splash thanks to its complex heroin and dark subject matter.
Wilderness follows Liv Taylor (Coleman) as she tries to cope with finding out that her dashing husband Will (Jackson-Cohen) is cheating on her. After marrying Will and choosing to leave her old life in England behind so that they can move to America to advance Will’s career, Liv then snaps when their dream life together falls apart.
Having been raised by a toxic, narcissistic mother, and therefore having entered adulthood as a people-pleaser, Liv cannot bear that she simply wasn’t enough for the one person she was finally able to feel vulnerable with,...
Wilderness follows Liv Taylor (Coleman) as she tries to cope with finding out that her dashing husband Will (Jackson-Cohen) is cheating on her. After marrying Will and choosing to leave her old life in England behind so that they can move to America to advance Will’s career, Liv then snaps when their dream life together falls apart.
Having been raised by a toxic, narcissistic mother, and therefore having entered adulthood as a people-pleaser, Liv cannot bear that she simply wasn’t enough for the one person she was finally able to feel vulnerable with,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Elton John became a global superstar in the early 1970s. He grew up in England and was present for Beatlemania’s rise and eventual fall. It was impossible to escape The Beatles, especially for those who lived in the U.K. and the U.S. Like many musicians, The Beatles influenced Elton John, and he remembers where he was and which song he listened to when he first heard the fab four.
Elton John said The Beatles revolutionized music during the 1960s Paul McCartney, Mary McCartney, and Elton John | David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+
Elton John is a versatile artist because his music infused rock n’ roll with pop. Rock was popularized in the 1950s by artists like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, but before that, pop music was what most people listened to. In an interview with Lad Bible, John explained that he mostly listened to pop in his youth,...
Elton John said The Beatles revolutionized music during the 1960s Paul McCartney, Mary McCartney, and Elton John | David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+
Elton John is a versatile artist because his music infused rock n’ roll with pop. Rock was popularized in the 1950s by artists like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, but before that, pop music was what most people listened to. In an interview with Lad Bible, John explained that he mostly listened to pop in his youth,...
- 5/6/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney has been a longtime activist for animal rights. He is a well-known vegetarian and frequently tries to teach people about the benefits of not eating meat. While he became a vegetarian with his first wife, Linda, another inspiration for his love of animals came from Disney, who taught him some important life lessons.
Paul McCartney became a vegetarian after a brief animal encounter Paul McCartney | Michael Putland/Getty Images
Growing up in Liverpool, Paul McCartney ate meat frequently, as it was challenging to eat a veggie diet then. His first brush with vegetarianism came in 1968 during the Beatles’ trip to India. However, he didn’t commit to the lifestyle until the mid-1970s.
In an interview with The Guardian, McCartney shared when he became a vegetarian. He and Linda were eating meat when they looked out the window, saw a group of adorable lambs, and decided to stop devouring meat then and there.
Paul McCartney became a vegetarian after a brief animal encounter Paul McCartney | Michael Putland/Getty Images
Growing up in Liverpool, Paul McCartney ate meat frequently, as it was challenging to eat a veggie diet then. His first brush with vegetarianism came in 1968 during the Beatles’ trip to India. However, he didn’t commit to the lifestyle until the mid-1970s.
In an interview with The Guardian, McCartney shared when he became a vegetarian. He and Linda were eating meat when they looked out the window, saw a group of adorable lambs, and decided to stop devouring meat then and there.
- 4/23/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 2017, indomitable honky-tonker J.P Harris teamed up with rising female country stars like Nikki Lane and Kelsey Waldon for an Ep of collaborations titled Why Don’t We Duet in the Road. Harris revisits the concept again for a second volume — Why Don’t We Duet in the Road (Again) — due September 13th.
This time, the Alabama native joins Erin Rae, Miss Tess, Malin Pettersen, and Elizabeth Cook to put their spin on songs by Tom Paxton, Gordon Lightfoot, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr, and Del Reeves and Billie Jo Spears.
This time, the Alabama native joins Erin Rae, Miss Tess, Malin Pettersen, and Elizabeth Cook to put their spin on songs by Tom Paxton, Gordon Lightfoot, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr, and Del Reeves and Billie Jo Spears.
- 9/2/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
As widely noted, 2016 has been a year of painful loss in music. This month has been particularly bad: Canadian bard Leonard Cohen, jazz hipster Mose Allison, "Drift Away" songwriter Mentor Williams, Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist Jules Eskin, music publishing icon/musical polymath Milt Okun, Country singer-songwriter Holly Dunn, music historian/Norton Records co-founder Billy Miller, the uncategorizable Leon Russell, hot-shot bassist Victor Bailey, guitarist Al Caiola, classical pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis, Black Crowes keyboardist Eddie Harsch, French electronica producer Jean-Jacques Perrey, Sri Lankan violinist W. D. Amaradeva, classic pop singer Kay Starr, jazz bassist Bob Cranshaw, beloved Los Angeles music journalist/proto-punk musician Don Waller, and Irish singer-songwriter Bap Kennedy. Bad news practically every day.
And now Sharon Jones, the sparkplug soul singer whose late-arriving fame is a heartening story of talent winning out and the value of persistance.
Born in Georgia or South Carolina (sources differ) but raised...
And now Sharon Jones, the sparkplug soul singer whose late-arriving fame is a heartening story of talent winning out and the value of persistance.
Born in Georgia or South Carolina (sources differ) but raised...
- 11/19/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
It's Halloween – well it was yesterday – which means we have the obligatory Halloween theme on Strictly. No doubt there will be coffins and cobwebs galore, as well as terrifying make-up and outfits. There's even an excuse for Scott Mills' frightening footwork!
Tonight, the remaining 11 couples will perform for your viewing pleasure – or horror.
Join Digital Spy at 6.30pm as we settle down to Week 5 of Strictly Come Dancing...
20:14Thanks for joining me tonight for Halloween Week on Strictly, it was fun! Hopefully it wasn't too terrifying! Let us know what you thought about all the performances in the comments section below!
20:13As usual, Judy and Scott are in trouble at the bottom of the leader board but who will go?
20:11So the leader board is a little bit different this week. Mark is second! We never saw that coming!
20:08Amazing score for Frankie and a...
Tonight, the remaining 11 couples will perform for your viewing pleasure – or horror.
Join Digital Spy at 6.30pm as we settle down to Week 5 of Strictly Come Dancing...
20:14Thanks for joining me tonight for Halloween Week on Strictly, it was fun! Hopefully it wasn't too terrifying! Let us know what you thought about all the performances in the comments section below!
20:13As usual, Judy and Scott are in trouble at the bottom of the leader board but who will go?
20:11So the leader board is a little bit different this week. Mark is second! We never saw that coming!
20:08Amazing score for Frankie and a...
- 11/1/2014
- Digital Spy
We might have said a fond farewell to Thom Evans last week, but the show must go on - and things are about to get very scary as it's Halloween Week on Strictly Come Dancing.
Hopefully it'll be more terrifying make-up than horrifying footwork, but to give us a bit of a clue, we've just found out what songs and dances our remaining celebrities will be getting. Read on to find out what spooky tunes will be coming your way on Saturday night...
Alison Hammond & Aljaz Skorjanec
Dance: American Smooth
Song: 'Wuthering Heights' - Kate Bush
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
Dance: Samba
Song: 'Le Freak' - Chic
Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton
Dance: Tango
Song: 'Defying Gravity' - from the musical Wicked
Jake Wood & Janette Manrara
Dance: Paso Doble
Song: 'Black Betty' - Ram Jam
Judy Murray & Anton du Beke
Dance: American Smooth
Song: 'Cruella de Vil'...
Hopefully it'll be more terrifying make-up than horrifying footwork, but to give us a bit of a clue, we've just found out what songs and dances our remaining celebrities will be getting. Read on to find out what spooky tunes will be coming your way on Saturday night...
Alison Hammond & Aljaz Skorjanec
Dance: American Smooth
Song: 'Wuthering Heights' - Kate Bush
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
Dance: Samba
Song: 'Le Freak' - Chic
Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton
Dance: Tango
Song: 'Defying Gravity' - from the musical Wicked
Jake Wood & Janette Manrara
Dance: Paso Doble
Song: 'Black Betty' - Ram Jam
Judy Murray & Anton du Beke
Dance: American Smooth
Song: 'Cruella de Vil'...
- 10/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Blonde bombshell Kellie Pickler is no stranger to the annual ABC special Cma Country Christmas. Her choice this year was her new single "Man With The Bag," a remake of the 1954 holiday tune by Kay Starr.
Kellie's version is bubbly, jazzy and a lot of fun. Above is an short Instagram of the performance. The video isn't great, but the audio is terrific. We'll post the full video as soon as we have it. "Man With the Bag" was released as a single by Pickler earlier this year, so if you were a fan of her Marilyn Monroe-esque performance, download it now.
During her pre-performance interview, Pickler was talking about her favorite holiday foods and she had an interesting answer -- "fried okra." That sounds delicious to us, but her husband Kyle Jacobs wasn't quite sure what to make of that. Heh.
Kellie's version is bubbly, jazzy and a lot of fun. Above is an short Instagram of the performance. The video isn't great, but the audio is terrific. We'll post the full video as soon as we have it. "Man With the Bag" was released as a single by Pickler earlier this year, so if you were a fan of her Marilyn Monroe-esque performance, download it now.
During her pre-performance interview, Pickler was talking about her favorite holiday foods and she had an interesting answer -- "fried okra." That sounds delicious to us, but her husband Kyle Jacobs wasn't quite sure what to make of that. Heh.
- 12/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Shutter Island soundtrack. Lavish outlays of cash on sonic canvases from the back catalogue of Jumpin’ Prince Mick and the Keefster is probably what most famously characterises the soundtracks of prior Martin Scorsese movies. Whether it be stumping up a third of the, relatively meagre, Mean Streets budget for a couple of Stones cuts, or forking over really big bucks for repeat performances of Gimme Shelter (and others) in Casino and The Departed (the less said about Shine a Light the better). Recent years though have seen the director strike up a productive partnership with Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings composer scoring the diminutive director’s last three narrative features. And it is orchestral moodiness rather than diner jukebox pillaging which dominates the soundtrack to Scorsese’s latest, the waylaid Shutter Island. However Shore is absent from proceedings, as indeed is a commissioned composer of any identity,...
- 2/21/2010
- by Paul Martin
- Movie-moron.com
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