Last week, President Barack Obama sang 10 seconds of Al Green's 1971 smash "Let's Stay Together" at a Harlem fundraiser. And now he has raised Green's single sales of the song to 16,000 — a leap of 490 percent, according to Billboard . Obama sang six words, so he improved Green's sales by 82 percent with every word he crooned. That likely makes the president's version of the song even more successful than Turner">Tina Turner's, and her cover hit No. 26 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1983. Perhaps the leader of the free ...

Jeff Beck got the cover story treatment in December's issue of Classic Rock Magazine after being named "Living Legend" by the mag. Inside the related interview, Beck spent some time talking about some of the session work that he had done over the years and perhaps unsurprisingly, he's not a big fan of doing it [...]

In our latest visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – we bring you an interview with the late Etta James, by Cliff White for NME in 1978 "Thanksgiving Day in November will be my silver anniversary: 25 years since I cut my first record and I haven't become a superstar yet. It took Janis Joplin two years." A statement of fact. No bitterness in the voice, just a shadow of sadness exposed along with the naked truth; a fleeting glimpse of dues paid and years lost. Etta James is not given to ...

This LP from a remainder stall on Brick Lane was bought back in the 90's. Made in Holland on the EG label in 1981. Produced by Brian Eno. I guess this was around the time Brian was experimenting with "world music" with David Byrne and Talking Heads and projects like "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts". The music is typical afro-beat similar to Fela Kuti and other stars from Ghana and Nigeria at that time. Wikipedia says - "By the beginning of the 1970s, traditionally styled highlife had been overtaken by electric guitar bands and pop-dance music. Since 1966 ...

I came across today’s Videodrome entry last month while digging around in search of an Ike & The Rhythm Kings performance I’d previously stumbled upon (late) one night. I never did find the Ike clip, but this “live performance” did more than suffice. And yes, do note the quotes surrounding the words ‘live’ and ‘performance’. [...]

Words: Saam Das Due to overwhelming popular demand (not really), I've put together a YouTube and Spotify playlist for our writer compiled "albums of 2011" poll. Find the list in full below along with the aforementioned playlists at the bottom of the page. A mighty fine way to spend a couple of hours, me thinks. For more details on each album, check out these links: 50-31 // 30-21 // 20-11 // 10-1 50) Youth Lagoon - 'The Year Of Hibernation' 49) The Weeknd - 'House Of Balloons' 48) Braids - 'Native Speaker' 47) Fight Like Apes - 'The Body Of Christ And The Legs Of Turner ...

How could I possibly miss this in 2011 ?? Been overdosing on it this morning, so had to share : Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (ft. Kimbra) Related posts:SDW039 | Jay-Z & Kanye West \ Turner">Tina Turner \ Otis Redding \ Elly Jackson \ Cassius \ Friendly Fires [MP3] IS TROPICAL – [...] Related posts: SDW039 | Jay-Z & Kanye West \ Turner">Tina Turner \ Otis Redding \ Elly Jackson \ Cassius \ Friendly Fires [MP3] IS TROPICAL – The Greeks (Moonlight Matters Remix) SDW035 | GANG GANG DANCE / Fedde Le Grand / Anna Calvi / Com Truise + many more…

Just what I was looking for this afternoon ! It is the absolute bees knees when it comes to owning that poolside afternoon gig you have planned. Killer tunes, chilled salty-tasty-sandy track that will put the Trop back into Tropical ! Here’s Tropicool – Gooch Tape #3 with some exclusive tracks as well as established [...] Related posts: SDW#051 – The Perfect Commute Playlist [mp3] SDW050 – Funky Mudjahidin | The Black Keys / Oliver / M83 / Zoo Brazil / Nicolas Jaar / Caravan Palace / Trombone Shorty + many more… SDW039 | Jay-Z & Kanye West \ Turner">Tina Turner \ Otis Redding \ Elly Jackson \ Cassius \ Friendly Fires

Words: Saam Das Some magazines did their albums of the year list back in November. Albums of the past 11 months, more like. We've decided to take our time, while aiming to be equally comprehensive in the manner of our poll - I asked the FG team for their list of albums of the year and the resulting posts exhibit democracy in action. Further parts are due shortly. Consult these links for the rest of our albums of the year: 50-31 // 30-21 // 20-11 // 10-1 50) Youth Lagoon - 'The Year Of Hibernation' // [ 'Montana' video ] As powerful as it is magical, the ...

Don’t put Najuah (Nahj-oo-ah) in a box. The Toronto-based sextet, fronted by sisters Hanifa and Juliet, takes the fiery burn of R&B; and mashes it with arena-rocking guitars, playing like classic Hole being mashed through Led Zeppelin and Turner">Tina Turner filters. The hard-edged Sirens bring respective triumphs and pitfalls of romance to their upcoming debut [...] Related posts: Emery To Release Fifth Studio Album ‘We Do What We Want’ March 29th On Tooth & Nail Singer Songwriter Tamar Kaprelin in studio with One Republics Ryan Tedder (video) Bera Premieres Lyric Video for Don’t Worry

Alabama Shakes ou le retour d’une soul qui vous file la chair de poule. Et on n’exagère pas en affirmant que la frontwoman du groupe Brittany Howard, au chant et à la guitare, a une énergie qui défie celle de Turner">Tina Turner, une intensité au moins égale à celle de Janis Joplin, un rythme et [...]

Perhaps no one flopped as spectacularly in 2011 as Beyonce . She couldn't land a hit off 4 to save her life, but this was music to the ears of trusty Chart Rigger sidekick Moogaboo and I as we sat down to sift through the year's-worth of aural atrocities. Bey-lieve it or not, the prego diva pulled off a first when it came time for our annual Worst list — a hat trick of trash! And so, without further delay, here's our Worst Singles Of 2011 roundup. 10. Beyonce , "Best Thing I Never Had" D'luv says: "The best ...

life : Pictured: In 1969, Turner">Tina Turner, wearing a dark crocheted mini-dress, posed for this studio portrait. ( see more — The Mini Skirt: Then & Now )

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Video , Exclusive Douglas Mason/Getty Images The past year has been pretty good for blonde bombshell rocker Grace Potter . After recently winning a CMA Award, the singer was nominated for two Grammys for her duet 'You, Me and Tequila' with cowboy country act Kenny Chesney . And things just keep looking up from there. Known for her leggy performances, shred-worthy guitar skills and Turner">Tina Turner -esque stage moves, Potter's concerts are always high energy events. Potter and her band, the Nocturnals, have since teamed up with musical instrument retailer Guitar Center for their ...

Back in 2008, I got to scratch off on my "Things-To-Do-Before-I-Croak" list to catch Turner">Tina Turner during her 50th anniversary concert tour. While Ms. Legs strutted off stage to take a breather (the woman is in her 70s, okay?) none...