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Johnny And Mary
Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary Titre : Johnny And Mary Ecrit par : R. Palmer Première publication : Sur l'album Clues (1980) Classement : UK#44 « It's martial music played with a lot of accuracy and finds me experimenting with prototype sequencers again....
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Addicted To Love: Fashion's Favourite Video For 30 Years
Robert Palmer's 80s classic was released in 1986. It's remained on the style radar since then. Can it be a coincidence that Hedi Slimane, fashion’s biggest rock’n’roll fanboy, chose the 80s as the inspiration for his final collection of Saint Laurent,...
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2003: Robert Palmer's Final Year In Pictures
A l'occasion du 20ème anniversaire de la disparition de Robert Palmer, survenue le 26 septembre 2003 à Paris, nous célébrons la mémoire du grand chanteur-compositeur avec une série de photos prises durant la dernière année de sa vie, alors qu'il assurait...
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Ridin' High: Official Press Kit Presentation
The idea behind Robert Palmer's latest album, Ridin' High , began around nine years ago. Palmer had struck a working relationship with Kit McClure's 16-piece, all girl big band in New York, intrigued by a shared interest in the emotive blue note music...
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Palmer Certainly Is No Newcomer To Pop Radio
Some people think of Robert Palmer as the singer from Power Station, the guy who sang with those two guys from Duran Duran. Others associate him with his current hit, Addicted To Love . And all those fans together have made Addicted To Love the biggest...
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Andy Taylor Looks Back On Forming The Power Station
The Power Station was a supergroup that comprised both Andy and John Taylor from Duran Duran, former Vinegar Joe singer and solo artist Robert Palmer, and drummer Tony Thompson and guitarist Bernard Edwards from disco kings Chic. “We were at a David Bowie...
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James Norton To Play Chris Blackwell in Forthcoming Bob Marley Biopic
Bob Marley: One Love is a forthcoming movie based on the life of the legendary reggae singer and songwriter. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, alongside Lashana Lynch...
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Songs & Visions: The Carlsberg Concert '97 (part IV)
Lighting a show for both a 70,000 capacity live audience and the television cameras is a skill that Designer Patrick Woodroffe has carefully honed over several years. Whilst the televison requirements had to take priority, the lighting could never be...
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Brunching With Robert Palmer
If Robert Palmer were a cocktail he'd be a Manhattan: two shots rye, very wry, whiskey, one shot vermouth for that sweet aftertaste you don't expect. Palmer, above anything else, hates to be predictable, and he isn't. For a start, he's shorter and set...
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Robert Palmer
Hot hooks and great looks add up to N°1 (finally) for suave crooner Robert Palmer There's just an hour left before Robert Palmer is due at a late afternoon sound check for this evening's sold-out concert. Across the room in his hotel suite, a slowly deflating...
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Robert Palmer's Secrets: A Fifth Step On The Long Road To Mass Popularity
There's no clear reason Robert Palmer should not be at the top of rock's pantheon. If you were to list the qualities generally associated with superstardom, Palmer would probably rate on most of them. His songs are melodically strong and avoid formulas....
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Eddie Martinez 2024 Interview
“There’s a time when the phone’s ringing and burning up, then there comes a time when the phone doesn’t ring as much. That’s just reality,” Eddie Martinez says. “I think every guitarist experiences that in one way or another, especially when you’re in...
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Robert Palmer: Sally's Alley Cat
Robert Palmer, the mystery man with the Little Feat beat, talks about his next cosmic collaboration. The English winter drizzled sad, grey rain and Robert Palmer, sitting in his basement appartment with his glowing fish tanks and his drum machine, heard...
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Feature On Robert Palmer
If you detect an aroma of romantic sweetness on Robert Palmer's new album Honey , there's a reason for it. The British-born, Malta-raised and Switzerland-based singer and songwriter has a new love in his life. "That's her on the cover," beams Palmer,...
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The Island Book Of Records: Volume 2
Titre : The Island Book Of Records: Volume 2 (1969-70) Auteur : Neil Storey Date de publication : 26 novembre 2024 (UK) Editeur : Manchester University Press Type : Essai The second volume of the highly collectable Island Book Of Records series will be...
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Double Fun
Titre : Double Fun Date de publication : 1978 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#45 Morceaux : 1. Every Kinda People 2. Best Of Both Worlds 3. Come Over 4. Where Can It Go? 5. Night People 6. Love Can Run Faster 7. You Overwhelm Me 8. You Really...
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The Alan Bown!
The Alan Bown Set, connu plus tardivement sous le nom de The Alan Bown!, est un groupe fondé en 1965 par le trompettiste Alan Bown (1942-2014). The Alan Bown Set se distingue comme l'un des premiers groupes anglais à comporter une section de cuivres....
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Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
Titre : Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina Auteur : Chris Frantz Date de publication : 2020 Editeur : St. Martin's Press (US), White Rabbit (UK) Type : Essai Le batteur Chris Frantz (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) se remémore notamment son...
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I Was There: Dispatches From A Life In Rock And Roll
Titre : I Was There: Dispatches From A Life In Rock And Roll Auteur : Alan Edwards Date de publication : 2024 Editeur : Simon And Chuster Type : Essai Alan Edwards (1980s) Au cours de ses 40 années de carrière dans les relations publiques, Alan Edwards...
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Joe Cocker Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
A first-time nominee though having been eligible for 35 years, the late Joe Cocker is finally getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The announcement was made on Sunday April 27, 2025 during ABC's TV show American Idol. Cocker joins the 2025 class...
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Eric "ET" Thorngren: Throwing Out Reality
Recording and mixing much of the Talking Heads catalog would be one achievement, but then throw in tracking some of the earliest hip-hop at Sugar Hill, mixing Robert Palmer's ' Addicted To Love ', and re-mixing songs for Bob Marley's 'Legend' album, and...
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Sneakin' Sally Turns 50
Le 6 septembre 1974, seulement quelques mois après avoir quitté le groupe Vinegar Joe, Robert Palmer publie son premier album solo, Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley . Produit par Steve Smith, enregistré à New York et à la Nouvelle-Orléans avec le concours...
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Riptide
Titre : Riptide Date de publication : 1985 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#8 / UK#5 Récompenses : 2 x Disque de Platine US / Disque d'Or UK Morceaux : 1. Riptide 2. Hyperactive 3. Addicted To Love 4. Trick Bag 5. Get It Through Your Heart...
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Heavy Nova
Titre : Heavy Nova Date de publication : 1988 Label : EMI Type : Album Classement : US#13 / UK#17 Récompenses : Disque de Platine US / Disque d'Or UK Morceaux : 1. Simply Irresistible 2. More Than Ever 3. Change His Ways 4. Disturbing Behavior 5. Early...
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Pride: Album Review
I've never met Robert Palmer, but I love hearing those successive stories by those who have, each primarily astonished that this smooth cat has an Albert Tatlock accent. Judging by his music, I bet Palmer loves the ensuing surprise, confusion, the mad...