Let’s listen to a song, watch it expand, and then understand what the artist is doing. Here’s George Benson’s version of Donny Hathaway’s “The Ghetto,” with Joe Sample on piano. Now, here is musician and teacher Rick Beato breaking down George’s work, because if we don’t know how artistry works, we devolve into believing it’s…
The Simpsons predicted this in 1996, yo. Insane in the membrane. Sometimes, reality exceeds even our fondest expectations. “Insane in the Brain.”
Music fans from the 1960s are familiar with The Kingsmen’s ballad, “Louie, Louie,” which became a surprise hit upon its release in 1963. But how many know that it was a remake? The original, performed by its composer, Richard Berry, was recorded in 1956 and released in 1957. Poor sound engineering by The Kingsmen’s studio…
“Like a Ship,” by Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir and “Joy and Pain,” by Frankie Beverly and Maze
Raye and Coltrane.
The Artists' Sanctum 