The Big Bopper
The Kingston Trio
Paul Anka

Oh, and Zach, not all folk music is about world issues. Take a listin to "Tangled Up In Blue" or "Rocky Mountian High." and tell what you think about them.

your firend in rock,

Andrew or Jukebox [if you so choose]

Posted by Andrew on Monday, 08/26/2013 @ 01:57am

Simone was known for her temper and frequent anger management issues. In 1985, she fired a gun at a record company executive, whom she accused of stealing royalties. Simone said she "tried to kill him" but "missed". In 1995, she shot and wounded her neighbor's son with an air gun after the boy's laughter disturbed her concentration after her death. Singer-songwriter Janis Ian, a one-time friend of Simone's, related in her own autobiography one incident in which she forced a shoe store cashier, at gunpoint, to take back a pair of sandals she'd already worn.


Sounds pretty rock n roll to me.



Musicians who have cited Simone as important for their own musical upbringing include Elton John (who named one of his pianos after her), David Bowie, Emeli Sandé, Antony and the Johnsons, Nick Cave, Van Morrison, Christina Aguilera, Elkie Brooks, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Kanye West, Lena Horne, Bono, John Legend, Elizabeth Fraser, Cat Stevens, Anna Calvi, Lykke Li, Peter Gabriel, Maynard James Keenan of tool, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia Barrino, Michael Gira, Angela McCluskey, Lauryn Hill, Patrice Babatunde, Alicia Keys, Lana Del Rey, Hozier, Matt Bellamy, Ian MacKaye, Kerry Brothers, Jr., Krucial, Amanda Palmer, Steve Adey and Jeff Buckley. John Lennon cited Simone's version of "I Put a Spell on You" as a source of inspiration for the Beatles song "Michelle".

Posted by pissed on Wednesday, 12/16/2015 @ 21:39pm