Thursday, February 27, 2020

Stevie Wonder - Discography - 320kbps

By Ozzieguy11:00 AMStevie Wonder1 comment

Stevie Wonder - Discography

Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder's heightened awareness of sound helped him create vibrant, colorful music teeming with life and ambition. Nearly everything he recorded bore the stamp of his sunny, joyous positivity; even when he addressed serious racial, social, and spiritual issues (which he did quite often in his prime), or sang about heartbreak and romantic uncertainty, an underlying sense of optimism and hope always seemed to emerge. Much like his inspiration, Ray Charles, Wonder had a voracious appetite for many different kinds of music, and refused to confine himself to any one sound or style.

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Down To Earth

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For Once In My Life

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Hotter Than July
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Innervisions
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I Was Made To Love Her

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Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
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Live At Talk Of The Town

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My Cherie Amour

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Signed Sealed And Delivered

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Someday At Christmas

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Songs In The Key Of Life
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Stevie At The Beach

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Stevie Wonder Live

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Talking Book
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The 12 Year Old Genius - Recorded Live

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The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie

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Tribute to Uncle Ray

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Up-Tight Everything's Alright

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Where I'm Coming From

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With A Song In My Heart

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Minnie Riperton - Discography - 320kbps Bitrate

By Ozzieguy2:30 PMMinnie Riperton1 comment

Minnie Riperton - Discography

Born:November 8, 1947 - Died:July 12, 1979

R.I.P.

The tragic death of 31-year-old Minnie Riperton in 1979 silenced one of soul music's most unique and unforgettable voices. Blessed with an angelic five-octave vocal range, she scored her greatest commercial success with the chart-topping pop ballad "Lovin' You." Riperton was born in Chicago on November 8, 1947. As a youth she studied music, drama, and dance at the city's Abraham Lincoln Center and later contemplated a career in opera. Her pop career began in 1961 when she joined a local group called the Gems, signing to the famed Chess label to release a handful of singles as well as lend backing vocals to acts including Fontella Bass, the Dells, and Etta James. After graduating high school, Riperton went to work at Chess as a receptionist. Following the Gems' dissolution, she also signed with the label as a solo act, releasing a single, "Lonely Girl," under the alias Andrea Davis.

Diagnosed with breast cancer, she underwent a mastectomy in 1976, later becoming a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society and earning a Society Courage Award from then-President Jimmy Carter. Riperton continued performing despite her declining condition, with 1979's Minnie the final album completed during her lifetime. She died in L.A. on July 12 of that year. "Memory Lane," the biggest single off Minnie, was later nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Roy Orbison [RIP] - Discography - 320kbps Birate

By Ozzieguy2:18 PMRoy Orbison [RIP]7 comments

Roy Orbison - Discography

Born: April 23, 1936 - Died: December 6, 1988

R.I.P.

Although he shared the same rockabilly roots as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison went on to pioneer an entirely different brand of country/pop-based rock & roll in the early '60s. What he lacked in charisma and photogenic looks, Orbison made up for in spades with his quavering operatic voice and melodramatic narratives of unrequited love and yearning. In the process, he established rock & roll archetypes of the underdog and the hopelessly romantic loser. These were not only amplified by peers such as Del Shannon and Gene Pitney, but also influenced future generations of roots rockers such as Bruce Springsteen and Chris Isaak, as well as modern country stars the Mavericks.

Orbison made his first widely distributed recordings for Sun Records in 1956. Roy was a capable rockabilly singer, and had a small national hit with his first Sun single, "Ooby Dooby." But even then, he was far more comfortable as a ballad singer than as a hepped-up rockabilly jive cat. Other Sun singles met with no success, and by the late '50s he was concentrating primarily on building a career as a songwriter, his biggest early success being "Claudette" (recorded by the Everly Brothers).