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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman at TED conference 2007
Tracy Chapman at TED conference 2007
Background information
Birth name Tracy Chapman
Born March 30, 1964 (1964-03-30) (age 44)
Origin Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Genre(s) Folk, blues, alternative rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active 1988–present
Label(s) Elektra Records
Website Official Site

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles, "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason" "The Promise" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.[1]

[edit] Albums

Year Album UK Albums Chart Billboard Top 200 Swiss Album Chart France Album Chart RIAA certification
1988 Tracy Chapman 1 1 1 27 US X11 Platinum
1989 Crossroads 1 9 2 — US Platinum
1992 Matters of the Heart 19 53 10 — US Gold
1995 New Beginning — 4 22 44 US X8 Platinum
2000 Telling Stories 85 33 2 9 US Gold
2000 Telling Stories (2 CD Tour Edition) 93 – – – —
2001 Collection 3 — 4 — —
2002 Let It Rain 36 25 4 3 —
2003 Let It Rain (2 CD Tour Edition) 171 – – – —
2005 Where You Live 43 49 4 7 —

[edit] Singles

Year Song UK singles U.S. singles Swiss singles Album
1988 "Fast Car" 6 5 — Tracy Chapman
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" 85 75 —
"Baby Can I Hold You" 94 48 —
1989 "All That You Have Is Your Soul" — — — Crossroads
"Crossroads" 61 90 18
1990 "Subcity" — — —
1992 "Bang Bang Bang" — — — Matters Of The Heart
"Dreaming on a World" — — —
1995 "Give Me One Reason" 127 3 — New Beginning
1996 "New Beginning" — 106 —
"The Promise" — — —
"Smoke and Ashes" — 119 —
2000 "Telling Stories" — 108 76 Telling Stories
"It's OK" [US Radios Only] — — —
"Wedding Song" [US Radios Only] — — —
2001 "Baby Can I Hold You" [Re-release] — —- — Collection
2002 "You're the One" 146 — — Let It Rain
2003 "Another Sun" [UK Promo only] — — —
2005 "Change" 191 — — Where You Live
2006 "America" [Promo Only] — — —

[edit] Contributions

Duet songs:

Covered songs:

  • "House Of The Rising Sun" — Rubαiyαt (LP)
  • "The Times They Are A Changin" — Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration. (LP)
  • "O' Holy Night" — A Very Special Christmas 3 (LP) & A Very Special Christmas Live. (LP)
  • "Three Little Birds" — Live at the One Love Bob Marley All Star Tribute.
  • "Get Up Stand Up" — by Bob Marley featured on the Let It Rain tour edition CD2 (LP).
  • "Stand By Me" — by Bill Withers on the XM Hear Music Radio Sessions Volume 1 (LP).

Cover versions:

  • "Baby Can I Hold You?" — reached number 2 on the UK chart in 1997 performed by Boyzone
  • "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" — Reel Big Fish, "Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album", Disc 1, 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman

  • Official website
  • Discussion Forum
  • Tracy Chapman unofficial website
  • Tracy Chapman Online
  • Tracy Chapman Artist pages on Atlantic Records site.
  • Fan Channel on YouTube
  • http://www.metrolyrics.com/tracy-chapman-lyrics.html

    • ALBUMS Tracy Chapman Collection Crossroads New Beginning Where You Live Let It Rain Matters of the Heart Telling Stories Give Me One Reason Telling Stories: Special Edition Tour Package The Paris Concert For Amnesty International [1998]

    SINGLES You're the One 

    Bob Dylan
    Dylan at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Background information
    Birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman
    Also known as Elston Gunn, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury/Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost, Jack Fate, Willow Scarlet, Robert Milkwood Thomas.
    Born May 24, 1941 (1941-05-24) (age 67)
    Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
    Genre(s) Folk, rock, Country, Blues
    Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, author, poet, screenwriter, disc jockey
    Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
    Years active 1959–present
    Label(s) Columbia, Asylum
    Associated acts The Band, Traveling Wilburys Grateful Dead
    Website www.BobDylan.com

    Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and a poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan's most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal chronicler and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'",[1] became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements. His most recent studio album, Modern Times, released on August 29, 2006, entered the U.S. album chart at number one, and that same year was named Album of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.[2]

    Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, he has shown steadfast devotion to many traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to gospel, rock and roll and rockabilly, to English, Scottish and Irish folk music, and even jazz and swing.[3][4]

    Dylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the "Never Ending Tour". Although his accomplishments as performer and recording artist have been central to his career, his songwriting is generally regarded as his greatest contribution.[5]

    Over many years, Dylan has been recognized and honored for his songwriting, performing, and recording. His records have earned Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards, and he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1999, Dylan was included in TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and in 2004, he was ranked number two in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "Greatest Artists of All Time", second only to The Beatles.[6] In January 1990, Dylan was made a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by French Minister of Culture Jack Lang; in 2000, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music;[7] and in 2007, Dylan was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in Arts in Spain by the Fundaciσn Prνncipe de Asturias. He has been nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[8][9][10]

    In 2008, Dylan was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."[11] Previous recipients of this award include Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane......

    A MASSIVE READ WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON HERE.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan

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    Fan base

    Bob Dylan's large and vocal fan base writes books, essays, zines, etc. at a furious rate. They also maintain a massive Internet presence with daily Dylan news: a site which documents every song he has ever played in concert; one that documents bootlegs that have been released; and one where visitors bet on what songs he will play on upcoming tours;[258] along with hundreds of other Dylan-themed sites. Within minutes of the end of concerts, set lists and reviews are posted by his loyal following.[259] [260]

    The Dylan Pool, created in 2001 has been featured on CNN, CBC, BBC, and the Associated Press. The Associated Press reported: "The pool reflects both the obsessive interest Dylan still draws 45 years into his career and the way this road warrior has structured his career."[258] It allows interaction between fans while adding a level of competition through the unique online Bob Dylan fantasy game. In the summer of 2007 the Dylan Pool went offline but some fans, having anticipated this eventuality, launched a new website: The neverending pool.

    The poet laureate of England, Andrew Motion, is a vocal supporter of Dylan's work,[187] as is literary critic Christopher Ricks,[261][262] academic Professor Neil Corcoran,[263] and musicians Lou Reed, Jimi Hendrix, Bono,[264] Neil Young,[265] Bruce Springsteen,[266] Tom Petty, The Go-Betweens, David Bowie,[267] Bryan Ferry,[268] Mike Watt,[269] Roger Waters, Ian Hunter, Paul Simon, David Gilmour, Nick Cave,[270] Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Ronnie Wood, Billy Joel, Glen Hansard, Robyn Hitchcock and Tom Waits.[271]

    ISIS Magazine was founded in 1985 and is the longest running publication about Bob Dylan. Edited since its inception by Derek Barker, the magazine, which is published bimonthly, has subscribers in 32 countries.

    [edit] Studio albums

    Album Year Chart position RIAA Certification
    US UK
    Bob Dylan 1962 13
    The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 1963 22 1 Platinum
    The Times They Are a-Changin' 1964 20 4 Gold
    Another Side of Bob Dylan 1964 43 8 Gold
    Bringing It All Back Home 1965 6 1 Platinum
    Highway 61 Revisited 1965 3 4 Platinum
    Blonde on Blonde 1966 9 3 2Χ Multi-Platinum
    John Wesley Harding 1967 2 1 Platinum
    Nashville Skyline 1969 3 1 Platinum
    Self Portrait 1970 4 1 Gold
    New Morning 1970 7 1 Gold
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973 16 29 Gold
    Dylan 1973 17 Gold
    Planet Waves 1974 1 7 Gold
    Blood on the Tracks 1975 1 4 2Χ Multi-Platinum
    The Basement Tapes 1975 7 8 Gold
    Desire 1976 1 3 2Χ Multi-Platinum
    Street Legal 1978 11 2 Gold
    Slow Train Coming 1979 3 2 Platinum
    Saved 1980 24 3
    Shot of Love 1981 33 6
    Infidels 1983 20 9 Gold
    Empire Burlesque 1985 33 11
    Knocked Out Loaded 1986 53 35
    Down in the Groove 1988 61 32
    Oh Mercy 1989 30 6
    Under the Red Sky 1990 38 13
    Good as I Been to You 1992 51 18
    World Gone Wrong 1993 70 35
    Time Out of Mind 1997 10 10 Platinum
    “Love and Theft” 2001 5 3 Gold
    Modern Times 2006 1 3 Platinum

    [edit] Compilations

    Album Year Chart position RIAA Certification
    US UK
    Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 1967 10 3 5Χ Multi-Platinum
    Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II 1971 14 12 6Χ Multi-Platinum
    Masterpieces 1978 — — —
    Biograph 1985 33 — Platinum
    The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 1991 49 32 Gold
    Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 1994 126 — Gold
    The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 1 (UK) 1997 — — —
    The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 2000 — — —
    The Essential Bob Dylan 2000 67 9 Platinum
    The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack 2005 16 21 Gold
    The Best of Bob Dylan (US) 2005 — — —
    Dylan 2007 36 10 —

    [edit] Live albums

    Album Year Chart position RIAA Certification
    US UK
    Before the Flood 1974 3 8 Platinum
    Hard Rain 1976 17 3 Gold
    Bob Dylan at Budokan 1979 13 4 Gold
    Real Live 1984 115 54
    Dylan & The Dead 1989 37 38 Gold
    The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration 1993 40 Gold
    MTV Unplugged 1995 23 10 Gold
    The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert 1998 31 19 Gold
    Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert Performances (Japan only) 2001
    The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue 2002 56 69 Gold
    The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall 2004 28 33
    Live at the Gaslight 1962 2005
    Live at Carnegie Hall 1963 2005

    [edit] With Traveling Wilburys

    Album Year RIAA Certification
    Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 1988 3Χ Multi-Platinum
    Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 1990 Platinum

    [edit] Other appearances

    [edit] Singles

    Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. M/S Rock UK Album
    1962 "Mixed Up Confusion" / "Corrina, Corrina" - - - Biograph/Non-album Single
    1964 "Blowin' in the Wind" - - - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
    1965 "The Times They Are a-Changin'" - - 9 The Times They Are A-Changing"
    "Maggie's Farm" - - 22 Bringing It All Back Home
    "Subterranean Homesick Blues" 39 6 9
    "Like a Rolling Stone" 2 - 4 Highway 61 Revisited
    "Positively 4th Street" 7 - 8 Biograph / Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
    "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" 58 - 17 Biograph
    1966 "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" 119 - 35 Blonde on Blonde
    "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" 2 - 7
    "I Want You" 20 - 16
    "Just Like a Woman" 33 - -
    1967 "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" 81 - -
    1969 "I Threw It All Away" 85 - 30 Nashville Skyline
    "Lay Lady Lay" 7 - 5
    "Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You" 50 - -
    1970 "Wigwam" 41 - - Self Portrait
    1971 "Watching the River Flow" 41 - 24 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II
    "If Not for You" - - - New Morning
    "George Jackson" 33 - - Non-album Single
    1973 "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" 12 5 13 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
    1973 "A Fool Such as I" 55 - - Dylan
    1974 "On a Night Like This" 44 - - Planet Waves
    "Something There Is About You" 107 - -
    "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" 66 - - Before the Flood
    "All Along the Watchtower" - - -
    1975 "Tangled Up in Blue" 31 - - Blood on the Tracks
    "Hurricane" 33 - 43 Desire
    1976 "Mozambique" 54 - -
    1977 "Rita Mae" 110 - - Non-album Single
    1978 "Is Your Love in Vain?" - - 55 Street Legal
    "Baby Stop Crying" - - 13
    "Changing of the Guards" - - -
    1979 "Gotta Serve Somebody" 24 - - Slow Train Coming
    "Precious Angel"/"Trouble in Mind" - - -
    1980 "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" - - -
    "Solid Rock" - - - Saved
    "Saved" - - -
    1981 "Shot of Love" - 38 - Shot of Love
    "Heart of Mine" - - -
    1983 "Union Sundown" - - 90 Infidels
    1984 "Jokerman" - - -
    "Sweetheart Like You" 55[1] - -
    1985 "Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)" 103 19[1] - Empire Burlesque
    "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" - - -
    1986 "Band Of The Hand" - 28[1] 96 Non-album Single
    1986 "Got My Mind Made Up" - 23[1] - Knocked Out Loaded
    1988 "Silvio" - 5[1] - Down in the Groove
    1989 "Everything Is Broken" - 8[1] 98 Oh Mercy
    "Slow Train" - 8 - Dylan & The Dead
    1990 "Unbelievable" - 21[1] 93 Under the Red Sky
    1993 "My Back Pages" - 26[1] - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
    1995 "Dignity" - - 33 MTV Unplugged
    1998 "Love Sick" - - 64 Time out of Mind
    2000 "Things Have Changed" - - 58 Wonder Boys
    2006 "Someday Baby" 98[1][2] - - Modern Times
    2007 "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" - - 51 Non-Album Track

    ALBUMS The Essential Bob Dylan Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde Modern Times Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan Highway 61 RevisitedBlood on the Tracks Dylan (3CD) No Direction Home: Bob Dylan [2005] Desire Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2 Bob Dylan: Remastered Bob Dylan - Transmissions - LiveThe Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 Bob Dylan - 1978-1989 - Both Ends Of The Rainbow [2008] Love And Theft Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1966: the Bootleg Series Vol.4 Nashville Skyline Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back (65 Tour Deluxe Edition) [1965]

    DVDBob Dylan - The Other Side Of The Mirror - Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 [2007]Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back [1965]

    BOOKSChronicles: Volume OneThe Bob Dylan EncyclopediaBob Dylan: The Photographs of Barry Feinstein 1966 -1974Lyrics: 1962-2001Positively Main Street: Bob Dylan's Minnesota

    Amy Macdonald
    Amy Macdonald at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards.
    Amy Macdonald at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards.
    Background information
    Born August 25, 1987 (1987-08-25) (age 21)[1]
    Origin Bishopbriggs, Scotland
    Genre(s) Folk rock, indie rock, alternative rock, soft rock
    Instrument(s) Guitar, drums, piano, vocals
    Years active 2007–present
    Label(s) Vertigo
    Website http://www.amymacdonald.co.uk/

    Amy Macdonald (born 25 August 1987 in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire[1]) is a Scottish singer/songwriter. Her debut album, This Is The Life, was released on 30 July 2007 and has now sold over 1 million copies. Her first single, "Poison Prince", was released on 7 May 2007. She has played shows at music festivals such as Glastonbury, Hyde Park, T in the Park, and V festival. Amy is signed to record company Vertigo, the same record label which hosts The Killers and Razorlight. Macdonald started playing on-stage acoustic gigs at the age of 15.[1] Her main influences include Travis and The Libertines. After playing several shows across mainland Europe, Macdonald plans to play at various festivals such as V Fest during the summer of 2008.

     

    Early life

    Macdonald attended Bishopbriggs High School.[2]

    She is a self taught musician and started to play her father's guitar after being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park Festival in 2000.[citation needed]

    Macdonald started her trade at various pubs and coffee houses in and around Glasgow at the tender age of 15. She regularly played open mic slots at the city's Brunswick Cellars on Sauchiehall Street.[citation needed] She sent a demo CD away to an advert in the back of NME magazine and was signed to production company 'Melodramatic'.[citation needed]

    In April 2006 she signed a 5 album deal with Mercury records, part of the worldwide Universal company.[citation needed]

     Media image

    Amy Macdonald at Pinkpop 2008
    Amy Macdonald at Pinkpop 2008

    Reviewers often cite Amy Macdonald as a shy spoken 20 year old girl who comes alive with her booming singing voice.[3] Despite her Scottish origins, her singing voice has been described as partly Irish.[4] She has also called herself a slight tomboy. On her MySpace blog, she mentions cars, such as Audis, and video games as her interests. Macdonald has also expressed how fast her life is moving when she mentions her admiration when meeting other singers from the UK such as Travis's Fran Healy and Elton John. [5]

     Controversy

    Macdonald gained some press coverage when she questioned whether the 2007 winner of The X Factor, Leon Jackson, was suffering from tonsillitis. This was because Amy Macdonald herself was suffering from tonsillitis at the same time but she was still able to perform on stage at Glasgow and at the BBC's Hogmanay Live show the same night.[6]

     

    Studio albums

    Year Album UK DK NL CH BEL GER IRE AUS GRE PL NOR
    2007 This Is the Life 1 1 1 1 1 4 16 19 9 17 5

    [edit] Singles

    Year Single Album Chart positions[7]
    UK CH GER AUS NL DEN SCO PL LIT BE
    2007 "Poison Prince" "This Is the Life" 136
    "Mr. Rock and Roll" 12 3 21 19 47* 1 1
    "L.A." 48 5
    "This Is the Life" 28 2 5 38 1 8 31 5 1
    2008 "Run" 75
    "Poison Prince"(Re-Release) 141 581

     

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    Amy Macdonald at MySpace

    Macdonald's YouTube page

    Listen to clips of : Poison Prince # Run # This Is The Life # LA # Mr Rock & Roll 

    All things Amy here: