Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Hilly Kristal dies at age 75

Hilly Kristal

The club went first, now the owner is gone too. Hilly Kristal was the owner and soul of CBGB, the club that was the starting point for the Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, Blondie and many, many more acts who made it big (in a way).

Hilly Kristal, who founded the punk-rock club CBGB and ran the legendary Bowery institution for nearly 33 years until it closed its doors last October, died on Tuesday at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 75.

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Suzanne Vega: Frank And Ava video

Back in the day Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner made headlines with their love affair. Now it's a great song on the Suzanne Vega album Beauty & Crime.

Watch the video for Frank And Ava: Windows | Quicktime | Real

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Read my review of Beauty & Crime.

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Bettye LaVette: The Scene of the Crime

Bettye LaVette

Soul singer Bettye LaVette was supposed to make it big in the early seventies, but was dropped but her record label Atlantic. Her new album The Scene of the Crime is a return to form. A big voice, with an edge. You don't wanna mess with Bettye, 'cause she will run over you like a truck.

Bettye LaVette - The Scene of the Crime

Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with legendary Spooner Oldham on his trademark Wurlitzer piano, The Scene of the Crime is an album that has "classic" and "essential" written all over it. It's all about the battle of the sexes and Bettye makes damn sure that she will be the winner. Play loud, really loud.

The Scene of the Crime is released on Anti- Records. Release date: September 24.

MP3: Bettye LaVette - You Don't Know Me At All

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