Hidden Gem: Charles Aznavour, The French Frank Sinatra
Today in Hidden Gems we are going to talk about one of France's most famous and beloved singers who many have dubbed him "The French Frank Sinatra" and his name is Charles Aznavour. Born as Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian on May 22, 1924, in Paris, France. His parents...
Hidden Gems: The Human League Dare
Ahoy! Nightrider here! In this edition of Hidden Gems, we'll take a brief look at The Human League with their timeless album "Dare." "Dare," released on October 16th, 1981, is a critically acclaimed masterpiece that, to this day, is a genre maker that still influences...
Hidden Gem: Sophie Meiers
Today on Hidden gems we are going to talk about an artist who has a voice like no other, a unique lo-fi style and lyrics that are heartfelt, and the artist's name is Sophie Meiers. I 'll be honest that I didn't know who she was at all until I head the song...
Hidden Gem: A Million Miles Away by MACROSS 82-99
Today in hidden gem we are going to talk about a hidden gem that surprisingly shouldn't be, and that's MACROSS 82-99 album A Million Miles Away. The album released in July of 2017 and I was very shocked at how great this album is! From the moment you listen to the...
Hidden Gems: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Forgotten Mother of Rock and Roll
Today we are going to talk about a woman who invented what we know today as Rock and Roll and that woman name is Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Born as either Rosetta Nubin or Rosether Atkins in Cotton Plant, Arkansas on March 20, 1915. Her mother Katie Harper was a very...
Hidden Gems: Diggin’ in the Carts
Today we are going to talk about a series that Red Bull produced back in 2014 and that series is Diggin' in the Carts. Diggin' in the Carts is a love letter for 8-bit and 16-bit video game music and those who were and or inspired by the music. Red Bull's Official...
Hidden Gem: Pink Floyd’s “A Pillow of Winds”
Today's hidden gem is a song from the English band Pink Floyd. The song is not a typical song that the group is famous for, a matter of fact the song is a soft acoustic love song and that song was A Pillow of Winds. The song was written by David Gilmour and Roger...
Hidden Gems: “Operation Eradication” by Eek-a-Mouse
Today's topic on Hidden Gems is the song "Operation Eradication" by the singjay Eek-a-Mouse. I grew up listening to Eek-a-Mouse and have always wanted to see him perform live whenever he visited my hometown. Sadly, that never came to pass. But his music remains in my...
Hidden Gems: Vince Guaraldi
When you think of Charlie Brown and the gang the first name comes to the mind of everyone all over the world and that is of Charles Schulz. There was also another name that a lot of people tend to forget and that name is Vince Guaraldi. Schulz was the one who gave...
Hidden Gem: Am I Blue?
As I was sitting down the other day and watch Justice League Unlimited, I saw Batman singing a song called Am I blue and how the way Batman was singing it was very emotional. Little did I know this song was older and has a history of the artists who have sung this...
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