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Love this! Thanks Colin! #repost from @colinpdempsey ・・・
The wonderful voodoo of @ruby_rae #rubyrae #nyc #singersongwriter #wicker @jerbearunderwater #rubyraetheuncanny (at Strong Place)

It’s actually turned into busy day for my posts, so I was just being lazy earlier, the next guy is a legend, Jack Bruce was born on May 14th 1943 in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire.

Jack was born to musical parents who travelled extensively in Canada and the U.S.A, he attended 14 different schools, finishing his formal education at Bellahouston Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, to which he won a scholarship for cello and composition. He left the Academy and his homeland at the age of 16, because of poverty and discouraged by his professors’ lack of interest in his ideas.

After playing with some of the elite of rock during the early 60’s and turning down the chance to play in Marvin Gaye’s band Jack formed Cream with Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton.  The band were a massive success in just over two years they were  awarded their first ever platinum disc for Wheels of Fire.
Jack wrote and sang most of the songs, including I Feel Free, White Room, Politician and perhaps the world’s most performed guitar riff, in Sunshine Of Your Love. Cream split in November 1968 at the height of their popularity; Jack felt that he had strayed too far from his ideals and wanted to re-discover his musical and social roots.

Bruce went on to collaborate with the likes of Frank Zappa, Lou Reed,  Cozy Powell, Gary Moore and Jon Anderson, as well as producing the soundtrack for the Scottish film The Slab Boys, with; Lulu, Edwyn Collins, Eddi Reader and the Proclaimers.

Bruce had suffered a period of declining health, after many years of addictions which he finally beat with clinical treatment, and in 2003 was diagnosed with liver cancer. In September 2003, he underwent a liver transplant, which was almost fatal, as his body initially rejected the new organ. He recovered, and in 2004 re-appeared to perform Sunshine of Your Love at a Rock Legends concert in Germany organised by the singer Mandoki.

He continued to perform in the 10 years or so up to his death of liver disease on 25 October 2014, in Suffolk, England.

In my opinion Cream were the greatest rock group of the 60’s and I think Bruce is a bit like the forgotten man of rock. 

The song I’ve chosen is  Weird Of Hermiston, it’s title comes from an  unfinished novel,  Weir Of Hermiston, by Robert Louis Stevenson,  , although the lyrics make no reference to the story.

Please check out the song, watch it until the end, the wee look between Bruce and the cellist is great. 

I’m goin’ to a wedding
I’m going to a wedding dressed in black

I’m going to a party
Going to party, won’t be back
Cause I’m not going with you
No

Trees are no longer a comfort
Messages sad in the wires
My hair is hung down
With the blackest of rain that I’m feeling

I’m going to the river
I’m going to the river wash my tears

I’m going to the mountains
Going to the mountains cool my fears
That I’m not going with you
No

Skies are no longer a comfort
Leaves turning black in the autumn
The corn is hung down
With the heaviest rain I am feeling

I’m going to a funeral
I’m going to a funeral dressed in white

I’m going to a nightclub
I’m going to a nightclub sleep with night
And I’m not going with you
No

Love is no longer a comfort
Fantastic times are forgotten
My heart is hung down
With the saddest of rain that I’m feeling

Happy Birthday Scottish born singer-songwriter David Byrne.

David was born in Dumbarton on May 14th 1952, his family moved to Canada when he was two and later moved the US, settling in Maryland. Byrne is a highly popular musician who has been rocking the music world with his experimental music and rhythms since the 1970s.

The versatile musician started performing as a teenager and has worked in a number of media like films, albums, opera and photography. During his early career he was known mainly as one of the co-founders of the new wave band Talking Heads which produced hit singles like ‘And She Was’ and ‘Burning Down the House’. The band was considered one of the most innovative and critically acclaimed bands of the new wave movement.

Propelled by the success of his band Byrne went on to pursue an equally, if not more successful, career as a solo artist. Famous for his experimental ways, he featured a mix of Afro-Cuban, Afro-Hispanic and Brazilian music in his debut solo album. He has provided music for the soundtracks of various films including ‘The Last Emperor’ for which he won an Oscar along with the brilliant Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su.

The talented artist has also written musical scores for operas. Exploring another side of his creativity, he exhibited his photography and designs on international art shows. He founded his own record label Luaka Bop which was originally intended to release Latin American compositions; however the label has grown to represent music from all over the world.

Away from the music, the movie David Byrne co-wrote and directed, True Stories, is often touted as the most authentic expression of Autism in cinema. The hyper-fixation of a man desperately trying to fit in is an example of ‘Autistic Masking’.

I love Byrnes “weirdness”, his off the wall looks and the diversity of the songs he produces, this version of the Whitney Houston song I Wanna Dance With Somebody is superb. 

@catclyde from a couple days ago while touring through Nashville. Check her out in a city near you. (Like tonight in New Orleans) #igetpaidforthis #singersongwriter #betterinblackandwhite #UStour #canadianartist (at Nashville, Tennessee)
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Atlanta peeps! Go check out my friend @catclyde tonight at @eddiesattic as she tours through the US. She’ll be one of your new favorites #igetpaidforthis #singersongwriter #touringmusician #tourlife #myfujifilm #fujix100f (at Eddie’s Attic)
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Stoked on using the @mintcamera #instantkonrf70 on location shoots. These are from a couple days ago with @rascal.martinez while touring through nashville. #igetpaidforthis #largeformat #instantphotography #instantfilm #fujiinstax #instaxwide #rangefinder #rangefindercamera #singersongwriter (at Nashville, Tennessee)
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