Süddeutsche Zeitung : Carl Carlton - Die Aussteiger

Es gibt Alben, da ist die Geschichte dahinter fast so wichtig wie die Musik. Bei "Glory of Love" zum Beispiel, das der Gitarrist Carl Carlton mit der Schauspielerin Melanie Wiegmann aufgenommen hat. Und das zeigt, dass die Musik aus der Rebellen-Ära immer noch die Kraft hat, ein oder zwei Leben umzukrempeln. Bei Carlton hatte das als Teenager schon mal funktioniert, als er "Easy Rider" im Kino sah und The Band im Soundtrack ihre bibelschwere Nummer "The Weight" spielten. Er ging nach Amsterdam und New York, wurde Berufsmusiker und arbeitete sich bis in die erste Liga vor. Robert Palmer, Mink DeVille und Joe Cocker, wieder daheim dann Udo Lindenberg, Marius Müller-Westernhagen und Wolfgang Niedecken.

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Interview Jane Birkin - Toast to Freedom

Throwback on the interviews we did with the #ToastToFreedom artists for Amnesty International..
Here is 
#JaneBirkin :
"People have far more power if only they know it. I have always believed that if millions of people sent letters that chockablock the front doors of some ministers, some presidents, and just by the sheer weight of the letters, of the appeals, then they would have to look."

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This year's "Blues-Louis" award at the Lahnstein Blues Festival goes to: CARL CARLTON

As part of the festival, the renowned Lahnstein Blues Prize, the “Blues-Louis”, which has been awarded since 1997, will this year be awarded to guitarist, singer and composer Carl Carlton. "For decades he has been the most popular German blues guitarist, both nationally and internationally," the organizers explain.

The laudatory speech will be given by the author, moderator and music journalist Volker Rebell.

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Jane Birkin, actor and singer, dies aged 76

Rest in peace, Jane Birkin. We were so honoured to have you part of Amnesty’s Toast to Freedom.

“France’s favourite “petite Anglaise”, the British-born singer and actor Jane Birkin, has died at her home in Paris aged 76. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, paid tribute to Birkin, saying she “embodied freedom and sang the most beautiful words in our language”.

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Rolling Stone : Christine and the Queens Enlist Madonna, 070 Shake for New Album ‘Paranoïa, Angels, True Love’ (by Daniel Kreps)

Christine and the Queens will follow up their 2022 pop opera Redcar les Adorables Étoile this June with Paranoïa, Angels, True Love, featuring guests like Mike Dean, 070 Shake and Madonna. “This new record is the second part of an operatic gesture that also encompassed 2022’s Redcar les adorables étoiles. Taking inspiration from the glorious dramaturgy of Tony Kushner’s iconic play, Angels in America, Redcar felt colorful and absurd like Prior sent to his insane dream-space,” Chris said in a statement.

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Deadline : Berlin Review: ‘Joan Baez I Am A Noise’ (by Todd McCarthy)

Folk music icon Joan Baez, who’s now 82, came of age just as musicians’ live gigs were often recorded and thereby preserved for the record, virtues that are used to advantage in Joan Baez I Am A Noise. An up-close, intimate and mostly frank account of a career that arched across more than 60 years of musical and political expression while countless trends came and went, this elaborate documentary navigates adroitly through the professional and the personal aspects of a very full life, one marked by far more good fortune than bad.

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Jeff Young Obituary Los Angeles CA, Keyboardist with Jackson Browne has passed away

Keyboardist with Jackson Browne, Jeff Young has passed away. Keyboardist and renowned singer-songwriter Jeff Young was a member of the band. Los Angeles, California. Jeff brings a diverse musical background to the table offering his knowledge and experience to some of the most well-known recording artists in the world.

Jeff has worked closely with Donald Fagen and Steely Dan for a long time. He contributed keyboards and backing vocals to a number of tours where Steely Dan and Donald Fagen appeared on the New York Rock and Soul Revue.

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