Woodbury's Beck Dies Aug 1, 2008
In the 1970s and 80s, he worked with Gloria Gaynor and recorded two albums with Esther Phillips. As his career progressed, he signed contracts with Columbia, Polydor, Verve, Gryphon, CTI and MGM records. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Medford (not Memphis) is home to rebirth of Eddie Floyd's soul Jul 31, 2008
"I would have flown to Timbuktu to make this happen," Dinallo says of the new album that finds Floyd purring through such gems as "I Will Always Have Faith in You" (a hit he wrote for Carla Thomas), the quietly urgent " 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone" (a hit for both William Bell and Esther Phillips), and the driving "You Don't Know What You Mean to Me," which Sam & Dave scored with. (There's no remake of Floyd's "Knock on Wood" because the producers felt they couldn't possibly top the original. (Boston Globe)
Joe Beck, at 62; jazz guitarist who collaborated with greats Jul 29, 2008
After taking a three-year break from music to run a dairy farm, Mr. Beck went back to music in the 1970s, working with artists such as Gloria Gaynor and Esther Phillips, including on her hit single "What a Difference a Day Makes.". In 1975, his collaboration with saxophonist David Sanborn, "Beck and Sanborn," became a cool fusion hit. (Boston Globe)
Jazz guitarist Joe Beck dead at 62 Jul 29, 2008
After taking a three-year break from music to run a dairy farm, Beck went back to music in the 1970s, working with artists such as Gloria Gaynor and Esther Phillips, including on her hit single, What a Difference a Day Makes. In 1975, his collaboration with saxophonist David Sanborn, Beck and Sanborn, became a cool fusion hit. (USA Today -- Life)
Big Brother database for phones and e-mails May 21, 2008
Esther Phillips, Leatherhead. Never mind the ridiculuous cost the actual logistics of this would cost the public, anyone anywhere can, will and do use proxy servers, IP addresses and innumerable other techniques by which to remain untraceable; hacking of cell phones even today in order to remotely trigger a bomb is simple. (Times Online)
Book keeps memories of Allegheny City alive Dec 4, 2007
Ms. Miles, who also is a musician and the author of a biography of Pittsburgh artist Esther Phillips, will speak on Allegheny City at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Borders South, Bethel Park, and at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at Bistro to Go, 415 E. Ohio St., North Side. Her books and information about other appearances are available on her Web site. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pick out a box set for every musical taste Nov 23, 2007
Onzy MatthewsMosaic Select, 3 CDs, $44Foundation: The West Coast arranger who worked for such stars as Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Esther Phillips, as well as the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded two albums for Capitol between 1963 and 1965. In addition to Blues With a Touch of Elegance and Sounds for the '60s, the set includes 29 previously unreleased tracks. (USA Today -- Life)
Poetry And Music Oct 27, 2007
" She names the great beboppers as her early faves - Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell - and she was enamored of the great jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holliday. "We had all these wonderful groups in Los Angeles and they played teenage dances," she says. "Johnny Otis played the dance at the Teen Post, and he had Big Mama Thornton with him, and Little Esther Phillips, and Big Jay McNeely. A lot of rhythm and blues bands came through - T-Bone Walker, Roy... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
