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Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

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RIP Kris Kristofferson American country singer, songwriter, and actor. 22nd June  1936 – 28th September 2024   ----- ————  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson

CHORDS, RIFFS, TABS AND TURN-AROUNDS

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Gospel, Jazz, Folk, Country, Rock, Soul, B-Bop, Funk, Rhythm & Blues, Punk and Pop, it all came "Out of the Blues" . On the Focus Music page we aim to take a look at the journey popular music has made through the decades with links to influential artists of each era. Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and original Blues men including Robert Johnson, Edward Son House, Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt made their way north from the American deep South and brought the "Blues" to a wider American audience. This in turn lead to the birth of "Rock and Roll" in the 50s with artists such as Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. "The Beatles" were inspired by the great guitar riffs of Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and Little Richard's soulful sound and "Rhythm and Blues" burst onto the UK music scene in the 60s spawning the "Mersey Beat Sound" and "Beatlemania" and the rest they say is Hi...

Future Islands - The Thief (Official Video)

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RIP Shane MacGowan - The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)

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The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Music Video)

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Now and Then. The Last Beatles Song

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Punk-pop of 'Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is', the 3rd single to be released from Sparks 26th studio album.

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A  22-hour-old baby petitioning to be readmitted to the womb is  the protagonist of the catchy punk-pop  of Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is, the 3 rd  single to be released from Sparks 26 th  studio album.    The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte  marks Sparks' first release on the venerable Island Records label in close to five decades, following such classics as 1974's landmark  Kimono My House , highlighted of course by the indelible hit single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us'. The new album is described by  Ron and Russell Mael  as a record that is " as bold and uncompromising as anything we did back then or, for that matter, anytime throughout our career . "    Sparks previously shared the single  'Veronica Lake'  and the album title track alongside a  video  starring  Cate Blanchett .  The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte  also includes such instantly intriguing new musica...