Tag: Music

Elegia by New Order

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Elegia
Album: Low-Life
Date: 1985
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: New Order

New Order

New Order is a rock band formed in 1980 in Manchester, UK. The members regrouped after the disbandment of their previous band Joy Division following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. The band’s integration of post-punk and electronic dance music made them one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s. New Order was the flagship band of the Manchester-based record label Factory Records and its night club The Hacienda

Dani California by Red Hot Chilli Peppers

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Dani California
Album: Stadium Arcadium
Date: 2006
Genre: Rock
Artist: Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Red Hot Chilli Peppers are a rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The line-up is vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. With music incorporating elements of rock, funk, punk, hard rock, psychedelic rock, and hip hop their eclectic range has influenced a variety of genres including funk metal, rap rock, rap metal, and nu metal

Metal March Day 5

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Phantom of the Opera
Nightwish
2002

Dedicated with much pleasure and love to the sweetest Willow of the Dot xxx go enjoy some time on her wonderful bloggie

The combination of Tarja’s operatic voice and metal is simply fantastic – artistic ingenuity at its very best.

Filix by Alexander Litvinovsky

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Filix
2019
Contemporary

Alexander Litvinovsky
Jazz
Born: 1 May 1962, Minsk, Belorussia
Nationality: Belarusian

Alexander Litvinovsky

Litvinovsky is a composer of contemporary music. He works in a variety of genres including chamber music, stage production music, choral music, and electroacoustic art

Metal March Day 4

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Bed of Nails
Alice Cooper
1989

“Bed of Nails” carries so many lovely memories so today it is dedicated to my lovely Gabbie. xxxx Yes, she loved her twee fluffy music which I now hold dear, but she was a hell of a rock-chick too Oh the memories!!!

En Kadhal Solla by Yuvan Shankar Raja

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En Kadhal Solla
2010
Film and TV

Yuvan Shankar Raja
Film and TV
Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India
Nationality: Indian

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and a singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for &G rainbow Colony. In 2015 raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films

Metal March Day 3

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Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
1992

Sure I fear something when I am out alone at night – that something is discrimination and prejudice – I have faced it more times than I care to mention. I won’t let it stop me being me.

“When I’m walking a dark road
I am a man who walks alone”
Those last two lines say something else – and it nails me every time as if I am drifting to the darker places I go alone.

Dances of Marosszék by Zoltán Kodály

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Dances of Marosszék
1927
Dance

Zoltán Kodály
Classical
Born: 16 December 1882, Kecskemét, Hungary
Nationality: Hungarian
Died: 6 March 1967, Budapest, Hungary

Zoltán Kodály 1882-1967

Kodály was a composer, ethnomusicologist, linguist, pedagogue, and philosopher. He Is internationally known as the creator of the Kodály method of music education

Candle In the Wind by Elton John

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Candle In the Wind
Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Date: 1973
Genre: Soft Rock
Artist: Elton John

Elton John

Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer. Working in collaboration with Bernie Taupin since 1967 Elton John is among the most successful artists of all time. In his six- decade career he is acclaimed by critics and musicians, especially for his work during the 1970s and his lasting impact on the music industry

Metal March Day 1

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So people were posting love songs all last month; this is a month of my response to all that sook – turn up the volume and rip it.

Seek & Destroy
Metallica
1982

Starting with my gods of metal Metallica, I am sure they will appear a fair bit this month – like that is a bad thing – NOT! “Seek & Destroy” is in my top 10 of all time, but not the highest entry for Metallica as they also hold the #1 slot. That will come at some point this month

Cello Concerto No. 9 by Luigi Boccherini

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Cello Concerto No. 9
1760
Romantic

Luigi Boccherini
Classical
Born: 19 February 1743, Lucca, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Died: 28 May 1805, Madrid, Spain

Luigi Boccherini 1743-1805

Boccherini was a composer and cellist of the Classical era. Even though he matured apart from the major European musical centres his music retained a courtly and galante style. He is best known for a minuet from his String Quartet No.5 in E and the Cello Concerto in B flat major. Boccherini’s oeuvre also includes several guitar quintets

Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol

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Dancing With Myself
Album: Dancing with Myself
Date: 1981
Genre: New Wave
Artist: Billy Idol

Billy Idol

Billy Idol is a singer, songwriter, and musician. He achieved fame in the 1970s as the lead singer of Generation X. His subsequent solo career led to international recognition as a lead artist of the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” in the USA. During the 1990s Billy Idol focused on his private life out of the public eye. In 2005 he made a comeback with the release of “Devil’s Playground”

Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály

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Dances of Galánta
1933
Orchestral

Zoltán Kodály
Classical
16 December 1882, Kecskemét, Hungary
Nationality: Hungarian
Died: 6 March 1967, Budapest, Hungary

Zoltán Kodály 1882-1967

Kodály was a composer, ethnomusicologist, linguist, pedagogue, and philosopher. He Is internationally known as the creator of the Kodály method of music education

Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John

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Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Album: The Lion King
Date: 1994
Genre: Film and TV
Artist: Elton John

Elton John

Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer. Working in collaboration with Bernie Taupin since 1967 Elton John is among the most successful artists of all time. In his six-decade career, he is acclaimed by critics and musicians, especially for his work during the 1970s and his lasting impact on the music industry

Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni

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Cavalleria Rusticana
1890
Opera

Pietro Mascagni
Opera
Born: 7 December 1863, Livorno, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Died: 2 August 1945, Rome, Italy

Pietro Mascagni 1863-1945

Mascagni was a composer best known for his operas. In 1890 his opera “Cavalleria” caused on of the greatest sensations in operatic history and ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music. Despite claims that Mascagni was a one-opera wonder “L’Amico Fritz” and “Iris” have also remained in the European repertoire since their premieres. Mascagni composed fifteen operas, an operetta, and several orchestral works. He enjoyed great success in his lifetime as a composer and a conductor

Barbed Wire Love by Stiff Little Fingers

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Barbed Wire Love
Album: Inflammable Material
Date: 1979
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers are an Irish band emerging from the punk rock era. Formed in 1977 at the height of the Irish Troubles which influenced much of their songwriting. They were the first punk band in Belfast to release a record – “Suspect Device” was released on their own label, Rigid Digits. Their album “Inflammable Material” released with Rough Trade became the first indie LP to enter the UK top 20

Edhirthu Nill by Yuvan Shankar Raja

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Edhirthu Nill
2013
Film and TV

Yuvan Shankar Raja
Film and TV
Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India
Nationality: Indian

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career, Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for &G rainbow Colony. In 2015 raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films

A Night Like This by The Cure

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A Night Like This
Album: The Head on the Door
Date: 1985
Genre: Gothic Rock
Artist: The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are a gothic rock band formed in West Sussex, England in 1978. Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The Cure’s debut album “Three Imaginary Boys” (1979) placed the band in the post-punk and new wave movements. It is their second album “Seventeen Seconds” (1980) that the increasingly dark and tormented style along with Smith’s strange style saw the band become a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock and its surrounding subculture

Bacchus by Jules Massenet

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Bacchus
1909
Opera

Jules Massenet
Romantic
Born: 12 May 1842, Montaud, France
Nationality: French
Died: 13 August 1912, Paris, France

Jules Massenet 1842-1912

Massenet was a composer of the Romantic era best known for operas, including Manon )41884) and Werther (1892). Massenet also composed oratorios, orchestral works, songs, and other music. He became a professor at the Conservatoire teaching composition from 1878-1896. His students included Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Pierné, and Gustave Charpentier. Massenet’s operas are considered well-crafted and intelligent products of the Belle Époque

Daddy by Coldplay

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Daddy
Album: Everyday Life
Date: 2019
Genre: Soft Rock
Artist: Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay formed in London in n1997. The line-up consists of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion, and creative director Phil Harvey. Initially called Starfish the band met at University College London and began playing together in 1996. Coldplay are one of the best-selling musical acts of all time with over 100 million global album sales

Adiemus by Karl Jenkins

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Adiemus
1994
New Age

Karl Jenkins
Jazz, Rock, Classical
Born: 17 February 1944, Gower, Wales
Nationality: Welsh

Karl Jenkins

Jenkins is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. His best-known works include the song “Adiemus.” Educated at Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music Jenkins joined the jazz band Soft Machine in 1972. He became the group’s leading songwriter and worked with them until 1984. Jenkins has written music for TV ad campaigns and has won the industry prize twice

Cambodia by Kim Wilde

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Cambodia
Album: Select
Date: 1982
Genre: Pop
Artist: Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde is a pop singer and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with the single “Kids in America” which reached No. 2 in the UK. Kim Wilde received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist in 1983. Between the years 1981 and 1996, she had 25 singles charting within Top 50 on the UK Singles Chart

A Dream by Enrico Caruso

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A Dream
1920
Classical

Enrico Caruso
Opera
Born: 25 February 1873, Naples, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Dies: 2 August 1921, Naples, Italy

Enrico Caruso 1873-1921

Caruso was an operatic first lyric tenor and dramatic tenor. To great acclaim, he sang at the major opera houses of Europe and America in a variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires. Caruso was one of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded and made 247 recordings from 1902-1920 making him an internationally popular star in the world of entertainment

Gloria by Karl Jenkins

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Gloria
2010
Religious Music

Karl Jenkins
Jazz, Rock, Classical
Born: 17 February 1944, Gower, Wales
Nationality: Welsh

Karl Jenkins

Jenkins is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. His best-known works include the song “Adiemus.” Educated at Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music Jenkins joined the jazz band Soft Machine in 1972. He became the group’s leading songwriter and worked with them until 1984. Jenkins has written music for TV ad campaigns and has won the industry prize twice

Ballad of Dwight Fry by Alice Cooper

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Ballad of Dwight Fry
Album: Love It to Death
Date: 1971
Genre: Rock
Artist: Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper, originally a band with roots back to a group called the Earwigs, is a rock singer with a career spanning over five decades. His shows feature numerous props and stage illusions such as pyrotechnics, guillotines, fake blood, electric chairs, reptiles, and swords. He is considered the godfather of rock and he has drawn inspiration from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock. Alice Cooper is a pioneer of macabre and theatrical rock designed to shock his audience

A Letter to Elise by The Cure

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A Letter to Elise
Album: Wish
Date: 1992
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are a gothic rock band formed in West Sussex, England in 1978. Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The Cure’s debut album “Three Imaginary Boys” (1979) placed the band in the post-punk and new wave movements. It is their second album “Seventeen Seconds” (1980) that the increasingly dark and tormented style along with Smith’s strange style saw the band become a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock and its surrounding subculture

Saxophone (RDP)

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Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Drkottaway

Form: Free Verse

City streets bathed in summer rain
reflecting the stars and amber lights
tripping the mind of an old man
walking home along the empty streets
his fading eyes greet the old-fashioned balconies
of old-fashioned apartments
perhaps it is his imagination
that hears the lilt of a saxophone
caress the night air
as it sings his song
enticing his feet to dance once more
along the freshly washed pathways
back home

©JezzieG2023

Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich

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Festive Overture
1954
Classical

Dmitri Shostakovich
Classical
Born: 25 September 1906, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Died: 9 August 1975, Moscow, Russia

Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975

Shostakovich was a composer and pianist who became internationally known following his First Symphony premiered in 1926. He was regarded as a major composer of his lifetime. Shostakovich combined various musical techniques within his works and his compositions are known for their sharp contrasts, ambivalent tonality, and elements of the grotesque

3’s and 7’s by Queens of the Stone Age

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3’s and 7’s
Album: Era Vulgaris
Date: 2007
Genre: Rock
Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) is a rock band formed by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme in 1996 in California. Homme has been the only consistent member throughout multiple line-up changes. The current line-up consists of Homme with Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, keyboard, lap steel, backing vocals, and percussion), Michael Schuman (bass guitar, backing vocals, and keyboards), Dean Fertita (keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, and guitar), and Jon Theodore (drums and percussion). QOTSA is known for their blues, Krautrock, and electronica-influenced style of riff-orientated and rhythmic hard rock.

Rag Doll by Aerosmith

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Rag Doll
Album: Permanent Vacation
Date: 1987
Genre: Blues Rock
Artist: Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is a rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970, The band consists of Steve Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), and Brad Whitford (guitar). Rooted in blues-based hard rock, Aerosmith’s style also incorporates elements of pop rock, metal, glam, and R&B. The songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is often referred to as the Toxic twins

Saachitale by Yuvan Shankar Raja

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Saachitale
2022
Film and TV

Yuvan Shankar Raja
Film and TV
Born: 31 August 1979, Chennai, India
Nationality: Indian

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Raja is a film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He is known for his music scores for Tamil films and is considered a versatile composer. Raja utilizes Western music elements and has been credited for introducing hip-hop to the Tamil film and music industry. Over a 25-year career, Raja has worked on over 100 films winning wards such as the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 2004 for his score for &G rainbow Colony. In 2015 raja formed his own music label, U1 Records, and in 2017 the film production studio, YSR Films.

Hanging Around by The Stranglers

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Hanging Around
Album: Rattus Norvegicus
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: The Stranglers

The Stranglers

The Stranglers are a rock band emerging from the punk rock scene in the mid-1970s. The band formed in Surrey, England with an aggressive, no-compromise attitude. However, they rarely followed any single musical genre and the band went on to exp[lore a variety of musical styles including new wave, art rock, and gothic rock.

Walk This Way by Aerosmith

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Walk This Way
Album: Raising Hell
Date: 1986
Genre: Rap Rock
Artist: Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is a rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970, The band consists of Steve Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), and Brad Whitford (guitar). Rooted in blues-based hard rock, Aerosmith’s style also incorporates elements of pop rock, metal, glam, and R&B. The songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is often referred to as the Toxic twins

Faust by Charles Gounod

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Faust
1859
Opera

Charles Gounod
Opera
Born: 17 June 1818, Paris, France
Nationality: French
Died: 18 October 1893, Saint-Cloud, France

Charles Gounod 1818-1893

Gounod was a composer and wrote twelve operas including “Faust” (1859) and “Romeo and Juliet” (1867), both of which remain in the international repertory. Gounod also composed church music, songs, and other shorter pieces. He was a student at the Conservatoire de Paris and won France’s prestigious musical prize, the Prix de Rome. A deeply religious man, Gounod considered the priesthood after his studies

O Sole Mio by Enrico Caruso

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O Sole Mio
1916
Opera

Enrico Caruso
Opera
Born: 25 February 1873, Naples, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Died: 2 August 1921, Naples, Italy

Enrico Caruso 1873-1921

Caruso was an operatic first lyric tenor and dramatic tenor. To great acclaim, he sang at the major opera houses of Europe and America in a variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires. Caruso was one of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded and made 247 recordings from 1902-1920 making him an internationally popular star in the world of entertainment.

Xanadu by Rush

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Xanadu
Album: A Farewell to Kings
Date: 1977
Genre: Progressive Rock
Artist: Rush

Rush was a rock band formed in Toronto, Canada in 1968, primarily consisting of Geddy Lee (bass and vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, and lyricist). The band went through several line-up configurations before achieving it classic power line-up. Rush achieved commercial success in the 1970s with “Fly by Night” (1975), “2112” (1976), and “A Farewell to Kings” (1977). Their popularity continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s with albums charting highly in Canada, the US, and the UK. Rush were best known for their musicianship, eclectic lyrical motifs, and complex compositions heavily influenced by science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy

Ganz Wein by Falco

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Ganz Wein
Album: Einzelhaft
Date: 1982
Genre: Goth/Industrial
Artist: Falco

Falco 1957-1998

Falco (1957-1998) was a singer and musician with several international hits including “Vienna Calling,” “Rock Me, Amadeus,” and posthumously “Out of the Dark.” “Rock Me Amadeus” reached No.1 on the Billboard charts in 1986 making Falco the only German language artist to score a number-one hit in the US

Elegie by Jules Massenet

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Elegie
1872
Belle Epoque

Jules Massenet
Romantic
Born: 12 May 1842, Montaud, France
Nationality: French
Died: 13 August 1912, Paris, France

Jules Massenet 1842-1912

Massenet was a composer of the Romantic era best known for operas, including Manon )41884) and Werther (1892). Massenet also composed oratorios, orchestral works, songs, and other music. He became a professor at the Conservatoire teaching composition from 1878-1896. His students included Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Pierné, and Gustave Charpentier. Massenet’s operas are considered well-crafted and intelligent products of the Belle Époque

Paradise by Coldplay

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Paradise
Album: Mylo Xyloto
Date: 2011
Genre: R&B/Soul
Artist: Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay formed in London in n1997. The line-up consists of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion, and creative director Phil Harvey. Initially called Starfish the band met at University College London and began playing together in 1996. Coldplay are one of the best-selling musical acts of all time with over 100 million global album sales

Rait Zara Si by A. R. Rahman

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Rait Zara Si
2021
Film and TV

A. R. Rahman
Film and TV
Born: 6 January 1967, Chennai, India
Nationality: Indian

A. R. Rahman

Rahman is a composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter and is popular for his film work. He is a humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising funds for a variety of causes and charities. Rahman was honoured by Stanford University for his contribution to global music and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary Club of Madras. In 2017 he made his debut as a director and writer for the film Le Musk

Galadriel by Barclay James Harvest

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Galadriel
Album: Once Again
Date: 1971
Genre: Rock
Artist: Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest

Founded in 1966, Barclay James Harvest are a progressive rock band. The original lineup consisted of Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist), John Lees (guitarist/vocalist), Mel Pritchard (drummer/percussionist) 1948-2004, and Stuart Wolstenholme (keyboardist/vocalist) 1947-2010.