Saturday, January 15, 2011

1967

Laura Nyro was a dark-haired Jewish girl from New York City who somehow managed to sound like a combination of Motown and 60's pop. She was fucked over by the record labels then, and she's *still* being fucked over today fourteen years after her death -- they managed to block her selection to the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame despite the fact that her songs became major hits for major stars like Peter Paul & Mary, Three Dog Night, and Blood Sweat and Tears, and they're refusing the clearances for her son to put together a tribute album.

This one is "Eli's Coming", released as a single in 1967 and available on her album Eli and the Thirteenth Confession released in 1968. Forty-two years after its release it still sounds great...

-- Badtux the Music Penguin

Posted by BadTux at 1/15/2011 04:44:00 PM
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3 comments:

  1. Yogi15/1/11 9:03 PM

    Hey Tux,

    Can you throw some more light on this? Wiki has nothing.

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  2. BadTux16/1/11 9:29 AM

    Not sure what exact light you're asking for. Are you talking about the R&R hall of fame issue, or the clearances for tribute album issue?

    - Badtux the Music Industry Penguin

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  3. Yogi16/1/11 3:23 PM

    Actually, both, if you have some time to explicate. If not, no big deal. I always appreciate your posts.

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