Vaughan Gunson: Are young women in all-female bands keeping the rock n roll spirit alive?
30 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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British singer-songwriter Nadine Shah. The shock of recognition you might be like the male character in the song Fool is kind of thrilling, says Vaughan Gunson. Photo / Getty Images
British singer-songwriter Nadine Shah. The shock of recognition you might be like the male character in the song Fool is kind of thrilling, says Vaughan Gunson. Photo / Getty Images
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LIFE, ART AND EVERYTHING
Neil Young wrote that rock and roll can never die in his 1979 song Hey Hey My My. In the same song, he added, it s better to burn out than fade away .
Legend has it that, when she was at school, young Kate Middleton had a picture of Prince William on her dormitory wall.
They finally met as students at St Andrews University and dated for eight years, splitting up briefly in 2007. Then in October 2010, on holiday in Kenya, they became engaged.
William had brought with him in his rucksack his mother s engagement ring. His girlfriend was Waity Katie no more. When the date for the wedding was set, William told his team he wanted the day to be as enjoyable as possible, for as many people as possible .
Magic moments: The first kiss on the balcony. Legend has it that, when she was at school, young Kate Middleton had a picture of Prince William on her dormitory wall
Prince William and Kate Middleton shared two new portraits as they celebrate tenth wedding anniversary
Photographs were taken at Kensington Palace last week by celebrity photographer, Chris Floyd
Duchess of Cambridge donned £195 dress by Ghost, while William looked dapper in a smart blue jumper
Couple tied knot at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 in front of 2,000 guests and 36.7 million viewers
They are now parents to Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, three
We now continue our look at the U.S. top-10 hits of the 1970s, with this installment being totally dedicated to the many, many hits of Paul McCartney and, for most of the decade, his group Wings.
Overall, when the Beatles split up, McCartney started off in a somewhat non-commercial direction, at least for his earliest LPs. His first solo album,
McCartney, was a one-man band affair â the only really commercial track,
Maybe I m Amazed, inexplicably wasn t released as a single. I m certain the impassioned ballad/rocker would have made the top 10, or even hit #1.
The experimentation continued with
Ram, a much more elaborately produced album, although the pastiche song Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey did hit #1 in the U.S., and wasn t even a single in McCartney s native U.K.