Ray Sinclair 
It is rare for a music legend to hold a secret for decades, but in 2001, Barry Gibb did exactly that. For years, fans of the Bee Gees had known the songwriter primarily through the lens of glistening disco balls and the high-pitched falsetto that defined the late seventies. Yet, when he finally stepped onto … Read more
It was July 1981, and the air inside Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, was thick with more than just the scent of vintage tape machines and cigarette smoke. Two musical titans, David Bowie and the members of Queen, had converged in an accidental collision of creative genius. What should have been a seamless collaboration turned … Read more
It was 1981, and the air inside the studio was thick with a tension that had nothing to do with the melody and everything to do with the ghosts of a fractured romance. Stevie Nicks, the ethereal queen of rock, stood beside Tom Petty, the gritty, cigarette-smoking troubadour of the American heartland. Between them lay … Read more
Erinnerst du dich an das Jahr 1979? Damals saßen wir alle gespannt vor dem Fernseher, wenn Dieter Thomas Heck die ZDF-Hitparade moderierte. Die Welt fühlte sich irgendwie bunter an, auch wenn der Kalte Krieg uns alle im Griff hatte. Plötzlich stürmte eine Band die Bühne, die so ganz anders war als alles, was wir bisher … Read more
Erinnerst du dich noch an das Jahr 1954? Überall in den deutschen Wohnzimmern knisterten die ersten Schallplatten. Es war die Zeit des Wirtschaftswunders, der Neuanfang nach schweren Jahren, und plötzlich war da diese Stimme. Caterina Valente betrat die Bühne und änderte für immer, wie wir deutsche Unterhaltungsmusik empfanden. Ihr Welthit Ganz Paris träumt von der … Read more
Erinnert ihr euch noch an das Jahr 1972? Überall in Deutschland, von den Kneipen im Ruhrgebiet bis zu den Tanzsälen in München, gab es nur ein Thema. Ein Mann mit einem breiten Lächeln und einer unbändigen Energie stürmte damals die Bühne der ZDF-Hitparade. Sein Name war Tony Marshall. Mit seinem Riesenhit Schöne Maid eroberte er … Read more
The year was 1978, and the neon lights of the disco era were blinding, yet one man found himself in the shadows of obscurity. Rick James was flat broke, desperate, and standing at a crossroads that would either break him or cement his name in the annals of music history. While the industry was busy … Read more
By 1983, the music industry had cruelly decided that Tina Turner was a relic of a bygone era. At 44, she was viewed as a soul-singing survivor of a tumultuous past, a woman whose best days were allegedly buried under the dust of the seventies. Record executives saw her as a commercial liability, a ghost … Read more
In the golden era of the 1970s, when the airwaves were dominated by the smooth, velvet sound of Motown and the rising fever of the Disco movement, one name stood above the rest as the undisputed king of soul: Al Green. With his silky falsetto and raw, aching emotion, he was a secular prophet of … Read more