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Nothings Burning #442

awesome collab with @PHIGROA 

Soul Chill for your Eazeback Groove!

Moven On Up - featuring Phigroa

Nothing's Burning

My private tribute to Gerry
(Headphones if you Got em!)
Rafferty was born on 16 April 1947 into a working-class family in Underwood Lane in Paisley,[1] a son and grandson of coal miners.[2] He was a son of Mary Skeffington and Joseph Rafferty;[3] and had two brothers, Jim and Joe (died 1995).[4]

Rafferty grew up in a council house on the town's Foxbar estate and was educated at St Mirin's Academy.[4] His Irish-born father, a violent alcoholic, was a miner and lorry driver who died in 1963 when Rafferty was 16.[3] He learned both Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy: "My father was Irish, so growing up in Paisley I was hearing all these songs when I was two or three. Songs like "She Moves Through the Fair", which my mother sings beautifully. And a whole suite of Irish traditional songs and Scots traditional songs".[5][6] Heavily influenced by folk music and the music of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, the young Rafferty started to write his own material.[4]
Musical career

Rafferty left St. Mirin's Academy in 1963. He worked in a butcher's shop, as a civil service clerk, and in a shoe shop, although as he noted in a later interview: "But there was never anything else for me but music. I never intended making a career out of any of the jobs I did."[7] On weekends he and a schoolfriend, future Stealers Wheel collaborator Joe Egan, played in a local group named The Mavericks, mainly covering chart songs by groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.[8] In the mid 1960s Rafferty earned money, for a time, busking on the London Underground. In 1966, Rafferty and Egan were members of the band The Fifth Column. The group released the single "Benjamin Day"/"There's Nobody Here" (Columbia 8068), but it was not a commercial success.
The Humblebums/Stealers Wheel

In 1969 Rafferty became the third member of an existing folk-pop ensemble The Humblebums composed of future comedian Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey. Harvey left shortly afterwards, and Rafferty and Connolly continued as a duo, recording two albums for Transatlantic Records. A 1970 gig at the Royal Festival Hall, supporting Fotheringay with Nick Drake, earned a positive review from critic Karl Dallas, who noted that all three acts showed "promise rather than fulfilment", and observed that "Gerry Rafferty's songs have the sweet tenderness of Paul McCartney in his 'Yesterday' mood".[9] In his own stand-up shows, Connolly has often recalled this period, remembering how Rafferty made him laugh and the crazy things they would get up to while on tour. On one occasion Rafferty decided to look up the local Berlin telephone directory to see if there were any Hitlers registered.[10]
Even though Rafferty and Connolly parted ways in 1971, they remained close friends until Rafferty's death in 2011.

After the two decided to go their separate ways in 1971, Transatlantic owner Nathan Joseph signed Rafferty to a contract as a solo performer and Rafferty recorded his first solo album, Can I Have My Money Back?, with Hugh Murphy, a young staff producer working for the label.[11] Billboard praised the album as "high-grade folk-rock", describing it as Rafferty's "finest work" to date: "His tunes are rich and memorable with an undeniable charm that will definitely see him into the album and very possibly singles charts soon".[12] Yet although the album was a critical success, it did not enjoy commercial success. According to Rafferty's daughter Martha, it was around this time that her father discovered, by chance, Colin Wilson's classic book The Outsider, about alienation and creativity, which became a huge influence both on his songwriting and his outlook on the world: "The ideas and references contained in that one book were to sustain and inspire him for the rest of his life."[13] Rafferty, himself, later confirmed that alienation was the "persistent theme" of his songs;[2][14] "To Each and Everyone", from Can I Have My Money Back?, was an early example.

Baker Street Tribute to Gerry Rafferty

another great collaboration with @Phigroa We hope ya digg :-)

another awesome collab with @Phigroa
320k mp3, FLAC quality download free at 
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So Deep In Love With You - featuring Phigroa

il y a l'avant 
il y a l'après ..
avant ,c'était "bien"...
c'était grand 
c'était mieux on dirait ...

oui mais après..
c'est différent
c'est pas mal
ça surprend !

c'est "moyen"..
Hein..!

c'est pas très gai...
ça c'est vrai, je te l'accorde ..
allez ! fais pêter les cordes !

il y a l'avant 
il y a l'après ..
oui mais ça ,c'était avant .
et là, c'est l'après ....!


L'avant et l'après ....!

Ian Tait created this amazing track. Ian is an amazing guitarist. It is a joy to jam to this.

https://soundcloud.com/ian-tait

Ian Tait- original composition, guitar, and bass
Me- Telecaster, and Big Muff Pi Nano

Drifting Away (Ian Tait & Telefan)

Wow, hadn't realised what a journey SoundCloud would take me on.  After many years of passive listening to music I've dieted on a variety of tastes. My appetite for new sounds is undiminished and SC provides plenty of food. I am not a musician and have only recently started to listen positively to the sounds. My early years began listening to music from ABC, The Beatles, The Carpenters Dire Straits Eagles Fleetwood Mac Genesis Elton John Led Zeppelin Gilbert O'Sullivan Rod Stewart Supertramp Tangerine Dream Vangelis The Who and many more.
If you can't spot a trend in my current likes it may be because it is diverse. I love listening to all my playlists which contain tracks that I like and if you like any of the music you must thank the artists not me.

Nothings Burning #442

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