Bill Friskics-Warren, a native of Chicago and longtime resident of Nashville, is the author of Heartaches by the Number: Country Music’s 500 Greatest Singles and I’ll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence. His writing has also
Yet “Sunny” is more than just a finger-popping staple. The song was written in the wake of a pair of tragedies that occurred within days of each other—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the fatal stabbing, outside a Nashville nightclub, of Hebb’s older brother Harold. With its haunting melody, pressing rhythms, and determination, in the face of the grief that inspired it, to look on the positive side of things, Hebb’s recording of “Sunny” captured the spirit of its time. If only implicitly, it gave voice to the mix of promise and betrayal felt by millions of Americans hoping for an end to the war in Vietnam and for the arrival of freedom and equality as augured by the movement for civil rights.
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Ein Instrument für jedes Alter
Beim Jahreskonzert des Handharmonika Spielrings präsentieren sich alle vier musikalischen Gruppen in der Festhalle.
Di, 25. November 2014
Veröffentlicht in der gedruckten Ausgabe der Badischen Zeitung.
von: Karla Scherer
http://www.badische-zeitung.de/loeffingen/ein-instrument-fuer-jedes-alter--95245429.html
Löffingen . The accordion is interesting as a tool for all ages. This showed the annual concert of the accordion - playing ring Loeffingen . All four musical groups of the HHS presented that evening at the Festhalle .
The Youth Orchestra , the Youth Ensemble and Concert Orchestra conducted Waldemar Lang, the elderly Orchestra conducted Egon Oschwald . The individual groups are also working across generations , finally played some musicians in several ensembles
The young people were able to embark on a new approach to music again and again . But Conductor Waldemar Lang was noted the joy of the game of Accordion offspring. A highlight was "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb , which aroused emotions and legislation to implement the Youth Ensemble very elegant. Hebb wrote this song hopeful after the violent death of his
younger brother
Die Jugendlichen konnten sich dabei immer wieder auf einen neuen musikalischen Ansatz einlassen. Aber auch Dirigent Waldemar Lang war die Freude über das Spiel des Akkordeon-Nachwuchses anzumerken. Ein Höhepunkt war sicherlich "Sunny" von Bobby Hebb, das Emotionen weckte und das das Jugendensemble sehr elegant umsetzte. Hebb schrieb diesen hoffnungsvollen Song nach dem gewaltsamen Tod seines jüngeren Bruders.
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PAT MARTINO IN THE NEWS WITH
SUNNY
Pat Martino
Organ Trio / Musicians : Pat Martino ( guitar) , Pat Bianchi ( Hammond
organ ), Carmen Intorre (drums ) / Room : La Usina Arts / In Jazz
Festival De Buenos Aires / Our opinion: very good.
"I feel the past and not think too much about
Already on final , Pat Martino thanked " heart " the reception from the audience that filled the room, and looked forward to going back " again and again " . Funky hand pulse reversionado archi "Sunny" ( Bobby Hebb ) , the trio closed the concert with a refined groove laden between Hammond and guitar overdubs , some flashes of pop speech, drum solos and chord artfully corseted Martino characteristic melody .
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New York Times-Aug 3, 2010
“Sunny” reached No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart. At the height of the song's popularity, Mr. Hebb opened for the Beatles on their last United ...
lanacion.com (Argentina)-Nov 22, 2014
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Badische Zeitung-Nov 24, 2014
Ein Höhepunkt war sicherlich "Sunny" von Bobby Hebb, das Emotionen weckte und das das Jugendensemble sehr elegant umsetzte. Hebb ...
Oxford American-Nov 26, 2013
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DiePresse.com-Nov 18, 2014
Sein erster großer Chartshit "Easy", der ein Sample von Bobby Hebb("Sunny") enhält, durfte selbstverständlich nicht fehlen. Dazwischen setzte ...
Las Provincias-Nov 17, 2014
El mítico 'Sunny' de Bobby Hebb arranca gritos espontáneos de los allí presentes en una versión con toques jazzisticos y liderada por la ...
Profil.at-Nov 18, 2014
Nachdem „Easy“ ein Sample des Sixties-Hits „Sunny“ von Bobby Hebb verwendet, haben wir keinen Cent daran verdient. Manche Dinge sind ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung-Nov 6, 2014
So scheint «Easy» auf dem Soulklassiker «Sunny» von Bobby Hebb zu basieren. Auch bei Jay-Z und Dr. Dre, deren Songs ebenfalls ein ...
Glide Magazine-Sep 1, 2014
His version of Bobby Hebb's “Sunny” is absolutely on point, even despite using backup vocals from Bridget. (No disrespect, but she kind of has ...
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