The story of former military man Kris Kristofferson piloting a helicopter onto Johnny Cash’s lawn to deliver his demo tapes to the Man in Black, while essentially true, has often been told without certain details present. Mainly that Kristofferson had already been working for two years as janitor at Columbia Records’ Nashville studios where Cash recorded, and had unsuccessfully pitched his songs to Cash’s bandmates during that time. Cash also added to the legend by insisting that Kris stumbled from the cockpit, a beer in one hand and...
- 1/28/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
This machine needs no electricity. Florence + the Machine performed for MTV Unplugged along with a full string orchestra at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York in December, and on Sunday evening, the concert, led by lead singer Florence Welch's soaring, sky-aspirant vocals, made its television debut. Story: MTV Announces 8 New Unplugged Performances Performing hits from their two albums, Lungs and Ceremonials, such as "Dog Days are Over" and "Only If For The Night," along with several cover songs, such as Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler's "Jackson" and Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness,
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- 4/9/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Currently in the midst of circling the globe on their extensive "Ceremonials" concert tour, U.K. band Florence + the Machine have announced that they'll be releasing an "MTV Unplugged" live album next month. The intimate performance (which was reportedly attended by rappers Kanye West and Q-Tip) was recorded last December in New York City. Welch was joined onstage by three members of "the Machine", a 10-piece choir and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who stopped by to duet with the frontwoman on a cover of the Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler song "Jackson", made famous thanks to...
- 3/7/2012
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
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