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...Alana Davis Blame It on Me (Elektra) A fresh and uncommonly rich fusion of blues and folk-pop, Davis' debut is a stunningly mature work for a songwriter of just 23. Combining the twang of Bonnie Raitt and the soulfulness of Tracy Chapman, Davis uses her serene voice to breathe light and life into songs, creating a captivating, genre-bending sound...
...like great art"--Newsday.) But he is a musical populist and proud of it. "Lyrics can be hard to grasp," he says. "If the music isn't comfortable on the ear and doesn't let the audience flow with it, you can miss a lot." Says Pimpernel producer Kathleen Raitt: "Nobody but the public loves his music...
...leaving that label, says there's a major musical shift under way. "I associate it with generations of high school students coming along who want ownership of their own culture, who want something different from the people who came before them," says Goldberg, who in the past managed Bonnie Raitt and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. "So this group is going for a female-leaning, optimistic music, in contrast to the grunge, gangsta-rap chapter that is waning...
...Bonnie Raitt '72. This Grammy-winning country and blues singer had plenty to talk about when she came to campus in May to accept the fifth-annual Harvard Arts First Medal. "I just cannot believe that a rock 'n' rollin', blues singing, rowdy-mouthed political activist would be standing up here at Harvard," she told the crowd...
...guitar as a kid because my parents and grandparents gave me one," Raitt has said. "But these days I don't think it's an option for kids--and certainly not in the inner city...