The Island Records story: how a shipwreck led to Bob Marley and the reggae explosion
In 1959, an unfortunate event befell Chris Blackwell, but it inadvertently led to the creation of Island Records and the ...
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The Nine Lives of Cat Stevens: Yusuf Islam Embraces His Musical Past on 'The Laughing Apple'
Since 2006, the artist who beguiled listeners in the '70s as the spiritually curious Cat Stevens has released three discs under the mononym Yusuf—short for Yusuf Islam, his chosen moniker after ...
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A beginner's guide to Cat Stevens in six essential albums
Cat Stevens rode the crest of the singer-songwriter wave through the early part of the 70s, alongside the likes of James Taylor and Carole King. He played to 15-20,000 people a night at arenas ...
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Cat Stevens' Rare 1974 Concert Album Receiving First-Ever U.S. Release
Cat Stevens’ first-ever live album ... some of his greatest hits which dominated the charts in the early ‘70s. These include the classics “Lady D’Arbanville” (Mona Bone Jakon ...
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Yusuf Islam – An Other Cup
Yusuf Islam’s first batch of new songs in nearly 30 years sounds astoundingly like an album from his ‘70s heyday. As Cat Stevens, he was always melodic and philosophical, characteristics in ...