Saudades de Robert Palmer...

Robert Palmer morreu há vinte e um anos...

  

Robert Allen Palmer (Batley, 19 January 1949 – Paris, 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. 

Palmer's involvement in the music industry began in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with the band Vinegar Joe. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Three of his hit singles, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible", were accompanied with stylish music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan.

Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award and two Brit Award nominations for Best British Male Solo Artist. He died aged 54, following a heart attack on 26 September 2003.

    

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Saudades de Robert Palmer...

Robert Palmer morreu há vinte anos...

  

Robert Allen Palmer (Batley, 19 January 1949 – Paris, 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. 

Palmer's involvement in the music industry began in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with the band Vinegar Joe. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Three of his hit singles, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible", were accompanied with stylish music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan.

Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award and two Brit Award nominations for Best British Male Solo Artist. He died aged 54, following a heart attack on 26 September 2003.

    

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A Tina Turner morreu hoje...

Tina Turner (nascida Anna Mae Bullock; Brownsville, 26 de novembro de 1939 - Küsnacht, 24 de maio de 2023) foi uma cantora, dançarina e atriz suíça nascida nos Estados Unidos. Amplamente referida como a "Rainha do Rock 'n' Roll", ela ganhou destaque como vocalista da Ike & Tina Turner antes de lançar uma carreira de sucesso como artista a solo. Turner renunciou à cidadania americana em 2013. Ela morou na Suíça desde 1995 até à sua morte, no ano de 2023.

Turner começou a sua carreira com os Kings of Rhythm de Ike Turner, em 1957. Sob o nome de Little Ann, ela apareceu no seu primeiro disco, "Boxtop", em 1958. Em 1960, ela foi apresentada como Tina Turner com o dueto do single "A Fool in Love". A dupla Ike & Tina Turner se tornou "um dos mais formidáveis ​​shows ao vivo da história". Eles lançaram sucessos como "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "River Deep - Mountain High", "Proud Mary" e "Nutbush City Limits" antes de se separarem em 1976. Na década de 1980, Turner teve "um dos maiores retornos da história da música". O seu álbum multi-platina de 1984 Private Dancer continha o hit "What's Love Got to Do with It", que ganhou o Grammy de Gravação do Ano e se tornou o seu primeiro e único número 1 na Billboard Hot 100. Aos 44 anos, ela foi a artista a solo feminina mais velha a liderar o Hot 100. O seu sucesso nas paradas continuou com "Better Be Good to Me", "Private Dancer", "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)", "Typical Male", "The Best", "I Don't Wanna Fight", e "Golden Eye".

Em 1988 o seu nome entrou para o Guiness Book, o livro dos recordes, como o maior show já feito por uma cantora a solo. A artista reuniu 182 mil pessoas no Maracanã, no Rio de Janeiro para ver sua apresentação. O show foi transmitido para todo o mundo. Nesta época estava fazendo a Break Every Rule World Tour. Turner também atuou nos filmes Tommy (1975), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) e Last Action Hero (1993). Em 1993, What's Love Got to Do with It, um filme biográfico adaptado de sua autobiografia I, Tina: My Life Story, foi lançado. Em 2009, Turner retirou-se depois de completar a sua Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour.

Tendo vendido mais de 100 milhões de discos em todo o mundo, Turner foi um dos artistas mais vendidos de todos os tempos. Ela recebeu 12 prémios Grammy, que incluem oito prémios competitivos, três prémios Grammy Hall of Fame e um Prémio Grammy de Contribuição em Vida. Foi a primeira artista negra e primeira mulher a estar na capa da Rolling Stone. A Rolling Stone a classificou entre os 100 Maiores Artistas de Todos os Tempos e os 100 Maiores Cantores de Todos os Tempos. Ela tem uma estrela na Calçada da Fama de Hollywood e na Calçada da Fama de St. Louis, e foi duas vezes indicada para o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, com Ike Turner em 1991 e como artista a solo em 2021. Tina Turner faleceu a 24 de maio de 2023, aos 83 anos de idade.

     

   

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Robert Palmer nasceu há 74 anos...

    

Robert Allen Palmer (Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, 19 January 1949 – Paris, 26 September 2003), was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, Reggae and blues. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK. His iconic music videos for the hits "Simply Irresistible" and "Addicted to Love", featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Sharp-suited, his involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered five decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

  

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Saudades de Robert Palmer...

Robert Palmer nasceu há 73 anos...

    

Robert Allen Palmer (Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, 19 January 1949 – Paris, 26 September 2003), was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, Reggae and blues. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK. His iconic music videos for the hits "Simply Irresistible" and "Addicted to Love", featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Sharp-suited, his involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered five decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

  

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Addicted To Love...!

Hoje é dia de recordar Robert Palmer...

  

Robert Allen Palmer (Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, 19 January 1949 – Paris, 26 September 2003), was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, Reggae and blues. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK. His iconic music videos for the hits "Simply Irresistible" and "Addicted to Love", featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Sharp-suited, his involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered five decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

  

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Robert Palmer morreu há dezassete anos...

 

  

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. 

Palmer's involvement in the music industry began in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with the band Vinegar Joe. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Three of his hit singles, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible", were accompanied with stylish music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan.

Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award and two Brit Award nominations for Best British Male Solo Artist. He died aged 54, following a heart attack on 26 September 2003.

    

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Robert Palmer morreu há dezasseis anos...

Robert Allen Palmer (Batley, Yorkshire, 19 January 1949 – Paris, France, 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, Reggae and blues. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK. His iconic music videos for the hits "Simply Irresistible" and "Addicted to Love", featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Sharp-suited, his involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered five decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

  

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Palmer died from a heart attack in a Paris hotel room on 26 September 2003 at age 54. He had been in the French capital after recording a television appearance in London for Yorkshire TV, a retrospective titled My Kinda People. He was survived by his parents, his son and daughter, his brother Mark, and his girlfriend Mary Ambrose. Among those who paid tribute were Duran Duran, stating: "He was a very dear friend and a great artist. This is a tragic loss to the British music industry.

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Robert Palmer morreu há quinze anos...

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, was a Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter. He was known for his distinctive voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, Reggae and blues. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK. His iconic music videos for the hits "Simply Irresistible" and "Addicted to Love", featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Sharp-suited, his involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered five decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

  

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