На материале раннего творчества Принса музыкальные критики заговорили об особом «миннеаполисском звучании», которое противопоставлялось господствовавшему в ритм-энд-блюзе 1970-х мягкому «филадельфийскому звучанию». После Принса потеряло актуальность существовавшее прежде разделение ритм-энд-блюза на лирический «соул» и танцевальный «фанк»; каждая его композиция представляла собой оригинальный синтез этих направлений. Эти черты проявились уже во втором альбоме артиста, Prince (октябрь 1979), в который вошёл его первый большой хит, «I Wanna Be Your Lover». Третий альбом Dirty Mind (октябрь 1980), опять написанный в одиночку, вызвал много шума своими откровенными, подчас провокационными текстами

Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with additional DVD.

Fire It Up è il ventiduesimo ed ultimo album di Joe Cocker, pubblicato il 6 novembre 2012. È stato registrato presso gli Emblem Studios Calabasas in California, come era accaduto per il precedente Hard Knocks. L'album è stato prodotto da Matt Serletic ed è stato pubblicato il due versioni: la classica e la premium edition con in più un DVD.

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) was an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (both 1972), "Only Sixteen" (1975), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979), "Better Love Next Time" (1979), and "Sexy Eyes" (1980). In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.

The album earned Sting a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and his third Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the title track.

Act I — первый концертный альбом Тарьи Турунен, выпущен лейблом Universal Music совместно с Earmusic и Nuclear Blast на CD, DVD и Blu-ray

Touched (Michael Sweet album). Touched is a Michael Sweet solo album released in 2007. Unlike most of Sweet's previous albums, the album is influenced by classical sound (rather than his usual rock or metal sound). The album was dedicated to his wife, Kyle, who was suffering from stage-four ovarian cancer. Touched has a collection of covers from other musicians including Billy Preston, and Billy Joel, as well as some classical versions of some of Stryper's ballads

The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. It was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Phil Ramone, with whom he would work for five subsequent albums.

Boz Scaggs is the second studio album by American musician Boz Scaggs, released in 1969 by Atlantic Records. A stylistically diverse album, Boz Scaggs incorporates several genres, including Americana, blue-eyed soul, country, and rhythm and blues. The lyrics are about typical themes found in blues songs, such as love, regret, guilt, and loss. Scaggs recorded the album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with producer Jann Wenner, the co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine. The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section heavily contributed to the album, which included a young Duane Allman, before his rise to fame with the Allman Brothers Band.

Литл Ричард родился в многодетной негритянской семье в Мейконе (шт. Джорджия). С детства он хорошо знал духовную музыку (его семья состояла в приходе церкви Адвентистов Седьмого дня, он также посещал церкви Пятидесятников) и поэтому вполне естественно, что его самые ранние (и мало кем замеченные) записи начала 1950-х гг., исполненные в стилях буги-вуги и ритм-энд-блюза, несли в себе звучание госпелз. Однако его экспрессивная манера игры на пианино, агрессивный ритм и энергичные возгласы дали рождение новой формы музыки, которую вскоре стали называть рок-н-роллом (на самого музыканта также большое влияние оказали Рой Браун и Билли Райт). Сам Литл Ричард всегда был убеждён, что именно он был, по его словам, «архитектором рок-н-ролла», поэтому неоднократно называл и называет себя «настоящим королём рок-н-ролла»

If you're diving into Little Richard’s legacy, begin with the first two—they're essential. The third is a compelling if somewhat mellow twist in his saga.

Here's Little Richard is the debut studio album by the American musician Little Richard, released on March 4, 1957. Promoted as "six of Little Richard's hits and six brand new songs of hit calibre", the album compiles many of the A-sides and B-sides from Richard's hit singles including the Billboard top 40 entries "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Slippin' and Slidin'", "Rip It Up" and "Jenny, Jenny" and the top 10 Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers hits "Ready Teddy", "She's Got It" and "Miss Ann".

Here's little Richard's first five consecutive albums. Starting with his 1957 debut to 1960.
Richard only had one more album prior 1962 (public domain) so it's interesting that "The King Of Gospel Singers" which includes 12 more gospel songs, wasn't included here.
Richard's first charted R&B single was in 1955 and he continued with a total of 18 R&B & 16 pop through 1958. All are here plus 3 of the only 4 B-sides of R&B during that time. He had a 6 year hiatus from the chart and returned in 1964, to have 5 more songs chart through 1973, with modest chart success, but nothing to compare with his mid to late 1950's hey-day.
This set captures the essence of Little Richard. Track Listing ~ and identifying the charted songs numbers 1 to 18 (R&B) and the B-sides.