06. In the dark - Nina Simone (Nina Simone sings the blues, 1967)

This woman was a tour de force package - she composed and arranged music, played the piano like nobody’s business, and sang raw, intensely erotic jazz with such ease and class. I love her bluesy voice with every electron in my body and wouldn’t mind having a little Simone any time of the day - from cheerful self-affirming, booblies-checking in the morning …

… to wistful yearning in the afternoon …

… to stormy evening …

… and the band (her majesty) picks up …

… and we get a little bold …

… to that time when all you can do is wait …

… and then, it was gone.

:heart:

{My 50 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FEMALE VOCALISTS list continues (tagged Female Vocalists)! The criteria are simple: they are female of the species, I love their voice, and they have attempted to sing in English at one point in their career. The present list is focused mostly on the quality/uniqueness of their tone (voice box), and their ability to emote the hell out of the songs.}

St. James Infirmary Blues (first sung by Louis Armstrong) - The White Stripes (The White Stripes, 1999)

Can you hear the horse carriage? Do you see a piano atop a bell tower? Just me then?

This ominous sounding American folk song may or may not had been written by some Joe Primrose, and Louis Armstrong made it famous in 1928. It actually appeared on The White Stripes’ debut album, but I’m counting it as a “B side” because it was a sort of cover?

(Thanks wiki! Song link via Certain Songs)

Part of CKBT’s White Stripes retrospective month: Everyday until March 5th, an A-side (in chronological order) and a B-side / non-White-Stripes-original (no order) track will appear by magic to remind you how singularly talented they were.

Jimmy the Exploder - The White Stripes (The White Stripes, 1999)

(song link via passionweiss; image via putrithewicked)

The first song that appeared on The White Stripes’ debut album of the same name aptly set the tone for the rest of their career.

Part of CKBT’s White Stripes retrospective month: Everyday until March 5th, an A-side (in chronological order) and a B-side (no order) track will appear by magic to remind you how singularly talented they were.

Lovesick (Bob Dylan cover; Live at the Forum) - The White Stripes

Here comes the month of White Stripes. Everyday until March 5th, an A-side (in chronological order) and a B-side (no order) track will appear by magic to remind you how singularly talented they were. And how much I regret missing their Canadian tour. Unless there’s a re-union, I’d never see one of my favourite bands live. Sigh.