Golden Pipes 50 Years of Buzz Clifford by Buzz Clifford (CD, 2007) for sale online

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Record LabelCD Baby, Cdb

UPC0634479619458

eBay Product ID (ePID)14046048716

Product Key Features

Release Year2007

FormatCD

GenreBlues

ArtistBuzz Clifford

Release TitleGolden Pipes 50 Years of Buzz Clifford

Dimensions

Item Height0.41 in

Item Weight0.16 lb

Item Length5.57 in

Item Width4.91 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks22

Number of Discs1

TracksAfterglow, Creation, Call Me the Breeze, Mondo Mondo, Done Somebody Wrong, Up in Smoke, Ain't That I Don't Love You, Circles, Since I Don't Have You, Like Wolves Do, Bright Lights Shine, He Will Break Your Heart, Somethin Funny Goin on, Big Dog, Carlos and Juan, All the Kings Horses, Dark Night Sweet Light, Give It Up, Lyin' in the Face of Love, Pretty Little Girls, Feel Like Michael Douglas, Pididdle

NotesBuzz Clifford Buzz Clifford's prolific accomplishments as a songwriter belie the fact that he possesses one of pop music's most distinctive voices, something he proudly demonstrates throughout Golden Pipes, 50 Years Of Buzz Clifford his latest release. The twenty two song package is, in fact, stunning proof that Buzz is both a compelling writer and a distinctive vocalist/guitarist. He was already four years into his career when his catchy "Baby Sittin' Boogie" became a Top 10 hit on Columbia Records. The Tony Piano produced 1961 record reached #9 on the Billboard Magazine Top 100 Singles Chart, #6 on Cash Box and #3 on Music Reporter. The single was certified gold by the R.I.A.A., but lack of a follow-up hit earned him his release from Columbia and the classification "One Hit Wonder." It may have been the best thing that ever happened to him. Buzz wrote prolifically in the early 60s and his single, "No One Loves Me Like You Do," on Roulette, became a Top 20 UK hit for him in 1962-63. Buzz took advantage of the record's success touring England with Dion, Del Shannon and Freddy Cannon and learning a lot about the business in the process. When he got back to the U.S., Buzz moved to California in 1965. He worked with several different groups and continued writing, producing a number of independent masters which he sold as singles to various labels. He was able to keep food on the table, but couldn't quite come up with a hit. In 1967 Buzz got a job as staff writer for Hastings Music, a BMI publishing company. He was hired by Richard Delvey (who produced the Surfaris' classic smash hit, "Wipe Out" ) and made the deal look good by writing "Echo Park", which became a Top 40 hit in 1969 for Epic Records' Keith Barbour. The success of that single earned Buzz the opportunity to record his own album. See Your Way Clear, which Dot Records released to a flurry of critical acclaim, failed to crack the charts but Buzz took it in stride as he continued honing his writing skills. When his job with Hastings ended, he decided to re-invigorate himself by moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he worked and recorded with some of Leon Russell's closest associates, some of whom are now members of the highly respected Tractors. Golden Pipes, 50 Years Of Buzz Clifford picks up the thread of Buzz' odyssey with the 1973 song "Ain't That I Don't Love You". Blues legend Freddy King cut the song for the last album he made before he died. Produced by his close friends, T-Bone Burnett ("Oh Brother Where Art Thou") and Darrell Leonard, co-founder of the Texacali Horns. Buzz's cut, recorded in 2003 and produced by Evan Frankfort and Buzz, is a blues classic, with soaring guitar solos and a gritty vocal. It's easy to understand how Buzz gained a reputation among industry insiders as a highly valued writer, vocalist and guitarist. Buzz' original material dominates Golden Pipes, 50 Years Of Buzz Clifford, but he's also included his take on four songs that reflect the spirit he's always brought to his music. With Buzz guiding it, J.J. Cale's "Call Me The Breeze" retains more of the author's flavor than the hit version by Lynyrd Skynyrd and Elmore James' "Done Somebody Wrong" is an outright blues tour de force. Buzz is as adept proffering pop classics as he is roots staples and his version of the Beaumont/Rech hit, "Since I Don't Have You" by the Skyliners, reveals the vocal chops that have had labels drooling over his potential throughout the years. Similarly, his treatment of the Jerry Butler classic, "He Will Break Your Heart", produced by T Bone Burnett, who also sang the harmony is heartfelt and appropriately understated, with hints of Buzz' jazzy sensibility. After his Tulsa experiment, Buzz returned to L.A. in the mid-seventies where he began working with original Beach Boy, singer/guitarist David Marks. He continued writing non-stop and some of the songs from that period are featured on 50 Years, including "Up In Smoke", "Circles" and "Creation". Buzz rel