Maggie Bell

Maggie Bell – Live in Boston 1975 (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Maggie Bell - Live in Boston 1975 (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

Maggie Bell (born Margaret Bell on 12 January 1945, Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock and blues-rock singer, regarded by some as Britain’s answer to Janis Joplin.
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Maggie Bell – Live at the Rainbow 1974 (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Maggie Bell - Live at the Rainbow 1974 (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

First ever ‘live’ album release for the Scottish soul-rock singer, recorded in London at the Rainbow in 1974. 12 tracks including ‘Coming on Strong’, ‘Wishing Well’ & ‘Penicillin Blues’.
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Maggie Bell – Suicide Sal (1975/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Scottish soul-rock singer Maggie Bell first gained prominence singing with Stone the Crows, which released its first album in 1970 and broke up in June 1973. Bell went solo with Queen of the Night (featuring the U.S. number 97 “After Midnight”) in 1974, followed by Suicide Sal, both of which charted in the U.S. Her only U.K. chart singles came with “Hazell” (number 37) in 1978, and a duet with B.A. Robertson, “Hold Me” (number 11), in 1981.

he second and best solo album of the former soloist Stone the Crows, recorded after the tour in support of the successful debut album with the help of Peter Grant with guest participation of Jimmy Page (solo on If You do not know), and published on the label SwanSong. The record was more energetic and stiffer than the debut album, and is characterized by a feeling of “live” recording, reflecting the atmosphere of the concerts that Maggie and her band gave between the recording of the tracks of the album.

The producer of this album, as well as the debut album, was also Jerry Wexler. The album was recorded at the studio of Ringo Starr, who often looked “into the light” during the recording. Suicide Sal is the stage name of Maggie’s aunt, who was an extremely famous queen of the music hall in Scotland. The title track is written by Maggie with the help of her friends, the second is the author’s song – If You Do not Know – written by keyboardist Maggie Pete Wingfield. Another track belongs to the pen of the former colleague of Stone the Crows drummer Colin Allen and Zuta Mani, the rest of the tracks are covers, including the Beatles track with a slightly modified text.

The album sold well, but he enjoyed great popularity in America and Germany. The best solo work of one of the best blues and soul singers of Great Britain and the Scottish Queen of blues.

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Maggie Bell – Queen of the Night (Remastered) (2006/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Maggie Bell’s beautiful voice rings true in this, her first solo album, originally released in 1974. Here Bell (who first gained notoriety with Stone the Crows) is accompanied by many talented musicians of the period, including Steve Gadd on drums and guitarists Cornell Dupree, Reggie Young, Chuck Rainey and Barry Goldberg. Featuring stellar versions of John Prine’s “Souvenirs,” JJ Cale’s “After Midnight” (which is even better than Eric Clapton’s version), a very intimate version of “A Woman Left Lonely,” famously covered by Janis Joplin on Pearl, and a beautiful and intense “As the Years Go Passing By.” This Akarma reissue also features a superb live version of Free’s celebrated “Wishing Well” as a bonus track. Maggie Bell is the greatest Scottish soul-rock singer of all time and this album is precious testimony to that fact.

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