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Kate Bush Tours for the Second Time Since 1978

Kate Bush, Madonna and Michael Jackson were born within a month of each other during the summer of 1958. Bush made more of a name for herself in Great Britain than in the U.S. The profiles–and a look at the videos–suggest that she uses stage theatrics similar to Madonna or, perhaps more accurately, Lady Gaga.

It’s been a strange career. She was discovered as a teen by a family friend and brought to the attention of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, who arranged for a demo and a contract with EMI, according to AllMusic. She toured – in 1978 – and then stopped performing live outside of occasional charity events. Her second tour undertaken concluded earlier this fall. Here is a review in The Guardian.

Bush has won every sort of award. The Wikipedia said that she was named the Best British Female artist in 2002 and has been nominated for three Grammys. Her 1980 album “Never Forever” was the first British female solo performer to have an album enter the UK charts at number one. She is the only female artist to have top five albums in the U.K. in five successive decades and, this August, became the first female to have eight albums in the U.K. top 40 simultaneously. She had 11 albums in the top 50 at that point. Elvis Presley is the only person who had more, with 12 in 1977. The Beatles had 11 in 2009.

Her style is eclectic and edgy, according to the profiles. Above is “Babooshka” and below is her first big hit, “Wuthering Heights.”

Wikipedia, AllMusic and Official Charts were used to prepare this post. Please support The Daily Music Break’s Patreon campaign.

Our New Things: Links to Music Sites and Info on Analog Tech and Vinyl

TDMB has focused on music and musicians. We will continue to do that, of course. We're also expanding our coverage to include vinyl and analog equipment.

More specifically, we'll look at this huge and interesting world from the perspective of music lovers who want a better experience, not committed non-audiophiles.

Check out is some of what we've written so far:

-- Assessing the Value of Vinyl Records: An Overview

-- 7 Quick Tips on Optimizing Your Turntable Cartridge

-- Why Vinyl Records Continue to Thrive

-- Finding the Best Amplifier

-- Finding the Best Phono Preamp

-- What Speakers Do I Need for My Turntable?

Check out more articles on analog equipment and vinyl.

The site also is home to The Internet Music Mapping Project, an effort to list and describe as many music-related sites as possible.

Our Music

--A Tribe Called Quest to The Dick Hyman Trio (In other words, A to H)

--Indigo Girls to Queen Ida (I to Q)

--Radiohead to ZZ Top (R to Z)

Reading Music

The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.

Here are some books to check out.

Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.

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What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.

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The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").

David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.

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