**Bert Weedon** wrote and recorded **Apache** in 1960 and it still possesses an immediacy & timelessness that so many of the subsequent covers lack.**Cliff Richard ** had a huge hit with their version, and it has since been recorded by a number of acts through the years.But none can touch the original (which will be posted in comments)But first, **Sunday Under The Covers With The Sugarhill Gang...
i had no idea what blood diamond was about when i agreed to go see it with one of my friends. and no, i didn't know sierra leone even existed until i saw that movie. and yes, it is a shame. and while i'd like to blame high school history for only covering north america and europe, it's partially my own fault that i'm not aware of what's happening in other countries (it's only in thanks to th...
Nigerian Rap: The First Decade 1981-1991 MixAbsolutely do not sleep on this amazing mix. I'm kind of amazed how fast Hip-Hop traveled (back?) across the Black Atlantic, 1980 is usually the earliest I've seen it show up outside of NYC in places like Washington D.C., Baltimore, ect. It didn't even get going on the West Coast until 1982 with Too Short! I have to warn you all, there is some funky-a...
“I’ll wrap this up nice and pretty for you,” says the massive frame of The Sugarhill Gang’s Wonder Mike, “I left Sugar Hill Records so that I could buy a hot dog. I didn’t like the way of working, I’ll be that succinct.” State hadn’t realised just how touchy a subject the band’s former [...]