Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Kid Creole, Cowboy, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Mr. Ness, Raheim)

Quote by Grandmaster Flash: This is bigger than me. Ts induction is total acceptance by one of the most prestigious music associations in the world. This induction says that for the decades of work that was put in which later co-created an entire culture, they honor us. It’s a wonderful feeling to be remembered as one of the architects that pioneered an idea that whole world fell madly in love with. It is called hip-hop.

http://www.grandmasterflash.com

R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)

Quote by Michael Stipe: "R.E.M. and myself in particular are really terrible at looking backward," R.E.M.'s lead singer, Michael Stipe, told The Associated Press via phone from London. "We kind of as a band continually look forward so it's really fantastic that someone, especially the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, are looking backward to recognize the work that we've done."

"I'm just really honored that they thought of us," he added.

Official website: http://www.remhq.com

The Ronettes (Estelle Bennett, Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley)

Vh1 biography: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/ronettes/bio.jhtml

Patti Smith

Official Website: http://www.pattismith.net/

Van Halen (Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth)

Official Website: Http://www.van-halen.com

Sammy Hagar: I’m really excited about the Hall of Fame.�

Eddie Van Halen: “It’s a privilege and an honor,� Eddie says. “And outside of that, we don’t know what the hell is going on. . . . Hey, Sammy might not show up on time — because he can’t drive fifty-five. Sorry, bad joke.�

For his part, Hagar — who split with the band in 1996 and clashed with Eddie on a 2004 reunion tour — says he will be there. “Everyone wants to see a good train wreck, but I’d rather see a beautiful flight,� he says. “I’d have no problem sharing a stage with David.�

Bob Marley's official website has a wealth of information about the late singer/songwriter, his family and the foundation that bears his name.

www.bobmarley.com

Wikipedia's biography on Bob Marley is also quite complete and has links to articles about Rasta, the religion of which Bob Marley is often considered a profit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley

Interesting article about the history of the sugar cane industry in Jamaica:

http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/sugar.html

Capercaillie is a Scottish band with a distinctly Irish influence. Both Sides the Tweed can be found on their album Sidewaulk. Their website:

http://www.capercaillie.co.uk/

Both Sides the Tweed is an original text slightly modified and set to music by Dick Gaughan. Song notes can be found at his website:

http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/songs/texts/tweed.html

Check out the song on Itunes!

This is our new format for podcasting. Episode 27 corresponds to the listening lesson in our classroom, so we have jumped lots of episode numbers. If you are listening on the web, please feel free to use this under our Creative Commons license as a self-contained lesson on Miriam Makeba, as part of a unit on South African music, or as a great Black History Month lesson.

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Web Extension Resources:

Miriam Makeba homepage

Wikipedia entry for Miriam Makeba

Download Pata Pata from iTunes.

Apartheid and South Africa

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