Lesley duncan was a pioneering singersongwriter best known for her composition love song, which was recorded by various artists including elton john, peggy lee, david bowie, olivia newton john. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Many ancient cultures worshipped female deities who match the modern conception of a mother goddess. Disc 1 is lesleys debut lp from 1971, sing children sing a reflection of the prevailing us sound recast as a british singersongwriter. She died from cerebrovascular disease at age 66 on march 12, 2010, on the isle of mull in scotland. Dear lady, i was married to an earth mother for 43 years and oh how i miss her.
Mar 23, 2009 the lovely lesley duncan doing earth mother. She died on march 12, 2010 in salen, isle of mull, scotland. Download lesley duncan earth mother reissue 19722001 or any other file from music category. Lesley duncan everything changes 1973 uk, marvelous folk soft rock, vinyl edition lesley duncan, was one of britains first female singersongwriters. Elton john song duett med ho pa hennar eigen love song, gjeven ut pa albumet hans tumbleweed connection i 1970. Lesley steps lightly the anthology of lesleys period with the billy gaff management set up managers of the faces, status quo, rory gallagher, greenslade at the time, releasing recordings on their gm label. Gaia is a primordial and chthonic deity in the ancient greek pantheon and considered a mother goddess or great goddess. Lesley duncan 12 august 1943 12 march 2010 was an english singersongwriter. Lesley duncan vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Duncans early albums, sing children sing and earth mother, were released on cd in the early 2000s. Listen free to lesley duncan earth mother times, queen to your king and more. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information.
Earth mother is british singersongwriter lesley duncans second album, but the first one i ever bought. Earth mother is british singersongwriter lesley duncan s second album, but the first one i ever bought. Lesley duncan 12 august 1943 12 march 2010 was an english singer. Lesley duncan was born on august 12, 1943 in stocktonontees, county durham, england as lesley a.
Unlike the variety of female fertility deities called mother goddesses q. I just hope that demon bring out the other four albums, earth mother with its powerful title track. Now in my 83 rd year i can assure that for any man whose privileged to be married to an earth mother is blessed indeed. Why did lesley never get the recognition she so deserved.
She died on march 12th at the age of 66 after struggling with cerebrovascular disease. Various artist magic records digital download itunes only. Today is lesley duncans funeral lesleys funeral is today march 19th. Ho vart mykje spelt pa britisk radio, men fekk aldri stor kommersiell suksess. Having only discovered the wonderful music of lesley duncan a couple of years ago, from a bbc four 70s whistle test clip, and finding her recorded sounds only on second hand vinyl. Singer and songwriter born 12 august 1943 in stocktonontees, england died 12 march 2010 in scotland on the isle of mull. Lesley duncan chain of love 1971 love song 1971 earth. The musicians included then rising star elton john on piano, guitar legend chris spedding and pentangle drummer terry cox, all of whom were on a break from recording johns madman across the water album, as well as noted percussionist ray cooper. Lyrics to earth mother live, reading festival, 1973 by lesley duncan. Her songs had an astonishing emotional depth and her voice a rare combination of warmth and clarity, bringing an intimacy to the experience of listening to her records. Access mother earth logos, sell sheets, and product photos. Lesley duncan earth mother 1972, gatefold, vinyl discogs. I forgot how good lesley duncans first two albums really are. Earth mother was dedicated to friends of the earth and reflected her passionate belief in preserving nature and the environment.
Yes, i think of her every day and wish i could kiss her once more. Earth mother bbc radio 1 in concert, golders green hippodrome, london, 1974. Pursuing weighty lyrical themes such as environmentalism, motherhood, and politics, duncan was a mainstay of british radio during the 70s. Active from the 1960s well into the 1980s, she recorded several solo releases and sang backing vocals on numerous albums. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. One of englands top session vocalists, lesley duncan sang on recordings by elton john, the dave clark five, pink floyd, the alan parsons project, michael chapman, and joyce everson and the soundtrack. Lesley duncan was an english singersongwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. To lesleys name were 3 lps and 7 singles, all included here, from 19741978. You can buy latest album everything changes vinyl 1974 lesley duncan. Earth mother writtenby jimmy horowitz, lesley duncan. Earth mother, in ancient and modern nonliterate religions, an eternally fruitful source of everything. Disc two has an extra bside plus the live cut of one of lesleys big songs earth mother recorded live in 1973 at the reading festival.
Lesley duncan everything changes gm records gml 1007. She received a lot of airplay on british radio stations such as bbc radio 1 and bbc radio 2. Here you can buy and download music mp3 lesley duncan. Earth mother is darker, more painfilled than the earlier album. Lesley duncan earth mother vinyl mp3 album download. Download lesley duncan earth mother reissue 19722001. Proper credit is given to all writers and publishers. Lesley duncan sing children sing vinyl mp3 album download. Duncan first rose to prominence when john recorded her. During her latter years duncan continued to perform with jimmy horowitz on keyboards and chris spedding on guitar. The word gaia originates from ancient greece, in which it was considered the primary greek goddess personifying the earth. Somewhat like elton john, she blended parts of folkrock, the emerging singersongwriter movement, pop though less pop than john, and bits of the bands. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
One listen to this album and you will be saying the same. Listen online 11 songs from earth mother vinyl 1972 lesley duncan. Lesley duncan maybe its lost full album free music. If your, e reading this and saying never heard of herwell listen to eltons tumbleweed connection and love song she wrote it and you will hear that gorgeous voice. Subtitled the rca and cbs recordings 19681972 this compilation features the highly rated singers first two albums proper along with associated single sidesltws ian canty looks at the career of a fine talent whose work was sought out by elton john and david bowie. Wishful thinking is the mother of all progress air is to apps as pdf is to docs everything is either simple or flawed. One of her songs, love song, has been covered by many artists, among them elton john, whose cover version featured vocal contributions from duncan. Lesley duncan earth mother reissue 19722001 10042020, 15. Duncan s early albums, sing children sing and earth mother, were released on cd in the early 2000s. Lesley duncan earth mother 1972 full album youtube. Lesley duncans debut album was a modestly engaging slice of early70s singersongwriter rock, though not distinctive enough amidst a rapidly crowding field to command attention. By and bye arranged by vocals bill shepard writtenby jimmy horowitz, lesley duncan. Sing children sing is an album by english singersongwriter lesley duncan, released in 1971. Earth mother in my opinion is the stronger of the two with outstanding tracks like times, thunder.
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