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        Fritz is best known as a member of the West German band Triumvirat. Triumvirat were a progressive, keyboard-driven band which existed in the 1970s. Fritz was the only consistent member in the band’s history, appearing on all seven of the band’s studio albums.       Fritz also served as a composer for two films,  Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein  (in English:  Hard to Be a God ) and  Eine Frau für gewisse Stunden . The latter is credited to Triumvirat, though they had since been disbanded. Fritz won an award for Best Original Soundtrack at the Sitges International Film Festival. TRIUMVIRAT Pompeii  ( Capitol,1977 ) https://www.sendspace.com/file/jsfpnr

        Jethro Tull never had a bad drummer, but its founding member Clive Bunker stands out for his sense of swing and imaginative use of incidental percussion when the band was still out to play mainly jazz and blues. Listen to the Aqualung track “Up to Me,” and be impressed by the array of sounds he adds to an acoustic number.   JETHRO TULL Aqualung Chrysalis,1971 https://www.sendspace.com/file/7mvkdf

        One of the greatest female singers of Southern soul music, Ann Peebles grew up singing gospel in her father’s Baptist choir, idolising and occasionally backing the legendary Mahalia Jackson.       Her secular music career began with an impromptu performance at the Rosewood club in Memphis in 1969, which caught the attention of famed producer Willie Mitchell of Hi Records ( Al Green ‘s label).       Alongside  Green  it was Ann who shaped the Hi soul sound with her hits;  I Can’t Stand The Rain  (1973), and  I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down  (1974) – but it is her lesser-known tracks like  Trouble, Heartaches and Sadness  from her second album –  Straight From The Heart   (1971) – that best exemplify her forthright gospel-inflected country soul.       While her vocal style is similar to  Tina Turner ‘s, Ann brought with it a subtl...