Missionaria Protectiva

        As an 18-year-old in 1965, Barbara Mason captured the innocent stirrings of adolescence on the self-penned  Yes I’m Ready , a US #3 R&B hit which is widely acknowledged as the beginning of the Philadelphia sound, with its use of sweet, sweeping strings and the musicians who would go on to form the nucleus of the Philadelphia International label’s house band, MFSB.       Mason, who wasn’t raised in the church but honed her craft in local talent shows and sang along to  Etta James , Gloria Lynne and  Aretha  records on the radio, took to the road with  Curtis Mayfield ‘s The Impressions in 1966 after a string of R&B hits like  Sad Sad Girl  and  I Need Love , which built on the same formula as  Yes I’m Ready .       By the turn of the decade, she had graduated from teen crush to tempestuous lover, documenting bedroom dramas in forthright fashion.       In 1972 she ...

        Loincloth or not ("not" being a premiere choice for a man approaching his 70s), Manowar's Joey DeMaio is the only bassist on this list to play a piccolo bass, which affords him a tonality unlike any other present here. He can play at lightning fast speeds thanks to the slim bass neck, giving heavy metal's sword defenders an unmistakable clank, which works twice as well with anthemic marching tempos Manowar have a knack for. MANOWAR Into Glory Ride  ( Music For Nations,1983 ) https://www.sendspace.com/file/igkt9k

        Hank B. Marvin needs little introduction but it is worth recapping how pivotal he was in the history of instrumental rock, and just how his pioneering style on the  electric guitar , specifically making use of the groundbreaking design of the  Fender Stratocaster ,  changed the guitar world for good .        This is the player who lit the fire and showed the way for the likes of Brian May, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, Peter Green and a generation of rock players who would take that inspiration and apply it to rock’s growing canon in the ‘60s, ‘70s.  Guitar Syndicate Columbia,1977 https://www.sendspace.com/file/dd1dxi