CC Records recently held the first ever Great CC Records Cover Song Challenge. The public voted and chose a champion. The CC Studio is proud to present this special encour presentation!
(click on the artist to listen)
The first ever CC Records Great Cover Song Challenge invited musicians to submit any recording whatsoever of any cover song performance.
We then asked the pubic to vote for their favorite on ccrecords.com. The votes poured in and the results were posted.
The CC Studio would like to now present the entrants once again for your enjoyment!
We forever thank these first participants for being a part of our contest.
Part two is coming soon!
Dave Simons
Performing:
"Not So Sweet Martha Lorane / If Were a Carpenter" live medley
This is a live recording of a performance from an open mic night in which Dave used to host.
Little is known about the man today other than the following public information:
Activities: Nothing interesting.
Interests: Nothing notable.
Favorite Music:The musical kind.
Favorite TV Shows: Nothing of consequence.
Favorite Movies: Varies from day to day.
Favorite Books:The ones with words.
Favorite Quotations: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
About Me: Nothing that can be summed up in a neat little box.
Jennifer Lowe & Don Scott
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
This recording was taken from a live performance on Oct 17, 2009, Jenny & Don entertained hundreds of walkers at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City for Light the Night.
Jenny and Don have more than 20 years stage and performance experience. You can currently catch
them live with their band Lady Lowe touring parts of the midwest.
Visit their website: www.ladylowe.com
Steve Meisner
"Everlong" by the Foo Fighters
This recording was taken from a secret wine fueled session at CC Records in the summer of 2009. Needing entrants for the contest CC Records execs lured Steve into the studio, liquored him up and shamelessly recorded and exploited his performance. Thankfully he has decided against legal action which is great for The CC Studio allowing us to once again feature his "contribution" here.
Steve is a multi-talented
multi-instrumentalist and has
over 20 years of stage experience.
He currently fronts the recently formed
Foo Fighters tribute "The Best of Foo".
Chris Canterbury
Performing: "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate" originally performed by The Pursuaders.
This recording features Chris Canterbury performing all instruments and vocals and was declared the winner of the Great CC Records Cover Song Challenge by popular vote.
Here is a bit about the original group that wrote this great song:
The original members formed in New York in 1969, and were signed by Atlantic Records in 1971, with the original line- up of: Douglas "Smokey" Scott, Willie Holland, James Holland and Charles Stoghill.[2]
The Persuaders sound involved close harmony and a heavily-orchestrated soul and R&B approach, the trademark of the Poindexter brothers, Richard and Bobby, who produced most of the early 1970s hits. The Persuaders also recorded the original versions of songs later covered by other artists, most notably: "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" (from their Atlantic / Atco album of the same name), made a major hit by Gladys Knight & the Pips; "Some Guys Have All The Luck", covered by Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart[2] and by Maxi Priest; and "Thin Line Between Love and Hate", covered by The Pretenders,[2] and by the reggae group, Black Slate. The song's title and theme were also used for a 1996 Martin Lawrence film of the same name.
The Persuaders recorded an album on the Calla label (distributed by CBS Records) with Philadelphia based producers Baker-Harris-Young in 1976, entitled It's All About Love. The catalog number is Calla ZX-34802 and track listing was: "It's All About Love", "It's Love", "Count The Ways", "I Need Love", "The Quickest Way Out", "Who Will It Be Tonight", "Sure Shot (Gamblin' On A Sure Shot)", "Hey Sister I'm Your Brother (She's My Sister)", "Tryin' To Love Two Women" and "The Quickest Way Out" (instrumental).
The group brought out four albums in the 1970s and then in 2006, they released a CD called Made To Be Loved on It's Soul Time! Records.[2]
As former members trickled out and new members trickled in The Persuaders R&B legacy continues into the 21st century with new faces and now consists of Ron (Big Ron) Cartier, Vincent (Vince) Ballard, Sylvester (Jay) Jones and Tmarvin Williams.[3] The name The Persuaders is a legally registered trademark.
Presents
Jenny Lowe & Don Scott
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