The Carnations - Long Tall GirlFormed in the Yellow Mill River ghetto of Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1954, as the Star tones, the group reformed in 1959 as the Teardrops and toured with such notables as Robert & Johnny, Bo Diddley and the Channels they also sang back up on Bo Diddley's "I'm Sorry", and "Crackin' Up." in 1960 they won the Apollo Theater's amateur night contest six weeks in a row, which attracted the attention of New York's Beltone label. Beltone asked the guys to

who plays frequently with other prominent musicians and Baroque orchestras

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Christian Lindberg - Baroque Trombone

Outstanding reviews emphasize the exceptionally high artistic quality of the concerts: "Once again Thielemann proved to be the unrestricted ruler on his ancestral territory

" says Moss

and train stations of Paris

in the service of capturing the special character of these wonderful teas and making them sound

For their debut album the band set about transforming so-called "negative energy" into an opportunity for communal catharsis and healing

This performance is presented here

' (UK #2) and 'I Owe You Nothing' (UK #1)

A unique compilation of old school gospel music culled from various sources documents some regional groups recorded between the early 1950’s and early 1970’s

The first-ever compilation from The Kingston Trio