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Blues & Chaos
A collection of previously published articles and criticism by famed music critic Robert Palmer.
Robert Palmer
Robert Allen Palmer, born on 19th January 1949, Batley, West Yorkshire, England, UK was a singer-songwriter, musician & record producer, best known for his powerful, distinctive, gritty, soulful voice and sartorial elegance, combined soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae & blues. Robert's involvement with the music industry began during the '60s, spanning 4 decades, including a period with the group Vinegar Joe. He was successful both in his solo career and with the Power Station, having had Top 10 songs in both the UK & the US in the '80s. Three of his hit singles, 'I Didn't Mean to Turn You On', 'Addicted to Love' and 'Simply Irresistible', were supported by stylish music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan. Palmer won several awards during his career, including a couple of Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance & an MTV Video Music Award, having also received 2 Brit Award nominations for Best British Male Solo Artist. He passed away at the age of 54, after having a heart attack on 26th September 2003.
Deep Blues
"Deep Blues" offers a concise, authoritative account of the music's Afircan beginnings, its early evolution, and its transformation from a backcountry good-time music into today's modern blues and rock and roll.
English Law in the Age of the Black Death, 1348-1381
Robert Palmer's pathbreaking study shows how the Black Death triggered massive changes in both governance and law in fourteenth-century England, establishing the mechanisms by which the law adapted to social needs for centuries thereafter. The Black De
The Descendants of Colonel Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer was born in 1723 in Dumfries, Scotland. He married Margaret and they had two sons. They emigrated in 1753 and settled in Bathtown, North Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Channeling Robert Palmer
"A comic romp involving the late singer, Robert Palmer. His angel spirit enlists a faint-hearted writer as his earth minion, inspiring her to become a fearless life traveler." Base on a true story. Well, not all of it -not the cows or the flying pugs - but the angels, dreams, and signs from heaven. This is the story of how one dream changes a woman's life. The famous British singer, Robert Palmer, comes to her in a dream and hands her two red roses. The curious novelist looks him up and learns he had spent the last years of his life in a place called Lugano, Switzerland. The next thing she knows, she's living there. This story is about the humorous adventure with Emma as lonely writer and fr...
Eventful Cities
Processes of globalization, economic restructuring and urban redevelopment have placed events at the centre of strategies for change in cities. Events offer the potential to achieve economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes within broader urban development strategies. This volume: * analyzes the process of cultural event development, management and marketing and links these processes to their wider cultural, social and economic context * provides a unique blend of practical and academic analysis, with a selection of major events and festivals in cities where ‘eventfulness’ has been an important element of development strategy * examines the reasons why different stakeholders ...
Rock & Roll
Robert Palmer, a preeminent rock critic and musician who was the chief advisor for the public television series, explores the complex creative processes that have allowed rock music to endure as a living art, fed from sources deep within nonconformist, anti-mainstream, often multiethnic American culture.
