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French C64 Vocal Synth

Tom has kindly handed me the keys to Musicthing again so I'm back after a rather extended absence to post some more crap. I'll start with an appeal for help from Stamba over at the CBS forums. He's found a rare French speech synth cart for the C64.

Bergeron, Guy : Canvas

2 guitars, bass, drums - Jazz

Nichifor, Serban : AVE MARIA

Soprano or tenor [with piano accompaniment]. - Contemporary

Nichifor, Serban : BATTUTA

Percussion - Contemporary

Guyader, Jacques : Mélancolie

Flute & Piano - Contemporary

Guyader, Jacques : Petite ballade

Piano - Modern classical

Guyader, Jacques : Le Messager

Flute solo - Modern classical

Smit, Maarten : 3 Studies No. 3

Piano solo - Classical

Schubert, Franz Peter : Ave Maria

String Quartet - Classical

Legendary producers

I just found myself writing the words "legendary producer", and stopped myself. According to the first 100 results in Google, the following people are 'legendary producers': Dave Bascombe, Clive Chin, Youth, J Rawls, Rick Rubin, Phil Spector, J Dilla, George Martin, Tony Visconti, Arif Mardin, Joe Boyd, Steve Lillywhite, Frank Filipetti, Ski, Phil Ramone, Dr Dre, Stephen Street, Nile Rodgers, Rhythm Masters, Jim Dickinson, Kramer, King Jammy, Tom Dowd, Joel Dorn, Jack Clement, Clive Davis, Larry Smith, Trevor Horn, Jerry Wexler, Junior Vasquez, Orrin Keepnews, Flemming Rasmussen, Jimmy Jam, Owen Morris, Steve Levine, Leif Mases, Quincy Jones, Chris Tsangarides, Tony Platt, Brian Eno and John Beltran. I decided to just write "producer".

Today's Featured Artist: Bill Withers

Smooth soul singer-songwriter. Best known songs include "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), the uplifting "Lean On Me" (1972), and "Use Me" (1972). Last Top 40 hit: "Just The Two Of Us" (1981, with Grover Washington, Jr.).