Amy Winehouse - A Tribute on 10th Anniversary (14 Sep 1983 – 23 Jul 2011)

Today is the 10th anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse on 23rd July 2011 aged 27. The British media in particular relished documenting her demise, and must hold some responsibility for it as she was simply not prepared to cope with the fame that was thrust upon her due to the success of her sophomore album "Back To Black" in 2006.

Many love her, many don't but undoubtedly she is already a legend and still much emulated by many 'wannabes'.

For any who doubt her roots in jazz and soul I've posted, what I believe to be a couple of her best live performances, singing a tribute to Donny Hathaway at the Union Chapel 24th Nov 2006, where she sang "We're Still Friends" and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know". The second clip is footage of a performance at Zenith, Paris October 29, 2007 as I can't find a suitable clip at Union Chapel (there is one here but the sound is poor).

Donny Hathaway recorded both tracks in 1972. "We're Still Friends" is a live recording only, I don't believe that a studio version was ever recorded?

We will never know whether Amy would have gone on to match the success of "Back To Black". It may be surprising to know that, despite all the 'hype' surrounding her, she only had two UK Top 10 singles ("Rehab" and "Back To Black") from seven Top 40 hits, although "Back To Black" was a worldwide #1 album and "Frank" #3 in UK.

It's quite sickening, and shocking, to witness how she declined since this interview on Jonathan Ross in 2004,  aged 20,  after the release of her debut "Frank".