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Thursday, March 1st, 2018 Music Thread, All Music Is Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
3 big names were born today, chronologically:
Glenn Miller, String of Pearls:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qq2AV7Wx5w#)
Harry Belafonte, Banana Boat Song:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tou8-Cz8is#)
Roger Daltrey, the Who and solo, After the Fire:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tg4jQAZ_cw#)
More later.
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Willie Mitchell, "The Driving Beat"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdliK6IwsYU#)
Jerry Fisher, Blood, Sweat and Tears, "Spinning Wheel":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnw-dQC5N-8#)
Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEuk8j8imI&list=PL7cJWYlMnhfxKAbFqMBItmVmjZGCmxhIp#)
Chopin - Nocturne op.9 No.2
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b3swbnWg#)
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Birthday related...
Harry Belafonte:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ihPzpZgyI#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5d1XZnJM7Y#)
Warren Davis-Monotones:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tWdsYl-HEc#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSAVJnQnwoc#)
Roger Daltry-Who:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAocWzBMbuA#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nFIxuNouSo#)
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Birthdays include Mike d'Abo, who succeeded Paul Jones and Jack Bruce as lead singers of Manfred Mann . . .
Manfred Mann, "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cah6LZryQig#)
. . . and reggae legend Burning Spear . . .
Burning Spear, "Mek We Dweet"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3a-WLF7aWY#)
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John Carrol, Starland Vocal band and "Afternoon Delight" was posted some weeks ago. That is not the only thing they ever did obviously. They did cover Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham" and it sounds like they had a summer TV show at one time.
Starland Vocal Band:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtzWXnZQ60I#)
Emmylou Harris:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9A48houSs0#)
Sources do say the song is about Graham Parsons.
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Friday, March 2nd, 2018 Music Thread
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/2 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/2) http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
(accidental early posting, apologies)
Some notable artists born on this day in history:
Lou Reed, with the Velvet Underground, "White Light, White Heat" and solo, "Berlin":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ckXALWn1M#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9tkbMnp7tM#)
"In Berlin by the Wall, you were five feet, ten inches tall", wow, that Lou! :cool:
Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops, "Can't help myself":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXavZYeXEc0#)
Tony Meehan, drummer for the Shadows, also with Jet Harris, "Scarlett O'Hara":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj97UOVp5fE#)
Rory Gallagher, "Edged In Blue":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pajsia3_28#)
Eddie Money, "Gimme Some Water", great song:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU-KVObNEd4#)
Karen Carpenter of course, of the Carpenters, what a talent.
"Close to you"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woKKnEn8h9w#)
"We've Only Just Begun"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQX2Xn7tI#)
That should be a full platter but there are still more.
Jay Osmond, the Osmond Brothers, "One Bad Apple":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxiYJQR5Xx4#)
John Cowsill of the Cowsills, "The Rain, the park and other things":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMc0-ZAUeY#)
John Bon Jovi, another biggie, "Livin' on a prayer" and "You give love a bad name":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ#)
Chris Martin, Coldplay, "Adventure of a lifetime":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtXby3twMmI#)
And many more, check above links. All Music welcomed!
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Birthdays today also include jazz saxophone legend Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis
Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis, "In the Kitchen"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVUB35GQfE#)
. . . and, for the late Lou Reed . . .
The Velvet Underground, The Complete Matrix Tapes---Sets 1 and 2
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9H_JvKRSUc&t=276s#)
Lou Reed, Rock and Roll Animal
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJYu9Rl_23Y#)
Lou Reed, Street Hassle
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgaGcRcsyWc#)
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. . . and, Rory Gallagher's defining moments . . .
Rory Gallagher, Live in Europe
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf_hOsks_zo#)
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Birthday related...
Lawrence Payton-Four Tops:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf-LSfcQhyk#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puaVWR9zpF4#)
John Cowsill:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX1miimSqqU#)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCkXNAqjTys#)
For St. Pat's March, great stuff and probably pretty obscure.
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I pulled a fast one on my blues band at our Thursday afternoon rehearsal. We play this number as part of our repertoire,
with organ and guitar solos in the middle instead of just the guitar solo . . .
Santana, "Moonflower"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5b3VBUW2ok#)
. . . but after the solos, on the stop at that transition bridge, I threw them a curve and started playing the melody of . . .
Xavier Cugat, "Sway"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZK68-mALLc#)
. . . on my guitar, in the "Moonflower" key of D minor, of course. It hit me to try it a split second before coming out of that transition.
The guys in the band picked up on it immediately, to their credit (we'd never tried to play the song in any way before), since both songs
in the same key use pretty much the same chords, just arrayed differently. Then after running through one playing of "Sway's"
main and bridge, at the stop I hit the bridge for "Moonflower" and we finished off that way. We were so thrilled about how it
worked we decided to keep it in our book of originals and non-beaten-to-death covers.
(Fair disclosure: I know Cugat's "Sway" has no guitar in it, but I figured it out from listening to the horn parts!)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iXvozvDn_Y#)
Sounds like this is another British version of a well-known tune over here.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4xSgrVtzYw#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQdYfjb0lKU#)
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Sounds like this is another British version of a well-known tune over here.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4xSgrVtzYw#)
They remind me a little bit of a certain Minnesota quartet who beat the California surf rockers at their own game often as not . . .
The Trashmen, "Bad News"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPQz9qsWeQ#)
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Renee Martell, French Canadian, well done versions of these songs.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpWEdBaMGVU#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNqOzsOlKMQ#)
Johnny Angel and Next Plane To London a Francais
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Weekend Music Thread, March 3-4. 2018, All Music Is Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php) http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Some birthdays today, notables on Sunday as well, feel free to list them. Respectfully, more of them are tomorrow:
Doc Watson, "Down To The Valley To Pray":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmdBK90YYlE#)
Enzo Stuarti, "Che Gelida Manina":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQr_3ZNmTpg#)
From Switzerland, Lys Assia - Für immer (Moon River)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyhd3-DDOTk#)
Willie Chambers, Chambers Brothers, "I can't turn you loose":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-t-6atIL0#)
That picture, honestly, sometimes, it seems like there was more racial harmony in the 1970s than today. Technically, this picture must be from the '60s, so okay, we had our problems at that time.
Mike Pender, The Searchers, "Needles and Pins":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0oP8e02dpk#)
Dave Mount, Mud, "Tiger Feet":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rrtXCFyMII#)
Jennifer Warnes, "Song of Bernadette":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZIFavgLd38#)
Dave Damato, REO Speedwagon, "Keep on loving you":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=332dpNPAw_0#)
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Bobby Womack's birthday is March 4th, an influential songwriter.
"Everybody needs someone to love"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yIoVuUM-M#)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack)
Cleveland, Ohio.
Also wrote or co-wrote "It's all over now", hit for the Rolling Stones.
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Birthdays this weekend include . . .
3 March: Mike Pender, guitarist/vocalist with the Searchers . . .
The Searchers, "Love Potion Number 9"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36WVirpAieM#)
The Searchers, "What Have They Done to the Rain"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiu3bzRzPps#)
. . . rapper Tone Loc . . .
Tone Loc, "Wild Thing"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=387ZDGSKVSg#)
4 March: Vivaldi . . .
Vivaldi: Concerto for Three Violins (Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman; New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, conductor)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdgVocX81Tw#)
. . . Willie Johnson, guitarist for Howlin' Wolf's first band, who was said to be so loyal to Memphis that he refused to move to Chicago when Wolf did, which probably
cost him a shot at becoming more famous (and paved the way for Hubert Sumlin to achieve fame in his own right as Wolf's main guitarist) . . .
Howlin' Wolf, "Well That's All Right"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYJuC4APXOw#)
Howlin' Wolf, "My Troubles and Me"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxaKiV36jU#)
Sammy Lewis with the Willie Johnson Combo, "So Long Baby Goodbye"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAE-rd-Z_A#)
. . . French composer/conductor Paul Mauriat, whose song "Chariot" was given lyrics and turned into Little Peggy March's hit "I Will Follow Him," before
he had an unexpected smash in 1968 with another of his own compositions . . .
Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra, "Love is Blue (L'Amour est Bleu)"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTo9-lmZ6oE#)
. . . South African singer Miriam Makeba, who had an unexpected smash in 1967 . . .
Miriam Makeba, "Pata Pata"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6YgDYBZe30#)
. . . Eric Allandale of the Foundations . . .
The Foundations, "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ1d7J_ODrg#)
. . . Yes bassist Chris Squire . . .
Yes, "Close to the Edge"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51oPKLSuyQY#)
. . . Jason Newsted, bassist for Metallica . . .
Metallica, "Enter Sandman"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpBezJPcTk#)
. . . and, for Willie Chambers of the Chambers Brothers . . .
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-UFowAAGY4#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvCH-6kOAGs#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucvqt6a3Vw#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WzVDN31JRE#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRy1aj_a9w#)
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Birthday related...
Junior Parker:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA1mpuo-kF8#)
Mike Pender-Searchers:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHtSf2iAlBA#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS3ZBcYiFGM#)
Bobby Womack-Valentinos:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVhPvMcVYtk#)
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(Non-Birthday, Non-Anniversary related)
Frank Mills, Music Box Dancer
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpqucmEA3P4#)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_8Vd7IZOCM#)
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Per another thread here about a redstate.com contributor, Sarah Rumph (politics forum), in West Germany in the early '70s, there was a group called "Frumpy" with Inga Rumph. It's kind of interesting.
Frumpy - When the gypsy was born (sung in English)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDUQN0Chl-M#)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frumpy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frumpy)
Sounds okay.
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Monday, March 5th, 2018 Music Thread
All music is welcomed!
Per the two websites we usually look at for birthdays, on this day in music history was the tragic plane crash
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/5 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/5) http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
1963, Country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. They were travelling to Nashville after appearing at a benefit concert for the widow of Kansas City disc jockey 'Cactus' Jack Call, who had died in a car crash. On 7 March, country singer Jack Anglin was killed in a car crash on his way to Cline's funeral. Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist.
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/ (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/)
Then, around a year later, Jim Reeves, piloting his own plane, crashed in Tennessee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reeves (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Reeves)
Ironic and sad, speaking of South Africa, Gentleman Jim Reeves was successful musically with a number of recordings in Afrikaaners language. One can look those songs up at youtube. It also sounds like those who know that language think he had quite an accent like Nat King Cole singing in Spanish.
Born this day in history:
Tommy Tucker, songwriter, performer of 'Hi-Heeled Sneakers':
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bmbSC9c2ys#)
Wiki bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tucker_(singer) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tucker_(singer)) <--- Tucker is "Robert Higginbotham".
Eddy Grant, 'Electric Avenue':
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVaZ7uYaBSQ#)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Grant)
Singer, Elaine Paige, UK, her rendition of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciOalICSUAo#)
Alan Clark, keyboards for Dire Straits, 'Walk of Life':
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUW6G5QdyYU#)
Teena Marie, this lady sang some with Rick James as well as having a solo career, 'It must be magic':
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_h2BJ_nidk#)
Identical twins Craig and Charlie Reid for the Scottish band, The Proclaimers, they sing "I would walk 500 miles" and this one "Letter from America":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9GmieAEaQ#)
John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Give it away":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhjqmAoBKCQ#)
Murray Head, singer of "One Night In Bangkok":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE#)
Continuing though, and this is interesting, a youtube video says he was the original Judas in the 1971 production of Jesus Christ Superstar:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFw7K5-MV8I#)
Singer Eddie Hodges, "High Hopes":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCTYZkYbK-c#)
And perhaps more to add on later.
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Birthday related...
Paul Evans:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpi0xbvpVkI#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u61y7lrmFRI#)
Eddy Grant-Equals:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-S0Q1TJJY#)
Eddie Hodges:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQPnwYu5zyA#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0oyuM-jhC8#)
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Trivia: Eddie Hodges helped make nationally famous a certain Marine pilot on the threshold of the U.S. space program . . .
Eddie Hodges and John H. Glenn, Jr., on Name That Tune (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54r7ka)
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Another birthday boy today: blues legend J.B. Lenoir . . .
J.B. Lenoir, "Alabama Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfRqTQyHMTM#)
J.B. Lenoir, "Born Dead"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fjV80NP7cY#)
J.B. Lenoir, "Eisenhower Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-gHnx1p6JY#)
J.B. Lenoir, "Natural Man"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH759M6T0fg#)
J.B. Lenoir, "Five Years"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF902lG_hQI#)
J.B. Lenoir, "Don't Touch My Head!!!"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIsPJ2KgZO0#)
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 Music Thread
Welcoming All Music!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/6 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/6)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, "Round Midnight":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOm17yw__6U#)
Jon Nordal, Icelandic Composer, "Duo"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4pB__rLEX4#)
Lovelace Watkins, "The Black Sinatra", "Hello Young Lovers":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzPA4zNHw-A#)
Jerry Naylor, vocalist of the post-Buddy Holly Crickets from what I can tell, "Don't Change":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJjC0rUR_wU#)
Mary Wilson, Supremes, "Where Did Our Love Go":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYNUnJbyE7U#)
Hugh Grundy, drummer for the Zombies, "She's Not There":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it68QbUWVPM#)
David Gilmour, Pink Floyd:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xUD6MWmSAc#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbeqj-1XOo#)
Kiki Dee (Pauline Matthews), sang "Don't go breaking my heart" with Elton John:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CWgmrvL6_s#)
Kiki Dee Band, "I've got music in me":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsNl9zaWJdQ#)
Donald York of Sha Na Na, guy in the sunglasses, "Who Wrote The Book Of Love":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqNopHaFW7c#)
Suzanne Crough of the Partridge Family:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjoQHN7cOVA#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOiKa51ll-k#)
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Birthday related...
Mary Wilson-Supremes:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd8V7HALv8A#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE9QjdVMFkQ#)
Hugh Grundy-Zombies:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OL9ncYozAM#)
Sylvia Robinson:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtbsGtmiX1k#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JtnrR5sHaw#)
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Fifty years ago, Wes Montgomery at home felt tired and needed a nap. His wife joined him. She woke up to find her husband
dead of a heart attack. At 48.
Happy birthday in heaven, Mr. Montgomery . . .
Wes Montgomery Trio, "Missile Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RELLaU8PlbE#)
Wes Montgomery, "West Coast Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeMr4SQtWGo#)
Wes Montgomery Trio, "Lolita"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8osJxpYCXAg#)
Wes Montgomery, "Bumpin'"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTXf_hR2O4w#)
Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery, "O.G.D. (Road Song)"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpxUgiekwuI#)
Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio, "No Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJee-SjCjIg#)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkneEq9hVJI#)
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Some late birthdays for today, two significant figures, only saw this looking at the country music birthdays http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php) :
But those other websites missing Bob Wills, born in 1905, that's pretty weak:
"Stay A Little Longer", my favorite.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM50ZQpSSTY#)
"San Antonio Rose", signature song.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C08jmN1sM8#)
"Take me back to Tulsa", a song well done by Asleep at the Wheel:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1YtImqPW8c#)
One can read Bob Wills' wikipedia biography, he lived in Roy, New Mexico for awhile, I mean, he was a barber there, pretty amazing.
Red Simpson, Bakersfield sound, I believe he passed away only in the past few years, 2016, big exponent of "Trucker" music:
"Roll Truck Roll":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emut12H0PT0#)
"Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nphlIM-08zA#)
And plenty of others one can look for.
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 Music Thread
Welcoming All Music!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/7 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/7)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Yvonne Chouteau, Native American and ballerina, this really is worth checking out, she seems to have been a pioneer, culture.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUWarJZcr2E#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHwxMSn0WOc#)
Townes Van Zandt, how does his wikipedia bio tell it, he is related to some of the founders of Texas. Considered a giant by many.
"Heartworn Highways"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFh4DebJAfs#)
"Tecumseh Valley" with Nancy Griffin"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7_oQU2vuUQ#)
Of course, I'd think his most famous song was "Pancho and Lefty" but not necessarily his best.
Arthur Lee of Love, a landmark band, "Alone again or":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X3HKEC68EM#)
Ernie Isley, Isley Brothers, "Who's that lady", that's the song I've heard:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DDgNCLD84&list=PL5363A7349A669CA2#)
Latin bombshell, Iris Chacon, others in bands recently covered include members of the J. Geils Band, Zombies and Procol Haram.
Peter Wolf, J. Geils Band, "Detroit Breakdown",
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY83OdwY2l8#)
Donna Loren, singer and actress of "Beach Blanket Bingo", I've seen some movie with a title like that.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxBMm1RHfkw#)
Yesterday, I added on Bob Wills and Red Simpson for February 6th, amazingly, the websites usually used did not even include either of these two. Bob Wills though, is a landmark figure. So, perhaps, we will see some more country stars added later on from the country and western website: http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php)
In fact, belated wishes to Jean Chapel for March 6, "Don't let go", I see her listed. I'm not real familiar with her, seems a bit like Mae West:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nkoSgvjMy8#)
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Birthday related...
Arthur Lee-Love:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7SFpxWpcOw#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUii9c4GGRs#)
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Two blues legends, one missed yesterday but born on 6 March, Furry Lewis . . .
Furry Lewis, "Good Morning Judge"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wo14BGeVf0#)
. . . and, born today, Jesse Fuller . . .
Jesse Fuller, "San Francisco Bay Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lqp52Uv6WA#)
More birthdays today include Chris White, bassist and one of the two songwriters (Rod Argent was the other) in the Zombies:
The Zombies, "I'll Call You Mine"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLWxlqd5qMw#)
The Zombies, "Changes"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHYgpenY0D8#)
. . . Matthew Fisher, organist with the original Procol Harum . . .
Procol Harum, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msXV3MvU1Y4#)
Procol Harum, "Repent Walpurgis"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21UCojHGt9k#)
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Thurs. March 8th, 2018 Music Thread .... All Music Welcomed!
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/8 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/8)
A few birthdays today:
Lew De Witt of the Statler Brothers, "Counting Flowers On The Wall":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8nRL2bPCU#)
Ralph Ellis, Swinging Bluejeans, "Hippy, Hippy, Shake":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ke8mzgex4U#)
Andrew Semple, The Fortunes, "You've Got Your Problems, I've Got Mine":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC42ZHJcJWg#)
Monkees' Mickey Dolenz, "You May Just Be The One":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGYaP3Yy10s#)
Little Peggy March, "I Will Follow Him":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0o2VMHt8w#)
David Lambert of the Strawbs, "Part of the Union" (a song which started out as satire, the Unions liked it and it is a bit of an anthem).
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdOCWUgwiWs#)
Randy Meisner, Poco, "Indian Summer":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoYqKVuoW6E#)
Mike Allsup, the late guitarist for 3 Dog Night, "Pieces of April":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JA1XAmzbnw&list=PL1CECD8AC7612A5C9#)
And more later.
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Birthdays also include jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo . . .
Gabor Szabo, "Gypsy Queen"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3--HVjDk7s#)
Gabor Szabo, "Bacchanal"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcU4nzGbn10#)
. . . and British techno-rocker Gary Numan . . .
Tubeway Army, "I Nearly Married a Human"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5jPdhTklnI#)
Gary Numan, "Slowcar to China"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzz2Ki21E-8#)
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Birthday related...
Andrew Semple-Fortunes:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlU0R1HvRk8#)
Micky Dolenz-Monkees:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKGwiH2bw9s#)
Peggy March:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4EsWngHp1c#)
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Friday, March 9th, 2018 Music Thread
A L L M U S I C W E L C O M E D
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today) https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php)
A few birthdays,
Jazz Pioneer, Ornette Coleman:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzqNVwRyixI#)
Lloyd Price, singer, songwriter of the well known song "Stagger Lee":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE#)
And the man is going still: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Price (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Price)
Mickey Gilley with "Talk To Me":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr5QWqhGUJI#)
John Cale, Velvet Underground with "Venus In Furs":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLQzaLr1enE#)
Robert Calvert, Hawkwind with "Silver Machine":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yao_T2adl14#)
Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere and the Raiders and Solo with "Arizona":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2aww8xKcE#)
Ron Wilson of the Surfaris, has to be their signature song, I heard some other song by them the other day, pretty good and I'll try to remember it, I don't even think it was typical surfing music:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p13yZAjhU0M#)
Robin Trower, solo and Procol Haram before that, "Bridge of Sighs":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9Hs3rnd6s#)
Also for the record, members of bands covered here recently,
Jim Cregan, Cockney Rebel, Chris Thompson, Manfred Mann's Earth band, Frank Rodriguez of ? and the Mysterians.
Jeffrey Osbourne, "On the wings of love":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhR2FHKmss#)
The Rapper Bow Wow and others.
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Birthday related...
Lloyd Price:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_cJj_yq6Qc#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyNfDlOafUU#)
Mark Lindsay-Paul Revere & The Raiders:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSfpvf3QZZM#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N27xzLuEHLI#)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNcUFceUekE#)
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Weekend Music Thread, March 10-11, 2018
A L L M U S I C I S W E L C O M E D!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/10 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/10) http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Checking a few birthdays for March 10th, Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean Fame,
Co-written by Jan Berry and Brian Wilson, "Surf City".
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrwjR4ZlfI#)
Per wikipedia, Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Brian Wilson and Artie Kornfeld all wrote "Dead Man's Curve":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GKAWCicRBU#)
I did see the movie portraying the lives of Jan and Dean, those are actors portraying them:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8nao_z9NSs#)
For fun, they do surf in the UK, the movie "Blue Juice" with Catherine Zeta Jones is based on that, they surf around Cornwall in the movie.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFjRxN3pw9s#)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_and_Dean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_and_Dean)
Moving on, birthdays today also with
Tom Scholz of Boston, "More Than A Feeling":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSR6ZzjDZ94#)
Pete Nelson of the Flowerpot Men, "Let's Go to San Francisco":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAt84ZeEHk#)
These websites evidently are based in the UK I think, some bands like the Flowerpot Men, I'm not familiar with at all.
Bunny Debarge of Debarge, "Rhythm of the night":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAQSZhazYk8#)
Gary Clark wrote a song performed by Danny Wilson called "Mary's Prayer":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZaVt-lQmv8#)
Jeff Ament, bass, Pearl Jam with "Better Man", grunge music:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbpUfWz-rlc#)
Edie Brickell of the New Bohemians, well, she married Paul Simon, "What I am" on the Arsenio Hall show:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4arTTHK-bA#)
Carrie Underwood, "Two Black Cadillacs":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVEBZLrjpw4#)
Here she sings the National Anthem at a Nashville Predators hockey game, this was probably during the very successful post season for the Predators last year, when they did go to the Stanley Cup finals.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3qRBITXnig#)
Someone told me, "oh, they have country (Nashville) singers every game in the playoff games in Nashville".
A few more, Jethro Burns of the comedy duo Homer and Jethro, "We didn't sink the Bismarck":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6rYqI8z_4#)
A lot of satirical songs and parodies.
And many more, I'm sorry that go unrecognized, mostly classical music composers and artists.
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Birthday related...
Kenneth "Jethro" Burns:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkAGY6W1-38#)
Dean Torrence:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQRL9T16mX8#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNTD_3IqWrk#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u1xaRM8hpY#)
the original...
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN-irV1WsE8#)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFH046IYwb4#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ez5xl6VoGM&t=267s#)
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A few birthdays on March 11th:
German Punk Singer Nina Hagen's birthday today,
"Flying Saucers":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSFv_vrcQU8#)
Katie Kissoon of Mac and Katie Kissoon singing "Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep", sung also by the Scottish group, Middle of the Road:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvVjrdAmBpE#)
Mark Stein, keyboards, lead vocals, Vanilla Fudge,
"You keep Me Hanging On":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ChToIvLRM#)
"Some Velvet Morning":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qcVXxgizM#)
Bobby McFerrin, "Don't Worry, Be Happy":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU#)
George Kooymans, Golden Earring, "Radar Love":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckM51xoTC2U#)
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March 10, 1970, Deja Vu, the first album by Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young. It topped the pop album chart for one week and spawned three US Top 40 singles: 'Teach Your Children', 'Our House', and 'Woodstock'.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9I27w8Tuyw#)
March 10 1972, Neil Young went to No.1 on the US & UK album chart with 'Harvest.' The album featured the hit single 'Heart Of Gold.'
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO8kTRv4l3o#)
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Some late birthday entries, one belated birthday entry,
Ralph Emery, mainly a country dj and host of a country music show on the Nashville Network, he was married to Skeeter Davis, he also use to plug "Goody's Headache Powders"...
Just a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Emery (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Emery)
Also, the 11th, Lily May Ledford was born on this day in history, she was part of the Coon Creek girls... out of Kentucky or around there and in fact, Cincinnati, Ohio, they are suppose to be like one of the first all girl bands to make it big... I think they played for a President as well. A reincarnation has recently played but not really from the classic lineup of many moons ago.
"Sowing on the Mountain":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_sD2WE77c#)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon_Creek_Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon_Creek_Girls)
The New Coon Creek girls:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY5aQgIHN9Y#)
Lily May must have been the main one.
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php)
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Monday, March 12th, 2018, All Music Is Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php) http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
A few birthdays today;
Leonard Chess, founder of Chess records.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFbny5oToD4#)
There is another good movie called "Cadillac Records" but parts are violent. I'm not sure if that is good or bad per the artists represented but excerpts are at youtube.
Agathe Von Trapp, oldest of the Von Trapp children. Short documentary (10 minutes) on the family that inspired "The Sound of Music", anyone can feel free to add in more on this:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgQCFXRtn1w#)
Al Jarreau, "Ain't No Sunshine":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg0zTrBKx8g#)
Liza Minelli, one of those cases where you probably need only the first name of the artist.
At 18 on the Judy Garland show:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGLyt1I8Wuc#)
"Cabaret"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QS1l1mSDSo#)
She was in a Law and Order CI, seems like a nice woman.
And of all people, James Taylor, so where do you start with his songs? I had some of his albums.
"Sweet Baby James", this song has been covered, I forget who, but they do it and you realize it's a classic:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaySP-L4OOk#)
A lot of compilations come up for this artist; not to forget that even before "Fire and Rain", he made some album for Apple, the Beatles' record company.
Singing "Mockingbird" with Carly Simon:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_k89ilIA-E#)
Bill Payne of Little Feat, "Down On The Farm", I know there are Little Feat fans here, anyone should feel free to add their favorites:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAst-RO5XIs#)
Mike Gibbins of Badfinger, "Day After Day":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonFZjuyc6E#)
Very Beatles sounding imo, and they were apparently connected to them.
Jack Green of T-Rex and the Pretty Things, "Bang A Gong (Get It On)", some of these songs posted today, it seems we have heard a million times.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVEhDrJzM8E#)
Marlon Jackson of the Jackson 5, Medley of song on the Carol Burnette show:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpXNFS7eeU#)
And there are more, to be added on to later... these are quite a number of well known artists to digest. See links.
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Birthday related...
Mike Gibbins-Iveys:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxDeq8eei-8#)
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Birthdays include blues legend Jesse Fuller . . .
Jesse Fuller, "San Francisco Bay Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lqp52Uv6WA#)
. . . jazz/R&B singer Al Jarreau . . .
Al Jarreau, "Moonlighting"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZxLXuFfPvM#)
. . . Richie (La Bamba) Rosenberg, trombonist with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes . . .
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, "I Don't Want to Go Home"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7JeaeElcQg#)
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, "Take It Inside"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDLCZA4EfpQ#)
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RIP Nokie Edwards
http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/northwest-legend-nokie-edwards-passes-away-at-82/ (http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/northwest-legend-nokie-edwards-passes-away-at-82/)
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RIP Nokie Edwards, I like their version of Telstar, I'm certainly not saying it's better than the Tornadoes or even the Shadows version.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6DmtPQv7V8#)
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Great version of the classic "Hushabye" by Camera Obscura:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6GRxsJj4Ls#)
Pretty much sounds like a live recording at the Radio Station, they could really polish this up, make it a full song.... this is only 1:44 long.
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/13 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/13)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Mike Stoller of the renown songwriting team Lieber-Stoller was born on this day making an important contribution to pop. Though, it is decades ago he helped pen a number of songs and one can see them here: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Jerry_Leiber_and_Mike_Stoller)
Lieber-Stoller wrote Hound Dog which Elvis of course, had a big hit with, they also wrote a few other Elvis numbers like "King Creole", which was the name of an Elvis movie as well: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHJ12Vhpyc#)
Stoller co-wrote "Jackson" with Bill Edd Wheeler. The song sung by Johnny Cash and June Carter.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NJC18Oi04#)
And "Stand By Me" which Ben E. King sang, so really big hits.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZNL7QVJjE#)
Sammy Kaye was born, Sammy Kaye and his orchestra, "Swing and Sway":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDnZzoo_fo#)
Neil Sedaka, wrote "Where the Boys are" which was a big hit for Connie Francis and of course, Neil Sedake had a number of other hits:
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fKEkMd2OwY#)
And Connie Francis, "Where The Boys Are":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqgl0VRJW0E#)
It's Jan Howard's birthday, she did a nice duet, I forget now with who but she is famous for writing the song "My Son" for her son in the service and she lost her son in Vietnam.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrqAtgYG02w#)
Greg Norton of Husker Du, "Pink Turns To Gray":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjfl0yhyRk#)
Steve Hill! There's a few Steve Hills on youtube, this may well be the country artist with "That old gate":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcNfzHLct4I#)
And here is rocker Steve Hill, he's really a one man band doing "Rollin' and Tumblin""Stop Breaking Down" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", yes, he plays a bit on drums while playing the guitar:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlDltps4p9I#)
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Birthday related...
Candi Staton:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eygNiEQ37DY#)
Erma Franklin:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5zAZjmcWyA#)
Neil Sedaka:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImOwdvXBBOQ#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZpZX84wy8I#)
Songwriter Mike Stoller:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgmKhIxMxdI#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6dA-liqmKs#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPzGVoYFxo#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih4CVP7S08k#)
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed.
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/14 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/14)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Not in perfect chronological order, but commencing, a few birthdays,
Born on this date in history, Phil Phillips (Baptiste), author of "Sea of Love"... what an alltime classic that is, I like Marty Wylde's version out of the UK, the Honeydrippers is okay, there's even a version for the Al Pacino movie "Sea of Love", modern... but Phil's is the best, I believe he wrote it too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Phillips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Phillips)
"Sea of Love":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T8PHEAHOBs#)
"Don't Leave Me":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UowDbPpmDo#)
Les Baxter was born, performer of such hits as,
Tiki lounge music, "The Quiet Village":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5UpnOKIRQY#)
Also, recognizable to many, "The Poor People Of Paris":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkYWXAN_W5g#)
He and Martin Denny were pioneers of this style of music. Generally called "lounge music" nowadays.
Quincy Jones Jr., Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
"Exodus":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl6uMU6v3UQ#)
American saxophonist Walter Parazaider with Chicago, okay, another musician from that band...and a popular one at that with "Color My World":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWkXmx-0phc#)
Shirley Scott, "Queen of the Organ" with Stanley Turrentine, "Soul Shoutin'"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iYKyCLxxWA#)
James O'Rourke of John Fred and his playboy band, youtube actually has some early songs by this band but everyone basically knows "Judy in Disguise":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaWaQBxc0aI#)
Jim Pons of the Turtles, "Happy Together":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZEURntrQOg#)
Also, per one of the links above, with the Mothers of Invention, "Billy the Mountain Goes To Stoneybrook":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMD_LrpQzBs#)
Definitely, not to be missed, Michael Martin Murphy was born on this day as well, really Cowboy, Southwestern type of music.
Michael Murphy with "Wildfire":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3OnSQc48s&list=RDEMh9Kap9J_KtcpUtN-r9-xDg#)
"Geronimo's Cadillac":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTYf8iJC84#)
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Birthdays also include folk legend Lee Hays, one of the Weavers . . .
The Weavers, "Wasn't That a Time"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPMqxyCX2IU#)
. . . and jazz organist Shirley Scott, who often recorded with her then-husband, saxophonist Stanley Turrentine . . .
Shirley Scott, "Like Blue"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXS7oGIFVg#)
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The Castells out of Santa Rosa California, cerca 1960, this is lovely if one can hear it on a good sound system....someone in that French music forum I go to from time talked about it, "Petits Yeux Tristes", Little Sad Eyes and the video shows an actress who was named Helen Twelvetrees, famous for her eyes.
Castells - Little Sad Eyes
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leMbdDNczSo#)
(https://imgfast.net/users/1514/56/66/82/smiles/706812.gif)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Twelvetrees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Twelvetrees)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castells (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castells)
I get how the wikipedia article says they were kind of a mix of college harmony, doo wop, I think they said some of their stuff was even jazzy.
(http://745433944.r.lightningbase-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Helen_Twelvetrees_P_Cover_for_Kindle.jpg)
@pookie18 , I'll bet you've heard of this group.
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The Castells out of Santa Rosa California, cerca 1960, this is lovely if one can hear it on a good sound system....someone in that French music forum I go to from time talked about it, "Petits Yeux Tristes", Little Sad Eyes and the video shows an actress who was named Helen Twelvetrees, famous for her eyes.
Castells - Little Sad Eyes
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leMbdDNczSo#)
(https://imgfast.net/users/1514/56/66/82/smiles/706812.gif)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Twelvetrees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Twelvetrees)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castells (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castells)
I get how the wikipedia article says they were kind of a mix of college harmony, doo wop, I think they said some of their stuff was even jazzy.
(http://745433944.r.lightningbase-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Helen_Twelvetrees_P_Cover_for_Kindle.jpg)
@pookie18 , I'll bet you've heard of this group.
Yes, I have. At some point, I may have posted here my 2 favorites of theirs:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxE1CiG8MM8#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJoYnorJmac#)
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Thursday, March 15th, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed!
Checking a few birthdays today,
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php)
Obviously, there are a lot of artists who do not get recognized at all; and some, maybe that one song, I like better than anything done by some major artists but that said,
It's Sly Stone's birthday, Sly and the Family Stone with "I want to take you higher":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqWQzOzK3kw#)
Lightnin' Hopkins, "Woke Up This Morning":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BATlJwKB8ts&list=PLO74Zb0Z12dsTNvalIyDX1UG-qyo_D0x5#)
James Mitchell, tenor sax for the Memphis Horns with Bobby Womack, "Somebody Have Mercy":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6pcI32yc2Y#)
Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead, definitely a "pick 'em" choice here, "Box of Rain":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r8aycpHmY0#)
Mike Love of the Beach Boys, another "pick 'em", so...
"409", hot rod music...
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKP_cZuk54&list=PL2PI3BtEVzA7TfhMFjeseXkYvVJpx__ia#)
Carl Smith, country artist with "Deep Water":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1daVORnnWw#)
David Costell of Gary Lewis and the Playboys, "Green Grass", maybe my favorite by them, certainly not their biggest hit.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knj9FE0dsQ4#)
Ry Cooder, "Paris Texas":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ymVaq3Fqk#)
Dee Snider, Twisted Sister with "We're not gonna take it":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9AbeALNVkk#)
Steve Coy of Dead or Alive with the '80s hit, "You spin me round (like a record)":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKRQSQ-ATno#)
And many more.
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Birthdays also include jazz trumpeter Harry James . . .
Harry James & His Orchestra, "I Remember You"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf79IbbEVFM#)
. . . jazz avant garde legend Cecil Taylor . . .
Cecil Taylor, "Free Improvisation #3"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EstPgi4eMe4#)
. . . Hughie Flint, drummer with John Mayall and the Blues Breakers when Eric Clapton was a member . . .
John Mayall & Eric Clapton, "All Your Love"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXbVFlKiCfQ#)
. . . slide guitarist extraordinaire Ry Cooder . . .
Jamming with Edward, "Blow with Ry"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHa17mcQBmk#)
. . . For Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart), how his band sounded live in concert before their splash at Woodstock . . .
Sly & the Family Stone, Live at the Fillmore East, October 4th & 5th, 1968---Full Late Show, October 5, 1968
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugnsghO30dc&t=480s#)
. . . and, for Lightnin' Hopkins . . .
Lightnin' Hopkins, The Complete Herald Singles
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bsQmxjBHlA#)
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Birthday related...
Mike Love-Beach Boys:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3Npo9Zhbo8#)
Sly Stone:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpUfuG8f4c4#)
David Costell-Gary Lewis & The Playboys:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84cfDMdqtEY#)
Hernandez Lugo-? & The Mysterians:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZWDe3N6I8#)
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Remember, and Merle was usually right, except when he wasn't being a card-shark, which I think one can probably find references to on the web.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQfd0evuDs#)
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
Merle Haggard
Things I learned in a hobo jungle
Were things they never taught me in a class room
Like where to find a hand out
While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon
Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin'
I'm just talkin' to myself man-to-man
This ol' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take a lotta doin'
But I take a lot of pride in what I am
Songwriters: MERLE HAGGARD
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Friday, March 16th, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed!
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today) https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays.php)
A few birthdays today,
Fred Neil (http://www.fredneil.com/), folk singer, songwriter of "Everyone's Talkin'":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Ql1284QLw#)
The version we usually hear is sung by Harry Nilson.
Fred Neil singing with Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, "The Dolphins":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYjV6fJA44#)
It's Jerry Jeff Walker's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker#Singles) birthday, songwriter, known for "Mr. Bojangles":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-LVXR6rjXs#)
That's quite a song really.
He wrote some song I like a lot and didn't know he wrote, I can't remember it now. He also sings a somewhat standard of your more "progressive" country music if that can be said, country rock, etc., "Navajo Rug", that's pretty good if one has never heard it before.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryYnDMx_h4U#)
Ian Tyson of Ian and Sylvia sings this too.
Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel was born on this day, "Miles and Miles of Texas", really, not one of the first songs you think of that they performed, probably originally from the Bob Wills era, from their early albums:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0xnNkiY_FQ#)
Jimmy Nail of the UK, "Ain't No Doubt", I doubt he is that well known in the USA.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5r6Lr0C32I#)
Nancy Wilson of Heart, as time goes on, they are looked at as being way up there.
"Top 10 Heart Songs":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyuRNdK9rpc#)
Stan Thorn, singer, Shenandoah, "Two Dozen Roses":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrHOjcvQhmQ#)
And lastly, Patty Griffin singing "Irish Boy", Saint Patrick's Day around the corner:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMA95Om5EIY#)
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Some dates coming in late from the Modesto California's data bank (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php) on country and western, "hillbilly" music shows the notable artist, Buddy Starcher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Starcher)was born on this day. They don't make these kinds of records nowadays, at least, not much...some are sort of editorials, patriotic narratives and I'm sure the catalog for his career has much more. A lot of us know about Tom T. Hall, great songwriter, he even has some similar types of songs in his repertoire. Buddy Starcher basically belonged to a larger musical group "The Starcher family"and I think they have a farm out in West Virginia.
"History Repeats Itself" per the JFK/Lincoln comparison:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjjx1v6p3aM#)
People probably have not heard of this guy... one of his songs was posted before, "Sniper's Hill" on the War on Vietnam, really pretty good...great female vocal accompaniment:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBhc2SP8hc0#)
At youtube, the Vietnam War Song Project (https://www.youtube.com/user/VietnamSongProject), songs from all perspectives.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzietSOCgI#)
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php)
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Amazingly, another birthday per that website out West, Shirley Collie, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Collie_Nelson) "who is that?", I guess one would mainly note her for being Willie Nelson's 2nd wife. At least, the wikipedia picture has her looking a lot like Patsy Cline, I think I can say.
Another artist to remember to listen to more:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D_NqOrriOE#)
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php)
Often I can't find info on these artists; but sometimes and it's worth it.
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Another gem, didn't chart it sounds like they are saying, I know the girl is known for her single in the 2nd video, won't make the most recognizable artists list.
Donna Lynn - True Blue (pop from 1965)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdGifMPZnfw#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwddxCcSQ5c#)
Maybe she hailed from the United Kingdom or Australia where one comment says she was known. That first song is awesome.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QofCqwAIPS0/Th5t-EeyG9I/AAAAAAAABXA/Hy3qcYVdzF0/s400/Kopie%2Bvan%2BFront.jpg)
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Weekend Music Thread, March 17-18, 2018
Welcome All Music !!!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/17 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/17)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
I use to listen to the Thistle and Shamrock show a lot, let's see...
Celtic Woman, "The Call":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD6RdI1QqCg#)
Father Ray Kelly, Good singer, "Danny Boy":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npNCY_7IyA8#)
A few birthdays to check out only for March 17th, anyone can feel free to check out the next day,
Landmark figure, the great Nat King Cole, "Mona Lisa" and "Route 66":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw9ugHENgVE#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYWmw3RTOj0#)
(http://www.carsbase.com/photo/Peterbilt-389_mp673_pic_53833.jpg)
Trucking Music Alert!
Dick Curless!
"A Tombstone Every Mile", a classic of the genre:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aFzfDv2hz0#)
"Bigwheel Cannonball":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1LcG8CkqQQ#)
The Truckers Jamboree, Wheeling WVA, 1973. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxssS54tKEk)
Founding Member of the Jefferson Airplane, Paul Kantner, "White Rabbit":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8LFNUr3vw#)
Rest In Peace
Bob Johnson, Steeleye Span, "All Around My Hat":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzwbYyvWiU#)
"Gaudette":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDc2FD-vy8M#)
John Sebastian, has to be "Welcome Back" as his signature song but others as well; looks a bit like Paul Kantner:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK4_fDHv-SQ#)
Clarence Collins, The Imperials, "Tears On My Pillow":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxjQ3M_v7xc#)
Pat McCauley of the Northern Irish band, Them, he got the right first name, "Here Comes The Night", some guy named Van Morrison on vocals:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXD1B2651X8#)
Harold Brown of the band War, "Why Can't We Be Friends":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8#)
Rudolph Nureyev was born on this day...
Pat Lloyd of the Equals, which had Eddy Grant in it, writer of "Electric Avenue", the Equals, were an early mixed race group:
"Police On My Back":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E5aF_rdX9Q#)
Their hit, "Baby Come Back":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPVRzKCWlGI#)
Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy, we have had them a few times, but they were an Irish band after all; "Boys Are Back In Town":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQo1HIcSVtg#)
Country singer Paul Overstreet, "Seeing My Daddy In Me":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeml28Eo3w#)
Janet Patricia Gardner and Roxy Dora Petrucci both of the '80s bighaired girls' band, Vixen, "Edge Of A Broken Heart"; they are amazing to watch, sadly, I believe I heard one of the 3 has passed away.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQOmDUnt8Hs#)
Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, "Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFEftsKAUvY&list=PLyI3z-7R4O1khpd8nxPuVg4T-oT9s2BD9#)
More later...
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Birthday related...
Nat "King" Cole:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20a-5INbApY#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biCSzGxZpFE#)
Paul Kantner-Jefferson Airplane:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrGSt5eDt9o#)
John Sebastian-Lovin' Spoonful:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgmTRsaBzWQ#)
Clarence Collins-Imperials:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbtsADkX9_s#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JwJyEbLbew#)
John McAuley-Them:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AzmKgbCMU#)
Adam Wade:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BzqCSGUpW0#)
Robert Lee Smith-Tams:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWM7WgxIVE#)
Travis Pritchett:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7PvTRRrq74#)
Wilson Pickett:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WYoWgu_ASE#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSgNhce4VY#)
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St. Paddy's Day birthday boy Nat King Cole's last genuine jazz session . . .
Nat King Cole, After Midnight
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3bWy9RhBV0#)
18 March birthday boy B.J. Wilson, the impeccable drummer for Procol Harum . . .
Procol Harum, "Homburg"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDHA6ieh_aY#)
. . . who also drummed on Joe Cocker's first album . . .
Joe Cocker, "Sandpaper Cadillac"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBy2r20DR6c#)
. . . John Hartman, drummer with the Doobie Brothers . . .
The Doobie Brothers, "Takin' It to the Streets"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foEba5RQlOE#)
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Well, if we are already listing some singers born on 18 March, the great Charley Pride (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Pride) was born on that day in history:
(http://www.cmchatlive.com/scenic/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Charley-Pride.jpg)
Born in Mississippi, Charley still tours, he is very popular in Canada, there is some stat like "after Hank Williams (or Merle or others), among American country artists, he is the best selling country artist in Canada" and he has a great voice. We've posted some of his songs... one of his best-sellers, "Kiss An Angel Good-Mornin'" is real pop country, I don't care for much at all but the rest is good.
'Mississippi Cotton-Picking Delta Town':
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjX8p1h3b0Q#)
'Burgers and Fries' (and cherry pies):
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt0eQqfp4Og#)
A restaurant in Midland called themselves that, looks like business dropped and they closed, boom or bust, I don't care how often they say it...seemed kind of unsteady...
"Burgers and fires and cherry pies it was simple and good back then..", so the song has a bit of sentimental value although, I can see how one can say that's not necessarily the best country. It was part of the '50s nostalgia craze of the '70s I'd bet, check Ronnie Milsap's "Lost in the '50s" for more.
'Roll On Mississippi'
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEL7nGyQ_iA#)
Charley on tour, he is finishing the Canadian dates currently and then, will go into the US. One can see his schedule here: http://www.charleypride.com/about/tour (http://www.charleypride.com/about/tour)
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Live from Belfast 39 yrs. ago. Van the Man Morrison and his band back in those days.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Akk5Kab9I#)
Live from Belfast, 21 yrs. ago. Van the Man Morrison and his band back in those days.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aegDmYtb_jg&t=2473s#)
Live from Belfast, 2 yrs ago. Van the Man Morrison, and his band back in those days.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFQC9XQGwKE#)
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Live from Belfast 39 yrs. ago. Van the Man Morrison and his band back in those days.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Akk5Kab9I#)
Live from Belfast, 21 yrs. ago. Van the Man Morrison and his band back in those days.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aegDmYtb_jg&t=2473s#)
Live from Belfast, 2 yrs ago. Van the Man Morrison, and his band back in those days.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFQC9XQGwKE#)
@truth_seeker
Nice to meet a fellow Van fan . . .
Van Morrison, "T.B. Sheets"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8yH5tFLVvw#)
Van Morrison, "Cyprus Avenue"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jPDdHd9y8#)
Van Morrison, "Caravan"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Ud1e423i0#)
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Janet Patricia Gardner and Roxy Dora Petrucci both of the '80s bighaired girls' band, Vixen, "Edge Of A Broken Heart"; they are amazing to watch, sadly, I believe I heard one of the 3 has passed away.
@TomSea
Wait...what?!
This is news to me. I have a friend who's a fan, too, and he hasn't said anything to me. Do you know where you might have heard it?
Edit: Oh, wait...you must mean Jan Kuehnemund. Yes, she died a few years ago of cancer.
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Loved the Van Morrison tribute @truth_seeker
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiHmeHZAc0s#)
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@corbe
JT Coldfire=like
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@EasyAce Van Morrison is one of the best all around music makers of the era.
Singer, songwriter, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, band leader with over 50 years fairly continuous production
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@EasyAce Van Morrison is one of the best all around music makers of the era.
Singer, songwriter, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, band leader with over 50 years fairly continuous production
@truth_seeker
And yet the one I keep coming back to is this album . . .
Van Morrison, "Astral Weeks"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmZXtDbc2OE#)
Van Morrison, "Madame George"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOgYjp20j0#)
Van Morrison, "Ballerina"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQYuU4_22_E#)
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@truth_seeker
And yet the one I keep coming back to is this album . . .
Van Morrison, "Astral Weeks"
A few years ago Morrison few years ago, performed Astral Weeks, at the Hollywood Bowl. (I am not posting the link, since the audio and video aren't very good, in my opinion)
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Raglan Road - Van Morrison and the Chieftains
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLCYH36ahpE#)
Wexford Road - Nanci Griffith with the Chieftains
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qzz7Hu4I8Y#)
After the fire - Roger Daltrey and Sinead O'Connor
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1DNaCaXNsw#)
Davitt Country Band - A White Sport Coat
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7igoGL9t4yU#)
Lonnie Donegan - Wreck of the Ol' 97
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coPG2vnOCak#)
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Better than the original
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtkP5gTX6Hc#)
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Monday, March 19th, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed!
Checking out a few links to get the ball rolling to see who was born on this day in history:
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/19 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/19)
Looks like a few bands have members' birthdays today, bands covered here in the recent past like Zombies, Bay City Rollers and so on.
B-52s guitarist, Rickie Wilson,
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InNJxCE5DVA#)
"Ain't It A Shame" - B52s
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jvanr7v5cw#)
Clarence "Frogman" Henry with Argo:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4znElhOeS2Y#)
Bruce Willis, sang "Respect Yourself" with June Pointer. It is also Ruth Pointer's birthday. June and Ruth of course, are part of the Pointer Sisters and here is Willis with the Pointer sisters.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlCiat7lE0Y#)
Planning on adding more later, everyone is encouraged to add on or post your own favorite songs. I apologize for posting a rather limited scope of songs. I really enjoy others.
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Birthdays include Paul Atkinson, guitarist for the Zombies . . .
The Zombies, "Tell Her No"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHLiQ2Z1RsE#)
. . . Tom Constanen, keyboards for the Grateful Dead . . .
The Grateful Dead, "That's It for the Other One"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ojrruaMYYg#)
. . . Terry Hall, singer with the Specials . . .
The Specials, "Ghost Town"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZ8428GSrI#)
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Birthday related...
Robin Luke:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc6N_S4lzC0#)
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Lindi Ortega, someone told me to listen to some of her songs, I'll have to give it more time, sounds pretty good. Canadian.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_2rZ4UzN0#)
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed!
Checking out a few links to get the ball rolling to see who was born on this day in history:
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/ (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/)
Spring begins, March 20th this year, apropos for the birthday of Vera Lynn:
"White Cliffs Of Dover":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqtaoz4QFX8#)
1917, Born on this day, Vera Lynn, English singer, songwriter and actress whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. In 2009 she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart, at the age of 92
"We'll Meet Again":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY#)
Belated late birthday wish, March 19, 1872, Anna Held was born in Poland, she became a successful actress in Paris, very striking:
(http://i.pinimg.com/736x/64/8b/b1/648bb115ae2e7e6ea87621c5eec7a5b5.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll3hhn2e711qa70eyo1_500.jpg)
Back to March 20th birthdays:
Lee "Scratch" Perry, pivotal figure in the evolution of reggae music:
"Such Is Life":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=4cWvjCVC4yk#)
Jerry Reed, the great "guitar man", Iceman in "Smokey and the Bandit":
'Eastbound and Down':
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHZJej98_T0#)
"Guitar Man':
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW6oKVjs7RY#)
And plenty more....
One of the websites points out that it is Vaughn Meader's birthday, anyone familiar with him? He was a JFK imitator:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edvdTlAwVd0#)
It is the birthday of Jimmie Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray's brother:
"Tough Enough":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_qmKhukpvY#)
Carl Palmer, percussionist, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, "Toccata":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwxT05OvZJY#)
Joe Rivers of Johnnie and Joe, "Over The Mountain, Across The Sea":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmaks25S7eQ#)
Ranger Doug (Douglas Green) III of Riders In The Sky:
"Here Comes The Santa Fe":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEv28aaHCN8#)
Marcia Ball, pianist and singer with "Watermelon Time":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Mig2dSjuk#)
Fonso Martin of Steel Pulse, UK reggae band, "Chant A Psalm":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIu01Mrazlc#)
Shelly Poole, daughter of Brian Poole of the Tremeloes, "Lost In You":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWBadA7o2pI#)
So, quite a few birthdays today with more to come later.
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Birthdays today include legendary jazz pianist Marian McPhartland . . .
The Marian McPhartland Trio
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbUqWRytk1Y#)
. . . Sam Lay, the drummer for Howlin' Wolf who was hired away to anchor the original Butterfield Blues Band . . .
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, "Blues with a Feeling"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv1ioq_vGas#)
. . . Vito Piccone of the Elegants, a New York doo-wop ensemble . . .
The Elegants, "Please Believe Me"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ0S4TLkG8Q#)
. . . Guy Perry, guitarist with the Motels . . .
The Motels, "Only the Lonely"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxT2GYl6Yfw#)
. . . Slim Jim Phantom, drummer for the Stray Cats . . .
The Stray Cats, "Stray Cat Strut"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldMViCzHhEo#)
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One of the websites points out that it is Vaughn Meader's birthday, anyone familiar with him? He was a JFK imitator:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edvdTlAwVd0#)
I remember him very well from my boyhood; my parents were huge fans of his signature album . . .
Vaughn Meader, The First Family
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwu8S6Ekx9w#)
Meader was in a taxi in Milwaukee when the news broke about JFK's assassination. (Some stories say he thought it was a gag at first.) He wasn't scheduled
to perform that night except to a gathering of Wisconsin's state Democratic Party . . . but Lenny Bruce did have a nightclub gig that day. Bruce went ahead
with his gig, telling his audience at one point, referring to Kennedy's assassination, "Boy, is Vaughan Meader f@cked!" Bruce may only have been kidding,
he couldn't have known Meader would find himself so typecast as a JFK impressionist that no one would hire him to do anything else, and he'd made
public his refusal to continue his JFK impersonation after the assassination.
Meader made a few albums after 1963, none of which did anything spectacular for him. His friends abandoned him; he was dead flat broke by the end of 1965
and sinking into a morass of depression, alcohol, and drugs. He took whatever work he could find in the years to follow, though he did appear on Rich Little's album
The First Family Rides Again, Little's impersonations of Ronald Reagan, before returning to his music roots and playing bluegrass in his native Maine.
He never really recovered from the collapse of his comedy career following the Kennedy assassination, but he's remembered as setting new standards for political
parodies and impressions. He died in 2004; his survivors include his fourth wife, two stepchildren, and a step-granddaughter.
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Birthday related...
Vito Picone-Elegants:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_qmpy_koCU#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwa8xWF1BqQ#)
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Gonna Get Along Without You Now!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4gQ6xwISRs#)
Lyrics
Uh huh, uh huh, gonna get along without you now
Uh huh my honey, uh huh my honey,
Gonna get along without you now
You told me I was the neatest thing
You even asked me to wear your ring
You ran around with every girl in town
You never cared if it got me down
Uh huh, uh huh, gonna get along without you now.
Uh huh my honey, uh huh my honey,
Gonna get along without you now
Got along without you before I met you
Gonna get along without you now
Gonna find somebody who's twice as cute
'Cause I didn't like you anyhow
You told everybody that we were friends
But this is where our friendship ends
'Cause all of a sudden you changed your tune
You haven't been around since way last June.
Uh huh, uh huh, gonna get along without you now.
Got along without you before I met you
Gonna get along without you now
So long my honey
Goodbye my dear
Gonna get along without you now
Songwriters: MILTON KELLEM
© Universal Music Publishing Group
For non-commercial use only.
Data From: LyricFind
I've come to expect it from you!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_uptS1WZQ#)
Across the Great Divide
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhjj3v4K6r8#)
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The original first Fleetwood Mac group, led by Peter Greene.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KLvy9__xMg#)
And Peter Greene wrote "Black Magic Woman," not Carlos Santana who made it famous
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdz_T7UTc1I#)
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John Mayall, featuring Peter Green, Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V61HVeNvvkw#)
Mayall was a star maker, extraordinaire
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The original first Fleetwood Mac group, led by Peter Greene.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KLvy9__xMg#)
And Peter Greene wrote "Black Magic Woman," not Carlos Santana who made it famous
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdz_T7UTc1I#)
Live at the Carousel Ballroom, 1968 . . .
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, "Worried Dream"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57gogeTtZtQ#)
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/21 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/21)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Birthdays today include:
Solomon Burke, "Everybody Needs Somebody":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKAlBC-XWQ#)
Eddie Money, "2 Tickets To Paradise":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLf8_wSq4Is#)
Yes, I seem to recall, EM was listed about 2 weeks ago or something but looking it up, March 21st is his birthday.
Ray Dorset, founder of Mungo Jerry, "In The Summertime":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG0oBPtyNb0#)
Slim Jim Phantom, Jim McConnel that is, drummer for the Stray Cats, "Gene and Eddie":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iutXQ6y2qs4#)
Conrad Lozano of Los Lobos, "Come On Let's Go" and "La Bamba" as seen in the movie about Richie Valens:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDK16m1Ks4#)
Sean Dickson, Soup Dragons, "Divine Thing":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynmazb1OnJo#)
And other members of these bands that have been posted about recently:
Rosemary Stone of Sly and the Family Stone, "Everyday People":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUUhDoCx8zc#)
Sharon June Howe Pederson, Vixen again, "Love Made Me":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR-85SOI-Ck#)
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Roll On Southern Pacific!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ph2y3EYNI#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRhRkKMoMC8#)
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Birthdays 21 March include Delta blues legend Son House . . .
Son House, "Death Letter"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy3ugz4S2y0#)
. . . Vivian Stanshall, trumpeter/baritone hornist and one of the masterminds behind the pop/rock satirists the Bonzo Dog (Doo Dah) Band . . .
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, "The Intro and the Outro"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCtkJxyYsrc#)
. . . Roger Hodgson, singer for Supertramp . . .
Supertramp, "It's Raining Again"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZUE4_PtOk0#)
. . . Russell Thompkins, Jr., the lead voice of the Stylistics . . .
The Stylistics, "I'm Stone in Love with You"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH7nB4d3o8Q#)
. . . Shotgun Johnson, drummer for KC & the Sunshine Band . . .
KC & the Sunshine Band, "That's the Way (I Like It)"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupPvZF6oBw#)
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Birthday related...
Solomon Burke:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmwA_bwv9uY#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkVsWfj7JKo#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDI6t-GJgM#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmILoe_Pvnk#)
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBLkf87AMVo#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZZSSVNMzBs#)
Could be a more recent recording of JLL, I hadn't seen this one before...previously, I liked the Memphis version better.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A_-s8iipk#)
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/ (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
A number of birthdays on this day in history:
Roger Whittaker, "Last Farewell" and "Durham Town":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGWs1HK8iDU#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH3mE5crzLI#)
Keith Relf, Yardbirds, "Heart Full Of Soul":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM1qZBFiOLU#)
With Early Renaissance:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7c8CIXSJWg#)
George Benson, "Breezin'"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pitnJlcv4#)
Andrew Lloyd Weber known for Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar with Timothy Rice, Cats, Phantom of the Opera:
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owCHFNnny1U#)
"Jesus Christ Superstar":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50j91GyCUg8#)
Randy Hobbs of the Johnny Winter group, "Jumping Jack Flash":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPucX4Oj28#)
Harry Vanda, producer of the Easybeats, "Friday On My Mind":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSowZcvoqr4#)
Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy, was in the movie on Margaret Thatcher, "Iron Lady" as well, "I Go To Pieces":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBeKPJ4rpSo#)
Stephanie Mills, "Never Knew Love Like This Before":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LExCRKCS5SM#)
More later.
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Emperor of Wyoming - Neil Young
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPjCGSU720#)
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Keith Relf-Yardbirds:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PADHoUI182I#)
Jeremy Clyde:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nab3gcpLXbY#)
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Chris Hillman of the old BYRDS, hasn't missed a lick.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQItjWziL1s#)
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Friday, March 23rd Music Thread All Music Welcomed!
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/23 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/23)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
We will see a few names on whom was born on this day in history,
Lale Andersen, born 1905, German Cabaret Star, "Lil Marleen":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4qe0Hp6RU#)
Martha Wright who replaced Mary Martin in South Pacific, here singing "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00R-Z69mrJ0#)
Jimmy Miller, Rolling Stones producer for albums like "Exile On Mainstreet", that era of Rolling Stones albums and singles.
Tony McPhee of the Groundhogs, apparently a British band that had success over there, I don't recall them. "Light My Light":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXd6AVeeHuQ#)
Robert Cage, blues guitarist, "Who Been Foolin' You":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vEVR3lKgr0&list=PLqn98nCgHkTyBpzXQy0y-hyw9QQKWAQLa#)
Dave Bartram of Showaddywaddy, yes, they've been posted here already a few times, a rock and roll revival-type band.
Ric Ocasek of the Cars, "Just What I Needed":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5-rdr0qhWk&list=PLgYLCPY8S8EneFQlgKBgdjREWH2-AdA_B#)
I think he did some solo work too, "True To You":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH0dr_c3sqY#)
And finally, non-birthday related, perhaps another state song, "Idaho Home" performed by the Dutch group, "The Tumbleweeds"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4fhi6tuZFU#)
Though the band itself does not have a wikipedia, Ton Masseurs does and is called the "first pedal steel guitar player in Europe" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton_Masseurs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton_Masseurs)
Nice little band.
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Birthdays include jazz pianist Johnny Guarnieri . . .
Johnny Guarnieri, "All the Things You Are"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5lwwqCIAyc#)
. . . soul legend Chaka Khan . . .
Rufus, "Tell Me Something Good"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR49HXToRMo#)
. . . Marti Pellow of Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet, "Love is All Around"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gEkwhdXUE#)
The Groundhogs were a British blues group who caught the ear of John Lee Hooker, who hired them to back him on a British tour . . .
John Lee Hooker with the Groundhogs, "Little Girl Go Back to School"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8d_rsl-FPU#)
. . . later on, they shifted to a kind of hybrid of blues and acid rock, somewhat similar to Cream without Cream's subtle inventiveness . . .
The Groundhogs, "Cherry Red"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVfPJYgsNHU#)
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Weekend Music Thread, March 24th-25th, 2018
All Music Welcomed!
Again, if people want to open up Sunday's birthdays, feel free too, this is for the whole weekend.
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/24 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/24)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Looking at some birthdays, I will just post this excerpt of Carol Kaye, a female bass player, so notable:
1935, Born on this day, Carol Kaye one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists, who has played on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. Kaye was the bassist on many Phil Spector and Brian Wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She is credited with the bass tracks on several Simon & Garfunkel hits and many film scores by Quincy Jones and Lalo Schifrin. She contributed to The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Kaye also performed on many American TV themes including The Streets of San Francisco, Mission: Impossible, M*A*S*H and Kojak.
Les Paul with Carol Kaye:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21DX4zTL2AY#)
Carole Kaye, "Boogaloo":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhnUVw1_KIk#)
That's her bass on the Batman theme:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Cfy58-zPU&list=PLYDj_9-W1t3eKdggCKuhjWb8Q3fGZqVTC#)
Check youtube, maybe she even played on "Light My Fire" by the Doors.
Besides her contributions on bass guitar, she also played 12-string and six-string electric and acoustic guitars, contributing the acoustic rhythm guitar parts on Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" in one of her earliest recording sessions,[
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kaye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kaye)
Plays even on the theme to Mannix per wikipedia, quite an accomplished musician.
I have to excerpt again, the description is too long, Billy Stewart:
1937, Born on this day American rhythm and blues singer and pianist Billy Stewart who had the 1966 US No.10 single with his version of the George Gershwin song 'Summertime'. Stewart and three of his band were killed on 17 January 1970 when the Ford Thunderbird that Stewart was driving crashed off a bridge and plunged into the Neuse River near Smithfield, North Carolina.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWxYx9mmr7U#)
Don Covay, "Mercy, Mercy":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWioaVN9olY#)
Holger Czukay, Krautrock, pioneer of ambient music, "Cool In The Pool":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBg-ukRUJuQ#)
From Denmark, Lee Oscar, harmonica for War, "Why Can't We Be Friends":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8#)
Nick Lowe, Rockpile, "Cruel To Be Kind":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oos8zjHCT4A#)
Nick Lowe has had a fairly expansive career, to just have a few sentences on him.
Steve Lang, April Wine, "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBA2rA_X7QQ#)
Klaus Dinger, Kraftwerk. "TransEurope Express":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII#)
Mike Kellie, Spooky Tooth, "Ocean Of Power":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbF1HCxgnfU#)
It must be German day, seems this is the 3rd one I believe.... Nena, "99 Luftballoons":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4Dcd1aUcE#)
Apparently a few other hits in her native Germany.
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Sunday's birthdays include . . .
Jazz saxophonist/flautist James Moody . . .
James Moody, The Blues and the Other Colours
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esMRL6-YfYc#)
. . . Johnny Burnette, early rock and roll star . . .
The Rock 'n' Roll Trio, Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KE8DuXS0w#)
. . . Lady Soul herself, Aretha Franklin . . .
Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tKKsqI919g#)
. . . Elton John . . .
Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIuptwAhluQ#)
. . . and guitarist/blues singer Jeff Healey . . .
Jeff Healey Band, See the Light
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3VlzE4mQGo#)
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Birthday related...
Don Covay:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONCle6O1FA#)
Billy Stewart:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ4BOc4Xc3Q#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Ygy57IcTo#)
Dave Appell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Appell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Appell)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEqOSuEOw2U#)
Bonnie Guitar:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS3uUNNYZG0#)
Johnny Burnette:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCNKBqP4e8k#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzq24h8e9Hc#)
Aretha Franklin:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rihTAFZyiNA#)
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Billy Stewart:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ4BOc4Xc3Q#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Ygy57IcTo#)
GQ came up with a terrific cover of the second (and had a bigger hit with it in the bargain) . . .
GQ, "Sitting in the Park"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDoi_H7Nz5o#)
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Paul McCartney invokes John Lennon at NYC "March for Our Lives"
CBS/AP March 24, 2018, 7:00 PM
(https://cbsnews2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/03/24/06a25feb-4913-4f5d-918f-5cd83849b3b6/resize/620x/ee76c68a81b4e120cb869b7c7f12ee72/gettyimages-937355656.jpg#)
Paul McCartney was one of tens of thousands of demonstrators on Saturday who turned out for a New York City march coinciding with the "March for Our Lives" in Washington D.C. "I'm like everyone -- I don't know, but this is what we can do, so I'm here to do it," McCartney said Saturday, while wearing a shirt that read: "We can end gun violence" and holding a "March For Our Lives" sign.
The former Beatle told CNN he marched because his former bandmate John Lennon was lost to gun violence in 1980.
"One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it's important to me," McCartney said.
More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-mccartney-march-for-our-lives-john-lennon-dakota/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-mccartney-march-for-our-lives-john-lennon-dakota/)
Kind of interesting. He rode his bike through a public park when there was a concert in town. I thought, he must have had some security just making sure everything was safe. I'm pretty sure I remember that he had an entourage there.
I think I saw some other celebs were there.
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Elton doing "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On", great act.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWN0TVNqQps#)
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Elton doing "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On", great act.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWN0TVNqQps#)
@TomSea
What's consider the "classic" lineup of Savoy Brown---Chris Youlden (vocals), Kim Simmonds (lead guitar), Lonesome Dave Peverett (second guitar), Tony Stevens (bass), and
Roger Earl (drums, and hands up to everyone who recognises the last three as the eventual---with slide guitarist Rod Price---Foghat)---incorporated that song into this mashup
that was a regular highlight of their live performances . . .
Savoy Brown, "Savoy Brown Boogie"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_umtq0vEkmI#)
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On Johnny Burnette, it's unbelievable on some of the tragedy that visited some of these stars....
On August 14, 1964, Burnette's unlit fishing boat was struck by an unaware cabin cruiser on Clear Lake, California. The impact threw him off the boat, and he drowned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Burnette (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Burnette)
This is interesting too, he pitched some of his songs to Ricky Nelson who recorded some of his songs, hits too. Ricky Nelson, another tragedy.
On arriving in Los Angeles, Joe Campbell bought a copy of "A Map to the Stars", which showed the location of the house of the teen idol Ricky Nelson. In an effort to get their songs to him, the Burnettes and Campbell decided to sit on the steps of his house until they could get a meeting with him. [2][citation needed] Their persistence worked, and Nelson was sufficiently impressed with their work that he eventually recorded several of their songs, including "Believe What You Say", "It's Late", "Waitin' in School", and "Just a Little Too Much", amongst others.
Johnny's brother was Dorsey Burnette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsey_Burnette (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsey_Burnette)
Nice rendition of rockabilly boogie in England...a real tribute to Johnny Burnette, likewise, he didn't write "Train Kept A Rollin'" but I'm sure his version inspired Aerosmith and the Yardbirds.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGCGIZAEsHk#)
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On Johnny Burnette, it's unbelievable on some of the tragedy that visited some of these stars....
Johnny Burnette---drowned in a boating collision.
Johnny Ace---Dead in a game of Russian roulette.
Eddie Cochrane---Killed in the same car crash that crippled Gene Vincent.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper---plane crash.
Danny Cedrone, who winged the classic guitar solo on Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock"---Fell down stairs, broke his neck fatally. 1954, before "Rock Around the Clock" was released.
Chuck Willis, the "King of the Stroll"---peritonitis.
Tiny Bradshaw, who created "The Train Kept A-Rollin"---stroke at 51.
Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones), creator of the blues standards "The Things I Used to Do" and "I Done Got Over It"---pneumonia in 1959, at 32.
Jesse Belvin---auto accident.
Sam Cooke---shot to death.
Alan Freed, the DJ who coined the phrase "rock and roll" to make rhythm and blues more palatable to middle American whites---uremia, at 43.
Bobby Fuller---death never solved, suspected to have been murdered, as "I Fought the Law" became his monster hit. 23.
Johnny Kidd, the English kid who sent "Shakin' All Over" into rock and roll's language---road accident, 1966. 30.
Bill Black, Elvis's early bassist---brain tumour. 39.
Rockin' Robin Roberts, Seattle rock and roll legend---road accident at 27. Arguably the first member of the 27-club who wasn't named Robert Johnson.
Frankie Lymon---Drug overdose at 25.
Little Willie John (the originator of "Fever")---heart attack at 30.
Luther Perkins, the original guitarist for Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two/Tennessee Three---smoke inhalation in a home fire.
Benny Benjamin, the first drummer for the Funk Brothers at Motown---stroke after years of alcohol abuse. 43.
. . . and that's before the infamous 27 club began taking on such members as Brian Jones, Alan Wilson (Canned Heat), Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison . . .
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Johnny Burnette---drowned in a boating collision.
Johnny Ace---Dead in a game of Russian roulette.
Eddie Cochrane---Killed in the same car crash that crippled Gene Vincent.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper---plane crash.
Danny Cedrone, who winged the classic guitar solo on Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock"---Fell down stairs, broke his neck fatally. 1954, before "Rock Around the Clock" was released.
Chuck Willis, the "King of the Stroll"---peritonitis.
Tiny Bradshaw, who created "The Train Kept A-Rollin"---stroke at 51.
Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones), creator of the blues standards "The Things I Used to Do" and "I Done Got Over It"---pneumonia in 1959, at 32.
Jesse Belvin---auto accident.
Sam Cooke---shot to death.
Alan Freed, the DJ who coined the phrase "rock and roll" to make rhythm and blues more palatable to middle American whites---uremia, at 43.
Bobby Fuller---death never solved, suspected to have been murdered, as "I Fought the Law" became his monster hit. 23.
Johnny Kidd, the English kid who sent "Shakin' All Over" into rock and roll's language---road accident, 1966. 30.
Bill Black, Elvis's early bassist---brain tumour. 39.
Rockin' Robin Roberts, Seattle rock and roll legend---road accident at 27. Arguably the first member of the 27-club who wasn't named Robert Johnson.
Frankie Lymon---Drug overdose at 25.
Little Willie John (the originator of "Fever")---heart attack at 30.
Luther Perkins, the original guitarist for Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two/Tennessee Three---smoke inhalation in a home fire.
Benny Benjamin, the first drummer for the Funk Brothers at Motown---stroke after years of alcohol abuse. 43.
. . . and that's before the infamous 27 club began taking on such members as Brian Jones, Alan Wilson (Canned Heat), Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison . . .
Danny (& The Juniors) Rapp - committed suicide at age 41
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Danny (& The Juniors) Rapp - committed suicide at age 41
James Sheppard of Shep & the Limelites---found dead in his car on the Long Island Expressway, believed to have been murdered, the crime was never solved.
J.B. Lenoir, blues legend---killed in an auto accident at 37.
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Couple of 'Americana' Covers of Classics.
Sundown (feat. Wade Bowen) · Deryl Dodd · Wade Bowen
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzpruZO03xo#)
Paul Thorn : Love Train
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqk4lznvD48#)
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This ditty was one I heard on the radio the other day. It has not been out of my head since. I guess it's not the worst Gilbert O'Sullivan song that could turn into an earworm.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Klz93bjI4#)
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Instead of trying to pizz off my fellow @Mods here with Sexy Blues Videos, I'll salute one of them with Blues that stands on it's own!!!
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioOzsi9aHQQ&list=RDlw0XPOVHORM&index=2#)
@EasyAce
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Monday March 26th, 2018 Music Thread!
All Music Welcomed!
Again, if people want to open up Sunday's birthdays, feel free too, this is for the whole weekend.
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/26 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/26)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today) (down at the moment)
Rufus Thomas, "Walking The Dog":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1raC8ugr0uY#)
Stephen Tyler, Aerosmith, "Dream On":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-2u2lhGO4w#)
Fred Paris of the Five Satins, "In The Still Of The Night":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twQNeIBGntg#)
Rod Lauren, "If I Had A Girl":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhtKbvWJXk#)
Diana Ross (with the Supremes), "Baby Love", pick the hit, they had plenty.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyHwjBYStWU#)
Richard Tandy of ELO, "Mr. Blue Sky":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7dTBoW5H9k#)
Ronnie McDowell, country singer, he had a successful cover of "Unchained Melody":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aHmqgA_Ilo#)
Teddy Pendergrass, "Joy":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xao_PXzGkc4#)
Michael Bonagura of Baillie and the Boys, country music, "Oh Heart":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUCh-pQ-QVU#)
Dean Dillon, more country, "Nobody In His Right Mind (Would Have Left Her)"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEo38I9NMcU#)
Charly McClain, more top 40 pop country, "Sleepin' With The Radio On":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfWgbiXS3Xw#)
And more, name-artist, Kenny Chesney, "Pirate Flag":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqIRpnsUvP4#)
Baz Warne of the Stranglers, "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txp-_Dhicdo#)
More later...
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Birthdays include conductor Pierre Boulez . . .
Debussy: La Mer; New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mGqLaD_zaU#)
. . . Fran Sheehan, the original bassist for Boston . . .
Boston, "Peace of Mind"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ZL8qvEmR0#)
. . . James Iha, guitarist with the Smashing Pumpkins . . .
The Smashing Pumpkins, "For Martha"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MksMk8dRqMQ#)
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Birthday related...
Rufus Thomas:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BajmLRjpP4Y#)
father of...
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZTEm47v4Mo#)
Fred Parris-Five Satins:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txF5vlUVMI0#)
Diana Ross:
Saw this yesterday...
http://www.motownthemusical.com/about.php (http://www.motownthemusical.com/about.php)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd8V7HALv8A#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5ZOxV1x7M#)
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Some great British Rock and Roll from 1958; hard to think the groups that came a bit later did all that much better, very friendly to dancing.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4eXL-6YIH4#)
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More from the great Eileen Barton:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wEVPqFFCg#)
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Was listening to this pleasant, mellow jam during a little down time . . .
Grant Green, "Idle Moments"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwaFDFP7m_E#)
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Tuesday March 27th, 2018 Music Thread!
All Music Welcomed!
Again, if people want to open up Sunday's birthdays, feel free too, this is for the whole weekend.
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/27 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/27)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
A few birthdays,
Songwriter of "Happy Birthday to you", Patty Smith Hill, born in 1868, a cover below:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-rWYUC95_o#)
LeRoy Carr, "When The Sun Goes Down":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYVZ1-tuka8#)
Pee Wee Russell, "It Don't Mean A Thing":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CwNvArOSGE#)
A great rockabilly queen, the female Elvis, Janis Martin via Virginia:
"All Right Baby"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guEmDNPsTHw#)
"Will You William":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXqJ25c6ElM#)
Andrew Brown, the Herd (early band with Peter Frampton, even before Humble Pie), "From the underworld":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMPZ2UIVtoI#)
Mariah Carey, "Love Takes Time":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkDpwF6-QiA&list=PLmK6ber9Y4VyXuHeJWfSEdtcL-erLRU84#)
Fergie Duhamel, Black Eyed Peas, "Where Is The Love":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc#)
Not many birthdays today, so some non-birthday related items.
Cherry Wainer and Don Storer, "Peter Gunn". Cherry is a South African, so I found a few of her decades-old songs of interest:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jwxUiVWZ0#)
Jim Reeves singing in Afrikaaners, he was a bit popular there....
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX_QmfduZmI#)
Comments seem to indicate a clear accent though.
And back to America, here is a band, I'm sure one forum member knows of but I did not, Reparata and the Delrons, shows the talent that we miss....
"Captain Of Your Ship"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3FU9vfuGI#)
Kathy Linden's "Goodbye Jimmy"...
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOsO02fPNU0#)
This song is used for a number of purposes, say, some use it for patriotism, soldier over seas, it's a bit like "Danny Boy" in sentiment, must be of Scottish/Irish/Gaelic type of origin.
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Birthdays also include Ben Webster, the great saxophonist for Duke Ellington . . .
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, "Cotton Tail"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARfoLSWfV0I#)
. . . Robert Lockwood, Jr., blues guitarist, who first learned the instrument from his stepfather Robert Johnson and later became a fixture
of Chicago blues . . .
Robert Lockwood, Jr., "I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXAE2STxf10#)
. . . jazz vocal giant Sarah Vaughan . . .
Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown, "Lullaby of Birdland"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8cFdZyWOOs#)
. . . blues guitarist Johnny Copeland . . .
Johnny Copeland, "Old Man Blues"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRLAadd0Lwk#)
. . . Tony Banks, keyboardsman for Genesis . . .
Genesis, "Firth of Fifth"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0#)
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Birthday related...
Sarah Vaughan:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZdAAqDa9AI#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCyqe6--7w#)
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The wind has stopped, the clouds are dark and the air is saturated.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKColXKpgeM#)
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Bypassin the SRV Texas Flood stuff:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqdeRdbWUNY&index=1&list=RDuqdeRdbWUNY#)
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 Music Thread.... All Music Is Welcomed!
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result)
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/28 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/28)
Well, we will check out some birthdays, it's Lady Gaga's birthday, superstar...
"Bad Romance":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I#)
I heard "Bad Poker" and "Born This Way" especially, a lot. Any contributions on Lady Gaga are welcomed. She sang the National Anthem very respectfully, she seems okay...
It is Reba's birthday, Reba McEntire, "Whoever's In New England":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es1xpUxrMhU&list=PLsNd9JcbXne73HQQBb6LzOV-N_v441rHe#)
It's Sally Carr's birthday, she sings for Middle of the Road, they had a '70s single that sold 10,000,000 copies, so one of the birthday links says there are not many singles like that.... with their hit, "Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep", it's like a children's song, I'm not even sure it was much of a hit in the USA. The band including Sally are from Scotland:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGyPrmbgan0#)
Honestly, her trademark were hotpants, so this is a bit of a toned-down version, filmed on some show in West Germany I believe.
It's the birthday of famed harmonica player, Charlie McCoy, here is one of his albums, I do recall seeing this back in the day:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxE4DT_Jms#)
Dave Keuning of the Killers, there album went #1 in the USA and UK in 2017. "Mr. Brightside"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE&list=RDEMCa4ZRwGHEx7YkdtvgaZ0qQ#)
Tete Montenliu hailing from Catalonia - Piano Bolero:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TU8cKM0bWk#)
John Evan of Jethro Tull, apparently, before Tull, he had his own band, The John Evan Band.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPmhyr4E6PQ&list=RDEMz5NJ7lvZF03JenaoRK0wiA#)
Ged Grimes, Scottish band, Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A#)
Milan Williams, keyboards for the Commodores, "3 times a lady", Lionel Richie in this video too:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdaH2rd6gQM#)
Alf Clausen, orchestra leader for tv shows such as the "Simpsons":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqB16cqTsY#)
So, I've watched it from time to time, I'm not really in the know over there music.
Any additions are welcome, I feel enjoyment posting on some artists, bored with others, maybe grimace about others.
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Birthdays today include Paul Whiteman, arguably the most popular jazz bandleader of the 1920s and the John Mayall of the decade,
considering how many stars-to-be served their apprenticeships or finishings in his band (Bix Beiderbecke, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy
Dorsey, Bing Crosby, and others) . . .
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (with Bix and Der Bingle), "Changes"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kupkol8W1TU#)
. . . classical pianist Rudolf Serkin . . .
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5: The Emperor; Rudolf Serkin, piano; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8EbAvP879g#)
. . . Chuck Portz, the first bassist of the Turtles, who left after the group made its second album . . .
The Turtles, "It Ain't Me, Babe"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRUXhNXfEk#)
The Turtles, "You Baby"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yltmxRxbFm8#)
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Direct from Havana...
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_G8GmYfXSM#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X095j0-rLTw#)
(Song was in Carlito's Way)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJOYSJ5mzQ#)
Of course, a lot of shortwave listeners, DXers, wrote to Radio Havana Cuba, letters back to Americans were often stamped by the US Post Office, "We meet the challenge".
That said, the Radio Habana Cuba jingle was absolutely beautiful:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFcro7CXWwo#)
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This was one of my favorite shortwave stations back in the 70's...
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjI23oBfglQ#)
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Arguably Havana's greatest contribution to jazz after Chano Pozo . . .
Mongo Santamaria, "Afro Blue"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXO_m05wfg#)
Mongo Santamaria and Tito Puente, "Mambo Mongo"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr9mGv7oRk0#)
Mongo Santamaria, "Watermelon Man"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLpii6eoaRc#)
Mongo Santamaria, "Obatala"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0InqfinhcQ#)
Cal Tjader and Mongo Santamaria, "Manila"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRM_9yYzOD0#)
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@DB
@EasyAce
Fine contributions, I know one member here, where this Shortwave (SW) was discussed a bit in the past...I have listened to Radio Netherlands definitely, I use to visit there website too for news.
I also listened to the shortwave from Japan (Radio Nippon), Taiwan (Radio Taipei) ... and mostly, some of the "Christian" Evangelical stations including Family Radio via their main man who I believe was Harold Camping, a bit of a controversial figure. I ended up making some penpals per the SW radio.
We'll try to put more jingles up or something, Radio Habana really wasn't much on the propaganda side, they'd talk about their island mostly.
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Some radio jingles and themes with which I grew up . . .
The Blue Barron Orchestra with the Blue Notes, "Listen to Lacy" (WINS)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA5HTrTrz0s#)
(That from the years before WINS went all-news some time in 1964. Jack Lacy's theme was so popular in New York it was issued as a single!)
The Four Seasons, "Cousin Brucie Go-Go"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWVLIz6pqI#)
("Cousin Brucie," Bruce Morrow, was friendly enough with the Four Seasons that the Seasons' chief songwriter, keyboardsman/vocalist Bob Gaudio, wrote that jingle, and the Seasons cut it for his prime-time WABC show in the mid-to-late 1960s. The Seasons did the job before original bassist/vocal arranger Nick Massi left the group in 1965, though he continued to work as their vocal arranger until 1971.)[/url]
One of my all-time favourites, from WMCA, before they became a talk and then religious station:
"Wake Up with WMCA" (http://www.musicradio77.com/wmca/jingles/Blore/wakeup.wav)
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March 29th Music Thread! All Music Welcomed
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/29 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/29)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result)
Seeing a few birthdays,
Hillbilly Pianist, Moon Mullican, "I'll Sail My Ship Alone":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlrK8nuvodI#)
Pearl Bailey, "St. Louis Blues", also, the 2nd video says she was appointed by President Nixon as an "Ambassador Of Love",
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6bVNiIs6A&list=RDEMGp7pPsQBg9NguYQpxQsxSQ#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucZJhDDRXcQ#)
Moving on,
Irish singer Ruby Murray, I have heard a few of these songs,
"Softly, Softly":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z4_JqPhyGw#)
She also does a fine version of that song, "Goodbye Jimmy":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuLkSLEdsCM#)
Her last hit, #10 in the UK in 1959.
Astrud Gilberto who had the big hit with "Girl From Impanema", it seems everyone back then sang it...so maybe her's was among the first and she is Brazilian:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jrJ5mcCshw#)
"Desafinado" with George Michael!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr9QgAcFRiA#)
Ray Davis of Funkadelic and Chad Allen of the original Guess Who were born on this day, videos have been posted already in recent months.
Terry Jacks of "Seasons in the Sun" fame:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tPcc1ftj8E#)
Part of the earlier Poppy family with "Which Way You Going Billy", decent top 40 material, nice twang to it:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBbmD20FuSE#)
Evangelos Papathanassiou known as Vangelis, with plenty of good music. I got one of his albums and it isn't even the famed "Chariots of Fire" (see below) music. I have that too. Inspirational.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a-HfNE3EIo#)
"Intergalactic Radio Station":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx3FPiHqG8U#)
Speedy Keen of Thunderclap Newman, the band that did "Something In The Air", I believe Tom Petty covered this as well:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBH_0Nqp61w#)
So, this is a lot already on the platter, I may add on later, it is also the birthdays of
Sue Foley, country singer, "positively 4th street"...back to the blues, so she sings Bob Dylan, right...
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfAkbSxvbIs#)
and....
Lucy Lawless, none other than XENA: Warrior Princess!... So, maybe we will find something of her... they certainly made her one of the highlighted personalities of the day on the one website.
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Birthday related...
Danny Conn-Playmates:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwQ5btH6lf4#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLIKG5a0IXg#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqNl7tdLR4#)
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Friday March 30 2018 Music Thread
All Music Is Welcomed...
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/30 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/30)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result)
Sonny Boy Williamson, Eric Clapton, I'll let @EasyAce do some of these honors, assuming he's around and everyone else is welcomed too. Pookie18 as well, is very welcomed.
Some other birthdays today...
Frankie Laine, crooner category for me, singer of the famous "Rawhide" Theme...
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPplYp7K7M#)
"Moonlight Gambler":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtwv9eP2hNQ#)
Celine Dion, big name artist born on this day, "That's the way it is":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wbugWrfLU#)
"The Power Of Love":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HOfcYWZoo&list=PL1lgDNJxnBiXVnHtfvrGarvJtT6E2CMtn#)
Ted Heath from Great Britain, a big-band leader, here doing "String Of Pearls":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glHEwnAjlYY#)
Graeme Edge, the late drummer for the Moody Blues...here is the Graeme Edge band performing "Paradise Ballroom":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6V39529Qz8#)
Birthdays also for these recently covered bands, Ken Forrsi of Love, Jay Traynor of Jay and the Americans, so he is "Jay"? I guess we can get a video up...solo effort, "Up and Over":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULtEkVgpho0#)
Jim Dandy Mangum, singer of Black Oak Arkansas, born in Michigan, I never would have known, I've put on a few of their songs before, not too bad really. "When electricity came to Arkansas":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niinwPKcnr4#)
Could be that Mangum came from a family that migrated to Detroit when a lot of the auto-factory jobs were there.... Of course, there cover of "Jim Dandy To The Rescue" would be there most popular song...
Randy Van Warmer, "Just When I Need You Most":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_B7ob_kV0I#)
For awhile, mainly in the '90s, there seemed to be the adult soft rock stations, I don't see those around too much anymore, they would play songs like that one by Randy Van Warmer, some might say a bit on the cheesy side, songs by Bread, Dan Hill, etc. .
MC Hammer, "Too Legit To Quit":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmwWN5dagQs#)
Norah Jones, "Come Away With Me":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbjZPFBD6JU#)
I have a favorite Clapton song, so we will see what happens later.... more later....
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Birthday related...
Frankie Laine:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoFc_-m-Qdk#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFtgCaUTFqY#)
Jay Traynor:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59zR8qSqaXg#)
Rolf Harris:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz-XizAEmI#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEkLy7A37T0#)
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Eric Clapton, "Promises":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuZkUftTwKo#)
Sonny Boy Williamson with the Animals, 1963, "Boom Boom":
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B4jJz7CKsg#)
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Frankie Lane popularized "Rose, Rose, I love you", always liked Rebecca Pan's versions, I like her "Ding Dong Song".....
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBR13uK31M#)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owg-RQsEac#)
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Weekend Thread, March 31st-April 1st, 2018
All Music Is Welcomed!
Again, people can check on Sunday's, I'll leave a few of Saturday's.
https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/31 (https://www.onthisday.com/music/birthdays/march/31)
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born_today)
Johan Sebastian Bach was born on this day, "Bouree In E-Minor":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APNI2CC0k6A#)
Looking at some weekend birthdays, looks like the "rock b-days" website, the 2nd one above, kicks off with Shirley Jones, before the great success with the Partridges, it's pretty well known she was in "Oklahoma":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEwVAV3VPw4#)
And in "Music Man":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEJI7KVWTjY#)
Richard Kiley was born on this day, appeared in 'Man of "La Mancha' and a lot of movies, here singing "The Impossible Dream":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVGOp5Usv4#)
John Loudermilk, not only composed the famous "Tobacco Road", I believe some of his relatives are fairly well known in the industry.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kXpobQhnQA#)
And wrote "Indian Reservation", so an extensive career:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhf_u0M6k9k#)
What can you say! Herb Alpert, what is interesting is Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass had copycats in the 1960s, making that same, often Latin sound and some of it was good as well. Here singing "This guy's in Love" by Burt Bacharach:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ByJ1C0iR4#)
Always liked the lesser known "Ladyfingers"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH5eTJ80Jws#)
And because I believe one member of the forum likes the "Casino Royale" instrumental,
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKZMLAL59A0#)
That really is fantastic....drums, great...
Al Nichol of the Turtles, Mick Ralphs, Bad company and Mott the Hoople was born on this day as well...'Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy'
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eQGqUfKbzk&list=PL3D46789B04CDC66F#)
Thiis Van Leer of Focus, 'Hocus Pocus':
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0F_XiR48Q#)
Rod Allen, the Fortunes, "You've Got Your Troubles":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC42ZHJcJWg#)
Richard Hughes, Johnny Winter Band, Sean Hooper of Huey Lewis,
Tony Brock of the Babys, "Every time I think of You":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvvGgqV6SGo#)
And Angus Young, "Thunderstruck":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM&list=RDEMDs8vWIQKMflBG8QUQQaUrw#)
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Weekend birthday related...
John D. Loudermilk:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BwFmfpUrzY#)
Herb Alpert:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-r3YOrfYus#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAFpqd_mDNo#)
Al Nichol & John Barbata-Turtles:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NCd0Y776VQ#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsORmBmXksw#)
Jim Edward Brown:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni4m1gvJr60#)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8t8YKGPXx4#)
Rudolph Isley:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCePEPdaU4#)
Alan Blakely-Tremeloes:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr9lc_mCp-E#)
Jim Meeley ("Danny Brooks")-Dovells:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReMwlboqMNY#)
Phil Margo-Tokens:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG7TF5DHceg#)
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April Fool's Day birthdays include blueswoman Alberta Hunter . . .
Alberta Hunter, "My Handy Man"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmFtwwCOmmo#)
. . . sweet/society pianist/bandleader Eddy Duchin . . .
Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra, "My Twilight Dream"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaYHIb8D8O4#)
. . . bluesman Amos Milburn . . .
Amos Milburn, "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VIIdMQBjg#)
. . . Ronnie Lane, bassist and co-main songwriter for the Small Faces . . .
The Small Faces, "Itchycoo Park"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtU62SEzXq4#)
. . . reggae star Jimmy Cliff . . .
Jimmy Cliff, "The Harder They Come"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwyT0Su14Rw#)
. . . Billy Currie, keyboards and violin for Ultravox . . .
Ultravox, "Sleepwalk"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxEyzsecQw#)
. . . and (for awhile) Visage . . .
Visage, "Fade to Grey"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CurM3d98ZRY#)
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Lefty Frizzel, born Corsicana, was born on this day...big influence, Merle Haggard gave tribute to him and Hank Williams.
(https://img.discogs.com/864Iq8uzgTgxswnPJInvsCBfbrU=/fit-in/500x490/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2923452-1308506258.jpeg.jpg)
Lefty Frizzel, born in March, 31 1928, so really, just 9 years older than Merle Haggard (Born April 6, 1937-April 6, 2016). Lefty influenced Haggard who had a huge influence on country music in general.
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php (http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/index.php)
"Saginaw Michigan":
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tbrLDA18C4#)
"If You've Got The Money Honey, I've Got the Time"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSJV12pypF8#)
Significant artist in the history of Country Music.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu_8M2L6kHY#)
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Some radio jingles and themes with which I grew up . . .
The Blue Barron Orchestra with the Blue Notes, "Listen to Lacy" (WINS)
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA5HTrTrz0s#)
(That from the years before WINS went all-news some time in 1964. Jack Lacy's theme was so popular in New York it was issued as a single!)
The Four Seasons, "Cousin Brucie Go-Go"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWVLIz6pqI#)
("Cousin Brucie," Bruce Morrow, was friendly enough with the Four Seasons that the Seasons' chief songwriter, keyboardsman/vocalist Bob Gaudio, wrote that jingle, and the Seasons cut it for his prime-time WABC show in the mid-to-late 1960s. The Seasons did the job before original bassist/vocal arranger Nick Massi left the group in 1965, though he continued to work as their vocal arranger until 1971.)[/url]
One of my all-time favourites, from WMCA, before they became a talk and then religious station:
"Wake Up with WMCA" (http://www.musicradio77.com/wmca/jingles/Blore/wakeup.wav)
I don't know if you are referring to the banner above but please don't gratuitously bash Christianity and Judaism.
@EasyAce So, everyone doesn't think like you. I don't see folks bashing your beliefs.
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I know there's been better Covers of this but prior to '72 nobody heard of this Guy~Michael Martin Murphy, though already an accomplished Song Writer.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTYf8iJC84#)
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Michael Murphy's birthday was March 14th, I'm pretty sure, Geronimo's Cadillac and Wildfire were posted for him. I know that song has been posted previously so it must have been on his birthday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Martin_Murphey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Martin_Murphey) It was already posted but you already knew that.
The videos are slowly loading on this webpage or I would check.
April 2nd birthday, Leon Russel and other well known names... I may post that daily thread soon.
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I really didn't know that @TomSea @Michael Martin Murphy.
I'm thinking now some Boz Scaggs and his short tenure in Texas with Steve Miller before they both moved on to California.
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Little Joe and La Familia, "Las Nubes"
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoS3Rim5kVk#)
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Consider me humbled @TomSea. I am sorry you feel that way about me~unkind (that cuts kinda deep). I am unaware of the instance where you were called anything. I have no beef with you or anyone else here for that matter and I will take this opportunity to sincerely Thank You for all you do here in Music particularly AND in the World Cat, you bring so much and for that I am Grateful.
PS: I started up the Blues Channel so we would quit butting heads in here with my risqué Videos. There is no ulterior motive here Tom, I do truly respect your views, even politically, in spite of our differences.
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I don't profess to be a Christian, nor am I insinuating you do, but there is no animosity or hate for you or anyone here in my soul, not even Wingy or Frank, who give me a hard time here, and I'm sorry if you think there is.
I will work on that because I value your friendship.