10 May 2016 - Music Thread

[oldmomster]

Rick Nelson - I Will Follow You           
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyZAJQgrXKk

[pookie18]

Rick Nelson - I Will Follow You           
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyZAJQgrXKk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGsv1sJF9uo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0janfcZ8LUw

[TomSea]

This is pretty cool, I try to keep up with some dates for at least, the 1950s rock singers;

Rick Nelson was born May 8th! So, I'm sorry I missed that, Johnny Horton's birthday was April 30th.

"Waiting in school" I think was one of the Johnny Burnette numbers Rick performed.

[TomSea]

For Robert E. Stackowitz per another thread:

Marshals: Man who fled Georgia prison found after 48 years
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,205891.msg874266.html#new

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_-gskyO6NQ

"Wherever you might look tonight, you might see this wanted man"

[oldmomster]

Sam Cooke - Chain Gang                   
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBn5aIfZElE

[pookie18]

Sam Cooke - Chain Gang                   
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBn5aIfZElE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6QlnlMqjE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teFkQDUZgyQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S28tILqie1o


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZB4jcPmFGo
(backing vocals by Lou Rawls)

[TomSea]

I'd like to read more books on some of the great performers; I read this one on Sam Cooke:


Born in Mississippi, went to Chicago and lived in I think what is called "Bronzetown" area, came to an ignominious end that I try to scan over. Hard to take.

He did Stephen Foster's "Jeannie With a Light Brown Hair"; fantastic.  He really hits a nerve.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRqY3YnILkQ

Gospel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVY6OE7iJY

Also, did "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" as I posted in the songs of Inspiration thread.

His original group was the Soul Stirrers who were well established before he joined them.  So a lot of Sam Cooke fans really get into his music from then too. One can look that up for themselves.

And unlike so many performers, Sam is another of those that wrote a lot of his material; I believe he penned at least songs like "Another Saturday Night", "Only 16", perhaps "Chain Gang" too, one of his best. I think there might be a song that foreshadowed "Chain Gang" a bit in its style that Sam wrote.