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Post by caseyfan100 on Feb 5, 2017 17:19:27 GMT -5
I am going to add another birthday for today February 5th. Hal Blaine is 88 today. As part of the Wrecking Crew,he was the drummer on many of the best known songs in top 40 history. Here are just a few. Be My Baby-The Ronettes,Bridge Over Troubled Water,Mrs. Robinson,A Taste Of Honey (Herb Alpert),Up Up And Away,plus many of the Beach Boys hits,and just about every song Elvis did for his movies in the 60's. He played for many artists from Frank Sinatra to The Partridge Family. Great minds think alike! While you were posting, I was composing my glaring omission. Just listened to a three hour tribute to Hal on Chicago radio station WDRV (the Drive), Bob Stroud's "Rock & Roll Roots" program. Bob's been doing the program for 37 years and no one today does it better IMO. Don't think of it as a "glaring omission." I went to four different sites about today in history and in the people celebrating birthdays today Hal Blaine only showed up on one of those sites.
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 5, 2017 18:29:15 GMT -5
Great minds think alike! While you were posting, I was composing my glaring omission. Just listened to a three hour tribute to Hal on Chicago radio station WDRV (the Drive), Bob Stroud's "Rock & Roll Roots" program. Bob's been doing the program for 37 years and no one today does it better IMO. For many years I have taken once or twice-yearly weekend trips to Chicago. Every Sunday morning of those trips, while relaxing in my room at a suburban Motel 6, I make it a point to listen to Bob Stroud's great "Rock & Roll Roots" show. I first discovered it in the spring of 2000, while he was spotlighting the career of the Ides of March. About two years ago, I went on my first Chicago trip in many years and checked out his show after not hearing it in awhile and noticed that he stopped doing weekly artists spotlights or other special themes. While his show is still enjoyable, it's not as riveting and interesting without some special spotlight or theme. (Well, obviously today's show was a themed show. But was this an anomaly, or has Bob returned to regular themed shows?) He's had 2 themed shows in 3 weeks. Hopefully management has taken the handcuffs off and let him do it the way he wants.
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 5, 2017 23:35:19 GMT -5
February 6: ...Rick Astley Rick burst on to the scene in 1987 when his first charting single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a world wide #1 hit. After 7 Top 40 hits in the US, Rick retired in 1993 to focus on family matters. He kept out of the limelight for about a decade, then resumed recording and touring around 2004. In 2007 he became the subject of a viral internet meme known as rickrolling. Links claimed to be something else led to a video performance of Rick Astley's video for "Never Gonna Give You Up". Rick continues to tour and perform at 51. He is scheduled to perform in Clearwater, FL on his birthday in support of his album "50" released last summer. No rickrolling here. We'll give you the video his other US #1 single... Together Forever - Rick Astley ...and the last of his 5 Top 10 US singles. It peaked at #7 in 1991. Cry For Help - Rick AstleyFebruary 6: ...the last music legend to pass away in 2015, Natalie Cole. Music was in her blood, not only via her dad Nat King Cole but also her mom Maria who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra. Nat's brothers Eddie, Ike, and most notably Freddy also were successes in the music business. Her grandmother was church organist at the Baptist church where her grandfather was a minister. She is a nine time Grammy award winner and reached the Top 10 seven times. Her first single will always mean something special to me, in spite of the dating service commercials. This Will Be - Natalie Cole. The title of her last Top 10 single captures the loss her fans feel from her passing. Miss You Like Crazy - Natalie ColeFebruary 6: ...Bob Marley who would have been 70 today. His life has been well documented. Not much to say except I wish he had been on earth longer so there was more of his music to enjoy. Bob wrote this song in 1967, but recorded it for his 1973 album "Catch A Fire". Johnny Nash's version peaked at #12 on the Hot 100 in 1972. Stir It Up - Bob Marley and the Wailers
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 7, 2017 0:53:17 GMT -5
February 7: ...David Bryan. Keyboardist with Bon Jovi since its inception, Davis has also found success on Broadway co-writing the musicals "Memphis" and "The Toxic Avenger" with Joe DiPietro. "Memphis" won 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2010. They are currently working on a third collaboration titled "Chasing The Song" Saluting David with a pair of Bon Jovi chart toppers. Sam Kinison kicks off the first one. Bad Medicine - Bon JoviI'll Be There For You - Bon JoviFebruary 7: ...Legendary saxophonist King Curtis. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, nearly 29 years after his death. He had 14 instrumental Hot 100 singles, two of which the Top 40. His highest charting hit "Soul Twist" reached #17 in 1962, and topped the R&B charts for two weeks. He led his own band, the Kingpins. He was also a member of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. He first gained notoriety with the sax solo on this legendary 50s classic. Yakety Yak - CoastersMy favorite is his other Top 40 hit from 1967 (#33, #6 R&B) Memphis Soul Stew - King CurtisFebruary 7: ...Jimmy Green s p o o n, keyboardist Three Dog Night turns 67 today. Along with Danny Hutton and Cory Wells, Jimmy has been a member in all versions of the band. His 1991 book "One Is the Loneliest Number: On the Road and Behind the Scenes With the Legendary Rock Band Three Dog Night " co-written with Mark Bego is a must-read. Released before Chuck Negron's "Three Dog Nightmare", it is as the title advertises. He kicks off this #19 hit for the band, one of my personal favorites. (Everytime I type Green s p o o n as one word, it comes up Greensthingy. Really??? Stretching it a bit as far as censorship goes. I'll go have a glass of the powdered orange drink that's the choice of astronauts. ) One Man Band - Three Dog Night
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 7, 2017 3:15:40 GMT -5
Regarding Jimmy "Greensthingy" and others of his ilk...
Scroll down through this board and check out the thread called "Movies whose title is a former top 40 hit." It's a quick one, so you'll see right away what I mean.
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 7, 2017 5:38:12 GMT -5
I am going to add another birthday for today February 5th. Hal Blaine is 88 today. As part of the Wrecking Crew,he was the drummer on many of the best known songs in top 40 history. Here are just a few. Be My Baby-The Ronettes,Bridge Over Troubled Water,Mrs. Robinson,A Taste Of Honey (Herb Alpert),Up Up And Away,plus many of the Beach Boys hits,and just about every song Elvis did for his movies in the 60's. He played for many artists from Frank Sinatra to The Partridge Family. By the way, Bob received this post on his Facebook page the afternoon after his tribute to Hal aired. www.facebook.com/97.1BobStroud/photos/pcb.1595288723820638/1595288703820640/?type=3&theater
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Post by 1finemrg on Feb 8, 2017 7:28:01 GMT -5
February 8: ... Creed Bratton Born William Schneider, Creed changed his name when he has earning a living traveling worldwide as a musician. In 1966, he partnered with Warren Entner, and recruited other members to form the folk group the 13th Floor. Replacing their bass player with Rob Grill, the band had submitted a demo to Dunhill. Producers P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri liked the band and thought they could be a good fit for their songs. A name change to the Grass Roots resulted in success throughout the sixties and early 70s. Although Creed was on lead guitar for live performances, for their major hits the Wrecking Crew was used as the musicians. This was a source of frustration to the band, and Creed was dismissed in April, 1969 after a poor performance by the band at Fillmore West. In the late 70s, Creed would pursue an acting career and appear in the movies "Mask" and "Heart Like A Wheel". His acting career took off when he became a cast member of the TV series "The Office" playing a fictional version of himself. He continues to appear in films and make guest appearances on TV shows. Creed was with the Grass Roots for their first 10 singles including these 2 Top 10 hits. Midnight Confessions - Grass RootsLet's Live For Today - Grass RootsFebruary 8: ...England Dan Seals. He received the England moniker from his brother Jim (Seals and Crofts) who also advised him to use the name as part of the England Dan and John Ford Coley duo. As a kid, he had fixated on the Beatles to the point of talking with a British accent for a brief period. In the late sixties, the pair were members of Southwest FOB. Forming a duo at the beginning of the 70s, they charted 9 Hot 100 singles, six of which reached the Top 40. Led by the #2 single "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight", they charted 4 Top 10 hits. The duo disbanded at the end of the seventies. Dropping the "England", Dan would proceed to have a very successful country career through the 80s. Of his 16 Top 10 country singles, 11 reached the top including nine in a row. He continued to record and tour through the nineties and early 2000s. He died in 2009 from lymphoma. Dan charted as a member of Southwest FOB (freight-on-board) with this psychedelic lost 60s classic. Smell Of Incense - Southwest FOBTheir last Top 40 single was a good cover of a Todd Rundgren song. It peaked at #10. Love Is The Answer - England Dan and John Ford ColeyAs a solo artist, this #1 hit was his highest charting on the Hot 100. It peaked at #42 in 1985, and was co-written by Paul Davis (I Go Crazy) and Jennifer Kimball. Bop - Dan SealsFebruary 8: ...Terry Melcher who would have blown out 73 candles on his cake today. He was a producer, singer, and Doris Day's son. Terry produced the Byrds early works "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" and some of their albums in the late 60s/early 70s. He probably best known as the producer for Paul Revere and the Raiders during their hit-making years. He also worked with Glen Campbell and the Beach Boys during their "Pet Sounds" sessions. He earned a Golden Globe nomination as co-writer of the Beach Boys #1 hit "Kokomo". As a singer, Terry provided lead vocals for the Rip Chords on their #4 hit "Hey Little Cobra" along with future Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston. Terry and Bruce also recorded as the Rogues and as a duo whose song is featured today. Something we can all use a little of. Summer Means Fun - Bruce & Terry
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Post by trekkielo on Mar 11, 2017 22:46:32 GMT -5
Without conductor string/orchestra arranger, Louis Clark, The Electric Light Orchestra sound from 1974-1983 would have been completely different and not successful as it was, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub among at least three more former ELO members like, Kelly Groucutt, Mik Kaminski along with Hugh McDowell, Lou celebrated his 70th Birthday last week, Monday, February 27th, 2016! The Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado Overture (1974)Casey Kasem's American Top 40 mentions Louis Clark by name only once and not his connection with The Electric Light Orchestra, but The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's "Hooked on Classics", #10 in 1981, from November 21st, 1987, right before Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies at #8, a story about 2 Top 10 hits involving large groups of musicians.
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 22, 2017 21:28:09 GMT -5
April 22: ... Peter Frampton. His interest in music is sixty years strong. Teaching himself to play the guitar and piano at 7, he was playing in a band called The Little Ravens at the age of 12. He was a pupil at Bromley Technical School, where his father Owen taught art. They shared a bill with George and the Dragons, a band who featured school mate 15 year old David Bowie. At 16 he joined The Herd. During his tenure, the band would score 3 Top 20 UK hits. He left the band in 1968, teaming up with ex-Small Faces member Steve Mariott to form Humble Pie. He also did session work for Nilsson, John Entwistle, and most notably George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass". It was there that he was introduced to the talk box by pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake. Frampton went solo in 1971 and built a hardcore following with the release of studio efforts "Wind Of Change", "Frampton's Camel", "Something's Happening". His fourth effort "Frampton" broke the Top 40 and was certified gold. In 1975, Peter changed members in his backing band and recorded a live effort at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. He attempted to capitalize on success that Humble Pie had previously experienced there. The recordings became the basis of "Frampton Comes Alive!" which catapulted him into the worldwide spotlight. The album would become one of the best selling live efforts in history topping the US album charts for 10 weeks and spending 55 weeks in the Top 40. Three top 12 singles were released, "Show Me The Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", and "Do You Feel Like We Do". He followed it up with the commercially disappointing "I'm In You", though the title track would become his highest charting single, peaking at #2. He would reach the Top 20 two more times in the 70s with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" and "I Can't Stand It No More". His appearance as Billy Shears in "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" proved to be another misstep as the movie was panned by the critics. After a near fatal car accident in the Bahamas in 1978, it seemed that Peter's time in the limelight had come and gone. The 80s saw Peter continuing to record. He had moderate success with a Mainstream Rock hit "Lying" (#74 Hot 100), from the mid-80s album "Premonition". His career received a boost with working with old school chum David Bowie in the late 80s. He appeared on David's "Never Let Me Down" album and the accompanying Glass Spider tour. The 90's saw Peter releasing the unsuccessful "Frampton Comes Alive! II" and touring with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. His 2006 instrumental album "Fingerprints" earned Peter a 2007 Grammy. Peter continues to record and tour, this summer sharing billing with Steve Miller. Celebrating his birthday with a studio version of an "Alive!" classic... Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton ...and the title track from his third studio album. The live version was the opening track of the "Frampton Comes Alive!" double album. Baby (Somethin's Happening) - Peter FramptonApril 22: ...Glen Campbell. Birthday wishes go to Glen and his family, as well as thoughts and prayers. Here's hoping for a moment of clarity as he nears the end of his battle with Alzheimer's. He joined the Champs at the end of 1959 after they had success with "Tequila". Also in the band at the time were Jim Seals and Dash Crofts. He reached the Hot 100 in 1961 with his version of "Turn Around, Look At Me" peaking at #62. He was one of the "go-to" guitarists during the 60s in Los Angeles as a member of the Wrecking Crew. He also reached the Top 10 as a guitarist with the Hondells, and recorded (guitar - "Pet Sounds") and toured with the Beach Boys in 1965 filling in for Brian Wilson. His multi-media breakthrough began in the late 60s. He became the voice for several of Jimmy Webb's songs that have endured as classics, including "Galveston" and "Wichita Lineman". He hosted the "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" from 1969-1972, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for "True Grit" and an Oscar for the title song. He earned 5 Grammys in the country and contemporary music categories. The 70s saw Glen reach the top of the Hot 100 with "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" and chart several times on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Country charts. He continued performing and recording until 2012, finishing with one final "Goodbye" tour. He won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2012, and shared a Grammy in 2014 for his final recording "I'm Not Gonna Miss You". He received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Country Music earlier this month. The documentary "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" has recently been nominated for a Peabody award. Glen could rock with the best of them. It's his memorable opening riff (compressed and recorded backwards on the recording) along with his guitar solo that grace this psychedelic Top 10 hit from an unlikely source. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - Kenny Rogers and the First EditionHe was the uncredited lead vocalist on this studio group's lost 60s classic My World Fell Down - SagittariusOne of my favorites, it peaked at #23 in late 1969. Try A Little Kindness - Glen CampbellApril 22: ...Paul Carrack Paul has loaned his vocal talents to many classic songs. After a short stint in Roxy Music, he joined Squeeze and sang lead vocals on their lost classic "Tempted". He and Nick Lowe split lead vocals with the band Noise To Go which eventually evolved into Nick Lowe and his Cowboy Outfit. After the dissolution of Nick Lowe's band, Paul joined Mike + The Mechanics singing lead on their #1 hit "The Living Years". He also was a member of the Bleeding Heart Band supporting Roger Waters. He reunited with Roger for the 1992 "The Wall In Berlin" event singing lead on the Pink Floyd classic "Hey You". Along the way, he made several attempts to launch a solo career. He would reach #37 in 1982 with "I Need You". In 1987, he would reach the Top 10 peaking at #9 with "Don't Shed A Tear". The first time we met Paul, he was singing lead vocals on this #3 classic from 1975. How Long - Ace
Birthday wishes also go out to the late, great Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson who would have been 96. Bull Moose Jackson made his mark in the late 40s releasing both romantic and bawdy jump blues style tunes. He topped the R&B charts twice with the romantic "I Love You, Yes I Do" (3 weeks), and "I Can't Go On Without You" (9 weeks) with his band the Buffalo Bearcats. The band's bawdy side was represented with the Top 10 R&B hits "I Want A Bowlegged Woman" and "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me". In 1961, a re-recording of "I Love You, Yes I Do" gave him his only Hot 100 single peaking at #98. He retired to the catering business only to be rediscovered in the mid-seventies by the front man from the Bluescats, Carl Grefensette. With the Bluescats as support, Bull Moose launched a successful comeback in the late 70s touring the Northeastern US. His success spread internationally in the 80s, before his passing in 1989. From the bawdy side of Bull Moose, this tune became his signature song over the years. Aerosmith famously covered it in the mid-seventies. Big Ten Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats
Finally, a happy 45th birthday to Mother Earth. In her honor, here's a #17 hit from the Rare Earth album "Ecology" Born To Wander - Rare Earth
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Post by slf on Apr 23, 2017 6:54:02 GMT -5
April 22: ... Peter Frampton. His interest in music is sixty years strong. Teaching himself to play the guitar and piano at 7, he was playing in a band called The Little Ravens at the age of 12. He was a pupil at Bromley Technical School, where his father Owen taught art. They shared a bill with George and the Dragons, a band who featured school mate 15 year old David Bowie. At 16 he joined The Herd. During his tenure, the band would score 3 Top 20 UK hits. He left the band in 1968, teaming up with ex-Small Faces member Steve Mariott to form Humble Pie. He also did session work for Nilsson, John Entwistle, and most notably George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass". It was there that he was introduced to the talk box by pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake. Frampton went solo in 1971 and built a hardcore following with the release of studio efforts "Wind Of Change", "Frampton's Camel", "Something's Happening". His fourth effort "Frampton" broke the Top 40 and was certified gold. In 1975, Peter changed members in his backing band and recorded a live effort at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. He attempted to capitalize on success that Humble Pie had previously experienced there. The recordings became the basis of "Frampton Comes Alive!" which catapulted him into the worldwide spotlight. The album would become one of the best selling live efforts in history topping the US album charts for 10 weeks and spending 55 weeks in the Top 40. Three top 12 singles were released, "Show Me The Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", and "Do You Feel Like We Do". He followed it up with the commercially disappointing "I'm In You", though the title track would become his highest charting single, peaking at #2. He would reach the Top 20 two more times in the 70s with a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" and "I Can't Stand It No More". His appearance as Billy Shears in "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" proved to be another misstep as the movie was panned by the critics. After a near fatal car accident in the Bahamas in 1978, it seemed that Peter's time in the limelight had come and gone. The 80s saw Peter continuing to record. He had moderate success with a Mainstream Rock hit "Lying" (#74 Hot 100), from the mid-80s album "Premonition". His career received a boost with working with old school chum David Bowie in the late 80s. He appeared on David's "Never Let Me Down" album and the accompanying Glass Spider tour. The 90's saw Peter releasing the unsuccessful "Frampton Comes Alive! II" and touring with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. His 2006 instrumental album "Fingerprints" earned Peter a 2007 Grammy. Peter continues to record and tour, this summer sharing billing with Steve Miller. Celebrating his birthday with a studio version of an "Alive!" classic... Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton ...and the title track from his third studio album. The live version was the opening track of the "Frampton Comes Alive!" double album. Baby (Somethin's Happening) - Peter FramptonApril 22: ...Glen Campbell. Birthday wishes go to Glen and his family, as well as thoughts and prayers. Here's hoping for a moment of clarity as he nears the end of his battle with Alzheimer's. He joined the Champs at the end of 1959 after they had success with "Tequila". Also in the band at the time were Jim Seals and Dash Crofts. He reached the Hot 100 in 1961 with his version of "Turn Around, Look At Me" peaking at #62. He was one of the "go-to" guitarists during the 60s in Los Angeles as a member of the Wrecking Crew. He also reached the Top 10 as a guitarist with the Hondells, and recorded (guitar - "Pet Sounds") and toured with the Beach Boys in 1965 filling in for Brian Wilson. His multi-media breakthrough began in the late 60s. He became the voice for several of Jimmy Webb's songs that have endured as classics, including "Galveston" and "Wichita Lineman". He hosted the "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" from 1969-1972, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for "True Grit" and an Oscar for the title song. He earned 5 Grammys in the country and contemporary music categories. The 70s saw Glen reach the top of the Hot 100 with "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" and chart several times on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Country charts. He continued performing and recording until 2012, finishing with one final "Goodbye" tour. He won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2012, and shared a Grammy in 2014 for his final recording "I'm Not Gonna Miss You". He received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Country Music earlier this month. The documentary "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" has recently been nominated for a Peabody award. Glen could rock with the best of them. It's his memorable opening riff (compressed and recorded backwards on the recording) along with his guitar solo that grace this psychedelic Top 10 hit from an unlikely source. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - Kenny Rogers and the First EditionHe was the uncredited lead vocalist on this studio group's lost 60s classic My World Fell Down - SagittariusOne of my favorites, it peaked at #23 in late 1969. Try A Little Kindness - Glen CampbellI remember in the mid 1990's a classic rock station here in Indpls had a comeback song by Peter Frampton in regular rotation that was very good. I forget the name of the song and I haven't heard it in ages. Does anybody out there know what song I'm talking about? I would think it would have gotten some airplay in other parts of the country also.
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Post by mitchm on Apr 23, 2017 20:07:34 GMT -5
Peter Frampton released a song in early 1994 called "Day in the Sun". Could that have been it? It reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
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Post by slf on Apr 24, 2017 20:43:44 GMT -5
Peter Frampton released a song in early 1994 called "Day in the Sun". Could that have been it? It reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart. I checked out this song on YouTube and, sure enough, that was the song I remember. With such a solid melody and aggressive, hard-charging arrangement, I can't believe this fine rocker didn't make the Hot 100, or at least the Hot 100 Airplay chart. Thanks for responding to my request.
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