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Post by razorbacker on May 24, 2023 10:59:02 GMT
Ramblin' Tommy Scott, aka "Doc" Tommy Scott, was a country and rockabilly musician. He was born outside of Toccoa, Georgia & died in 2013 at the age of 96!
He became a DJ & what appears to be a snake oil salesman. He even released an album called The Last Real Genuine Snake Oil Old Time Medicine Show. Hey, the man lived to 96, maybe what he was selling had some benefits to him.
After high school he joined Doc Chamberlain's medicine show, and got his first job in radio on WTFL in Athens, Georgia in 1933. Charlie Monroe and Tommy started the Man-O-Ree medicine company selling Scott's patent laxative over the radio. The group moved to WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, where he did the early morning show. His medicine and musical partnership came to an end with Monroe and he soon launched a tent show with Curly Seckler.
It's pretty hard to pin down when this song was recorded but it appeared on an album from 1969 called Songs of the Road.
Goodbye, Greenwich Village by Tommy Scott
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Post by razorbacker on May 24, 2023 17:32:28 GMT
Jimmy Webb is a songwriter, composer, and singer from Elk City, Oklahoma. He is still with us & is now 76. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "MacArthur Park", "Wichita Lineman", "Worst That Could Happen", "Galveston" and "All I Know". All of those hits has seen him inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990. He received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993, the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award in 2003, the ASCAP "Voice of Music" Award in 2006 and the Ivor Novello Special International Award in 2012. According to BMI, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the 3rd most performed song in the 50 years between 1940 and 1990. He is the only artist ever to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration. In 1967 he won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year ("Up, Up and Away"), & in 1986 he won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song ("Highwayman"). He was not only a songwriter, but he also recorded on his own. This song comes from his 4th solo album. It was titled Letters & came out in 1972. He credits his friend Joni Mitchell for influencing the direction of the album. "I was tremendously influenced by Joni Mitchell," he admitted to Peter Doggett of Record Collector in 1994. "She was a good friend, and I was fortunate enough to be around her when she was working on For the Roses and Court and Spark. Joni also sings backup on a song from the album called Simile. Campo De Encino by Jimmy Webb
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Post by razorbacker on May 25, 2023 10:44:03 GMT
Pieces of a Dream is an R&B and jazz fusion group formed in Philadelphia in 1976 by bassist Cedric Napoleon, drummer Curtis Harmon, and keyboardist James Lloyd who were all teenagers at the time.
The group based their name on "Pieces of Dreams", a Michel Legrand tune recorded by Stanley Turrentine. James Lloyd & Curtis Harmon are still involved with the group, but many other folks have been members at one time or another.
During their career they have released 20 studio albums with the most recent one coming in 2021. This was the title song to their 1995 album. It was their 8th album & it landed at #8 on the Jazz Albums chart. The song linked to here includes vocalist Eva Cassidy in a starring role.
Goodbye Manhattan by Pieces of a Dream
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Post by razorbacker on May 25, 2023 17:07:29 GMT
Diesel is a Dutch pop/rock group formed in 1978 by drummer Pim Koopman.
The group, was at first just a hobby project, & initially consisted of Koopman (drums, keyboard and vocals) and Rob Vunderink (guitar/lead vocals, composer and lyricist), Mark Boon (guitar, composer and lyricist), and Frank Papendrecht (bass;).
Talk about your Twilight Zone moments: Both members of their original rhythm section died from heart attacks within one week: Frank Papendrecht on 18 November 2009 at age 56, and Pim Koopman on 23 November 2009, also at age 56.
When they released their 1st album it became popular when the song linked to here became a multi country hit single. It was their only hit in the US & it landed at #25, it was also their only Canadian hit, but it got all the way to #1 up there. The song has been compared to sound of the Steve Miller Band.
The album was called Watts In A Tank & it was released in 1979. It landed at 68 in the states & 19 in Canada. It was their only charting album in either country.
Sausalito Summernight by Diesel
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Post by razorbacker on May 26, 2023 10:53:37 GMT
Jelly Roll Morton, was a ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer from New Orleans. His real name was Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
In 1938, he was stabbed and suffered wounds to the head and chest. A nearby whites-only hospital refused to treat him, as the city had racially segregated facilities. He was transported to a black hospital farther away. When he was in the hospital, doctors left ice on his wounds for several hours before attending to the injury. His recovery from his wounds was incomplete, and thereafter he was often ill and became short of breath easily. After this incident, his wife Mabel demanded they leave Washington. Worsening asthma sent him to a hospital in New York for three months. He continued to suffer from respiratory problems when he travelled to Los Angeles with the intent to restart his career. He died on July 10, 1941, after an eleven-day stay in Los Angeles County General Hospital. He was 50.
The Music Box interviews were released posthumously as boxed set and won two Grammy Awards. He has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was elected as a charter member of the Gennett Records Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
This was released as a single in 1940 with the other side being a song called Big Lip Blues. I don’t know which song was the “A” side.
Good Old New York by Jelly Roll Morton
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Post by razorbacker on May 26, 2023 17:27:41 GMT
Warren Zevon was a rock singer, songwriter, and musician from Chicago. He died from mesothelioma in 2003, he was 56.
Before gaining popularity on his own, he wrote several songs for The Turtles ("Like the Seasons" and "Outside Chance"). Another early composition ("She Quit Me") was included in the soundtrack for the film Midnight Cowboy (1969). During the early 1970s, he toured regularly with the Everly Brothers as keyboard player, band leader, and musical coordinator. Later the same decade, he toured with Don Everly and Phil Everly separately, as they tried to launch solo careers after their breakup. He worked particularly closely with Phil, arranging and playing keyboards on his first and third solo albums.
When returned to Los Angeles in 1975, he roomed with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. He also got to know Jackson Browne, who produced and promoted Zevon's self-titled major-label debut in 1976. Contributors to the album included Nicks, Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, members of the Eagles, Carl Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, and Bonnie Raitt.
During his career he released 12 studio albums & 32 singles. This song comes from his self titled album, It was his 2nd album & it came out in 1976. This particular song has Glen Frey on rhythm guitar & harmony vocals, Bob Glaub on bass, David Lindley on guitar, Larry Zack on drums.
With all of the high profile help he had on this album, here is name you might not expect, for those old enough to remember. Billy Hinsche provides backing vocals. Think back to the mid 60’s & the group Dino, Desi & Billy. Same Billy!
Carmelita by Warren Zevon
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Post by razorbacker on May 27, 2023 11:04:18 GMT
Tom Scott is a saxophonist, composer, and arranger from LA.
In 1970, Quincy Jones said of him: "Tom Scott, the saxophonist; he's 21, and out of sight! Plays any idiom you can name, and blows like crazy on half a dozen horns." He was a founding member of The Blues Brothers but was not in the movies due to contract disputes over royalties. He also led the jazz fusion group L.A. Express.
Tom wrote the theme songs for the television shows Starsky and Hutch and The Streets of San Francisco.He also has numerous film and television scoring credits, including composing and conducting the score for the movie Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
His sax can be heard on over 2000 albums including artists like the Beach Boys, Blondie ("Rapture"), Grateful Dead, George Harrison, Whitney Houston ("Saving All My Love for You"), Quincy Jones, Carole King, Richard Marx ("Children of the Night"), Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Eddie Money, Olivia Newton-John, Pink Floyd, Helen Reddy, Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan ("Black Cow"), Steppenwolf, and Rod Stewart ("Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?").
He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards & won 3.
He has recorded so many albums, both on his own & with others that the list just goes on & on. This song was from his 1983 solo album called Target.
Got to Get Out of New York by Tom Scott
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Post by razorbacker on May 27, 2023 17:43:31 GMT
Train is a pop-rock band from San Francisco which was formed in 1993.
They have been nominated for 8 Grammys & won 3, they won 2 for Drops Of Jupiter & 1 for Hey Soul Sister.
Like many others, the band has gone through many different lineup changes.
During their career they have released 11 studio albums, 2 live albums, 1 compilation album, 1 video album, 4 extended plays, 34 singles, 6 promotional singles, and 29 music videos. This was the title song to their 5th studio album & the first of two albums recorded as a three-piece band as membership at this time was Pat Monahan - lead and backing vocals, Jimmy Stafford – guitars, & Scott Underwood - drums & percussion. They were flushed out with help from other musicians. On this particular track we have Sean Gould on bass & slide guitar, Claes Bjorklund – on keyboards, & Jerry Becker - honky tonk piano.
The album landed at #17 on the top 200 & has been certified as a Platinum release. The song linked to here was the 5th single released from the album. It stalled out at 75 on the hot 100 but hit #6 on the AC Charts. It has been certified as a gold record.
Save Me, San Francisco by Train
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Post by razorbacker on May 28, 2023 11:11:58 GMT
Big Rude Jake, was a Canadian songwriter, singer, musician, and bandleader based in Toronto. He was known as the original "Swing Punk", & was associated with the neo-swing trend of the 1990s. His real name was Andrew Jacob Hiebert. He died in 2022, at the age of 59, from metastatic small cell carcinoma of the bladder.
This song comes from his self titled 3rd album. It was released in 1999. He left Toronto, establishing himself in Brooklyn, where he signed a record deal with Roadrunner Records. While this is one of his most well known albums, it is also the hardest album for fans to find, as he had control of distribution over all albums except this one.
Gotham City Serenade by Big Rude Jake
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Post by razorbacker on May 28, 2023 17:55:21 GMT
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.
They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. Stephen Thomas Erlewine called them "one of the most influential bands of the British Invasion". They were ranked 65th on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list.
They have two albums, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (No. 384), and Something Else by the Kinks (No. 478) on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. They have three songs on the same magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list as updated in September 2021: "Waterloo Sunset" (No. 14), "You Really Got Me" (No. 176), and "Lola" (No. 386).
During their career they have released 24 studio and 4 live albums & 78 singles. This song comes from Everybody's in Show-Biz. It was their 11th studio album & was released in 1972. It was a double album, one album was all studio recordings, while the second was a Live two-night Carnegie Hall stand.
This album covers Ray’s explorations of the trials of rock-star life and the monotony of touring. The song was released as the second single from the album, but it did not chart.
He explained the song's meaning:
It's one of those songs that's a very personal song. But it means something to everybody who's been on that strip of, you know, Hollywood. And I wrote it because the duality. You know, once success walks hand in hand with failure, and it's a comment on the world I work in - show business, whatever you call it, entertainment, rock music - it does. I mean, you're as good as your last record. You're lucky if people remember the hits.
Celluloid Heroes by The Kinks
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Post by razorbacker on May 29, 2023 10:19:18 GMT
Grover Washington Jr. was a jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award Winner from Buffalo. He died in 1999, five days after his 56th birthday. He collapsed while waiting in the green room after performing four songs for The Saturday Early Show, at CBS Studios in New York City. He was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 7:30 pm. His doctors determined that he had suffered a massive heart attack.
Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre
On April 24, 2023, he was inducted into the newly established, Atlantic City Walk Of Fame. James Brown,The Delfonics and Little Anthony & The Imperials were also inducted in the inaugural class.
This song was included on his 1989 album called Time Out of Mind. The album did not land on the top 200 but it did get to 60 on the R&B albums chart & all the way to #1 on the Jazz albums chart.
Gramercy Park a small, fenced-in private park in Manhattan in New York City. The approximately 2-acre park, located in the Gramercy Park Historic District, is one of two private parks in New York City – the other is Sunnyside Gardens Park in Queens.
Gramercy Park by Grover Washington Jr
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Post by razorbacker on May 29, 2023 18:10:35 GMT
Way back between 1958 and 1963, this group was known as the Hawks. They were a backing band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid-1960s, they began backing Bob Dylan for the 1966 concert tour which was Dylan's first with an electric band. After leaving Bob they changed their name to The Band.
The Band has influenced numerous bands, songwriters and performers, including the Grateful Dead; Eric Clapton; George Harrison; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Led Zeppelin; Elvis Costello; Elton John; Phish; and Pink Floyd.
The album Music from Big Pink, is credited with contributing to Clapton's decision to leave Cream. In his introduction of the Band during the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert, Clapton announced that in 1968 he had heard the album, "and it changed my life”.
During their career they released 10 studio albums, 9 live albums, 9 compilation albums, and 33 singles, as well as 2 studio and 2 live albums with Bob Dylan.This song was included on Cahoots. It was their 4th studio album & was released in 1971. It included the single Life Is A Carnival which charted at #72 in the US but got to 25 in Canada.
Shoot Out in Chinatown by The Band
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Post by razorbacker on May 30, 2023 10:42:29 GMT
Edwin McCain is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Charleston, South Carolina.
Even though his albums are released under his name there has always been a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band. Members of the band include Larry Chaney (lead guitar), Pete Riley (rhythm guitar and vocals), Craig Shields (keyboards, saxophone and other wind instruments), Jason Pomar (bass guitar and vocals) and Tez Sherard (drums and percussion).
During his career he has released 11 albums. He is probably best known for the hit singles "I'll Be" (1998) and "I Could Not Ask for More" (1999). Both were radio top-40 hits. He has also seen 4 of his albums reach the Billboard 200.
This song was included on Lost In America. It was his 7th studio album & it came out in 2006. The album did not chart. It was the 2nd time an album of his failed to land, but none of the 4 albums he has released since have charted either.
The song linked to here was the 1st of 3 singles released & none of them charted. In fact, he has not had a chart hit since I Could Not Ask For More in 1999. But he is out there still giving it a go & is currently touring again.
Gramercy Park Hotel by Edwin McCain
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Post by razorbacker on May 30, 2023 17:29:04 GMT
Helen Humes was a jump blues vocalist from Louisville, Kentucky. She died of cancer in 1981, at the age of 68.
Her career began with her first vocal performance, at an amateur contest in 1926, singing "When You're a Long, Long Way from Home" and "I'm in Love with You, That's Why", she was still just 13! At the age of 14, she recorded in St. Louis in April 1927, singing four blues songs, though only two of the sides were ever issued.
Count Basie first heard and approached her while she was performing at the Cotton Club in 1937. He asked her to join his touring band to replace Billie Holiday. He told her that she would be paid $35 a week, and she responded, "Oh shucks, I make that here and don't have to go no place!
In March 1938, her manager finally persuaded her to join Count Basie's Orchestra, where she stayed for four years.
This song was released as a single in 1946 with a “B” side called Please Let Me Forget.
Central Avenue Boogie by Helen Humes
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Post by razorbacker on May 31, 2023 10:49:31 GMT
John Coltrane was a jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer from Hamlet, North Carolina. He died of liver cancer at the age of 40 in 1967.
He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
In 1965, he was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. In 1982 he was awarded a posthumous Grammy for Best Jazz Solo Performance on the album Bye Bye Blackbird, and in 1997 he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007 citing his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz." He was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009,
Unlike many previous artists we have seen, the details of his l life is not under dispute, but his recording life is. There are conflicting sources as to whether he made his first professional recording session with Dinah Washington: Jazzdisco.org lists the session as September 27, 1949 in New York City, but Lewis Porter's John Coltrane: His Life and Music states that he was on tour with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band during that time. Most sources confirm that he recorded with Billy Valentine on November 7 in Los Angeles for Mercury Records.
Despite all that, during his short life he released 45 studio albums, 10 live albums, 19 singles & appeared as a guest artist on lots of other folks records. There have been 3 separate documentaries on his life.
This song appears to have been a posthumous release on an album called Cannonball & Coltrane, first released in 1977. The players are John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone, Winton Kelly – piano, Paul Chambers - double bass & Jimmy Cobb – drums.
Grand Central by John Coltrane
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Post by razorbacker on May 31, 2023 17:44:02 GMT
Trey Anastasio is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He was born in Ft. Worth but moved to Princeton NJ at the age of 3. His full name is Ernest Joseph Anastasio III.
On December 15, 2006, he was stopped by police in Whitehall, New York, on a traffic violation. He failed a field sobriety test, and was subsequently arrested for possession of heroin and other drugs, and driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty to a reduced felony drug charge and spent 14 months participating in daily meetings, drug testing, and performing community service in the Washington County, New York, drug court program. He has been sober since January 2007, and detailed his opiate addiction, arrest and rehabilitation in a January 2019 GQ feature on sober musicians.
He has been involved in multiple albums with many other musicians including his time in Phish. But this song comes from his 6th solo album. It was called The Horseshoe Curve & it was released in 2007. The album charted at #167 on the top 200.
Sidewalks of San Francisco by Trey Anastasio
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Post by MissScarlet on Jun 1, 2023 0:46:55 GMT
For the last over 2 hours I've been listening to Led Zeppelin, Mothership. Wow! 50 years & still as powerful as ever. Not a bad or weak track on the whole thing. Makes me want to ride around in my car with Zeppelin blasting & the windows down.
The stuff that passes for music nowadays is so weak in comparison that it doesn't even begin to compare. The musicianship of each of those guys & as a whole, is off the charts.
I now want to go to a Robert Plant concert & see if his voice still holds up. I know he's won a couple of Grammys in somewhat recent years, so I'll bet it does.
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 1, 2023 10:30:47 GMT
For the last over 2 hours I've been listening to Led Zeppelin, Mothership. Wow! 50 years & still as powerful as ever. Not a bad or weak track on the whole thing. Makes me want to ride around in my car with Zeppelin blasting & the windows down. The stuff that passes for music nowadays is so weak in comparison that it doesn't even begin to compare. The musicianship of each of those guys & as a whole, is off the charts. I now want to go to a Robert Plant concert & see if his voice still holds up. I know he's won a couple of Grammys in somewhat recent years, so I'll bet it does. Just listen to his partnership with Allison Krause & you can tell he still has it.
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 1, 2023 11:11:59 GMT
Jimmy Dorsey was a jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was the older brother of trombone player Tommy. He was diagnosed with throat cancer & died in 1957, at age 53.
He played clarinet on the jazz standards "Singin' the Blues" in 1927 and the original 1930 recording of "Georgia on My Mind", which were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. His 1942 recording of "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)" was inducted in 2009.
During his career he had 11 #1 hit singles. He had 2 more #1’s as part of the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra: "Lullaby of Broadway" and "Chasing Shadows". His biggest hit was "Amapola", which was number one for 10 weeks in 1941 on the pop singles chart.
It appears as though this song 1st appeared on a 4 song 78 rpm release from 1945. It included 2 songs from Jimmy & 2 more from Tommy. This particular song was written by Dizzy Gillespie.
Grand Central Getaway by Jimmy Dorsey
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 1, 2023 17:14:39 GMT
Lionel Hampton was a jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader from Louisville, Kentucky. He died from congestive heart failure in 2002, he was 94!
He moved to LA in 1927 & in 1936, the Benny Goodman Orchestra came to Los Angeles to play the Palomar Ballroom. When John Hammond brought Goodman to see Hampton perform, Goodman invited him to join his trio, which soon became the Benny Goodman Quartet with pianist Teddy Wilson and drummer Gene Krupa completing the lineup. The Trio and Quartet were among the first racially integrated jazz groups to perform before audiences.
In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996. He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 2021. I counted 10 different Honorary Doctorates bestowed on him from various organizations through the years.
This song was originally recorded & issued as the “B” side on a 78 rpm to a single called Jack The Bellboy, back in 1940. Lionel wrote the song & the players on the record are: Bass – Wesley Prince, Drums – Al Spiedlock, Guitar – Oscar Moore, on Pianos – Lionel Hampton, & Nat "King" Cole.
Central Avenue Breakdown by Lionel Hampton
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 2, 2023 10:58:28 GMT
The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Marge Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey. Geri died in 1993 aged 71; Bea in 2002 at 86; and Marge, in 2003 at 85.
Bea and Marge started out singing for local functions, doing so well that they were urged to audition in New York City. Originally they performed as a trio with their guitarist brother Frank, under the name the Ross Trio (Rosse with the "e" omitted). The group auditioned for NBC and was soon sent off to work in Cleveland.
When they returned to New York in 1944, Frank was drafted into the Army; he went to France and was mortally wounded by a German sniper. Geri, who had just finished school, took her brother's place, making it an all-girl trio.
They had their 1st hit single with a song called Missouri Waltz in 1946 & their last one in 1963 with Tips Of My Fingers. The song linked to here happened in 1951, released with a “B: side called Alabama Jubilee. It was the 4th of 9 songs they charted that year. The song was a co-write between Frank Weldon, James Cavanaugh & John Redmond.
Grand Central Station by Fontane Sisters
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 2, 2023 18:01:42 GMT
Glenn Yarbrough was a folk singer and guitarist from Milwaukee. He died in 2016 from COPD, he was 86.
He was the lead singer with the Limeliters from 1959 to 1963 and then also had a solo career. He was nominated for 7 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist & as a member of The Limelighters, but was not a winner.
He released his 1st album in 1951, but didn’t chart until his 6th album which came out in 1964. He released his 1st single in 1957, but again chart success was delayed until he released Baby The Rain Must Fall in 1965 (one of the songs for which he was Grammy Nominated), it was also his only top 40 hit.
This song comes from his 1966 album called The Lonely Things. The album landed at 61 & produced 2 singles neither of which charted.
So Long, San Francisco by Glenn Yarbrough
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 3, 2023 11:20:27 GMT
Mary Chapin Carpenter is a country and folk music singer-songwriter from Princeton, New Jersey.
She won the Academy Of Country Music Top New Female Vocalist award in 1989 & The Country Music Association Top Female Vocalist in 1992. She has also won 5 Grammy Awards. All together she has won 9 major awards out of 39 nominations.
During her career she has released 16 studio albums, 4 compilation albums, 3 video albums, 41 singles, & 15 music videos.
This song was included on Between Here And Gone. It was her 8th studio album & was released in 2004. The album got to #5 on the Country Charts & #50 on the top 200 albums chart, but there were no charting singles released.
Grand Central Station by Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 3, 2023 17:03:17 GMT
Dave "Baby" Cortez is a pop and R&B organist and pianist, from Detroit. His real name is David Cortez Clowney, he is still with us & is now 84.
He is best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy Organ", that song was the 1st pop/rock hit to feature the electronic organ as lead instrument.
The Happy Organ was also his 1st & biggest hit single, going to #1 in 1959. His 2nd & final top 40 hit was a song called Rinky Dink which hit #10 in 1962. After that he struggled trying to maintain his groove & barely landed inside the hot 100 for the remainder of his career with his final chart hit happening in 1966.
But all was not lost, in 2011, after a 38-year hiatus from recording, Dave returned with a new album backed by Lonnie Youngblood and His Bloodhounds, including Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs and the Gories. This song comes from that album.
Central Avenue Cruise by Dave "Baby" Cortez
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 4, 2023 11:43:36 GMT
Luna is a rock band formed in 1991 in New York City by singer and guitarist Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500.
The band has been described by Rolling Stone as "the best band you’ve never heard of,". The band consists of Dean Wareham – vocals, guitars, Sean Eden – Guitar, Justin Harwood – bass, vibes and Hammond organ on "Bewitched", & Stanley Demeski – drums, percussion, vibes on "This Time Around".
During their career they have released 8 studio albums, the most recent one coming in 2017, 4 Live albums,6 EP’s & they are represented on 6 Soundtrack albums. This song comes from their 1994 album called Bewtiched. It was their 2nd studio album.
This particular song includes guitar from Sterling Morrison who was one of the founding members of The Velvet Underground. This has to have been one of the last things he played on because In late 1994, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and, as his health deteriorated, he could no longer play guitar. He died on August 30, 1995, one day after his 53rd birthday.
Great Jones Street is in New York City's NoHo district in Manhattan, essentially another name for 3rd Street between Broadway and the Bowery. The street was named for Samuel Jones, a lawyer who became known as "The Father of The New York Bar" due to his work on revising New York State's statutes in 1789 along with Richard Varick,
Great Jones Street by Luna
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 4, 2023 16:53:34 GMT
Bill Withers was a singer and songwriter from Slab Fork, West Virginia. He died from heart complications in 2020, at age 81.
Bill won 3 Grammy Awards out of 9 nominations. All of his wins were for Best R&B Song. He won in 1971 for Ain’t No Sunshine, 1981 for Just The Two Of Us & 1987 for Lean On Me. Ain’t No Sunshine & Lean On Me have also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
This was the title song on a 1980, 3 song EP, that he recorded with The Crusaders. The song was released as a single with a “B: side called Sweet Gentle Love. It charted at #41 on the R&B charts, but did not cross over to Pop.
Soul Shadows by Bill Withers
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 5, 2023 10:45:28 GMT
Nancy Sinatra is a singer/ actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra & is probably best remembered for her 1965 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". Nancy is still with us & is now 82.
She began her career in November 1957 with an appearance on her father's ABC-TV variety series, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan.
Lee Hazlewood was a country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s and 1970s. Lee passed away in 2007 at the age of 78.
When the two of them got together, some of their biggest hits came forth, including These Boots Were Made For Walking, How Does That Grab You Darlin, Sugar Town, Summer Wine, Jackson, Some Velvet Morning & Oh, Lonesome Me. Lee wrote most of those songs & if he didn’t write it, he produced Nancy’s version.
This song comes from an album called Nancy & Lee. It is a collaborative studio album & was released in 1968. The album was arranged and conducted by Billy Strange, & produced by Lee. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart. It included the hit singles Summer Wine which got to #49, Jackson #14, & Some Velvet Morning #26.
Lee not only produced the album, he also wrote 6 of the songs included, but the song linked to here was written by Tom T. Hall.
Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 5, 2023 17:09:16 GMT
Ossie Nelson was an actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader from Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. He died of liver cancer in 1975 at the age of 69.
Sometimes, I reckon you just have to take the bull by the horns to get the outcome you desire:
He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some limited success. He made his own "big break" in 1930, when The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. Since he knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue, he had his band's members gather hundreds of discarded newspapers and fill out ballots in favor of their band. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners.
He developed and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. First as a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson. Harriet, was the vocalist for the band when they married in 1935.
This song was released as a single in 1942 with the “B” side called Sir Walter’s Serenade. Ozzie wrote both sides of the record.
Central Avenue Shuffle by Ozzie Nelson
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 6, 2023 10:32:54 GMT
Elmer Bernstein was a composer and conductor from New York City. He died of cancer in 2004, he was 82.
During a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions.
His list of work goes on & on, but during his time he worked with directors Martin Scorsese, Robert Mulligan, John Landis, Ivan Reitman, John Sturges, Bill Duke, George Roy Hill, Richard Fleischer, John Frankenheimer, and Henry Hathaway, among many others.
He was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, but won only for the soundtrack to Thoroughly Modern Millie. He was also nominated for 7 Golden Globes & won Best Original Score in in 1962 for To Kill A Mockingbird & in 1966 for Hawaii (he was also nominated for Thoroughly Modern Millie but did not win).
This song comes from a TV series called Johnny Staccato. The show lasted just 2 seasons & 27 episodes in 1959 & 1960. It was a show about a jazz pianist & a detective & starred John Cassavetes.
Greenwich Village Rumble by Elmer Bernstein
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Post by razorbacker on Jun 6, 2023 17:24:24 GMT
Emily Wells is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer from Amarillo. She will be 42 in November.
She began playing the violin at age four & has since added piano, cello, viola, guitar, drum programming, synthesizer, & as can be heard on the song linked to here, she also plays ukelele.
She resides in multiple genres including alternative, experimental, hip-hop and classical. Her lists of influences include the music theorist John Cage, the minimalist composer Philip Glass, and the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
During her career she has released 12 albums, many of them were self released, before & after she had a recording contract. Her most recent album came out in 2022. This song comes from a 2009 EP called Dirty.
Take it Easy San Francisco by Emily Wells
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