Here are a few things we were able to get ready for this morning ...
re: CARLY
SIMON:
>>>REGARDING THE "YOU'RE SO VAIN"
STORY, JIM RYAN (YES, FORMERLY OF THE CRITTERS, WHO WAS ONE OF THE STUDIO
MUSICIANS ON THE TRACK) TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED ABOUT WARREN BEATTY, AND THERE WAS
SOME UNRULY BEHAVIOR BY HIM IN THE STUDIO THAT WAS NOT APPRECIATED ... HOPE THIS
HELPS. (MICHAEL G.
BUSH)
>>>This was it ... the story behind Carly Simon revealing the
identity of who "You're So Vain" was actually written about.After 40 years of guessing and wondering,
Carly Simon has revealed who her iconic "You're So Vain"
song is written about. (We almost don't want to tell you. The mystery is what
makes the song!) Ah well, it's out there already. The song, which was rumored
for years to be about one of her ex-boyfriends (like Warren Beatty or Mick
Jagger), was actually written about gay record label boss David Geffen. The
answer came to fans after Carly admitted
the name of the Vain person was whispered in the new acoustic version of the
song off her upcoming album Never Been Gone. After listening to it, sources say
the singer whispers Geffen's name backwards on the track. So while for years
the speculation was that song was intended to be an angry-bitter break-up song,
now the lyrics take on a new meaning. Some suggest that Carly is signing about
her resentment towards Geffen when he allegedly put more effort into promoting
rival star Joni Mitchell. And there you have it! Not as exciting as you thought
it would be, huh? Except my daughter said that Carly was
super-jealous and angry because Geffen put her on the back burner while plugging
and pushing his new conquest ... Joni Mitchell ... For years there has been debate about which of
Carly Simon's ex-boyfriends could have inspired the hit song You're So Vain.
But while former lovers Mick Jagger, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Warren
Beatty were left wondering whether 'this song is about you', they have been
proved wrong. For the Seventies singer has finally revealed the real
inspiration behind her hit track wasn't a boyfriend at all - it was openly gay
record producer David Geffen. Simon, 64, ended the 38 year
guessing game by whispering the name backwards on a reworked version of the song
for her new album Never Been Gone, out next week. Previously Simon had always
claimed the song was a 'composite' of people she knew.In 1972 when she wrote the
song billionaire Geffen was the head of her Elektra record label.
It is thought she was inspired to write the damning lyrics after Geffen put all his time and energy into promoting her rival, Joni Mitchell, over her. (Renfield)
It is thought she was inspired to write the damning lyrics after Geffen put all his time and energy into promoting her rival, Joni Mitchell, over her. (Renfield)
>>>I've seen Geffen's name linked to this song a few times over
the years ... and, probably just as many times, comments that Carly Simon didn't
even KNOW him yet back then. Remember, her career was really just starting to
take off around this time ... and it was "You're So Vain" that pushed it way
over the top. I dunno ... if CARLY says it's so, then it must be so. (And if
she whispered his name backwards on the new CD then that's good enough for me
... I guess!!!) Honestly, I still believe it more of a "compilation" of a few
of the key figures in her life ... and, despite what she says, I think there was
a certain unspoken irony in having Mick Jagger sing on the
record. This has been a hot topic for nearly 40 years now!!! (Makes whatever
Billy Joe McAllister threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge seem like small potatoes
in comparison, doesn't it???)
kk
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RECHECK THE FACTS ON
THE CARLY SIMON STORY THAT WAS TOLD TO ME.
MGB
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Of course that's not to say that
Billy Joe McAllister actually threw a bag of small potatoes off the Tallahatchie
Bridge. (Figured I'd better clarify my comment, too ... lest it is soon
reported all over the world as a Forgotten Hits Exclusive that Bobbie Gentry
FINALLY told Forgotten Hits that it was a small bag of potatoes that Billy Joe
tossed off the bridge!!!) Just covering my bases here, folks!
(kk)
re:
AMERICAN PIE:
AMERICAN PIE
HITS #1 FORTY YEARS AGO THIS
WEEKEND:
Sunday marks
the 40th anniversary of Don McLean's "American Pie"
reaching #1 in the Billboard pop singles chart. The epic tune
spent four weeks in the top spot during the winter of 1972. With the tragic
death of Buddy Holly -- "The Day the Music Died" -- as a
launching point, the song symbolically traces the history of rock 'n' roll from
the 1950s through the '60s while mourning the loss of innocence the U.S.
experienced during that time.
Speaking with ABC News Radio this past week, McLean marveled at the continued popularity of "American
Pie" decades after its release.
"What's interesting is
that the country's changed so much since the song was written and yet people
seem to still value this song after 40 years," he noted. "It's remarkable."
McLean said he isn't
sure why the song has had such enduring appeal, but he suggests that one reason
might be that people might be drawn to the multiple styles of music he
incorporated into the 8 minute, 27 second tune.
"It has a vamp in the front … just like an old-fashioned popular
song would have. It has a rock 'n' roll chorus and a story which is almost set
up like a folk song," he explained. "So, in that one song you can see this
fusion of these different styles … But I was also interested in writing
something about America that was funny and fun and,
in a way, serious because those were serious times."
Commenting further
about the change in the political and social climate he's noticed in the country
since he composed the song, McLean said, "We have so much more to be protesting
about and to be really angry about and yet people are very docile, almost like
they're drugged … I think people have become psyched out almost by the nexus of
advertising and the psychology and this was not the case when 'American Pie' was
written."
The massive success of
"American Pie" has undoubtedly benefited McLean
financially while helping him sustain a long music career, but the troubadour
says he's most happy about what the recording did for the music of one of his
idols.
"The most wonderful
thing was that they started to play Buddy Holly along with 'American Pie,'" he
declared. "Buddy Holly was my favorite signer and my favorite musician and the
person that gave me the most happiness to listen to … So, when I heard later on
that [his widow] Maria Elena Holly said that Buddy Holly
got more publicity in the six months after 'American Pie' came out then he ever
got in his whole career … I think that made me the happiest of all the things
that that song did."
"American Pie," of
course, was covered by Madonna back in 2000, and
McLean says he was "delighted with" her
version. He added, "She is such an amazing show-business pillar … She is quite a
remarkable girl."
McLean also said
he enjoyed seeing "American Pie" become the subject of a "Lip Dub" -- a video
that featured 5,000 citizens of Grand Rapids, Michigan, lip synching to the
song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZszDTZKs_g
-- submitted by Tom
Cuddy
re:
DION:
Kent ...
Check out this show. Dion is guest. Never heard of this TV
station.
If I can get it, I'll watch the replay tonight.
If I can get it, I'll watch the replay tonight.
Scroll through Dion's pictures ... lots of good
ones.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150589933129935&set=a.281029604934.176015.34360494934&type=1&theater
Frank B.
Frank B.
re: ANOTHER CHART MILESTONE:
Who'da
thunk it?!?!?
Doris Day officially declared as the oldest living artist to reach
America’s Billboard ‘Top 150′ Music Chart (with her album “My Heart”)
Hollywood showbiz icon Doris Day - received last night the Los
Angeles Film Critics Association’s ‘Career Achievement Award’ – now she also has
another distinction to her name, that of being the oldest living person to ever
reach the ‘Top 150′ on the American Billboard Music Chart.
At 87 years old, Ms. Day has now officially surpassed George Burns
and her dear friend crooner Tony Bennett following the December 2011 release of
her US album, “My Heart.” Both performers held the honor at 84 and 85 years of
age, respectively.
More (and
complete track listing)
here:
And, for a GREAT behind-the-scenes look at this album
from co-producer Bruce Johnston (he of Beach Boys and Bruce And Terry fame ...
which is ESPECIALLY cool since Terry Melcher was Doris Day's SON!!!) ... be sure
to check out David Beard's EXCELLENT article here:
re: ON THE
RADIO:
From the looks of things, John "Records" Landecker is
back on WLS-FM for keeps. In addition to his weekend shows previously reported
here last month, Landecker has been doing more and more "fill in" work, most
notably for Scott Shannon who, just a few short years ago, SAVED the station by
launching his True Oldies Radio Format.
Most puzzling in all of this is that Landeckers'
syndicated radio program "Into The '70's" seems to have been DROPPED from
WLS-FM's schedule! (Perhaps too much John "Records" Landecker is not a good
thing?!?!?)
Anyway, congratulations to the long-time Chicago radio
vet ... now we need Scott Shannon to find another Chicagoland radio outlet to
air his True Oldies format 24 / 7 ... couple that with the recently launched
K-Hits oldies format (playing the music of the '60's, '70's and '80's) and old
stand-by Y103.9 and we'll REALLY have some variety on the dial
again!
And Chicagoland Radio and Media reports that Landecker
isn't the ONLY familiar sound returning to WLS ...
WLS-FM has brought back more than just
John Landecker to its airwaves to remind people of the station's 1970's heyday.
Also back is the iconic WLS touchtones. The station is once again using that
famous soundbite for its call-in contests. The WLS touchtones sounds were first
created by Tommy Edwards in 1973, using the electronic telephone beeps of
hitting the numbers 8-5-2-0-5.
In other WLS-related news ...
Bill Bailey, The Duke Of
Louisville
Memories – In the late 60'S I was on vacation in
Montana when I was informed the WLS morning man, Clark Weber, had turned in his
resignation. I was in Louisville the next morning to hear first hand WKLO’s
morning show. The program director at competing WAKY had earlier sent me an air
check of his competitor, Bill Bailey ... he owned mornings as the Duke of
Louisville.
Arriving in Louisville after midnight, I
set my alarm for 6 am in hopes of finding a solution for my WLS opening. Almost
immediately I recognized why this guy was top rated ... his unique voice,
delivery and humor should do what WLS wasn’t doing ... beating Howard Miller at
WIND and Wally Phillips at WGN.
William Boahn, “The Duke of Louisville", known as
Bill Bailey, passed away at Saturday, January 14, 2012 ... he was 81 years of
age.
In less happy WLS news, former WLS-AM morning show host Bill Bailey passed
away Saturday at the age of 81. Bill Bailey was with WLS-AM for just under one
year, from mid-1969 to mid-1970. WLS-AM's Program Director John Rook, a fan of
Bailey's radio work, brought Bailey up to Chicago to replace the popular Clark
Weber, who had announced he no longer wished to do the morning show for the
station. Unfortunately for WLS-AM, the following year, Bailey returned back to
the south where he was welcomed by fans for many years to come. Bailey, whose
real name was William Boahn, also worked in numerous other markets, but achieved
his biggest popularity in Kentucky, where he was given the nickname of the "Duke
of Louisville." He was one of two gentlemen using the name Bill Bailey at
WLS-AM, as a second DJ using the same on-air name joined WLS in 1972.
-- Chicagoland Radio and Media
I'm hoping that some of you had a chance to catch "The
Flip Side Show" Tuesday night. If you did, you heard Mr. C. play both sides of
MY very "First 45", "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini / Don't
Dilly Sally, Sally by Brian Hyland. It airs every Tuesday Night from 7 - 8 PM
(Central Time) and you can always "Listen Live" here:
Lots more goodies planned (with tie-ins to our very own
Forgotten Hits Sound Advice feature.)
And, if you haven't sent us YOUR "First 45" story yet,
please do ... we've got pages and pages and pages of these posted on the other
Forgotten Hits website ...
>>>Imagine how fun it would be to hear four knowledgeable music fans try to out-do each other by playing something more surprising than the last!!! (kk)
I'd like to hear competing radio stations, monitoring each other, attempt to outdo each other. "Oh, yeah, Jim Bob at WXYZ, well, here's the stereo version - time to upgrade your archive!"
I mean, heck, that's how politicians win - trash each other! :-)
Jersey John
Kent,
After reading today's Sunday
comments later on down the page, I thought of something I might do tonight
and / or tomorrow concerning
something I read. I am going to get out and see how many DJ's here in OKC put out a vinyl record while they were
working for the local top 40 radio station at the time. Interesting to see how high it got on the
local charts. Needless to say, if a certain jock did make a record, it was never played on a competing
radio station.
Larry
We had a few of
them do it here, too ... and some of the more successful ones are
well-documented. One of my favorite '70's radio memories came while listening
to the above-mentioned John "Records" Landecker playing down the biggest hits on
WLS (where radio rival / competitor Steve Dahl had topped the charts with his
Rod Stewart parody "Do You Think I'm Disco") ... instead of announcing the
artist, the record was always referred to as being by "Teenage Radiation", which
was the name of Dahl's back-up band. And, as you mentioned, it NEVER actually
got played on the air ... but one night (after it came in at #1 again),
Landecker fittingly blew the record up on the air, in tribute to Dahl's infamous
Sox Park Disco Demolition debacle! All I can tell you is it made for GREAT
radio!!! (kk)
re: LIVE
SHOWS:
Don't miss rock icon Eric Burdon (and the Animals) at
The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, appearing next Saturday (January
21st). With a hit list of fifteen Top 40 records (plus the #1 Hit "Spill The
Wine" with War), Burdon should be able to provide quite an arsenal of material
to choose from. He'll also dip deeply into his bag of blues which inspired the
formation of the band in the first place. Should be a great show.
Also coming to the Arcada Theatre in the weeks to
come:
March 3 - Eddie Money
March 9 - Frankie Avalon
March 30 - Bill Medley
March 31 - (and tell me if THIS doesn't sound like a
killer night of entertainment) ... Joan Rivers, who'll be taping a "live"
television special here!!!
2012 EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TRIBUTE TOUR
The 2012 edition of the
Experience Hendrix Tour is ready to hit the road again, this time
swinging down the Atlantic seaboard into the southeast before heading west along
the Gulf coast into Texas with a three week run of dates starting March
6th. As usual, the tour will feature an all-star lineup of musical
greats paying homage to Hendrix. The tour will conclude with a taping of the PBS
TV series Austin City
Limits.
Presented by Fender Musical Instruments, this year's
tour will include performances by Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Dweezil Zappa, Robby
Kreiger (The Doors), Taj Mahal, Eric Gales, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Kenny
Wayne Shepherd, David Hidalgo & Cesar Rosas (Los Lobos), Keb’ Mo, Eric
Johnson, Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Living Colour, Chris Layton (Stevie Ray
Vaughan & Double Trouble), The Slide Brothers as well as other special
guests to be announced. The tour offers multiple opportunities for
performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the
participating artists such as Dweezil Zappa with Billy Cox, Buddy Guy with
Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang with Brad Whitford.
The lineup with be
anchored by lone living Hendrix sideman Billy Cox. "It's always a great thrill
and honor for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now just as it was in the
1960s. The Experience Hendrix tours have shown how timeless this music really is
and is just wonderful that we've continued to get an infusion of new, very
enthusiastic artists to participate and are able to offer the most wide-ranging
Jimi Hendrix-related repertoire possible."
Janie Hendrix,
President / CEO of Experience Hendrix L.L.C., noted, "Everyday, we see how
Jimi's musical legacy continues to transcend generational and cultural
boundaries. It's always been our continuing mission to do all we can to
celebrate what he's given us and to keep his music in the forefront and the
Experience Hendrix tour does that most directly. As a child Jimi promised to
take care of me and I promised to take care of him. He wanted people to
experience the 'ElectricChurch' and wake 'the sleeping people.' The Experience
Hendrix Tour does just that with brilliant musicians who love Jimi and will
electrify the stage with his music and sound."
Notes Experience
Hendrix Tour producer John McDermott, "The line-up for this tour reflects the
breadth of Jimi's ongoing influence that reaches down through the generations.
The guests that have been attracted to participate are enthusiastic about the
proposition of performing with their counterparts. That mindset underscores the
fact that the Experience Hendrix tour is all about musical camaraderie and the
recognition that Jimi Hendrix, undeniably, casts the longest shadow in the realm
of great music and great musicians."
Dweezil Zappa, whose
new album Live - In The
Moment has just been released, is making his Experience Hendrix tour
debut on this run of dates. He commented "I've always been a great admirer of
Jimi Hendrix. My dad told me some great stories about playing with him. Jimi's
ability to express himself so completely with an electric guitar is very
inspiring to me. I'm honored to be invited to participate in this tour and I'm
really looking forward to playing with
everyone!"
Tour
dates:
March
6 – Strathmore Theater, Baltimore, MD
March
7 – War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, NC
March
8 – Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN
March
9 – Tennessee Performing Arts Center,
Nashville, TN
March
10 – Fox Theater, Atlanta,
GA
March
11 – North Charleston Performing Arts Center –
Charleston,
SC
March
13 – Hard Rock Café, Orlando, FL
March
14 – Seminole Hard Rock Café, Hollywood, FL
March
15 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
March
16 – Saint Augustine Amphitheater, St. Augustine, FL
March
17 – Wharf Amphitheater, Orange
Beach, FL
March
20 – Brady Theater, Tulsa,
OK
March
22 – Arena Theater, Houston,
TX
March
23 – Winstar Theater, Thackerville, OK
March
24-25 – Moody Theater, Austin
City Limits, Austin, TX
March
27 – Hammons Theater, Springfield, MO
March
28 – Midland Theater,
Kansas City,
MO
March
29 – Orpheum Theater, Wichita, KS
March
30 – Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs,
CO
March
31 – Paramount Theater, Denver, CO
TOMMY
ROE
"GET READY TO PARTY ... HE SOUNDS TERRIFIC ... BETTER THAN EVER"
-- LARRY KLEIN ... EXEC PRODUCER, DICK CLARK
PRODUCTIONS
"TOMMY'S BACK ... HE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB ... WE ARE HAVING HIM BACK
AGAIN."
-- DAN KEENE ... GM, CENTURY CASINO EDMONTON AB
CANADA
"WE ARE INDUCTING TOMMY INTO THE IOWA ROCK N ROLL MUSIC ASSN HALL
OF FAME ... BECAUSE HE HAS MADE
SUCH A HUGE IMPACT ON ROCK N ROLL NATIONWIDE AND IN THE
STATE.
-- KEVIN KIN ... VP MARKETING, IOWA ROCKN ROLL MUSIC
ASSN.
AN EVENING W TOMMY ROE ...
ALL THE HITS ..
DIZZY, SHEILA, SWEETPEA, EVERYBODY, JAM UP JELLY TIGHT,
STAGGER LEE, IF I WERE A
CARPENTER ... 11 TOP 40, 6 TOP
10, 4 GOLD, 2 INTERNATIONAL NUMBER 1
FULL BAND, PLUS UNPLUGGED, PLUS AUDIENCE Q &
A
CORPORATE, PRIVATE, FAIRS, FESTIVALS, CASINOS,
ETC.
RICK LEVY MGT
904 - 806 - 0817
LIVE AT HARRAH's / Chester
...
CLIPPIN' YOUR WINGS will be
CHARLIE GRACIE (Butterfly) and BOBBY RYDELL (Wild One) together at HARRAH'S
CASINO off I-95 in
Delaware County near Chester, PA !!!
It was just booked, but save the
date: JUNE 8TH!
More information is coming --
PLUS Bobby and Charlie will headlining the BIG 100th Anniversary Beach Party for
WILDWOOD on September 2nd ... so be sure to mark this too!
Charlie Gracie put
the Cameo-Parkway label on the map with his late 50s hits and Bobby Rydell
cemented the label's success with several hits in the early 1960s! Pick up
Charlie's new hit single: BABY DOL,L which is #1 in Philly this week and
#52 nationally according to Billboard Magazine. You can purchase it at I-TUNES!
Charlie's new CD on ABKCO:
"For The Love of Charlie!", with guests Al Kooper, Quentin Jones, Graham Nash,
Peter Noone, Jimmy Vivino, Dennis Diken and more, is now available in stores ...
or order at AMAZON.COM.
It was British Invasion Saturday
... and Doo-Wop Sunday!
Well, even tho' the Monkees are not
technically part of the British Invasion, Davy Jones was around performing on
Broadway during its initial landing and he IS from Manchester, so ...
I stand my ground on this.
Saturday night he gave an extremely
fun and artistically entertaining performance at the Mohegan Wolf Den. He even
signed at the merchandise table afterward ... a rare occurrence and evidence of
the mood of the night. I love his song Let Them Be Little, as it always reminds
me to allow my students their light-hearted glee and ridiculous April Fools'
jokes that I might otherwise see as intruding on "instruction time". The
performance was only marred by the behavior of some of the audience, which
reminds me to make sure to include concert etiquette in my music in reading
groups. Somehow, rolling a softball across the stage MANY times while holding
up a sharpie with the plea SIGN IT appears more dangerous to the singer
(who is dancing across the stage) than adorable as this audience member apparently thought. Also, standing up in front of the stage trying to grab performers (or parts of performers?) and successfully blocking all those who are seated behind you is evidence of a "Just Me" thinker. Davy, you handled it admirably, and I will be sure to train my students in the way they should go so that HOPEFULLY when they are old, they will not depart from it.
Now, it is Sunday, and I have just left the Mohegan Arena after seeing Bowzer and his Doo-Wop show. Or this year it could be titled: Bowzer Brings the Bronx and Brooklyn to Doo-Wop at Mohegan.
(who is dancing across the stage) than adorable as this audience member apparently thought. Also, standing up in front of the stage trying to grab performers (or parts of performers?) and successfully blocking all those who are seated behind you is evidence of a "Just Me" thinker. Davy, you handled it admirably, and I will be sure to train my students in the way they should go so that HOPEFULLY when they are old, they will not depart from it.
Now, it is Sunday, and I have just left the Mohegan Arena after seeing Bowzer and his Doo-Wop show. Or this year it could be titled: Bowzer Brings the Bronx and Brooklyn to Doo-Wop at Mohegan.
OK, not every act was from B &
B, but it certainly was a MAJOR majority. FUN?? Absolutely and without a
doubt. (Hey, the Fleetwoods just passed by me typing here, Kent. Gave them
your info.) So, The Fleetwoods returned to Bowzer's show as the most requested
act for his
Doo-Wop production. Also in tow were Jay Siegel and the Tokens, still singing in the key of F. (Jay's comment: "Is that the lowest key of F you have?"), Made in Hot Wax group Kenny Vance and the Planotones, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Chiffons, The Toys (giving us our classical music feature of Lovers' Concerto), an opening song by the Jarmells (A Little Bit of Soap) and SO MUCH DANCING. Jay Traynor, the original Jay of Jay and the Americans, who is now a Token, sang She Cried. This was the first hit song for Jay and the Americans and, as with all the vocalists tonight, was spot on! The harmonies of The Fleetwoods, The Toys, and The Chiffons united with the strength of Kenny Vance, Jay Siegel, Jay Traynor, and Little Anthony, all of whom had the people around me up on their feet applauding. The arena holds 7,000 people and as I looked around ... VERY FEW (maybe a hundred?) empty seats.
Connecticut is a Truth In Music State, which when coupled with our efforts to establish foundations to refurbish and reopen our theatres and concert halls has greatly increased the quality of the concert performers available to us. So I am going to Shing-a-ling along upstairs and remember another weekend that ended with the traditional Good Night Sweetheart, by Bowzer and The Stingrays.
Doo-Wop production. Also in tow were Jay Siegel and the Tokens, still singing in the key of F. (Jay's comment: "Is that the lowest key of F you have?"), Made in Hot Wax group Kenny Vance and the Planotones, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Chiffons, The Toys (giving us our classical music feature of Lovers' Concerto), an opening song by the Jarmells (A Little Bit of Soap) and SO MUCH DANCING. Jay Traynor, the original Jay of Jay and the Americans, who is now a Token, sang She Cried. This was the first hit song for Jay and the Americans and, as with all the vocalists tonight, was spot on! The harmonies of The Fleetwoods, The Toys, and The Chiffons united with the strength of Kenny Vance, Jay Siegel, Jay Traynor, and Little Anthony, all of whom had the people around me up on their feet applauding. The arena holds 7,000 people and as I looked around ... VERY FEW (maybe a hundred?) empty seats.
Connecticut is a Truth In Music State, which when coupled with our efforts to establish foundations to refurbish and reopen our theatres and concert halls has greatly increased the quality of the concert performers available to us. So I am going to Shing-a-ling along upstairs and remember another weekend that ended with the traditional Good Night Sweetheart, by Bowzer and The Stingrays.
Shelley J.
Sweet-Tufano
Now here's a show I would LOVE to
see!!! Glen Campbell is making a stop here in Chicago during his last tour
ever, appearing at The Rialto Square Theater in Joliet on January 26th and
27th. This is your last chance to catch this legend, live and in concert.
Visit The Rialto Square Box Office for more details: Click here:
Rialto Square Theater - Joliet, IL
re: HONEY:
I never cared for HONEY but a big record never the less. Here in OKC former member
of the Kingston Trio Bob Shane had a cover version which also made the
local weekly
survey. His was on Decca. (Larry)
Bob Shane's was the ORIGINAL
version. Goldsboro's was recorded a couple of weeks later and was released one
week after Shane's.
Tom Diehl
I was always a little bit surprised that "Honey" songwriter Bobby Russell didn't take his own crack at this one. (Man, what a way to launch a singing career!)
He'd eventually have a couple of his own chart hits with far weaker material like "1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero" and "Saturday Morning Confusion" ... but the hits don't come much bigger than "Honey"!
Russell also wrote the classics "Little Green Apples", "The Joker Went Wild" and "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia", which he gave to his wife Vicki Lawrence to record (after Cher reportedly first turned the song down!) I guess as far as "Honey" is concerned, Bobby Goldsboro was the "name" artist and his (overly) lush arrangement is probably what helped to push it over the top. Not enough people were familiar with Bob Shane yet on his own, despite his years with The Kingston Trio. (kk)
