re: NOT DOING
WELL:
Bee Gee Robin Gibb has lapsed into a coma and his family has been gathered ... it's not looking good. Gibb has been battling liver and colon cancer for over a year now, but after several rounds of chemotherapy, this seemed to be in remission. He even talked about performing live again with his brother Barry ... but was recently hospitalized again on March 25th for an emergency surgery that was described as "unrelated to his cancer" and involved the removal of a blood clot that had developed in his colon. Robin next contracted pneumonia and, while hospitalized for this treatment, lapsed into a coma. His twin brother Maurice died of heart failure due to intestinal problems in January of 2003. Ironically, next week's episode of "Glee" pays tribute to the landmark soundtrack "Saturday Night Fever". (kk)
Here's one of the best, most in-depth reports I've seen on Robin's condition. I'm sure all of our prayers are with him ...
Bee Gee Robin Gibb has lapsed into a coma and his family has been gathered ... it's not looking good. Gibb has been battling liver and colon cancer for over a year now, but after several rounds of chemotherapy, this seemed to be in remission. He even talked about performing live again with his brother Barry ... but was recently hospitalized again on March 25th for an emergency surgery that was described as "unrelated to his cancer" and involved the removal of a blood clot that had developed in his colon. Robin next contracted pneumonia and, while hospitalized for this treatment, lapsed into a coma. His twin brother Maurice died of heart failure due to intestinal problems in January of 2003. Ironically, next week's episode of "Glee" pays tribute to the landmark soundtrack "Saturday Night Fever". (kk)
Here's one of the best, most in-depth reports I've seen on Robin's condition. I'm sure all of our prayers are with him ...
re: FIRST 45's:
The first 45 RPM record I ever owned was one I had stolen at Big Apple
Supermarket in Atlanta, GA. It was called “I Ran All The Way Home” by the
Impalas. This was fall of 1959. The first legit 45 I ever owned was given to
me for a birthday gift “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton.
Bob Jones
"I Ran All The Way Home" probably also accurately
describes your First 45 theft back in 1959, too! (lol) We've had a few people
write in about grabbing their First 45 via the "five finger discount". (MUCH
harder to do in the days of 78's I imagine!!! lol) kk
Thanks, Bob ... look for your story up on The Forgotten
Hits Website ... we've now got FOUR FULL PAGES of First 45's Memories posted!!!
(And, as you can see, they're STILL coming in!) kk
re: THIS AND THAT:
Kent -
You really outdid yourself with the
Easter Sunday Comments ...
BEST Sunday Comments sheet
EVER!
SO much information ... so much
great music ...
Forgotten Hits just keeps getting
better and better!
Thank you.
Ed
Wow! Thanks, Ed. I thought it was a pretty good
edition, too ... but so much of this is contingent on what you guys send me in
to work with! So kudos to the whole group on allowing us to put together "The
Best Sunday Comments Sheet Ever"!!! (kk)
Kent ...
Carole King's memoirs came out this
week ... It's not "Too Late" to
buy this book.
Frank B.
Click here: Carole King’s Memoir ‘A Natural Woman’ In Book Stores Today
Frank B.
Click here: Carole King’s Memoir ‘A Natural Woman’ In Book Stores Today
Kent:
Here is a picture you can
use.
It's Nick Todd ... "Plaything" plus
other songs that he recorded.
He is Pat Boone's brother but
didn't use the Boone name.
DJ Stu Weiss
Yes, I can see a little resemblance. Born
Nicholas Boone, he didn't want to cash in on his brother's success. It worked
... Nick Todd had just two very minor hits in 1957 ... "Plaything" (#41) ... and
his version of "At The Hop", which peaked at #70. (kk)
In the new issue of
Mojo, (5/12), Davy Jones gets a full page obit with a photo and Whitney Houston
gets less than a 1/4 page & no photo. Even Dory Previn got more space &
a photo, as did Michael Davis of the MC5.
In other news I am
proud to announce that I have been dragged into the 21st century. Rock And Roll
Never Forgets has a website! Please visit www.jacksrockandrollneverforgets.com. Hope to hear from you!
Jack
Dragged kicking and screaming, I'm
sure ... but arrived nonetheless! Good luck with the site and the store ... and
be sure to pop up a link to our Forgotten Hits site for all your new visitors to
check out! (kk)
Kent,
Kent,
Enjoyed your Sunday Comments as
usual. I would like to make the following brief comments, if I may, on items which immediately came to
my mind.
I enjoyed the posting of Freddie
and the Dreamers' A LITTLE YOU. If you had asked me who had that record in 1965, I could have told you,
but this was one of his I had not heard in ages. In fact, I played it through twice!
Concerning the comments on local
surveys coming out in Chicago, here in OKC the weekly top 40 radio surveys made their weekly debut on
Thursday mornings at 9:30 AM. I always looked forward to what song was number one and also what song would turn
out to be the "pick hit of the week". Nothing was said really about "pick albums of the
week"
I did not know that Jewel Akens
recorded a version of SUKIYAKI. I did some research (not much) and did learn it came out in 1966 on ERA, which I
assumed. I liked his version and would you believe I played it three times in a row?
I did not know that Bob Moore had a
follow-up to MEXICO. MANHATTEN SPIRITUAL by Santo & Johnny did make our local survey but wasn't all that
big of a hit. Reggie Owen's version of 1958-1958 peaked at number one here in OKC back in January of 1959.
The Kirby St. Romain song was one
of those records, and I believe I
am correct in saying this, that made the local survey of KOMA but not the survey
of WKY. Through the years, as you
probably know, some records charted on one local survey but not their competitor
for one reason or another.
You mentioned NOT ME. I liked Gary
'U.S.' Bonds' version also. Kenny Ball was also mentioned. To me as a kid here in OKC, no matter what time
it was, it was always MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW.
Concerning changing speeds of
records, I don't know to this day why I did it, but in 1960 when the
group Johnny and the Hurricanes
came out with BEATNIK FLY, I turned the record over and played the 'B' side, an instrumental called SAND STORM. I
really didn't turn the records over to play 'B' sides very often, but
I did on this one for whatever
reason. I liked the tune and then again I don't know why I did this, but I tried
playing it at 33 speed. Still
sounded good, in my opinion. Go figure!
Finally, you said that James
Brown's records did not really do that well in Chicago. Well, here in OKC
I guarantee you they did quite
well, as well as the records by such black artists as Etta James, Jimmy
Reed, and Bo
Diddley.
Larry Neal
The Wax Museum
"A Little You"
is one of my Freddie and the Dreamers favorites ... one of those that deserved to be a much
bigger hit than it was.
During the
heated battles between our two AM Powerhouse stations (WLS and WCFL), they would
often chart songs on one survey but not the other ... or competing versions of
the same song (like "Son Of My Father", a song we recently featured, done by
both Chickory and Giorgio ... or "Beautiful People" by Kenny O'Dell and Bobby
Vee.) I think it was quite deliberately done to make each station stand out
from the other ... and it just meant the listeners got exposed to that much more
great music. (If I had to break it down and generalize it, I'd have to say that
WCFL seemed to experiment more in the way of harder rock hits while WLS seemed
to take the safe route, sticking with the pop sound.) It all made for a VERY
exciting time in radio.
I was quite
knocked out by Jewel Akens' version of "Sukiyaki", too ... and have played it
several times since I first discovered it, thanks to FH Reader Tom
Diehl.
Bob Moore had a
few more hits here in Chicago besides "Mexico" ... his version of "The Theme
from 'My Three Sons'" (one of my favorites) went to #20 in 1961 and "Kentucky"
went to #14 in 1963 on the WLS chart. In between (in 1962), his version of "Auf
Wiedersehen Marlene" was a featured "extra" on The Top Tunes Of Greater
Chicagoland" Top 40 Chart, too. (kk)
re: FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS:
Hey Kent,
Just a quick note to thank you for putting Freddie and the Dreamers on your site. Your comment about their crazy act being their own undoing is correct, but let me say that it really got them out there, and made them unique among so many British bands, cashing in on the success of The Beatles. It was precisely one year later that "I'm Telling You Now", was the top hit of the land, after The Beatles filled the charts with all those records, as you featured in Forgotten Hits. Like most novelty acts, they faded quickly from the scene, and what a shame it was. I had forgotten about the song, "A Little You", that you let us hear. It was from the "Do the Freddie" album. What a great song, from the vocals, to the guitar riffs, to the percussion! On the album's liner notes was a detailed chart of step-by-step instructions on how to dance the "Freddie", taught by Aurthur Murray, of all people! One line of the song's lyrics says, make a "line in back", but I guess Murray couldn't understand Freddie's Manchester accent, and thought it was a "Limey Bop", so that became a step of the dance! I sure would like to get my hands on the two Capital releases of "I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me", that were favored over The Beatles' early recordings, and then bombed, only to become hits, later, on Tower Records. What historic artifacts!
- John LaPuzza
Just a quick note to thank you for putting Freddie and the Dreamers on your site. Your comment about their crazy act being their own undoing is correct, but let me say that it really got them out there, and made them unique among so many British bands, cashing in on the success of The Beatles. It was precisely one year later that "I'm Telling You Now", was the top hit of the land, after The Beatles filled the charts with all those records, as you featured in Forgotten Hits. Like most novelty acts, they faded quickly from the scene, and what a shame it was. I had forgotten about the song, "A Little You", that you let us hear. It was from the "Do the Freddie" album. What a great song, from the vocals, to the guitar riffs, to the percussion! On the album's liner notes was a detailed chart of step-by-step instructions on how to dance the "Freddie", taught by Aurthur Murray, of all people! One line of the song's lyrics says, make a "line in back", but I guess Murray couldn't understand Freddie's Manchester accent, and thought it was a "Limey Bop", so that became a step of the dance! I sure would like to get my hands on the two Capital releases of "I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me", that were favored over The Beatles' early recordings, and then bombed, only to become hits, later, on Tower Records. What historic artifacts!
- John LaPuzza
Good luck with
that! I tried to find pictures online and couldn't come up with anything. I
can't imagine that very many copies ever made it into people's hands! It was
good to revisit with Freddie and the Dreamers ... radio certainly doesn't play
them anymore and these were fun records ... and HITS, too!!!
(kk)
re: HERMAN'S
HERMITS:
How cool is this? One of our buddies from The
New Invaders, Jimmy Herter, actually had the chance to sit in for several
shows playing guitar for Herman's Hermits Featuring Peter Noone! (Too bad about
ANOTHER one of our Forgotten Hits Buddies, Vance Brescia, who was evidently on
the "disabled list" there for a while! Hopefully you're well on the mend by
now, Vance!)
Here is Jimmy's story, as published in The New
Invaders' fans newsletter:
As some of you may know, I
have been moonlighting on the New Invaders, playing with Acoustic Avenue, a trio that plays at Chapin’s in Morris, IL,
Twin Rail Pub in Minooka, IL and McBride’s in Plainfield, IL, as well as other
establishments in the Joliet area. Ron Romero put Acoustic Avenue together with
the idea that if one of the founding members was unavailable for a gig, a pool
of other professional musicians would always be available to use and the show
would go on.
One day, Ron called me to fill in for Billy Sullivan, the lead guitar player for Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone. I had played with Ron and Mike Broccolerie on a few gigs. Mike, by the way, is also a founding member of Acoustic Avenue and can play more songs than anyone on this planet. On one occasion Mike was unavailable and I had a chance to play with Billy. We hit it off right from the start, challenging each other with song after song. I was impressed with Billy’s confidence in every type of music we played and apparently, as I would find out later, Billy liked my style as well!
In February of 2012, Peter Noone’s right hand man on guitar, Vance Brescia, broke his knee cap while executing a dance move that he had done hundreds of times on stage. In fact I was told by some of the fans that they were worried one day he would get hurt doing that move. So with Vance on the disabled list, Peter needed a sub. After just one engagement with Billy Sullivan, he had the confidence in me to suggest that I would be a good replacement. Billy shared some of my New Invaders YouTube videos with Peter and Peter agreed that Billy’s choice for a stand in would be fine with him and I got the call. YES! So the preparation for going on the road with one of my lifetime heroes began.
Billy came to my home, and as he walked me through the musical direction of the show, playing the tunes as we went along, it instantly became apparent to me that this was not going to be as easy as learning the songs off of the records. Peter Noone, a showman as well as a great singer, had many bits and shtick with stories that would kick into musical skits and jokes ... it’s show business baby!
If you have not seen Peter Noone’s show don’t miss it. Peter’s voice is as strong and beautiful as ever. He is hilarious. It is one of the best shows that the the British Invasion has to offer. In fact, Peter is fun all day long. He was kind to me and made me feel welcome from the very instant I met him. Peter loves his fans and will not leave the building until every autograph has been signed.
In all, I played seventeen shows with Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone, flew on twelve different airplanes and played in six cities in five states: Oregon, Connecticut, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida. To finish up the tour with the Hermits, we played at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, FL, for four days in a row.. My wife Judy and granddaughter Elle came to Florida and enjoyed all that Busch Gardens had to offer.
It was a pleasure playing with the Hermits. They were complimentary of my playing and professionalism in general and I was extremely impressed with their musicianship, sense of humor and camaraderie.
Here’s the lineup: Rich Spina , the musical director of the show, on keyboards, Billy Sullivan on lead guitar, Dave Farrara on drums and Vance Brescia, who is expected to make a full recovery from his injury, on guitar. The Hermits will join back up with Peter on May 10th at Epcot Center in Disney World, Florida. Although I will not be joining them in May, I did express to Peter that if he ever needed me to fill in again, I would be there in a “heartbeat” because after all it was one of the best experiences of my life.
One day, Ron called me to fill in for Billy Sullivan, the lead guitar player for Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone. I had played with Ron and Mike Broccolerie on a few gigs. Mike, by the way, is also a founding member of Acoustic Avenue and can play more songs than anyone on this planet. On one occasion Mike was unavailable and I had a chance to play with Billy. We hit it off right from the start, challenging each other with song after song. I was impressed with Billy’s confidence in every type of music we played and apparently, as I would find out later, Billy liked my style as well!
In February of 2012, Peter Noone’s right hand man on guitar, Vance Brescia, broke his knee cap while executing a dance move that he had done hundreds of times on stage. In fact I was told by some of the fans that they were worried one day he would get hurt doing that move. So with Vance on the disabled list, Peter needed a sub. After just one engagement with Billy Sullivan, he had the confidence in me to suggest that I would be a good replacement. Billy shared some of my New Invaders YouTube videos with Peter and Peter agreed that Billy’s choice for a stand in would be fine with him and I got the call. YES! So the preparation for going on the road with one of my lifetime heroes began.
Billy came to my home, and as he walked me through the musical direction of the show, playing the tunes as we went along, it instantly became apparent to me that this was not going to be as easy as learning the songs off of the records. Peter Noone, a showman as well as a great singer, had many bits and shtick with stories that would kick into musical skits and jokes ... it’s show business baby!
If you have not seen Peter Noone’s show don’t miss it. Peter’s voice is as strong and beautiful as ever. He is hilarious. It is one of the best shows that the the British Invasion has to offer. In fact, Peter is fun all day long. He was kind to me and made me feel welcome from the very instant I met him. Peter loves his fans and will not leave the building until every autograph has been signed.
In all, I played seventeen shows with Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone, flew on twelve different airplanes and played in six cities in five states: Oregon, Connecticut, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida. To finish up the tour with the Hermits, we played at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, FL, for four days in a row.. My wife Judy and granddaughter Elle came to Florida and enjoyed all that Busch Gardens had to offer.
It was a pleasure playing with the Hermits. They were complimentary of my playing and professionalism in general and I was extremely impressed with their musicianship, sense of humor and camaraderie.
Here’s the lineup: Rich Spina , the musical director of the show, on keyboards, Billy Sullivan on lead guitar, Dave Farrara on drums and Vance Brescia, who is expected to make a full recovery from his injury, on guitar. The Hermits will join back up with Peter on May 10th at Epcot Center in Disney World, Florida. Although I will not be joining them in May, I did express to Peter that if he ever needed me to fill in again, I would be there in a “heartbeat” because after all it was one of the best experiences of my life.
-- Jimmy Herter
Wow! Talk about the experience of a lifetime!
VERY cool, Jimmy! Can't wait to hear a couple of Hermits songs added to The New
Invaders' repertoire!!! (kk)
And, speaking of Peter Noone ...
re: TED KNIGHT ... AND PETER NOONE?!?!?:
Hey Kent,
Just after reading the post about Ted Knight, I found this posted on the Herman’s Hermits Facebook page. Weird coincidence. http://youtu.be/vb_cOIlefFY
Just after reading the post about Ted Knight, I found this posted on the Herman’s Hermits Facebook page. Weird coincidence. http://youtu.be/vb_cOIlefFY
Eddie Burke,
Orange,
CT
Or
maybe NOT a coincidence at all ... Peter Noone
reads Forgotten Hits, too, you know! (kk)
re: MORE
TV:
As long as the subject won't die ...
Forgive me, but out of boredom, I watched a few JUDGE JUDY's a few years back.
(I'm better now) ... I was very surprised to see a now-grown neighborhood kid make an appearance on the show ... (now a DJ ... sued someone) ... BUT I was SHOCKED ... ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED ... to see Mr. Shirley Jones ... MARTY INGELS ... appear on that schlock show! (and they don't do celeb appearances!). Seeing him 'duke-it-out' on a 'real' court show made me think he was 'on-the-skids' and needed the money badly!!! Either that or he lost a bet!
Forgive me, but out of boredom, I watched a few JUDGE JUDY's a few years back.
(I'm better now) ... I was very surprised to see a now-grown neighborhood kid make an appearance on the show ... (now a DJ ... sued someone) ... BUT I was SHOCKED ... ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED ... to see Mr. Shirley Jones ... MARTY INGELS ... appear on that schlock show! (and they don't do celeb appearances!). Seeing him 'duke-it-out' on a 'real' court show made me think he was 'on-the-skids' and needed the money badly!!! Either that or he lost a bet!
-- RENFIELD
Marty Ingles is one of those guys that you either like him
... or you TRULY loathe him ... rubs a LOT of people the wrong way ... but I
guess I "get" him because he's cracked me up numerous times over the years. One
of those life-long non-celeb / never-really-was guys who has still managed to
stay in the public spotlight for DECADES and always manages to get in front of
the camera. I like him. (kk)
re: ON THE RADIO:
This Sunday, Apr 15, Dave the Rave
plans to play "Runaround Girl" and air an interview with me on WIBG-FM in
Jersey. He's on from (I think) 1-4 in the afternoon PDT (you may need to check
that, and I have no idea what time he might play the record & the
interview). This should get you there: http://wibg.fm/ and then click on the "Listen Live" icon at the top of the
page.
Dave does a fun show and he likes
the Portraits music. He also does an internet-only show on topshelfoldies on
most Saturday nights. He has played us on that show and often mentions me. I
might call in this week (4/14) and get a play & a mention, but I have a gig
so it depends what time I get home.
Gary E. Myers /
MusicGem
http://www.music-gem.com/index.html
Hoping that some of our readers had a chance to tune in to Dave The Rave's Saturday Night Relics and Rarities Show, too, where he featured ALL kinds of great garage band music! (kk)
http://www.music-gem.com/index.html
Hoping that some of our readers had a chance to tune in to Dave The Rave's Saturday Night Relics and Rarities Show, too, where he featured ALL kinds of great garage band music! (kk)
re: DAVY JONES / THE
MONKEES:
More great photos and coverage of the recent Davy Jones
Memorial Tribute ... this time from Brad Waddell of Flexquarters, the online
Monkees fanzine:
Click here: Davy Jones Tribute celebrates man behind
the Monkee | The Monkees Home Page
re: FATS DOMINO:
37 There Goes My Heart Again
- Fats Domino (Jerry Kamper) >>>This one reached #35 here in Chicago ... but
crapped out at #59 nationally. ALL of these tunes have been
long forgotten by radio. (kk)
I just played this one on my March
22nd show for Topshelf Oldies ... it's a favorite of mine.
Tom Diehl
re: CHARLIE
GRACIE:
Hi Everybody!
The Charlie Gracie "Fabulous"
Special Edition PBS Trailer link for National affiliates is imbedded below: http://tinyurl.com/73zo7r4
The "Fabulous" Special Edition will begin airing on Nationwide PBS affiliates in around six weeks.
Regards,
Shawn
The "Fabulous" Special Edition will begin airing on Nationwide PBS affiliates in around six weeks.
Regards,
Shawn
A great special that actually
predates Shawn's "Wages Of Spin" documentary. Watch your local PBS listings and
check it out if you can. And look for more Charlie Gracie news below. (kk)
re: ELVIS
PRESLEY:
Jeremy Roberts reports on a new
book by Donnie Sumner, lead singer of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps, Elvis'
long-time back-up band. Full details can be found here:
re: WILSON
PHILLIPS:
Wilson Phillips were cute-looking
... their singing did nothing for me ... and neither did the talk show one of
them had.
-- BOB FRABLE
I liked their
music all-right in the '90's (and I didn't like a lot of '90's music!) ...
probably as much because of their parentage than any other reason. The trio
scored #1 records with three out of their first four single releases: "Hold
On", "Release Me" and "You're In Love" ... and their videos were cool to watch,
too. I hate reality tv shows ... but I may tune this one in, just in case they
burst into song at some point! (kk)
re: DEAN TORRENCE:
re: DEAN TORRENCE:
David Beard reports that Dean
Torrence is currently working on a brand new album release. Here are some
teaser details now ... and you can subscribe to The Jan And Dean Examiner to
stay on top of this developing story here: Jan & Dean
Examiner.
With all the energy and hoopla surrounding The Beach Boys 50th anniversary tour, it might surprise music lovers of the genre that the Beach Boys 1960’s cohort, Dean Torrence (Jan & Dean) is also back in the studio recording new music for a newly imagined musical experience with some very notable California music cats. This welcome news comes on the heels of the Beach Boys announcement of a 50th anniversary tour and studio album.
With all the energy and hoopla surrounding The Beach Boys 50th anniversary tour, it might surprise music lovers of the genre that the Beach Boys 1960’s cohort, Dean Torrence (Jan & Dean) is also back in the studio recording new music for a newly imagined musical experience with some very notable California music cats. This welcome news comes on the heels of the Beach Boys announcement of a 50th anniversary tour and studio album.
Jan & Dean Examiner has learned
that Torrence has returned to the recording studio, and is working on a new
album with Gary Griffin (Surf City Allstars / Brian Wilson
band). The new LP will also include a guest appearance from Beach Boy
David Marks.
The group name is The Bamboo
Trading Company, and the album’s working title is “Kitty Hawk to Surf City.”
-- David Beard
re: OPEN UP YOUR HEART AND LET THE SUNSHINE IN:
Not quite sure WHAT that is ... but here it is! (kk)
re: OPEN UP YOUR HEART AND LET THE SUNSHINE IN:
Another generation of kids were introduced
to this tune by (an unusually-singing) Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ten years later on
The Flintstones. At least two videos of performances
exist.
-- BOB FRABLE
Wow!
Whodathunk?!?! Well, here's one of 'em! (kk)
Here's Open Up Your Heart, Take 2!
Vinny B.
Not quite sure WHAT that is ... but here it is! (kk)
re: NEW
RELEASES:
New York, NY (April 9, 2012)—Eagle Rock Entertainment, the
world’s leader in Visual Music, will release Phil Collins Live At Montreux
2004 in a beautifully-packaged 2-DVD set on May
1.
Filmed in high definition, recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby
5.1 Surround and DTS, with a running time of approximately three and a half
hours spread over the two discs, Live At Montreux 2004 includes
all the greatest hits of his legendary career. The 25-song 2004 concert
encapsulates the essence of this great artist, who has performed on the Montreux
stage numerous times. One such time, in 1996, was with a Jazz Big-Band. Thirteen
songs from that ’96 performance — including one with Tony Bennett (“There’ll Be
Some Changes Made”) — serve as a bonus feature (in standard
definition).
The Main Program is a stunning reminder of a storied career: From
“In The Air Tonight” “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “Easy Lover” to “A Groovy Kind
Of Love” “Another Day In Paradise” “One More Night” and “Against All Odds” the
set-list accentuates the wildly fluctuating amount of genres and styles that
Collins has smoothly assimilated within his own personal
flair.
Drummer / actor / singer / producer / author Phil Collins
came to fame with the ultimate prog-rockers Genesis before starting his solo
career 31 years ago. Overall, he has sold an astonishing 200 million records.
He’s been in jazz bands (Brand X), was in The Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night
in 1964 at age 13 and was the wicked Uncle Ernie in a Los Angeles stage
production of The Who’s Tommy. He’s produced Eric Clapton, Earth Wind
& Fire’s Philip Bailey, John Martyn and Adam Ant. He played drums on Robert
Plant’s first two solo albums as well as on his solo first tour. He’s written
for the Broadway stage and won an Oscar for writing “You’ll Be In My Heart” from
the movie Tarzan. He was inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame with
Genesis in 2010.
Phil Collins Live At Montreux 2004 was also released
on Blu-ray on March 26 via Eagle Rock
Entertainment.
Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and
distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV, Audio and Digital Media
in the world. Eagle works directly alongside talent to produce top
quality, High Definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries,
including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, The Doors, Jeff Beck,
U2, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne. Eagle is a Grammy Award
winning company and has received over 30 multi-platinum, over 50 platinum and
over 90 gold discs, worldwide. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices in
London, New York, Toronto, Paris and
Hamburg.
TRACK
LISTING:
Main
Show Set List:
1)
Drum Thing
2)
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
3)
Against All Odds
4)
Don’t Lose My Number
5)
You’ll Be In My Heart
6)
One More Night
7)
Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
8)
Hang In Long Enough
9)
True Colours
10) Come With Me
11) A Groovy Kind Of Love
12) I Missed Again
13) Another Day In Paradise
14) No Way Out
15) Separate Lives
16) In The Air Tonight
17) Dance Into The Light
18) You Can’t Hurry Love
19) Two Hearts
20) Wear My Hat
21) Easy Lover
22) Sussudio
23) It’s Not Too Late
24) Drums Again
25) Take Me Home
Bonus
1996 Big-Band Set List:
1)
Two Hearts
2)
That’s All
3)
In The Air Tonight
4)
Invisible Touch
5)
West Side
6)
Against All Odds
7)
Hand In Hand
8)
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (featuring Tony
Bennett)
9)
Milestones
10) Los Endos
11) Always
12) Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me
13) Sussudio
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MOVING RIGHT ALONG
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Davie Allan will sign every CD if
requested!
The first music video for Charlie Gracie.
Also a 1st for The Orlons to back-up former Cameo Recording artist Charlie Gracie.
Also a 1st for The Orlons to back-up former Cameo Recording artist Charlie Gracie.
Philly Pop Music & Clutch Cargo are
proud to announce our promo video for the benefit single,'Mull of Kintyre'.
View on YouTube
here: youtu.be/8-LAMRF0DzEBig Thanks to Sir Paul McCartney and MPL
Communications to allow the promo
video gratis for a two year term. A George Manney film.
Download the single at iTunes here;
itunes.apple.com/us/album/mull-kintyre-feat.-charlie/id509833698
Partial proceeds to benefit the Philadelphia
Police and Fire, Pipes & Drums Band.
Featuring special guests: Charlie Gracie, Birdie Busch,
Philadelphia Police and Fire pipers, The Orlons, The Hooligans Luke Jardel, and
Skip Denenberg.
Clutch Cargo: George Manney - drums, Irish
percussion, synthesizer , backing vocals
Rocco Notte - piano, glockenspiel
Su Teears - vocals, synthesizer
Dave Humphreys - bass
Jim Mahoney - lead guitar
Marty Ahearn - guitar
Clutch Cargo operates with a flexible line-up of collaborators.
Plus the Choir; Lamb Bristow, Lisa Ciarrocchi, Su Teears, Luke Jardel, George Manney, Stephen Caldwell, Jean Maddox
Recorded at Geo Sound studio
Produced, mixed, engineered and arranged by George Manney
Mastered by Peter Humphreys - Masterwork Recording
Art Design by Su Teears
Visit PPFPD online: www.ppfpd.org/Visit Clutch Cargo online: www.ClutchCargoMusic.comPhilly Pop Music - www.PhillyPopMusic.comThank you for your support!
Rocco Notte - piano, glockenspiel
Su Teears - vocals, synthesizer
Dave Humphreys - bass
Jim Mahoney - lead guitar
Marty Ahearn - guitar
Clutch Cargo operates with a flexible line-up of collaborators.
Plus the Choir; Lamb Bristow, Lisa Ciarrocchi, Su Teears, Luke Jardel, George Manney, Stephen Caldwell, Jean Maddox
Recorded at Geo Sound studio
Produced, mixed, engineered and arranged by George Manney
Mastered by Peter Humphreys - Masterwork Recording
Art Design by Su Teears
Visit PPFPD online: www.ppfpd.org/Visit Clutch Cargo online: www.ClutchCargoMusic.comPhilly Pop Music - www.PhillyPopMusic.comThank you for your support!
New York, NY (April 11, 2012)—Eagle Rock Entertainment is
proud to announce the May 29 release of Foreigner’s Alive &
Rockin’, recorded at one of Europe’s most popular Hard Rock fests, the
2006 Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany. This 9-track concert,
previously released on DVD only (Eagle Rock Entertainment) is now
available for the first time on CD.
“My initial musical vision for Foreigner was to combine
blues and R’n’B with British Rock and make it sound soulful and authentic,” says
guitarist Mick Jones. “I’d grown up in England and had the English
influence but I was also inspired by many elements of American music from
Mississippi blues to country. Foreigner was the vehicle to get that
musical blend across.”
That “blend” was never more evident than on this rockin’ night as
Jones — with vocalist Kelly Hansen, drummer Jason Bonham,
keyboardist Jeff Jacobs, multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel
(guitars, saxophone, flute) and bassist Jeff Pilson — knocked out a
crowd-pleasing set that included eight U.S. Top 20 hits including anthems “Juke
Box Hero” “Cold As Ice” and “Hot Blooded.”
This most beloved of Classic Rock bands has been serving up the
hits for over 30 years. With over 70 million records sold worldwide, they’re
second only to Led Zeppelin on the Atlantic Records roster in total album sales.
Jones, producer of 10 of Foreigner’s multi-platinum albums, has
composed some of the most memorable riffs in rock history. After forming Spooky
Tooth with Gary Wright in the early 1970s, he left his native England to move to
New York in 1976 and formed Foreigner.
Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and
distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV, Audio and Digital Media
in the world. Eagle works directly alongside talent to produce top
quality, High Definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries,
including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, The Doors, Jeff Beck,
U2, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne. Eagle is a Grammy Award
winning company and has received over 30 multi-platinum, over 50 platinum and
over 90 gold discs, worldwide. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices in
London, New York, Toronto, Paris and
Hamburg.
Track
Listing:
1)
Double Vision
2)
Head Games
3)
Dirty White Boy
4)
Cold As Ice
5)
Starrider
6)
Feels Like The First Time
7)
Urgent
8)
Juke Box Hero / Whole Lotta Love
9) Hot Blooded
Rock Legends SWEET Return With New Album 'New York
Connection'
“Without The Sweet there would not have been a Kiss” --
GENE
SIMMONS
“Mötley
Crüe wanted to be The Sweet” -- NIKKI SIXX
“The
Sweet are the band that I wish I had been in” -- JOE ELLIOTT, DEF LEPPARD
4/13/2012 - London, UK - One of the most legendary,
influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, SWEET
release a brand new studio album – their first since ‘Sweetlife’ – on April 27.
With worldwide album sales of more than 55 million copies,
SWEET have notched 34 Number One smashes across the globe as part of a
run of timeless hits that includes ‘Blockbuster!’, ‘Hell Raiser’, ‘The Ballroom
Blitz’, ‘The Six Teens’, ‘Action’, ‘Fox On The Run’ and ‘Love Is Like Oxygen’.
Seen on Top Of The Pops on what felt like a weekly basis throughout the 1970s,
their über-harmonious, multi-tracked guitar work and layered production was to
provide inspiration to other acts such as Queen, the Electric Light Orchestra
and, in later decades, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and The Darkness.
Now comes ‘New York Connection’. Recorded by original member
Andy Scott (guitar and vocals) and his current line-up of Pete Lincoln (lead
vocals and bass guitar), Tony O’Hora (guitar, keyboards and vocals) and Bruce
Bisland (drums and vocals), the new album is a selection of material originally
penned by other artists awarded the band’s instantly recognizable thumb-print.
So it’s a boring covers album, then? Well, no. Not really. This time there’s a
bit of a twist.
Besides some fairly inevitable selections – Andy Scott, who
handles lead vocals on this version of ‘Sweet Jane’ has long declared his
admiration of The Velvet Underground – SWEET have not only tried their
hands at some unexpected choices such as ‘All Moving Faster’ by the New Jersey
punk band Electric Frankenstein and The Black Keys’ ‘Gold On The Ceiling’, but
where appropriate they have also mashed in riffs, drum beats or vocal lines from
some of their own classic songs. “It’s a case of buy one, get one free!” laughs
Andy Scott.
Thus their interpretation of ‘It's All Moving Faster’
interpolates the guitar line to SWEET’s own ‘Burn On The Flame’, while
‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ by The Ramones is teamed up with a snippet of ‘The Ballroom
Blitz’. Several other examples of this phenomenon abound on the record – see
whether you can spot them all! – though the most obvious example is the fusion
of the Russ Ballard chestnut ‘New York Groove’ (previously covered by both Hello
and former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley) with Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State Of Mind’.
Astonishingly, it works.
“When people hear that one in particular, often they have a
solitary word: ‘Wow!’” smiles Andy Scott proudly.
However, the equally convincingly rocked-up inclusion of
‘You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record)’, a UK chart-topper for Dead Or Alive
in 1985, perhaps begs the question of how seriously ‘New York Connection’ is
intended to be taken.
“It’s all meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek,” acknowledges
Scott. “The whole point of doing something like this was to enjoy it. We had a
stab at ‘You Spin Me Right Round’ as a bit of a wind-up, but it came together so
well and sounded so right that it was very hard to turn our backs on. We
definitely gave it the SWEET stamp.”
If a central thread unites much of the material on ‘New York
Connection’ it’s that of songs by New York-based artists, songwriters or
material that name-checks the Big Apple in its title. “Obviously, some don’t
fulfill that criteria, but most of them do,” explains Scott.
Covered many, many times through the years, ‘On Broadway’ is
perhaps best known as a hit for both The Drifters and George Benson. The band
likes to think it fits the album’s overall concept by having been recorded by
The Foxboro Hot Tubs, a side-project of the American punks Green
Day. For these purposes the song concerned has been cross-pollinated with
SWEET’s 1977 chart hit ‘Love Is Like Oxygen’. Reveals Scott: “That one
almost didn’t make it onto the album as nobody except me could imagine how a
hard rock riff could possibly be merged with a pop-soul song. But I think we
managed it.”
The project was born when Scott’s son Damian started messing
around with a looped sample that was later integrated into a version of the song
that closes the album, namely The Who’s 1972 standard ‘Join Together’. This was
fitting as back in the 1970s the latter’s guitarist, Pete Townshend, had gone
out on a limb as an important backer of SWEET’s crossover from the pop
singles market to a harder-edged, more album-based direction. Fans will know
that they had also recorded a version of ‘My Generation’ on their 1970s album
‘Desolation Boulevard’.
When SWEET elected to perform ‘Join Together’ on the
German TV special Fernsehgarten
and realised that it fitted their own style so well they began looking
around for other tunes to cover. Gradually the project took on a life of its
own.
SWEET are on the road for most weeks of the
year. They will tour the UK in the autumn to promote ‘New York
Connection’.
The song ‘New York Groove’ will be available as a single
prior to the album’s release.
The complete track listing of ‘New York Connection’ is as
follows:
1) ‘New York Groove’
(written by Russ Ballard)
2) ‘Gold On The Ceilings’ (The Black Keys)
3) ‘It's All Moving Faster’ (Electric
Frankenstein)
4) ‘New York Connection’ (originally the B-side of Sweet’s ‘Wig Wam
Bam’)
5) ‘Shapes Of Things’ (The Yardbirds)
6) ‘You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record)’ (Dead Or
Alive)
7) ‘Because The Night’ (Bruce Springsteen, also recorded by the
Patti Smith Group) Lead vocal: Tony O’Hora
8) ‘Sweet Jane’ (The Velvet Underground) Lead vocal: Andy
Scott
9) ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ (The Ramones) Lead vocal: Bruce
Bisland
10) ‘Broadway’
(written by a team including Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller)
11) ‘Join Together’ (The Who)
SWEET - ‘New York Connection’ is available via
www.thesweet.com, iTunes and
Amazon
"New York
Groove" is available at the following links:
Photo by Dick Barnatt
re: UP COMING OR RECENT
SHOWS:
THE BITTER END has been one of NYC's legendary venues
over the last 50 years ... and has seen the likes of Neil Diamond (last year),
Barbra Striesand, Joan Rivers, Billy Crystal and more grace its stage. Philly's
CHARLIE GRACIE sold out the venue on March 30th!
Charlie's new single BABY DOLL is #4 this week (April 12th) in New York and reached #49 nationally on BILLBOARD's Chart!
Charlie's new single BABY DOLL is #4 this week (April 12th) in New York and reached #49 nationally on BILLBOARD's Chart!
RICHIE SCARLET, who played with members of KISS, is a
long-time Gracie fan and joined him on stage that night as well. A memorable
evening for all!
Charlie Jr.
CRASH LANDING will be headlining at the Montrose Room
in Rosemont on Friday, May 18th. All the details have not been posted on the
Montrose Room website as of this morning, but I understand from Mike Flynn that
tickets are already starting to move ... so here's a link for advance ticket
sales. Since our last show at SPACE in Evanston was completely SOLD OUT and many
friends were turned away, I wanted to make sure that I got this info to you
ASAP.
Quent
Thanks, Quent ... hope we can make it to this one!
(kk)
re: THANKS FOR THE
MEMORIES:
Hello Kent,
Well, you have done it
again! Awakened a sweet memory from my past via your postings.
I clicked on the WLS promo video
from 1969, and low and behold, what do I see but the Station Manager John Rook
driving a 1967 Cutlass Supreme 442 in the video arriving at work.
My favorite automobile!!!! From my
youth, and it was really special since I was fortunate enough to purchase 'as
new' the '67 CS Holiday Coupe 442 that toured the country with the Auto Show. A
really special edition. Oh, if I was only wise enough to keep it, but the fun
it afforded me will never be forgotten. What marvelous vehicles we had to listen
to our music in those wonderful carefree years.
Thanks for the post,
Charlie OFD
Kent -
Thanks so much for posting "Not Me"
by the Orlons - great record.
If 94.7 has played it of late, I
haven't heard it, so what a special treat.
The Philadelphia sound, 1963! I
love it, love it, love it.
Bobster
I doubt that
WLS has played it of late ... but another reader had written in regarding songs
from The WLS Silver Dollar Survey from the week that he graduated in 1963 ...
and this just happened to be one of them ... a legitimate #12 Hit that time has
forgotten simply because it has been ignored for SO long that it has ceased to
exist in the minds of many. And that's what Forgotten Hits is all about.
(kk)
Here's a blast from the past ...
listen to this clip from Casey Kasem announcing the invention of the compact
disk from 1983:
And another
CLASSIC Casey Kasem bit below:
