Get ready for four straight days of postings again as we attempt to dig ourselves out of all this email!!!
That means you'll get a Thursday This And That ...
A Friday Flash ...
The Saturday Survey (this week we visit Indiana)
And, of course, The Sunday Comments!
Enjoy!
Let's get things rolling with our latest "Helping Out Our Readers" success story ... (at least I think so ... Noah Reeder will have to get back to us to confirm ... but I feel pretty good about this one!) kk
>>>I grew up during the 70’s listening to a song originally written and performed by Simon & Garfunkel, ”Bridge Over Troubled Water” … but the version I’m most trying to find was an instrumental by an orchestra, or the album by the name of “Franne and Tasha.” I appreciate any help you could give. (Noah Reeder)
Orchestral versions of Bridge over Troubled Water include:
Arthur Fiedler on his 1995 album Peace, Love and Pops Greatest Hits of the 60s & 70s;
Erich Kunzel on his 1993 album Amen! A Gospel Celebration;
Paul Mauriat on his Love Is Blue album;
The London Symphony Plays the Music of Simon & Garfunkel album;
The 101 Strings on their album A Salute to the Great American Artists;
and The 101 Strings Orchestra on two box sets — 50 Inspirational Favorites, and The Enduring Light.
Those are the obvious ones from my Phonolog. I'm betting on Paul Mauriat.
Guy Arnston in Algonquin
I’m not so sure about the Paul Mauriat option … his “Love Is Blue” album came out two years before “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was written! (I’m thinking that if you found this listing, it must come from a latter-day compilation release of some sort in order for both songs to be included. UPDATE: I think I just found the cd you’re likely referring to … and it definitely came out several years later as it also includes tracks like “The Way We Are” and “Ebony And Ivory.” Still, Noah, probably worth a listen to see if it’s the instrumental version you’re referring to. You can find this release on Amazon.) kk
Could he have meant those towering titans of the duel piano
sound, Ferrante and Teicher?
- Mike Lane
Minneapolis
This must be what Noah is looking for:
Mike S.
I think you’re right … Franne and Tasha COULD sound a whole lot like Ferrante and Teicher ... or the other way around, I guess! I agree … this has got to be the one … let’s see what Noah has to say. Thanks, Mike! (kk)
[Major thanks to Tom Diehl for tracking this one down for us]
So here's your next challenge ...
Several years ago,
when I was the Program Director for the oldies station here in Lincoln, I was
able to get a service that provided oldies songs that were being released in
stereo. As a part of that service, they had several oldies artists themselves
tell the story behind the song. They're no longer in business but sure wish
there was something like that now. Just
wondering if you know where I can get oldies artists audio? In particular, I'm looking for stories behind
the hits from the artists themselves. I can find stuff on the internet but its
taking a massive amount of time.
Thanks, Kent, for any help you can offer.
I’m not aware of such a list or
service but I’m happy to ask the list.
(With over 200 deejays now on board, perhaps somebody knows something
about where you can obtain some of these clips.)
My guess is that most of these guys
have been doing this for so long now that they’ve build their own archives of
material from interviews they’ve done over the years. Still not an easy
undertaking finding just the right comment about the right song, going thru a
massive library of material. Good luck …
we’ll see what comes back from the list.
(kk)
In addition to The Fest For Beatles
Fans coming up here in Chicago that we told you about last week, Charles Rosenay sends us this update for his
New York / New England Fab 4 Music Festival …
YouTube Stars from the Ellen DeGeneres Show added to the
June 9 "Fab 4 Music Festival at the Oakdale
Theatre
On Saturday, June 9, THE FAB 4 MUSIC FESTIVAL, New
York / New England's regional Beatles-themed music festival, will
"come together" at the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford,
CT. There will be a total of 20 bands playing both indoors under the Dome, and
outside on the "Octopus' Garden Patio, from 1 – 10 pm. One act just added
to the line-up will be a very special attraction for fans.
Earlier this year, a video went viral on YouTube with a
pair of brothers doing spot-on vocals of John Lennon and Paul McCartney
harmonizing in the New York City Subway system. The buskers, who sound like
they're from Liverpool, are two musicians who happen to be brothers, caught
listeners by surprise who may have expected them to be performing songs by Bob
Marley or Stevie Wonder judging by their looks. More than half a million views
later, brothers Rah and Amiri Taylor were invited to perform and tell
their story on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Their band is named Blac Rabbit.
As a result of their television exposure, Rah and Amiri, were invited to play
the Fab 4 Music Festival. The internet sensations and media darlings will
be closing the "Octopus' Garden" outdoor patio stage with a 7:30 set.
View the Ellen DeGeneres Show segment:
View the original NYC Subway performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-b6OcOq0iA&start_radio=1&list=RDj-b6OcOq0iA
This popular family-friendly Music, Foods &
Arts Festival, produced by long-time Beatles fan and promoter Charles
F. Rosenay!!!, will feature the music of The Beatles, their solo material
and classic songs from the sixties. Along with the great entertainment
of 20 bands, there will be Beatles and music memorabilia dealers and
vendors, exhibitors, kid-friendly activities, along with food trucks and other
attractions.
Other outside patio artists on the "Octopus's
Garden" stage include Dramatic Turn's Brideau & Miller, Fools
On The Hill Sal & Allen, Dizzyfish Acoustic with Eric Herbst, The
Navels, Scott Ringle, David Tessier's Pre-Fab
Monkees All-Star Show and Suns of Walrus.
Bands on the "Pepperland" main stage indoors
include such New Haven area bands as The Hofners, Penny Lane, Number
Nine, The Taxmen, Corporation TeaShirt and Take
Two & Call Me In The Morning. Also performing on the Pepperland stage
are under the dome are Rotary, Double The Dial, Pat
Horgan's Thunder Road and Beatlehead.
Aside from Rah and Amiri Taylor, another national act
will also be performing at the festival, sixties rock band The Fifth
Estate, who had a hit on the Billboard charts in 1967 and were also
contacted by The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein to manage them.
Rosenay is
very much looking to the event, which is the 40th anniversary of his very first
Beatles Convention in 1978, and it's the 50th anniversary of some famed Beatles
albums. In 1968, The Beatles produced their most whimsical work,
"Yellow Submarine," as both a record and theatrical animated film,
and they also recorded their most intense collection of songs released as a two-record
set, "The White Album." In celebration of the 50th anniversary
of these historic releases and the year 1968, advance "Ticket to
Ride" general admissions are only $19.68 (plus any service fees). There
are also V.I.P. tickets available. Note that admission will be higher
at the door. Advance tickets available at Ticketmaster.
The "Fab 4 Music Festival" on Saturday, June 9,
2018, is presented by Rosenay's Liverpool Productions in partnership with Live Nation. Festival MCs
will be Rosenay and radio personalities Brian Smith from WQUN and Ken Michaels
from WNHU and KenMichaelsRadio.com. The
official charity of the festival is "Concert With Causes," a 501-c3
Wallingford charitable organization. There is ample free parking.
With a full day of fab 4 fun, 20 bands and non-stop music
for all ages, as The Beatles sang, "It's Guaranteed to Raise a
Smile."
Be sure to check back throughout the weekend for more new postings! (kk)
