Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments


Hi Kent: 
Just an FYI, I will be on Live Friday Night at approximately 6 PM, on Dewey’s Corner Radio Show on WMSE 91.7 FM in Milwaukee. We will be doing a “Summer of 1969” show. The Hits from June - August in Milwaukee, etc. Tune in if you can. As always, WE Play Records! The shows are archived as well.
Take Care,
Ken
PS - Just saw The Association show at Summerfest up here. Nice Show.
It sounds like this was one of their better shows.  Off the Happy Together Tour this year, The Association are doing a number of solo shows (as well as assorted group dates) this summer.

Here’s their performance schedule for the rest of the year (so far … remember to check their website for updates)

July 13, 2019 - Anderson Music Hall
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Anderson Music Hall - Hiawassee, Georgia

July 26, 2019 - Sellersville Theatre (two shows 6:00 & 9:00 pm)
Sellersville Theatre - Sellersville, Pennsylvania

July 28, 2019 - Barnstable Country Fair
Barnstable Country Fair - Falmouth, Massachusetts

July 29, 2019 - The Birchmere
The Birchmere - Alexandria, Virginia

August 17, 2019 - Bonita Center for the Arts
Bonita Center for the Arts - San Dimas, California
 
August 29, 2019 - Woodlands Auditorium
Woodlands Auditorium - Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

August 30, 2019 - Arlington Music Hall
Arlington Music Hall - Arlington, Texas

September 14, 2019 - NYCB  Theatre at Westbury
Hot Autumn Nights - Westbury, New York
 
September 21 2019 - Lynn Auditorium
Lynn Auditorium - Lynn, Massachusetts

October 12, 2019 - Stadium Performing Arts Center
Stadium Theatre PAC - Woonsocket, Rhode Island

November 29, 2019 - Golden Nugget  Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Golden Nugget - Las Vegas, Nevada

January 26, 2020 - Grand Junction High School
Community Concerts of the Grand Valley - Grand Junction, Colorado

February 22, 2020 - The Riviera Theatre
The Riviera Theatre - North Tonawanda, New York

As for your Summer of ’69 show, be sure to check out our list should you be looking for material to feature …
A recent salute on Me-TV-FM went over very well. (In fact, we were streaming their Milwaukee affiliate here!)    kk

Here are the links to listen to Dewey’s Corner

Gilbert O'Sullivan Talks Returning to U.S. Stages for First Time In 43 Years
Tom Cuddy
I’ve been reading about some of his European shows and thought this might be a fun one to see … but didn’t think he’d ever really come back to The States.  I remember back in the day he was never a fan of live performing and, as I recall, he didn’t have the vocal power to pull it off.  He was always much more at home in the studio in a controlled environment where he didn’t have to push himself vocally.
But yes, I would LOVE to see him should he decide to follow thru on this!  And The City Winery would be the PERFECT place to showcase his music.  (I was a VERY big fan back in the day … played his first four albums constantly!)  Thanks, Tom!  (kk)

Here are your Pick Hits from Ballot #3 …

Top Ten Vote-Getters:

 #1 – Band On The Run – Paul McCartney

 #2 – Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival (I knew this one would be big … but didn’t figure it to be the biggest!  It fell just one point behind McCartney!)

 #3 – Baba O’Reilly – The Who

 #4 – Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty

 #5 – Badge - Cream

 #6 – Baby Blue – Badfinger

 #7 - Back In The USSR – Beatles

 #8 – Ballroom Blitz – Sweet (I wouldn’t have expected this one to finish this high)

 #9 – Bad Time – Grand Funk Railroad

#10 – Barbara Ann – The Beach Boys



Nice Surprises:

Be My Lover by Alice Cooper (it’d be nice to hear this one once in awhile!)

Beautiful Loser – Bob Seger (one of those rare Bob Seger song that hasn’t been over-played to death … a nice switch up now and then)

Beach Baby – First Class  (based on the voting we’ve seen thus far, classic rock fans accept The Beach Boys … and, apparently, even the FAKE Beach Boys!)

Because – The Dave Clark Five  (only two DC5 songs got nominated … but fans would like to hear “Because” and “Catch Us If You Can” every now and then … and I’ll betcha we could make a pretty good case for a few others, too.  FINALLY Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame members, it may be time to re-evaluate their catalog for classic rock airplay. I think Classic Rock fans today an appreciate where a lot of this music came from … so we’re seeing more early rock and roots artists earning votes in our poll thus far.)

Beds Are Burnin’ – Midnight Oil

Baby Come Back – The Equals  (Eddy Grant also got nominated for “Electric Avenue”)

Baby Don’t Go and The Beat Goes On by Sonny and Cher … artists we NEVER expected to see on our Classic Rock list … yet between these two tracks, they now have 99 points … that ought to be enough to get somebody’s attention!)

Baby Driver by Simon and Garfunkel  (always one of my favorites … but maybe even more popular now, thanks to the movie of the same name released last year)

Baby It’s You by Smith  (out-polled The Beatles’ version 5 to 1)

Back Door Man by The Doors (again, not one you hear every day)

Back Of My Hand by The Jags  (one of our suggested tracks that really took off during this special poll)

Back To The Island by Leon Russell  (one you used to hear by never hear anymore)

Back When My Hair Was Short by Gunhill Road  (now with 28 points, people remember this time-reflective piece and would enjoy hearing it again)

Bad Is Bad by Huey Lewis and the News (one of my favorites by them … and evidently one of your favorites, too … a nice, bluesy feel to a typically very “pop-sounding” band)



Keep those votes coming in … a new ballot will be posted every morning at 5 am Chicago time thru August 19th!