(That’s OK … there are worse problems one could have!!!)
As such, we’ll run a Sunday Comments Page today tying up some of those loose ends from the past several days (and then offer up a far more dedicated, in-depth acknowledgement of the passing of Little Richard … and the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ “Let It Be” album … on Tuesday, May 12th.)
On Monday, we’ll feature another 50th Anniversary WCFL Chart …
And on Wednesday (May 13th), we’ll be running another 1970’s Flashback.
Rounding out the week, we’ll tell you about a brand new release from The Explorers Club (and their great new album of ‘60’s covers) and, if everything goes according to plan, still find room to run yet another huge Comments Page before the end of the week!
LOTS going on here in Forgotten Hits … FOR SURE … so please be sure to check back every day for all the latest in oldies news and vintage memories. (kk)
Kent,
I actually was in Nashville when the Statler Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. What an incredible event … and they started things off with an hour long Q&A from the audience.
They told the "story" of how the song - Flowers on the Wall was born ...
***(now, this is by my memory) ...
It seems that Johnny Cash often would leave sessions to go drink, be with women etc. ... this had happened several times before and many of the studio session people were left just hanging around waiting for Johnny to come back after he had been gone, sometimes for many hours.
So, these session players, along with the Statler Brothers, would play certain things to kill the time. There would always be a few new licks, arrangements etc. ... and then one day, they sort of put the entire thing together to see how it would sound.
Walla ... Flowers on the Wall.
Thx
Bob from Bolingbrook
I had heard that there were a couple of hours leftover during one of Johnny Cash’s recording sessions (perhaps because of the reasons you mentioned above! Lol) and so since all of the musicians and engineers were there anyway, they asked The Statler Brothers if they had anything they would like to record. (They had been singing background vocals on Johnny’s records for a while by this time.) They offered up “Flowers On The Wall” and the rest, as they say, is history. Since Cash was already on the Columbia Records label, they signed the Statlers there, too.
Check out the email below for more information on the origins of “Flowers On The Wall” as a record release … B-Side??? A-Side??? Scott Paton shares some interesting insight … including some of his own first-hand information …
>>>The song "Flowers On The Wall" is about a lonely, isolated man, deep in denial and teetering on the brink of madness. It was relegated to the B-side of their first single. But upon release, deejays began flipping the 45 over and the song became an unqualified smash. (Scott Paton)
This info doesn't seem to comport with actual history. Columbia released two Statler Brothers singles prior to "Flowers On The Wall": "The Wreck Of The Old '97" / "Hammers And Nails" (Columbia 43069, June, 1964) and "Your Foolish Game" / "I Still Miss Someone" (Columbia 43146, October, 1964).
On the "Flowers On The Wall" 45 (b/w "Billy Christian"), "Flowers" had the lower matrix number, usually an indication of the intended A-side. Also, at the same time as the release of the stock copy, a promo copy was released with "Flowers" on both sides.
– Randy Price
On the "Flowers On The Wall" 45 (b/w "Billy Christian"), "Flowers" had the lower matrix number, usually an indication of the intended A-side. Also, at the same time as the release of the stock copy, a promo copy was released with "Flowers" on both sides.
– Randy Price
Hi Kent,
Just wanted to chime in on Randy Price's comments regarding the Statler Brother's "Flowers On The Wall." Of course, he's correct regarding the two prior singles that Columbia Records released on the Statlers, both of which failed to chart. I should have better referenced "Flowers" as their first chart single. I avoided some of the collectors-grade minutiae that we all love so much in putting these stories together for the general audience on Facebook.
Now regarding "Flowers" status originally being the B-side of "Billy Christian," that is the story that the Statlers told in virtually every interview I've read or heard over the years, including in the half-dozen or so ones that were conducted for "On a Country Road," the network program I produced. I searched You Tube this morning and found this interview that Harold and Don Reid did with Ralph Emery while plugging their Statlers autobiography in 2008. If you scroll to 12:30 in the video, you'll hear the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaErq8qn81g
[Editor’s Note: Listen thru to about 15:00 for more on the story – kk]
Now we all know how fuzzy memories can be over time, especially when an oft-told story becomes accepted as fact after decades. This bears investigation!
So I called a friend who has one of the largest 45 collections in the world, and he specializes as much in the obscurities as he does in the popular hits. He has a couple of foreign stock copies where "Billy Christian" is definitely designated as the A-side, and he says that the two-sided, white label promo copy of "Flowers" could very well have been a service or re-service to radio when the song started grabbing the airplay.
So is this definitive? No. Randy could be right. The Statlers' account of deejays flipping the single over could very well have been a myth built up over time based on the fact that they assumed that "Billy Christian" would be the A-side when they cut the two sides that day in the studio. Yet Ralph Emery, who was a jock at WSM when the single was released in 1965, seems to affirm the story as well in this interview.
Will we ever know for certain what is true? Maybe someone more diligent than me will get to the bottom of this. All I know is that "Flowers On The Wall" has long been included in the canon of stories of classic hits that started out on the wrong side of a seven-inch piece of black plastic!
Thanks, Kent, and thanks to Randy Price!
Regards,
Scott
This is one of the things I love MOST about doing Forgotten Hits … narrowing history down to “the most accurate truth.” For YEARS we have been presenting several sides of the same story … and, as Scott acknowledges, SO many times the legend supersedes the truth … or, in some cases, a story is told so many times as part of the promotional machine, it just starts to become “fact,” even in the minds of the artists telling it. We have given COUNTLESS examples of this over the years. But based on the actual interview given, I would have to say that at SOME point in time anyway, “Flowers On The Wall” was intended to be the B-Side of the record. Maybe they just thought it was “too cute” … or that a novelty hit might not be the best way to launch a new artist (even ‘tho, as Randy points out, they had had a couple of releases prior to this one.) Now I will also acknowledge that The Statler Brothers conveniently omit that part of the story about a couple of earlier failed releases, making it sound like this one-time, golden studio opportunity provided their “overnight” breakthrough on the pop and country charts … but again, it’s all part of the PR Machine that is show-biz. That being said, it seems to me that ALL parties concerned on the couches that night felt that “Billy Christian” was the originally intended A-Side to their new single. (kk)
Thanks, Kent, I appreciate the comments.
Aside from being a musichead, truth in history is equally important to me, too. I appreciate your commitment to accuracy -- you've certainly proven to have a strong streak of a journalist's DNA over the years!
I'm certainly happy to contribute anything I can to FH. After all the years of info and entertainment you've provided us, I owe ya!
Regards,
Scott
Robert Feder is reporting that the delayed National Association of Broadcasters’ Broadcasting Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony (originally scheduled for April 20th, but postponed due to the coronavirus shutdown, thus cancelling the scheduled NAB Show in Las Vegas) will now take place next week (Thursday, May 14th) … and you’ll be able to stream the show here: NABShowExpress.com.
That means that you’ll be able to see John Records Landecker receive his award live as it happens. (All you have to do is register ahead of time … and registration is free: https://nabshow.com/express/
I’m about halfway thru reading the new Tommy Edwards book, which provides a great chance to relive the glory days of WLS in the early-to-mid ‘70’s. Man, what a killer line-up of talent they had on the air back then. Besides Landecker and Li’l Tommy, you also had Bob Sirott and the return of Larry Lujack. (Lujack is a former NAB Broadcasting Hall Of Fame Inductee as are other former Chicago broadcasting greats like Wally Phillips, Harry Caray, Paul Harvey, Tom Joyner and Dick Orkin.)
The worst part of reading Tommy’s book is that every page makes you want to listen to all these guys on the air again, doing their thing at the prime of their radio careers. But the memories sure are vivid … and very special. (kk)
Some GREAT press for Tommy’s book this week ‘tho …
And there’s sure to be more with this record-breaking ESPN Sports Special “The Last Dance,” recalling the very best of the final glory days with Michael Jordan and The Chicago Bulls …
Hi Kent,
I’m glad to see how prolific you are during this crazy quarantine. Keeping in touch is so important at times like this and I thank you for all you’re doing to keep us connected.
I’ll be on WGN Sunday night (tonight!) at 8 with Rollye James talking about the Biondi documentary, about Biondi‘s impact on me and radio’s impact. So if you’re looking for something to do, come and join the conversation.
Everybody take care, be safe, and come and join our new official Dick Biondi Film group on Facebook. You can post pictures, tell stories, and reminisce about the rock ‘n’ roll days of the Wild I-Tralian.
Keep up the great work Kent!
Pam Enzweiler-Pulice
We plugged Rollye’s show last week in FH … please say hello for us! Can’t wait for this Biondi film to FINALLY get out there!!! (kk)
Regarding that Millie Small video ...
So sorry to hear she has passed. She was a very cute, happy and bouncy girl. Love the shadowy choreography in the back. (By the way, that's me in the back dancing on the left. I was wondering what happened to that footage?! Lol)
Sandy
You know, I THOUGHT that was you!!! (lol)
Allan Sniffen played “My Boy Lollipop” on Rewound Radio on Friday and mentioned that, of course, he grew up to become “The Candy Man” … who then married “Candy Girl.” Great sequence …
But even better was when he played “Bohemian Rhapsody” and then ran it right into “Mamma Mia” … who he then explained was the sister of “Cara Mia” …
ALWAYS great programming on Rewound! And TONS of songs you just won’t hear anywhere else. (kk)
Ah ... correction - WRCO is in RichLAND Center … a very nice part of Wisconsin which, of course, is forever dope in general.
Frank Merrill
:-) (-:
[ALOHA...the world's best word? I invented this emoticon while in Oregon, October 2019. Not just a goodbye or hello, but an affirmation, and expression of love, an affirmation of your entire life...]
Yes, I totally blew it … not only did I refer to Phil Nee’s program as originating from RichMOND Center, Wisconsin, but I also talked about pushing our Top 3333 Most Essential Classic Rock Songs Countdown as being the perfect fodder for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend … which, of course, is in SEPTEMBER!!! It’s Memorial Day Weekend that is right around the corner.
Proof again that a few hours of sleep per night is really not enough!!!
Both miscues have since been fixed. Thanks, Frank … and sorry, Phil!!! (kk)
Kent,
In regards to songs that mentions or has a location (address) in the record, do you remember a group called the Pixies 3 who had a record in 1964 called 442 GLENWOOD AVENUE? The previous year they had a record with BIRTHDAY PARTY, both on Mercury.
Larry Neal
I sure do … I even had the picture sleeve for this one. “442 Glenwood Avenue” only charted here as an “Extra” … but “Birthday Party” went all the way to #8 on the WLS Chart. Nationally, “Birthday Party” peaked at #40 in Billboard … and “442 Glenwood Avenue” went to #42 in Music Vendor. I honestly don’t remember EITHER of them! (lol) kk
Kent,
You were right about a lot of radio stations running the top 500 on Memorial Day weekend. A majority of the time the 5 Satins' IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT would turn out to be #1.
You also mentioned Tiny Tim's TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS. Now there's a record I haven't heard in years. I hope it's many more years until I hear it again. (lol)
When one of your readers said that Ritchie Adams was a member of the Vogues, I didn't think that was right. I knew, of course, about the Fireflies, but thought that maybe later on he was a member of the Vogues.
The posting of Teddy and the Pandas 68 DAYS TIL SEPTEMBER was a new one on me, group and song.
Scott mentioned that he was with AT40 back in the day. When I got into radio on a part time basis, my first job was board-oping for a local radio station here in OKC. I ran AT40 on Sunday afternoons. Now it seems, as I remember, the radio stations kept the AT40 programs which came to the stations on vinyl. Maybe they had to send them back to Watermark in Los Angeles, Ca. …I don't quite remember. Anyway, I kept (have) three of the shows that were aired. One is the show for 7/7/73 which featured the top 40 one hit wonders of the era. One is for the show for 5/26/73 in which Casey mentioned the call letters of the station that I was working for at the time and the last one is for the show 3/10/73.
You mentioned the street signs that could be at the corner of Lincoln and 45th in regards to the Ricky Nelson tune of WAITIN' IN SCHOOL. Well, the drugstore in question with a jukebox could have been located at Lincoln and 45th if writer Dorsey Burnette could have come up with a word that rhymed with fifth. The verse previously had the word kicks which rhymed with six.(lol)
Larry
Hi Kent,
Read in Forgotten Hits where Bobby Lewis had passed away recently at the age of 95.
Just wanted to send you a version of "Tossin' And Turnin'" that was a regional hit out of Winnipeg back in the Guess Who "Shakin' All Over" days before Burton Cummings had joined the band.
Peace,
Tim Kiley
The Guess Who’s version of “Tossin’ And Turnin’” went to #35 on the CHUM Chart in 1965 at a time when the band was still known as Chad Allan and the Expressions. Burton wouldn’t join the band until a couple of years later, ultimately replacing the guy whose namesake was out in front of the band’s name! (kk)
Speaking of The Guess Who (and Burton Cummings), FH Reader Gary Strobl recently sent us these two magazine covers from Billboard and Cash Box spotlighting the group.
This first one, from Cash Box, celebrates the group’s first appearance on the cover … from exactly fifty years ago …
… and this one, from Billboard, appeared later in the year, but deserves a special nod and mention due to the recently passed Earth Day, 2020, for which “Share The Land” received many more kudos and acknowledgements.
To celebrate Earth Day, The Guess Who’s musical legacy, and in the spirit of togetherness in these uncertain times, the Blue Élan Family (a collaborative project featuring many artists on the label’s roster) released a new single, “Share the Land”. The song features a cast of label artists and staff collaborating together on this new version. The official music video for "Share the Land" as performed by the Blue Élan Family, premiered on YouTube on April 22nd at 3:00 pm PT /6:00 pm ET.
Months ago, more than 20 Blue Élan artists and staff members joined together in-studio for a day of music-making and laughter, as we celebrated the spirit of collaboration, and the legacy of The Guess Who.
Looking back now, our recording of “Share the Land” seems to take on a whole new meaning. What was once an ode to togetherness, has been transformed into an anthem of what’s to come, as we all look ahead to a world where we can shake hands, and share the land once more. We now invite you to join the Blue Élan Family as we watch the new video together, and chat with you live through the Premiere.
In Kirk’s own words, “I’ve always been a big fan of the Guess Who. Our artists came together to revisit one of their classics, “Share the Land.” It’s seems appropriate in these times. I think we did it justice, and I hope it reminds people of how great the Guess Who were.”
Months ago, more than 20 Blue Élan artists and staff members joined together in-studio for a day of music-making and laughter, as we celebrated the spirit of collaboration, and the legacy of The Guess Who.
Looking back now, our recording of “Share the Land” seems to take on a whole new meaning. What was once an ode to togetherness, has been transformed into an anthem of what’s to come, as we all look ahead to a world where we can shake hands, and share the land once more. We now invite you to join the Blue Élan Family as we watch the new video together, and chat with you live through the Premiere.
In Kirk’s own words, “I’ve always been a big fan of the Guess Who. Our artists came together to revisit one of their classics, “Share the Land.” It’s seems appropriate in these times. I think we did it justice, and I hope it reminds people of how great the Guess Who were.”
Hey Kent,
Can you also ask your followers if anybody remembers hearing "A Wednesday In Your Garden" on WCFL in 1969. I certainly remember hearing it.
Randy Bachman told me it was going to be released as a single but it never happened. Do you remember hearing it?
Thank you for everything you do!
Healthy & Happy Days Ahead,
Gary
P.S. Be sure to watch the Garry Marshall special next Tuesday on ABC.
I do NOT remember hearing this song on the radio. I heard it for the first time when I bought the “Wheatfield Soul” album after “These Eyes” became a hit.” But let’s see if anybody else does! (kk)
And here’s Burton Cummings talking about the 50th Anniversary of “American Woman” topping the American Charts … check it out, it’s a great interview:
One of my all-time favorites, Rick Nelson, would have turned 80 last Friday (May 8th.) This is SO hard to believe!!!
I have always found comfort, joy and relief in Rick’s music … and have been listening to it quite a bit again lately … it’s some magical stuff.
Rick placed 36 songs in The National Top 40 … but his later material was largely ignored … and that’s a shame … because Rick came into his own both as an artist and a songwriter in the later stage of his career. (Unfortunately, the fans only wanted to hear the hits of Little Irrepressible Ricky when he performed in concert. He went through a period of refusing to do so … but by the end, it was just an endless stream of shows again, giving the audience what they wanted to hear. (kk)
Here's one of my faves …
Hi Kent!
Hope you and your family are well!
Lots going on at Chez Peterik.
I just did my cameo for Dennis DeYoung’s video for a song we co=-wrote for his soon to be released album 26 East. (his boyhood address!). This song is called With All Due Respect and it is a humorous yet scathing indictment of politicians and the news media who slant things to “spike the ratings.” The golden hook is “with all due respect - YOU ARE AN A-HOLE!!!”, with everyone (including Suzanne DeYoung) shouting these words at the top of their lungs. This song should be a massive hit.
I performed the song six times as John Dykas shot me from every angle. And Larry Millas got a few shots in, too. Greg Bizzaro is busy creating the music video.
The Ides of March have been busy, too, just completing three songs unplugged, and socially distanced, at Colin Peterik’s Jam Lab. All was done live without gimmicks and really feature our natural blend and chemistry.
The first song we are releasing to our fans is Friends Like You, a real favorite from our Play On album. We will be releasing the other two, Layback (our heartfelt, Eagles-influenced ballad from our 1973 album Midnight Oil) and crowd fave Pepperhead, in the coming weeks.
Also, thanks to Stu Berketto at Wave.fm, the popular radio station from Toronto, for putting the Ides’ Song About Mary in heavy rotation. Recently our Friends Like You went to number one on this station!
Also, I just contributed a lead part to Jason Brett’s Chicago Covid benefit song, Sweet Home Chicago, featuring many Chicago talents such as Joe Montegna, Kurt Elling, Julie Louis Dreyfus, Megon Mcdonough and many more.
I’m honored to be a part of this.
Finally, I am just mixing a song I cowrote with Robert Lamm, one of the founding members and keyboardist of Chicago called Everything’s Gonna Work Out Fine. In one mix, I duet with Chicago’s tenor vocalist Neil Donell (what a voice).
The Chicago Brass section round it out with an amazing chart. There will be a lyric video to go with this release and will be featured on Chicago’s website. This is a song of hope for these isolated times that I think you’ll enjoy.
That’s all for now.
Thanks, Kent, for keeping the rock fires burning.
Music is our life raft in these times.
Love always!
Jimbo
Can’t wait to see and hear ALL this new stuff. Isolation breeds creativity as we’ve seen again and again by all the talented people out there refusing to lie down or roll over during this crazy pandemic. Kudos to EVERYONE standing firm. We need to find a way to beat this thing … and then make sure something like this NEVER happens again! (kk)
Hi Kent,
Greetings from Cedarburg, Wisconsin!
I enjoy reading your column. I especially find the radio stories
interesting. I grew up in downstate Illinois and was raised on WLS.
I wanted to tell you about an oldies radio show that I have been hosting
that you can hear live on the Internet and in online archives. It has
been on the air since January, 2019, and my 60th show airs this weekend.
It’s called “Let The Good Times Roll” and runs two hours each
weekend on our local community radio station. The show features rock and
roll songs from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. I keep the on-air
presentation positive, fun, and upbeat and relate the story behind the song or
artists. This show is a labor of love for me. I am retired at the
age of 60 and this is my hobby. I used to do radio in college but am back
into it on community radio after retiring from accounting.
Air time is Saturday night at 7pm with a rebroadcast Sunday at Noon CST.
The show came about in my mind as I got tired of oldies stations dropping
their older oldies off the playlist as we aged. I thought why can’t there
be one place to mix the rock and roll songs of our lifetime? I’ve
attached the playlist for this weekend’s show. I play the favorites, the
forgotten “oh wow” songs, and songs you’ve probably never heard before.
You never know what you’re going to hear next and I think that’s the fun
of the show. I have the last 15 shows or so archived online for listening
anytime.
Here is the link to CPL Radio, the station that I am on.
Here is a link to the show archives:
The show’s Facebook page is “Let The Good Times Roll radio show” ... https://www.facebook.com/LetTheGoodTimesRollradioshow/
If you have a moment, please take a listen to the archives and see what
you think. If you like what you hear, any mention you could make of the show in
your column would be greatly appreciated. I think it’s the type of show
that readers of your column might enjoy. Thank you! Keep up the
great work!
Also, please send me the list of the Top 3333 Most Essential Classic Rock
Songs. I’m always looking for ideas for new old songs. I was writing some
down while you were assembling the list but it would be nice to have them all
in one place.
Thanks, Kent.
Mark Nielsen
I have to admit that I don't talk much
about music other than 60's that often, (Really?), but Kraftwerk was an interesting
band when I was in my 20's. I bought their singles and enjoyed the
techno-world they created. Group concerts performed in several cities at
the exact time with one being the band and the others performed by robots was
not much different than today's idea of virtual concerts by dead stars.
Despite seeming simple in their own
electronic way, they were more complex than one might have thought. I'll
admit that some songs were more interesting music than others, but
overall, I enjoyed the sounds in moderation (modulation?).
"Audubon" and "Trans Europe Express" are just awesome.
Repetitive in a way, yet there were all those tweaks in the repetitions that
created a very listenable sound not heard before. The records themselves
were awesome to look at often, too. "Pocket Calculator" came in
yellow vinyl in a clear plastic picture sleeve with graphics on it.
My younger brother Bill works on the GPS
satellite programming system and I have never seen him send FOUR separate
emails hailing the greatness of a band. I knew he bought their LPs and
listened and loved lots of their stuff, but never this much!!!
Here are two stories on Florian that are
interesting ... one mentioning Del Shannon's "Runaway" as well as
Tangerine Dream, who did much of the music used in the first planetarium laser
light shows we went to in the mid-70's that were mind-blowing then.
Kraftwerk were often criticized, but
today are sampled by big stars for their music. They were innovators,
that's for sure.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52564281
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52562046
From my Brother Bill's emails
this morning:
Alas! One of my heroes
passes. I’ll never forget two years ago when I first drove on my the
Autobahn with the song playing inside my head every day! I still have it,
Computer Love and of course Numbers on my regular mp3 playlist. I like
how they mention Runaway (Del Shannon) in the article. We played it over and
over until the record was worn down.
Not many people in history
can claim to be great musicians, computer scientists and inventors of an entire
musik genre! They were one of the first to write songs about technology.
Radioactivity! They taught me my first Japanese! Each, ni,
son, chi ...
Is there any other song ever
with six different languages that isn’t It’s a small World?
One of the great live videos
of all time ... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Kraftwerk&&view=detail&mid=6677926E219EC571C89B6677926E219EC571C89B&&FORM=VRDGAR
Another great video to
celebrate the life of Florian Schneider. I’ll always wonder if he wrote
the sounds of Electronic Football, or if the Electronic Football people used
his sounds? By pressing down a special key it plays a little melody ... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=kraftwerk+pocket+calculator&ru=%2fvideos%2fsearch%3fq%3dkraftwerk%2bpocket%2bcalculator%26qs%3dMM%26form%3dQBVR%26sp%3d1%26pq%3dkraftwerk%2bpocket%2b%26sc%3d8-17%26cvid%3dDA154C4AC6A74D28A82C719D9379AA5C&view=detail&mid=6EDF5C9B6AE8C1EC22A06EDF5C9B6AE8C1EC22A0&rvsmid=DAB6E14E473D30324207DAB6E14E473D30324207&FORM=VDQVAP
RIP Florian Schneider, thanks
for techno musik!
Zie fun oft zie Autobahn!
Clark Besch / Bill Besch
Hi Kent -
Ken Evans of the Fifth Estate band here. Been a bit, but have
been following along and reading most of it. Don't know how you do
all you do. But glad you do.
Saw what you said at the end of your recent post –
>>>Be Smart ... Stay Safe ... and allow
the music to provide some comfort and relief from the real world
outside. (kk)
Didn't at first think this had much to do with what is provided in our new
Fifth Estate album just out called Garunge DELUXE ... but possibly
this set of tunes mostly written and recorded in the 60s, although a fair
number we recorded this decade with the assistance of Shel Talmy, the great
early Kinks and Who producer, does have something to offer here particularly in
relation to what you said, "Let the music provide some comfort and
relief."
You see, when we recorded a lot of the album in the 60s, that is exactly
what we were trying to do for folks. Then there were also horrible
things going on - President Kennedy had been assassinated, then his brother,
then Martin Luther King, the Vietnam War, the then very, very real threat of
nuclear war. These were the things we wrote music not about,
but rather most often in an
attempt to help people take their minds away from their problems. For
the most, part the country has survived all that here today,
so there certainly is hope the most recent will pass as well.
In the meantime, those who might care to can, "Be
Smart ... Stay Safe ... and allow the music to provide some comfort
and relief from the real world outside," if they listen to the album
here for free: https://open.spotify.com/album/1c7Og177grt6SNEIPG4f0c
Or possibly to pick up a tune or an album or two here:
And here with other albums on the band website: http://www.thefifthestateband.com/albums.html
And by the way - good old Ding Dong(!) from our
BEST OF ALBUM recently made #50 on the Amazon Adult Alternative Hot 100.
Yup, right up there with Coldplay and all the rest after all this time.
It's been predicted in several places that it will at least make the top ten there
once this latest problem is on the way out. We wouldn't mind seeing that
... only made it to #11 last time. And this present reason for a top 10,
should that ever happen, would be so much more positive for all of
us than were many of the other issues the tune has been used to punctuate!!
If you get my drift?
Be Smart ... Stay Safe …
Ken "Furvus" Evans
Please induct Mr. Ed Sullivan into the R&R Hall of Fame!
John LaPuzza
I’ve been saying it for years and years and years - what a GROSS
oversight! (kk)
Absolutely! Also, Casey Kasem needs to be in there, as well. Be
healthy!
- John
Since you
mentioned how young Walt and I looked in the two small pictures I sent you, I
will attach a pair of me even younger yet! Might have been kindergarten
or 1st grade on the one and the other, labeled high school, might
have been freshman year but not positive. Finally, I am not sure you may
want to (or I may even want you to…) share these with the list but leave
it to your discretion and thought you’d get a kick out of them.
Ray
P.S. I
haven’t changed much at all, right?
Here are two
more from the Biondi Benefit … pre-performance and in performance.
HELPING OUT OUR READERS:
I have a customer who once met
someone called the Professor, who, at one point, would provide music
info/trivia to jocks in Chicago and/or the Midwest. He claims to have seen Hank
Williams, Sr. at the Ryman Auditorium as a toddler. This makes him at least 70,
probably closer to 75. According to another source, it's possible Joel Whitman
used him. So, if anyone knows anything, please let me know. Hopefully, I can
impress the young lady and she'll buy millions of dollars of music items from
me and I can live in luxury in my golden years. Thanks.
Jack
And now’s the time to do that because
if we stay in quarantine much longer, you’re less likely to SPEND those
millions!
A new one on me … but putting it out
there just to see if anything comes back.
(kk)
