Word is that the rescheduled date for the Bachman-Cummings show here in Chicago (August 14th) is ON!!! … and we can’t wait!!! (We’ve got really good seats for this one … and our anticipation is running high right now. Here’s hoping for a great … and SAFE … show by two of our all-time favorites.) kk
And, speaking of back on again, FH Reader Jack Levin tells us the Chicagoland Record Shows will resume on July 18th …
The record shows are returning!
The Chicagoland Record Show is scheduled for July 18.
I expect all of you to be there.
Jack
Hi Kent,
Wow! 40 years since the release of The Moody Blues' Long Distance Voyager.
I still consider it one of their best efforts. I put it in the same category of their greats, along with Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.
One song that I believe is an overlooked great from Long Distance Voyager is "Talking out of Turn," one of the most poignant and captivating tunes ever by Hayward and Lodge. It is, IMO, John Lodge's crowning vocal and instrumental achievement! What a great band!
Rock on!
Dube
Another major anniversary that we missed last weekend is the 55th Anniversary of The Beach Boys’ classic “Pet Sounds” (although many didn’t think so at the time!)
From their official press release:
Press play on The Beach Boys’ timeless Pet Sounds album, celebrating its 55th anniversary this weekend!
Since 1966, fans around the world have had this superb sonic colletion to attach to more than five decades of memories. From “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” to“Sloop John B” to “God Only Knows,” take another listen to Pet Sounds and let us know your memories of the album on social media.
Endless Summer Quarterly, the leading Beach Boys fanzine for the past 34 years, is offering copies of their 50th Pet Sounds Anniversary issue for interested readers. (This cover art is AMAZING!)
More details below …
Issue #114
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
COLLECTOR’S EDITION
And another anniversary landmark …
EMITT RHODES rocks American Bandstand, today in 1967 as part of The Merry-Go-Round … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7kR8IcJGR8
Clark Besch
Clark also mentions ...
WOW! Never knew about THIS, Kent! Only Chicago III had been out at that point, so he had lots of singing and hits to do still. Surprised it did not seem to affect his future vocals.
Clark
Rednecks be Rednecks, even in 1971. (It certainly wasn't the start of the long-hair era ... seems folks should have been pretty used to this by now with Woodstock already two years in our rear-view mirror ... but then again The Five Man Electrical Band would strike gold in just a few more weeks with their big hit "Signs" ... so who knows! (kk)
UPDATE: Doing a little bit of research, most of what I've found indicates that Cetera was beat up by a bunch of MARINES!!! (Which makes this an even harder pill to swallow!)
Ultimate Classic Rock reported it this way in 2014 ... but puts the game at Dodger Stadium in 1969 ... so I'm curious and a bit suspicious about accuracy in reporting the incident taking place in Chicago in 1971. (That's the problem with so much bad information out there ... if you don't triple check every fact, you're prone to be wrong.) The more I read, however, the more I'm inclined to believe that the incident took place in 1969 and not 1971 as we reported. (kk)
"Four Marines didn't like a long-haired rock 'n' roller in a baseball park," Cetera later recalled in the liner notes to the Chicago box set. "And of course I was a Cub fan, and I was in Dodger Stadium, and that didn't do so well. I got in a fight and got a broken jaw in three places, and I was in intensive care for a couple of days.”
Drummer Danny Seraphine recalled exactly what transpired In his autobiography Street Player: My Chicago Story: "'Fuck you, hippie,' one of the guys told Peter. He got up from his seat and pushed Peter down the aisle. When Peter regained his balance and started back up the stairs, another guy from the crowd hauled off with a right hook and hit him square in the face.”
The attack ultimately impacted both Cetera's approach to singing and the general trajectory of Chicago.
“I had a broken jaw and I was wired shut for a few months,” Cetera said in 2009. “And when they cut the wires off, I was always afraid of my jaw sticking open again, so I don’t really open my mouth a lot when I sing.”
In the meantime, given time to think – lots of it – Cetera found himself, for the first time, moved to create.
“I had just gotten out of the hospital and was lying in my bed convalescing when they landed on the moon,” Cetera remembered in the Chicago box liner notes. “I grabbed my bass guitar and started this little progression on the bass, and started writing 'Where Do We Go From Here.' I think Walter Cronkite actually had said that, and I thought, 'Wow, where do we go from here?' So, in a melancholy way, I wrote it about that, and then I wrote it about myself, and about the world, and about everything in general – and that was my first writing credit."
Cetera went on to write or co-write some of Chicago’s most familiar songs including, "Baby, What a Big Surprise," "Feelin’ Stronger Everyday" and "If You Leave Me Now," which became the group’s first No. 1 single.
Meanwhile, UPI reports it much the same way I did ...
In 1971, Peter Cetera of Chicago had four teeth knocked out at a Chicago Cubs game when three men objected to the length of his hair. He needed five hours of surgery.
In either event, Cetera had to have his jaw wired shut ... and (as you suspected) that DID have an impact on his voice and the way he sang ... so we ALL learned something today!!! Thanks, Clark! (kk)
Four Marines didn't like a long-haired rock 'n' roller in a baseball park," Cetera later recalled in the liner notes to the Chicago box set. "And of course I was a Cub fan, and I was in Dodger Stadium, and that didn't do so well. I got in a fight and got a broken jaw in three places, and I was in intensive care for a couple of days.”
Seraphine recalled exactly what transpired In his autobiography Street Player: My Chicago Story: "'Fuck you, hippie,' one of the guys told Peter. He got up from his seat and pushed Peter down the aisle. When Peter regained his balance and started back up the stairs, another guy from the crowd hauled off with a right hook and hit him square in the face.”
The attack ultimately impacted both Cetera's approach to singing and the general trajectory of Chicago.
“I had a broken jaw and I was wired shut for a few months,” Cetera said in 2009. “And when they cut the wires off, I was always afraid of my jaw sticking open again, so I don’t really open my mouth a lot when I sing.”
In the meantime, given time to think – lots of it – Cetera found himself, for the first time, moved to create.
“I had just gotten out of the hospital and was lying in my bed convalescing when they landed on the moon,” Cetera remembered in the Chicago box liner notes. “I grabbed my bass guitar and started this little progression on the bass, and started writing 'Where Do We Go From Here.' I think Walter Cronkite actually had said that, and I thought, 'Wow, where do we go from here?' So, in a melancholy way, I wrote it about that, and then I wrote it about myself, and about the world, and about everything in general – and that was my first writing credit."
Cetera went on to write or co-write some of Chicago’s most familiar songs including, "Baby, What a Big Surprise," "Feelin’ Stronger Everyday" and "If You Leave Me Now," which became the group’s first N
Read More: Why Chicago's Peter Cetera Was Once Attacked by Marines | https://ultimateclassicrock.com/peter-cetera-attacked-marines/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
"Four Marines didn't like a long-haired rock 'n' roller in a baseball park," Cetera later recalled in the liner notes to the Chicago box set. "And of course I was a Cub fan, and I was in Dodger Stadium, and that didn't do so well. I got in a fight and got a broken jaw in three places, and I was in intensive care for a couple of days.”
Seraphine recalled exactly what transpired In his autobiography Street Player: My Chicago Story: "'Fuck you, hippie,' one of the guys told Peter. He got up from his seat and pushed Peter down the aisle. When Peter regained his balance and started back up the stairs, another guy from the crowd hauled off with a right hook and hit him square in the face.”
The attack ultimately impacted both Cetera's approach to singing and the general trajectory of Chicago.
“I had a broken jaw and I was wired shut for a few months,” Cetera said in 2009. “And when they cut the wires off, I was always afraid of my jaw sticking open again, so I don’t really open my mouth a lot when I sing.”
In the meantime, given time to think – lots of it – Cetera found himself, for the first time, moved to create.
“I had just gotten out of the hospital and was lying in my bed convalescing when they landed on the moon,” Cetera remembered in the Chicago box liner notes. “I grabbed my bass guitar and started this little progression on the bass, and started writing 'Where Do We Go From Here.' I think Walter Cronkite actually had said that, and I thought, 'Wow, where do we go from here?' So, in a melancholy way, I wrote it about that, and then I wrote it about myself, and about the world, and about everything in general – and that was my first writing credit."
Cetera went on to write or co-write some of Chicago’s most familiar songs including, "Baby, What a Big Surprise," "Feelin’ Stronger Everyday" and "If You Leave Me Now," which became the group’s first No. 1 single.
Read More: Why Chicago's Peter Cetera Was Once Attacked by Marines | https://ultimateclassicrock.com/peter-cetera-attacked-marines/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
Hi Kent:
R&R HOF Reaction: Yawn.
This stuff is getting pointless. Didn’t even hear about it.
In what Insane world does Jay Z get in to R&R HOF before Paul Revere & Raiders??? Yikes! We are all doomed.
Ken
Kent,
Going back to the RNR HOF, I personally liked the earlier recordings of Ike and Tina Turner on Sue Records as opposed to the ones they did later on. I am reminded of Carole King's earlier record in 1959 on RCA, SHORT MORT, her answer to TALL PAUL. I remember PEACHES 'N CREAM by the Ikettes on Modern and liked that record.
You mentioned Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66. Now it seems to me that later, in like maybe 1971, his band was known as S.M. & Brasil 71. Not sure, but I do believe his band number was changed. Now if he is still making records, would his band be known as Sergio Mendes and Brasil "21? (Being somewhat cute with that one.)
The cartoon at the bottom reminds me of a question that was posed to me many years ago. They wanted to know what three records I would want if I were stranded on an island. Now this was one with electricity on it. That was a tough one for me to answer, even with ten being asked. For some reason, as I remember, one of my choices was AT THE HOP from Danny and the Juniors. I can't remember any of the choices I chose.
Larry
Sergio Mendes actually DID update his band name to Brasil ‘77 … for a record he released in 1973!!! (go figure!) Then, in 1977, he bubbled under with a song called “The Real Thing,” which showed the name of the band on the record label as “Sergio Mendes and the New Brasil ’77.”) kk
Thought you'd get a kick out of this ad.
From 1968 Psyche Pscene magazine.
Rockin Rover
Play your 45s anytime, anywhere, in any position!
Only $19.95!
Ken Voss
I guess we’ve ALWAYS wanted to find a way to listen to the music WE want to listen to in our cars … but we’ve sure come a long way, baby! (Of course, back then we all thought those Dick Tracy watches with the tv screens were pie-in-the-sky futuristic, too ... and jus tlook at us now!) kk
kk:
I "HAIR" that Cousin Brucie is talking to Bob Cowsill tonight.
You got anything in the FORGOTTEN HITS VAULTS about him?
FB
Unfortunately, no … despite several attempts to connect with The Cowsills over the years, they are one of the acts that have eluded us. That being said, we’ve seen them SEVERAL times and they ALWAYS put on an incredible show. (I actually DID get my picture taken with Susan Cowsill as part of a Happy Together Show several years ago, thanks to the efforts of Carl Giammarese and Tommy Scheckel of The Buckinghams … but naturally I can’t find it now to run on the site again!!! (kk)
UPDATE: Thanks to Tommy Scheckel of Paul Revere's Raiders, we ARE able to share that Cowsills photo after all ... and I was surprised to see both Susan AND Bob Cowsill in the pic.
Hi there FH readers,
Since a couple of novelty break in records about the TV show Dr. Ben Casey have been discussed here, I thought I should point out that there were also two regular songs recorded about Dr. Ben Casey back in 1962.
The first song was written and recorded by one of the most famous song writers from the early days of the rock era, John D Loudermilk and is called Calling Dr. Casey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Chx0JozQA
The other record is called The Cure, done by Smitty Williams, and this record is about both Dr. Kildare and Dr. Casey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaKhcaxOZOw
Unfortunately, I can't provide information about how high either of these records reached on the Billboard, Cashbox or Record World charts, because as a totally blind person, I just don't have access to that information, although I can see the charts of local radio stations that played these two songs on the ARSA website, available at: http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/
Perhaps Kent can fill in that information should he wish to. Also, it might interest some of you FH members to know that Dr. Kildare started out as a radio program way back in 1950, but it was another twelve years before it became a TV show, and the radio show only lasted one year and wasn't very popular.
Sam Ward
Well, since you asked …
“Calling Dr. Casey” by John D. Loudermilk charted for three weeks in all three major trade publications. In yet ANOTHER fine example of chart discrepancies between the three, it peaked at #83 in Billboard … and a full 54 PLACES LOWER in Cash Box, where it peaked at #137.
As for Smitty Williams’ recording of “The Cure,” it didn’t break the Top 100 in any of the major trades, peaking at #105 in Music Vendor, #130 in Cash Box and not showing up at all in Billboard.
As such, I’d have to consider both of these records pretty obscure, “collectors’ only” type cuts.
Here's a great clip I found the other day while looking for something else ... I just had to share it with you.
I had the pleasure of seeing David and Shaun Cassidy, (along with Petula Clark, playing their mother), in “Blood Brothers” many years ago when the show ran here in Chicago and I thought it was "OK" … but THIS clip is to die for.
Check it out …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQ3xxpedhc
And here's another one of those fun dancing clips from Chuck Buell ...
