Congratulations to our FH Buddy and long-time supporter Scott Shannon, who celebrates his 8th year at WCBS-FM this week! (Man, time flies!!!)
Still doin’ doin' what he LOVES to do ... and doin' it better than anybody else!
Congrats, Scott! (kk)
Thank you so much for all you do for me and for radio!!!
SS
From FH Reader Ed Salamon, regarding the passing of Tommy James’ wife Lynda …
Lynda Jackson Obituary (2022) - Cedar Grove, NJ - The Star-Ledger
Hi Kent,
I wanted to be sure you knew. For many years, Lynda, who had worked in a talent agency, was a big help to Tommy and as she became Ill, Tommy took care of her. A true rock n' roll love story. Ed Salamonhttps://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/lynda-jackson-obituary?id=33293746Yes, so sad. I know she had been ill for a long while … but Tommy still always made it a point to get home to be with her whenever he could. It was a love for all time. (kk)Meanwhile, I don’t think we’ve ever reported a broken neck before in Forgotten Hits … but apparently, that’s what Randy Newman has had to deal with of late …
In a statement posted to his official website, singer / songwriter Randy Newman revealed that he recently suffered a broken neck(!) and is currently recovering from surgery. As a result of this unexpected setback, Newman has had to postpone his planned European tour that was to start later this spring.
“Recently, I noticed I was shrinking. People over whom I had towered now towered over me. Could this be payback for having written Short People? Turns out, my neck was broken. They operated on me successfully, I think. For even now, I look less like an anteater and more like a folk rock artist from the early sixties. But the doctor said I’m not quite ready to tour. I was really looking forward to coming to Europe to perform. I miss performing a great deal and I look forward to a time when I can come. I’m sorry I won’t see you this time but I will see you soon.”
After releasing the two volume set, “The Lyrics, 1956 to the Present,” we can now look forward to a two volume biography of Paul McCartney, courtesy of noted Beatles historian Allan Kozinn and researcher Adrian Sinclair. (Release date is scheduled for November 8th … and it is reportedly 592 pages long, profiling McCartney’s career AFTER the break-up of The Beatles … and that’s just Volume 1!!!In a press release issued by the book’s publisher, Dey Street Books, they tell us:
“Set against the backdrop of the Beatles splintering over both business and creative issues, “McCartney Legacy Vol. 1” covers a period in which McCartney recreated himself, both as a man and as a musician. This is an in-depth and revealing exploration of his creative life beyond the Beatles — featuring hundreds of interviews with fellow musicians, tour managers, recording engineers, producers, filmmakers, and more.
“The story of the Beatles has been told many times, covering all periods and perspectives. McCartney’s work in the 50 years since the Fab Four’s breakup has been extraordinarily successful and enduringly popular — his 26 post-Beatles albums have sold upwards of 86.5 million copies; and McCartney’s 2019 Freshen Up tour was the highest grossing tour ever, in the entire world. Beside his extraordinary, creative solo output, he has collaborated with the most influential artists of his generation and the next: from Elvis Costello to Stevie Wonder, from Michael Jackson to Dave Grohl, even with Johnny Cash and Kanye West.
“McCartney, too, has explored new poetry styles with Allen Ginsburg and teamed up with Peter Martins and the NYC Ballet to create Ocean’s Kingdom. The list goes on from there. And he has done all this while maintaining a mostly normal family life. His creative output since the Beatles has never had the full exploration such a life and body of work demands.
“McCartney Legacy gives McCartney’s post-Beatles life and work the kind of in-depth treatment that Mark Lewisohn has given the Beatles, and Philip Norman has given John Lennon. It is the first truly comprehensive biography, and the most finely detailed exploration of McCartney’s creative life beyond the Beatles, ever undertaken.”
(Guess I’ll have another 600 pages to read come Christmas-time this year!!!) kk
Digital Journal did a nice piece on Micky Dolenz (aka The Last Monkee Standing) the other day ...
And Rock Cellar Magazine ran a GREAT interview with Gilbert O’Sullivan this past week …https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/gilbert-osullivan-interview-u-s-tour-dates-2022/?utm_source=Rock+Cellar+Magazine+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b5aebbd669-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_8_26_2021_9_13_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_951cfef8de-b5aebbd669-162343372&mc_cid=b5aebbd669&mc_eid=f8f75f98edWe’re going to see him next weekend (at a City Winery show that has already been postponed for over TWO YEARS now due to Covid concerns!)I, for one, can’t wait.O’Sullivan didn’t do much touring here in The States … or even at all, for that matter, during his heyday … so this will be a very special treat. (kk)THE GILBERT O’SULLIVAN HIT LIST:1971 – Nothing Rhymed (US - #106 / UK - #8)1971 – Underneath The Blanket (US – xx / UK - #40)1971 – We Will (US – xx / UK - #16)1971 – No Matter How I Try (US – xx / UK - #5)1972 – Alone Again, Naturally (US - #1 / UK - #3)1972 – Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day (US – xx / UK - #8)1972 – Clair (US - # 2 / UK - #1)1973 – Out Of The Question (US - #17 / UK - #xx)1973 – Get Down (US - #4 / UK - #1)1973 – Ooh Baby (US - #11 / UK - #18)1973 – Why Oh Why Oh Why (US – xx / UK - #6)1974 – Happiness Is Me And You (US - #34 / UK - #19)1974 – Christmas Song (US – #92 / UK – 12)1975 – I Don’t Love You But I Think I Like You (US - #107 / UK - #14)1980 – What’s In A Kiss (US - #133 / UK - #19)
This group is really amazing. They may not be accepted right now because they are Russian, but they should be as they sure are talented!
Give them a listen🎶🤗
Danny Guilfoyle
Although we’ve yet to see them for ourselves, we have been singing the praises for Leonid and Friends for years now thanks to all of the excellent feedback sent in by our Forgotten Hits Readers.
(Early on, I heard that they sang most of the lyrics phonetically … not sure just how true that is today … but they SURE do have it down!)
Check out some of the YouTube clips Danny sent along …
Leonid & Friends - The amazing Russian "Chicago" Tribute Band
I’m a Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmOg4_8wD0
25 0r 6 to 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_torOTK5qc
Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9oQtSgIp4
Saturday In The Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8H9vrJCcU
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB-nXQc6LMU
Wishing You Were Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLAUyc64thU
After The Love Has Gone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TC0iH1MmzY
September: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XmUnYW5Ks
Joe DiMaria turned me on to them a couple years ago.
Their renditions of Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire hits are beautiful.
Last year, they asked for donations because funding for what they do is
nonexistent in Russia. I donated $25 and received the nicest thank you note, and to this day, I occasionally receive a thank you email that is thank you only, not a request for money.
They are very talented musicians, and the girl is gorgeous.
Now for the best: Check out Gente Stellar doing "After the Love Has Gone." Here is the link: https://youtu.be/pvgwwPGfXJQ
PATRICK PROIETTI
I’ve seen and heard their stuff and they are great!
Joe Lenti
Are they coming near you?
Check ‘em out and let us know what you think!
(Leonid's tour schedule thru June is posted below )
Meanwhile, we’re going to see our buddies The Chicago Experience at The Metropolis Theater on April 2nd! ANOTHER outstanding tribute to the group Chicago … and some of the other “horn bands” who helped us make it thru the ‘70’s! (kk)
LEONID:
THURSDAY, 4/21/22 - The Birchmere - 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue – Alexandria, Virginia - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 4/23/22 - Penn's Peak - 325 Maury Road - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania - Visit their website HERE
SUNDAY, 4/24/22, 3:00 PM - Sellersville Theater (Matinee Performance) –
24 West Temple Avenue – Sellersville, Pennsylvania - Visit their website HERE
SUNDAY, 4/24/22 - 8:00 PM - Sellersville Theater (Evening Performance)
24 West Temple Avenue – Sellersville, Pennsylvania - Visit their website HERE
TUESDAY, 4/26/22 - Wall Street Theater - 71 Wall Street – Norwalk, Connecticut - Visit their website HERE
WEDNESDAY, 4/27/22 - Blue Ocean Music Hall - 4 Oceanfront North – Salisbury, Massachusetts - Visit their website HERE
FRIDAY, 4/29/22 - Calvin Theatre and Performing Arts Center - 19 King Street – Northampton, Massachusetts - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 4/30/22 - North Shore Music Theatre - 54 Dunham Road – Beverly, Massachusetts - Visit their website HERE
SUNDAY, 5/1/22 - Colonial Theatre of Laconia - 609 Main Street – Laconia, New Hampshire - Visit their website HERE
MONDAY, 5/2/22 - The Egg - Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre - Center for the Performing Arts - Empire State Plaza – Albany, New York - Visit their website HERE
THURSDAY, 5/5/22 - Paramount Hudson Valley Theater - 1008 Brown Street – Peekskill, New York - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 5/7/22 - Patchogue Performing Arts Theatre - 71 East Main Street – Patchogue, New York - Visit their website HERE
MONDAY, 5/9/22 - Gramercy Theatre - 127 E 23rd St. - New York, New York - Visit their website HERE
THURSDAY, 5/12/22 - The Beacon Theater - 401 North Main Street – Hopewell, Virginia - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 5/14/22 - Carolina Theatre of Durham - 309 West Morgan Street – Durham, North Carolina - Visit their website HERE
TUESDAY, 5/17/22 - The Parker Playhouse - 707 Northeast 8th Street - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Visit their website HERE
THURSDAY, 5/19/22 - The Capitol Theater - 405 Cleveland St – Clearwater, Florida - Visit their website HERE
FRIDAY, 5/20/22 - Plaza Live Orlando - 425 North Bumby Avenue – Orlando, Florida - Visit their website HERE
THURSDAY, 5/26/22 - The Eastern - 800 Old Flat Shoals Road – Atlanta, Georgia - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 5/28/22 - Charleston Music Hall - 37 John Street – Charleston, South Carolina - Visit their website HERE
TUESDAY, 5/31/22 - Iron City - 513 22nd Street South – Birmingham, Alabama - Visit their website HERE
FRIDAY, 6/3/22 - Ludlow Garage - 342 Ludlow Avenue – Cincinnati, Ohio - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 6/4/22 - MGM Northfield Park - 10777 Northfield Road – Northfield, Ohio - Visit their website HERE
MONDAY, 6/6/22 - Jergel's Rhythm Grille - 103 Slade Lane, GPS: 285 Northgate Drive – Warrendale, Pennsylvania - Visit their website HERE
WEDNESDAY, 6/8/22 - Mishler Theatre - 1208 12th Avenue – Altoona, Pennsylvania - Visit their website HERE
SUNDAY, 6/12/22 – Andiamo - 7096 East 14 Mile Road – Warren, Michigan - Visit their website HERE
TUESDAY, 6/14/22 - Pearson Lakes Arts Center - (Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre) - 2201 HWY 71 – Okoboji, Iowa - Visit their website HERE
WEDNESDAY, 6/15/22 - Pearson Lakes Arts Center - (Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre) - 2201 HWY 71 0 Okoboji, Iowa - Visit their website HERE
THURSDAY, 6/16/22 - Rococo Theatre - 140 North 13th Street – Lincoln, Nebraska - Visit their website HERE
FRIDAY, 6/17/22 - Ameristar Casino - 3200 North Ameristar Drive - Kansas City, Missouri - Visit their website HERE
SATURDAY, 6/18/22 - The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater - 2686 East Cantrell Street (Nelson Park) – Decatur, Illinois - Visit their website HERE
TUESDAY, 6/21/22 - The Palace Theater - 564 Wisconsin Dells Parkway South - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin - Visit their website HERE
THURSDAY, 6/30/22 - The Blue Gate Performing Arts Center - 760 South Van Buren Street – Shipshewana, Indiana - Visit their website HERE
Howdy,
Hoping the best for all y’all this coming spring season.
Please enjoy The Basement Vapes, Volume 16: A Neil Young Preponderance Playlist — Long May It Run
Mitch Myers Weighs In On The Stills/Young Band’s Better Half, A Fraction Of CSNY, Broken Arrows And More!
MM
https://magnetmagazine.com/?s=Mitch+myers
https://magnetmagazine.com/category/the-basement-vapes/
>>>Ringo Starr’s comment the other day, 'Why do we only rest in peace? Why don’t we LIVE in peace, too???' makes a WHOLE lotta sense.” (2022) kk
Chuck Buell says that’s a Great Line and also spotlights a few additional “Peace” quotes in songs from the rest of the Guys;
George Harrison - “Give me peace on earth.” (1973)
John Lennon - “All we are saying is give peace a chance.” (1969)
Paul McCartney - “Let us show them (the children) how to play The Pipes of Peace.” (1983)
And while Peace is a serious subject … especially these days … I think, cloaked with respect, we can also take a quick levity break with this Beatles Peace topic ~~~
When I was a kid, refusing to eat his vegetables, I remember my Dad PLEADING with me to “Give peas a chance … you might like them, son!!!” (Honestly, I still can't stand 'em!!!) kk
