A Couple Of Hot New Rolling Stones Releases

Whether your preference is vintage '60's "Ed Sullivan Era" Stones ... or late '70's "Some Girls" Stones ... or you just have to have it all ... there'll be something for everybody contained in these two hot new releases.

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Wouldn't it be great if they ended up releasing ALL of the musical performances from The Ed Sullivan Show?!?!?  Last week we told you all about a brand new, special Motown Edition ... and there are already special editions on sale featuring all of the appearances by Elvis Presley and The Beatles ... as well as assorted compilations featuring one-off clips from any number of big music stars of the day ... but THIS one's going to sell a few copies ... it's a brand new release spotlighting all of the Sullivan appearances by The Rolling Stones!!!  (Guess that means you'll be able to catch Mick singing "Let's Spend Some Time Together" again!!!)  Read on!  (kk)  

 

 

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW STARRING THE ROLLING STONES

TO BE RELEASED IN TWO VERSIONS -

A 4 SHOW SET AND A DELUXE 6 SHOW EDITION

 

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7JEGcWGbKE 

 

 

 

The Ed Sullivan Show, the legendary live Sunday night variety show with a viewership of more than 35 million, was the unwitting catalyst that helped ignite music’s British Invasion.  That musical assault kicked off a new sound that would change the world forever.  One of the most significant and enduring forces in that invasion was a group of young upstarts who called themselves the “Rolling Stones.”  They offered their own brand of gritty, rhythm and blues-inflected, down-and-dirty rock ’n’ roll that would eventually conquer the music world, making them one of the all-time greatest bands in history.  In fact, they came to be universally known as “The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”

The Rolling Stones, the bad boys of rock ’n’ roll, first performed on The Ed Sullivan Show, as part of their introduction to the American public in 1964. The Ed Sullivan Show gave the Rolling Stones a national platform by broadcasting them into millions of living rooms across America and, in turn, helped catapult them to the top of the music charts.

On October 4, 2011, SOFA Entertainment presents The Ed Sullivan Show Starring The Rolling Stones, (2 DVDs) that includes four Ed Sullivan Show episodes, and on November 1, 2011, the deluxe version of The Ed Sullivan Show Starring The Rolling Stones (2 DVDs) featuring all 6 episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show, highlighting the complete Rolling Stones’ appearances, including 17 of their live performances -- many of their greatest hits.

Each episode is fully restored and presented in its historical entirety, complete with all of the other performers as well as the original commercials.  For the first time, these historic shows featuring classic Rolling Stones’ performances will be officially available in a single collection.

The Ed Sullivan Show Starring The Rolling Stones - 2-DVD set features 4 full episodes starring the Rolling Stones and includes:

***The Rolling Stones making their triumphant return to the Ed Sullivan stage on May 2, 1965, performing the an early original composition by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - the Top 10 hit “The Last Time”; a rendition of the Willie     Dixon blues classic “Little Red Rooster”; a cover of Solomon Burke’s “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love”; and closing out the show -- the rarely performed instrumental homage to Chess Records, “2120 South Michigan Avenue.”

***Their February 13, 1966, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, presented in gorgeous CBS color, performing their No. 1 smash hit “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” against a backdrop of screaming fans and a touching rendition of their hit “As Tears Go By.”  Performed as a duet, the song features the vocals of Mick Jagger and the soft chords of Keith Richards’ acoustic guitar.  They end this Sullivan appearance with their newest hit, the manic “19^th Nervous Breakdown.”

***The Rolling Stones returning to the Ed Sullivan stage on September 11,1966, after being chased by a mob of fans down Broadway following the dress rehearsal, with a unique performance of their No. 1 hit “Paint It, Black” with Brian Jones sitting and playing the signature riff on his sitar; their hit “Lady Jane,” featuring Jones on dulcimer as the band showcases their versatility by closing the show with their smash Top 10 hit “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows?”

***The Rolling Stones final appearance on the Ed Sullivan stage with founding member Brian Jones was on January 15, 1967, performing their No. 1 hit “Ruby Tuesday” which was followed by their now historic version of “Let’s Spend The Night Together” with the lyrics changed to, “Let’s Spend Some Time Together” by CBS network’s standards and practices department.  This was a memorable moment of TV censorship.  In true Stones’ fashion, the chorus is defiantly delivered with a sarcastic roll of Mick Jagger’s eyes as he looks into the camera and lets the audience at home know he’s fully aware of the absurdity of the situation. 

Other highlights include:

Tom Jones singing “Watcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You.”

The legendary Louis Armstrong performing “Cabaret.”

Petula Clark giving us “Elusive Butterfly” and “Color My World.”  

Amazon pre-order link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HWAOCU?tag=ilovethatsong-20

The Ed Sullivan Show Starring The Rolling Stones (DELUXE EDITION) - features 6 full episodes starring the Rolling Stones and, in addition to the four shows above, includes:

***The Rolling Stones’ very first appearance on October 25, 1964, with the band whipping the audience into a frenzy with the Chuck Berry classic “Around and Around,” and their Top 10 hit, “Time Is On My Side.” This show captures the excitement and hysteria of their fans in the Sullivan Theater as they  nearly drown out the Rolling Stones’ performances. The screams lasted throughout the entire performance, continuing after they finished and the curtain had dropped with Sullivan’s futile attempts to calm the crazed teenage crowd as he tries to say a few words to Mick.

 ***Their November 23, 1969, appearance which marked their final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show where the band introduced their newest member, guitarist Mick Taylor, who replaced Brian Jones had left the band was soon thereafter found dead in his swimming pool.  The Stones performed “Gimme Shelter,” a song that summed up the tumultuous period of the late ’60s; the Robert Johnson blues classic,  “Love In Vain” and their latest No. 1 hit, “Honky Tonk Women.”

Amazon pre-order link:  http://amazon.com/dp/B005LJTU7E?tag=ilovethatsong-20

Additional highlights on this collection include:

Standup comedians Phyllis Diller, Stiller & Meara (featuring Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara), Robert Klein

and Rodney Dangerfield doing one of his classic “I Don’t Get No Respect” routines.

Two routines by Jim Henson’s Muppets.

The legendary Ella Fitzgerald performing “You’d Better Love Me” and “Open Your Window.”

The Ed Sullivan Show changed the landscape of American television and music history. Sullivan’s stage was home to the most iconic performances by groundbreaking artists, bringing people and families together every Sunday evening.  It is the longest-running primetime variety show in TV history, and an institution in American pop culture.

Andrew Solt, executive producer of these releases and president of SOFA Entertainment, also produced “25 x 5: The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones,” documenting the band’s phenomenal career from the earliest days through their “Steel Wheels” tour (1989-1990).

For more info go to: The Official Ed Sullivan Show Website

re:  MORE ON THE ROLLING STONES: 

EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE ROLLING STONES CAUGHT LIVE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME - SOME GIRLS LIVE IN TEXAS, 1978 - LIVE CONCERT OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY NOVEMBER 21

New York, NY (September 8, 2011)– Continuing their partnership with the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world, Eagle Rock Entertainment have announced the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Rolling Stones Some Girls Live in Texas, 1978. Available for the first time ever on November 21, Some Girls Live in Texas 1978 features Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Bill Wyman live in concert during the 1978 US tour which followed the release of their groundbreaking album Some Girls. [Pre-book order date October 28]

 

Some Girls Live in Texas 1978 comes hot on the heels of the huge success of 2010’s Stones in Exile and Ladies & Gentlemen and marks the next stage in the Eagle Vision / Rolling Stones enterprise. Some Girls Live in Texas 1978 will be available on four different formats: DVD, Blu-Ray, plus special edition DVD + CD and Blu-Ray + CD digipack presentations including a reproduction tour program. Bonus features on all formats will include a new interview with Mick Jagger. Worldwide theatrical distribution deals including the US (in October 2011) will be announced soon.

 

Capturing The Rolling Stones at their live best, and fully restored to the highest level of picture and sound quality, Some Girls Live in Texas 1978 was filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Forth Worth, Texas on July 18, 1978, on what many fans consider to be one of the band’s greatest tours. This was due to the band’s ‘back to basics’ approach both musically and visually, as the shows were stripped back compared to previous tours, harnessing the new punk rock attitude of the late 70s.

 

Showcasing many songs from the Some Girls album, celebrated for being the Rolling Stones’ most direct and diverse collection of music, and which by the time the band arrived in Texas, had gone to the top of the US charts, this concert demonstrates the sheer force and raw energy of The Rolling Stones live on stage.

 

Some Girls songs like “Miss You,” “Respectable,” “Beast Of Burden,” “When The Whip Comes Down,” and “Shattered,” weave into a set list which also includes “All Down The Line,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Tumbling Dice,”  “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Happy,” and “Brown Sugar.”

 

Originally shot on 16mm film, the concert footage has been carefully restored with the sound remixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain from the original multi track tapes.

 

“Eagle is delighted to once again be working with the Rolling Stones on another landmark release highlighting an outstanding performance from the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.”

- Lindsay Brown, Managing Director Operations & International, Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd

 

The Rolling Stones – ‘Some Girls Live in Texas, 1978’ is released November 21 on Eagle Vision.

 

TRACKLISTING:

1) Let It Rock  

2) All Down The Line  

3) Honky Tonk Women  

4) Star Star  

5) When The Whip Comes Down  

6) Beast Of Burden 

7) Miss You  

8) Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)  

9) Shattered  

10) Respectable  

11) Far Away Eyes  

12) Love In Vain  

13) Tumbling Dice  

14) Happy  

15) Sweet Little Sixteen  

16) Brown Sugar  

17) Jumpin’ Jack Flash

 

Format: DVD

Cat No: EV303949

Barcode: 801213039494

RRP: $14.98

DVD Format: NTSC Region 0

Screen Format: 16:9

Sound Formats: DTS Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo

Running Time: 85 mins (Main Concert)

Subtitles: (Bonus Features Only): English, French, Spanish, German

 

Format: DVD + CD

Cat No: EV303959

Barcode: 801213039593

RRP:  $TBA

DVD Format: NTSC Region 0

Screen Format: 16:9

Sound Formats: DTS Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo

Running Time: 85 mins (Main Concert)

Subtitles: (Bonus Features Only) English, French, Spanish, German

 

Format: Blu-ray

Cat No: EVB334039

Barcode: 801213340392

RRP:  $19.98

Screen Format: 16:9

Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, LPCM Stereo

Running Time: 85 mins (Main Concert)

Subtitles: (Bonus Features Only) English, French, Spanish, German

 

Format: Blu-ray + CD

Cat No: EVB334049

Barcode: 801213340491

RRP: $TBA

Screen Format: 16:9

Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, LPCM Stereo

Running Time: 85 mins (Main Feature)

Subtitles: (Bonus Features Only) English, French, Spanish, German

 

 

Helping Out Our Readers (Part 2)

Here's a piece submitted by FH Reader Ken Voss that could make our whole "Helping Out Our Readers" segment obsolete and unnecessary!!!  (Gee, thanks a lot, buddy!)  kk

Here's some rules to find a song...

Source: http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/a-b/name-that-tune.html

HELP!   I CANNOT REMEMBER THE BAND OR SONG NAME 

BUT THE WORDS GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS ... 

The following is a simple yet surprisingly effective procedure we have devised to find a song when you do not know the band or song name. Your first search will draw from the voluminous Usenet archives, which contain one of the largest repositories of searchable song fragments available on the Internet. 

1.  Write down the most unique words and phrases of whatever song fragments you remember.

Tip #1: To jog your memory, brainstorm on the following: Who? What? When? Where? Why? Examples follow:

1. Who: The "who" could include the singer, the person(s) to whom the song may be addressed, the subject of the song (e.g., as in a ballad), or any other person, animal, cartoon character, etc. mentioned. Try to remember any first names, surnames, nicknames, titles, and proper nouns.

2. What: The "what" could include any objects, ideas, concepts, or events that may be central to the theme or otherwise contribute in some way to the story line. The possibilities here are endless, e.g., relationships, first dates, current events (e.g., "Eve of Destruction"), modes of transportation (e.g., "Fly Me To The Moon"), symbolic objects (e.g., "Fire & Rain"), the supernatural (e.g., "Witchy Woman"), anatomy (e.g., "Baby Scratch My Back"), flora & fauna (e.g., "Ben"), food & beverage (e.g., "Spill The Wine"), drugs & alcohol (e.g., "Naturally Stoned"), medical & dental (e.g., "I Don't Need No Cure"), and a sweater lent to a girl on a date.

3. Where: The "where" could include a geographical place (e.g., city, state, or country), a street address, a locale (e.g., the beach, a carnival), or a direction (e.g., North, South).

4. When: The "when" could include the time of day (e.g., "Good Morning Starshine", a season (e.g., Halloween), a day of the week (e.g., "Never on Sunday"), or a particular year (e.g., mention of 1814 in "The Battle Of New Orleans").

5. Why: The "why" could include an expression of love, a social commentary, or a lament about a relationship gone sour.

Tip #2: Look for words and phrases that are unusual or that stand out in any way.

1. Examples: Colors (e.g., crimson); descriptive adjectives (e.g., little); acronyms (e.g., WOLD); numbers (e.g., addresses, phone numbers, vital statistics); greetings (hello/goodbye); foreign language words and phrases (e.g., voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir?); sets of rhyming words (e.g., pie, dry, rye, die), catchy or weird phrases (e.g., "Crystal Blue Persuasion"), and repeating words and phrases as may occur, e.g., in a chorus or refrain.

2. Verify correct spellings and also allow for all possible alternate spellings (including misspellings).

Example #1: The following are alternate representations of some common words and phrases as often found in pop tunes: tonight / tonite; love / luv; undone / undun; going / gonna; want to / wanna; night / nite; out of / outa; you / ya, u; and / 'n.

Example #2: For words ending in "ing" an ending apostrophe (') may be substituted for the ending "g." To cover all bases, try searching on a word both with and without its ending "g."

Click here to access the Google Advanced Groups Search form.

1. Enter the word "music" and up to 9 words from your song in lower case in the "with all of the words" field.

2. Select "100 messages" for number of results to display.

3. If your initial search results are meager, cut and paste your word set in the "with at least one of the words" field, leaving "music" in the "with all of the words" field.

4. If you are getting too many hits and cannot find your song on the first page of search results, narrow your search using one of the methods below as appropriate. (To speed things up, you can use the search box at the top of the first page of search results.)

5. If your initial search results are meager, cut and paste your word set in the "with at least one of the words" field, leaving "music" in the "with all of the words" field.

6. If you are getting too many hits and cannot find your song on the first page of search results, narrow your search using one of the methods below as appropriate. (To speed things up, you can use the search box at the top of the first page of search results.)

     a. If you carried out Step 6, remove any ORs between words as necessary. (To be systematic, you might want to try removing one OR at a time between those words you are most certain about until your search results have shrunken down to a reasonable size.)

     b. Pick a group of words that occurs as a phrase in your song (if there is one) and enclose it in quotes.

     c. By default, Google ignores common words such as I, was, in, and a. If any of your important key words are being ignored, repeat your search with a "+" sign in front of any word that was ignored the first time around.

Example: If the phrase "I love you" is entered as given here even when surrounded by quotes, "I" will be ignored. To force a match on the entire phrase as is, enter it as follows: "+i love you"

Repeat Step 7 as necessary. It is generally best to experiment with one permutation at a time. As you try different combinations, you can weed out any words that you may discover to be incorrect.

If your first word set does not yield satisfactory results, try a new set or change one or more words in your original set.

Repeat Steps 4-9 until you either find your song (hurray!) or cannot find it after many repeated tries.

If you have not yet found your song, go to the Google Advanced Search form. Repeat Steps 4-9 as described above but do not enter the word "music" in the "with all of the words" field. (Note that you can now enter up to 10 words from your song rather than 9 as instructed above.)

If you have no luck using the above procedures but think you might be able to guess what the title might be (e.g., from the chorus or refrain), try some of our other resources listed below.

MY SONG WAS ON AN OLD 45 RPM RECORD. I REMEMBER THE A-SIDE SONG, BUT I NEED TO FIND THE B-SIDE (OR VICE-VERSA).

Search the following web sites by song title:  

Go to the Library of Congress Recorded Sound Section Database (SONIC) page. Click on either the "Commercial 78s, 45s, and Cassettes" or "Music Only" links under "Special Search Screens" on the right hand side and enter a song title in the search form.

Go to the Global Electronic Music Marketplace (GEMM) home page and enter a song title in the "Title" field. For long titles, enter only the first 3-5 words.

Go to eBay and click on the "Smart Search" link under the search box. Under "Search in Categories" select "Music." Select "Search titles and descriptions" under the search box and enter a song title. Narrow your search results as necessary by enclosing the song title in quotes and / or entering the performing artist's name, also in quotes.

Go to the Google Advanced Search form. Enter "b/w" (without the quotes) in the "with all of the words" field and a song title in the "with the exact phrase" field.

Go to the Google Advanced Groups Search form and repeat the procedure as described above in Step 4.

If you cannot find your A- or B-side song at any of the above web sites, we recommend you consult one of Joel Whitburn's books. Please see our reading list for book title information.

I FIRST HEARD MY SONG ON AM RADIO SOMETIME BETWEEN AROUND THE LATE 1950s - EARLY 1980s.

Transcriptions of weekly surveys for many of the nation's then-top AM radio stations are available online. If you grew up listening to either WMCA or WABC in New York, most of these radio stations' weekly surveys are available at WABC Musicradio 77 and can be easily searched via Google. The years spanned by the surveys of WABC and WMCA are, respectively, 1960-1982 and 1957-1970. Note that whereas WABC tended to be more mainstream, WMCA played not only the Top 40 hits but also many lesser-known songs. Other old radio stations with weekly surveys on the Internet are WLS (Chicago), KRLA (Los Angeles), and KHJ (Los Angeles). The weekly surveys for these and other old radio stations are available courtesy of Oldiesloon and can also be searched via Google.

If you cannot remember the band or song name, a perusal of old surveys from the radio station(s) you used to listen to may help to jog your memory. To see if any weekly surveys from your radio station(s) are available online, go to the Google Advanced Search form and enter the following:

1. In the "with all of the words" field, enter "survey" (without the quotes).

2. In the "with the exact phrase" field, enter the radio station name (e.g., WABC).

3. Narrow your search by entering at least one year (e.g., 1967) in the "with at least one of the words" field.

4. If the above yields no results, then repeat your search on Google Groups.

If you can remember (or guess) either the band or song name, then we recommend the following:

1. In the "with all of the words" field, enter "survey" (without the quotes).

2. In the "with the exact phrase" field, enter either the band or song name.

3. Narrow your search by entering at least one year in the "with at least one of the words" field.

4. Repeat your search on Google Groups as necessary.

If you cannot find any surveys online that have what you are looking for, we recommend you consult one of Joel Whitburn's books. for book title information and descriptions.

Also, eBay offers old radio surveys from time to time. The best way to find them is to go to eBay and enter the 3- or 4-letter radio station name into the search box.

MY SONG IS AN INSTRUMENTAL. ALL I REMEMBER IS THE YEAR I FIRST HEARD IT ON THE RADIO.

By far, the easiest and best way we know of to find an instrumental is via Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual (see our reading list for book title information). We recommend you carefully peruse song listings not only for the year in which you first remember hearing your song but also those from both the year before and the year after to cover all bases. One of many nice features about Whitburn's books is that instrumentals are clearly indicated by an "[I]" which makes them hard to miss.

Tip: As you peruse the song lists, you may encounter some unfamiliar titles. To see if any of them may be the song you are looking for (or to rule them out), you can listen to clips of these songs which can be found by going to amazon.com's advanced music search form and searching by song title.

I NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A SONG (e.g., BAND OR SONG NAME, SONGWRITER).

The following web sites have a wealth of information for oldies music lovers and collectors:

1. Library of Congress Recorded Sound Section Database (SONIC) - This is one entry point to the US Government's massive record collection whose holdings include over 100,000 45s catalogued to date. Click on either the "Commercial 78s, 45s, and Cassettes" or "Music Only" links under "Special Search Screens" on the right hand side to access the search form. Here, you can verify a song title and obtain other information such as performing artist(s), B-side song, record label, and songwriter(s).

2. Global Electronic Music Marketplace (GEMM) - GEMM is a marketplace made up of thousands of music stores, both small and large (and not all online). All the stores' listings, which include numerous 45 rpm recordings, have been conveniently consolidated into one big database where you can find/verify a song title, performing artist(s), B-side song, and record label information.

3. US Copyright Office Online - This is another valuable (and often overlooked) resource for verifying a song title and finding its songwriter(s). You can also find complete lists of all copyrighted works by a performing artist or songwriter.

4. British Library National Sound Archive (NSA) Catalogue - If you cannot find whatever you are looking for in the LOC SONIC database (see above) or need information on British oldies or American oldies that may have also charted in the UK, check out this web site. Here, you will find an astronomical collection of sound recordings of all types with record label and other information. Click on the "Advanced Search" tab to access the Advanced Search form.

5. ASCAP - ACE Database - ACE is a database of song titles licensed by ASCAP in the United States. For each title, you can find the names of the songwriters and the names, contact persons, addresses and, in most cases, phone numbers of publishers to contact if you want to use the work. For most of the titles, you'll find some of the artists who have made commercial recordings. If you cannot find your song title in the ACE database, it may not be licensed through ASCAP, in which case you should try the BMI and SESAC databases. (See below.)

6. BMI Repertoire - This website offers information very similar to that of ASCAP (see above) for song titles licensed through BMI.

7. SESAC - If you are looking for information on a song not licensed through either ASCAP or BMI, this organization offers information similar to ASCAP and BMI (see above). Click on the "Repertory Search" button to access their database.

8. All Music Guide (AMG) - This web site also offers a wealth of song title information and is especially useful if the only information you have about a song is the album on which it is included. The AMG web site can be searched by band or song name, album title, or record label.

9. Bowling Green State University Jerome Library - This web site is the best place to go if your song is on an old LP album and you cannot find it at AMG (see above). Select "SOUND RECORD" under "Material Type" to restrict your search to the sound recordings archive.

eBay - Due to its numerous listings (which change daily), eBay has amassed a huge repository of information on all types of music recordings and accompanying song title information. For example, valuable information as found on old record jackets is searchable through their web site.

Google Groups - Here, you can access the Usenet archives which have a goldmine of useful information for music hobbyists. For example, see above for ways to use the Usenet archives to find long-lost tunes from half-forgotten song fragments.

Google - All of the above web sites are fine examples of what can be found via the "hidden" Internet not normally accessible by search engines. By far, the best search engine to round out your search is Google. Often, if you choose your search terms even halfway right, the results you are looking for will magically "float" right to the top. 

HELPING OUT OUR READERS

As promised, another edition of HELPING OUT OUR READERS!

re:  THE BRILL BUILDING:

>>>The Brill Building, NY ... I don't know much about the place, other than a lot of hits were composed and recorded there! The odd thing though, during (a hit), with studio talk and ambient noise, I can hear a wooden chair dragged across the floor as well as a metal object hitting the floor. No doubt, the "studio" had a concrete floor!!! I envisioned the studio being in the basement!!!  Maybe one of the FH readers can confirm my suspicion about the Brill Building basement studio!!  (John)

>>>I have a DVD set that traces some of the history of The Brill Building ... will have to watch that again to see what they have to say.  But with SO many artists on the list now who have passed through those magical halls, maybe we can get a first-hand report from somebody!  (kk)

Here's an interesting article about The Brill Building Sound.  I found this on Ron Smith's website:  

 Click here: The Brill Building Sound :: Blogs :: Crawdaddy :: Paste

Frank B.

re:  THE REMBRANDTS:

>>>Your August 4th edition was fun to read and the one article about The Iveys becoming Badfinger caught my eye because, relative to their song "Maybe Tomorrow", I had to think for about 20 minutes but I finally remembered where I'd heard that song title, and I finally came up with the buried memory / fact that there was an original song released by The Rembrandts 25 or so years ago that was also titled "Maybe Tomorrow".   I think that The Rembrandts are probably out of the 'time area of research' of Forgotten Hits, but still, that Rembrandts song is a great track.  You might remember that they had a very "Beatles" sound to their writing and singing and guitar work ... they wrote and produced some very interesting tracks.  If you don't think that The Rembrandts version is too 'current' to include in Forgotten Hits, maybe your fans would enjoy hearing it as much as I do.  (Veeder Van Dorn)

>>>The Rembrandts are best known for their theme song from the hit television series "Friends", "I'll Be There For You" ... had they released it in its prime, it would have been a guaranteed #1 Hit ... but they didn't want to be saddled down with this one hit record so they held it back instead.  I don't see anything by them titled "Maybe Tomorrow" hitting the charts at all so I'm not really sure if it was ever released as a single.  (In fact, a quick check of Amazon.com doesn't turn up ANYTHING with that title by The Rembrandts, so I'm guessing you're confusing it with another song ... unfortunately, I don't know which one so I can't even help you with this one.  Maybe one of our readers has an idea???  (kk)

Here you go ...

Jersey John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhMDhmxG9yM

That's got to be the one!  Thanks, John!  (See, that's what HELPING OUT OUR READERS is all about!!!)  kk

Kent, 

I wasn't sure if I had another song in mind when I told you about The Rembrandts being in my head with a song I thought they released on a CD titled, MAYBE TOMORROW. I knew those "words" were in one of their songs, but I knew that I could have been wrong about MAYBE TOMORROW being the actual title of it, but I found their discography on Wikipedia and they DID have a tune by that name that actually went to number 59 according to "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks" coverage that Wikipedia pointed to. 

I have the CD so I'll send the song to you.  I think you'll enjoy it because it has a sort of Beatles slant to it and I remember a song you wrote has a definite Beatle sound.  You should put YOUR song in one of the newsletters.  It's really good. 
I think MAYBE TOMORROW was released on a CD before the success they had with their "Friends" theme song.  Another one of their good tunes on that CD is "ROLLING DOWN THE HILL".  I played that CD all the way across the US one summer ... excellent driving music and I never got tired of it. 
All the Best Kent,
Veeder Van Dorn
The Denver Moonrakers

re:  MILLIE SMALL:

I heard one time that Millie Small's version of "My Boy Lollipop" features a very young Rod Stewart on the harmonica. Is this true?
Ken

While that rumor circulated for many, many years ... and was even printed as "fact" in numerous publications ... it apparently was NOT true. 

Interestingly enough, I did a quick search after I received your email.  ClassicBands.com still gives Rod Stewart credit (although Rod has reportedly stated on the record that he did NOT play harmonica on this track ... and also states that he never claimed he did.)  Meanwhile, both Pete Hogman and Jimmy Powell are credited on different websites as insisting that THEY played harmonica on the track ... and both artists have taken credit for doing so ... so perhaps we'll never know once and for all definitively who did ... other than it WASN'T Rod Stewart.  (kk)

re:  GIRL:

Kent,

How you be?  Hope all is well. 

The song "Girl" by Davy Jones was featured in a longer version as the theme of the Sandy Duncan film "The Star Spangled Girl", by Neil Simon.  Would you know who, how or where to find a copy of that?  I remember taping it on audio cassette when the movie came on local television a hundred years ago.

I wonder why the Monkees stopped touring?  They never were very close as friends.  A shame. 

Ed Pond

Honestly, I wasn't aware that there was a longer version of "Girl", a long-time list favorite (despite never making the charts).  Seems once Davy performed this on "The Brady Bunch", a very loyal legion of fans have loved the song ever since.

As for The Monkees Tour, it's a REAL shame.  I've heard numerous takes on what happened but nobody seems will to speak definitely "on the record" about it.  Too bad.  Despite postings to the contrary, I don't expect to see them do a 50 Year Anniversary Tour ... unless Mike Nesmith is interested in doing one. 

Meanwhile, here's "Girl" by Davy Jones (the single version anyway) ... a complete bomb when it came out but evidently still a list favorite ... this has got to be the 6th or 7th time we've featured it!!!   (kk)

Just got this from FH Reader Frank B, who heard Davy Jones being interviewed on WCBS-FM yesterday ... here's what Davy had to say about The Monkees' Reunion Tour:

re:  THE MONKEES:

Kent ...

WCBS-FM morning man, Dan Taylor, just interviewed Davy Jones.  Here's Davy Jones version of what happened to The Monkees Tour:

I feel like I should be playing "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" the background.
Davy said they just finished the first leg of their tour, 46 shows.  They didn't have time to sit down with management and plan the rest of the tour. Management booked these shows before
consulting with the group.  Davy Jones and David Cassidy are appearing together in New Jersey. He didn't rule out a Monkees Tour for 2012. After listening to the interview, it doesn't sound like there's bad blood between them.
Frank B.

I think there's probably a LITTLE bit more to it than that ... and I seriously doubt that they'll get back together in 2012 ... but I'd love to be proven wrong so let's just wait and see what happens.  (kk)

 

re:  DIFFERENT DRUMMER:

No, not the Mike Nesmith tune recorded by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys ... although that WOULD make for a neat tie-in reference to the Davy Jones piece above ... this is in reference to a piece run over a year ago during our "commercial" phase ... proving once again that sometimes it just takes a little longer to get the answers in our "Helping Out Our Readers" segment ... but that, invariably, we seem to get them!!!  (kk)

For Marsha Ahrenkiel, who asked about it in July 2010. The cologne was Bravura. My band, the Honus Huffhines, played it live a couple of times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2qHuZrrwAY 
No one seems to know who actually recorded this, but there's a fairly lengthy reference to it here:  
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And, speaking of commercials ...

re:  HEAVEN SCENT:

>>>Can you believe that we're STILL getting mail on our coverage of the old "Heaven Sent" commercials?!?!?  Unreal!!! That's because new people are discovering Forgotten Hits every day.  (kk)

Kent,

In the 1968 era, WLS was playing the Heaven Scent commercial and National Coffee "Think Drink" commercial and Compoz commercials and Nutriment commercials every hour!  BUT, that Heaven Scent one just had such a great jingle to sing along to, with lyrics that got you thinking!  I loved all of these commercials. 

Clark Besch

re:  NAME THAT JOCK:

Hi Kent!

Haven’t chatted with you for a while — had reason to visit your site again today and thought you might be able to assist me with a DJ problem.

I’m still plugging away on the 25-year print version of Blast from Your Past while the 5-year ebook is picking up steam online.

I recently picked up an LP with a great cover which might be fun to use in the print book, with an art rendition of 6 DJs at WMEX — but no names or date. It’s part of the Cruisin’ Collection, but I’ve never seen this cover before. Besides no date the only name that might help to date it is Don Daniels as station PD, but I can’t find his name in a search.

Can you or your subscribers help me ID them? My primary interest is in Wolfman Jack, who is easily identified; but I’d like to obviously give credit to the others — it’s a terrific image. Please see the attached. I’m thinking Arnie Ginsburg, and maybe Larry Glick?

LinDee

If anybody's got any ideas on this, drop us a line and we'll forward them along.  (Who knows ... maybe some of the jocks on our list were even part of this whole thing!) kk

re:  FORGOTTEN HITS BOOK CLUB:

In a related note, here's another "Inside Look At Radio" book that we've just been told about:

From Wall Street to Main Street and Silicon Valley to Hollywood, Bob Sherwood brokered multi-million dollar mergers and transactions. Prior to becoming President of Mercury/Phonogram, CBS Music, and Sony's New Business Development -- Bob Sherwood was 'on the radio' at KROY in Sacramento. 

“For those  who fondly recall R ‘n R radio from the  mid-50s  to the ‘80s,  and great music from the Golden Years of the business -- boy, do I have a book for you!   It’s “Dead Air - The Rise and Demise of music radio” by Bill Young.  For those few not familiar with Bill, he was the enormously creative and successful PD for Gordon McLendon’s KILT from the mid-60’s to the early 80’s.  He’s also a terrific guy.The stories he relate, the visions he offers and the memories he stir’s are wonderful.I’ve only known Bill as a business associate so this endorsement is not ‘hawking a friend’s wares’  but purely about the book. He’s self-published, so you’re not likely to find “Dead Air” at your poor, beleaguered local bookseller but you can certainly find it on Amazon.com, where I got mine (full retail!). It’s also available on Kindle.   I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.”  -- Bob Sherwood

~The name ‘Kent Burkhart’ conjures a lifetime of accomplishments - talent, action, and industry leadership.  Kent has been a radio owner, manager, program director, consultant, satellite and international radio pioneer,  NAB’s ‘Living Legend’ and Radio Executive of the Year.   

“Bill Young’s book is terrific! It is filled with history ...  not just radio history, but the society that supported it.  Young  has  painted a picture of exactly the way radio was in a state full of brilliant talent.  Bill Young  has  cooked a wonderful pie!  Kent Burkhart

Art Holt is recognized in the National Forensic Registry as one of radio’s leading experts.  For over forty years, his Holt Media Group has become internationally known for media appraisals and as radio management consultants. Holt sits on the International Committee of NAB and the International Institute of Communications. “Bill Young wrote a darn fine book!  Much better than just ‘darn good’ -- actually, it is reliable, accurate and a real guide to a vanishing era in communications!  Personally, I am a fairly obsessive reader of books about radio history, all the way back to the beginnings of broadcasting. I’ve gone through about two dozen interesting books on the subject so far.  This includes both the Rather and Cronkite reminiscences about growing up in Houston and starting out in radio back in the day ... but Bill Young’s  Dead Air is the best book on broadcasting yet!"  Art Holt

Scott Shannon first came to national attention when he and partner Cleveland Wheeler created the successful ‘morning zoo’ concept in Tampa.  His move to Z100 in New York took the station to #1 in just 74 days!  Shannon has been inducted into the NAB’s ‘Hall of Fame’ and the ‘National Radio Hall of Fame’ in Chicago.  "Bill Young's KILT in Houston had the crispness & discipline of a Bill Drake station, but with more personality and local involvement.  I never really worked with a mentor, I just studied people that I admired from afar and there were only two -- Bill Drake & Bill Young."  -- Scott Shannon

JUST IN FROM AMAZON:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Music Radio's' magical power captured brilliantly!, July 14, 2011

By 

James H. Cahill "Jim Cahill" (Southern California) - 

This review is from:  Dead Air: The Rise and Demise of Music Radio (Paperback)

As a long time fan of music radio, I found this book to be a fun filled rocket ride. For anyone who experienced the 'wonder years infatuation' of falling in love with a great radio station that captured the imagination of an entire metropolis -this book brilliantly captures the inside story of music radio from the programmers perspective. Before government deregulation allowed the 'Clear Channel neutering' of the entire industry-rock radio was once the province of the most creative, imaginative and skillful people in all of electronic media. Bill Young is one of the foremost practitioners of this long lost art form. Our nation is much poorer for having lost the types of radio stations described here. Bill's rock n roll radio stations were epic productions that echoed a very real love for the common man and his favorite music. Imagination and 'theatre of the mind' production were the rocket fuels that powered up the great successes of Bill Young's universally admired, often imitated KILT / Houston. With personal insights to some of the all time great programming minds in radio history including the legendary Gordon McLendon among many others, Bill tells a compelling, richly detailed story here. How a programmer thinks of trends as well as active and passive audiences is truly fascinating reading. This story is not just a 'those were the days' victory lap, as Young looks inward and honestly examines the price he paid for his well earned spot at the top. That extra layer of honesty makes this story human, soulful and at times, surprisingly emotional-delivering a satisfaction to the reader rarely found in books of this type. Bravo Bill Young! Well done! 5 very enthusiastic Stars!!!

Although I haven't personally seen a copy of this yet, I've heard very good things about it.  If you're one of those who wants to know the behind-the-scenes story of great radio, this sounds like a book that you'll enjoy.  (kk)

re:  THE RONETTES:

I bought Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top 40 book (covering 1955 - 2009) yesterday from Borders going-out-of-business sale. I was surprised to see Whitburn describing the Ronettes as a "black girl group" cuz I had always considered them to be of Puerto Rican descent. 

So I consulted the book, "He's a Rebel: Phil Spector, Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer"

(currently available at Dollar Tree for $1). Author Mark Ribowsky also calls the Ronettes a black group. This was starting to gnaw on me as Ronnie Spector does not appear to be black on the picture sleeve of her Apple single "Tandoori Chicken / Try Some, Buy Some."

And so, on my first day back at a computer (the fall semester started this week at Santa Rosa JC) I had the opportunity to research the Ronettes ancestry and learned that: To begin with, all three were of mixed-race decent; all young beauties.  Ronnie and Estelle were the children of a white father and a mother of African-American and Cherokee descent.  Nedra Talley was black, Indian and Puerto Rican. 

Another biographical website also referred to the Ronettes as "multi-racial." Whitburn's and Ribowsky's credentials are now being questioned. As is my memory.

Dave Barry

Thinking that some of our readers might know a little bit about this, I forwarded this first to Steve Knuettel, who wrote the Phil Spector Series that ran in Forgotten Hits a few years back. 

(I figured that with the amount of research he did on this subject, he might be able to shed some definitive insight on this most unusual topic!)  Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything back from him yet so I'm throwing this out there to the rest of our readers ... if any of you guys out there have some more info to share on this otherwise "unusual" topic, please let us know ... after all, that's what "Helping Out Our Readers" is all about.  Just drop us a line and we'll cover this in greater depth in a follow-up feature.  Thanks!  (kk) 

re:  FIRST 45's:

Hi Kent - 

Thank you so much for your blog and website.  I just discovered it and am spending all my free time on it.

My first 45 was Robot Man by Jamie Horton, in about 1958 or ‘59.  She had another record “My Little Marine” after that.

My second 45 is one that I’ve been trying to figure out for years now.  I can remember a light-blue label, and the song had something to do with a soldier sitting under a tree reading a letter.  Or maybe it was a girl sitting under a tree reading a letter from her soldier boyfriend.  Not sure, but I’d love to know what it was.

Like many others on your site, I got a 25-cent allowance back then ... and 45s were 50 cents ... so I had to save up for two weeks and then buy a record I just “had to have”.  Never a week went buy that I didn’t have a favorite song that played on WCFL or WLS.  “Itsy Bitsy ...” was one of those, as was Del Shannon’s “Runaway”.  I still have most of those 45s although I can’t vouch for what shape they’re in.

Kathy Reilly

Rediscover Music

We've got a pretty astute list here, Kathy ... I'll betcha MOST of them can identify your mystery record just by the label color!!!  If you read MY First 45 entry, you'll see that it was, in fact, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland.  ("Speedy Gonzales" by Pat Boone was my second!)  Still a very popular feature, we still get "First 45's" stories all the time.  Thanks for yours.  (Now let's see if our readers can come up with the name and artist of your SECOND 45!!!)  kk

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