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Post by NoShear on Apr 29, 2024 22:15:31 GMT
The M-G-M label stood out to me with you, I Love Melvin: Little do you know in your youth how much M-G-M will become a part of your future. Good point. I was already an MGM fan on the basis of this, one of the highlights of my youth:  I also had this other MGM "hit" on 45. Well, I Love Melvin, I figured you had the jump on T CM well ahead... I'm assuming that The TWILIGHT ZONE was a treat to view for you - maybe especially when a FORBIDDEN PLANET prop showed up in an episode:  |
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Post by BunnyWhit on May 1, 2024 22:41:21 GMT
Happy Birthday, Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs! (1 May 1930 -- 15 February 1968)
Recognized among his peers as the greatest harmonica player of all time, Jacobs was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. To my knowledge, he is the only artist ever inducted specifically for his harmonica skills.
"My Babe" was a No. 1 hit for Jacobs. Written for him by Willie Dixon, it was also Dixon's only tune to chart at No 1.
Jacobs' 1958 recording of "Key to the Highway" updated the blues standard in the Chicago style and created a surge in the tune's popularity. It is his basic arrangement that is most often covered.
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Post by I Love Melvin on May 2, 2024 23:20:23 GMT
Today on the boombox I went back to the real old days, when I used to listen to this stuff after bedtime with the radio under the covers. Eddie Cochran died at age 21 in 1960 after a car crash on an English tour; he had some hits during his lifetime and more came out after.
And this guy never disappointed.
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Post by NoShear on May 4, 2024 23:21:14 GMT
Today on the boombox I went back to the real old days, when I used to listen to this stuff after bedtime with the radio under the covers. Eddie Cochran died at age 21 in 1960 after a car crash on an English tour; he had some hits during his lifetime and more came out after. I Love Melvin, a young Pete Townshend caught Eddie Cochran on that ill-fated English tour if I'm not mistaken, and later his group did their best to keep "Summertime Blues" in the public ear: |
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Post by BunnyWhit on May 5, 2024 18:52:47 GMT
Happy Birthday, Blind Willie McTell (William Samuel McTier)! (5 May 1898 -- 19 August 1959)
Georgia's Piedmont 12-string bluesman Blind Willie McTell wrote and performed music in the 1920s and 1930s, and he was one of the very few musicians who continuously worked in music through to the 1950s. Unlike most others, McTell did not stop writing, performing, and recording when interest in blues disappeared. None of his songs or recordings met with much success in his lifetime, but he was a huge influence on later generations of musicians. His most well-known tune, "Statesboro Blues," was covered by Taj Mahal on his debut album in 1968, and this helped launch the resurgence of interest in McTell. The Allman Brothers Band also covered the song to good effect, and Canned Heat's "Going Up the Country" is directly influenced by the song. Several other of McTell's songs are well-known representations of his catalog, including "Broke Down Engine Blues" and "Lord Send Me an Angel," which was covered by The White Stripes in 2000.
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Post by BunnyWhit on May 29, 2024 0:10:45 GMT
Happy Birthday, Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker! (28 May 1910 -- 16 March 1975)
As an East Texas youth, Walker learned to play guitar from none other than Blind Lemon Jefferson, the Father of Texas Blues. Walker left school at the age of ten and was working professionally by the age of fifteen. In 1929, Walker began recording for Columbia Records, as Oak Cliff T-Bone, with "Wichita Falls Blues" backed by "Trinity River Blues."
These tunes likely are not familiar to the casual listener of the blues, but Walker penned blues classics such as "Cold Cold Feeling" (1952), and the tune that is practically synonymous with his name, "Call It Stormy Monday but Tuesday Is Just as Bad" (1947).
There is a reasonably contentious debate about who first brought the electric guitar to the blues, but many say it was T-Bone Walker. He certainly made great strides in its use, if nothing else.
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Post by BunnyWhit on Jun 2, 2024 19:02:19 GMT
Happy Birthday, Charlie Watts! (2 June 1941 -- 24 August 2021)
Dammit, we miss you.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Jun 2, 2024 22:56:30 GMT
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Post by NoShear on Jun 3, 2024 22:40:56 GMT
Happy Birthday, Charlie Watts! (2 June 1941 -- 24 August 2021)
Dammit, we miss you.
I remember listening to this song after learning of Charlie Watts' passing, BunnyWhit: |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jun 7, 2024 19:50:29 GMT
I am starting to become a bit alarmed that TLDP still does NOT have a DRUMMER
The Ringo factor is VERY upsetting to me.
Having said that, I love the flute in this song. It reminds me of the little boy at the pool in The Swimmer. And these Nord Keyboards seem to be coming out of the eyeballs of late. The specs do look amazing.
The Last Dinner Party - "Beautiful Boy" (Recorded Live for World Cafe)
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Post by BunnyWhit on Jun 25, 2024 13:15:51 GMT
Happy Birthday, Carly Simon! (25 June 1943)
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Post by I Love Melvin on Jun 25, 2024 13:47:35 GMT
Happy Birthday, Carly Simon! (25 June 1943)
I used to have this nice album of lullabies she did with her sister Lucy in 1963. |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jul 7, 2024 2:21:27 GMT
Rock On - David Essex | The Midnight Special
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Post by BunnyWhit on Jul 8, 2024 19:25:07 GMT
Happy Birthday, Louis Jordan! (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975)
The "King of the Jukebox" was extremely popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. He penned some of the most well-known classics like: "Let the Good Times Roll", "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie", "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby", "Knock Me a Kiss", "Caldonia", and so many others. One of my favorites is "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens."
Jordan played an important role in steering R&B, boogie woogie, jazz, and jump into the mainstream. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame considers Jordan's classic "Saturday Night Fish Fry" to be an early rap.
Five Guys Named Moe opened in the West End in 1990, the show based on Jordan's music. It received critical acclaim and I believe is still touring in revival.
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Post by BunnyWhit on Jul 8, 2024 19:52:13 GMT
Happy Birthday, Johnnie Johnson! (July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005)
Johnnie Johnson was a Montford Point Marine during WWII, for which he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. During his time in service, Johnson performed with Bobby Troup's all-serviceman, all-black ensemble, the Barracudas.
Johnson was a long-time collaborator with Chuck Berry. Many of the tunes for which Berry is remembered are thanks in part to Johnson. "Johnny B. Goode" is said to be Berry's tribute to Johnson. Muddy Waters and Little Walter were among other musicians with whom Johnson worked regularly.
It was not until the late 1980s that Johnson was able to overcome the "sideman syndrome" which had in some ways hampered him. When the likes of Eric Clapton and Keith Richards worked with Johnson and supported him as a solo artist, his career saw a great uptick.
Johnson's album Johnnie B. Bad (1991) might be his most acclaimed.
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