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King_of_Glass
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 05/27/2020 12:55 PM
mdh - I was viewing some YouTube videos on David Gates performing in more recent times. His singing voice is just as sweet sounding as it was back when he was singing Bread's hit songs! Father Time sure does a number on all of us in regards to our appearance.
Regarding how to add a YouTube video link to your message here, let me provide the instructions:
1) Go to the video you're viewing on YouTube and copy the link that appears at the top of your browser. Using the "Sweet Surrender" video you posted as an example, it will be the following that you will be copying: https://youtu.be/j-OJV4hjwSI
2) After having copied that link, come to this America site and start by composing a message.
3) After you have composed the message, look at the icons on top of the area here where you're typing your message. You see the 13 different icons that appear above? The first one is a square with the letter "B" while the last square has the letters "SP". Find the square with the lightning bolt. It's the third square from the right.
4) Click once on the lightning bolt.
5) Delete the information that appears between the two quotation marks. You will be deleting the following: http://www.web_address.here
6) In its place, paste the link of the YouTube video between the two quotation marks.
7) Next, delete the following: Click Text Here
8) In its place, type in the following words: Sweet Surrender
9) After that, you should be good to hit the "Save" button to post your message.
It's hard to give proper instructions via a typed out message as I'm doing. It's so much easier by telephone. Anyway, it may take some experimenting and a number of attempts to get it right. If it doesn't work the first time, just delete and try again and again. That is if I have instructed you correctly. If it still doesn't work, just let me know here and we can do it by phone. Best of luck!
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 06/13/2020 11:58 PM
LOL, mdh, "ooga chacka"! Blue Swede! Funny!!!
Excellent choice going with B. J. Thomas. OWN! I attended an afternoon performance of B. J. at the auditorium where I attended high school. It was either on a Saturday or a Sunday. It was a very nice show. That same morning, I had spotted the tour bus parked outside the auditorium and asked one of the crew members if it was possible to have a couple of album covers autographed. To my delight, he told me there would be a meet and greet after the performance. Indeed there was. B.J. announced it at the end of the show saying he would be out after he cleaned up a bit. About 30 minutes later, sure enough, he appeared with semi-wet hair and in a jogging suit! I saw during the performance the crew member who I had talked to earlier that day was the guitar player.
I had with me 3 or 4 of his albums and a 45 of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". During the concert, he said the song was his father's favorite of all the songs he had recorded. As he was signing my album covers, he said he hopes not to see them on eBay. From the tone of his voice, he was quite serious which surprised me! I assured him they were keepers which, of course, they are. When he was autographing one of the covers, I mentioned to him that I see he was wearing the same ring as on the cover (album "Two Car Garage"). He said it's the same ring except it has a different stone. He explained he allowed his wife to have the diamond stone for a ring she want to have made. He said during the concert he has been married only once and was still married to his wife.
I had read online that he reluctantly recorded "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" only after Bobby Goldsboro had turned it down and that he (B.J) wasn't that excited about the song in the beginning and almost turned it down himself.
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 06/16/2020 11:27 PM
TANYA TUCKER
She finally won a Grammy just this year after being in the music industry for many years. She doesn't have the best vocal quality, but she sure makes up for it with her fun personality in my opinion. She was actually born only 30 miles east of my home town which is Seminole, Texas. It has a population of only about 6,300 people. Interestingly, another country music celeb was born there as well, and he is Larry Gatlin. One would think the community of Seminole would proudly have a sign "advertising" that both country music superstars were born there by stating something like: "Welcome to Seminole, Texas...the birthplace of country stars Tanya Tucker and Larry Gatlin." However, they don't.
Tanya Tucker's grandmother (now deceased) lived in a community 40 miles from here in a Texas town called Denver City. Tanya would occasionally come to visit her grandmother. One resident there told me she saw Tanya in Denver City one time with Glen Campbell back when the two were a couple.
The local newspaper of my town, once had an article about Tanya coming here to visit her cousins by popping into their elementary school unexpectedly, thrilling her cousins' classmates. Interestingly, the school where her cousins attended was located in the lower income part of the city. Tanya's wealth was quite a contrast when compared to that of her cousins' family.
I have a couple of greatest hits CDs of Tanya purchased for only a buck from local thrift stores. Otherwise, I would not have them if I had to pay full retail price, LOL. As you may know, Tanya Tucker won two Grammys just this year for "Best Country Song" and "Best Country Album" which goes to show that it's still possible after being in the music industry for many years and having been nominated but falling short numerous times.
The song that won her a Grammy: "Bring My Flowers Now"
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 06/25/2020 11:42 PM
MICHAEL JACKSON
I'm choosing Michael Jackson tonight because today (June 25th) is the 11th anniversary of his passing. Few remember today is also Farrah Fawcett's 11th year of her passing. Michael's death greatly overshadowed Farrah's.
A brief story that I mentioned here before is my knowing Michael's cousin who lives in my home town. His cousin has a business here that I visit at least once a week. I asked Hawk (nickname because his last name is Hawkins) if what I had heard is true about him being related to MJ. He said it's so. Honestly, I had much doubt about it even after he confirmed it. Two years ago when MJ's father passed (June 27), Hawk asked me if I had heard about "Uncle Joe". I know Hawk's uncle who lives here. I thought at first he was referring to his Uncle Bob because I mainly heard "uncle". I said, "No, what happened?" He replied that he passed away. I then realized Hawk meant MJ's father as I knew he was quite ill from news reports. I asked if he would be attending the funeral. He said he and his wife and their toddler would be driving out to California. That week when I stopped by Hawk's business, I asked his workers if he was in. They told me he left for California. I asked, "To attend a funeral?" They replied, "Yes". I thought to myself, "Wow, so it is true that Hawk is actually related to the Jacksons." When Hawk returned home, I asked him how the service went. He said everything went well. He told me his father was the minister at the funeral. Hawk then showed me a clip of the service, and I was blown away to see him and his family among members of MJ's siblings! It seemed totally surreal to me being that Hawk is someone I know yet he was related to one of the most famous singers in the world. He also showed me a short video of the car a particular singer owned who attended the private service. I saw the singer walking with someone who was leading him to his car. I easily recognized it as Stevie Wonder. Hawk said Latoya's daughter (nicknamed "Little Latoya") was in very hot water with the family because she leaked a video to TMZ of the private service. I assumed she did it for the money. A week or two later Hawk showed me a very thick photo album that he said he rarely shows anyone so I felt honored he allowed me to thumb through the album. There were numerous photos of the Jackson family in personal and private gatherings. Again, there was Hawk with the Jackson clan. A particular photo stood out to me. It was MJ sitting by himself in a living room chair taken with a Polaroid camera. I told Hawk the anniversary of MJ's passing is very easy for me to remember. I pulled out my driver's license to show him my date of birth. It matches the day of MJ's passing. Hawk was surprised.
"Off The Wall"
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 06/27/2020 11:30 AM
Excellent choice, mdh! I read that Clint Black has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts, twenty-two of which have reached number one. Plus, his debut album "Killin' Time" produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts! A few years back, I was informed that CB was scheduled to perform a free-to-the-public concert at the county seat but, unfortunately, it has yet to occur. He did, however, play a concert locally, but I wasn't able to attend. Besides America and Billy Dean, I have a ball cap with Clint Black's name on the front. To me CB looks like he could be the son of This Famous Person of Western Shows and Songs.
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 06/29/2020 12:25 AM
THE RASPBERRIES
I intentionally chose Todd Rundgren's "I Saw The Light" instead of one of his other songs such as "Hello It's Me" or "We Gotta Get You A Woman" to segue into the Raspberries. I was going to mention the following from the Raspberries Greatest Hits CD liner notes but got sidetracked until now:
Eric Carmen: "When the Raspberries were recording our first album, we were at Record Plant in New York in Studio B, and Todd Rundgren was in Studio A. Todd came by and stuck his head in the door and we happened to be mixing the song 'I Saw The Light.' Todd listened for a couple of minutes and then he left. Then the last song we had to mix that day was called 'I Can Remember.' Todd came by again and stuck his head in the door, listened and walked away. "Something/Anything" came out a month before the Raspberries' first album. The first track on the album was 'I Saw The Light,' and I thought, 'That's interesting, what a coincidence.' I listened to the song and it didn't really sound like ours, but lyrically it had some very similar things going on. Then the next song of Todd's album started out with this keyboard, and he was playing the exact chords to 'I Can Remember,' and the first line of the song was 'Do you remember,' and I thought, thievery. So I decided to get my revenge. My favorite song on his album was 'Couldn't I just Tell You.' So I sat down with my guitar one day and figured out that guitar part and reworked it and wrote 'I Wanna Be With You.' Then Todd came to Carnegie Hall when we played with Stories. I walked past him when we were sitting at a table and I said, 'I loved 'Couldn't I Just Tell You,' and he looked at me and said, 'That figures.'"
"I Wanna Be You"
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 07/01/2020 11:47 PM
BOB WELCH
From the internet: "Welch had undergone spinal surgery three months prior to his death. Despite the surgery, doctors told him his prognosis for recovery was poor, and he would eventually become an invalid. He was still in considerable pain, despite taking the medication pregabalin (Lyrica) for six weeks.
On June 7, 2012, around 6:00 am, Welch committed suicide by shooting in his Nashville home; his wife Wendy discovered his body. He left a nine-page suicide note and love letter for Wendy. He was 66 years old.
Wendy died on November 28, 2016, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart disease, also aged 66.
Bob and Wendy Welch are buried beside each other in Memphis, Tennessee."
"Precious Love"
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 07/03/2020 12:36 PM
Nice choice, mdh, going with the Grass Roots. OWN! The songs of the Grass Roots were among my favorites when I was in junior high being that they were most popular at about that time. I have both the LP and CD of their greatest hits. Both contain 16 songs each; however, three songs are different. On the LP, which is from 1971, the three songs are "Feelings," "Walking Through The Country" and "I Can Turn Off The Rain". On the CD the three songs are "Two Divided By Love," "Glory Bound" and "The Runway". The CD was manufactured in 1996 so I assume after 1971, the three songs on the CD outsold the three on the LP, but that's merely speculation on my part.
Some years ago, lead singer Rob Grill came to town to perform a free outdoor concert sponsored by the city. He put on a great show and even did a meet and greet afterwards, but I didn't stay for it as I was with two other people and didn't want them to have to wait. It was basically like attending a Grass Roots performance with Grill singing their greatest hits. He sang most of the concert while seated on a stool. He explained he was in need of hip surgery but was putting it off. He performed a couple of cover songs which I really enjoyed. One of them was Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" which was a song we talked about here. The other was by a group I plan to select soon.
Is the song with a part of the melody as you mentioned from "Feelings" an America song by Dan?
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Posted on: 07/05/2020 12:25 PM
mdh - I trust you survived the 4th okay and had a nice one. All I had to do this year to observe fireworks was to simply step outside. I have never seen so many in the night sky as last night! I'm just amazed how much money some people send purchasing fireworks. As a kid it was a lot of fun popping Black Cat firecrackers. On a rare occasion one might explode in your hand after lighting it and before being able to toss it. Man, would it hurt!
Anyway, back to music. That was a good song sung by Waylon Jennings. I have never purchased any music by him. I remember when I was in college, he performed a concert on campus on one of the weekends. I didn't attend, but there was plenty of talk about WJ starting the show but having to end it soon after it began due to his being too intoxicated to perform! The talk was all over campus. I can't remember positively, but I would assume all attendees were given a refund. Personally, I'm not much of a fan of Waylon although I'm a big fan of country music. I remember he had an album entitled, "Crying and Waylon" which I thought was quite clever as it contained his song, "Crying". Honestly, it would be a WNP for me. A friend of mine named his son "Waylon" after WJ. Plus, they lived in the country and were permitted to name their own street being that they were one of the first to live on that particular street. Actually, I should say it was a road. A dirt road as a matter of fact. He, as you may have guessed, named the road, "Waylon".
Concerning "Feelings", give me another day to try to figure it out. :)
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Posted on: 07/13/2020 10:40 PM
THE SPIRAL STARECASE
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"The group evolved from a four-piece instrumental group called the Fydallions, which formed in 1964 in Sacramento, California, for an Air Force talent contest. After leaving the Air Force, the band went on the road, playing five-hour lounge jobs on the Las Vegas circuit. The Fydallions, now a quintet consisting of Dick Lopes (saxophone), Bobby Raymond (bass guitar), Harvey Kaye (keyboards), Vinnie Parello (drums), and Pat Upton (guitar and lead vocals), were noticed by the A&R representative for Columbia Records, Gary Usher, while they were working in El Monte, California. Columbia signed the band, but insisted that they change their name. The band was renamed after the movie The Spiral Staircase, but with a deliberate misspelling."
"More Today Than Yesterday"
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Posted on: 07/18/2020 02:18 AM
mdh - Nice choice going with Herman's Hermits! Did you know (according to the internet) Peter Noone's actual name is "Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone"? What a long name, huh? Has to be one of the longest ever, LOL!
My favorite song of Herman's Hermits is probably, "There's A Kind Of Hush", which I believe is the flip side to "No Milk Today" or vice versa. I have that 45 in one of the closets as part of the collection of 45s my aunt gave me over 50 years ago.
I never really understood what the song title, "No Milk Today", actually meant. According to one person, Alan Oldie (whoever he is), says:
"In England, milk was delivered to the door in glass bottles and there was usually a regular order (Two pints please). The empty bottles were rinsed and left on the doorstep for the milkman to pick up with the next delivery. It wasn't unusual to leave a note in the top of a bottle for any variation ('one extra pint, please, we have company' or 'No milk for the next week, we are away').
'No milk today' was the most common, usually because for some reason the previous day's hadn't been used. Of course this matches in with the general thrust of the song. Only one person is living there now, the other has left, so not so much milk is being used, hence 'No milk today, it seems a common sight But people passing by don't know the reason why'.
And in case you're wondering, 'just two up, two down' describes a small English terraced house with two main rooms on the ground floor and two bedrooms above. I was brought up in a 'three up, two down' terraced house.
So, the final meaning is that a couple were living together in a small, very working-class house, but their love made it a palace. But now she has left him and he is alone with only his memories."
Saw Peter Noone on two different occasions here in my home town. If I remember correctly, he performed approximately 7-8 years between each concert. Both were held outdoors at night. Peter Noone is quite the entertainer with his fun and charming personality! I remember his guitar (or bass) player liked to spin around while performing. Something I noticed during the latter of the two performances was the number of t-shirts Peter Noone tossed out to the audience. Must have been around ten. My two sisters, my dad and I attended the second performance together. The seating was first come, first serve so we had front row seats. Most all the t-shirts Peter Noone tossed out to the audience were just heaved out with no intended recipient. One, however, he pointed directly to one of my sisters and gently tossed it to her. My guess is that he chose her because she is quite attractive, I must say, and surely caught his eye from the stage. The back of the t-shirt had the names of the cities the band was touring and the dates. It was funny seeing my small home town of about 35,000 among the names of large cities we all know well. On the front in red, white and blue was the Union Jack. And lastly, Peter Noone said he often gets mistaken for actor Nick Nolte.
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 07/21/2020 11:26 PM
PROCOL HARUM
From the internet:
"Procol Harum: formed in London in 1967 and are most famous for the hit A Whiter Shade of Pale. In an interview, lyricist Keith Reid, who was always listed as a full-fledged member of the group on their albums, recalls the genesis of their name:
'It's the name of a cat, a Siamese cat. It's the pedigree name, and it belonged to a friend of ours, just somebody that we used to hang out with when we were forming the band. One day, somebody pulled out the cat's birth certificate and said 'Have a look at this', and the name of the cat was Procol Harum. And somebody else, in fact a chap called Guy Stevens who was quite instrumental in Gary [Brooker, the singer and pianist] and myself getting together in the first place, said, 'Oh, you must call the group Procol Harum'. And we just accepted that. We never even questioned it, never even thought if it was a good name, we just went ahead with that suggestion."
"A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
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Posted on: 11/19/2020 12:16 PM
mdh - I remember Badfinger very well when they first came out and some people thinking they might really be the Beatles. I can understand that. Personally, I can hear sounds of the Beatles in their music. I don't own a single item by Badfinger, however. Regarding the Beatles and as odd as it may seem, I like their earlier music a lot but not so much their latter. As you may remember, the Beatles had two releases on LPs of their greatest hits. Each was a 2-album set. One of the album covers was trimmed in red which was their earlier works and the other trimmed in blue which was their latter. That's pretty much is the dividing line for me regarding the music that I enjoy most by the Beatles. I'm saying all of this to explain why I don't own anything by Badfinger. They remind me of the Beatles music in their latter years. With all of that said, I do enjoy hearing Badfinger's hit songs on the radio, but again, not enough to have ever purchased anything by them.
Coincidently, I came across a band just the other day whose music and band name I had never heard before. Below are three links pertaining to them and their music. The first two are two of their songs. Personally, I wouldn't purchase their music and for the same reason I stated above. But, I really do like their two songs as posted below:
KLAATU
"A Routine Day"
"Dear Christine"
The Band Everyone Thought Was The Beatles
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Posted on: 11/20/2020 01:38 PM
mdh - I did a little research on Reina Del Cid as follows:
"Her stage name originates from references to Spanish literature: her guitar is nicknamed "El Cid", named after the Castilian nobleman of the same name, and her name "Reina", meaning Queen in Spanish, the Queen of her guitar."
She has a very sweet singing voice! It reminds me of Jewel which is a good thing. Her cover of "Sister Golden Hair" is very nice. I remember in the past having come across it on YouTube. Thanks for featuring both of her songs here.
My featured artist today is the 70s band, Silver. Unfortunately, they were a one hit wonder with only one released album. I purchased it back in the day. Too bad they weren't successful enough to continue their career as Silver. Their sound reminds me a lot of the music of Poco. As you surely know, their one and only hit was "Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang". Their second release was "Musician (It's Not An Easy Life)". Although I think it's a nice song, it didn't go anywhere. Instead, I think they should have released my featured song below. As most everyone here knows, Silver member John Batdorf co-wrote America's "You Could've Been The One" from "Alibi".
SILVER
"It's Gonna Be Alright"
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Posted on: 11/23/2020 08:17 AM
KOG - Ah yes, DW Daryl Mark Williams "Jacob's Ladder", "Places I've Never Been", "I Do (Cherish You)", "Don't Laugh at Me", "She's in Love", and the cover version of Brian McKnight's "Back at One". Two songs originally recorded by Wills, "Somebody" and "What Hurts the Most", were later hit singles for Reba McEntire and Rascal Flatts. I very much enjoy Marks work.
DAVID NAIL
Best known for songs like No. 1: "Let It Rain" (featuring Sarah Buxton) and "Whatever She's Got", plus the top 10 hit "Red Light"
are good songs but what got my attention were songs like "The Sound of a Million Dreams", "Half Mile Hill", "The Secret", "That's How I'll Remember You"
"The Secret" (Acoustic)
"The Secret"
"Thats How I'll Remember You" Baeble Sessions
"That's How I'll Remember You"
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Posted on: 12/09/2020 12:28 PM
Welcome back, mdh! Glad to hear the hunt was a success. Many times just the fun and getting away is worth the trip alone. It reminds me of a bumper sticker one might see: "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work." The same could apply to hunting, no doubt.
Regarding Ryan Bingham, I've never watched even one episode of "Yellowstone" but a number of people have told me I should and that it's a very good show. I never knew Bingham was on the show as a singing cowboy. Frankly, as for myself and his music, I WNP. His sound just isn't one that appeals to me although I'm happy for him and his success. One last thing about him is that his parents were my classmates in high school. His dad was the varsity quarterback and his mom was a varsity cheerleader. They were the typical high school sweethearts. Unfortunately, both have passed on and his mom never got to see his success.
I like the sound of the Climax Blues Band. I would purchase their music although I don't own anything by them. As a matter of fact, the video you posted is the first time I've every seen them perform. I see the lead singer is also the sax player. It reminds me of a few other singers who cam play the sax such as Dan Seals/England Dan, Eddie Money and Daryl Hall.
I can't think of another hit song my next featured artist has had. I'll have to do some checking to see. In the meantime, here's one of my favorite songs from the '70s. Oh, I must make this comment: the lead singer is very brave to wear that shirt and pants. I think they're pants and not a skirt, LOL:
LOOKING GLASS
"Brandy"
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Posted on: 12/27/2020 02:31 PM
The always smooth and mellow vocals of Andy Williams! Believe it or not, mdh, I have two albums of Andy Williams but that wasn't until about two months ago. A local thrift store threw away boxes of albums probably in the amount of 100 to 150. They were in a dumpster that wasn't very tall so I took them home. Most all the albums were ones that our parents most likely would have enjoyed listening to. I gave all but about 20 of them to a friend whose son collects and sells them at a local antique and collector's mall. A few of the other ones I kept were ones by Eddie Arnold, Brenda Lee, Lawrence Welk's "A Christmas Song", Mac Davis, Mel Tillis, Johnny Rodriguez, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Roger Miller and several others.
When I think of Andy Williams, I also think of the Osmonds who were often guests on his television show back in the 60s and I believe is how they first became known.
As with most all high school graduating classes, the class picks a class song upon graduating. In my class' case, it came down to two songs. One was by a fellow graduating classmate. The song he had written was, "The Wind Song", which he had performed during the sohool's annual talent show called, "The Golden Revue" as our school colors are black and gold. The other song in the final two was Jim Croce's "Time In A Bottle". To this day if I were to ask a former classmate what our class song was, the answer is often the latter instead of the correct one. Funny how that is. Perhaps, my final Christmas-related selection:
JIM CROCE
"It Doesn't Have To Be That Way"
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A Jim Croce song covered by his son A.J.
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Posted on: 01/05/2021 02:43 AM
mdh - I had previously heard the song "Dixie Chicken" but never knew who sang it. Now that I know, I must say I don't know much about Little Feat other than hearing their name. Interesting to me is one of the artists mentioned in the video is Jesse Winchester. He moved to Canada to avoid the draft, I learned from reading, today. He also wrote a song sung by my next featured artist that charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs reaching #3.
Remember, when I featured Tish Hinojosa, I said she was the opening act for another artist who I planned to feature in the very near future? Little did I think at the time that the "near future" would be now because of seeing Jesse Winchester in Little Feat's video.
Singing a song written by Jesse Winchester is my next artist who I saw on the same bill as Tish many years ago and best known for his hit song, "Wildfire". I have seen him more than I've seen America in concert. The last time I saw him, he did a meet and greet after the show. I intentionally got in line last so I could have him autograph about 6 or 7 of his album covers. I mentioned to him what B.J, Thomas had told me while autographing his album covers for me was he hopes he doesn't see them on eBay. When I mentioned that to MMM, he said in an extremely kind manner that he's not in the least bit concerned about that. As the last person in the meet & greet line, he gave me one of his large posters at no charge and autographed it as well. The cost of the poster was listed for $20. Nice, nice guy!
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY
"I'm Gonna Miss You Girl
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"Long Line Of Love" with Tish Hinojosa Singing Background Vocals
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 01/06/2021 01:30 AM
Nice choice, mdh, with S-K-O. The only person I'm familiar with is Paul Overstreet. Honestly, I don't even remember them as a group by name, but I remember hearing "Baby's Got A New Baby" on the radio back in the day. I like that song and the vocal quality!
Reaching back to 1975 is a trio of brothers as you may possibly remember. They had a very silly comedy/variety show back then called, "The Hudson Brother's Razzle Dazzle Show". It was hard to take their music seriously even though they had a nice sound. One of the brothers, Bill Hudson, is the father of actress Kate Hudson. They, however, have a very strained relationship as she claims her stepfather Kurt Russell as her father. Her mother is, of course, Goldie Hawn. Back in the day (1974), I purchased one of the Hudson Brothers' 8-track cartridges and still have it to this day.
THE HUDSON BROTHERS
"Lonely School Year"
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 01/25/2021 08:52 PM
mdh - I've never purchased any music by Buffalo Springfield, but I have of some of their members. I understand the band, interestingly, got its name from a steamroller made by the Buffalo Springfield Roller Company. This is what Wiki has to say about the song in one "brief" sentence (LOL):
"Although 'For What It's Worth' is often considered an anti-war song, Stephen Stills was inspired to write the song because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in November 1966—a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, beginning in mid-1966, the same year Buffalo Springfield had become the house band at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip./"
The previous group reminds me of a very pleasant song from my junior high school days. I purchased the 45 back then and still have it. Written by Graham Nash as it's stated:
"Nash recalled his inspiration for the song occurring during a Moroccan vacation he took in 1966. On the trip, Nash traveled by train from Casablanca to Marrakesh. He began the journey in First Class, surrounded by people he found to be uninteresting—as he described it, they were all 'ladies with blue hair.' He decided the compartment was 'completely (f-ing) boring,' so left his seat to explore the other train carriages, and was fascinated by what he saw."
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
"Marrakesh Express" and a Bonus Song
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 01/26/2021 08:30 AM
KOG - Nice choice... I know that CSN formed in 1968 after performing together. Crosby had been asked to leave The Byrds, and Stills' band Buffalo Springfield had broken up. Nash left The Hollies. they had Their first album, Crosby, Stills & Nash, that was released in 1969, they had two Top 40 hits, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" [#21] and "Marrakesh Express" [#28]. Mr. Young was added pre 1970 and their next Album which is the one I OWN was Deja Vu.
Jajuba - Thanks for contributing. Jethro Tull - Good choice...
To quote other peoples words - Their music comes from another time and place, and transports you there...
Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Jethro Tull. All in the same breath.
This guy is incredible. Feel so cheated that I didn't get to see this live. Perhaps the most talented stage presence ever, and so dedicated to his audience.
BREAD
"This Isn't What The Government"
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Jajuba
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 01/30/2021 12:08 AM
This Band should be much bigger than they are. I think they are amazing. The first time I saw them they opened for America at Humphrey's in San Diego Ca. "She's So Beautiful"
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” – Frank Zappa
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 02/05/2021 05:55 PM
mdhunter03, I love Grand Funk Railroad. Thanks for that.
Here's another one for Johnny "the Welcher"
Loser
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Robyn
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 03/03/2021 10:28 AM
https://youtu.be/es177knqkp4
Don't know if this link works, but an artist from the Ameri-verse Cindy Alexander has a new cd coming out and her video "try, Try , Try" dropped yesterday. If you don't "know Cindy, you SHOULD!!!!
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Robyn
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Re: OT: Sharing An Awesome Video
Posted on: 03/07/2021 12:59 PM
Cindy was one of my America opening band finds. She's wonderful! I am so glad you like her!
America has always had quality openers ( I can think of ONE in the past almost 50 years I have been seeing them live that was a disappointment) Some of my favorites were introduced to me by the band and I am grateful!
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