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Posted on 7/22/24 at 4:20 pm to auggie
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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, the last surviving original member of the Four Tops who sang on all of the group’s timeless hits, including “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” died Monday of heart failure. He was 88.
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Fakir formed the quartet that became the Four Tops alongside friends Levi Stubbs, Renaldo “Obie” Benson and Lawrence Payton when they were students at Detroit’s Pershing High School in 1953. The original lineup of the Four Tops held together until 1997 when Peyton died of liver cancer. Following the death of Benson in 2005 and Stubbs in 2008, the responsibility for keeping the Four Tops name alive fell on Fakir and a new group of vocalists he recruited.
Posted on 7/22/24 at 4:34 pm to Kafka
Just reading about him a couple of days ago. He was still performing up until last year. Always liked the four tops. One day I'll pick up his auto to read.
Posted on 7/23/24 at 7:30 pm to sqerty
John Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer. In the 1960s, he formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians.
John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90.
He is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s. At various times, the Bluesbreakers included Clapton and Jack Bruce, later of Cream; Fleetwood, John McVie and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac; Mick Taylor, who played five years with the Rolling Stones; Harvey Mandel and Larry Taylor of Canned Heat; and Jon Mark and John Almond, who went on to form the Mark-Almond Band.
Mayall protested in interviews that he was not a talent scout, but played for the love of the music he had first heard on his father’s 78rpm records.
“I’m a band leader and I know what I want to play in my band – who can be good friends of mine,” Mayall said in an interview with the Southern Vermont Review. “It’s definitely a family. It’s a small kind of thing really.”
Though Mayall never approached the fame of some of his illustrious alumni, he was still performing in his late 80s, pounding out his version of Chicago blues. The lack of recognition rankled, and he wasn’t shy about saying so.
“I’ve never had a hit record, I never won a Grammy, and Rolling Stone has never done a piece about me,” he said in an interview with the Santa Barbara Independent in 2013. “I’m still an underground performer.”
Known for his blues harmonica and keyboard playing, Mayall had a Grammy nomination for Wake Up Call and a second nomination in 2022 for his album The Sun Is Shining Down. He also won official recognition in Britain with an OBE in 2005.
He was selected for the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class, and his 1966 album Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, is considered one of the best British blues albums.
John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90.
He is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s. At various times, the Bluesbreakers included Clapton and Jack Bruce, later of Cream; Fleetwood, John McVie and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac; Mick Taylor, who played five years with the Rolling Stones; Harvey Mandel and Larry Taylor of Canned Heat; and Jon Mark and John Almond, who went on to form the Mark-Almond Band.
Mayall protested in interviews that he was not a talent scout, but played for the love of the music he had first heard on his father’s 78rpm records.
“I’m a band leader and I know what I want to play in my band – who can be good friends of mine,” Mayall said in an interview with the Southern Vermont Review. “It’s definitely a family. It’s a small kind of thing really.”
Though Mayall never approached the fame of some of his illustrious alumni, he was still performing in his late 80s, pounding out his version of Chicago blues. The lack of recognition rankled, and he wasn’t shy about saying so.
“I’ve never had a hit record, I never won a Grammy, and Rolling Stone has never done a piece about me,” he said in an interview with the Santa Barbara Independent in 2013. “I’m still an underground performer.”
Known for his blues harmonica and keyboard playing, Mayall had a Grammy nomination for Wake Up Call and a second nomination in 2022 for his album The Sun Is Shining Down. He also won official recognition in Britain with an OBE in 2005.
He was selected for the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class, and his 1966 album Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, is considered one of the best British blues albums.
This post was edited on 7/23/24 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 7/23/24 at 9:30 pm to bleeng
He was able to play his music for a long, long time, and there's something to be said for that.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 12:42 pm to FightinTigersDammit
RIP Martin Phillips.. frontman for the legendary NZ band The Chills... Very instrumental in the influential Dunedin Sound of the early 80s...
Posted on 7/29/24 at 2:17 am to TFTC
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Dig the party boys in the background, trying to clap along like she's singing "Wooly Bully".
quote:One of the weirdest records to ever make the top 20. Is it really a hymn to female submissiveness? Or perhaps a subtly coded self-parody?
Singer Sandy Posey has died aged 80 following a battle with dementia.
The musician, known for 1960s hits Single Girl and Born A Woman, passed away on Saturday morning at her Tennessee home following complications from the degenerative condition - her husband Wade Cummins confirmed to TMZ.
Dig the party boys in the background, trying to clap along like she's singing "Wooly Bully".
Posted on 8/15/24 at 11:25 am to Kafka
RIP to Greg Kihn
One of my all time favorite videos.
Rock Kihn Roll
One of my all time favorite videos.
Rock Kihn Roll
This post was edited on 8/15/24 at 11:29 am
Posted on 8/16/24 at 11:40 pm to Finklesteins Kid
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"Little Darlin'" (1956)
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Maurice Williams, the singer and songwriter whose 1960 single “Stay,” recorded with his doo-wop group the Zodiacs, shot to No. 1 and became a cover-song staple for a long line of musical acts, including the Four Seasons, the Hollies and Jackson Browne, died on Aug. 6 in Charlotte, N.C. He was 86.
His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by Ron Henderson, a former member of the Zodiacs.
Mr. Williams owed a considerable career debt to a girl he dated when he was 15. She provided the inspiration for his two biggest hits: “Little Darlin’,” recorded when his group was called the Gladiolas, which hit No. 41 on the Billboard pop chart in 1957; and “Stay,” which briefly topped the Mr. Williams recalled the origins of “Stay,” his only chart-topping single, in a 2018 video interview. “This young lady I was going with, she was over to my house, and this particular night, her brother was supposed to pick her up at 10,” he said. “So he came, and I said, ‘Well, you can stay a little longer.’ And she said, ‘No, I gotta go.’”
The next morning he woke up and wove that and other snippets from their conversation — “Now, your daddy don’t mind/And your mommy don’t mind” — into song form, building to its indelible signature line, which, seven years later, the Zodiacs’ Henry Gaston would render in a celestial falsetto: “Oh, won’t you stay, just a little bit longer.”
"Little Darlin'" (1956)
Posted on 8/17/24 at 5:07 pm to Kafka
I saw that guy on Phil Donahue once
Posted on 9/6/24 at 1:07 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Sérgio Santos Mendes February 11, 1941 – September 5, 2024) was a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He had over 55 releases and was known for playing bossa nova, often crossed with funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio.
Mendes, a Brazilian musician, was primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place.
Mendes formed the Sexteto Bossa Rio and recorded Dance Moderno in 1961. Touring Europe and the United States, Mendes recorded albums with Cannonball Adderley and Herbie Mann and played at the Carnegie Hall. Mendes moved to the U.S. in 1964 and cut two albums under the group name Sergio Mendes & Brasil '65 with Capitol Records and Atlantic Records.
The bandleader and composer is best known for the buoyant Latin pop hit Mas Que Nada, and putting Brazilian twists on English songs such as The Look Of Love and The Beatles' The Fool On The Hill.
Mendes recorded more than 35 albums, many of which went gold or platinum in the US; and received an Oscar nomination in 2012 for co-writing the song Real in Rio from the animated film Rio.
Mendes, a Brazilian musician, was primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place.
Mendes formed the Sexteto Bossa Rio and recorded Dance Moderno in 1961. Touring Europe and the United States, Mendes recorded albums with Cannonball Adderley and Herbie Mann and played at the Carnegie Hall. Mendes moved to the U.S. in 1964 and cut two albums under the group name Sergio Mendes & Brasil '65 with Capitol Records and Atlantic Records.
The bandleader and composer is best known for the buoyant Latin pop hit Mas Que Nada, and putting Brazilian twists on English songs such as The Look Of Love and The Beatles' The Fool On The Hill.
Mendes recorded more than 35 albums, many of which went gold or platinum in the US; and received an Oscar nomination in 2012 for co-writing the song Real in Rio from the animated film Rio.
Posted on 9/6/24 at 1:47 pm to bleeng
Remember seeing them on the Johnny Carson show
Posted on 9/11/24 at 2:27 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Frankie Beverly (born Howard Beverly, December 6, 1946 – September 10, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and producer, known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze. Beverly formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1970. After a relocation to San Francisco and an introduction to Marvin Gaye, Maze went on to release nine Gold albums and create a large and devoted following. Beverly is the band's writer, producer and lead singer. He is known for his distinctive smooth baritone voice and charismatic stage presence.
Born in Philadelphia in 1946, Beverly found his voice singing in church, and formed many R&B and doo-wop groups throughout the 1960s before refining his sound and founding Raw Soul, later renamed Maze, in 1970. The funk band, made up of highly skilled live instrumentalists and supporting vocalists, tied together with Beverly’s strong, smooth lead vocals as the constant, got its big break after relocating from the East Coast to San Francisco in 1971 and being invited by Motown giant Marvin Gaye on tour as his opening act.
In 1977, the band released its debut album, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, and gained prominence for songs like the slinky and euphoric “Happy Feelin’s.” From the time of the band’s debut until the 1990s, Maze proved to be a reliable source for quiet storm and R&B hits, including “Golden Time of Day,” “Joy & Pain” and “We Are One.” But it found its true calling card outside the studio, through exuberant live performances that Beverly called his personal priority. “That is unquestionably the favorite part of this whole thing to me. I think there's not a doubt that whatever we do and whatever people like about us — I think mostly they like what they see live,” Beverly told NPR in 2005. “When you're cookin', it starts cookin'. It doesn't matter how many people is in the room. It's just a special thing. It's probably the most powerful form of art.”
Born in Philadelphia in 1946, Beverly found his voice singing in church, and formed many R&B and doo-wop groups throughout the 1960s before refining his sound and founding Raw Soul, later renamed Maze, in 1970. The funk band, made up of highly skilled live instrumentalists and supporting vocalists, tied together with Beverly’s strong, smooth lead vocals as the constant, got its big break after relocating from the East Coast to San Francisco in 1971 and being invited by Motown giant Marvin Gaye on tour as his opening act.
In 1977, the band released its debut album, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, and gained prominence for songs like the slinky and euphoric “Happy Feelin’s.” From the time of the band’s debut until the 1990s, Maze proved to be a reliable source for quiet storm and R&B hits, including “Golden Time of Day,” “Joy & Pain” and “We Are One.” But it found its true calling card outside the studio, through exuberant live performances that Beverly called his personal priority. “That is unquestionably the favorite part of this whole thing to me. I think there's not a doubt that whatever we do and whatever people like about us — I think mostly they like what they see live,” Beverly told NPR in 2005. “When you're cookin', it starts cookin'. It doesn't matter how many people is in the room. It's just a special thing. It's probably the most powerful form of art.”
Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:28 pm to bleeng
I have belatedly learned of the death of jazz bassist Richard_Davis at age 93.
Greil Marcus called his work on the following "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album"
Greil Marcus called his work on the following "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album"
Posted on 10/7/24 at 11:22 pm to Kafka
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Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, died Monday in New Jersey. She was 91.
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as a member of the Sweet Inspirations, Houston provided background vocals for Otis Redding and Dionne Warwick (who was Houston’s niece), among others. The also recorded backing vocals on Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “Burning of the Midnight Lamp,” and Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way.” In 1969, they were part of Elvis Presley’s band during one of his Las Vegas residencies. The group’s “Sweet Inspiration” was a Number 18 hit, and their self-titled LP, 1967’s The Sweet Inspirations, made it up to Number 90 on the albums chart.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 5:39 pm to Kafka
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Earned a place in my personal HoF for this clip. A Bob Hope USO tour, Vietnam 1965:
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Jack Jones, the silky Grammy-winning crooner who had hits with “Lollipops and Roses,” “Wives and Lovers” and “The Impossible Dream” before inviting TV viewers to set a course for adventure on The Love Boat, has died. He was 86.
Jones died Wednesday night at Eisenhower Medical in Rancho Mirage, California, after a two-year battle with leukemia, his stepdaughter Nicole Whitty told The Hollywood Reporter.
Jones was born into a showbiz family. His mother, Irene Hervey, was an Emmy-nominated actress who spent more than 50 years in film and on television. His father, tenor Allan Jones, portrayed the romantic male lead in Show Boat (1936) and in the Marx Brothers’ A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937)
Earned a place in my personal HoF for this clip. A Bob Hope USO tour, Vietnam 1965:
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The charming woman in this clip is 1st Lieutenant Sharon Marie Forman, staff nurse at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in Qui Nhon, Viet Nam. She served a year in Vietnam in 1965, and a subsequent year in Japan. She went on to have a long and distinguished career in the military, and was elevated to the rank of Colonel. Eventually, Col. Sharon Forman Bystran became the Chief of Clinical Nursing at Walter Reed Hospital.
Posted on 10/24/24 at 6:48 pm to Kafka
Did commercials for the Chrysler New Yorker
Posted on 10/24/24 at 6:58 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:Exciting & New
Did commercials for the Chrysler New Yorker
Posted on 10/24/24 at 7:05 pm to Kafka
"What a beautiful New Yorker
It's the talk of the town"
It's the talk of the town"
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