09-09-2008
( Reply#: 2305 ) |
Tom J |
Oh, I would have been starting my college career when this survey came out. I attended Purdue Calumet for my first year, before transferring to W. Lafayette for my final three.
Tom
P.S.
Three of my favorites on that list are "Brown Eyed Girl," "Gimme Little Sign," and "Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie." The " Groovin' " on this list is the version by Booker T. and the MGs. If it had been the Rascals version, it would have been included in my list of favorites. "Groovin" by the Rascals is very possibly my favorite song of all time. It would be in the top five, anyway.
A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days!
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09-09-2008
( Reply#: 2306 ) |
diskojoe |
Hey, Tom, no hatin' on the Booker T. & The M.G.'s version of "Groovin". [:D] To me it's almost as good as the Rascals' version. 1967 was the year that Stax Records was firing on all cylinders w/Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, as well as Booker T. & the M.G.'s breaking through to the white rock audience. FYI, Steve Cropper, the great lead guitarist w/the M.G.'s, has just released an album w/Felix Calavere, the lead singer w/the Rascals on the resurrected Stax Records. "A Girl Like You" is another great Rascals song.
That's a pretty cool WLS Survey. I remember a lot of the songs, although that was the week I entered kindergarden. I can relate to it a lot better than the majority of today's pop music. There's a few interesting songs on the list. "Ha Ha Said The Clown" by the Yardbirds featured Jimmy Page on guitar a year or so before he founded Led Zeppelin & was a cover of a UK hit by Manfred Mann. "Heroes & Villians" by the Beach Boys was the much anticipated follow up to "Good Vibrations" & was supposed to be part of the Smile album. Its disappointing chart performance (it peaked at #12 on the national charts) was one of the factors that led Brian Wilson to abandon Smile until 2004 (I saw him perform it live in Bosstown that year). |
09-09-2008
( Reply#: 2307 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by diskojoe
Hey, Tom, no hatin' on the Booker T. & The M.G.'s version of "Groovin". [:D] To me it's almost as good as the Rascals' version. 1967 was the year that Stax Records was firing on all cylinders w/Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, as well as Booker T. & the M.G.'s breaking through to the white rock audience. FYI, Steve Cropper, the great lead guitarist w/the M.G.'s, has just released an album w/Felix Calavere, the lead singer w/the Rascals on the resurrected Stax Records. "A Girl Like You" is another great Rascals song.
That's a pretty cool WLS Survey. I remember a lot of the songs, although that was the week I entered kindergarden. I can relate to it a lot better than the majority of today's pop music. There's a few interesting songs on the list. "Ha Ha Said The Clown" by the Yardbirds featured Jimmy Page on guitar a year or so before he founded Led Zeppelin & was a cover of a UK hit by Manfred Mann. "Heroes & Villians" by the Beach Boys was the much anticipated follow up to "Good Vibrations" & was supposed to be part of the Smile album. Its disappointing chart performance (it peaked at #12 on the national charts) was one of the factors that led Brian Wilson to abandon Smile until 2004 (I saw him perform it live in Bosstown that year).
Hey, Joe, I'm into Booker T. and the MGs. I loved "Green Onions" and "Time is Tight." I wasn't one who bought a lot of albums, but their album with those two songs on it is one that I DID buy. Seems like I liked "Red Beans and Rice," which was also on that album, if I remember correctly. I'm sure I must have heard their version of "Groovin," but I don't remember it.
Kindergarten? You ain't trying to make me feel OLD, are ya? :)
Tom
A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days!
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09-09-2008
( Reply#: 2308 ) |
Tom J |
Oh, by the way, Joe, thanks for all that info in your post! WOW! You sure know a lot of rock history, and it is especially impressive, since you were so young when those songs were popular. You obviously have enough love for that music to do some serious research on it!
I wish you would start your own thread and post stuff like that on a regular basis. I never bothered to learn much at all about the people behind the music. I just listened to the songs and loved them, but I should have tried to learn more about the artists and song writers. I would love to get more up to speed through reading your posts.
Tom
A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days!
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09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2311 ) |
Bill Bucko |
There's very little that came out after 1966 that I care for. I think 1962-63 were the greatest years of pop music.
But just as a reminder: as I said previously (I think on the Dick Biondi thread, if it's still around) I own 30 WLS surveys, from 1961-1966. If there's a particular date or song or artist that's important to you, send me your e-mail address via private message and I'll send you a scan.
"Sealed with a Kiss"? "Patches"? "Telstar," anyone?
I also have a chronological list of 1700+ Oldies, 1950-1969.
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63 |
09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2312 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by Bill Bucko
There's very little that came out after 1966 that I care for. I think 1962-63 were the greatest years of pop music.
But just as a reminder: as I said previously (I think on the Dick Biondi thread, if it's still around) I own 30 WLS surveys, from 1961-1966. If there's a particular date or song or artist that's important to you, send me your e-mail address via private message and I'll send you a scan.
"Sealed with a Kiss"? "Patches"? "Telstar," anyone?
I also have a chronological list of 1700+ Oldies, 1950-1969.
Bill
Warren G. Harding Class of '63
Bill, is that chronological list something that you have already sent me? I know you have sent me some of those Silver Dollar Surveys, but I can't remember if you sent me that list or not. I had a major computer crash a couple months ago, and I lost everything that wasnt backed up.
I would like to see that list, and you have my Email already.
Thanks.
Tom
A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days!
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09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2313 ) |
diskojoe |
Tom, thanks for your kind words, which I appreciate very much. I think I got into music through listening to my sister's (she's 11 years older than me)Beatles records & the radio when I was just a wee tot. When push comes to shove, I think my favorite period of pop/rock music is between 1964-67.
Also, speaking of Booker T. & the M.G.'s I would like to recommend to you & any other fatheads out there a DVD that's easily available called The Stax/Volt Review Live in Oslo 1967, which has live performances by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, as well as them backing up Eddie Floyd, the Mar-Kays, Arthur Conley, Sam & Dave & Otis Redding. The Sam & Dave performance itself is excellent & will make you forget the Blues Brothers. |
09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2314 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by diskojoe
Tom, thanks for your kind words, which I appreciate very much. I think I got into music through listening to my sister's (she's 11 years older than me)Beatles records & the radio when I was just a wee tot. When push comes to shove, I think my favorite period of pop/rock music is between 1964-67.
Also, speaking of Booker T. & the M.G.'s I would like to recommend to you & any other fatheads out there a DVD that's easily available called The Stax/Volt Review Live in Oslo 1967, which has live performances by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, as well as them backing up Eddie Floyd, the Mar-Kays, Arthur Conley, Sam & Dave & Otis Redding. The Sam & Dave performance itself is excellent & will make you forget the Blues Brothers.
Thanks for the tip, Joe. That DOES sound like it would be a good DVD to get! I just might look into it.
Good old rock and roll from the 50s and 60s is NEVER going to die! Each generation that comes along seems to latch onto it.
Tom
A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days!
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09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2315 ) |
Tom J |
Joe:
I checked out that DVD on Amazon, and it got 22 five star ratings out of 24 total reviews. It does sound like a great DVD.
I'm seriously thinking about getting that puppy.
Tom
A 1967 Graduate of Hammond High who cherishes his memories of growing up in the Hammond of the 1950's and 1960's. Bring back those days!
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09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2317 ) |
diskojoe |
Tom, another DVD for you (& anyone else)to check out is Dreams to Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding. It has plenty of vintage performance clips (including his last TV appearance the day before he died)& interviews w/members of Otis' family, Steve Cropper, one of the members of the Memphis Horns & thank goodness nothing from any newfangled pop stars who think he was the greatest after buying a CD of his the week before, if you get my drift. |
09-10-2008
( Reply#: 2318 ) |
Alan Vandever |
For those of you still living in the Chicagoland area, Dick Bionte is still broadcasting along with some of his old cronies from WLS on 94.7 fm. |
09-11-2008
( Reply#: 2326 ) |
duane |
OK now you guys are talking. WLS was THE radio station. WCFL (for Chicago Federation of Labor) couldn't come close. Every week we'd listen for Dex Cards survey to see if our favorite song was going up or down. AM radio was it back then...I remember when WLS FM first came on line. A friend family had a huge console stereo with FM and we would listen to a DJ named "spoke" He would talk in a whispering voice, very low and smooth and play things like Dylan, Cream, Zep, etc. But I digress.
AM was still the place to be. I remember after going down to Purdue that we would listen at night. My roommate was a farmer in Southern Illinois and he would listen to WLS AM at night while he was out goofing off in his tractor (which had a cabin on it and a radio)! |
09-27-2008
( Reply#: 2361 ) |
emttt |
quote:
Also, speaking of Booker T. & the M.G.'s I would like to recommend to you & any other fatheads out there a DVD that's easily available called The Stax/Volt Review Live in Oslo 1967, which has live performances by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, as well as them backing up Eddie Floyd, the Mar-Kays, Arthur Conley, Sam & Dave & Otis Redding. The Sam & Dave performance itself is excellent & will make you forget the Blues Brothers.
let's not be hatin' on the blues brothers either after all steve cropper and donald "duck" dunne from booker t and the mg's are both in the blues brothers band
granted they started out as a bit on saturday night live; they did it, however, to make people aware of a form of music that was getting no recognition at the time and was on the verge of dying.
if not for belushi and ackroyd my generation and those that followed my generation may never have heard of sam & dave, booker t, elmore james, etc. |
09-29-2008
( Reply#: 2369 ) |
diskojoe |
Emttt, I do know that Steve & Duck were in the Blues Brothers Band & remember how the whole Blues Brothers thing started (I was in my teens back then & watched SNL avidly). You may also be right in saying that the Blues Brothers rekindled interest in the blues & soul. However, I feel that the Blues Brothers were a watered down version of great acts like Sam & Dave. Again, if you see their performance in the Stax/Volt DVD, it's an amazing & intense one. Otis Redding hated to follow them on stage because of their performances. I wasn't hating on the Blues Brothers; it's just that I feel that Sam & Dave, as well as Otis, Rufus Thomas & countless others should be given their rightful props. As for the Blues Brothers movie, I always felt that great musical guests like Aretha Franklin, James Brown & Ray Charles aside, all it did was to rescue Chrysler from bankruptcy from all those cop cars that were destroyed [:D] |
10-03-2008
( Reply#: 2374 ) |
emttt |
i agree the blues brothers pale in comparison to the originals; however, i do feel that the movie may have introduced these great musicians( Aretha, James Brown, Cab Calloway, John Lee Hooker, etc.) to some people who would have never picked up one of their albums (does anyone else remember albums?) if not for seeing them in the movie.
on a side note to those who long for the technology of yesteryear check out retrothing.com i have recently found it they have articles about various things: shows, technology, music, etc. from the past |
10-03-2008
( Reply#: 2375 ) |
seejay2 |
Retro Thing!! What a cool site! Thank you for that! My first computer was a Commodore 64 and that article brought back memories of sitting there all night programming in a game (can't remember the name) where you had to guide a worm around a maze eating dots and growing larger. The trick was trying not to collide with yourself. Then it all deleted when you shut the computer off.
I'll sit down and peruse the rest of that site.....Cj |
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