What’s so weird? Their vocal parts on that track, or that they did the session?
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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There’s more of a backstory to that, and a lot of it isn’t very pretty. Probably not known in the US except to hardcore fans of both groups, The Who and The Small Faces, as the two premier Mod outfits in the UK, were “brother” bands, socializing and gigging together. There was a riotous tour of Australia in ‘67 that got them both banned. As Keith Moon slipped into more and more irrational behavior, plus the drinking and drugs, Kim feared for her and Mandy’s safety(there had been some domestic violence issues). She was drawn to McLagen’s relative stability, and they moved in together; at one point an unhinged Moon threated to kill Mac. Eventually, after the Small Faces turned into the Faces, and then got ditched by Rod Stewart, the three of them moved to the US, first to Los Angeles, then to Austin, TX(a grown-up Amanda stayed in Southern California). Mac of course was a first call session keyboardist as well as having his own band, and Kim went into a beautician business, but sadly died in an Austin traffic accident in 2006.Kim Kerrigan, the wife of Who drummer Keith Moon (and mother of his daughter Amanda), was also married to Small Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan.
Here’s a shot of Amanda with her dad’s famous drum kit…
One of my favorite shows I have seen was Joe Walsh with Buddy Guy opening for him. Joe is one of the underrated guitar players IMHO. Plus the guy is funny.
After being coy for so many years, Elvis Costello writes in his 2015 autobiography, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, : "I've always told people that I wrote the song 'Alison' after seeing a beautiful checkout girl at the local supermarket. She had a face for which a ship might have once been named. Scoundrels might once have fought mist-swathed duels to defend her honor. Now she was punching in the prices on cans of beans at a cash register and looking as if all the hopes and dreams of her youth were draining away. All that were left would soon be squandered to a ruffian who told her convenient lies and trapped her still further."
Let's Live for Today" is a song written by David "Shel" Shapiro and Italian lyricist Mogol, with additional English lyrics provided by Michael Julien. At the time, Shapiro was a member of the Rokes, an English beat group who had relocated to Italy in 1963 and had signed a recording contract with RCA Italiana the following year.
During the mid-1960s, the Rokes became a popular band on the Italian charts, achieving a number of Top 20 hits with Italian-language covers of popular British and American songs. By 1966, however, the band had begun to write their own material, including "Piangi con me", which quickly became their biggest hit to date in Italy.
When "Piangi con me" was to be released in the United Kingdom, publisher Dick James Music requested that staff writer Julien compose English lyrics for the song. Julien composed new lyrics, rather than translating from the Italian, and it was his input that transformed "Piangi con me" into "Let's Live for Today".
The composer/producer team of P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri, who managed the Grass Roots' recordings, were also enthusiastic about the song, with Sloan being particularly enamored with the similarities that the song's chorus had to the Drifters' "I Count the Tears".
"Let's Live for Today" was recorded by the Grass Roots, with the help of a number of studio musicians, including Sloan on lead guitar, and was released as a single in May 1967. The lead vocal on the Grass Roots' recording was sung by the band's bassist Rob Grill and the distinctive "1-2-3-4" count-in before the chorus was sung by guitarist Warren Entner.
The song quickly became popular with the record buying public, selling over two million copies in the U.S. and finally peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 during June 1967.
Dig that crazy guitar!
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During the mid-1960s, the Rokes became a popular band on the Italian charts, achieving a number of Top 20 hits with Italian-language covers of popular British and American songs. By 1966, however, the band had begun to write their own material, including "Piangi con me", which quickly became their biggest hit to date in Italy.
When "Piangi con me" was to be released in the United Kingdom, publisher Dick James Music requested that staff writer Julien compose English lyrics for the song. Julien composed new lyrics, rather than translating from the Italian, and it was his input that transformed "Piangi con me" into "Let's Live for Today".
The composer/producer team of P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri, who managed the Grass Roots' recordings, were also enthusiastic about the song, with Sloan being particularly enamored with the similarities that the song's chorus had to the Drifters' "I Count the Tears".
"Let's Live for Today" was recorded by the Grass Roots, with the help of a number of studio musicians, including Sloan on lead guitar, and was released as a single in May 1967. The lead vocal on the Grass Roots' recording was sung by the band's bassist Rob Grill and the distinctive "1-2-3-4" count-in before the chorus was sung by guitarist Warren Entner.
The song quickly became popular with the record buying public, selling over two million copies in the U.S. and finally peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 during June 1967.
Dig that crazy guitar!
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All Along the Watchtower was Jimi Hendrix's only US Top 40 hit. It peaked at #20.
On his 35th birthday (June 7, 1993), he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, a mixture of the male and female signs combined with the alchemy symbol for soapstone. The media began referring to him as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince," or simply "The Artist." His staff at Paisley Park, on the other hand, called him "the dude." In May 2000, he changed his name back to Prince.
I watched a documentary on Prince and his marketing company and press team had to send out a Floppy disc with his “name symbol” on it since no one could reproduce it!
Rob Grange is known for his work with The Amboy Dukes, and with Ted Nugent, as well as his unique bass lines in the song "Stranglehold".
Grange plays early Fender basses, circa '56–'62. In 1973 he was the first documented bassist to modify his '62 Fender Precision bass by adding a Pre-CBS Fender Jazz pickup, a configuration later to be known as a "P/J" bass. This resulted in adding highs to the tone. He took this a step further and added a toggle switch and an "out of phase" switch. This bass became known as the "Stranglehold Bass". It wasn't until the 80s that Fender picked up on this popular trend and produced their first Fender P/J basses.
Grange plays early Fender basses, circa '56–'62. In 1973 he was the first documented bassist to modify his '62 Fender Precision bass by adding a Pre-CBS Fender Jazz pickup, a configuration later to be known as a "P/J" bass. This resulted in adding highs to the tone. He took this a step further and added a toggle switch and an "out of phase" switch. This bass became known as the "Stranglehold Bass". It wasn't until the 80s that Fender picked up on this popular trend and produced their first Fender P/J basses.
I followed suit in 1978. My very first bass was a lawsuit Ibanez Precision. Because of Rob and a local bassist who’d already done it, I got mine modified. It was a great sound.
Dang and here I always thought P/J bass stood for Peanut Butter and Jelly...Ha! Good info!
NOTE: Excuse my poor attempt at humor because I already own a P/J bass.
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I think Trevor Bolder played a P/J Bass when he was in Wishbone Ash too.
Trevor Bolder is an under-rated Bass player! He was Bowies' bassist with Spiders from Mars too. I saw Bowie in '72 and immediately went out and bought a slotted headstock EB-3 just like Trevors'. Never could grow the sideburns! Ha!
Evidently he kept the bass longer than he did the sideburns!
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Jerry Hyman, the original trombone player for Blood Sweat and Tears, retired from the music industry after contracting Bell’s palsy in the seventies. He now works as a professional chiropractor in North Carolina.
Thelma Hopkins of Tony Orlando & Dawn (originally just called Dawn) is also a well known actress having been in many movies and TV shows. She was a regular on the TV shows Family Matters and Gimme A Break and appeared on dozens of other shows. She does voice acting and has done work on The Rugrats and Spiderman cartoons and others.
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A lot of people already know this, but rapper Ice T recently appeared on Megadeth’s new album.
Michael Stipe of REM used to claim that he could predict earthquakes. He said he got a nasty headache a few days before they hit.
I guess you would call that a splitting headache.
Yeah. I heard he had to call Alanis Morrisette to borrow a Jagged Little Pill to ease the pain.
Totally unrelated but nice segue…My 1st concert since COVID. I saw Collective Soul last Tuesday night and they rocked. They did a great version of REM’s The One I Love. Fantastic show from a bunch of old guys like me!
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