We “learnt” “Frere Jacques” in infants school in Sydney way back in the mid 60s. We all had to sing it together as a round.
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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We “learnt” “Frere Jacques” in infants school in Sydney way back in the mid 60s. We all had to sing it together as a round.
John Lennon's recording of the song "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" featured Elton John on harmony vocals and piano. While in the studio, Elton bet Lennon that the song would top the charts in the U.S. Lennon was skeptical that it would reach No. 1. Elton secured from him a promise to appear on stage at one of his performances, should the record indeed hit No. 1. When the record did achieve that feat, Lennon appeared at Elton John's Thanksgiving performance at Madison Square Garden November 28, 1974. It was Lennon's last major concert appearance.
The recording studio that was on the second floor of The Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio was Agency Recording Studios. That is the recording studio that would record the bands playing live in the first floor ballroom.
One of the concerts on the list you posted is Todd Rundgren (Aug. 23, 1978). Todd Rundgren and the Agora will be forever connected, as Rundgren recorded part of his live album, "Back to the Bars," there while touring in support of "Utopia" in 1978.
Check out the ticket prices.
A couple weeks before Todd Rundgren played at the Agora Ballroom, my band Lickety Split, recorded 2 songs for a 45 record at Agency Recording Studios and the poster for Todd's upcoming show was on the entrance to the Agora and we thought that was very cool. There I am pointing at the sign. Also photos of us in the studio.
Me with the gold records for Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry and The Morning After by Maureen McGovern that were both recorded there.
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Oh man...thanks for sharing! Are you from Cleveland? I tell people about all of the bands and the great concerts and ticket prices and they don't believe me. That was a great time when WMMS was king! All the BIG bands played here.The recording studio that was on the second floor of The Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio was Agency Recording Studios. That is the recording studio that would record the bands playing live in the first floor ballroom.
One of the concerts on the list you posted is Todd Rundgren (Aug. 23, 1978). Todd Rundgren and the Agora will be forever connected, as Rundgren recorded part of his live album, "Back to the Bars," there while touring in support of "Utopia" in 1978.
Check out the ticket prices.
A couple weeks before Todd Rundgren played at the Agora Ballroom, my band Lickety Split, recorded 2 songs for a 45 record at Agency Recording Studios and the poster for Todd's upcoming show was on the entrance to the Agora and we thought that was very cool. There I am pointing at the sign. Also photos of us in the studio.
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Me with the gold records for Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry and The Morning After by Maureen McGovern that were both recorded there.
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I am from Johnstown, PA. When we were in the search for a well known recording studio, Agency Recording Studios in Cleveland, OH was recommended.
Disclaimer: I am a big fan of Led Zeppelin.
However, they did copy/steal several songs and never gave credit where credit was due.
However, they did copy/steal several songs and never gave credit where credit was due.
Country, not rock, but still unusual music trivia.
The Billboard Hot Country Songs music chart ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States. In 1985, 51 different songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the Billboard Magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores. Only "Lost In The Fifties (In The Still Of The Night)" by Ronnie Milsap was #1 for a second week at the top of the chart in 1985.
The Billboard Hot Country Songs music chart ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States. In 1985, 51 different songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the Billboard Magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores. Only "Lost In The Fifties (In The Still Of The Night)" by Ronnie Milsap was #1 for a second week at the top of the chart in 1985.
We were the reason Doc Neeson couldn't initially fly his chopper over the Narara site to capture the opening scene of this flick
They were selling kites in the stalls and, consequently, dozens of kites were perpetually up. We were encamped at the very edge of the campsite, looking down the valley directly at the main stage — a three day uninterrupted view, from the top of the hill. You can see us there, in the film, under a big canvas truck tarp that was opened up at one side, mirroring the stage.
As the day wore on, people behind us would lose their kites — there was a good, stiff blow that day — and their spools would come flying straight through the camp from behind. We found that we could tackle the flying spools and commandeer those kites.
Each kite we captured was linked to our spools and let go so that they flew up the entire length of the kite string effectively doubling and then tripling the kite's height. Each kite had a three-hundred foot spool.
We were enjoying the adventure when a call came over the PA stating that Doc and the band couldn't land their chopper unless we dropped our kites. So we did. No drama. Magic festival
As the day wore on, people behind us would lose their kites — there was a good, stiff blow that day — and their spools would come flying straight through the camp from behind. We found that we could tackle the flying spools and commandeer those kites.
Each kite we captured was linked to our spools and let go so that they flew up the entire length of the kite string effectively doubling and then tripling the kite's height. Each kite had a three-hundred foot spool.
We were enjoying the adventure when a call came over the PA stating that Doc and the band couldn't land their chopper unless we dropped our kites. So we did. No drama. Magic festival
"Spirit In The Sky" is the only song to reach the #1 spot on the UK Singles Chart by 3 different acts. Norman Greenbaum (original version) 1970; Doctor and The Medics 1986; and Gareth Gates (featuring The Kumars) 2003.
Should've stopped with the original version. That's one of the most iconic guitar tones of all time.
I watched this interview yesterday with Norman Greenbaum discussing that guitar tone.
You can't forget about William Shatner's version with Peter Frampton! Ha!
Carol Kaye on first electric bass players in the industry:
Doing this in 4 parts. The First Fender Bassists in Hollywood, Recording Capital of the world at that time:
No. 1 Rene Hall, has to be the very first Fender Bassist. Having composed filmscores for all-black movies and being a popular guitar star (see pic), and even having Dano 6-string Bass Guitar hits, then guitar hits along with his sometimes Fender Bass hit records, all in the 1950s, he later became a popular producer and well-liked by everyone in Hollywood inc. myself. I worked for him in 1960s, and knew of his prowess on Fender Bass and in mid 60s hired him for Fender Bass recording of my multi-guitar album 1965! Yes he was that good!! Like Earl Palmer, and the Johnsons, Plas and Ray (and Gwynn, a studio singer) all from NOLA!........................ I had no idea of his great Dano pop-rock hit records in the mid 50s, he wasn't given to speak of his great past....I knew he worked for the producer who walked in a jazz club and hired me on guitar for Sam Cooke Dates 1957: Bumps Blackwell.........................Rene was a wonderful person, non-political as he knew back then how dangerous that was...............he literally changed Hollywood (along with producer Bumps Blackwell) with music hits, as well as working with the Unions to help unite them (white and black). See his picture....he has to be the No. 1 very first to use Fender Bass on records back in mid 1950s................... Arthur Wright, another guitar player (pop, jazz, rock and motown - west 1963 on) was the No. 2 Fender Bass player and was Motown's 1st Fender Bassist in Hollywood recordings (see Billboard when they announced their Hollywood Offices in 1963).................... I knew and cared a lot for both Rene and Arthur - wonderful talented and caring people who did so much to enhance Hollywood's earliest big hits in soul and pop, a huge influence in producing early on also....continued in my posts below = pic is Rene on guitar soloing with the famed Andy Kirk's Jazz Orchestra, late 40s, early 50s: OK to share.
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Doing this in 4 parts. The First Fender Bassists in Hollywood, Recording Capital of the world at that time:
No. 1 Rene Hall, has to be the very first Fender Bassist. Having composed filmscores for all-black movies and being a popular guitar star (see pic), and even having Dano 6-string Bass Guitar hits, then guitar hits along with his sometimes Fender Bass hit records, all in the 1950s, he later became a popular producer and well-liked by everyone in Hollywood inc. myself. I worked for him in 1960s, and knew of his prowess on Fender Bass and in mid 60s hired him for Fender Bass recording of my multi-guitar album 1965! Yes he was that good!! Like Earl Palmer, and the Johnsons, Plas and Ray (and Gwynn, a studio singer) all from NOLA!........................ I had no idea of his great Dano pop-rock hit records in the mid 50s, he wasn't given to speak of his great past....I knew he worked for the producer who walked in a jazz club and hired me on guitar for Sam Cooke Dates 1957: Bumps Blackwell.........................Rene was a wonderful person, non-political as he knew back then how dangerous that was...............he literally changed Hollywood (along with producer Bumps Blackwell) with music hits, as well as working with the Unions to help unite them (white and black). See his picture....he has to be the No. 1 very first to use Fender Bass on records back in mid 1950s................... Arthur Wright, another guitar player (pop, jazz, rock and motown - west 1963 on) was the No. 2 Fender Bass player and was Motown's 1st Fender Bassist in Hollywood recordings (see Billboard when they announced their Hollywood Offices in 1963).................... I knew and cared a lot for both Rene and Arthur - wonderful talented and caring people who did so much to enhance Hollywood's earliest big hits in soul and pop, a huge influence in producing early on also....continued in my posts below = pic is Rene on guitar soloing with the famed Andy Kirk's Jazz Orchestra, late 40s, early 50s: OK to share.
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A less accomplished players career might not have survived this.
