Apologies is this was already posted. The song "One Toke Over The Line" by Brewer and Shipley was performed on the Lawrence Welk Show. I guess it was considered a modern spiritual???
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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I think it was more that the music director didn’t have the first f ‘ing clue, and they were desparate to appear ‘hep’. But Larry and crew did take a shot at the Velvet Underground, hehehe
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"No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" is an instrumental tune recorded in 1965 by The T-Bones and released as a single. The song hit #3 on the U.S. Pop chart and #1 on Canada's Pop chart.
Jazz saxophonist and producer Dave Pell wanted to record songs with music used on recent TV commercials and release them to see if he could get radio airplay and a hit record. Previously, Liberty Records had used "The T-Bones" as a group name for instrumentals recorded by Los Angeles session musicians The Wrecking Crew and told Pell to use it for his record. He went into the studio with top musicians from The Wrecking Crew and recorded "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)," a song based on music used in an Alka-Seltzer TV commercial.
When the single became a hit, Liberty Records wanted The T-Bones to go on the road to promote it, but the original session musicians weren't willing to go. They were making a considerable amount of money doing sessions in Los Angeles. So Liberty created a different "public" T-Bones group to appear on record covers, TV, and in concert. The "public" T-Bones were Judd Hamilton, Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, Tommy Reynolds, and Gene Pello. None of them played on the hit record.
Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, and Tommy Reynolds went on to form the group Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds and scored a number of hit songs in the early to mid 1970s.
Jazz saxophonist and producer Dave Pell wanted to record songs with music used on recent TV commercials and release them to see if he could get radio airplay and a hit record. Previously, Liberty Records had used "The T-Bones" as a group name for instrumentals recorded by Los Angeles session musicians The Wrecking Crew and told Pell to use it for his record. He went into the studio with top musicians from The Wrecking Crew and recorded "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)," a song based on music used in an Alka-Seltzer TV commercial.
When the single became a hit, Liberty Records wanted The T-Bones to go on the road to promote it, but the original session musicians weren't willing to go. They were making a considerable amount of money doing sessions in Los Angeles. So Liberty created a different "public" T-Bones group to appear on record covers, TV, and in concert. The "public" T-Bones were Judd Hamilton, Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, Tommy Reynolds, and Gene Pello. None of them played on the hit record.
Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, and Tommy Reynolds went on to form the group Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds and scored a number of hit songs in the early to mid 1970s.
This show was in my hometown, Johnstown, PA, on July 8, 1964. Check out the lineup and the ticket price.
My first concert was a Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars show on April 30, 1965 at the War Memorial Auditorium, Johnstown, PA and this was the lineup:
Talent: Herman’s Hermits, Bobby Vee, Little Anthony, Freddie Cannon, Brenda Holloway, Hondells, Round Robin, Reparta & Delrons, Detergents, Ikettes, Billy Stewart
My first concert was a Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars show on April 30, 1965 at the War Memorial Auditorium, Johnstown, PA and this was the lineup:
Talent: Herman’s Hermits, Bobby Vee, Little Anthony, Freddie Cannon, Brenda Holloway, Hondells, Round Robin, Reparta & Delrons, Detergents, Ikettes, Billy Stewart
"I've Been Loving You" was the debut record by Elton John. Bernie Taupin, who collaborated with John on many of his biggest hits was credited for penning the lyrics, though Elton John would later admit that John had written the song by himself. He gave Bernie the credit to help him get his first publishing royalties.
"I've Been Loving You" was not originally included on any album and the single was withdrawn shortly after its release. Neither side appeared on any official album release until the 1992 "Rare Masters" box set (which featured previously unreleased stereo mixes of both).
The single is extremely rare. An even rarer 4-song EP, released only in Portugal, contained two additional songs: "Thank You for All Your Loving" (written by John and then bandmate Caleb Quaye) and "Angel Tree" (the first true release of a John/Taupin composition). If you have the ultra-rare copy that was released only in Portugal, you’ve got yourself a small fortune. This version sells for $5,000.
"I've Been Loving You" was not originally included on any album and the single was withdrawn shortly after its release. Neither side appeared on any official album release until the 1992 "Rare Masters" box set (which featured previously unreleased stereo mixes of both).
The single is extremely rare. An even rarer 4-song EP, released only in Portugal, contained two additional songs: "Thank You for All Your Loving" (written by John and then bandmate Caleb Quaye) and "Angel Tree" (the first true release of a John/Taupin composition). If you have the ultra-rare copy that was released only in Portugal, you’ve got yourself a small fortune. This version sells for $5,000.
It is not often that an original version of a song and a cover both sell over a million copies and achieve Gold Record status; especially when the original was just a minor hit on the charts.
The original version of "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu" was done by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns. It was written by Smith and Johnny Vincent and released as a single in 1957. The flip side of the 45 was an instrumental version of the tune. Smith's version only made it to #52 on the U.S. pop music chart but was a million selling single and received Gold Record status. The cover by Johnny Rivers backed by members of The Wrecking Crew was recorded and released as a single in 1972 for a Top 10 hit. River's cover was also a million selling single and received Gold Record status.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKjhLq4NXIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYalBz2_CGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ra1DEd1ueA
The original version of "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu" was done by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns. It was written by Smith and Johnny Vincent and released as a single in 1957. The flip side of the 45 was an instrumental version of the tune. Smith's version only made it to #52 on the U.S. pop music chart but was a million selling single and received Gold Record status. The cover by Johnny Rivers backed by members of The Wrecking Crew was recorded and released as a single in 1972 for a Top 10 hit. River's cover was also a million selling single and received Gold Record status.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKjhLq4NXIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYalBz2_CGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ra1DEd1ueA
I was just thinking about this song. Pretty much every radio station institutes "Don't Play" lists whenever national "events" occur. These "avoided" songs get around touching on the relevant focus of the moment (say, not playing "When the Levee Breaks" when there is flooding).
Therefore, I assumed that song was not getting played right now. Any one know?
Roger Hodgson of Supertramp was asked to join the band Yes before Jon Anderson returned to the lineup for the 90125 album. Trevor Rabin contacted him to see if he would like to join Yes. Even though he did not think that was a good idea, he and Trevor hit it off and spent quite a bit of time in the studio. There is music that they did together and the song "Walls" with Roger on backing vocals was eventually released in 2003 on the Trevor Rabin album called 90124. Hodgson left Supertramp shortly after that and went solo.
The demos of "Owner Of A Lonely Heart", "Love Will Find A Way", "Hold On" and "Changes" also appear on Trevor's 90124 album.
The demos of "Owner Of A Lonely Heart", "Love Will Find A Way", "Hold On" and "Changes" also appear on Trevor's 90124 album.
The Treniers Were calling their music rock and roll for years before Alan Freed "coined the phrase".
Wow that is interesting music trivia and quite accurate. First I'd ever heard of the Treniers. So instead we could say Alan Freed helped popularized a phrase that was becoming popular in music. That said, the parody works better with Alan coining the phrase. Hat tip to the Treniers as the original
dtripoli said: ↑
The term, 'Rock n Roll' has been attributed to Alan Freed who coined the word in the late 50's.
Thanks to his wife's nagging, we are all rock n rollers and not skip n dancers.
Alan was on his way out to the radio studio with the intent to start calling this new brand of music, "Skip n Dance" music.
Right before he got to the door to leave his wife yelled out to him,
"Honey, the washer is acting up again! Did you call the repair man?"
"What's wrong with it this time?"
"It's on spin cycle and it's rocking and rolling all over the place!"
A light bulb went off in his head and that night on the air he said, "Hey kids, here's another rocking and rolling song"
...and the rest is history.
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WHER was the first all-female radio station in the US, going to air in Memphis on October 29th 1955.
Women read the news, interviewed local celebrities, and spun popular records. Behind the scenes they sold and created commercials, produced and directed programming and sat at the station's control boards.
It was the brainchild of sound legend Sam Phillips, who created the ground-breaking format with money he raised from selling Elvis Presley's Sun Studios contract. …
Andy Kim was best known for the 1974 hit "Rock Me Gently", but co-wrote "Sugar Sugar" for The Archies years prior.
I've always heard that RocknRoll was a term originally used as an analogy for Sexual Intercourse by black folks in the southern USA,
and that certain music (Blues, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues) made you move/dance in a way that resembled the rocking & rolling of sexual intercourse.
Wikipedia Says:
The phrase "rocking and rolling" originally described the movement of a ship on the ocean, but by the early 20th century was used both to describe the spiritual fervor of black church rituals and as a sexual analogy.
Various gospel, blues and swing recordings used the phrase before it became used more frequently – but still intermittently – in the 1940s, on recordings and in reviews of what became known as "rhythm and blues" music aimed at a black audience.
In 1934, the song "Rock and Roll" by the Boswell sisters appeared in the film Transatlantic Merry Go Round.
In 1942, Billboard magazine columnist Maurie Orodenker started to use the term "rock-and-roll" to describe upbeat recordings such as "Rock Me" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
By 1943, the "Rock and Roll Inn" in South Merchantville, New Jersey, was established as a music venue.
In 1951, disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this music style while popularizing the phrase to describe it.
and that certain music (Blues, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues) made you move/dance in a way that resembled the rocking & rolling of sexual intercourse.
Wikipedia Says:
The phrase "rocking and rolling" originally described the movement of a ship on the ocean, but by the early 20th century was used both to describe the spiritual fervor of black church rituals and as a sexual analogy.
Various gospel, blues and swing recordings used the phrase before it became used more frequently – but still intermittently – in the 1940s, on recordings and in reviews of what became known as "rhythm and blues" music aimed at a black audience.
In 1934, the song "Rock and Roll" by the Boswell sisters appeared in the film Transatlantic Merry Go Round.
In 1942, Billboard magazine columnist Maurie Orodenker started to use the term "rock-and-roll" to describe upbeat recordings such as "Rock Me" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
By 1943, the "Rock and Roll Inn" in South Merchantville, New Jersey, was established as a music venue.
In 1951, disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this music style while popularizing the phrase to describe it.
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Before Peter Noone became the lead singer of Herman's Hermits, he had done several acting roles on television, including that of Stanley Fairclough in the British soap opera Coronation Street. He also studied voice and drama at the Manchester School of Music, where he won the Outstanding Young Musician Award.
I listened to an extended interview segment with Peter Noone and Gilbert Gotfried on Sirius radio a week and a half ago.
Engaging fellow, good humor and a lot of interesting stories from back in the day. Apparently he still tours.
Electric Avenue, made famous by Eddie Grant, is located in the Brixton neighborhood of London.
At the end of the Blues Brothers movie, when they are in prison and start to sing Jailhouse Rock, the first prisoner to jump up onto a table is Joe Walsh.
Del Shannon was the first American to record a cover version of a Beatles song. His version of "From Me To You" charted in the U.S. before the Beatles' version but did not do very well.
On April 18, 1963, the Beatles were one of 15 acts to play at Swinging Sound '63, an all-star concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. They played "From Me to You" and "Twist and Shout". Del Shannon was also on the bill that night. After the concert, he told John Lennon that he was going to record "From Me to You" to give the group some exposure in America. At first, Lennon was flattered, but he quickly changed his mind, realizing that a cover version by Shannon might hurt the Beatles' chances of having a hit in the States. As it turned out, Lennon was temporarily right, but neither artist's version was a really big hit in America.
On April 18, 1963, the Beatles were one of 15 acts to play at Swinging Sound '63, an all-star concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. They played "From Me to You" and "Twist and Shout". Del Shannon was also on the bill that night. After the concert, he told John Lennon that he was going to record "From Me to You" to give the group some exposure in America. At first, Lennon was flattered, but he quickly changed his mind, realizing that a cover version by Shannon might hurt the Beatles' chances of having a hit in the States. As it turned out, Lennon was temporarily right, but neither artist's version was a really big hit in America.
Del Shannon was born in Grand Rapids, MI. The same city I was born.
Hey, it's still trivia...
“In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins has been banned from radio airplay on two separate occasion. The first time was in 1991, after BBC forbid 67 songs from airplay due to their perceived connection to the war occurring in the Persian Gulf. The second time was in 2001, when Clear Channel Communications prohibited 162 songs from the airwaves after the 9/11 attacks.
