Herb Alpert is the only musician to hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both a vocalist ("This Guy's In Love With You", 1968) and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979).
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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Another classic "misheard lyrics" song!
"You see the sky/The sky's in love with you"
Awwww ... that's cute.
My sister thought this was ...
"Welcome Back Baby, To A Four-Sided Cow"
My sister thought this was ...
"Welcome Back Baby, To A Four-Sided Cow"
Considering how completely absorbed by those weekly King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcasts I was from '73-'78, I am amazed that the name Bill Minkin doesn't register in my memory at all!
That British band is just harkening back to the original blues radio show from the 1940’s that made a star out of Sonny Boy Williamson, sponsored by the regional King Biscuit Flour company. Ironically, it looks like they’re still working the swing revival angle, while the old show was nothing but Memphis style blues, so them basking in the glory of that name seems kind of bogus to me. Any connection to the 70’s live concert show is coincidental.
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I wasn't being serious! They are people I used to hang out with 'in the day' and embedded in a larger 1950s revival scene. Sadly, I was never much of a photographer so no great photos.
On this day, February 24, 1975, Led Zeppelin released their sixth album Physical Graffiti. Recording sessions had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed quitting the band, supposedly to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral, England, although in reality he just needed time to rest after Zeppelin's demanding tour schedule. The group decided on a double album so they could feature songs left over from their previous albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy.
Joseph Williams, lead singer of Toto, songwriter, and film score composer is the son of hugely successful film composer and former Boston Pops Orchestra conductor John Williams.
"Train in Vain" by The Clash has a couple unusual trivia things about it.
The song was not originally listed on the album's track listing, appearing as a not intentional hidden track at the end of the album. This was because the track was added to the record at the last minute when the sleeve was already in production. Some later pressing editions include the song in the track listing. Also, it was the only song without lyrics printed on the insert.
The song was written in one night and recorded the next day, near the very end of the recording for the London Calling album. It was initially intended to be given away as a flexi disk promotion with the British rock magazine New Musical Express but the deal feel through.
Sound engineer Bill Price later recalled: "Train in Vain" was the last song we finished after the artwork went to the printer. A couple of Clash websites describe it as a hidden track, but it wasn't intended to be hidden. The sleeve was already printed before we tacked the song on the end of the master tape.
When the London Calling album was released, many fans assumed it was called "Stand by Me"; but, the meaning of the song's title is obscure as the title phrase cannot be found in the lyrics. Mick Jones, who wrote most of the song, offered this explanation: "The track was like a train rhythm, and there was, once again, that feeling of being lost."
The song was not originally listed on the album's track listing, appearing as a not intentional hidden track at the end of the album. This was because the track was added to the record at the last minute when the sleeve was already in production. Some later pressing editions include the song in the track listing. Also, it was the only song without lyrics printed on the insert.
The song was written in one night and recorded the next day, near the very end of the recording for the London Calling album. It was initially intended to be given away as a flexi disk promotion with the British rock magazine New Musical Express but the deal feel through.
Sound engineer Bill Price later recalled: "Train in Vain" was the last song we finished after the artwork went to the printer. A couple of Clash websites describe it as a hidden track, but it wasn't intended to be hidden. The sleeve was already printed before we tacked the song on the end of the master tape.
When the London Calling album was released, many fans assumed it was called "Stand by Me"; but, the meaning of the song's title is obscure as the title phrase cannot be found in the lyrics. Mick Jones, who wrote most of the song, offered this explanation: "The track was like a train rhythm, and there was, once again, that feeling of being lost."
Back in 1968 and 1969, Mike Pinera and his group Blues Image were co-founders and house band at Thee Image, a Miami Beach concert venue, a short lived venue. They opened and co-headlined on weekends, playing with such groups as Cream, Grateful Dead, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Frank Zappa and many more.
When a 32-lane bowling alley was up for lease, a group of investors reached out to Pinera to ask Blues Image to be the house band at Thee Image. "We had hippie friends who were contractors who took out all the bowling lanes and made it into a concrete floor," he recounts. "I knew Frank Barsalona from Premier Talent Agency, who managed all the psychedelic bands. We found some backers who owned a suntan-lotion company who put down a deposit to get the bands."
Along with the promise of a paying gig, the sunshine and beaches were enough to draw bands to the southern reaches of South Florida, Mike Pinera, (Blues Image and later Iron Butterfly, Ramatam, Alice Cooper, New Cactus, The Classic Rock All Stars, & More) often playing tour guide for the bands that played there.
"One time, Spirit was in town and guitarist and singer Randy California wanted to go scuba diving," he says. "We went ten miles off the coast, and when we got back to the surface, the boat was gone. The Coast Guard saved us. We were supposed to start a show at 8 that night. We got there late, but we had an excuse no one had heard before."
When a 32-lane bowling alley was up for lease, a group of investors reached out to Pinera to ask Blues Image to be the house band at Thee Image. "We had hippie friends who were contractors who took out all the bowling lanes and made it into a concrete floor," he recounts. "I knew Frank Barsalona from Premier Talent Agency, who managed all the psychedelic bands. We found some backers who owned a suntan-lotion company who put down a deposit to get the bands."
Along with the promise of a paying gig, the sunshine and beaches were enough to draw bands to the southern reaches of South Florida, Mike Pinera, (Blues Image and later Iron Butterfly, Ramatam, Alice Cooper, New Cactus, The Classic Rock All Stars, & More) often playing tour guide for the bands that played there.
"One time, Spirit was in town and guitarist and singer Randy California wanted to go scuba diving," he says. "We went ten miles off the coast, and when we got back to the surface, the boat was gone. The Coast Guard saved us. We were supposed to start a show at 8 that night. We got there late, but we had an excuse no one had heard before."
The front cover of the 2012 Rush album Clockwork Angels, their final studio album, was designed by Hugh Syme. It depicts a clock marked with alchemical symbols instead of numbers. It displays the time as 9:12, which in 24-hour time (military time) is 21:12, a reference to the band's fourth studio album, 2112 from 1976.
Actor Lee Majors of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Fall Guy TV shows fame had two songs written with him in mind.
He was married to Farrah Fawcett.
"Midnight Train To Houston" (which became "Midnight Train To Georgia") by Lee's friend Jim Weatherly was written because of Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett. The song was inspired when Weatherly phoned Majors and the call was answered by Fawcett. Weatherly and Fawcett chatted briefly and she told him she was going to visit her mother and was taking "the midnight plane to Houston." Although Majors and Fawcett were both successful by that time, Weatherly used them as "characters" in his song about a failed actress who leaves Los Angeles, and is followed by her boyfriend who cannot live without her.
Also, the title of the Beasties Boys song "Lee Majors Come Again" is a reference to Majors.
He was married to Farrah Fawcett.
"Midnight Train To Houston" (which became "Midnight Train To Georgia") by Lee's friend Jim Weatherly was written because of Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett. The song was inspired when Weatherly phoned Majors and the call was answered by Fawcett. Weatherly and Fawcett chatted briefly and she told him she was going to visit her mother and was taking "the midnight plane to Houston." Although Majors and Fawcett were both successful by that time, Weatherly used them as "characters" in his song about a failed actress who leaves Los Angeles, and is followed by her boyfriend who cannot live without her.
Also, the title of the Beasties Boys song "Lee Majors Come Again" is a reference to Majors.
For the Foo Fighters' 2011 Wasting Light tour, they issued their tour riders in the form of a coloring book.
How Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Jethro Tull Helped Make "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and how George Harrison financed "The Life Of Brian"
Python member Eric Idle has revealed how much each of the rock groups contributed financially to the film’s production
Eric Idle has revealed how much money rock bands and record labels contributed to financing Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which came out in 1975. According to a tweet, Led Zeppelin contributed £31,500, Pink Floyd Music ponied up £21,000, and Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson put in £6,300 of his own money. Adjusting for inflation, that means that Led Zeppelin’s 1974 investment was equal to almost £336,000 in today’s money, Pink Floyd’s was about £224,000, and Anderson’s was worth approximately £67,000.
Other financiers on the film include film producer Michael White (who gave £78,750), Island Records (£21,000), Charisma Records (£5,250), lyricist Tim Rice’s cricket team Heartaches (£5,250), and Chrysalis Records (£6,300). The total budget was £175,350.
In further tweets, Idle said that none of the financiers visited the set since they were shooting in Scotland and joked that even with that much money, “We couldn’t afford horses.” Despite that, he said Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page hung out with them at the film’s premiere. Although he didn’t say specifically how much the film ended up making, he retweeted someone who found a figure on the Internet: $175 million. And in a surprising postscript he said: “[All of the financiers and Pythons get] a cut of [the Broadway adaptation] Spamalot.”
Another artist who helped finance a Python film was George Harrison, who helped them make Life of Brian. When EMI pulled its financial support for the film, which came out in 1979, Idle phoned Harrison for help, and the Beatle said, “Done.” It was the first film to come out from Harrison’s HandMade Films company, according to Python member Terry Gilliam's memoir.
In a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Idle discussed how Harrison had helped the troupe out in that dire time. “Nobody wanted Brian except George [Harrison], who put up his money for it,” he said. “We wouldn’t have made it but for him mortgaging his house.”
Idle also recalled how Harrison lifted his spirits about being a member of Python: “Once I was moaning a little bit on Brian, saying, ‘It was hard to get onscreen with Michael Palin and John Cleese.’ He said, ‘Well, imagine what it’s like trying to get studio time with Lennon and McCartney.’ I said, ‘All right. Absolutely. Got it. OK. Check. I’ll shut up now.’ Then it occurred to me that yes, in fact, we were slightly the outsiders, playing similar roles in our groups.”
Python member Eric Idle has revealed how much each of the rock groups contributed financially to the film’s production
Eric Idle has revealed how much money rock bands and record labels contributed to financing Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which came out in 1975. According to a tweet, Led Zeppelin contributed £31,500, Pink Floyd Music ponied up £21,000, and Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson put in £6,300 of his own money. Adjusting for inflation, that means that Led Zeppelin’s 1974 investment was equal to almost £336,000 in today’s money, Pink Floyd’s was about £224,000, and Anderson’s was worth approximately £67,000.
Other financiers on the film include film producer Michael White (who gave £78,750), Island Records (£21,000), Charisma Records (£5,250), lyricist Tim Rice’s cricket team Heartaches (£5,250), and Chrysalis Records (£6,300). The total budget was £175,350.
In further tweets, Idle said that none of the financiers visited the set since they were shooting in Scotland and joked that even with that much money, “We couldn’t afford horses.” Despite that, he said Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page hung out with them at the film’s premiere. Although he didn’t say specifically how much the film ended up making, he retweeted someone who found a figure on the Internet: $175 million. And in a surprising postscript he said: “[All of the financiers and Pythons get] a cut of [the Broadway adaptation] Spamalot.”
Another artist who helped finance a Python film was George Harrison, who helped them make Life of Brian. When EMI pulled its financial support for the film, which came out in 1979, Idle phoned Harrison for help, and the Beatle said, “Done.” It was the first film to come out from Harrison’s HandMade Films company, according to Python member Terry Gilliam's memoir.
In a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Idle discussed how Harrison had helped the troupe out in that dire time. “Nobody wanted Brian except George [Harrison], who put up his money for it,” he said. “We wouldn’t have made it but for him mortgaging his house.”
Idle also recalled how Harrison lifted his spirits about being a member of Python: “Once I was moaning a little bit on Brian, saying, ‘It was hard to get onscreen with Michael Palin and John Cleese.’ He said, ‘Well, imagine what it’s like trying to get studio time with Lennon and McCartney.’ I said, ‘All right. Absolutely. Got it. OK. Check. I’ll shut up now.’ Then it occurred to me that yes, in fact, we were slightly the outsiders, playing similar roles in our groups.”
The Beatles released the single "Let It Be" on March 11, 1970 in the US. At the time, it had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100, coming in at Number 6. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band. Both the Let It Be album and the US single "The Long and Winding Road" were released after McCartney's announced departure from and subsequent break-up of the group.
The alternate mix on their album "Let It Be" features an altered guitar solo and some minor differences in the orchestral sections.
"Let It Be" holds the number-one spot on "The Fans' Top 10" poll included in The 100 Best Beatles Songs: An Informed Fan's Guide by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Lewis. The song is number three in the 100 Best Beatles Songs list, only behind "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "A Day in the Life", which is number one.
Would you put "Let It Be" in your list of your top 3 Beatles songs?
Happy 51st US Birthday to the Beatles single "Let It Be"!!!
The alternate mix on their album "Let It Be" features an altered guitar solo and some minor differences in the orchestral sections.
"Let It Be" holds the number-one spot on "The Fans' Top 10" poll included in The 100 Best Beatles Songs: An Informed Fan's Guide by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Lewis. The song is number three in the 100 Best Beatles Songs list, only behind "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "A Day in the Life", which is number one.
Would you put "Let It Be" in your list of your top 3 Beatles songs?
Happy 51st US Birthday to the Beatles single "Let It Be"!!!
Although three of the members of Duran Duran have the last name Taylor (John Taylor, Roger Taylor, and Andy Taylor) none of the Taylors are related.
Would you put "Let It Be" in your list of your top 3 Beatles songs?
Doesn't even crack the top ten.
Doesn't even crack the top ten.
