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Well we’ve had some love with ‘Summer Song’, how about a radical change with ‘Summertime Blues’?
“‘Summertime Blues’ is a song co-written and recorded by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran. It was written by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958 and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for country music artist Alan Jackson, and scoring notable hits in versions by The Who, Blue Cheer and Brian Setzer, the last of whom recorded his version for the 1987 film La Bamba, where he portrayed Cochran. Jimi Hendrix performed it in concert.”
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Chad & Jeremy – “Summer Song”
I can see one of those fabulous Mona and Lisa acoustic duo sessions here, can’t you?
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It was “Midnight Confessions”, released in 1968. I don’t think any of their other singles were released here for some reason. I remember this one well.
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This group only had one hit in Australia, but they were much bigger in their home country of the US.
Grass Roots’ Medley
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I think you mean when Dylan stopped with an acoustic guitar (when he saw how popular the Beatles were). We’re definitely fortunate the Beatles could actually sing. Dylan has always been a brilliant poet and musician, the singing didn’t matter as there were so many others keen to put their vocals to his songs.
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No doubt you’ve all heard of Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, and the Keith Emerson-led Nice (and later Emerson, Lake & Palmer), but what about Family. Reasonably well known in England and Europe, but probably unheard of by most Americans.
Family – Strange Band – 1970
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Strange & Forgotten Cars of the 60s and 70s
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Weird TV ads from the 60’s and 70’s.
Which Twin recently let us know that when they’re stuck writing a song, they go to Papa Rudi for help, much like how they do when they have problems with their car? Now I’m not suggesting our favourite twins are spoilt, but one of the commercials in this video is very illuminating!
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Good suggestion Jung. Hopefully, it isn’t too difficult to set up as we could much more easily enjoy these little gems as you indicate.
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Eric Clapton And Bob Dylan – “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” – Crossroads (Benefit Live 1999)
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Yes, it was a new one on me too Paul. Excellent live performance. Notice how hard Bobby Elliot had to work on the drums. They weren’t miked up like they are today. He’s a great drummer and has been continually touring with the Hollies (he and Tony Hicks being the only original members) with various other musicians filling in. I’ve seen them live a couple of times over the last ten years.
Have you watched the initial Hollies videos in this Topic? Also excellent songs with that unique Hollies sound.
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Tony Hicks plays “Look Through Any Window” – The Hollies
The MLT could work wonders with this song!
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Well, Lisa, that’s obviously the Wagner way. Turning a negative into a positive with thoughts for a wonderful musical creation. I’ll bear Papa Rudi’s wisdom in mind next time I’m getting impatient, waiting for the waiter!
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More on Focus:
Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz fusion influences.
The son of a scrap iron trader, Akkerman was born in Amsterdam. At age five he took guitar lessons and his first single was released in 1960, when he was thirteen years old. Akkerman won a scholarship to study at the Amsterdam Music Lyceum for five years, developing his composition and arranging skills.
“A musician of nearly legendary prowess, Jan Akkerman for a time eclipsed Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck among reader polls in England as the top guitarist in the world. Akkerman was born in Amsterdam, Holland, and showed his musical inclinations early, taking up the guitar while still in grade school. His taste and interests were extraordinarily wide-ranging, from pop/rock to classical, with room for blues, Latin, and other influences. He joined his first band, Johnny & His Cellar Rockers, in 1958, at age 11, which included his boyhood friend Pierre van der Linden on drums.
Later on, the two were members of the Hunters, an instrumental group whose sound was heavily influenced by that of the Shadows. He acquired a special interest in the lute while on a visit to England during the mid-’60s, during which he saw a performance by legendary classical guitarist Julian Bream, whose repertoire of medieval works also fascinated Akkerman. This interest, which broadened to embrace a fixation on medieval England and its countryside, later manifested itself in such works as “Elspeth of Nottingham” from Focus III.”
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You are correct David, and I do remember “Bella Linda” being played on the radio. As for their other singles released here, I didn’t catch up with them until much later in the seventies, and don’t remember any of their songs being played on the radio apart from “Midnight Confessions” and “Bella Linda”.
