Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Rock Hits of the Past
[image: Inline image 1] Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (Extended Version) http://youtu.be/ou9zoChYBQs On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:28 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Don't know who to thank more: Robert Palmer for his effortlessly stylish persona or Terence Donovan for his brilliant direction of the iconic video. R.I.P. to both of them. And the models played their parts to perfection also. Addicted to Love gets a thumbs up from me.
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Robert Palmer [image: Inline image 1] Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love http://youtu.be/XcATvu5f9vE Motive 8 - Rare Steve Rodway remix 1997 http://youtu.be/tWIj8YLeUGk Simply Irresistible http://youtu.be/UrGw_cOgwa8 Letterman Live http://youtu.be/VvZcJ04k9Sw Bad Case Of Loving You - Live in Tokyo 1986 http://youtu.be/QNLfQkHQlE8 Respect Yourself - Live in Denmark 1995 http://youtu.be/af0XKu88YTE You Are in My System - Libe in Tokyo 1986 http://youtu.be/PkoAI83GgNU Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award, and was twice nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmer_%28singer%29 Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love earned him a Grammy in 1987 for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, and a year before that he released an iconic music video featuring a bevy of fembot beauties. So where are the Robert Palmer girls today? 'The Robert Palmer Girls Today' Yahoo Music News: http://music.yahoo.com/video/robert-palmer-girls-todayhttp://music.yahoo.com/video/robert-palmer-girls-today-003611538.html On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: The Zombies [image: Inline image 1] She's Not There - Live 1965 http://youtu.be/aBdrDu9nq7Q Paul Atkinson Chris White Sebastian Santa Maria Hugh Grundy Keith Airey She's Not There - from the Moon Flower album by Santana, 1977 http://youtu.be/c7wNM30R2WI The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1962 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent (piano, organ and vocals) and Colin Blunstone (vocals). The group scored British and American hits in 1964 with She's Not There Their 1968 album, Odessey and Oracle, comprising twelve songs by the group's principal songwriters, Argent and Chris White, is ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Carlos Santana - Guitars Greg Walker - Vocals David Margen - Bass Tom Coster - Keys Graham Lear - Drums Pete Escovedo - Percussion Pablo Tellez - Percussion Paul Rekow - Percussion [image: Inline image 2] This classic Zombies album still in my record collection, 331/3 RPM vinyl - played once (near mint). Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zombies http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-timehttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/the-zombies-odessey-and-oracle-20120525 On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Huey Lewis and the News - from the Sports Album http://youtu.be/gMa2coAIiuo I Want A New Drug - from the Sports Album http://youtu.be/N6uEMOeDZsA Hip To Be Square - From the album Fore! http://youtu.be/LB5YkmjalDg Workin' for a livin' - Live 1992 http://youtu.be/9N2CANatVYQ In 1993 I saw this band at a free concert in Zilker Park in Austin. Sweet! Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. Their greatest success was in the 1980s with the number-one album, Sports, coupled with a series of highly successful MTV videos. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Gene Vincent [image: Inline image 1] Be-Bop-A-Lula - Video http://youtu.be/AH4qCNjpY_k Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, Be-Bop-A-Lula, is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Eddie Cochran [image: Inline image 1] Summertime Blues - Town Hall Party - 1959 http://youtu.be/Ti38LFY7x1Y C'mon Everybody 45 RPM vinyl recording http://youtu.be/7-71rZxFiRQ [image: Inline image 2] Edward Raymond 'Eddie' Cochran (October 3, 1938 - April 17, 1960) was an American musician. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues. He experimented with multitrack recording and overdubbing even on his earliest singles, and was also able to play piano, bass and drums.[1] His image as a sharply dressed, rugged but good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 50s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran On Fri, Dec 27, 2013
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Don't know who to thank more: Robert Palmer for his effortlessly stylish persona or Terence Donovan for his brilliant direction of the iconic video. R.I.P. to both of them. And the models played their parts to perfection also. Addicted to Love gets a thumbs up from me.
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The Zombies [image: Inline image 1] She's Not There - Live 1965 http://youtu.be/aBdrDu9nq7Q Paul Atkinson Chris White Sebastian Santa Maria Hugh Grundy Keith Airey She's Not There - from the Moon Flower album by Santana, 1977 http://youtu.be/c7wNM30R2WI The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1962 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent (piano, organ and vocals) and Colin Blunstone (vocals). The group scored British and American hits in 1964 with She's Not There Their 1968 album, Odessey and Oracle, comprising twelve songs by the group's principal songwriters, Argent and Chris White, is ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Carlos Santana - Guitars Greg Walker - Vocals David Margen - Bass Tom Coster - Keys Graham Lear - Drums Pete Escovedo - Percussion Pablo Tellez - Percussion Paul Rekow - Percussion [image: Inline image 2] This classic Zombies album still in my record collection, 331/3 RPM vinyl - played once (near mint). Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zombies http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-timehttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/the-zombies-odessey-and-oracle-20120525 On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Huey Lewis and the News - from the Sports Album http://youtu.be/gMa2coAIiuo I Want A New Drug - from the Sports Album http://youtu.be/N6uEMOeDZsA Hip To Be Square - From the album Fore! http://youtu.be/LB5YkmjalDg Workin' for a livin' - Live 1992 http://youtu.be/9N2CANatVYQ In 1993 I saw this band at a free concert in Zilker Park in Austin. Sweet! Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. Their greatest success was in the 1980s with the number-one album, Sports, coupled with a series of highly successful MTV videos. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Gene Vincent [image: Inline image 1] Be-Bop-A-Lula - Video http://youtu.be/AH4qCNjpY_k Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, Be-Bop-A-Lula, is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Eddie Cochran [image: Inline image 1] Summertime Blues - Town Hall Party - 1959 http://youtu.be/Ti38LFY7x1Y C'mon Everybody 45 RPM vinyl recording http://youtu.be/7-71rZxFiRQ [image: Inline image 2] Edward Raymond 'Eddie' Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American musician. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues. He experimented with multitrack recording and overdubbing even on his earliest singles, and was also able to play piano, bass and drums.[1] His image as a sharply dressed, rugged but good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 50s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Blondie [image: Inline image 1] Heart Of Glass - Video http://youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU Call Me - Video http://youtu.be/aH3Q_CZy968 One Way Or Another - Video http://youtu.be/KXewIR7Y7cc Rapture - Video http://youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.[3] The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s. The band achieved several hit singles including Call Me, Rapture and Heart of Glass. Parallel Lines is ranked No. 140 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band) On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Devo [image: Inline image 1] Whip It (Video Live Fridays) http://youtu.be/bQidM91CkXE Devo is an American New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted
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[image: Inline image 1] Huey Lewis and the News - from the Sports Album http://youtu.be/gMa2coAIiuo I Want A New Drug - from the Sports Album http://youtu.be/N6uEMOeDZsA Hip To Be Square - From the album Fore! http://youtu.be/LB5YkmjalDg Workin' for a livin' - Live 1992 http://youtu.be/9N2CANatVYQ In 1993 I saw this band at a free concert in Zilker Park in Austin. Sweet! Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. Their greatest success was in the 1980s with the number-one album, Sports, coupled with a series of highly successful MTV videos. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Gene Vincent [image: Inline image 1] Be-Bop-A-Lula - Video http://youtu.be/AH4qCNjpY_k Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, Be-Bop-A-Lula, is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Eddie Cochran [image: Inline image 1] Summertime Blues - Town Hall Party - 1959 http://youtu.be/Ti38LFY7x1Y C'mon Everybody 45 RPM vinyl recording http://youtu.be/7-71rZxFiRQ [image: Inline image 2] Edward Raymond 'Eddie' Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American musician. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues. He experimented with multitrack recording and overdubbing even on his earliest singles, and was also able to play piano, bass and drums.[1] His image as a sharply dressed, rugged but good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 50s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Blondie [image: Inline image 1] Heart Of Glass - Video http://youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU Call Me - Video http://youtu.be/aH3Q_CZy968 One Way Or Another - Video http://youtu.be/KXewIR7Y7cc Rapture - Video http://youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.[3] The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s. The band achieved several hit singles including Call Me, Rapture and Heart of Glass. Parallel Lines is ranked No. 140 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band) On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Devo [image: Inline image 1] Whip It (Video Live Fridays) http://youtu.be/bQidM91CkXE Devo is an American New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (45rpm) http://youtu.be/mmwic9kFx2c Turn up the stereo radio real loud - straight ahead rock and roll, pure, rough, and tough! Guitar Magazine, Takin' Care of Business rated at number 10 in top 100 most covered songs of all time. Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman_Turner_Overdrivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two.
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Devo [image: Inline image 1] Whip It (Video Live Fridays) http://youtu.be/bQidM91CkXE Devo is an American New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (45rpm) http://youtu.be/mmwic9kFx2c Turn up the stereo radio real loud - straight ahead rock and roll, pure, rough, and tough! Guitar Magazine, Takin' Care of Business rated at number 10 in top 100 most covered songs of all time. Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman_Turner_Overdrivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two. Vinyl album still in my record collection - mint condition - purchased at Tower records in Hollywood in 1968. Doug Ingle - organ, lead vocals Erik Brann - guitars, backing vocals Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals Ron Bushy - drums, percussion The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is among the world's 40 best-selling albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the very first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179 Interview: http://texaspublicradio.tumblr.com/post/19738945943/ On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (12 Extended Mix) Vinyl http://youtu.be/wu9DKYQrGBI The Fixx are an English New Wave band formed in London in 1979. They hit number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. with One Thing Leads to Another from the album Reach the Beach, in 1983. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another
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Blondie [image: Inline image 1] Heart Of Glass - Video http://youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU Call Me - Video http://youtu.be/aH3Q_CZy968 One Way Or Another - Video http://youtu.be/KXewIR7Y7cc Rapture - Video http://youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.[3] The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s. The band achieved several hit singles including Call Me, Rapture and Heart of Glass. Parallel Lines is ranked No. 140 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band) On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Devo [image: Inline image 1] Whip It (Video Live Fridays) http://youtu.be/bQidM91CkXE Devo is an American New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (45rpm) http://youtu.be/mmwic9kFx2c Turn up the stereo radio real loud - straight ahead rock and roll, pure, rough, and tough! Guitar Magazine, Takin' Care of Business rated at number 10 in top 100 most covered songs of all time. Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman_Turner_Overdrivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two. Vinyl album still in my record collection - mint condition - purchased at Tower records in Hollywood in 1968. Doug Ingle - organ, lead vocals Erik Brann - guitars, backing vocals Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals Ron Bushy - drums, percussion The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is among the world's 40 best-selling albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the very first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179 Interview: http://texaspublicradio.tumblr.com/post/19738945943/ On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (12 Extended Mix) Vinyl http://youtu.be/wu9DKYQrGBI The Fixx are an English New Wave band formed in London in 1979. They hit number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. with One Thing Leads to Another from the album Reach the Beach, in 1983. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another
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Eddie Cochran [image: Inline image 1] Summertime Blues - Town Hall Party - 1959 http://youtu.be/Ti38LFY7x1Y C'mon Everybody 45 RPM vinyl recording http://youtu.be/7-71rZxFiRQ [image: Inline image 2] Edward Raymond 'Eddie' Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American musician. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues. He experimented with multitrack recording and overdubbing even on his earliest singles, and was also able to play piano, bass and drums.[1] His image as a sharply dressed, rugged but good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 50s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Blondie [image: Inline image 1] Heart Of Glass - Video http://youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU Call Me - Video http://youtu.be/aH3Q_CZy968 One Way Or Another - Video http://youtu.be/KXewIR7Y7cc Rapture - Video http://youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.[3] The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s. The band achieved several hit singles including Call Me, Rapture and Heart of Glass. Parallel Lines is ranked No. 140 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band) On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Devo [image: Inline image 1] Whip It (Video Live Fridays) http://youtu.be/bQidM91CkXE Devo is an American New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (45rpm) http://youtu.be/mmwic9kFx2c Turn up the stereo radio real loud - straight ahead rock and roll, pure, rough, and tough! Guitar Magazine, Takin' Care of Business rated at number 10 in top 100 most covered songs of all time. Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman_Turner_Overdrivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two. Vinyl album still in my record collection - mint condition - purchased at Tower records in Hollywood in 1968. Doug Ingle - organ, lead vocals Erik Brann - guitars, backing vocals Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals Ron Bushy - drums, percussion The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is among the world's 40 best-selling albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the very first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179 Interview: http://texaspublicradio.tumblr.com/post/19738945943/ On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (12 Extended Mix) Vinyl http://youtu.be/wu9DKYQrGBI The Fixx are an English New Wave band formed in London in 1979. They hit number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. with One Thing Leads to Another from the album Reach the Beach, in 1983. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another
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Gene Vincent [image: Inline image 1] Be-Bop-A-Lula - Video http://youtu.be/AH4qCNjpY_k Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, Be-Bop-A-Lula, is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Eddie Cochran [image: Inline image 1] Summertime Blues - Town Hall Party - 1959 http://youtu.be/Ti38LFY7x1Y C'mon Everybody 45 RPM vinyl recording http://youtu.be/7-71rZxFiRQ [image: Inline image 2] Edward Raymond 'Eddie' Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American musician. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as C'mon Everybody and Summertime Blues. He experimented with multitrack recording and overdubbing even on his earliest singles, and was also able to play piano, bass and drums.[1] His image as a sharply dressed, rugged but good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 50s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Blondie [image: Inline image 1] Heart Of Glass - Video http://youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU Call Me - Video http://youtu.be/aH3Q_CZy968 One Way Or Another - Video http://youtu.be/KXewIR7Y7cc Rapture - Video http://youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein.[3] The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s. The band achieved several hit singles including Call Me, Rapture and Heart of Glass. Parallel Lines is ranked No. 140 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band) On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Devo [image: Inline image 1] Whip It (Video Live Fridays) http://youtu.be/bQidM91CkXE Devo is an American New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single Whip It, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (45rpm) http://youtu.be/mmwic9kFx2c Turn up the stereo radio real loud - straight ahead rock and roll, pure, rough, and tough! Guitar Magazine, Takin' Care of Business rated at number 10 in top 100 most covered songs of all time. Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman_Turner_Overdrivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two. Vinyl album still in my record collection - mint condition - purchased at Tower records in Hollywood in 1968. Doug Ingle - organ, lead vocals Erik Brann - guitars, backing vocals Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals Ron Bushy - drums, percussion The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is among the world's 40 best-selling albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the very first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: [image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179
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[image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179 Interview: http://texaspublicradio.tumblr.com/post/19738945943/ On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (12 Extended Mix) Vinyl http://youtu.be/wu9DKYQrGBI The Fixx are an English New Wave band formed in London in 1979. They hit number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. with One Thing Leads to Another from the album Reach the Beach, in 1983. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another
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[image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two. Vinyl album still in my record collection - mint condition - purchased at Tower records in Hollywood in 1968. Doug Ingle - organ, lead vocals Erik Brann - guitars, backing vocals Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals Ron Bushy - drums, percussion The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is among the world's 40 best-selling albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the very first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179 Interview: http://texaspublicradio.tumblr.com/post/19738945943/ On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (12 Extended Mix) Vinyl http://youtu.be/wu9DKYQrGBI The Fixx are an English New Wave band formed in London in 1979. They hit number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. with One Thing Leads to Another from the album Reach the Beach, in 1983. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another
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[image: Inline image 1] Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (45rpm) http://youtu.be/mmwic9kFx2c Turn up the stereo radio real loud - straight ahead rock and roll, pure, rough, and tough! Guitar Magazine, Takin' Care of Business rated at number 10 in top 100 most covered songs of all time. Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman_Turner_Overdrivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly http://youtu.be/ZCkHanF4v1w Iron Butterfly formed in San Diego, California; a classic rock band song, ranked 24th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. One of best drum solos in rock history. This song takes up the whole of side two. Vinyl album still in my record collection - mint condition - purchased at Tower records in Hollywood in 1968. Doug Ingle - organ, lead vocals Erik Brann - guitars, backing vocals Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals Ron Bushy - drums, percussion The band's seminal 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is among the world's 40 best-selling albums, selling more than 30 million copies. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the very first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Butterfly On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were driving them ourselves before we’d really taken off. I know for a fact that we drove down the highway that goes right by China Grove. Doobie Brothers: http://youtu.be/_hnPlSQWcxE China Grove, Texas Population 1,179 Interview: http://texaspublicradio.tumblr.com/post/19738945943/ On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another (12 Extended Mix) Vinyl http://youtu.be/wu9DKYQrGBI The Fixx are an English New Wave band formed in London in 1979. They hit number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. with One Thing Leads to Another from the album Reach the Beach, in 1983. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another