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Post by azbob643 on Jul 28, 2024 13:46:56 GMT -5
I did play the accordion until I was about 15 years old and gave it up. Wish I would have continued because it would have been easier to learn other instruments if I had continued. Tommy Wolk, another very talented individual from my old stompin' grounds, was New York State accordion champion...whatever that entails. He went on to do many things, including playing bass with the SNL band and doing a lot of work with Hall & Oates, Bernie Williams, Billy Joel and many others. Sadly passed away at Daryl's House at age 58. |
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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 13:58:43 GMT -5
Never met bumper, but he looks like an older version of Mike Tonkin with the big ‘stache, too… Or...John Bolton retired to Vermont living a quiet life tending to his vegetable garden. Hmmmmm.... Forgot about Bolton… |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jul 28, 2024 14:23:52 GMT -5
Tommy Wolk, another very talented individual from my old stompin' grounds, was New York State accordion champion...whatever that entails. He went on to do many things, including playing bass with the SNL band and doing a lot of work with Hall & Oates, Bernie Williams, Billy Joel and many others. Sadly passed away at Daryl's House at age 58. As I got older, I started to think the accordion wasn't "cool". The I saw Garth Hudson of the band playing one and started to notice more rock bands incorporating it. Oh, what could have been....... youtu.be/6CuSwOI8__8?si=H9MeYwmsyPckZdxK |
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Post by azbob643 on Jul 28, 2024 14:29:09 GMT -5
Tommy Wolk, another very talented individual from my old stompin' grounds, was New York State accordion champion...whatever that entails. He went on to do many things, including playing bass with the SNL band and doing a lot of work with Hall & Oates, Bernie Williams, Billy Joel and many others. Sadly passed away at Daryl's House at age 58. As I got older, I started to think the accordion wasn't "cool". The I saw Garth Hudson of the band playing one and started to notice more rock bands incorporating it. Oh, what could have been....... youtu.be/6CuSwOI8__8?si=H9MeYwmsyPckZdxKSchmenge Brothers... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmSC52Npuq0 |
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Post by rizzuto on Jul 28, 2024 15:00:08 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=twiYZTVdBfECan you believe Emmylou is 77? Love the arrangement, accordion, upright bass. Can't tell if it's a mandolin or acoustic guitar but the gentleman playing it is a Bumper lookalike Love Knopflers short licks while Emmylou is singing. Sweet Emmylou. Beautiful combination. |
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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 15:58:59 GMT -5
A-Lawrence-Welk-a taught me it was cool… And now-a the luffly Lennon-a-Sisters will-a sing-a: “I Can’t Get-a No Satis-faction.”… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jul 28, 2024 16:03:02 GMT -5
A-Lawrence-Welk-a taught me it was cool… And now-a the luffly Lennon-a-Sisters will-a sing-a: “I Can’t Get-a No Satis-faction.”… Actually, I was in love with one of The Lennon Sisters. I think it was Kathy... |
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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 16:05:24 GMT -5
A-Lawrence-Welk-a taught me it was cool… And now-a the luffly Lennon-a-Sisters will-a sing-a: “I Can’t Get-a No Satis-faction.”… Actually, I was in love with one of The Lennon Sisters. I think it was Kathy... Send in the Horny Police, Kaybli… |
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Post by rizzuto on Jul 28, 2024 16:08:43 GMT -5
Actually, I was in love with one of The Lennon Sisters. I think it was Kathy... Send in the Horny Police, Kaybli… Nope, nothing untoward here. He said in love, Inger, love. Whereas, your posts also exhibit a four letter word that starts with an "L," that is the only similarity.  |
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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 16:11:39 GMT -5
Send in the Horny Police, Kaybli… Nope, nothing untoward here. He said in love, Inger, love. Whereas, your posts also exhibit a four letter word that starts with an "L," that is the only similarity. I wanted the HP for me. I wax thinking what it would be like with all of them. Send them to Dome, he taught me everything I know… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jul 28, 2024 16:13:20 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jul 28, 2024 20:45:34 GMT -5
Believe it or not, I had forgotten the champagne bubbles until I saw that. You can have Eunice. All all the rest of them, too… |
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Post by laurenfrances on Jul 29, 2024 1:24:11 GMT -5
I was a big motown fan growing up and appreciated the Four Tops. Speaking of Motown Revue, did anyone see the made for tv movie about the Temptations? Really fine movie and a sad story in many ways. "The Sound Of Young America," right? I never saw the movie on the Temps, 55, although I've heard people talking about it quite a bit. The Tops were almost the opposite of the Temps in the sense of great stability within the group, no real drama that I ever heard of, while the Temps had lots of internal fights, issues especially with David Ruffin and his drug use. Otis Williams is the last surviving original member, and also the least utilized member. He never sang leads on any of their hits and not many of their album cuts either, while Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin (followed by Dennis Edwards) handled most of the lead vocals during their prime years. Paul Williams had a few leads, especially on one of my favorites "Don't Look Back." Melvin Franklin generated a lot of screams with his basso profundo! The only Otis I know is Otis Redding as in "Sitting on the dock of the bay" |
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Post by laurenfrances on Jul 29, 2024 1:29:33 GMT -5
Ok, I've listened to the Mark Knopfler Emmylou Harris colaboration "All The Roadrunning" a couple times. When I heard they were doing an album together my first reaction was it seemed like a wierd pairing, but then again PLant/Krauss worked. A reminder that some of the older musicians we grew up listening to have many influences across diverse genres. I was impressed with how strong and clear Knopfler's voice is on this recording. As he has gotten older his voice is sometimes softer and a bit gravelly. The other thought I had was how much of an underrated song writer he is. His songs can be ballads, rockers, jigs and include interesting subject matter. Many of the songs on the CD seemed to be written with a duet in mind. Emmylou has a beautiful voice although there are times she can get a little "too country" for my taste. I still think the collaborations works as there is much more to like than not like. A couple good ballads, a couple jaunty toe tappers, and a few nice Knopfler guitar licks. Not my favorite work by Knopfler but a very enjoyable album that I will listen to from time to time. Duets can definitely be interesting pairings. I think they work best when the voices are extremely different. We would have imagined Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warrens singing a song together? But it worked and worked well. On the flip side, while “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” is a great song, sometimes it’s hard to figure out where Stevie Nicks stops and Tom Petty begins, there’s not that much difference in their voices. Stevie Nicks is such a great singer she would have made that song work if she was singing with Dave Seville’s Chipmunks… Anyone fans of Janis Joplin? She was intense. Cry baby? |
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Post by laurenfrances on Jul 29, 2024 1:40:22 GMT -5
Duke Fakir, the stylish and genteel singer who nurtured the Four Tops’ legacy for seven decades, died at his home in Detroit Monday morning from heart failure. He was 88. Fakir, a lifelong Detroit resident, was the last surviving member of the beloved Motown act, preceded in death by his teen friends and groupmates Lawrence Payton, Obie Benson and Levi Stubbs. "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a trailblazer, icon and music legend who, through his 70-year music career, touched the lives of so many as he continued to tour until the end of 2023, and officially retired this year," the Fakir family said in a statement provided to the Detroit Free Press. "As the last living founding member of the iconic Four Tops music group, we find solace in Duke’s legacy living on through his music for generations to come." With the Four Tops, Fakir was a voice on a vast litany of hits through the decades, including some of the defining songs of the 1960s, including the Top 10 successes “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” “It’s the Same Old Song,” “Bernadette,” “Standing in the Shadows of Love” and the group’s 1966 magnum opus “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Fakir and the group continued to pump out hits into the ’80s, including the chart-topping R&B song “When She Was My Girl.”… I went to Detroit for a conference. Went to the Motown Museum, and the Ford Museum. Unfortunately both was closed. Took a walk to Tigers stadium as Tigers was away. I was trying to talk my way with the security guard to let to take a gander. Unfortunately, they were setting up for a scheduled concert. I strike out on all counts. |
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