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Post by inger on Oct 24, 2024 16:06:51 GMT -5
From pipps:
"The room The Beatles played in and the very modest commemorative plaque"
Very cool.... Exceedingly chilly… |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 24, 2024 16:08:56 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Oct 24, 2024 16:19:32 GMT -5
Where do “The Box Tops” fit in? I loved “Cry Like a Baby.” Can’t I call them blue-eyed soul, or were they just a pop group to you guys? …
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Post by inger on Oct 24, 2024 16:20:48 GMT -5
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 24, 2024 16:39:46 GMT -5
Where do “The Box Tops” fit in? I loved “Cry Like a Baby.” Can’t I call them blue-eyed soul, or were they just a pop group to you guys? … I'd put them in the same category as "The Grass Roots", whatever that's called. Blue-eyed soul to me was more The Rascals, Soul Survivors...maybe Mitch Ryder. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 24, 2024 18:00:18 GMT -5
On behalf of The Beatles, The Mellowtones, the old lady at the reception desk and the town of Dingwall, thanks for helping me with the pix kaybli |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 24, 2024 18:18:50 GMT -5
Where do “The Box Tops” fit in? I loved “Cry Like a Baby.” Can’t I call them blue-eyed soul, or were they just a pop group to you guys? … I'd put them in the same category as "The Grass Roots", whatever that's called. Blue-eyed soul to me was more The Rascals, Soul Survivors...maybe Mitch Ryder. Hmm -- I definitely concur on The Rascals, Soul Survivors and Mitch Ryder, but to me The Box Tops were closer to blue-eyed soul, at least on songs like "The Letter" and "Soul Deep" than The Grass Roots, who sounded more mainstream pop to me. Although The Box Tops weren't terribly soulful (although funny) on "Sweet Cream Ladies." And "Cry Like A Baby" and "Neon Rainbow" had sort of a late-60s sound that could have come from San Francisco. But as always with music there are no definitive parameters. I would also put The Righteous Brothers in the blue-eyed soul category. Early Hall and Oates like "Sarah Smile" and "She's Gone" before they sold out just so they could make millions. Bobby Caldwell "What You Won't Do For Love" I would have sworn was black. Blackest-sounding white group I ever heard were The Magnificent Men from Central PA. Their biggest hit was "Peace Of Mind." They didn't sell much outside of the Philly area, but they used to get booked into predominantly black clubs where the clientele was often quite surprised to see a group of white guys up on stage. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 24, 2024 18:35:32 GMT -5
I’ll delay leaving the car for “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” anytime…”Betcha By Golly, Wow” sold me a record as did “(First Time) In The Rain”… The Philly PBS-TV station is running a Soul Special on Sunday Night featuring the "Sound of Philadelphia" with the Gamble-Huff ERA groups. A couple of summers ago, I saw the Tymes performed at Cooper River Park. They still sounded a great and still own that painting busines , that kept them going when things were tough for them in the music business. Great stuff Clipper. I love it when people know about their painting business. How cool would that be to get a little "So Much In Love" while the paint is drying? Stupidly I never saw them in concert, but lead vocalist George Williams was a regular, as was I, at a place called Val Shively's R&B records in Upper Darby. Val claimed to have the largest collection of vinyl in the world. I don't know if that's true, but he was the main purveyor of music to legendary Philly DJs like Jerry Blavat and Georgie Woods. People like that were in there constantly sampling or trying to track down rare music. At various times I ran into performers like George Williams, Lee Andrews and Little Sonny Brown of The Intruders. All very good guys and happy to talk about music. Like many US R&B groups, The Tymes developed a bigger career in the UK than in the US. They were also popular in the Carolina Beach Music scene in the 70s with songs like "Ms. Grace" and "You Little Trustmaker." Talented guys. Thanks for the heads-up for the Philly PBS show. If it's Sunday it won't interfere with Yankee baseball. |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 24, 2024 18:40:13 GMT -5
I'd put them in the same category as "The Grass Roots", whatever that's called. Blue-eyed soul to me was more The Rascals, Soul Survivors...maybe Mitch Ryder. Hmm -- I definitely concur on The Rascals, Soul Survivors and Mitch Ryder, but to me The Box Tops were closer to blue-eyed soul, at least on songs like "The Letter" and "Soul Deep" than The Grass Roots, who sounded more mainstream pop to me. Although The Box Tops weren't terribly soulful (although funny) on "Sweet Cream Ladies." And "Cry Like A Baby" and "Neon Rainbow" had sort of a late-60s sound that could have come from San Francisco. But as always with music there are no definitive parameters. I would also put The Righteous Brothers in the blue-eyed soul category. Early Hall and Oates like "Sarah Smile" and "She's Gone" before they sold out just so they could make millions. Bobby Caldwell "What You Won't Do For Love" I would have sworn was black. Blackest-sounding white group I ever heard were The Magnificent Men from Central PA. Their biggest hit was "Peace Of Mind." They didn't sell much outside of the Philly area, but they used to get booked into predominantly black clubs where the clientele was often quite surprised to see a group of white guys up on stage. Of course "The Righteous Brothers", but they had established themselves well before the others mentioned. On the other hand, Hall & Oates didn't become popular until the late 70's. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Oct 25, 2024 13:03:11 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Oct 25, 2024 13:56:36 GMT -5
Paul Simon turns 83 today. As I write this, I remember:
When I was a little boy
My mama said to me…
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Post by Renfield on Oct 25, 2024 16:24:43 GMT -5
Paul Simon turns 83 today. As I write this, I remember: When I was a little boy My mama said to me… Who do you think you're foolin', inger? |
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Post by inger on Oct 25, 2024 20:11:27 GMT -5
Paul Simon turns 83 today. As I write this, I remember: When I was a little boy My mama said to me… Who do you think you're foolin', inger? When she said Inger, it really made it personal… my dear momma… |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Oct 28, 2024 12:25:38 GMT -5
Ok guys and gals, not sure how many readers we have in the group. I'm an avid reader and have been for 40 years. I'm reading a book now that is quite ineteresting. It's titled "I heard there was a secret chord" by Dan Levitin. Levitin has a background in Neuroscience and Psychology and he is an accomplished musician. In this book he talks about how the brain processes music and some believe it can have a healing effect on some illnesses. Pretty interesting stuff.
Another music related tidbit, I was watching a PBS show last night in which Paul Reiser was interviewing Michael McDonald. It was pretty interesting and for the last musical piece McDonald picked up a guitar and Reiser played keyboard. I have to say, Reiser was actually pretty good.
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Post by fwclipper51 on Oct 28, 2024 12:44:04 GMT -5
The Box Tops were considered to be "blue-eye soul" because their lead singer Alex Chilton, favored the soul music sound over the pop sound. When they toured around the country they wanted soul groups to be included in the concert line-ups. |
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