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Post by 1955nyyfan on Nov 20, 2024 9:44:31 GMT -5
Who didn't love Sissy and Bobby? Or Larry Hooper, the basso profundo noted for singing "Asleep In The Deep"? Supposedly Lawrence Welk once said "And now the boyce will play a really swinging number from Duke Ellington "Take A Train." My parents were big Lawrence Welk fans. My dad also loved polkas. Of course as a youth I was in to Rock and we had the normal father/son clashes over music. I wanted to play the guitar and my dad took me to a music store to get one. Unbeknownst to me he had talked to the store owner before we arrived and they convinced a young naive boy that his arms were too short to play guitar. The salesperson suggested I should play the accordion too "stretch them out". I played for a couple years but tired of it and quit when I figured I wasn't getting the guitar. Wish I would have continued to build a musical base and learned to play other instruments. One of my few regrets. |
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Post by inger on Nov 20, 2024 9:47:43 GMT -5
Or Larry Hooper, the basso profundo noted for singing "Asleep In The Deep"? Supposedly Lawrence Welk once said "And now the boyce will play a really swinging number from Duke Ellington "Take A Train." My parents were big Lawrence Welk fans. My dad also loved polkas. Of course as a youth I was in to Rock and we had the normal father/son clashes over music. I wanted to play the guitar and my dad took me to a music store to get one. Unbeknownst to me he had talked to the store owner before we arrived and they convinced a young naive boy that his arms were too short to play guitar. The salesperson suggested I should play the accordion too "stretch them out". I played for a couple years but tired of it and quit when I figured I wasn't getting the guitar. Wish I would have continued to build a musical base and learned to play other instruments. One of my few regrets. Who knows what the old man might have bought you if you said you wanted to be a porn star…🤓 |
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Post by chiyankee on Nov 20, 2024 10:23:54 GMT -5
Because I was already a fan of The Move, ELO just seemed like taking it to the next level. To me, songs like "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" and "Telephone Line" were just so innovative with the use of strings and inventive harmonies. I figure any guy who has the respect of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty must be something special. Thanks for opening up another interesting discussion. Lynne played a big part in the resurgence of Tom Petty's career and in Harrison's comeback album "Cloud Nine" in the late 80's by co-writing and co-producing releases by both artists. Then, of course, they all worked together in the Traveling Wilburys. |
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Post by chiyankee on Nov 20, 2024 10:26:30 GMT -5
I'm a fan of ELO mainly because my older brother was, so I grew up listening to their/his music. Whether they are good, I'll leave up to the individual listener., although I think Jeff Lynne is an amazing talent. John Lennon did once joke that ELO did the Beatles better than the Beatles did.  Concur on all counts Chi. I didn't have an older sibling, but I did have a musically obsessed Aunt who was seven years older than me who essentially had that same influence as your brother. Which is why I have always been at home with music from my early childhood like Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Little Richard and The Everly Brothers and Bo Diddley and of course Elvis. We're both lucky to have had that experience. I was also lucky enough to be influenced by my uncle, who wasn't much older than my brother. My brother liked the pop-rock bands, like ELO, Boston and Foreigner but it was my uncle that got me into Led Zeppelin and The Who and I'm forever grateful! |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Nov 20, 2024 12:09:37 GMT -5
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