Cream was a 1960s British rock band comprising guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. They were celebrated as the first great power trio and supergroup of rock. The band was named "Cream", as Clapton, Bruce, and Baker were already considered the "cream of the crop" among blues and jazz musicians in the exploding British music scene. They have sold over 35 million albums worldwide.amfmsw said:
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Three of rock's greatest guitar players -- Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page -- all played at different times for The Yardbirds, the British group whose first and biggest hit was "For Your Love" in 1965; the group disbanded in summer 1968, but later that year, Page formed the New Yardbirds, which within months had evolved into the legendary heavy-metal quartet Led Zeppelin.
The Ventures, an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, met and recruited Nokie Edwards as bass player, and recorded "Walk Don't Run" with Bogle on lead guitar, Wilson on rhythm guitar, Edwards on bass, and Skip Moore on drums. They approached several record companies, none of whom showed any interest in signing them. A Seattle DJ, Pat O'Day, used the song as a news "kicker"; Bob Reisdorf, owner of Dolton Records, heard it on the radio, and contacted and signed The Ventures. "Walk Don't Run"(Dolton 25) climbed to #2 for a week on the Billboard Top 100 in September 1960.AlexBrowne said:
Although The Ventures are best known for their 1960 hit "Walk -- Don't Run" (and a new version in 1964 entitled, logically, "Walk-Don't Run '64"), they also recorded the theme song for the TV series "Hawaii Five-O," and re-recorded hits from the 1930s and 1940s (including "Perfidia," "Lullaby Of The Leaves," "Blue Moon," and "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue") and from movies (including "Lolita Ya-Ya" and "Theme From 'A Summer Place'").
Lee Dorsey was signed to the Fury record label in the early 1960s and the song that launched his career, "Ya Ya", went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Dorsey also broke the Top 40 with "Do-Re-Mi" #27 (1962), "Ride Your Pony" #28 (1965), "Working In The Coal Mine" #8 (1966), and "Holy Cow" #23 (1966).AlexBrowne said:
The smooth sounding Perry Como was one of the most successful recording artists in the pre-rock era (he had 100 charted singles, including seven #1's, from 1943-1954) to make the leap into the rock era (with 48 charted singles, including three #1's, from 1955-1974); his biggest hit in the latter era was "Round And Round," in 1957 -- and its B-side, "Mi Casa, Su Casa (My House Is Your House)," also charted.
"Oye Como Va" was written and composed by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Carlos Santana's cover of the song in 1970 on the album Abraxas, helping to catapult Santana into stardom with the song reaching #13 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1971.AlexBrowne said:
The title comes from the first words:
“Oye como va,
Mi ritmo,
Bueno pa’ gozar,
Mulata...
Which loosely translates to:
Listen to how it goes,
My rhythm,
It’s good for partying,
Mulata... (Spanish term for livestock mule; possibly relating to a female mulatto (mulato), or person of mixed race.)
The original five Jacksons in the Jackson 5 were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and lead singer Michael; in 1969 and 1970, their first four bubblegum singles, "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I'll Be There," were all #1 on the pop and R&B charts, a remarkable career launch (suprisingly they never had another #1 song as a group), and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
"You Always Hurt the One You Love" a pop standard, written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher has been performed by many artists over the years. The recording by The Mills Brothers was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18599. It was on the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart for 20 weeks in 1944, peaking at #1. Of all the versions of this song, my most favorite besides the Mills Brothers are by Fats Domino, and Clarence “Frogman” Henry. Henry’s recording became a top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. (Listen to Henry as he sings, "you always hoit the one..."AlexBrowne said:
)Oh, you left out the best one of all... the zany version of "You Only Hurt The One You Love" by Spike Jones & His City Slickers in 1945 -- one of the greatest comedy records of all time!
It's been said that no other group in history turned out hit records over a longer span of time than the legendary siblings from Piqua, Ohio, the Mills Brothers: Herbert, Harry, and Donald (often joined by their father John); their first recording, "Tiger Rag" in 1931, was one of their five #1's ("Paper Doll" in 1943 was the biggest of all), and surviving two generations of changing musical styles with their same smooth, relaxed sound, they continued to hit the charts through the end of the '60s -- their last charted single was "The Ol' Race Track" in 1968!
It's been said that no other group in history turned out hit records over a longer span of time than the legendary siblings from Piqua, Ohio, the Mills Brothers: Herbert, Harry, and Donald (often joined by their father John); their first recording, "Tiger Rag" in 1931, was one of their five #1's ("Paper Doll" in 1943 was the biggest of all), and surviving two generations of changing musical styles with their same smooth, relaxed sound, they continued to hit the charts through the end of the '60s -- their last charted single was "The Ol' Race Track" in 1968!
Spike Jones - zany to say the least - I don't think any other musical comedy group had such a great handle on sound effects and timing.AlexBrowne said:
"The Old Lamplighter" is a popular song published in 1946. It was first recorded by Sammy Kaye, reaching #1 on the Billboard Charts the week of December 28, 1946. Later it was a major country-pop hit for The Browns, an American family singing group from Sparkman, Arkansas, made up of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters, Maxine and Bonnie. The single was released in March of 1960, and went on to become a major top-ten hit on both the US country and pop singles charts.
Everybody knows The Beatles, right? -- John, Paul, George, Tony, and Pete; yes, after The Beatles hit it big in 1964, tracks recorded in May 1961 by the pre-Ringo Beatles, which included Tony Sheridan on vocals and Pete Best on drums, were released by MGM (the label listed the artists as The Beatles With Tony Sheridan), and a couple actually charted: "My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean)" and "Why."
Lorne Greene was a Canadian actor, best known in the United States for his roles on two American television programs: the long-running western Bonanza and the shorter-lived cult classic science fiction program Battlestar Galactica. Greene capitalized on his Pa Cartwright image by recording several albums of country-western/folk songs, which Greene performed in a mixture of spoken word and singing. In December 1964, Greene had a #1 single on the music charts with his ballad, "Ringo."AlexBrowne said:
A sampling of rock stars from the 50's, 60's, and 70's have been honored by the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in Toronto, which salutes Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music, including: Paul Anka from Ottawa; Joni Mitchell from Saskatoon; The Crew-Cuts, The Diamonds, The Four Lads, and Neil Young from Toronto; Gordon Lightfoot from Orillia; The Guess Who from Winnipeg; and Anne Murray from Nova Scotia.
Gordon Lightfoot achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music as a singer-songwriter. He came to prominence in his native Canada in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (#5 Top 100/#1 AC, 1970), "Sundown" (#1 Top 100, 1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (#2 Top 100, 1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists.AlexBrowne said:
The most successful singer-songwriter from Canada during the rock era is Paul Anka, born in 1941 in Ottawa; his first hit, "Diana," named after the Anka family's babysitter, was #1 on both the pop and R&B charts in 1957 -- and here's a reference to it that's timely this week: the New England Conservatory Jewish Music Ensemble and Chorus has recorded a delightful spoof of it, singing the Hebrew words in the popular Passover song "Dayenu" (which means "It Would Have Been Enough") to the tune of "Diana"!
Paul Anka's total genius teamed with Buddy Holly's genius to give us some of the most important recordings of the rock era. Although they didn't chart as high as others, nothing is more creating than the pizzacato strings plucking like dripping water on "Raining In My Heart". The lush orchestration, mood changes with the swap from major to minor key, and stereo arrangement on "You Don't Love me Anymore". And what can possibly be argued as the most beautiful love song ever, "True Love Ways". Those last Anka/Holley sessions are American Treasures.
Excellent comments, amfmsw, indeed, these sessions were and will remain treasures.amfmsw said:
Another treasure on the American music scene would be Glenn Miller. Alton Glenn Miller, American jazz musician and band leader, was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best known "Big Bands" of the era. Miller's signature recordings include, "In the Mood", "Tuxedo Junction", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Moonlight Serenade", "Little Brown Jug", and "Pennsylvania 6-5000". Glenn Miller's version is known to many younger people through its use as the instrumental theme in the sampled medley "Swing the Mood", a number 1 hit in many countries in the late 1980s by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers.
Glenn Miller's music continued to be popular among artists in the Oldies era: The Rivieras charted with "Moonlight Serenade" in 1959 (Miller million seller, his theme song, in 1939); Ernie Fields Orch. charted with "In The Mood" in 1959 (Miller #1 in 1939); Dion and The Belmonts charted with "When You Wish Upon A Star" in 1960 (Miller #1 in 1940); Frankie Avalon charted with "Tuxedo Junction" in 1960 (Miller #1 in 1940); Brook Benton charted with "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)" in 1960, as did Etta James in 1962 and Rick Nelson in 1963 (Miller #1 in 1940); Fats Domino charted with "Blueberry Hill" in 1956 (Miller #1 in 1940); Ernie Fields Orch. charted with "Chattanooga Choo Choo" in 1960, as did Floyd Cramer in 1962 and Harpers Bizarre in 1967 (Miller #1, the first record formally certified as a million seller, in 1941); Nino & the Ebb Tides charted with "Juke Box Saturday Night" in 1961 (Miller in 1942); and Sammy Davis Jr. charted with "That Old Black Magic" in 1955, as did Louis Prima And Keely Smith in 1958 and Bobby Rydell in 1961 (Miller #1 in 1943).
Wow Alex, you did your homework on that one. Good job.AlexBrowne said:
"Deep Purple" was written in 1934 as a piano composition, the lyrics were added in 1939. It was a #1 hit for Larry Clinton & His Orchestra in 1939; #20 for Billy Ward And His Dominoes in 1957; #1 for Nino Tempo & April Stevens in 1963; and #14 for Donny and Marie Osmond in 1976.
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