Unlike Trump himself, most people are made of parts. Dick Cheney was, and is, an unrepentant war criminal. He also supported gay marriage, in the most effective manner (Why not? Who does it hurt? No one. Who does it help? A lot of people) well before any notable Democratic politician except Gavin Newsom...
Shindig! That's the show where the Aretha clip comes from. Besides Darlene Love, I see Billy Preston, and there are probably many other notables from the Shindogs band. Once in a weak moment I bought a book about Shindig, and can thus add that among the guests on that episode were The Kinks, Sonny and Cher, and Marianne Faithfull.
On second look, I think you're right. Burton was a regular in that band, "The Shindogs". Other regulars in the band were Delaney Bramlett, Glen Campbell, and Leon Russell.
I'm not sure which version of The Robins sang "Cherry Lips," but when I heard it on the radio I was about seven years old. I asked my mother: "Are we related to the Robins"? And she looked at me and said, "I doubt it." I asked her what kind of music it was called. She said, "rock and roll." I said, OK! Now I've got a favorite kind of music!
My favorite "Shoop Shoop Song" is still Linda Ronstadt on SNL in 76-77 backed by , I think, Melissa Manchester and Phoebe Snow (I'm not checking Youtube or Wikipedia, just relying on my aging memory). She really belted it out and had fun with it and it really impressed me. Of course, it WAS Linda Ronstadt and I was 15-16 at the time. Another great live vocal on TV was Jennifer Hudson on "The Jeffersons" live telecast a few years ago. I thought she was amazing in how she just turned it on vocally so extemporaneously and generated a lot of excitement by herself as she moved confidently and gracefully through the mundane furnishings of the set , all the while commanding the attention of the camera and audience. It reminded me of Elvis in '68 just coughing and then with no buildup, in the next breath, launching into "Trying to Get to You" with a crazy intensity.
Without appropriation there is no culture, only ‘behavior’…as in the phrase ‘animal behavior.’ Behind the charge lies an unarticulated fantasy of autochthony.
[In re: Pynchon — in Santa Cruz in the Eighties there was a rumor that Jack Schaar was in fact Thomas Pynchon!]
I started buying records in 1961, at the age of 14. I spent as much money going backwards as keeping up with the hits of the day, and along with Art Laboe's Original Sound reissues, three Alan Freed LPs on the End label - two of which I'm sure he simply licensed his name - were the best the record stores in Wichita, Kansas, had on offer. "Alan Freed's 'Golden Pics''" and "Alan Freed's Top 15" had the best oldies, but "Alan Freed's Memory Lane" features a narrated introduction to each song. It was my introduction to Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love," which was worth the price of the LP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAI1LuTo4HA
Respectfully Mr. Marcus, I'm not sure I agree with your adherence to St. James's logic where Aftermath is concerned, because it didn't stop you from singling out "Paint It Black" as one of The Rolling Stones "Definitive Moments," from Aftermath in your "Stones On The Trail" article from 1975. Nor did it stop you from identifying "Not Fade Away" as a better opening to The Rolling Stones debut album when you reassessed it in 2004 even though it had been a hit in the UK. "It's All Over Now" likewise though you appeared to appreciate its sequencing on the American 12X5. You also chose the US Between the Buttons over the UK one in your Desert Island Discs despite its inclusion of the UK singles "Let's Spend The Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday." Again with respect, I don't see why Aftermath should now be held to a different standard regarding UK vs. US albums.
If this is not appropriate for the comments section, I'll hold it over for the next AskGreil.
Shindig! That's the show where the Aretha clip comes from. Besides Darlene Love, I see Billy Preston, and there are probably many other notables from the Shindogs band. Once in a weak moment I bought a book about Shindig, and can thus add that among the guests on that episode were The Kinks, Sonny and Cher, and Marianne Faithfull.
Is that James Burton on guitar?
On second look, I think you're right. Burton was a regular in that band, "The Shindogs". Other regulars in the band were Delaney Bramlett, Glen Campbell, and Leon Russell.
Jerry Lee Lewis considered Al Jolson one of the four truly original American singers- along with Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers and himself!
I'm not sure which version of The Robins sang "Cherry Lips," but when I heard it on the radio I was about seven years old. I asked my mother: "Are we related to the Robins"? And she looked at me and said, "I doubt it." I asked her what kind of music it was called. She said, "rock and roll." I said, OK! Now I've got a favorite kind of music!
In the response to the Fogerty question, I am not finding "Epitaph" in the CCR/Fogerty canon. Did you mean Effigy?
Yes. Head hung down. I suppose I always heard it as an epitaph.
A Mason & Dixon mention! Great book. Well worth the read.
My favorite "Shoop Shoop Song" is still Linda Ronstadt on SNL in 76-77 backed by , I think, Melissa Manchester and Phoebe Snow (I'm not checking Youtube or Wikipedia, just relying on my aging memory). She really belted it out and had fun with it and it really impressed me. Of course, it WAS Linda Ronstadt and I was 15-16 at the time. Another great live vocal on TV was Jennifer Hudson on "The Jeffersons" live telecast a few years ago. I thought she was amazing in how she just turned it on vocally so extemporaneously and generated a lot of excitement by herself as she moved confidently and gracefully through the mundane furnishings of the set , all the while commanding the attention of the camera and audience. It reminded me of Elvis in '68 just coughing and then with no buildup, in the next breath, launching into "Trying to Get to You" with a crazy intensity.
Without appropriation there is no culture, only ‘behavior’…as in the phrase ‘animal behavior.’ Behind the charge lies an unarticulated fantasy of autochthony.
[In re: Pynchon — in Santa Cruz in the Eighties there was a rumor that Jack Schaar was in fact Thomas Pynchon!]
Oh, Jack was definitely Pynchon. Not that he ever said a word about it.
I started buying records in 1961, at the age of 14. I spent as much money going backwards as keeping up with the hits of the day, and along with Art Laboe's Original Sound reissues, three Alan Freed LPs on the End label - two of which I'm sure he simply licensed his name - were the best the record stores in Wichita, Kansas, had on offer. "Alan Freed's 'Golden Pics''" and "Alan Freed's Top 15" had the best oldies, but "Alan Freed's Memory Lane" features a narrated introduction to each song. It was my introduction to Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love," which was worth the price of the LP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAI1LuTo4HA
Respectfully Mr. Marcus, I'm not sure I agree with your adherence to St. James's logic where Aftermath is concerned, because it didn't stop you from singling out "Paint It Black" as one of The Rolling Stones "Definitive Moments," from Aftermath in your "Stones On The Trail" article from 1975. Nor did it stop you from identifying "Not Fade Away" as a better opening to The Rolling Stones debut album when you reassessed it in 2004 even though it had been a hit in the UK. "It's All Over Now" likewise though you appeared to appreciate its sequencing on the American 12X5. You also chose the US Between the Buttons over the UK one in your Desert Island Discs despite its inclusion of the UK singles "Let's Spend The Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday." Again with respect, I don't see why Aftermath should now be held to a different standard regarding UK vs. US albums.
If this is not appropriate for the comments section, I'll hold it over for the next AskGreil.
I’m a big tent Democrat.
Also a big Fishman fan, looking forward to reading his book.
Freed was playing schlock for gelt, no doubt.
Did you ever read Herbert Goldman’s book Jolson: The Legend Comes To Life?