Music

30
Sep
2020

Good Grief!

After the debate last night we all need something else to think about and calm down a bit. So…today is the birthday of Sylvia Peterson, lead singer for The Chiffons. You’ll probably remember them by their first hit – ‘He’s So Fine’. Note that they are not referring to our idiot President.

They also did this song which was another international hit for them. Incidentally, one of the writers of this song was Carole King who later covered it herself. Listen to these songs and remember a time when we were respectful of each other.

Posted by Tom in doo-wop, Music
23
Sep
2020

Fun to watch and hear

I see that the Metropolitan Opera has cancelled their entire 2020-2021 season which could be a bad sign for a lot of other live arts venues and organizations. I don’t consider myself an opera aficionado but I do enjoy a lot of the music and find some of the opera ‘flashmobs’ particularly fun to watch. This one is ‘The Drinking Song’ from La Traviata which seems to be particularly popular with flash mobs.

Posted by Tom in opera
16
Sep
2020

B. B. King

Today, September 16, is the birthday (in 1925) of the legendary blues guitarist and singer, B. B. King. King was born near Indianola Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers. He is considered by many to be the ‘King of the Blues’. He was an outstanding performer and those who had the privilege of seeing and hearing him in person will never forget it.

Posted by Tom in folk, Music, sixties and seventies
07
Sep
2020

Buddy Holly

Today is the birthday, in 1936 (Lubbock, Texas) of Buddy Holly – a pioneer of Rock and Roll. He started playing with his band – The Crickets – in 1955 and released his first hit single ‘That’ll Be the Day’ in 1957. He died in a plane crash in 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa at the age of 22.

Despite his short career, he released several hit songs and he helped define the traditional rock and roll band of two guitars, a bass and drums. He was one of the first musicians in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his influence was widely felt. We miss him.

Posted by Tom in Music, sixties and seventies
05
Sep
2020

Grease!

I see Grease is back on Netflix this month…for about the 40th time, I think. It seems like a long time since it came out and I must have seen it one too many times but the music is addictive. Who can forget this?

Posted by Tom in Fun Stuff, Music, sixties and seventies