mts
June 4, 2023, 4:22pm
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I watched and listened to the PBS American Masters program, ‘Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock and Roll’, last night. Fascinating!
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Turns out the lead singer was the songwriter and put the “Ram” in the Rama Lama Ding Dong
Rest his soul:
Musician. He was the lead vocalist, and a founding member of the rhythm and blues musical group The Edsels. The Youngstown, Ohio, based group which also included Jimmy Reynolds, Marshall Sewell, Harry Green, and the late Larry Green formed in 1957...
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Thank you. A favorite of my late mom’s
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Summertime, an all time favorite. As well as Sitting in the Park.
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Dean
(dean)
June 5, 2023, 8:52pm
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
My wife worked for a woman who would walk in her neighborhood and hear this great singing from her neighbor as he sang in the shower. She finally ran into him and it turns out he was Howard Keel.
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Another standard his way:
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Very similar bass to the Edsels’ guy on far left:
Ronald David Bright (October 18, 1938 – November 26, 2015) was an American R&B and doo-wop singer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was born in New York City.
Bright was the bass vocalist for doo-wop groups the Valentines, the Cadillacs, the Deep River Boys, and the Coasters. He did session work for artists such as Barry Mann, Jackie Wilson, Peter Gabriel, and Johnny Cymbal. His most recognizable vocals are from Johnny Cymbal's 1963 hit song "Mr. Bass Man." He sang with the Valentines (the gro...
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So yesterday, I was listening to my new favorite podcast “The History of Rock Music in 500 songs” (https://500songs.com ), episode 161 “Alone again or by Love”, and the author drew a interesting connection between these two songs:
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