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There are 8 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Motown in the UK
From: Dave Monroe
2. Re: K & K
From: Dave Monroe
3. Mamas and Papas on PBS
From: Bill Mulvy
4. Re: Byrds vs Searchers
From: Alan (Albabe) Gordon
5. Re: "Twelfth Of Never" / "I Gave My Love A Cherry"
From: James Day
6. Re: Lou Christie fans ??
From: Larry Bromley
7. S'popper Steve Jarrell on XM Radio this Wednesday, too.
From: Skip Woolwine
8. Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
From: Martin Roberts
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:02:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Motown in the UK
Richard Williams asked:
> Can anyone out there help me with the precise dates of the
> Motown Revue's first UK tour, and with the exact personnel
> of the Earl Van Dyke Sextet which accompanied The Supremes,
> The Miracles and Martha & The Vandellas?
>From Martha Reeves and Mark Bego, "Dancing In The Street: Confessions
Of A Motown Diva" (Hyperion, 1994):
"Our Motown Revue British tour featured not only Martha & The Vandellas,
but also The Miracles, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and The Supremes.
We opened the 21-day, twice-nightly tour at Finsbury Park in Astoria, London,
on March 20, and concluded it on April 12 at the Guildhall in Portsmouth."
http://www.isd.net/mbayly/atkh2c.htm
That's 1965. Still working on those musicians, but I'm pretty sure they put
in a "Ready Steady Go!" appearance along the way as well, if that's of any
help.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:25:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: K & K
Speaking of K & K, can anyone give me any info on The Kasnat [sic] Katz
Fighter Squadron's "Pickin' Up Sticks"? Was this a French-only release?
I have a picture-sleeved 45 on A/Z, but can find very little about it.
Thanks!
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:16:08 -0600
From: Bill Mulvy
Subject: Mamas and Papas on PBS
To All Spectopoppers:
The Mamas and The Papas PBS special "California Dreaming" airs tonight
for the first time in the Chicago area. It may be airing nationally as
well.
Bill Mulvy
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:04:22 -0800
From: Alan (Albabe) Gordon
Subject: Re: Byrds vs Searchers
Mark J wrote:
> McGuinn has said that he "thought" that they [Searchers] were using
> a 12-string, and he also was impressed by Harrison's 12-string used
> in "A Hard Day's Night." The song [Needles and Pins] even affected
> Gene to write "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better."
Both songs use the same "A" configuration... virtually the same chord-
lick. In a band I was in way back in those golden days, we used to do
those two tunes back to back/connected. They kinda work together as a
"f*** you" medley. Then sometimes we would follow them with an R&R/
bluesy version of Tony Bennett's "I Wanna Be Around."
peace,
~albabe
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:39:26 -0800 (PST)
From: James Day
Subject: Re: "Twelfth Of Never" / "I Gave My Love A Cherry"
I wasn't around at the time but if memory serves me and did some
research at the time Mathis made the recording it was written
during the Civil War years 1860s.
James
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:37:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Larry Bromley
Subject: Re: Lou Christie fans ??
Stewart Epstein:
> Any Lou Christie fans out there??
One right here. We saw Mr. Lou almost twenty years ago, in Ft.
Lauderdale. He hedlined a show, with the Crystals (including one
original member) put on by my high school. He told a story about
how he hit those high notes, demonstrating by grabbing a certain
part of his anatomy, real hard. :) This show was for a CATHOLIC
high school, with the principal attending. Lou must have known her,
since he apologized in advance. Though the spelling of his name was
different, I asked if Lou might be related to a faculty member,
which led him to do that show. He answered by saying it was, "A
friend of a friend."
The show cost $25.00, which was money well spent. One thing I
couldn't bring myself to tell him was that I enjoyed his music when
I was in high school, 1967-71, since the show was in 1989. Since
then I has seen him on the PBS oldies reunions, where his voice is
amazingly still in working order.
Side note: After the show, we had the pleasure of meeting both Lou
and the Crystals. We couldn't figure out which Crystal was the
original, since whoever she was still looked great.
Age is a number that tells
how long you have lived in this world,
not how to live in it.
Larry Bromley
good day!
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:58:10 -0600
From: Skip Woolwine
Subject: S'popper Steve Jarrell on XM Radio this Wednesday, too.
My previous post:
> If you have XM Satellite Radio, be sure to listen this Wednesday 3/16
> to Channel 60, XM's classic soul station "Soul Street" from 4-6pm
> Central Time. Soul Street Program Director and afternoon drive
> personality Bobby Bennett is planning an afternoon of Beach Music,
> and has arranged for "Grammy Award Winner" / "Beach Music Hall Of
> Fame Member" Clifford Curry to do a live call-in interview around 5pm
> Central.
Addendum:
Also during Wednesday's broadcast, listen for Nashville Spectropopper
and air personality Steve Jarrell, during XM Radio Soul Street Ch 60's
4p-6p Beach Music Special, at about 4:30pm Central. Steve is also a
member of the Beach Music Hall of Fame, and leader of the "Sons of the
Beach" (and one of the leading SOBs I know ;^D) His humility prevents
him from posting this himself.
Go, Daddy-o, go!
Skip Woolwine {:^D}
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:09:24 -0000
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
Another cracking Terry Melcher, Jack Nitzsche and Emil O'Connor
collaboration is playing on the home page. The last one I played,
the Phil Spector co-composed "Some Of Your Lovin", drew a heavy
mail bag. I think "There's A Time" may do the same.
Also linked from the home page is Ace Records' press release for
"Hearing Is Believing: The Jack Nitzsche Story" CD - release date
is March 28th: http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
Jack Nitzsche On the Radio is playing the KHJ Jingle, No.6:
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/radio.htm
Martin
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