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There are 19 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: McGuinness Flint
From: Stratton Bearhart
2. Re: Larry Henley
From: Guy Lawrence
3. Re: Renaissance
From: Richard Havers
4. Re: Bubblegum Music Awards
From: Artie Wayne
5. New Video Link
From: Jean-Emmanuel DuBois
6. Re: Renaissance
From: Stratton Bearhart
7. Re: Best Falsetto
From: Freeman Carmack
8. Re: Renaissance
From: Richard Havers
9. Re: Renaissance / Illusion
From: Eddy
10. Re: Best Falsetto / Eddie Kendricks
From: Stratton Bearhart Stratton
11. Re: Illusion / Renaissance
From: Steve Harvey
12. Re: Illusion / Renaissance
From: Freeman Carmack
13. Kenny Chandler single
From: Andrew Jones
14. Re: Larry Henley
From: Mike M.
15. Re: Best Falsetto / The Kit Kats' John Bradley
From: Steve Harvey
16. Re: Buzz Clifford
From: Guy Lawrence
17. Re: Renaissance / Illusion
From: Richard Havers
18. Re: Best Falsetto
From: Shawn Baldwin
19. Re: Annie 4 Roy / Renaissance
From: Clam Nebula
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:17:27 -0000
From: Stratton Bearhart
Subject: Re: McGuinness Flint
Furthermore, the duo, Gallagher and Lyle wrote and performed as part
of McGuinness Flint. This was a time sandwhiched between their early
Apple days when McCartney bought them a big cake so impressed was he
with their songwriting capacities and their bigger success in the mid
seventies with hits like "Breakaway" covered by Art Garfunkel. Graham
Lyle has since written many great songs including "What's Love Got To
Do With It".
Stratton Bearhart
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:04:11 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Re: Larry Henley
Dan Hughes wrote:
> Didn't the Newbeats' Larry Henley later write the song Wind Beneath My
> Wings?
Yeah, but nobody's perfect!
Guy.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:21:40 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Renaissance
Freeman Carmack wrote:
> Didn't Jane go on to sing in the group The Illusion with John Hawkens
> (after Blue Weaver left to join Bee Gees.)
I think you're getting a little confused here. The second Renaissance
album was called Illusion (which came out in 1971 in Germany, elsewhere
1973 I think). I have read in some places that the band changed their
name to The Illusion but I think that may be wrong (not saying it is,
maybe). Blue Weaver (ex Amen Corner) was in the Strawbs, having
replaced Rick 'Vindaloo' Wakeman. John Hawken had by 1971 or so left
Renaissance and joined Spooky Tooth, he had a spell with Vinegar Joe
(with Elkie Brooks & Robert Palmer). From Vinegar Joe he went to the
Strawbs to replace Blue, who as you say went to the Bee Gees band.
Richard
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 07:18:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Bubblegum Music Awards
Last night I went to the Bubblegum Music Awards with my freinds Allan
Rinde and Toni Wine, who received a long overdue acheivement award for her
contribution to the Archie records as the voices of Betty and Veronica. We
had a chance to reminisce about about those days back at 1650 B'way [not
the Brill building] with Artie Ripp [who I used to produce for] and Mark
Volman [who I've created clothing for!] who also received acheivement
awards. It was a lot of fun.....even though Joe Bazooka wasn't able to
attend.
regards, Artie Wayne
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:17:13 +0100
From: Jean-Emmanuel DuBois
Subject: New Video Link
Hello,
Pop lovers of the unusual kind may dig the new video section on my label's
website: http://www.euro-visions.net (choose video zone). You will see live
stuff + our video starring Helena Noguerra & featuring Saint Etienne Remix!!
Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe
happy viewing
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:50:13 -0000
From: Stratton Bearhart
Subject: Re: Renaissance
Another interesting connection is that Annie Haslam is married to Roy
Wood of The Move/ELO/Wizzard fame who produced her album "Annie In
Wonderland". Roy was greatly influenced by Spector and Wilson,- who
could forget the single "Forever"?. And Roy also connected with his
mentor playing saxaphone on The Beach Boys 15 Big Ones.
Stratton Bearhart
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:10:57 -0500
From: Freeman Carmack
Subject: Re: Best Falsetto
One of my favorite falsetto singers was the guy with The Kit Kats. What
a set of pipes.
Freeman Carmack
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:04:17 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Renaissance
Stratton Bearhart wrote:
> Another interesting connection is that Annie Haslam is married to Roy
> Wood of The Move/ELO/Wizzard fame
I think Annie lived with Roy for a few years (mid seventies) but I am
not sure about the married.
> Roy was greatly influenced by Spector and Wilson - who could forget the
> single "Forever"?. And Roy also connected with his mentor playing
> saxaphone on The Beach Boys 15 Big Ones.
Roy's later bandmate in the Move, Jeff Lynne, also produced Brian
Wilson.....and the Beatles.....must have been a trip!
Richard (I never knew I was so into Renaissance!)
p.s. Roy was born Ullyses Adrian Wood
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 18:18:52 +0100
From: Eddy
Subject: Re: Renaissance / Illusion
There is indeed a band Illusion, that came out of Renaissance. Their first
album is indeed a rather obscure affair, but I do have their second right
in front of me. It's called Out of the Mist. The group consisted of John
awken, Louis Cennamo, Jane Relf, Jim McCarty, John Knightsbridge and Eddie
McNeil. I'll have to descend to deeper dungeons for exact info on
Renaissance, but if memory serves their second album was called Prologue,
by which time Annie Haslam was already in the band and Jim McCarty had
already left, only present here with two co-songwriting credits. The album
was co-produced by Miles Copeland. As for Roy Wood, let's not forget his
wonderful Spector-like I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday.
Eddy
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:37:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Stratton Bearhart Stratton
Subject: Re: Best Falsetto / Eddie Kendricks
I was very pleased to see the inclusion of Eddie Kendricks among the best
falsetto voices in pop. The Temptations were surely the classic Motown
group in regard to ensemble singing. The raw edge of David Ruffin and the
"cream over a spoon" tones of Eddie created magic.
Unlike the splendid white falsetto singers mentioned I consider Kendrick's
voice to be most fluid, and part of the Motown legacy that had its heart in
jazz as did the session musicians who graced its grooves, most notably,
diametically to Eddie - James Jamerson who "bubbled around the bottom end"
of many great Tamla records.
Stratton Bearhart.
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:02:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Illusion / Renaissance
The story is that the original Renaissance wanted to reform (minus Keith,
who had died by then), but the better known Renaissance (with Annie) was
still around. So the first draft had to go out under the name Illusion.
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:20:27 -0500
From: Freeman Carmack
Subject: Re: Illusion / Renaissance
OOPS - in rereading my post about Jane Relf and The Illusion, I forgot to
mention that I was referring to The Strawbs - Hawkens joined them on HERO
AND HEROINE and GHOSTS - THEN, appeared on The Illusion LP. It was the
Strawbs that I got to "drink" a few with in '75.
Is it me, or does the first McGuinness/Flint LP bare some resemblance to
71-73 Strawbs, especially the Hudson/Ford tracks? They were all just
"folking" around ;7).
Whew. I MUST edit more carefully at 11PM.
Thanks everyone,
Freeman
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:43:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Andrew Jones
Subject: Kenny Chandler single
Ever since I was a kid, I've had this single, "Drums" (Leiber-Stoller)
b/w "The Magic Ring," by one Kenny Chandler (on United Artists). Both
sides are lavishly arranged and produced, and sound expensive; yet the
single never made the national charts. The only info I've found about
Chandler is that his single "Heart" stalled at #64 (I think) in 1963.
Does anyone out there have more info about the "Drums" single - who
produced and arranged it, whether it did well in certain areas, etc.?
Thanks.
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:43:32 EST
From: Mike M.
Subject: Re: Larry Henley
Dan Hughes:
> Didn't the Newbeats' Larry Henley later write the song
> "Wind Beneath My Wings"?
Yes he did. And he's online at http://www.larryhenley.com
MM
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:02:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Best Falsetto / The Kit Kats' John Bradley
Freeman Carmack wrote:
> One of my favorite falsetto singers was the guy with
> The Kit Kats. What a set of pipes.
I agree, "Big" John Bradley, did the falsetto. I never got to see them
in their haydays, but did catch a couple of reform gigs at Jerry
Blavatt's club and Immaculatta College. Unfortunately, old demons arose
and killed the golden goose once again. Did tape their show so I have a
complete version of "Oh My Angel" and their Four Seasons medley.
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:04:47 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Re: Buzz Clifford
Bob Rashkow wrote:
> "Just Can't Wait" is a true treasure from Buzz Clifford and this group
> on A&M which I'm lucky to own. A splendid mixture...of the California
> surf sound and the mystic sitars in the middle...OOHHHHH! What a record!
Has this been reissued or can someone play it to musica? Either way I'd
love to hear it.
Guy.
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:40:01 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Renaissance / Illusion
This whole Renaissance affair is very cloudy. There second album
was definitely called Illusion, Prologue was the third. Hawken,
I have found out after extensive searching through the archive
(Melody Makers and NME's) did rejoin some of the others as Eddy
says in 1977 and recorded two albums. 'Out of the Mist' and 'Illusion'
(no wonder it is so confused). They even recorded a third, 'Enchanted
Caress', in 1979 which didn't get released until 1990.
For what it's worth! John Tout who joined Renaissance came from
Rupert's People.
Richard
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:45:01 -0600
From: Shawn Baldwin
Subject: Re: Best Falsetto
I can't think of the guy's name, but he is high voice in the Dramatics, he
deserves much mentions as well as the guy in the Dells. Also David Ruffin
had a great falsetto too.
Shawn
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:54:10 -0000
From: Clam Nebula
Subject: Re: Annie 4 Roy / Renaissance
> Another interesting connection is that Annie Haslam is married to
> Roy Wood of The Move/ELO/Wizzard fame...
> I think Annie lived with Roy for a few years (mid seventies) but I
> am not sure about the married.
They were engaged at one point, but never actually married. I read
about this in the transcript of a chat she did for the Artist Shop
online cd store: http://www.artist-shop.com Annie also has a great
website at http://www.anniehaslam.com
-Neb
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