Another example of what made 1967 such a great year for music — “Sky Pilot”, by Eric Burdon and the Animals, released in early ’68.
Category: Music
Sixties Songbird Ross Hannaman
Ross Hannaman, with an early (1967) collaboration by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice.
I’m continuing to follow Tim Rice’s American Pie on BBC Radio 2. Rice has worked his way to the east coast, and I’m looking forward to hearing his take on Massachusetts music.
How Do You Do It?
For Andrew Chapman: Following the steps I put on Facebook, here’s the extracted MP3 from the FLV downloaded from YouTube.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2010/NOV/The Beatles-Getting Better-Isolatedvocals.mp3]Here’s one I particularly like.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2010/NOV/HelloGoodbye_Instrumental.mp3]Astrid sight and sound
Astrid Kirchherr has a new book of photos. Fresh Air with Terry Gross repeats an interview with Astrid from a couple of years ago.
This is my favorite photograph taken by Astrid. I gave five glossy 8×10 prints of it to Prue when I saw her in New York.
Remembering Lennon
Reminder: American Masters on PBS has a documentary about John Lennon’s years in NYC. I guess that’s what makes it American.
Watch the full episode. See more American Masters.
Boston Megafest Ballroom Blitz
Here are a couple of highlights from last night’s ballroom show at the Boston Super Megafest. First, Hilton Valentine, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, whose guitar is heard on the legendary Animals recording of “House of the Rising Sun”. Then there’s a big group chorus for Rick Derringer‘s rousing anthem “Hang on Sloopy”. L-to-R are Pop great Gary Lewis, Brian Epstein’s British Invader Billy J. Kramer, guitar hero Derringer, rockin’ Frank Stallone, and Ron “Sugar, Sugar” Dante.
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