The first time I heard “Monkey Man” by the Rolling Stones was on an 8-track tape of the “Let It Bleed” album that one of my sisters had.
The song was recorded in April, 1969, three months before Brian Jones died. Every time I listen to “Monkey Man” I hear Jones’ distinctively ethereal influence in the recording, balancing Mick and Keith’s straightforward approach. Despite Brian not being listed as present in the studio.
On his SiriusXM Friday Night Freak Out, Drew Carey played this 2013 song. Nine years old, it refers to blogs and Tweets.
I wonder if Boss Radio 66 DJ Tom Hanks, CEO of Playtone Records, has heard the Noisettes?
There was quite a mix of hit songs in 1968, that year of great musical transition, as FM radio began to rival AM. There were soft singles like “Love is Blue” by Paul Mauriat, and “This Guy’s in Love With You” by Herb Alpert. But there was also “Hush” by Deep Purple and this one by Canned Heat.
Normal Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” hit the charts a couple of years later. I heard something of “On the Road Again” in it, and whenever I hear one of those records I always think of the other.
Debbie Daughtry at Boss Radio 66 says Tom Hanks won’t be available to do his DJ gig again until July. He’s busy with his day job, whatever it is he does to make a living. Here’s the complete Sh-Boom Sh-Bang of Songs from the Back of the Station Wagon shows so far.
https://www.mixcloud.com/pinbot/playlists/songs-from-the-back-of-the-station-wagon-with-tom-hanks/
My twinster Jean pointed out this Chicago tribute band from Russia. Started on YouTube, they’re currently on tour in America. Recorded in Kyiv, Ukraine.
This is not your average bar band.
Today’s Google Doodle features a famous song that was written by Bobby Troup.
Originally treated as a Jazz tune, “Route 66” was made famous by Nat King Cole, who was an unknown studio musician playing piano before he was known as a singer.
Route 66 was the inspiration for a TV series with Martin Milner and George Maharis.
Milner later got behind the wheel again, as co-star of Webb’s series Adam-12. He had first worked with Webb in the original 1950’s Dragnet TV series.
With Milner in the above picture is Allene Roberts, who passed away a few years ago.
The Rolling Stones turned “Route 66” into a Rock and Roll number.
Bobby Troup also wrote the title tune to the Rock and Roll movie The Girl Can’t Help It, that Little Richard made famous. The movie was directed by Frank Tashlin, who was known as Tish Tash when he was a Warner Brothers cartoon director.
For Troup, Route 66 doubled-back to Jack Webb. Bobby married Jack’s ex-wife, singer and actress Julie London. No hard feelings, Webb hired Bobby and Julie to appear in his Adam-12 follow-up, Emergency! With Troup’s songwriting royalties, I wonder if he really needed the work?
If you look at the link above to my post about Allene, you will see Julie is there as well. And finally, let’s give a nod to Boss Radio 66, which you will always find over in the Links section.
What a crazy Tish Tash mish-mash of a post this is, inspired by a Google Doodle.
