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Village Jammers
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11/15/2007 5:35:21 PM
which song lit that insatiable fire inside you
for me, it was the first time I heard Liz Reed off the Fillmore album. From the first notes, I was instantly transported to that place time and all else around me disappeared. Bought the album (actually went through two), picked up my guitar, and never looked back.
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Hugh Hamilton
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11/15/2007 6:27:32 PM
You won't believe it..."Great Balls of Fire" - on a Sun Records 45 belonging to my stepfather...I remember the moment precisely...but I'm not sure how old I was. Funny how roughly 30 intervening years do that - I used to know (lol). I think I was 9 or 10.
Before that I was intrigued. But at that moment - I was HOOKED.
:)
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Hugh Hamilton
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11/15/2007 6:30:36 PM
Should've said - Jerry Lee Lewis (of course)...and really, I remember putting the arm up on the record player, and standing there watching that 45 spin round-and-round, listening to it repeat endlessly - it was absolutely PERFECT to me...even then what struck me most was the variation in the vocal. He didn't even come close to that in the filmed performances I've caught since then - he was "O-N, ON" when they recorded that sucker. PERFECT.
Now I wanna cover it (I've always refrained - seems sacrilegious, somehow - LOL - Great Balls of Fire - NOTHING could be sacrilegious about THAT!!!
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Larz Boah
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11/15/2007 6:41:36 PM
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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11/15/2007 6:57:21 PM
I'm not sure. It might have been Otis Redding singing "Dock of the Bay." I have very early memories of that song penetrating me deeply. That's still one of my favorite songs that I still sing in the band. I don't seem to get tired of it. deb
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Larz Boah
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11/15/2007 7:09:12 PM
"Looking At You" by The MC5 was one of the
early songs that got me Rockin. On this show
Anne Murray had to come on after them...ha ha ha...
wonder what she was thinking.. heh
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Steve Ison
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11/15/2007 7:56:25 PM
I can remember hearing 'Layla' by Derek and The Dominos at the swimming baths when i was 8 or something-The opening riff sent shivers down my spine even then..
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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11/17/2007 10:20:51 AM
Yes, Layla did that for me too.........and Bell bottom blues did it for me too deb
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The Man With No Band
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11/17/2007 10:32:34 AM
Can't say it was the exact song but a big one for me at the time it came out was.... "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf.....
oooohhh and I sure loved Bell Bottom Blues....
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DirgeK
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11/17/2007 10:49:53 AM
I think my post disappeared in the hack ! Songs that made a great impression on me in my youth were Bert Janch "Needle of Death' and Angie. The albums 'Its a Beautiful Day' and Ummagumma , Pink Floyd.
For Dirge it was Fiona Apple' s album Tidal and Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald
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Village Jammers
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11/17/2007 11:30:30 AM
---- Updated 11/17/2007 11:30:31 AM
Dirge K, yes indeed it did, thanks for reposting,... and so did one from Pseudonymph, who offered a song by Grand Central...one which I can't seem to find so I can hear it. Pseudonymph of you've got a copy, would you mind posting it for us?? I'm also interested in the meaning of your word "twee". That's a cute little fella. This is great!! All kinds of memories flashing in my haed. Anyone remember seeing Paul Revere and the Raiders on TV?
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The Man With No Band
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11/17/2007 11:36:56 AM
My Sister was a Charter Member of the "Paul Revere and the Raiders" Fan Club... We watched them EVERY Saturday ... She had a big certificate plastered on her wall among all the posters...
Happenin' '69 !
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The Man With No Band
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11/17/2007 11:56:57 AM
I can't believe no one caught it !... I must be gettin' old...
Happening '68 ! REMEMBER ? .. :)
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Larz Boah
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11/17/2007 1:09:23 PM
Yeah I posted 'The Raiders' and 'Badfinger'...must've gotten lost too.
...and oh yeah...how can I forget these guys..'Steppenwolf'...Wore Out
The Grooves!!!
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SILVERWOODSTUDIO
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11/17/2007 3:45:56 PM
Duane Eddy and "Rebel Rouser" is what hooked me on the guitar-------------I just had to learn that phrase on the E string at age 8--------------!!
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Village Jammers
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11/17/2007 5:32:00 PM
tore my throat up for ten years tryin' to sound like John Kay, Ha Ha ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IovHdY6Rwaw
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The Man With No Band
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11/17/2007 5:52:37 PM
That was so good ... thought I'd bring it up front and center...
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Village Jammers
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11/17/2007 5:53:51 PM
and me, tryin' so hard to be polite!!!
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satch
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11/17/2007 6:57:50 PM
One of the songs that did it for me, back when I was a boy in 1950-something... Red River Rock by Johnny and the Hurricanes. But so many songs lifted me, lifted my soul. Thank goodness for music!
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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11/17/2007 7:34:00 PM
Sure is making me think of all the songs that had such a huge impact on me at a very early age. I still think the most powerful song of all time for me is "Bell Bottom Blues" Derek and the Dominoes. "Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding. And then Joni Mitchell is my favorite of all time, her song "River" from her album, "Blue." Oh I can't forget "Tuesday Afternoon" by Moody Blues and "Knights in White Satin."
As a little toddler, I remember the older folks in the house playing Hank Williams, "I'm so lonesome I could cry" Hank touched me at an early age. Billy Holiday........."Good morning Heartache." There were so many that just grabbed me.
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The Man With No Band
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11/17/2007 7:54:08 PM
This is a pic of my Dad singin' Hank back in 1957 or '58
Man ... he did a GREAT version of "Love Sick Blues" ... Wish I had a recording...
He also taught me how to yodel....
Dad
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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11/17/2007 7:58:23 PM
Wow.........that's a very cool pic of your Dad. Hank rocks!
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Steve Ison
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11/17/2007 8:38:14 PM
Yes Deb..Bell Bottom Blues is a fabulous song too :)
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Hugh Hamilton
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11/17/2007 8:41:18 PM
haha - I was spoon-fed Derek & The Dominos and Cream by my uncle...yes indeedy...but that was years after Jerry Lee lit me up...lol...
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Larz Boah
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11/17/2007 9:58:51 PM
Thanks Man W/No Band...oh yeah!! .. The Monster album!...
...whatta trip....still relevant today! Monarch, one of my fave
guitarists of Rock! Kay is still touring w/Steppenwolf, but he is
most likely the only original member....I'll have to check it out.
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SqurlyMurly
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11/18/2007 1:00:50 PM
I can't really say! I think it all was borne into me. I recall listening & trying to sing along with Guy Williams, "You Butterfly" or something like that and of course, Elvis, Hank Williams. I was maybe 4 or 5. I've been hooked ever since. Then came Motown Sounds, Beatles, Dave Clark, Stones, Cream, Hendrix, Credence. Ouch, my head hurts remembering them all. So many artists, so little time!! HA HA
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satch
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11/18/2007 1:15:52 PM
Anybody remember the early Traffic albums... John Barleycorn Must Die, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Shoot out at the Fantasy Factory... beautiful!
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Hugh Hamilton
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11/18/2007 1:29:48 PM
I think it was Great Central - Jilly's son's band...Mumsy makes the occasional appearance...
iacmusic.com/greatcentral
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SqurlyMurly
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11/18/2007 1:31:20 PM
oh yea, how could i have omitted Steppenwolf? I sang Born To Be Wild & The Pusher at least a million times and each time was more exciting than the previous. Saw them at the Stone Ballon in the early 80's I think. Great show!
And James Brown!
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SILVERWOODSTUDIO
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11/18/2007 3:47:10 PM
Debs ---------------I listened to "Blue' by Joni till it wore out---- 'little green' always got to me and "Carey"---- also the Traffic album Satch mentions -------Hell, I still play 'Low Spark' at least once per week-------also Claptons , Ocean Boulevade album and Poco were great!!
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Village Jammers
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11/18/2007 4:03:35 PM
Guy Williams !?!? ZORRO!! LOST IN SPACE!!! Gotta find that one to listen.
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Jo_Ellen
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11/18/2007 6:57:50 PM
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
and Life is Highway- Tom Cochrane
Still put me in the perfect mood. :)
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Hop On Pop
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11/19/2007 10:18:15 AM
Judas Priest - "Heading Out To the Highway"
Got me up and playing air guitar in front of my full-length mirror at the age of 13. I yelled to my parents that I needed a guitar, and from there I never looked back.
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SqurlyMurly
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11/19/2007 4:05:30 PM
Oops! I got me names & songs all muffed up. That's what happens when ya get older. You lose 3 things; memory...and I can't remember the other two.
Anywho...Charlie Gracie did Butterfly......http://www.charliegracie.com/biography.php
Ther might be a listen there some place.
Guy Mitchell did Singin' The Blues...which was suppose to be done by Hank Williams. Too many artists, too little memory chip.
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Village Jammers
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11/19/2007 11:49:20 PM
Well, now, THAT would explain why I found 0 responses to the Guy Williams search......"Warning, Will Robinson, DANGER" ah ha ha ha! Don't worry, girl, same brainpath...reruns, flashbacks.....I get 'em all the time LOL (got me a few right here)
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11/20/2007 12:53:30 AM
"Twinkle, twinkle little star" at my Mother's knee - I guess I always knew I was destined to become one :)
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