who is the best oldies artist (89)
anonymous1: Here's Chuck Berry, and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
In the first minute of the video, Keith Richards say's... If it wasn't for Chuck Berry, Keith Richards would have probably been an accountant.
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In the first minute of the video, Keith Richards say's... If it wasn't for Chuck Berry, Keith Richards would have probably been an accountant.
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Great video mate. I saw this a while back and loved it then too. Chuck is quite a character, gotta love him.
Curtis Loew, one of my faves when it comes to Skynyrd.
taff1: Buddy Holly's definately the most influential from the 60's on.
Hi ,i think Buddy Holly was one of the first around with his brand of rock n roll but his short life didnt give him the opportunity to expand on the little he did ,,though i still have him in my selective part of my music albums
jonnt: Hi ,i think Buddy Holly was one of the first around with his brand of rock n roll but his short life didnt give him the opportunity to expand on the little he did ,,though i still have him in my selective part of my music albums
I think we wouldn't have had the Beatles if it were not for him, or not as good a version anyway?
taff1: I think we wouldn't have had the Beatles if it were not for him, or not as good a version anyway?
? hmmm {Beatles were over in Liverpool in about 57 knocking around the local clubs , they started with Skiffle as that was the music of the day {p.s.,,i say beatles but they were the Quarrey men then Silver Beatles and a different line up ie Pete Best etc }also a different manager untill Brian Epstien come along etc etc ..
But a lot of bands over here wanted a new type of music and sounds from the States were drifting over and yes your right The Buddy Holly sound was in that mix from the States .
One of the things that Leadbelly quoted once {AND IM NOT TO MUCH IN AGREEMENT WITH,AS IM VERY MUCH INTO u.s roots music
He said about the Rolling Stones {who i was a big fan of}he said
"That it took 5 White men to take our music across the Ocean to the u.k and bring it back to the States to show us what we had in our own back yard "
Maybe leadbelly was just beingnice or something to the u.k or the Stones but to the Stones never come close to what Allan Lomax had discovered with blues players from the States
Prior to around 1955 there was Patty Page and the Tennessee Waltz and Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Guy Lombardo, Nat King Cole, Johnny Ray etc. The music was flat, it had no punch. Then out of the speaker of AM radios came, "As I was motavatin over da hill, I saw Mabeline in a coup deville, Cadillac doin bout 95 bumper ta bumper rollin side by side....WOW nobody ever heard lyrics like THAT before and the BEAT! It had a beat you could dance to. This was something very different from what went before and it was not going to fade away like a fad as was predicted by so many "experts" of the day. All of a sudden 100's of performers in the music business must have seen their life pass in front of them. Deep down they knew they were finished. Many tried to make the transition to this new music, few succeeded. Attempts like "Rock & Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr just didn't have the ummph. And Perry Como's feeble attempt with "Dungaree Doll" faded on the clothesline.
Then as if to throw the gauntlet in the face of the older generation Danny & the Juniors came out with "Rock and Roll is here to stay". No more trying to appease our parents. We're taking over.
Then one night at the Apollo Theater on 125th ST in Harlem the house was packed with black people when this skinny white dude wearing horn rim glasses walked out onto the stage, you could hear a collective gasp from the audience because they heard his music on the radio and rocked out to it but they had no idea he was white. No white guy ever played stuff like this before. The tension was shattered when his right hand slammed down across the strings of his guitar and he belted out "If you knew, Peggy Sue, then you'll know why I feel blue about Peggy, my Peggy Sue hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo".
The place went nuts!
The 50's were a time of music evolution at the speed of light. By 1960 Pop music was only about 10% of what was on the charts. Rock and Roll really was, as Danny & the Juniors said "here to stay".
Then as if to throw the gauntlet in the face of the older generation Danny & the Juniors came out with "Rock and Roll is here to stay". No more trying to appease our parents. We're taking over.
Then one night at the Apollo Theater on 125th ST in Harlem the house was packed with black people when this skinny white dude wearing horn rim glasses walked out onto the stage, you could hear a collective gasp from the audience because they heard his music on the radio and rocked out to it but they had no idea he was white. No white guy ever played stuff like this before. The tension was shattered when his right hand slammed down across the strings of his guitar and he belted out "If you knew, Peggy Sue, then you'll know why I feel blue about Peggy, my Peggy Sue hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo".
The place went nuts!
The 50's were a time of music evolution at the speed of light. By 1960 Pop music was only about 10% of what was on the charts. Rock and Roll really was, as Danny & the Juniors said "here to stay".
OOBY DOOBY
Very enlightening statement ,,cheers ,
1957 was i think the starting point {germination period} of were Rock and Roll was launched from ,, unless some on here can say different ,cant say from the gap from 1950 to 57 ,cant think myself of anything that may have been heading into that style of music in that era before 57,,..
I was one of the lucky people in the u.k that was able to listen to American Forces Radio of all the stuff played from the States as im a Brit Forces Brat and lived in Germany in the very early 60s {62/64}.No t.v. } just Radio Luxemburg and B.F.Radio transmitting u.s.music .WOW i was lucky
Also home town Liverpool i witnessed the Mersey up rising of da music ,,
Very enlightening statement ,,cheers ,
1957 was i think the starting point {germination period} of were Rock and Roll was launched from ,, unless some on here can say different ,cant say from the gap from 1950 to 57 ,cant think myself of anything that may have been heading into that style of music in that era before 57,,..
I was one of the lucky people in the u.k that was able to listen to American Forces Radio of all the stuff played from the States as im a Brit Forces Brat and lived in Germany in the very early 60s {62/64}.No t.v. } just Radio Luxemburg and B.F.Radio transmitting u.s.music .WOW i was lucky
Also home town Liverpool i witnessed the Mersey up rising of da music ,,
jonnt: OOBY DOOBY
Very enlightening statement ,,cheers ,
1957 was i think the starting point {germination period} of were Rock and Roll was launched from ,, unless some on here can say different ,cant say from the gap from 1950 to 57 ,cant think myself of anything that may have been heading into that style of music in that era before 57,,..
I was one of the lucky people in the u.k that was able to listen to American Forces Radio of all the stuff played from the States as im a Brit Forces Brat and lived in Germany in the very early 60s {62/64}.No t.v. } just Radio Luxemburg and B.F.Radio transmitting u.s.music .WOW i was lucky
Also home town Liverpool i witnessed the Mersey up rising of da music ,,
Here's a great music site I think you'll enjoy.Very enlightening statement ,,cheers ,
1957 was i think the starting point {germination period} of were Rock and Roll was launched from ,, unless some on here can say different ,cant say from the gap from 1950 to 57 ,cant think myself of anything that may have been heading into that style of music in that era before 57,,..
I was one of the lucky people in the u.k that was able to listen to American Forces Radio of all the stuff played from the States as im a Brit Forces Brat and lived in Germany in the very early 60s {62/64}.No t.v. } just Radio Luxemburg and B.F.Radio transmitting u.s.music .WOW i was lucky
Also home town Liverpool i witnessed the Mersey up rising of da music ,,
If you click on a year they play randomly but if you click on a range of years say 1955-1959 you can pick & choose. Same with the genre's. Also check out "one hit wonders"
there's a red house over yonder. that's where all my good friends stay
hendrix of course
silly question
hendrix of course
silly question
felixis99: there's a red house over yonder. that's where all my good friends stayhendrix of coursesilly question
Yea baby.....
and if she don't,her sister will.
My list oldies is endless, Sam Cooke,Jackie Wilson,Ottis Reading, plus many more like from that era.
Loved Gene Pitney too...especially this track..
Loved Gene Pitney too...especially this track..
Well, I just voted "all of them", although out of your list, probably Johnny Cash gets most air time on my stereo 
EssJay: My list oldies is endless, Sam Cooke,Jackie Wilson,Ottis Reading, plus many more like from that era.Loved Gene Pitney too...especially this track..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUSP445Y7Lw&feature=related
I'd never heard that song by Gene Pitney. This is my fav Gene Pitney tune.Mecca
ooby_dooby: Prior to around 1955 there was Patty Page and the Tennessee Waltz and Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Guy Lombardo, Nat King Cole, Johnny Ray etc. The music was flat, it had no punch. Then out of the speaker of AM radios came, "As I was motavatin over da hill, I saw Mabeline in a coup deville, Cadillac doin bout 95 bumper ta bumper rollin side by side....WOW nobody ever heard lyrics like THAT before and the BEAT! It had a beat you could dance to. This was something very different from what went before and it was not going to fade away like a fad as was predicted by so many "experts" of the day. All of a sudden 100's of performers in the music business must have seen their life pass in front of them. Deep down they knew they were finished. Many tried to make the transition to this new music, few succeeded. Attempts like "Rock & Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr just didn't have the ummph. And Perry Como's feeble attempt with "Dungaree Doll" faded on the clothesline.
Then as if to throw the gauntlet in the face of the older generation Danny & the Juniors came out with "Rock and Roll is here to stay". No more trying to appease our parents. We're taking over.
Then one night at the Apollo Theater on 125th ST in Harlem the house was packed with black people when this skinny white dude wearing horn rim glasses walked out onto the stage, you could hear a collective gasp from the audience because they heard his music on the radio and rocked out to it but they had no idea he was white. No white guy ever played stuff like this before. The tension was shattered when his right hand slammed down across the strings of his guitar and he belted out "If you knew, Peggy Sue, then you'll know why I feel blue about Peggy, my Peggy Sue hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo".
The place went nuts!
The 50's were a time of music evolution at the speed of light. By 1960 Pop music was only about 10% of what was on the charts. Rock and Roll really was, as Danny & the Juniors said "here to stay".
Then as if to throw the gauntlet in the face of the older generation Danny & the Juniors came out with "Rock and Roll is here to stay". No more trying to appease our parents. We're taking over.
Then one night at the Apollo Theater on 125th ST in Harlem the house was packed with black people when this skinny white dude wearing horn rim glasses walked out onto the stage, you could hear a collective gasp from the audience because they heard his music on the radio and rocked out to it but they had no idea he was white. No white guy ever played stuff like this before. The tension was shattered when his right hand slammed down across the strings of his guitar and he belted out "If you knew, Peggy Sue, then you'll know why I feel blue about Peggy, my Peggy Sue hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo".
The place went nuts!
The 50's were a time of music evolution at the speed of light. By 1960 Pop music was only about 10% of what was on the charts. Rock and Roll really was, as Danny & the Juniors said "here to stay".
I've been enlightened, cheers.
ooby_dooby: I'd never heard that song by Gene Pitney. This is my fav Gene Pitney tune.
Mecca
Mecca
Love this track by him too....
Gene Pitney wrote some music for Roy Orbison and also for the Crystals
EssJay: Love this track by him too....
Gene Pitney wrote some music for Roy Orbison and also for the Crystals
This may be a bit of a stretch, but since there's nobody from Oz here, I'll ask you. (I have faith in the intelligence of British ladies). There is an australian song about a "Robin-Hood" type bandit named "Ned Kelly". I can't find any versions here, although some other folk song enthusiasts have heard of it. Can ya help me, lass? ThanxGene Pitney wrote some music for Roy Orbison and also for the Crystals
ooby_dooby: Prior to around 1955 there was Patty Page and the Tennessee Waltz and Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Guy Lombardo, Nat King Cole, Johnny Ray etc. The music was flat, it had no punch. Then out of the speaker of AM radios came, "As I was motavatin over da hill, I saw Mabeline in a coup deville, Cadillac doin bout 95 bumper ta bumper rollin side by side....WOW nobody ever heard lyrics like THAT before and the BEAT! It had a beat you could dance to. This was something very different from what went before and it was not going to fade away like a fad as was predicted by so many "experts" of the day. All of a sudden 100's of performers in the music business must have seen their life pass in front of them. Deep down they knew they were finished. Many tried to make the transition to this new music, few succeeded. Attempts like "Rock & Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr just didn't have the ummph. And Perry Como's feeble attempt with "Dungaree Doll" faded on the clothesline.
Then as if to throw the gauntlet in the face of the older generation Danny & the Juniors came out with "Rock and Roll is here to stay". No more trying to appease our parents. We're taking over.
Then one night at the Apollo Theater on 125th ST in Harlem the house was packed with black people when this skinny white dude wearing horn rim glasses walked out onto the stage, you could hear a collective gasp from the audience because they heard his music on the radio and rocked out to it but they had no idea he was white. No white guy ever played stuff like this before. The tension was shattered when his right hand slammed down across the strings of his guitar and he belted out "If you knew, Peggy Sue, then you'll know why I feel blue about Peggy, my Peggy Sue hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo".
The place went nuts!
The 50's were a time of music evolution at the speed of light. By 1960 Pop music was only about 10% of what was on the charts. Rock and Roll really was, as Danny & the Juniors said "here to stay".
Have you ever heard of "Johnny Limbo And The Lugnuts"? You would love, love, love this group. They're from here (Portland, I believe) but have toured extensively. (They're 'Greasers', white socks, black shoes, rolled cuffs on their jeans, t-shirts, leather jacket and/or bowling shirt, you know the drill.....great music from be-bop to hard rock.Then as if to throw the gauntlet in the face of the older generation Danny & the Juniors came out with "Rock and Roll is here to stay". No more trying to appease our parents. We're taking over.
Then one night at the Apollo Theater on 125th ST in Harlem the house was packed with black people when this skinny white dude wearing horn rim glasses walked out onto the stage, you could hear a collective gasp from the audience because they heard his music on the radio and rocked out to it but they had no idea he was white. No white guy ever played stuff like this before. The tension was shattered when his right hand slammed down across the strings of his guitar and he belted out "If you knew, Peggy Sue, then you'll know why I feel blue about Peggy, my Peggy Sue hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo".
The place went nuts!
The 50's were a time of music evolution at the speed of light. By 1960 Pop music was only about 10% of what was on the charts. Rock and Roll really was, as Danny & the Juniors said "here to stay".
rohaan: This may be a bit of a stretch, but since there's nobody from Oz here, I'll ask you. (I have faith in the intelligence of British ladies). There is an australian song about a "Robin-Hood" type bandit named "Ned Kelly". I can't find any versions here, although some other folk song enthusiasts have heard of it. Can ya help me, lass? Thanx
Permit me.
rohaan: Have you ever heard of "Johnny Limbo And The Lugnuts"? You would love, love, love this group. They're from here (Portland, I believe) but have toured extensively. (They're 'Greasers', white socks, black shoes, rolled cuffs on their jeans, t-shirts, leather jacket and/or bowling shirt, you know the drill.....great music from be-bop to hard rock.
"Johnny Limbo And The Lugnuts"? That's not a name one would ever forget therefore, I can state without reservation I've never heard of them. BTW, you may have to copy/paste that link I posted in a new tab for it to work.
chipper200: we shall find out who is the best liked artist
Oh no doubt about it Eric Clapton, followed by Journey
ooby_dooby: "Johnny Limbo And The Lugnuts"? That's not a name one would ever forget therefore, I can state without reservation I've never heard of them.
BTW, you may have to copy/paste that link I posted in a new tab for it to work.
Thanx. Google Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts and have a quick look. They're neat.BTW, you may have to copy/paste that link I posted in a new tab for it to work.
ooby_dooby: "Johnny Limbo And The Lugnuts"? That's not a name one would ever forget therefore, I can state without reservation I've never heard of them.
BTW, you may have to copy/paste that link I posted in a new tab for it to work.
Johnny Cash-album "Man In Black" has version of "Ned Kelly". wow, I looked this guy a real Aussie folk-hero-up, what a story. Poor booger was hanged, though. He was quite a character. Thank you for your time with this, OObs, BTW, you may have to copy/paste that link I posted in a new tab for it to work.
rohaan: This may be a bit of a stretch, but since there's nobody from Oz here, I'll ask you. (I have faith in the intelligence of British ladies). There is an australian song about a "Robin-Hood" type bandit named "Ned Kelly". I can't find any versions here, although some other folk song enthusiasts have heard of it. Can ya help me, lass? Thanx
is this it?
There are alot of different versions on You Tube.
my favorite is not on the list i would of voted for micheal jacksom or faith hill
andrew6009: my favorite is not on the list i would of voted for micheal jacksom or faith hill
Julie Andrews -- Not A Day Goes By -
Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, & Marty Feldman- The Kangaroo Hop
Madeline Kahn and Gene Wilder- You Don't Love as I Do
Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, & Marty Feldman- The Kangaroo Hop
Bernadette Peters -- Not A Day Goes By -
Restless_Rebel: Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Percy Sledge, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and Tina Turner!!!!!
Just to name a few....
Just to name a few....
oh hell yeah..now these are oldies..motown..the best
andrew6009: my favorite is not on the list i would of voted for micheal jacksom or faith hill
Michale Jackson..oldies?..
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