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Post by m c dornan on Aug 8, 2006 22:32:20 GMT -5
The Osmonds sang regularly on network TV with Andy Williams.
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Post by Dawn on Aug 9, 2006 14:22:41 GMT -5
Andy had a hit in 1971 with The Theme from Love Story, which was also a big hit for Henry Mancini that year.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Aug 9, 2006 14:46:33 GMT -5
Andy had a hit in 1971 with The Theme from Love Story, which was also a big hit for Henry Mancini that year. Earlier, Henry scored with Moon River, which was also a hit for Jerry Butler |
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Post by m c dornan on Aug 10, 2006 15:25:22 GMT -5
"which was also a hit for Jerry Butler"...
...who hosts the Time-Life infomercial for the CD set "The Soul Story", which includes "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles.
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Post by Dawn on Aug 11, 2006 14:49:19 GMT -5
Joining Ray on the recording of Baby Grand was Billy Joel.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Aug 14, 2006 7:48:13 GMT -5
Billy Joel sang about his "Uptown Girl", in which 'uptown' had the connotation of being the wealthy area. But "Uptown" was designated as an area of poverty when sung by The Crystals.
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Post by Ken on Aug 14, 2006 17:54:48 GMT -5
Billy Joel sang about his "Uptown Girl", in which 'uptown' had the connotation of being the wealthy area. But "Uptown" was designated as an area of poverty when sung by The Crystals.The Crystals tune Then He Kissed Me, was covered in 1977 with a slight title change to Then SHE Kissed Me by KISS. |
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Post by m c dornan on Aug 14, 2006 22:31:46 GMT -5
Kiss? A song by Prince...
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Post by Dawn on Aug 16, 2006 13:15:19 GMT -5
Prince sang of a Little Red Corvette, nearly 20 years after another ode to a car, Little Deuce Coupe, by The Beach Boys.
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Post by m c dornan on Aug 17, 2006 11:34:21 GMT -5
"by the Beach Boys"...
...who sang backup vocals on Chicago's "Wishing You Were Here".
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Post by Dawn on Aug 17, 2006 15:19:06 GMT -5
For a solo project, Like A Brother, Chicago's Robert Lamm teamed up with Carl Wilson and also Gerry Beckley of America.
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Post by m c dornan on Aug 22, 2006 13:08:14 GMT -5
America! ;D
Home of Chuck Berry, who sang "Living in the USA", which inspired the Beatles to do "Back in the USSR".
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Aug 24, 2006 13:54:34 GMT -5
America! ;D Home of Chuck Berry, who sang "Living in the USA", which inspired the Beatles to do "Back in the USSR". I had heard that Back in the USSR was a tribute to the Beach Boys style -- Anyway --- The Beatles were a British Invasion act that road in on the coattails of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Just wanted to see if anybody was awake. 
Swith the names of the two groups - but Gerry is the next link.
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Aug 24, 2006 14:16:26 GMT -5
America! ;D Home of Chuck Berry, who sang "Living in the USA", which inspired the Beatles to do "Back in the USSR". I had heard that Back in the USSR was a tribute to the Beach Boys style -- Anyway --- The Beatles were a British Invasion act that road in on the coattails of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Just wanted to see if anybody was awake.
Swith the names of the two groups - but Gerry is the next link.
ACTUALLY.......... Mike was thinking of Chuck Berry's BACK in the USA, not Steve Miller's song. Chuck's style influenced the early Beach Boys sound, so much so that Brian rewrote Sweet Little Sixteen as Surfin' USA. (Another USA which may be adding to the confusion.) Chuck is actually credited on the BB song. And then obviously with the background harmonies and the singing of the different type of Russian girls (ala California Girls), was a BB tribute from the Beatles. |
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Post by Dawn on Aug 24, 2006 14:40:32 GMT -5
In the Compleat Beatles documentary, Gerry demonstrated the emerging rock style that influenced the Beatles by playing Jambalaya, a song recorded by, among others, the Carpenters.
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