incarnatus est (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Due to the outpouring of requests, I am posting a list of what I have been listening to lately. (Just kidding. No one has asked! I just feel like it.) First, no Bach or Lutheran chorales. That is church music. I tend to listen to church music ... in church. And I love it and insist on it. I can't seem to get the knack of listening to it outside of church. Blame it on my father who ( I think I
The Cutting Edge (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
I've also have the "Civil War Songs of the North" sister album. This from my dad's old collection. Capitol Records, T 1540 Side 1: 1. Stonewall Jackson's Way 2. Lorena 3. Riding a Raid 4. Maryland, my Maryland 5. Goober Peas 6. I Can Whip the Scoundrel (who stole ole' Abner's Shoes) Side 2: 1. The Bonnie Blue Flag 2. The Valiant Conscript 3. The Rebel Soldier 4. The Southern Wagon 5. Flight
The AnarchAngel (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
You have got to be kidding me. I had a kid say that to me the other day; and he was actually serious. What's the big deal? The day Elvis released his version of that song, do you know what the most popular song in the country was? 16 tons, as sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford (or Dean Martins "Memories are made of this" depending on the chart you were looking at. Billboard didn't standardize chart format...
Timothy Birdnow (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
by Jack Kemp (not the politician): Nostalgia for Tennessee Ernie Ford I was reminded of one of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s songs today (”Sleepin’ at the Foot of the Bed,” not his big hit “Sixteen Tons”) and recalled his NBC television show that ran from 1956 to 1961 http://www.ernieford.com/SiteGuide2.htm He would always end the show with a Gospel [...]
tbirdnow.mee.nu (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
by Jack Kemp (not the politician): I was reminded of one of Tennessee Ernie Ford's songs today ("Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed," not his big hit "Sixteen Tons") and recalled his NBC television show that ran from 1956 to 1961 http://www.ernieford.com/SiteGuide2.htm He would always end the show with a Gospel song. Can you imagine that today on NBC? Here he is in a YouTube segment of his show, Ford...
Billboard (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Fred discusses chart action from Capitol Records, Cyndi Lauper, Sergio Mendes, Emmylou Harris and more!
ximblr.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
New Zealand (Top40 Charts/ RCA Records) - Ginny Peters a leading NZ female artist in the 80’s and beyond, reached a pinnacle in her career last year, when she was inducted by Bob Everhart in Iowa into the US Old Time Hall of Fame.This year , she releases a unique recording uncovered after many years.Ginny [...]
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Total US Fed credit has shot up again, inflation is higher than it has been for decades, and now we are looking at US$622 billion more debt this year? Gaaaahhh! We're freaking doomed!
Innocent Bystanders (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
So you all heard about Bo Diddley. A couple of interesting things in the Wikipedia entry: He pissed Ed Sullivan off. On his first (and only) appearance on the show, he was supposed to play Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons,” but he crossed Sullivan up and played “Bo Diddley” instead–which earned him a banning. Also, [He] served [...]
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
When The Beatles first arrived in the United States in 1964, John Lennon was asked by a reporter what he was most looking forward to seeing in America. " Bo Diddley," he replied.
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The influential singer and guitarist is known for bridging the gap between blues and modern rock with his driving Bo Diddley rhythm style, which he demonstrated best in numbers like Bo Diddley, Who Do You Love, Mona, and a gang of other tunes I hope to personally explore further
Magic Statistics (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The man who pioneered the transition from blues to rock and roll died of heart failure today at his home in Archer, Florida. He was 79. A unique talent and genuine legend, Bo Diddley's bravado style and distinctive swaggering shuffle beat decisively influenced many of the most important bands of the British Invasion, including the Rolling [...]
9-9 (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
On November 20, 1955, African-American rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist Bo Diddley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show only to infuriate him ("I did two songs and he got mad"). Diddley had been asked to sing Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit "Sixteen Tons". But when he appeared on stage, he sang his #1 R&B hit "Bo Diddley." Diddley later recalls, "Ed Sullivan says to me in plain words: 'You are the first...
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Died June 2, 2008, Archer, Florida. By now, you know Bo Diddley, one of the giants of rock ‘n’ roll, has passed. He was 79 and had been in declining health since a stroke in May 2007. He was to have played in our town later that month, but that was not to be. I posted the [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Nashville, TN -- As thousands of country music fans prepare to converge on Nashville in June for the CMA Music Festival, the Country Music Hall of Fame(r) and Museum stands ready to greet them with three days of special programming and events. ...
