The All American Pop Collection Vol. 4 (Joey Dee, Frankie Ford, Ray Peterson, The Drifters, Chubby Checker, The Chiffons, Dee Clark, more)
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 01/02/2010
One of the realities of the music world is that some stars are less remembered than others, even when their level of talent is head and shoulders over that of many of the bigger names. A good example might be Dee Clark, who was one of the best R&B singers of the Fifties and Sixties [...]
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 01/02/2010
Get the new year off to a good start by remembering one of the talented stars of the past.
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 12/30/2009
b. Leo Morris, 13th November, 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Idris Muhammed was born Leo Morris in New Orleans in 1939, (taking this name from an Islamic prophet). Idris became a professional when he was 16, establishing himself as a top-class session drummer / percussionist during the '50's. During this time he performed with rock & roll singer Larry Williams while also recording on hits...
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
In this, my 400th post would you believe, I'm tackling the sixties and listing the 75 great soul men of the decade. There are many to choose from but these, in my humble opinion, are the creme de la creme. So here goes, starting with my top ten, and then moving on to others of note: 1. Sam Cooke (who else at number one?), 2. Otis Redding, 3. James Carr, 4. Wilson Pickett, 5. O V Wright, 6. Al Green,...
Doctor Mooney's 115th Dream (Free subscription) | 05/31/2009
Patients, today we have a collection of top notch non-Marley reggae-a perfect dose of infectious summer sounds from reggae's chief investigator and golden voiced rudeboy, Jimmy Cliff. It's quite possible yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes know Jimmy Cliff from the breakout reggae soundtrack The Harder They Come . Today, we urge you to go back a little farther for some heart wrenchin' rich 'n bouncy dubbed-out...
Spread the Good Word! (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
It must be rain-ain-drops… Fuck yeah, Dee Clark had a wonderfully impassioned tenor voice ! Clark made his first recording in 1952 as a member of the Hambone Kids, who scored an R&B hit with the song "Hambone." In 1953, he joined an R&B group called the Goldentones, who later became the Kool Gents and were discovered by Chicago radio DJ Herb Kent upon winning a talent competition....
The latest from newcritics (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
It all started innocently enough over at my joint when I put up this charming clip. One of the two or three regular readers of my blog, who chooses, perhaps out of laziness, to go by the moniker Anonymous, left this comment: Great 60’s Male Vocalists in No Particular Order: John Lennon Elvis Presley Paul Jones Paul McCartney Roy Orbison [...]
Steven Rubio's Online Life (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
From the Wikipedia entry on Bo Diddley : The Bo Diddley beat has been used by many other artists, notably Elvis Presley ("His Latest Flame"); Bruce Springsteen ("She's The One"); U2 ("Desire"); The Smiths ("How Soon Is Now?"); Roxette ("Harleys And Indians (Riders In The Sky)"); Dee Clark, a former member of the Hambone Kids (see above)...
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