OT: Last Friday of Summer Jukebox
- Thread starter rudedude
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I already knew a lot of relatively obscure Beach Boys songs when Brian Wilson died, in addition to their hits of course, but after he died I decided to start digging even deeper now and then and this is one of the ones so far I've found that has "summer" in the title.
Friday (9/19) is the birthday of Bill Medley. He was one-half of The Righteous Brothers. To celebrate, a Righteous Brothers hit, as well as a hit he had with Jennifer Warnes:
Friday (9/19) was the birthday of the late, great, Cass Elliot. She was a founding member of the Mommas and the Poppas. To celebrate:
Friday (9/19) is the birthday of David Bromberg. He was born in the Commonwealth. He rose to fame as the guitarist with Jerry Jeff Walker, and went on to have a great career of his own. To celebrate, the song he's most known for:
Friday (9/19) is the birthday of Lawrence Creme. He's more commonly known by his stage name, Lol Creme. He was a founding member of 10cc. To celebrate:
Friday (9/19) is the birthday of Keith Grimwood. He's one-half of Trout Fishing In America. (They play more for kids and their parents.) To celebrate:
Friday (9/19) is the birthday of Nile Rodgers. He was a co-founder of Chic. To celebrate:
Sunday (9/21) is the birthday of Don Felder. He joined the Eagles, a group where everyone sang the harmonies, but while a great guitarist, he didn't sing all that well, so he was an exception to singing for the band (though he performed a few background vocals in the below clip). He contributed to one of the band's biggest hits, Hotel California, though his contribution was a point of contention that ended up years later in a lawsuit (after he had been kicked out of the band). To celebrate:
Sunday (9/21) is the birthday of Audrey Faith Perry. She's known more commonly by her stage name, Faith Hill. To celebrate:
Sunday (9/21) is the birthday of Tyler Stewart. He wasn't technically a founding member, but he joined Barenaked Ladies shortly after they formed as the drummer. To celebrate:
Monday (9/22) was the birthday of the late, great, Marlina Burgess. She's more commonly known by her stage name, Marlena Shaw. For whatever reason, there aren't a lot of videos of her performing. To celebrate, a performance by her of one of the songs she's known for:
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Monday (9/22) is the birthday of David Coverdale. He was a founding member, and the lead singer, of Whitesnake. To celebrate, one of their more popular songs:
Monday (9/22) is the birthday of Joan Larkin. She's more commonly known by her stage name, Joan Jett. She rose to fame as a founding member of the Runaways. She then was a founding member of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. To celebrate:
Tuesday (9/23) was the birthday of the late, great, Ray Charles Robinson. He's more commonly known by his stage name, Ray Charles. To celebrate:
Tuesday (9/23) is the birthday of Wallace "Scotty" Scott. He was a founding member, along with his twin brother Walter, of The Whispers. To celebrate:
Here's one of Ray Charles' big hits. He came up with this one nice in concert when his band went through all their songs and there was still time left to play so he had to make up something on the spot. This is what he came up with. Where was the concert, you ask? Brownsville, PA.
Wednesday (9/24) was the birthday of the late, great, Sonny Turner. He replaced Tony Williams, as the lead singer of The Platters. To celebrate:
Wednesday (9/24) was the birthday of the late, great, Barbara "Bibs" Allbut. She was a founding member of the Starlets, and was still with the group when they changed their name to the Angels.
Interestingly, it's also the birthday of her younger sister, Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, who was also a member of the group(s), and is still alive. To celebrate, their biggest hit:
Interestingly, it's also the birthday of her younger sister, Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, who was also a member of the group(s), and is still alive. To celebrate, their biggest hit:
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Wednesday (9/24) was the birthday of the late, great, Gerry Marsden. He was a founding member of Gerry & the Pacemakers -- the 2nd most famous band from Liverpool. To celebrate, their first hit:
Wednesday (9/24) was the birthday of the late, great, Rosa Lee Hawkins. She was a founding member, along with her sister and cousin, of the Meltones. The three were still with the group when they changed their name to The Dixie Cups. To celebrate, one of their biggest hits:
Wednesday (9/24) was the birthday of the late, great, Carl Van Osten. He was born in the Commonwealth, and was a founding member, and the bassist, of Nazz. To celebrate:
I've never heard of Carl Van Osten but I have heard of Nazz. They put out three albums. Their first was named Nazz. Their second was named Nazz Nazz. Their third was named Nazz III. Nazz was Todd Rundgren's first group. Know that Todd Rundgren hit "Hello It's Me?" Well Nazz recorded and released a version of it years earlier and it's below. I like the Todd Rundgren version much better. The version below is too slow. I don't know if it's true, but I've read that "Hello, It's Me" is the first song Todd Rundgren ever wrote.