Colosseum: Arthur’s Moustache
This could almost be Frank Zappa; praise indeed.
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Mark Dinning: Teen Angel
This was written by husband and wife team Red Surrey and Jean Dinning, and released in 1959 by her brother Mark. Radio stations in the US and the BBC banned … Continue readingMark Dinning: Teen Angel
Wizz Jones: Happiness Was Free
Sweet song from the minstrel of Thornton Heath, still with us at 81.
Keith Emerson, the Hendrix of the keyboards (Part 2)
AT the end of Part One we left keyboard wizard Keith Emerson announcing that the Nice had ‘outlived their usefulness’ and breaking up the three-man band. None of them wasted any time … Continue readingKeith Emerson, the Hendrix of the keyboards (Part 2)
George Jones: If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
Concluding Matt’s brilliant week of alcohol-soaked country classics. He says: ‘Country’s greatest singer was probably its greatest drinker, too, so Jones knew what he was on about in this tearjerker … Continue readingGeorge Jones: If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
Show of Hands: Longdog
Sorry, no time for a comment this week. Postman’s at the door and he usually gives me a biscuit.
Lovin’ Spoonful: Daydream
Written by the group’s founder John Sebastian, this was their third single. It reached No 2 in both America and Britain in 1966. This is a ‘live’ performance but since … Continue readingLovin’ Spoonful: Daydream
For every human, a million ants
THIS week saw I ants scurrying about outside the front of the house for the first time this year. I find it quite hard to love ants, but like everything … Continue readingFor every human, a million ants
Hank Thompson: A Six Pack To Go
A 1966 swinger from the Texan honky-tonker and his Brazos Valley Boys.
Bay City Rollers: I Only Want To Be With You
As a tribute to Les McKeown, who has died at 65, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56848233 here is the Rollers’ version of I Only Want To Be With You (or, as they had it, I Only Wanna Be With … Continue readingBay City Rollers: I Only Want To Be With You