On That Note - Decades, the 1960's
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All these radio friendly 60's songs make me want to go back to childhood summers, riding around in the truck around rural Iowa listening to 105.7 in the C.R. area. Good stuff.
Dusty Springfield from the early and later part of the decade...
News today that Roy Clark, musician and longtime host of the syncidated television show Hee Haw, has passed away.
He played some hot guitar licks in the early 1960s for Wanda Jackson, a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Here is a performance by Jackson (without Clark) doing Hard Headed Woman (in 1958?)
Clark played guitar on most of the songs on Jackson’s 1961 albums Let’s Have a Party and Right or Wrong, I believe. Below are a couple of songs from those albums and two articles on Jackson.
Hard Headed Woman (with Roy Clark on guitar)
2011 article
http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/arts/music/23wanda.html
“When Wanda Jackson, 73, took the stage with her guitar for a sold-out show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn recently, it was all cat growls, howls and hip swivels — and that was from Ms. Jackson herself. The audience followed suit ...”
2017 article
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/wanda-jackson-queen-rockabilly-party/
He played some hot guitar licks in the early 1960s for Wanda Jackson, a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Here is a performance by Jackson (without Clark) doing Hard Headed Woman (in 1958?)
Clark played guitar on most of the songs on Jackson’s 1961 albums Let’s Have a Party and Right or Wrong, I believe. Below are a couple of songs from those albums and two articles on Jackson.
Hard Headed Woman (with Roy Clark on guitar)
2011 article
http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/arts/music/23wanda.html
“When Wanda Jackson, 73, took the stage with her guitar for a sold-out show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn recently, it was all cat growls, howls and hip swivels — and that was from Ms. Jackson herself. The audience followed suit ...”
2017 article
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/wanda-jackson-queen-rockabilly-party/
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Ray Charles “Sticks and Stones” (1960)
Wanda Jackson “Sticks and Stones” (from the album RIght or Wrong, 1961)
Wanda Jackson “Sticks and Stones” (from the album RIght or Wrong, 1961)
Sorry I missed last week because the 60s contain so much that hasn't been covered so I'll try to be brief:
Folk music and protest songs
Cool jazz
Psychedelic
So much in those years.
Folk music and protest songs
Cool jazz
Psychedelic
So much in those years.
For What it's Worth-The Buffalo Springfield
White Rabbit-The Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit-The Jefferson Airplane
I think this is from a TV show or movie. The audio is Dee Dee Sharp but not the actress you see.
1969
1969
1965
1966 (co-written by Paul Simon)
1966
1967 (written and recorded by John Denver in 1966)
1967
1966 (co-written by Paul Simon)
1966
1967 (written and recorded by John Denver in 1966)
1967
This is combined from 2 different episodes I think. That’s King Tut in the second.
