A much needed Black Music thread.
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great story X...thanks for sharingBorn in 1921, my dad hated rock. The only pop songs he liked post 1952 were Elvis's "Love Me Tender" and The Beatle's "I Believe In Yesterday". To his credit he never told me to "turn that shit off" whether it was Elvis or Little Richard or James Brown, and on, though he wouldn't stay in the same room when I had those records playing on our den stereo...
With my kids it was a condensed musical education from their ages of 10 to 16 or so, with a month or two for each era of music that I would play for them, from the Elvis era, through the British Invasion, then Punk, New Wave, Joy Division, The Smiths, and up to The National. After that their tastes went their own ways. My son is totally into indie rock, and my daughter is totally into hip-hop.
I remember one night they my dad and mom were out for the evening. As was my habit I took advantage of their absence to crank my Fender Deluxe Reverb amp 'til it was screaming, while playing along on my Telecaster to the John Mayall "Beano" album. I didn't notice they had come back a bit earlier than usual, and were just watching me wail away at a deafening overdriven level. The look on their faces was like "Who are you, and what have you done to our son?!?"
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Akila Besos
K I know I am not your dad, but that was similar to me. The first record I ever bought was by the Everly Bros, "All I have to do is Dream" . Holly was my first R&R hero, I wore glasses, had to buy dark rimmed, same as Buddy, my hair (had hair then) shaped the same as his with the curl on my forehead and of course Elvis. Later in life, and even now love my music, went Country, Folk R & B, Blues and Jazz. To me, music is still the greatest, soothing experience ever even at the Grand old age of 80.
My dad would be 81 today if he were alive you're basically the same age. I'm sure many teens were big fans of Buddy Holly back then. That event of Feb 3, 1959 must have been devastating to many young folks.
Yes. I remember it well. I have talked about that day previously. Don McLean's song said it all I guess. The one saving grace was that another musician missed that flight, Waylon Jennings who played for Holly in his younger days and I became a fan of his and bought most of his albums. Of course, he was noted for being the leader of the group, the Highway men, he, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johny Cash, some great country and folk musicians.
Yes. For must of us of that era it was the first tragic early death of a popular music star, and in this case 3 of them at the same time.
Here is a song I've posted before that came out shortly after their passing
Rap has had such an influence.
According to this article, it started in New York but has spread to other areas of America.
I am suddenly starting to appreciate it now. I found a some greatrap videos which have words that really need to be listened to And make sure to listen to the words, you can easily make them out:
Tom MacDonald - "Fake Woke" - YouTube
Tom MacDonald - "Snowflakes" - YouTube
Tom MacDonald - "Brainwashed" - YouTube
According to this article, it started in New York but has spread to other areas of America.
I am suddenly starting to appreciate it now. I found a some greatrap videos which have words that really need to be listened to And make sure to listen to the words, you can easily make them out:
Tom MacDonald - "Fake Woke" - YouTube
Tom MacDonald - "Snowflakes" - YouTube
Tom MacDonald - "Brainwashed" - YouTube
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Saw him many years ago at the old Colonial Tavern on Yonge St. where he sang my favourite, One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer. Also, George Thorogood did a great cover.
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When John first came out I really liked his music but by about the third or fourth album he just lost me. This is my favorite John Legend song bar none
