--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "uns_tressor" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "uns_tressor" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Robert Gimbel > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Rolling Stones Fight for Radio Play, Hire Expert > > > > > > > > > > It's not easy being the world's greatest rock and roll band. > > The > > > > Rolling Stones, currently on tour and selling tickets for $450 > a > > pop, > > > > are having so much trouble getting their new single played on > the > > > > radio that they've even hired a specialist to help them.... > > > > > > > > Standard practice. They're called pluggers. > > > > > > > > Apart from the Comets, how many US bands are still touring > > > > forty years on? > > > > > > Well, Bo Diddley is still touring 60 years on, > > > and as good as ever. He used to play often in > > > Santa Fe because he lives outside of Albuquerque. > > > Feisty old guy, able to make fun of himself (you > > > haven't lived until you've heard Bo do a parody > > > of one of his own songs as sung by a Vegas lounge > > > singer), and a ferocious guitarist. He can play > > > anything, in almost any style...heck, he invented > > > half of them. > > > > Wow! The man who taught us that guitars could have > > corners. Does he have his web site? Does he tour > > outside the US? One of the few people who can be > > recognised from one note only. Along with Chuck > > Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee and many of the > > old bluesmen... Quite a few, really. > > A side swipe at a Brit basher has turned into a > > bit of an own goal. > > Uns. > > > Can't stand any and all of the classic blues players mentioned > above: shrill, off-key music that sounds like it's coming from > broken electric guitars with holes in the amps. > > British Rock of the '60s took all of that music and improved it > 100%. Kudos to the Beatles, the Animals, Manfred Mann, the Dave > Clark Five...
And the Kinks. I wonder if we could rewrite the lyrics of Lola to become Nola and a comment on the tragedy. (Do peole call New Orleans Nola or is it just an abbreviation in print?). A nice charity project here. You'll like Howling Wolf's "London Sessions". See if your public library has it in stock. The great man appears with Eric Clapton, Charlie Watts, Jeff Beck (I think) and a few more learning at his feet. Uns. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
