Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Gone in 2019, But Not Forgotten-- Part 3: "Oh, Pretty Woman"


PRETTY WOMAN--  Roy Orbison      Fred Foster    Producer for Roy Orbison on his big hits  Died February 20.  Started Monument Records.  Produced many Roy Orbison hits, some of them:

Only the Lonely
Running Scared
In Dreams
Crying

Also expanded to R&B and Soul with Joe Simon, Arthur Alexander and Ivory Joe Hunter.  Important in Dolly Parton's early career.  Also produced Willie Nelson, Ray Stevens and Kris Kristofferson

LOVE TO LOVE--  UFO     Paul Raymond   Guitarist and keyboardist.  Died April 13.

FRESH AIR--  Quick Silver Messenger Service     Gary Duncan died June 29.  San Francisco Sound.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER--  Canned Heat     Founding bassist Larry Taylor   Also known as "The Mole.  Died August 19.

COME DANCING--  Kinks    Ian Gibbons    Keyboardist  Died August 1.

BABY HOLD ON--  Eddie Money  Died
GIVE ME SOME WATER--   Eddie Money

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "They Put Up A Parking Lot On A Piece Of Land Where The Supermarket Used To Stand."  Answer below.


"Come Dancing"

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