Gone But Not Forgotten 2016-- Part 4: "Mr. Dieingly Sad"

Continued from February 1.

NEW YORK'S A LONELY TOWN--  Trade Winds    Peter Anders
MY LOVE--  Paul McCartney & Wings     Hugh McCullough
MR. DIEINGLY SAD--  Critters     Don Ciccone

CRY LIKE A BABY--  Box Tops    Chips Moman
BROTHER LOVE'S TRAVELING SALVATION SHOW--  Neil Diamond     Chips Moman

LYIN' EYES--  Eagles    Glenn Frey
HEARTACHE TONIGHT--  Eagles    Glenn Frey

PURPLE RAIN--  Prince

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING--  King Crimson     Greg Lake

Name That Tune (from above):  "City Girls Just Seem to Find Out Early."  --RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN:  You go to AA meetiings just for the free coffee.


"Lyin' Eyes"

Gone But Not Forgotten 2016-- Part 3: "Green Eyed Lady"

GREEN EYED LADY--  Sugarloaf    Jerry Corbetta, frontman of the group
MEMPHIS--  Lonnie Mack
MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY--  Spiral Staircase     Pat Upton

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN--  Chick Berry     Phil Chess
SHINING STAR--  Eart Wind & Fire    Maurice White

A SONG FOR YOU--  Leon Russell
BACK TO THE ISLAND--  Leon Russell

INDIAN RESERVATION--  Paul Revere & the Raiders   Written by J.D. Loudermilk
TOBACCO ROAD--   Nashville Teens    Written by J.D. Loudermilk

Name That Tune (from above):  "Well Gonna Write a Little Letter, Gonna Mail It to My Local DJ."  --RoadDog



"Roll Over Beethoven"

Gone But Not Forgotten 2016-- Part 2: "Susie Baby"

 Continuing withthe songs Bob Stroud played on his Rock and Roll Roots show on WDRV, 97.1 FM in Chicago on January 8, 2017.  These were songs of people who died in 2016.

BABY IT'S YOU--  Smith    Singer Gayle McCormick
HOE DOWN--  Emerson Lake & Palmer    Keith Emerson
SOMETHING IN THE AIR--  Thunderclap Newman   Andy Newman

HEROES--   David Bowie
STARMAN--  David Bowie

WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS--  George Harrison's demo   George Martin
A DAY IN THE LIFE--  Beatles    George Martin

A TEENAGER IN LOVE--  Dion & the Belmonts   Carlo Mastrangelo
SUSIE BABY--  Bobby Vee

We sure lost a lot of big names in the music industry last year.

Name That Tune (from above):  "I Read the News Today (Oh Boy)."  RoadDog



"A Day In the Life"

Music Deaths: Debbie Reynolds

DEBBIE REYNOLDS, 84.  Died December 28, 2011.

Died one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher died.  Was married to Carrie's father, pop star Eddie Fisher.  Carrie was also once wife of singer Paul Simon.

Had hits with songs "Tammy" (#1-1957) from the movie "Tammy and the Bachelor."

Other hits of hers:  "A Very Special Love" (#20-1958), "Am I That Easy to Forget" (#25-1961), also "Aba Daba Honeymoon" (#3-1951).

Movies include "Singing in the Rain," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown, "How the West Was Won" and "The Singing Nun."

Music Deaths: Alexander "Al" Caiola, Legendary Studio Guitarist

ALEXANDER "AL" CAIOLA, 96.  Died November 9, 2016.

Legendary guitarist.  One of the top New York studio musicians of the 1950s and 1960s.

Played on:

 "Diana" and "Put Your Hand On My Shoulder" for Paul Anka
"Theme for 'A Summer Place'" for Percy Faith
"Mack the Knife" and "Dream Lover" for Bobby Darrin

"Calendar Girl" for Neil Sedaka
"Chances Are" for Johnny Mathis
"Mrs. Robinson" for Simon & Garfunkel

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" for Buddy Holly

And these are just a fraction of the songs he played on.

Recording by himself, he charted with the TV Theme for "Bonanza (#19-1961) and the movie theme "Magnificent Seven" (#35-1966)

Recorded over 50 albums and on hundreds of commercial jingles.

Music Deaths: Leon Russell

LEON RUSSELL, 74.  Died November 13, 2016.

Real name Claude Brides.  Played in groups with David Gates of Bread and J.J. Cale.  Studio Musician in Los Angeles.  Co-wrote "Everybody Loves a Clown" and "She's Just My Style" as well as played on songs for Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

Also played on Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Herb Alpert, Frank Sinatra, Byrds and others.  Was a member of Delaney & Bonnie, Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen and George Harrison's "Concert for Bangladesh.

Wrote "Delta Lady" for Joe Cocker, "Superstar" for the Carpenters and "This Masquerade" for George Benson.

Had eleven top 100s.  His biggest hit was "Tightrope" (#11-1972), "Back to the Island" (#53-1976). and "Lady Blue" (#14-1975).

I personally really liked his HankWilson album which was him doing country songs.

Gone But Not Forgotten 2016-- Part 1: "Trying to Live My Life Without You"

These were songs that Bob Stroud played on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM yesterday on his annual Gone But Not Forgotten Show.

BEND ME SHAPE ME--  American Breed    Death of leader Gary Loizzo.
ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS--  Mott the Hoople   Death of drummer Dale BuffinGriffin
HEARTBREAK HOTEL--  Elvis Presley    Death of Scottie Moore.

TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU--  Otis Clay
WHAT IS HIP--  Rower of Power   Death of Mick Gillette
RIDE THE TIGER--  Jefferson Starship    Deaths of Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson

--Name That Tune (from above):  "Well, Since My baby Left Me."  --RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN:  You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.

"Heartbreak Hotel"

Ten At Ten: Gone But Not Forgotten 2016

Yesterday, Bob Stroud had his Ten at Ten on a tribute to some of the musicians we lost last year.

LUCKY MAN--  Emerson, Lake & Palmer    Deaths of Greg Lake and Keith Emerson
COUNT ON ME--  Jefferson Starship    Deaths of Paul Kantner and original singer Signe Anderson.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA--  Eagles
SMUGGLER'S BLUES--  Glenn Frey

TIGHTROPE--  Leon Russell
SOMETHING IN THE AIR--  Andy "Thunderclap" Newman

SUFFRAGETTE CITY--  David Bowie
ZIGGY STARDUST--  David Bowie

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (REPRISE)--  Beatles
A DAY IN THE LIFE--  Beatles     Death of the Fifth Beatle, George Martin

PURPLE RAIN--  Prince

Tomorrow, Sunday January 8, Bob Stroud will devote his whole Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM from 7 to 10 a.m. CST to thosewho died last year.  Well worth a listen.

Gone But Not Forgotten.  --RoadDog

Music Deaths: Leonard Cohen

LEONARD COHEN, 82.  Died November 10, 2016.

Singer and songwriter.  Wrote novels and books of poetry.  Met Judy Collins in New York and had one of his poem's, "Suzanne" set to music in 1966

None of his singles ever charted and none of his albums ever got higher than #69.

But, he had a huge influence on singers and songwriters.  Elected Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

Actually, I wasn't too impressed with him and just look at some of the people who are not in that hall of fame.

Gone But Not Forgotten: Those Musicians We Lost in 2016

All year I've been keeping track of the ever-increasing number of musicians who died.  It sure was a lot.  You can see the whole list by hitting on the Music Deaths 2016 label.

I am currently listing some 138 who died in my Cooter's History Thing Blog.  I wrote about many of them here already.

Plus, today, Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten on Chicago's Drive, 97.1 FM, was a preview of his three-hour-long Rock and Roll Roots show this Sunday from 7 to 10 a.m..  The Ten at Ten will be repeated at 10 p.m. tonight CST.

Both shows stream at www.wdrv.com.

--RoadDog

Music Deaths: Ralph Johnson and Jim Lowe

RALPH JOHNSON, 63.  Died December 4, 2016.

Member of the Impressions 1973-1976 and 1983-2000.  Sang on "Finally Got Myself Together" (#17 Pop, #1 R&B-1974 and "Sooner or Later" (#65 Pop, #3 R&B-1975).

JIM LOWE, 93.  Died December 12, 2016.

New York disc jockey.  recorded "Green Door" (#1-1956) "Close the Door" (#27-1955) and "Four Walls (#15-1959).

Music Deaths: Greg Lake

GREG LAKE, 69.  Died December 7, 2016.

Guitarist with King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.  Helped form King Crimson whose biggest hit was their album Court of the Crimson King.  left after their second album.

Approached by Keith Emerson to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer along with Carl Palmer.  They were primarily album-oriented.  Two of their biggest were  Pictures on Exhibition and Brain Salad Surgery.

They charted four times with singles and two biggest, and one of my all-time favorites "Lucky Man" (#48 in 1971, #51-1972) and "From the Beginning" (#39-1972).

He produced most of their material and also had a solo hit with "I Believe in Father Christmas."

Music Deaths: George Michael

GEORGE MICHAEL, 53.  Died December 25, 2016.

Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.  With the duo Wham and on his own had 19 Top Tens between 1984 and 1992, including four #1s with Wham and six #1s solo.

A Big Surprise.

Music Deaths: Member of Status Quo

RICK PARFITT  Died December 24, 2016.

Guitarist with Status Quo who charted 22 Top Ten tunes in U.K. in the 1960s.

They had two Top 100s in the U.S. in 1968.  "Ice in the Sun" (#70) and their biggie, "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (#12).

I really liked "Pictures of Matchstick Men."  If that was Mr. Parfitt on the opening licks ... WOW!!

2016 a Rough Year for Music Folks

The year 2016 proved to be a rough one in the music community.  We sure lost a lot of people.  I have been covering these deaths throughout the year in this blog.

Yahoo! Music was keeping a list throughout the year and I will be listing these deaths starting today in my Cooter's History Thing Blog.

Check It Out.  --RoadDog

Music Deaths: Kay Starr

KAY STARR, 94  Died November 3, 2016.

Best remembered for her 1952 hit "The Wheel of Fortune #1 and 1956's "Rock and Roll Waltz" which also went to #1.

She was born Katherine Laverne Starks in Dougherty, Oklahoma.  She sang with Glen Miller and Bob Crosby before signing a solo contract with Capitol Records where she had hits like "Hoop-De-Doo" (#2-1950) and "Bonaparte's Retreat" (#4-1950).

Music Deaths: Country Songwriter Claude "Curly" Putman

CLAUDE "CURLY" PUTMAN, 85  Died October 30, 2016.

Country songwriter best known for writing or co-writing tunes like Tom Jones' "Green Green Grass of Home,"  Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"  and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

Kind of a writer of downer songs.

He also wrote "My Elusive Dreams," "Blood Red and Going Down" and "It's a Cheating Situation."

Music Deaths: "The Cool Ghoul," Doug Edwards (Skylark) and Mentor Williams

JOHN ZACHERLE, 98 (Died October 27, 2016)

Better known as "The Cool Ghoul,"  Philadelphia horror TV show host.  Had a novelty hit with "Dinner With Drac" (#6-1958)

DOUG EDWARDS, 71  (Died November 11, 2016)

Guitarist with the Canadian group Skylark and co-wrote their only American hit "Wildflower" (#9-1973)

MENTOR WILLIAMS  (Died November 18, 2016)

Brother of singer/songwriter Paul Williams and composer of Dobie Gray's hit "Drift Away."

Music Death: Bobby Vee

These music deaths are almost always taken from the Oldies Music News site.

BOBBY VEE, 73  Died October 24, 2016.

His career began with an unpaid appearance in his native Fargo, North Dakota, as a fill-in on Buddy Holly's ill-fated Winter Dance Party..

Before that, he had been in a group called the Shadows which featured a person calling himself Elston Gunn (Bob Dylan) for a short time.  As the group Bobby Vee and the Shadows they had one hit with "Suzie Baby (#77-1959).

He was signed by Liberty records and had a string of big hits:

Devil or Angel (#6-1960)
Rubber Ball (#6-1961)
Take Good Care of My baby (#1-1961)
Run to Him (#2-1961)
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (#3-1963)

He was hurt by the British Invasion, but did have a come-back hit with 1967's "Come Back When You grow Up" which went to #3.

Altogether, he charted in the Top 100 a total of 38 times in 12 years.

One of My Favorites.

Music Deaths: Chess Records Co-Founder Phil Chess-- Part 2

Chess records' rise helped mark the migration north of such Southern-born blacks as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and the transition of blues from acoustic to electric with hard-hitting arrangements that the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and other white stars openly drew upon.''One of today's greatest bluesmen, Buddy Guy, credited the label with raising Chicago's status to "World Capital of the Blues."

"Phil and Leonard Vhess were cuttin' the type of music no one else was paying attention to and now you can walk down (Chicago's) State Street today and see a portrait of Muddy that's ten stories tall," Guy, who recorded at Chess, said on Wednesday.  "The Chess brothers had a lot to do with that.  I'll always be grateful for that."

Like other businessmen of blues and early rock, the brothers were Jewish kids with an affinity for black music.  Phil Chess was born Fiszel Czyz in Motol, Poland, and changed his name to Phil Chess after the family immigrated to the United States.

After he served in the U.S. Army during World War II, the brothers started out with a liquor store, then ran the Macomba Lounge nightclub and music venue before getting into the music recording business.