Spring Is Here... Finally!! (Well, We Hope) Bob Stroud Greets It for Us with His Spring Garden Party: 'Dandelion'

This past Sunday, March 21, Bob Stroud played songs on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive, about this most wondrous time of the year, when the dandelions make ready for their annual assault, and, I understand this year, the Chicago area is in for a return visit of our 17-year cicadas.

I'll make this into a challenge and just give you the name of the song.  You guess who sang it.

Here we go!!

1.  Sugar Magnolia

2..  Daisy Jane

3.  Pictures of Lily

4.  Garden Party

5.  Coming Up

6.  Octopus' Garden

7.  Dead Flowers

8.  San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)

9.  Scarlet Begonia

10.  Dandelion

11.  Spring Fever

12.  Let It Grow

Answers in the Next Post.  --RoadGrow

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "You're Going to meet Some Gentle People There."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"

Music Deaths: Signe Anderson, Original Jefferson Airplane Singer

SIGNE ANDERSON, 74  Died Jan. 28, 2016  (Same day as bandmate Paul Kantner)

Jefferson Airplane's original lead singer.  Sang on the group's "Jefferson Airplane takes Off" before she quit to raise her child and moved to Oregon.  She can be heard on tghe live album "Jefferson Airplane Live at Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Signe's farewell."

Replaced by grace Slick.

I sure didn't know there was another female singer in the group before Grace Slick.

Music Deaths: Sopwith Camel and Replaced Ringo

MARTIN BEARD, 68

Bassist with San Francisco's Sopwith Camel on "Hello, Hello" (#26-1967).

ANDY WHITE, 85

Died November 9, 2015.  Scottish session drummer who played on Beatles' first single "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You."  Hired by George Martin to play on these songs because he wasn't sure about Ringo's ability.  Ringo played tambourine on the American pressing of "Love Me Do."

Also played sessions with Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual," Lulu's "Shout" and recordings by Englebert Humperdink, Dusty Springfield, Herman's Hermits and Petula Clark.

--RoadDog

Dead Page: The Flower Guy

SCOTT McKENZIE (jAN. 10, 1939-AUGUST 18, 2012)

Born Philip Wallach Blondheim in Jacksonville, Fl.  Best-known for his song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair."  In 1961, he and John Phillips (of the Mamas and Papas) were with a group called the Journeymen until the Beatles came along.  Phillips formed the Mamas and Papas while McKenzie refused to join and tried a solo career.

John Phillips wrote, produces and played guitar on "San Francisco," which is why it always sounded like a song the Mamas and Papas would have done to me.

Released May 13, 1967 and was an instant hit, climbing to #4 in the US and #1 in the UK.

In 1986, McKenzie sang with a new version of the Mamas and Papas and also co-wrote "Kokomo," a Number One hit for the Beach Boys in 1988.

He also wrote "Hey, What About Me," the break-through hit for Anne Murray.

If there ever was a song that summed up 1967 better than "San Francisco," I'd sure like to know. 

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