The One Degree To (Not Kevin Bacon) Music Thread by williegoat
Started on : 06-21-2015 11:00 PM
Replies : 135 (1300 views)
Last post by : williegoat on 07-20-2015 10:08 PM
Jul 1st, 2015
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
He died in 2008
11:14 AM
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
Jeff Healey doing a Willie Dixon song first recorded by McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. "Muddy Waters"
might just be the best blues lyrics ever written!
And the man, himself:
with Otis Spann and James Cotton
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11:44 AM
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
10:53 PM
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
Interesting non-musical fact about Doobie Bros. member Patrick Simmons: he is married to motorcycle rider, writer and historian Cristine Sommer-Simmons.
http://www.motorcyclemuseum...ail.aspx?RacerID=363 And this links to me because we hauled this bike for Buddy Stubbs to ride in the Cannonball, the same year as Chris Sommer-Simmons. Cris and Pat helped Buddy late into the night in Kingman when he lost his crank coming across 40, but ultimately Buddy had to drop out.
That's all I got.....carry on!
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11:15 PM
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
Or we could go with Moby Grape's Motorcycle Irene
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11:42 PM
Jul 2nd, 2015
bonaduce Member Posts: 1590 From: witness protection Registered: Oct 2002
10:25 AM
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
They don't write songs about Evos or Twinkies.
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12:58 PM
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
02:22 PM
Jul 7th, 2015
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
Looks like I made a turn and lost everyone. Time to turn around.
10:27 AM
bonaduce Member Posts: 1590 From: witness protection Registered: Oct 2002
Two totally different genres doing the same song dan
10:51 AM
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
10:57 AM
PFF
System Bot
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
^^ Oh, that's crazy! I've never heard all those different versions. I love the ukuleles. ^^
From the comments below the following video:
quote The Mynah Birds story is fascinating and definitely worthy of a proper, respectful documentary. This clearly isn't it.
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11:05 AM
Jul 19th, 2015
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
08:51 AM
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
"Crimson and Clover" relied on the creative use of tremolo.
Here is a band from the same era called "The Tremeloes"
I love '60s pop.
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05:30 PM
Gokart Mozart Member Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
Cool fact!
http://www2.gibson.com/News...-Use-of-Tremolo.aspx “Crush with Eyeliner” – R.E.M.
“Born on the Bayou” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Gimme Shelter” – The Rolling Stones
“Rebel Rouser” – Duane Eddy
“Howlin’ for You” – The Black Keys
“How Soon is Now” – The Smiths
“Between the Eyes” – Love Battery
“Baby, Scratch My Back” – Slim Harpo
“Bones” – Radiohead
but I'll post
06:52 PM
Jul 20th, 2015
williegoat Member Posts: 20783 From: Glendale, AZ Registered: Mar 2009
ZZ Top played a High School Prom The guitar riff from La Grange was based on John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen"
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10:08 PM