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Who's heard Little Richard sing "Shake a Hand"?

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  1. Daniel~

    Daniel~ Chief BBS Administrator Staff Member

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    Robbie Robertson relaxing at home

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    Van Morrison was the originator of this tune.
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    Very good point, Daniel. I'll try to keep any less than favorable opinions to myself.
    And in that vein I won't explain formulaic.
    cloasters, Jun 12, 2018
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    I so wanted one of the new tiny X-istor radios, but they were far too expensive when they first became available. Even my bedside table radio had tubes in it. That interlock feature (which disconnected the power when you removed the back of the radio) undoubtedly saved me from more than one electric shock. I just HAD to know how the darn thing worked!

    I've never heard this tune from Simon and Garfarkle. They certainly made excellent music together, thank you for posting it!
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    How not could I remember this one? Man, I got's to tell ya, I was young once.
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    Steve Martin, we are and were so fortunate to have him. Can't get any funnier!
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    . The bru

    It was a stroke of genius by Paul Simon to import South African musicians to make this great LP with him. In case you are interested, the bass part that Mr Simon mimes is unplayable in real life. The brilliant Bakithi Kumalo plays that part in Graceland, but the studio "magically" adds the part in reverse, thus creating a fantastic moment for the record.

    I stopped listening to Mr Simon after Graceland, not sure why. Maybe that's my loss.
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    This is fine, yet this assemblage of women's voices is better known for the difficult close harmonies evident in this selection.

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    Shucks, sorry to play "music professor" in post number 328 in this thread. As if I have those qualifications. For shame!
    Not to mention that I didn't know about this group of singers before maybe one decade ago.
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    I love this song. Pick you up at eight and don't be late, this guy was an all time great!
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    This tune has been so overplayed over the decades. Imho, of course. It is a member of the hall of fame, no doubt.
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    Perfection, one of my fave top ten historical tunes. I love it that he looked like a geek but performed as the very great he was.
    cloasters, Jun 12, 2018
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    Oh yes, this is one of the first popular music memories I have. What wonderful singers they were, and composers too. Hat's off to the Everly Brothers forever!
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    Thank you for making this selection today Dan. Your assortment of songs is impeccable. I stand in awe of your bent in music from a wide set of resources!

    Robbie Robertson along with the other members of The Band OMG, did they have talent by the truckload!
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    Please allow me to add just one choice. This may be my very favorite song From Neil Young. Another Canadian with talent over the moon.

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    OK, since we're on the subject of Canadians, listen to this guy playing 'Into the Mystic'. This is Colin James, a name probably unknown to most Americans, but he's a Canadian national treasure; a blues/blues-rock/big-band jazz master. Allegedly discovered by Stevie Ray Vaughn, who added him to his tours in the 80's when James was in his late teens, he is terribly underrated, a rare talent.






    Here he is with the late blues great Jeff Healey, who was a story in himself:
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    ThunderRd Irreverent Query Chairman Staff Member

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    And reinvented with his 'Little Big Band'. This band is excellent, full of top-notch talent, and puts the far more famous Stray Cats, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra to shame in this genre. Incredibly good horn section as well, with some really talented players from 'Roomful of Blues':




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    ThunderRd Irreverent Query Chairman Staff Member

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    And this one is for Daniel. Maybe the world's most masterful acoustic guitarist, Australian Tommy Emmanuel. If you don't know this guy, search YouTube. I'm pretty sure ol' Tommy made a deal with the devil to be this good. I'll give you a clue how good he is; he was the favorite guitar player of the late, great Chet Atkins. In other words, he's absolutely *scary* good, and a born showman:





    And he makes Mason Williams look feeble with his ownership of 'Classical Gas':
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    Just listened to " Into the Mystic" 4 times. 2 times to Van Morrison and twice to Marc Cohn.. I can't decide which I like better!
    Win-win foe me!
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    I have both on file, thought you might enjoy another take.":O}
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