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OT: How Retro Can You Go!

1958. Queen of Rockabilly

Hard Headed Woman - Wanda Jackson

 
It's my understanding they recorded this in New Haven. Band eventually became the 5 Satins. I rode with one of the members, Don Simpson, tho I think he joined the band later.

 
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To me, retro carries a little bit of dated connotation. I have many favorites that fit that description. Someone has already mentioned the Moody Blues; Donovan is another that comes immediately to mind:

 
I heard a spot on NPR recently saying that progressive rock died around 1980. I never got the memo, nor did many fans of Marillion, After Forever, Ayreon, etc. But since it's offiially dead, here's one from Camel, featuring the retro Tolkien references:

 
Back in the day, while crooners were putting out traditional songs, behind the curtain, there'd be a doo wop group too. This one was put out by Les Paul & Mary Ford, Gene Autry, and later Anne Murray.
Here's the Drifters with the same, first of several

 
JordyG said:
And of course, the great Tony Williams.

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Mr. Tony Williams.....one of the smoothest voices of all time. I love this song. :)
 
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Intpseeker said:
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Long before the Jackson 5, it was Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Their doowop style of music was just as popular as the Jackson's music of their day.
 
Wow.........Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I haven't heard some of these songs in over 50 years. I can happily report that I'm not suffering from Alzheimer's because I remember most these songs and the words. Those songs remind me of happy days when life was less complicated, and gasoline was 15 cents a gallon, and ALL service stations were "full service" gas stations.

I remember when these songs were on the top 40 play list on our local radio stations here in So. Cal. No doubt cities across the country had their own local radio stations that played top 40 music. No matter where you grew up, you heard most of these songs when they were new, and not "oldies". Surprised no one has mentioned "The Doors". I loved Jim Morrison. He was a very special talent. So was Brenda Lee. Most of us have seen Brenda through the years, but not like this. She started singing and entertaining very early .

I particularly love and remembered the doo wop era music. A genre all it's own. I remember seeing Elvis make his debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in Sept of 1956. Not to mention the local dance shows on TV geared towards teenagers. We had those too. Everyone remembers American Bandstand with the ageless Dick Clark.

Bandstand at first was a regional show from Philadelphia in 1952. But it soon became the highest rated local daytime TV show in the nation, and that got the attention of network executives in New York. By August 1957, now called American Bandstand, ABC began broadcasting the show nationwide at 3 p.m. for an hour-and-a-half. If you were a musician (solo or a group), you wanted to appear on "Bandstand" or the Ed Sullivan Show, especially after Bandstand went nationwide AB was the the "cookie cutter " teen dance show that all others that followed in years to come tried to emulate. If you were a teen during this time, you watched AB!!!

And we all remember this guy....................... If he doesn't make you laugh, better check your pulse, you may be dead. :D
 
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Scoop said:
Wow....Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I haven't heard some of these songs in over 50 years. I can happily report say that I'm not suffering from Alzheimer's because I remember most these songs and the words. Those songs remind me of happy days when life was less complicated, and gasoline was 15 cents a gallon, and ALL service stations were "full service" gas stations.

I remember when these songs were on the top 40 play list on our local radio stations here in So. Cal. No doubt cities across the country had their own local radio stations that played top 40 music. No matter where you grew up, you heard most of these songs when they were new, and not "oldies".

I particularly love and remembered the doo wop era music. A genre all it's own. I remember seeing Elvis make his debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in Sept of 1956. Not to mention the local dance shows on TV geared towards teenagers. We had those too. Everyone remembers American Bandstand with the ageless Dick Clark.

Bandstand at first was a regional show from Philadelphia in 1952. But it soon became the highest rated local daytime TV show in the nation, and that got the attention of network executives in New York. By August 1957, now called American Bandstand, ABC began broadcasting the show nationwide at 3 p.m. for an hour-and-a-half. If you were a musician, you wanted to appear on "Bandstand", especially after it went nationwide.

And we all remember this guy........ If he doesn't make you laugh, better check your pulse, you may be dead. :D
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Rodney. The last bastion of the one liners. "Last night I played this club. It was two steps down, physically and socially". Also Henny Youngman. "I went to the doctor. I said, 'Doc, it hurts when I do that'. He said, "Don't do that'."
 
Brenda Lee was a regular guest on Bandstand. We all wanted to take her out. :)
 
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Rixxx said:
Brenda Lee was a regular guest on Bandstand. We all wanted to take her out. :)
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Brenda Lee and Shirley Temple, two American treasures that began their careers in show business at a very young age.
 
Like Frank Zappa and doo-wop, Tom Waits's early stuff was often heavily influenced by tin-pan alley. This one isn't that strongly influenced, but features one of the best bass lines I've ever heard.

 
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Bigboote said:
Like Frank Zappa and doo-wop, Tom Waits's early stuff was often heavily influenced by tin-pan alley. This one isn't that strongly influenced, but features one of the best bass lines I've ever heard.

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Well actually doo-wop has deeper roots in barbershop quartets than tin-pan alley. Just as early R & R from Big Mama Thornton and Big Joe Turner has deep roots in boogie-woogie.
 
JordyG said:
How about these 4?

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The 4 tops when they first got national exposure. They look awfully young here. I grew up with The Motown sound beginning in the early 60's.
 
JordyG said:
Well actually doo-wop has deeper roots in barbershop quartets than tin-pan alley. Just as early R & R from Big Mama Thornton and Big Joe Turner has deep roots in boogie-woogie.
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Expressed myself poorly. I should have said, "As Frank Zappa's early music was heavily influenced by doo-wop, Tom Waits's early stuff was influenced by tin-pan alley.
 
Scoop said:
The 4 tops when they first got national exposure. They look awfully young here. I grew up with The Motown sound beginning in the early 60's.
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I know I've said this but I attended about 6 or 7 Murray the K shows, and by the time he took over they were actually Motown revues. You name the Motown act and I saw them at least twice, some up to 5x. The 4 Tops though I never saw in person. But Smokey? 5x. The Supremes twice. You get the picture. By the time I was 12, including other shows at other venues, I saw close to 100 live music acts.
 
Bigboote said:
Expressed myself poorly. I should have said, "As Frank Zappa's early music was heavily influenced by doo-wop, Tom Waits's early stuff was influenced by tin-pan alley.
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All true.
 
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