Old School Music Lover

“What Becomes of The Brokenhearted” Performed by Paul Young (1991), Joan Osborne & The Funk Brothers (2002), Rod Stewart (2009) & Jimmy Ruffin (1966)

SonDan — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:01:53 +0000

British born blue-eyed soul singer Paul Young has a nice cover version of “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” that appeared on the Official Soundtrack from the 1991 hit movie “Fried Green Tomatoes.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0GcXV2njY ~2002 Now please enjoy Joan Osborne singing her cover of “WBOTB.” Osborne appeared in both the award winning “Standing in the Shadows [...]

Happy Memorial Day USA!

SonDan — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:39:13 +0000

Memorial Day Pictures – Quotes – Photobucket

“I Want You Back” Performed by K.T. Tunstall (2005)

SonDan — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:38:22 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xANiW9yWvGE I love K.T. Tunstall‘s guitar playing and her cover version of the 1968 #1 Jackson Five Classic — “I Want You Back” certainly shows off her skills! I don’t know if Michael Jackson ever got to hear this cover version, but if he did he would be proud. Generally I have not cared for [...]

“I Heard It Through The Grapevine” Peformed by Credence Clearwater Revival (1976)

SonDan — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:32:26 +0000

What a week that has just passed! We old school music lovers lost three of our icons a row .. Chuck Brown, Donna Summer (who passed on my birthday!) and Robin Gibb. In case you slept through the Seventies and Eighties, please check out their respective Obituaries at our sister blog EOINA. Now it is [...]

Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG’s

SonDan — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:38:42 +0000

As a key part of the integrated house band at Memphis’ Stax Records, Dunn set the funky tone for soul hits from Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave. He later joined John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the Blues Brothers. By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2012 As the bass player [...]

“You Keep Me Hanging On” Performed by Vanilla Fudge (1967) & The Supremes (1966)

SonDan — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:07:23 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFabNBveHOk #67 in 1967, #6 in 1968 The Vanilla Fudge Psychedelic Pop band only lasted from 1966 to 1969 but they made a lasting legacy with this song for me! They began life as an east coast blue-eyed soul cover band called “The Electric Pigeons, before the requested name change by their record label Atco. [...]

“Where Did Our Love Go” Performed by Donnie Elbert (1971), The Supremes (1964) & Ringo Starr (1981)

SonDan — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:27:43 +0000

#6 R&B, #15 Pop, #8 UK Of the many popular covers of this classic Motown/Holland/Dozier/Holland track — Donnie Elbert’s 1971 hit is my favorite. In fact I might even like it better than the Supremes original rendition! It did pretty well on the charts (1971) too so I wasn’t alone in my love of this [...]

“Please Mr. Postman” Performed by The Carpenters (1974), The Beatles (1964) & The Marvelettes (1961)

SonDan — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:03:34 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHfddvbKb4w #1 Pop, #1 AC (Jan 1975) For the pop music brother and sister duo The Carpenters, “Please Mr. Postman was their 13th number one single release on A&M Records, in their short 5 year career to that point. The angleic voice of Karen was one of my favorites in the Seventies. I was sometimes [...]

“Shop Around” Performed by Captain & Tennille (1976) and The Miracles (1960)

SonDan — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:01:21 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rraiqec67J0 #1 AC, #4 Pop Captain & Tennille formed in 1973 Los Angeles, California and became the darlings of romantic pop in the Seventies! I know I am mos def not the only Boomer out there that enjoyed watching the duo’s (Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Dragon) TV variety show — now am I? This cover [...]

Soul pioneer, ‘Theme from Shaft’ guitarist Charles ‘Skip’ Pitts passes away in Memphis at 65

SonDan — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:09:33 +0000

By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, May 1, 4:10 PM SOURCE: WASHINGTON POST.COM PHOTO: MemphisFlyer.Com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Charles “Skip” Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player for Isaac Hayes whose distinctive sound helped define soul and make “Shaft” cool, has died. He was 65.Tim Sampson, communication director with the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, said [...]

“I’m Henery VIII, I Am” Performed By Herman’s Hermits (1965)

SonDan — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:01:39 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GisCRxREDkY #1 Week of 8/7/1965 In May of 1965 Herman’s Hermits’ single “Mrs Brown You’ve got a Lovely Daughter,” spent three weeks at number one on the US music charts. In this video the British Invasion Band are performing, on the 6/6/1965 Ed Sullivan Show , what would be their next US Number 1 hit [...]

“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” Performed by The Rolling Stones (1965) & Otis Redding (1966)

SonDan — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:51:51 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO6N5DaRu1U #1 the week of 1/10/65, 1/17/75, 7/24/65 & 7/31/65 Yes — for four weeks this song, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, rocked the number one spot on the music charts. Every band played it and that included a little local band at my park one hot summer evening. I was 11 years [...]

“Mr. Tambourine Man” Perfomed by The Byrds (1965) & Bob Dylan (1965)

SonDan — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:03:39 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqAvgN6Tyw #1 Week of 6/26/1965 US, #1 UK The “Jet Set” was a group of folk singers from the early sixties who had all performed in various folk groups. Eventually this trio of Gene Clark, David Crosby and Jim McGuinn, became “The Byrds” with the addition of Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman. In 1964, the [...]

“I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” Performed by The Four Tops (1965)

SonDan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:03:09 +0000

#1 Pop week of 6/19/65 and again week of 7/3/1965, #1 R&B “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” is another one of the number ones composed by the songwriting team of Holland/Dozier/Holland of Motown Records: they surely had the magic touch for composing Pop hits. The “Tops” performance of this great song, led [...]

“Back In My Arms Again” Performed by The Supremes (1965)

SonDan — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:03:34 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8O6tEYKNRM 5/11/1965 #1 R&B, #1 Pop, #40 UK This was the fifth single released in a row, by the formerly “No-Hit Supremes,” that topped the Billboard Pop Charts at #1 the week of June 6, 1965. The video lipsynch performance above is the song’s national TV debut on “Hullabalo.” Besides “American Bandstand” on Saturdays, “The [...]