I've got Frankie Goes To Hollywood on at the
moment. Doubt many clubs in town (with the
exception of those ones) would blast out
"Relax" on a Friday night so my PC will have
to do the job.
Oi you cheat, that's 90's or even naughties
lol. I'm squeemish so the Rock DJ vid isn't
one I watch very often. Abs flying
everywhere, ewwy!! Great song though.
I've got "Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight"
on just now.
I don't like much rap but wow is that song
fab.
If only I could see what the 60's, 70's and
80's were like. The music is very cool!
A very sad year for rock n roll 1963,
There was a hit by Don Charles tho, Walk with
me my angel, got the record recently,,,,great
song
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" is a hit
single by The Four Seasons, written by
original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob
Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker,
produced by Gaudio, and included on the
group's 1975 album Who Loves You.
This single was released in December 1975 and
hit number one on the UK singles chart on
February 21, 1976. It repeated the feat on
the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on March 13,
remaining in the top spot for three weeks and
one week on Cash Box and in Canada. New
drummer Gerry Polci and bassist Don Ciccone
shared lead vocals with long-time frontman
Frankie Valli.
The song was originally about the repeal of
Prohibition, but the lyrics were changed at
the urgings of Valli and lyricist Parker. The
song became a nostalgic remembrance of a
young man's "first time" with a woman. In the
Broadway play Jersey Boys, the song
accompanied the Bob Gaudio character being
set up with a prostitute by the other Four
Seasons, in order to lose his virginity.
In 1994, the record was re-released with
added percussion effects and remixed vocals
(mixed by Dutch disk jockey Ben Liebrand in
1988). This version of "December, 1963" spent
27 weeks on the Hot 100 (matching the chart
life of the original single). The peak
position of the remix version was #14.
Adding together the two 27-week chart runs
from 1976 and 1994 gives the song the longest
tenure ever on the Billboard Hot 100 music
chart. [1]
Buddy Holly
7th September 1936 - 3rd February 1959
Born Charles Hardin Holley, Lubbock, Texas.
Rock musician who in his short career of 18
months changed the face of Rock N Roll music.
Buddy was the first singer to sing with his
fellow group members (The Crickets), which
had until then been singers in front of a
group. Way ahead of his time in using many
recording features unheard of at that time.
These included sound effects, acoustic &
voice dubbing. His music inspired the groups
of the 60's including "The Beatles" and "The
Rolling Stones". Buddy and his music still
live on to this present day through films,
radio, TV and stage shows. The Buddy Holly
Appreciation Society still meet once a year
to remember Buddy and make sure the music
never dies. Died in a plane crash with
Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper near Clear
Lake, Iowa after appearing at the Surf
Ballroom (picture above). There is a fans
memorial at the crash site to the singers
(see Picture above). Buddy has been
immortalized in both film (The Buddy Holly
Story) and song (Don McClean's "American
Pie"). Unlike many recordings from that time
Buddy's records & sound have not dated and
are still played by DJ's all over the world.
Buddy's legacy is that he paved the way for
all future groups and began many recording
techniques which are still used today. A
legend whose music still lives on and
probably always will.
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