60s music
Groove along to Beat Media's breakdown of the bands, artists, songs and culture that defined the 60s.
The Wild Side of Life
“Wild Thing” is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor. The song became popular when recorded by the English rock band The Troggs in 1966. It was originally recorded by the American rock band The Wild Ones but never charted. The Troggs' version went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and made it to number two on the UK Singles chart. The song is at number 257 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Beat
A Conventional Playlist - Reggae Stylee
Introduction I just shared a story about alternative Elvis Presley experiences which you can check out at the end of this story, but one of thesongs I featured in that piece was Dead Zeppelin's cover of Led Zeppelin's "Your Time Is Gonna Come" featuring Tortelvis on vocals in a really fun video, and thought why not create a playlist with a theme of mainstreamish songs done reggae style. So even though they are not Jamaican Reggae we will kick of with Dread Zeppelin.
By Mike Singleton 🌜 Mikeydred 🌛2 years ago in Beat
A Brief History of "Cheesecake" by Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was a trendsetting musician on several different levels. Armstrong was one of the first popular African American entertainers to "crossover" to wide popularity with international (and Caucasian) audiences. He was able to access the upper echelons of society in the United States at a time when this was difficult for black men.
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in Beat
A Plagiaristic Playlist
Introduction There are many songs that borrow from others, some acknowledge their source, and some don’t. Some are deliberate and some are accidental. These are some that I have noticed over my life and you may agree with me or disagree with me, some are obvious and some are a little harder to discern but hopefully, you will enjoy all of them. All of the songs are excellent it;s up to you whether or not you agree with me, but hopefully, this will spur some commentary.
By Mike Singleton 🌜 Mikeydred 🌛2 years ago in Beat
I'd Love to Turn You On - a story behind the music about LSD
My turntable in the late 1960s was full of LSD spiked music. The Beatles, Moody Blues, Rolling Stones, Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, John Coltance, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Country Joe. The list is long and like a true fan I had to try it too.
By Arlo Hennings2 years ago in Beat
A Brief History of "It's My Party". Top Story - October 2022.
Lesley Gore It was in 1962 that 16-year-old Lesley Gore went for her voice lesson. But this time around she and her piano player decided to visit a local studio in New York to cut some demos. Through an agent her demo made it to the desk of Irving Green the president of Mercury Records. Green was impressed by what he heard and signed the 16-year-old Gore. Green teamed Gore with up-and-coming producer Quincy Jones. Jones had just finished recording his jazz albums Big Band Bossa Nova and Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits. He also just wrapped up recording projects with Nana Mouskouri, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington and went right into working with Count Basie, Billy Eckstine, and the Teen Queen of the U.S.A. Lesley Gore.
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in Beat
Moments of Fun With Big Daddy
THE HAIR-RAISING STORY OF BIG DADDY'S INCREDIBLE ESCAPE EXCLUSIVE INQUIRER INTERVIEW Big Daddy, a popular 1950's rock n' roll combo, has recently returned home after being held captive for more than two decades by Communist Revolutionaries in Northern Laos. The group was secluded in Camp David where they underwent gruelling debriefing sessions by day, while recording a record album by night. Amazingly, because the group had not heard Rock n' Roll for nearly a quarter of a century, the record comista of contemporary hits recorded in the musical styles of the 1950%. Read on for their complete, incredible but true story.
By Mike Singleton 🌜 Mikeydred 🌛2 years ago in Beat
Musical Europe
"Barcelona" is a single release that was a duo by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballe. This song was part of their collaborative album Barcelona, and the song is on the album Greatest Hits III by Queen. "Barcelona" reflects Mercury's love of opera and was backed by a full orchestra. It was released in 1987 and became one of the biggest hits of Mercury's solo career. After Mercury passed on in 1991, the song was featured at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Beat