Music groups you grew up with

[ScantyNebula]

Originally posted by kingrattus
NoahsMommy: Um....who else will be brave enough and join me in saying:

"Hello, my name is Kelly, and I was obsessed with the New Kids on the Block!!"

I KNOW there are a few girlies my age and you HAD to be as crazy as I was about them. Come on, fess up.
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OVER MY DEAD BODY!!!

Oh - I confess 100 times over! I was in love with Joey! I remember being in my room with my NKOTB comforter and listening to "Popsicle" LOL - trading cards and all - oh and the barbies! I was a huge fan. ahhh...those days...

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by ScantyNebula
Oh - I confess 100 times over! I was in love with Joey! I remember being in my room with my NKOTB comforter and listening to "Popsicle" LOL - trading cards and all - oh and the barbies! I was a huge fan. ahhh...those days...

I had the Barbies and comforter too!!!!

My room was basically wallpapered in all the NKOTB posters I could find in Bop, Big Bopper and all those other magazines.

I was in love with Jordan...

I KNEW lots of girls my age LOVED them!!! All my friends sure did!!

[lynnestankard]

** In she comes with bones creaking **............

Elvis
Buddy Holly
The Beatles
The Who
The Animals
Searchers
Dave Clark Five
Bobby Darin
Herman's Hermits
Abba
The Everly Brothers
Joan Baez
Four Seasons
Gene Pitney
Walker Brothers
Neil Sedaka
Roy Orbison
The Platters
Paul Anka
Eddie Cochran
Brenda Lee
Connie Francis
Billy Fury
Mamas and Papas
Fats Domino........................

Think I'll finish now before you all die of terminal boredom!! I know their not all groups - sorry!

Lynne

[delidog]

Oh Lynnestankard,
The Beat of Your Bones reminded me:
Tom Jans and Mimi Farina (baez' Sister)
Richard Thompson and Fairport Convention
Rennaissance

My Dad used to sing with Bobby Darin...Also a Limey!!!

"Them Bones,Them Bones"

[delidog]

I am Still Waiting to see Johnzas'Response!!!!!!
Oh Randi!!
Wink,Wink...Nudge!!!Nudge!!

[jonza]

Ahhh, MUSIC!
I must thank the Good Lord for music and humor, for without them I would never have survived in this mad, illogical world.

My first memories of my “own” music was in the nineteen forties listening to old (even then!) 78’s on a wind up gramophone in the back garden. My favorites were ”The Sheik of Araby” and “Stardust”, probably by some long forgotten dance band.

After that, through the fifties, I “progressed” to New Orleans jazz: Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz Band and the like. (“Tiger Rag” - Wow! - now something’s happening!) From there it was a logical progression to Dixieland, Louis Armstrong and then Mainstream jazz: Johnny Hodges, Ruby Braff, Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Oscar Petersen, Art Tatum, Thelonius Monk, Chet Baker etc. etc. And a lot of the small combos from Duke Ellington or Count Basie or Benny Goodman. Not forgetting Billie Holiday of course.
Together with all this there was a liberal sprinkling of the blues: Muddy Waters, B. B. King, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, Elmore James, Leadbelly, Sonny Boy Williamson.

Then came the first great revelation - CHARLIE CHRISTIAN!! Surely the greatest electric guitarist ever. Benny Goodman with Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and Charlie Christian are still for me brilliant examples of musical expression.
From there I wandered on into more modern jazz, but stopped when I’d got to Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.

From there, I side stepped over into Classical music, mostly Baroque and Chamber music: Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Albinoni, Tellemann, Händel and Mozart. All still favorites.

Then, like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky came the second great revelation - “The Beatles”!!! (“Rubber Soul” I think). This was my introduction to popular and rock music. (I wonder if it had anything to do with those funny smelling cigarettes?) You’ll all know the names that popped up from then on, mostly British groups but also a lot of (mostly West Coast) American stuff.

Where on earth can I start? This has to be a very short list, and I’m sure I’ve left out lots and lots of important ones. They are in no particular order.
The special favorites are marked with asterisks, but they were all great.

British:
John Mayall
Small Faces
Kinks
The Who
*** The Beatles
** The Rolling Stones
** Cream
** Eric Clapton
**** Pink Floyd
*** Led Zeppelin
*** Ten Years After
Jethro Tull
Procul Harem
Deep Purple
*** Van Morrison

American:
** Jefferson Airplane
** The Doors
* J. J. Cale
Doobie Brothers
** Jimi Hendrix
Lou Reed
Steve Miller
* Cosby, Stills, Nash & Young
** The Band
Ry Cooder
Eagles
Santana

I mustn’t miss out Bob Marley or Django Reinhardt either, and I love Cuban music and “Bachata” from The Dominican Republic.

I’m sure I’ve left out loads of great stuff, but there’s so much wonderful music on this planet that it’s very difficult to choose.

john

[delidog]

Yeah Johnza!!
I've been waiting to hear your interests...
of course,you reminded me...that I still have my Django vinyl collection....I spent a Long time putting it together many years ago.....
Talk about someone who taught the world how guitar is played....with his handicap.....one of my all time favorites...

You brought back so many memories,i also forgot to list John Cale and Lou Reed...Leonard Cohen...
I loved in the new "Kids" movie "Shrek...How they use John Cales' Tribute version of "Hallelulah" by L.Cohen....I'm not obsessed,Really!!!

Oh and the Jazz/blues....Could chat for hours on Thelonius Monk,Miles Davis,Ramsey Lewis,etc...you know the routine!!!

Anyway,This was a Fun thread...

Like you say,there are 3 priorities in my life :
Music,Animals and Humor!!!!

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by delidog
Anyway,This was a Fun thread...

I think the neatest thing about it, has been that in just about eery post, there is one my "favorite" group or person I forgot about, no matter the age or country of the person.

I didn't really list favorites...just the first groups I remebered from way back. I couldn't list all my favorites...It would start with Glenn Miller, Louis aremstraong, Elaa Fitzgerald, and go right through the current Top 40....From Big Bands, to hard rock, the Hair Band of the 80's, Country, jazz, etc, etc, etc!!!

[moosmom]

I listened mostly to Peter, Paul & Mary (still do!!), the Monkees, John Denver, James Taylor, Grateful Dead, Chicago, Beach Boys, Jackson Brown, Carly Simon.

*yawn* yeah, yeah I know, elevator music. Hey, whatdaya want, I'm 50!!! I guess you could say I was a flowerchild (I drove a powder blue Volkswagen bug too!).

[delidog]

Moosmom,
Did the V.W. Have flower Stencils on it?!?!?!!?

[delidog]

OOH!!Almost Forgot!!!!

Ole' Skewball Was a Racehorse,and I wish He were Mine...Etc.


thought it would be good Pet Talk Trivia!!!

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by moosmom
I listened mostly to Peter, Paul & Mary (still do!!), the Monkees, John Denver, James Taylor, Grateful Dead, Chicago, Beach Boys, Jackson Brown, Carly Simon.

*yawn* yeah, yeah I know, elevator music. Hey, whatdaya want, I'm 50!!! I guess you could say I was a flowerchild (I drove a powder blue Volkswagen bug too!).

Of those, I have John Denver, James Taylor, Grateful Dead, chicago and Carly Simon on CD...and I'm a few years younger...nothing wrong with your "likes"

[kohala]

Working OT until the end of the month, I thought of you all as one of my co-workers shared her CD collection with me. So many people and groups that have formed my being through their music, as so many of you have reminded me of little pieces I had forgotten. So glad to have those pieces back!

Anyway, Steph had some fun CD's - Opera Babes and Mediaevil Babes - loved 'em - then something that just delighted me - an all girl (woman) group in their 20's - "Bond". Classical musicians with an amazing spin. If you haven't heard 'em, check 'em out. I have been away from music too long - suddenly I am filling myself with it again!

Thanks so much for starting this thread!!!

[delidog]

so true