LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 4, 2019…ON THIS DATE 35 YEARS AGO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RELEASED HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUM COMMERCIALLY, THE ALBUM ‘BORN IN THE USA’
THE ALBUM WAS DRIVEN BY 7 HIT SINGLES ‘DANCING IN THE DARK’ ‘BORN IN THE USA’ ‘GLORY DAYS’ ‘I’M GOING DOWN’ ‘MY HOMETOWN’ ‘ I’M ON FIRE AND ‘COVER ME’
THE RECORD SOLD OVER 30 MILLION COPIES AND WAS NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AS THE ‘ALBUM OF THE YEAR’
IT ALSO HOLDS THE DISTINCTION AS THE FIRST CD MANUFACTURED IN THE USA FOR COMMERCIAL RELEASE. IT WAS PRESSED WHEN CBS RECORDS OPENED UP THEIR MANUFACTURING PLANT IN INDIANA IN 1984. PRIOR TO THIS PLANT OPENING, ALL COMPACT DISCS WERE IMPORTED FROM JAPAN
Sitting down to talk with Taron Egerton you quickly realize his charm and capability to take on the role of Elton John. He is thoughtful, kind, well spoken, eloquent and honest. He speaks of the surreal nature that comes with playing a larger than life character such as Elton John. He also discusses the importance of diving deep with acting and the need to “own” rockin’ Elton’s tight pants or you’re “toast.” :o)
Check out this interview with Taron Egerton and wait for the last few moments where he explains how music makes us understand ourselves better. Brilliant. – Chasta
Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in his biopic “Rocketman” which is out now in theaters.
In the video below, watch people flee in panic as a cruise ship crashes into a dock in Venice. The ship also strucked a tourist boat, its horn blowing as onlookers ran down the dock. At least five people were injured.
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 3, 2019… EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO MARKED BONE BASH II. THE HEADLINER FOR THE EVENT WAS TED NUGENT, WITH TESLA AND GREAT WHITE ROUNDING OUT THE BILL. THE SHOW WAS A SOLD OUT EVENT AT GREAT AMERICA’S REDWOOD AMPHITHEATRE.
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 3, 2019…IN THE WTF FILE, ON THIS DATE IN 1983, JIM GORDON, THE DRUMMER FOR DEREK AND THE DOMINOS AND CO-WRITER OF ‘LAYLA’, WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. JIM MURDERED HIS OWN MOTHER WITH A HAMMER AND KNIFE IN THEIR HOME. TOLD YOU…WTF !!! THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING DRUMMER IS CURRENTLY SERVING HIS SENTENCE IN VACAVILLE. HE’S BEEN TURNED DOWN FOR PAROLE 10 TIMES, INCLUDING THE LAST DENIAL IN 2018 WHEN HIS FAMILY FOR THE 1ST TIME TESTIFIED AGAINST HIS RELEASE, FEARINGA RISK OF POSSIBLE VIOLENCE
BTW, THIS GUY WAS A WORLD CLASS STUDIO DRUMMER AND HE SAT IN ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST RECORDING SESSIONS AND AND DRUMMED ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST SONGS OF THE 70’S. HERE ARE JUST SOME VIDEOS OF THE HITS JIM PERFORMED ON
AND A LIST OF SOME OF THE ARTISTS AND SONGS JIM GORDON WORKED WITH AND PERFORMED ON
Duane Allman: An Anthology (organ, piano, drums)
Hoyt Axton: My Griffin Is Gone
Joan Baez: From Every Stage; Diamonds & Rust; Gulf Winds
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations; Spirit of America; Pet Sounds
TheBeau Brummels:Triangle
Stephen Bishop: On and On: Hits of Stephen Bishop
Bread: Bread
Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne (organ); The Pretender
Jack Bruce: Out of the Storm (tracks 1, 7 & 8)
The Byrds: The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman
The Carpenters: Horizon; A Kind of Hush; “Solitaire”
The Hues Corporation:Rock the Boat (drums)
Eric Clapton: Eric Clapton; Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs; In Concert; Live at the Fillmore
Gene Clark: Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
Cilla Black: It Makes Me Feel Good
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Judy Collins: Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper Goes to Hell; Lace and Whiskey
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Crosby, Stills & Nash
Burton Cummings: Burton Cummings
Delaney & Bonnie: On Tour with Eric Clapton; To Bonnie from Delaney; D&B Together
Donovan: Life Is a Merry-Go-Round; Yellow Star; Operating Manual for Spaceship
Neil Diamond: Beautiful Noise (conga, drums, harmony vocals)
Cass Elliot: Dream a Little Dream (drums)
The Everly Brothers: Heartaches and Harmonies, Beat & Soul
Peter Foldy
Art Garfunkel: Angel Clare
David Gates: First
Lowell George: Thanks, I’ll Eat It Here
Hall & Oates: Bigger Than Both of Us
Merle Haggard: Same Train, a Different Time
Albert Hammond: It Never Rains in Southern California
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass; Living in the Material World; Extra Texture (Read All About It)
Jim Henson: The Muppet Movie
John Lee Hooker: Endless Boogie
Thelma Houston: I’ve Got the Music in Me
Incredible Bongo Band: “Apache”
Dr. John: The Sun, Moon & Herbs
B.B. King: B.B. King in London; The Best of B.B. King
Carole King:The City
John Lennon: Imagine (Track 4: “It’s So Hard”); Sometime in New York City
Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown; Gord’s Gold; Cold on the Shoulder; Summertime Dream
Country Joe McDonald: Classics
Dave Mason: Alone Together
The Monkees: Monkees; More of the Monkees; Instant Replay
Maria Muldaur: Maria Muldaur; Waitress in a Donut Shop
Randy Newman: Randy Newman; 12 Songs
Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson; Aerial Ballet
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; Playback
Redeye: Redeye
Minnie Riperton: Adventures in Paradise
Johnny Rivers: Last Boogie in Paris; Blue Suede Shoes; L.A. Reggae
Linda Ronstadt: Don’t Cry Now
Leon Russell: Leon Russell and the Shelter People; Will o’ the Wisp
Seals and Crofts: “Hummingbird”
Carly Simon: No Secrets
Nancy Sinatra: These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band
Phil Spector: Back to Mono (1958–1969)
Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic, Here At The Western World (single on 1978 Greatest Hits album that was originally recorded in 1976 during the Ajasessions)
John Stewart: The Phoenix Concerts
Barbra Streisand: Barbra Joan Streisand
Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Collection
Traffic: Welcome to the Canteen; The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 3, 2019…HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO IAN HUNTER, A GREAT SINGER/ SONGWRITER WHO IS BEST KNOWN AS THE LEAD SINGER OF MOTT THE HOOPLE BEFORE EMBARKING ON A SOLO CAREER.
ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SONGS IS ‘ALL THE YOUNG DUDES’ WITH HUNTER WAILING AWAY AND MICK RONSON ON GUITAR. AFTER BEING DISILLUSIONED WITH SUCCESS AND EXPERIENCING ILL-HEALTH, HUNTER’S SOLO CAREER PRODUCED SOME GREAT SONGS. HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO ALBUM WAS ‘YOU’RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC’. IT CONTAINS SOME GREAT TRACKS INCLUDING ‘CLEVELAND ROCKS’ JUST ANOTHER NIGHT’ AND ‘BASTARD’
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 2, 2019…TODAY ROLLING STONES DRUMMER CHARLIE WATTS IS 78 ! WATTS JOINED THE STONES IN 1963. AT THE TIME, HE WAS WORKING IN VARIOUS PROJECTS PART-TIME AND WAS WORKING AT AN ADVERTISING AGENCY AS A GRAPHIC ARTIST. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN HE JOINED THE GROUP HE DOUBLED AT THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF DESIGNING THE BAND’S RECORD SLEEVES AND TOUR STAGES.
A GREAT CHARLIE WATTS STORY HAS TO DO WITH AN INCIDENT WITH MICK JAGGER IN THE 80’S. AN INTOXICATED JAGGER CALLED WATTS’ HOTEL ROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ASKING “WHERE’S MY DRUMMER?”. ACCORDING TO LEGEND, WATTS GOT UP, SHAVED, DRESSED IN A SUIT, PUT ON A TIE AND FRESHLY SHINED SHOES. HE LOOKED IMPECCABLE. HE THEN WENT DOWNSTAIRS, PUNCHED JAGGER IN THE FACE, AND SAID:
“Don’t ever call me your drummer again. You’re my f***ing singer!”
HERE’S THE GREATEST VIDEO OF THE STONES PLAYING JUMPING JACK FLASH…THE CAMERA MAN ONLY SHOWS CHARLIE !!
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 2, 2019…FORTY SIX YEARS AGO LED ZEPPELIN PLAYED KEZAR STADIUM. THE SHOW DREW 50 THOUSAND FANS. IT WAS 1973 AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY WATCHING SOME OF THESE VIDEOS VIDEO ON HOW THE STAGE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY A HIGH SCHOOL SHOPS CLASS AS OPPOSED TO THE SOPHISTICATED SET-UPS YOU SEE NOWADAYS.
FROM LEDZEPPELIN.COM HERE’S A NEWS REPORT OF THE DAYS EVENTS:
50,000 See Led Zeppelin in Bay City
The British rock group Led Zeppelin drew 50,000 rock fans who paid $320,000 at Kezar Stadium last weekend. Although the 2 ½ hour show Saturday was 6,000 short of capacity, listeners blanketed the football field and stands. Hundreds of others heard the music for free from rooftops in the surrounding neighborhood.
A month ago, Led Zeppelin grossed $309,000 to shatter the Beatles’ mark in 1965. Organizers said the group netted better than $1,000 per minute during the show here. It was the second large rock concert in a week at Kezar. The only casualties reported were some bad drug trips, a broken leg and a security guard accidentally wounded with his own revolver.
More than 250 cars were towed away from illegal parking areas around the stadium, police reported.
ALSO ACCORDING TO LEDZEPPELIN.COM, THIS WAS THE SETLIST:
Rock and Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love (incl. Let That Boy Boogie), Communication Breakdown, The Ocean.
AND FROM THE NEWS ARCHIVE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, THIS IS FILM FOOTAGE
diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/232898
HERE’S FOOTAGE OF LED ZEPPELIN PERFORMING AT KEZAR FROM THE OFFICIAL LED ZEPPELIN VIDEO CHANNEL. 2 GREAT VIDEOS
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 1, 2019…HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROLLING STONE RON WOOD -TODAY HE’S 72 ! WOOD IS BEST KNOWN FOR BEING A GUITARIST IN THE ROLLING STONES. HE JOINED THE BAND IN 1975. PRIOR TO JOINING THE STONES HE HAD WORKED WITH THE BYRDS, THE FACES AND THE JEFF BECK GROUP. HE HAD ALSO WORKED WITH KEITH RICHARDS ON RICHARDS’ SOLO PROJECTS AND HAD A SUCH A GREAT RAPPORT WITH KEITH THAT RICHARDS INVITED HIM TO WORK WITH THE STONES AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF GUITARIST MICK TAYLOR. WOOD HAS BEEN A MEMBER EVER SINCE.
HERE’S RON WOOD JAMMING WITH ROD STEWART PRIOR TO JOINING THE STONES, PERFORMING ‘STAY WITH ME’ WITH THE FACES ON THE BBC CIRCA 1971.
LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 1, 2019…IN EARLY 1973 PAUL MCCARTNEY WAS ASKED BY THE PRODUCERS OF THE JAMES BOND MOVIE FRANCHISE TO WRITE A SONG FOR THE UPCOMING JAMES BOND MOVIE AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PERFORM IT. HE AGREED TO WRITE IT, ONLY IF HE AND HIS BAND THE WINGS COULD PERFORM THE SONG. HE WROTE THE SONG ‘LIVE AND LET DIE’. IT WAS ACTUALLY A PLAY ON THE PHRASE “LIVE AND LET LIVE”. IT WAS THE FIRST BOND MOVIE TO STAR ROGER MOORE IN THE LEAD ROLE.
WINGS CO-FOUNDER AND ORIGINAL DRUMMER DENNY SEIWELL SAID THIS OF THE SONG:
“Everybody thought it was cool that we were doing something for James Bond. I remember what Paul told us – he said a couple weeks before we did the actual recording, he said they wanted him to write the theme to the next James Bond movie, and they sent him the book to read. And we were up at the house one day and he had just read the book the night before, and he sat down at the piano and said, ‘James Bond… James Bond… da-da-dum!’, and he started screwing around at the piano. Within 10 minutes, he had that song written. It was awesome, really. Just to watch him get in there and write the song was really something I’ll remember the rest of my life.”
THE SONG WAS A HUGE COMMERCIAL SUCCESS FOR MCCARTNEY AND THE WINGS, INSTANTLY SELLING OVER A MILLION COPIES IN 1973. IT WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD. IN 2012, MCCARTNEY WAS AWARDED THE MILLION-AIR AWARD FROM BMI ( BROADCAST MUSIC,INC. AN INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION) FOR MORE THAN 4 MILLION PERFORMANCES OF THE SONG IN THE USA.
HERE’S A VIDEO THAT AIRED IN 1973 THAT DEBUTED THE SONG IN AMERICA JUST BEFORE THE PREMIERE OF THE MOVIE