stories behind the music: The Day the Music Died -- 51 Years Ago Today - 02/03/10 01:46 PM
I have not written a music related blog post in some time. I have been too busy or otherwise preoccupied. I had an enquiry asking if I would write a post about the tragic events that transpired on this date 51 years ago.
This day is referred to in popular lore … (10 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- The Most Successful Tooter Ever? - 10/13/09 03:40 PM
Here comes another twin-pick music trivia quiz. If you don't know how this contest works, it is quite simple. You receive clues as to the identity of the mystery artist. From those clues, you make a choice, take a guess, from the names below.
Simply use your mouse to click on the … (7 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz - 10/05/09 11:12 PM
It has been awhile since I have written a Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz. They were popular here in the rain, but I have been busy lately and putting these together consumes more time than the average post.
We will try another one. This question will take you back. Let's think about the … (10 comments)
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stories behind the music: Perfect Soundtrack For Hot Days Of Summer - 08/01/09 10:21 AM
When we get into the hot days of summer, I always think back on the soundtrack of my life. For some reason, maybe it was just the worry-free cruising around Bellingham in the summer as a youth, the music of summer seems more memorable than tunes from other times of … (11 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- A Life At Number Two - 07/17/09 02:18 PM
Some performers who today are household names have gone through their careers without EVER having had a #1 hit. When you see the names of the artists on that list, and you know the names of some of the one-hit-wonders who have had a big #1 hit, it is really quite … (6 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- Pete Seeger and a #1 Pop Hit - 07/12/09 06:28 PM
I think that most of us, who remember Pete Seeger, think of him as a folk singer -- one of the best known of all the folk singers. He is in a category with Woody Guthrie and wrote and arranged some of the classic protest songs of a generation.
Seeger … (9 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Contest -- Oddball Out! - 07/11/09 11:49 AM
In a recent blog posts, I wrote about Leiber and Stoller. This pair of great early rock and roll songwriters referred to themselves as two Jewish boys who liked to listen to, and write music for, R&B and soul artists. They got together at age 16, and wrote some of … (5 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- The Carpenter's Made Gold - 07/09/09 09:17 PM
Michael Thornton, a Tennessee home inspector who participates here at Twin-Pick, the music trivia contest, made a suggestion a few weeks back. He wanted to test his memory on the music of Richard and Karen Carpenter. You know -- The Carpenters!
The brother and sister act had phenomenal success … (11 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- Herman and Charles Buell - 07/08/09 11:53 PM
My friend Charles Buell claims that everything he needs to know he learned 40 years ago while listening to Herman's Hermits.
Herman and the boys were quite the band all right. Essentially, the Hermits consisted of singer, Peter Noone and a revolving cast. For the most part, the group … (11 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- Blue-eyed and Righteous Too - 07/07/09 11:56 PM
I think that when you look back on the boys who were considered to be the masters of blue-eyed soul, one duo outshines all others. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield were the Righteous Brothers. The boys were given the name by African-American GI's who heard the singing and said; "you … (8 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- Change of Pace, Jazz is the Word - 07/07/09 09:03 AM
In the modern era, the first jazz album to ever reach #1 on the record charts was quite the innovative album. Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, a jazz guitarist who was just home from a South American tour, recorded this album together. Getz played tenor sax and Byrd played his … (9 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- Searchin' For The Searchers - 07/06/09 09:18 AM
I wonder how many of you remember the Searchers. When I was in grade school the British Invasion began. The three bands that I remember the best were the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five and the Searchers. The Searchers began as a skiffle group. Skiffle was an early form of … (9 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- The Beat Went On - 07/05/09 09:39 AM
One of the regular Twin-Pick music trivia contestants, Barbara Duncan, had a good suggestion. She said I should come up with a Twin-Pick on Sonny and Cher.
Wow, that is an act that goes back. They had their first hit before I was paying any attention to pop music. And, while … (15 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- Those Jersey Boys - 07/03/09 02:15 PM
The Four Seasons were huge hitmakers before the Beatles. I liked them, they really are roots artists of pop music. Today there is a show on Broadway, and a touring show, about these Jersey Boys. The guys started out, back in the 1950's, singing backup for Bobby Darin, Freddy Cannon and others.
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- Leiber and Stoller's Most Recorded Hit - 07/01/09 09:47 AM
In a recent blog post, I wrote about Leiber and Stoller. This pair of songwriters, who got together when they were only 16 years of age, wrote some of the most important songs of the early rock years.
The Leiber and Stoller songs include Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Kansas … (14 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- Proponents of Blue-eyed Soul - 06/30/09 11:00 AM
During the 1960's an interesting phenomenon occurred. Caucasian bands and performers were sounding like African-American soul artists. In some cases, these white performers -- at least for the first releases -- were flying under the radar. They did not immediately correct any wrong impressions about race, since the misconception that they were … (12 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- So What's The Most Popular Album Ever? - 06/29/09 09:08 AM
I have written a number of posts on music and songs. Recently, I have focused on interactive music quizzes that are popular with Active Rain participants.
These are usually based on the record charts -- Billboard, sometimes based on Cashbox which was a similar magazine. Recently, I have mainly looked … (12 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- Under the Covers With The King - 06/28/09 03:23 PM
Two of the, arguably, most successful songwriters of the early rock era describe themselves as a pair of Jewish boys who liked to listen to and write music for the African American audience. We are talking about Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Stoller played the piano and Leiber wanted to … (13 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick (Music Trivia Quiz) -- While The Meatloaf Was Cooling - 06/27/09 02:47 PM
Among the most popular albums ever recorded were Meatloaf's two Bat Out Of Hell albums. The second album was released 16 years after the original Bat Out Of Hell. Both albums had phenomenal sales. The original album, from 1977, sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. And, remember, it was not … (17 comments)
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stories behind the music: Twin-Pick Music Trivia Quiz -- Remember the British Dylan? - 06/26/09 10:19 PM
Back in the 1960's there was a singing troubadour, folk singer, who was often referred to as the British "Bob Dylan."
In fact, that was a pretty simplistic comparison in that they did not do similar songs at all. This performer did start out by singing folk and protest songs and … (14 comments)
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