R/E/P > Terry Manning
Songs from the 60's and 70's, obscure or not, that really stand out
vernier:
Great documentary ....Tom Dowd makes you feel like you're there with him ..neat guy ..hope more films like that are made.
MCullen
cgc:
Seven pages an no mention of The Stooges 'Funhouse'? Hard edged sound with really intense performances that really were captured with minimal crap between the band and the tape. A truly classic rock album in my view.
David Kulka:
In the discussion of foot stomping sounds, somehow no mention was made of "Foot Stomping", by the Flairs. That's a great, early R&B/rock song.
Also, a page or two back, somebody mentioned Allen Toussaint and the New Orleans R&B songs. Oh right, that was me. Another of his great but now obscure productions is "Nearer To You" by Betty Harris, on the Sansu label. With its commanding vocal, church-heart keyboards, and soulful chorus "Nearer To You" could have been a beautiful gospel song, but instead it was a beautiful love song that made #16 on the R&B charts.
I'm not so sure that anyone here will go out of their way to find an old Betty Harris or Chi-Lites record but trust me, these are great old recordings that are worth having. If you run across one in a used record store cheap, buy it.
P.S. I'd like to know more about the history of New Orleans R&B and rock and I'd start a thread on it, but I guess this forum is about to be retired. Still, if anyone here can recommend a book or DVD or two, I'd like to know about them.
P.P.S. Thanks again, Terry.
greg thum:
tarmadilo- Strange how these posts have evolved.Dan Kennedy questions,what happened to Dave Bromberg,tarmadilo responds.David Kulka mentions Tom Dowd,vernier replies...nothing unusual about that.But...
I too had lost track of Dave Bromberg`s career over the years but have some information as to how it began.Surprisingly,at least for me,he toured with Jerry Jeff Walker for a few years in the late 60`s.The original version of"Mr.Bojangles",recorded by Tom Dowd featured Dave Bromberg on second guitar.If memory serves it was recorded at a radio station and was to be used as a demo.That "demo" version is the one used on Jerry Jeff Walker`s second album "Five Years Gone" .
greg thum
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