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Post by sirrastus on Oct 1, 2015 1:09:16 GMT
With the Band Geek's live cover of Sea Cruise it's only fitting that a mention of Frankie Ford who just passed yesterday be made.
Here's a great show from '97 where Frankie does Sea Cruise and Ferlin Husky's Gone.Frankie was a great singer,piano player and entertainer.
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Post by Buck on Oct 1, 2015 5:25:33 GMT
With the passage of time, we salute and eulogize more and more of the greats that inspired us to make music to begin with. Frankie Ford had a standing gig on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early years BOC appeared there, but I was never there when he was to see him live. Well, he could certainly play and sing in 1999.
After you see Frankie's live performance of Sea Cruise,
I invite you to watch Eric and me and the Band Geek crew do it again. I'm proud how we rocked it, in honor of Frankie's studio recording and his legacy.
BTW!
If you've never heard or forgotten the original recording that stoked Eric and I to admire and perform Sea Cruise with the band that became BOC, here's Frankie Ford on the Dick Clark show lip synching the studio recording:
This was 1959, the future Buck was 11, and Sea Cruise was unique on the hit parade for it's feel, swing and swagger. It was still the beginnings of Rock. The pop charts were loaded with recordings that were ground breaking in their particular sound and take on the new music that was becoming popular. Yes there were imitations of successful styles and sounds, but in those days it was mostly sound similar "follow up" records from the artist who had broken the style ground in the first place. Outright imitations usually didn't succeed, with the exception of two Elvis imitators, Ral Donnor and Conway Twitty, who went on to distinguish himself as his own artist. They both had hits sounding like Elvis.
The Sixties were similarly innovative, the 70's was ground breaking with the destruction of the record company A&R dominance and the the rise of the singer/songwriter/Band era.
Many artists and productions quickly copied the Motown Sound, the Surf Sound, the "protest" sound but it's nothing like today. Everybody has to think they are business men/women. From labels to artists. It's all created, not out of a wild hair, but "how can I support myself in this crappy commercial environment?
I'm sure there's some wonderful music being created today, but I'll likely not find it. If anyone would suggest to me to listen to a track that _matters_ to them, I'll listen.
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Post by sirrastus on Oct 1, 2015 19:44:43 GMT
Buck-I love the Band Geek Sea Cruise-it was terrific and I watched it again right after rewatching the Ford live version.The '79 live version you did was terrific too.Back then(50's,60's,70's) you really needed to just be yourself-sometime in the 80's and 90's that all changed.Even artists like Bobby Vee and Tommy Roe who started as Buddy Holly imitators quickly found their own voice.(It's still my contention that Bob Dylan found his voice and style copying hometown here Vee).They talked about narrowcasting back then but it was nothing like it would become.The charts covered every style and attitude.We grew up in the best time to listen to music IMO.
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Post by sirrastus on Oct 1, 2015 23:46:33 GMT
Another tune from '59 I always liked that was from the New Orleans area was Shirley-by John Fred years before his Judy In Disguise hit.Obviously John was another mainstay of New Orleans rock.
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Post by warrior21 on Oct 2, 2015 4:36:35 GMT
Really enjoyed hearing you and Eric rock that one up, Buck. And it's always great to hear a BD solo I've not heard before. :-)
Was that Miceli on drums?
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Post by Buck on Oct 2, 2015 4:44:12 GMT
Yes, Micelli on drums, Danny Miranda on Bass, Richie's dad John Castellano on guitar. Andy Ascolese on keys.
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