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[Canuck Surfer]

Heard Gordie from Teenage Head passed away today. By his own son's hand is the rumour; too sad!

 

 

 

[UnkNuk]

On this day in rock history:

 

August 10, 1940:  Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers is born.

 

 

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[Playoff Beered]

Gaddaar is a song that's aimed at a complete separation of religion and politics across the world. Everyone deserves equal rights and equal treatment at the hands of their governments no matter who and how they worship. We've seen the use of religious and divisive politics globally in recent years and it needs to be spoken about.

 

 

[johngould21]

Hey everyone, the soundtrack from Ted Lasso is pretty damn good.

[The Arrogant Worms]

 

[UnkNuk]

This day in rock history:

 

August 11, 1956: Elvis Presley's double sided hit 'Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog was released. The single went to No.1 on the US chart, where it stayed for 11 weeks - a record that would not be broken until 1992's Boyz II Men hit 'End of the Road'.

 

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/

 

 

[Ilunga]

11 hours ago, Playoff Beered said:

Gaddaar is a song that's aimed at a complete separation of religion and politics across the world. Everyone deserves equal rights and equal treatment at the hands of their governments no matter who and how they worship. We've seen the use of religious and divisive politics globally in recent years and it needs to be spoken about.

 

 

You should listen to NOFX.

They have been writing and performing songs about this subject for close to 40 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[UnkNuk]

On this day in rock history:

 

August 12, 1968:  Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the first time when they rehearsed at a studio in Gerrard Street in London's West End. The first song they played was a version of 'The Train Kept A-Rollin.' They also played 'Smokestack Lightning' and a version of 'I'm Confused' (soon to become 'Dazed And Confused'). The first live dates they played were as The Yardbirds, and it was not until the following month when they started to use the name Led Zeppelin.

 

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/

 

 

[UnkNuk]

 

[nuckin_futz]

Saw the opening night of Metric's tour last night in Victoria. They still put on a great show.

 

 

 

Some pics I managed to snap. Can't waste front row seats.

Edited August 13, 2022 by nuckin_futz

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Another music giant is gone- he was a quiet giant, but a giant none the less

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/music/news/bill-pitman-guitarist-in-the-wrecking-crew-dead-at-102/ar-AA10BDYJ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=65ca566b3ee34540afb88131ebebe734

Bill Pitman, a guitarist and bassist in the legendary Wrecking Crew of Los Angeles session musicians, has died at the age of 102.

The New York Times confirmed Pitman died Thursday at his home in La Quinta, California. While no cause of death was revealed, the musician recently fractured his spine in a fall, and spent the last month of his life recovering from that accident.

As a member of the elite Wrecking Crew, Pitman was deployed on albums by artists like Sam Cooke, Nancy Sinatra, the Monkees, James Brown, and the Beach Boys. For the latter, Pitman played on Today! and Summer Days (And Summer Nights!); for Pet Sounds, Pitman contributed the acoustic guitar on that classic LP’s opener “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” 

 

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, Pitman is credited with playing the ukulele on B.J. Thomas’ Oscar-winning 1969 single “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.”

 

 

n 2009, Pitman appeared in a documentary about the Wrecking Crew. “During one year, Pitman logged an astonishing 425 recording sessions, many of which resulted in multiple sides,” a Facebook page connected to the film stated in 2016. “Despite his contributions to chart-topping records by the Mamas & the Papas, the Everly Brothers, and Jan & Dean, Pitman found the rock music he was asked to play unmemorable; expressing genuine surprise when some of the tunes became wildly successful. Producers jokingly claimed that if Pitman thought a record was terrible, then they probably had a hit on their hands.”

 According to the New York Times, Pitman’s work — both as a musician and composer — could be heard on TV series like Green Acres, Star Trek and the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, as well as in movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dirty Dancing and Goodfellas.

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