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(Guesses welcome)
What is America's best-selling band of all time? (answered)
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Grumpy Old Guy
(3,407 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)(Good guess)
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)poli-junkie
(1,080 posts)Brother Buzz
(37,008 posts)VGNonly
(7,608 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)happybird
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happybird
(4,934 posts)Thats why I figured as much.
Not an Eagles fan, myself, music or football lol.
Mister Ed
(6,251 posts)Why do fools fall in love?
What becomes of the broken hearted?
Harker
(14,582 posts)but I do know who wrote "The Book of Love."
VGNonly
(7,608 posts)have you ever seen the rain?
JoseBalow
(4,270 posts)it's better to burn out than to fade away
Harker
(14,582 posts)I burned out some time ago. Now I'm fading away.
VGNonly
(7,608 posts)Maybe...maybe not?
Harker
(14,582 posts)Well, I have.
Danmel
(5,101 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)Harker
(14,582 posts)A life spent largely in bookshops has had some value.
Celerity
(46,154 posts)Label: Sire 0-20381, I Square Records 0-20381, Sire 9 20381-0 A, I Square Records 9 20381-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
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red dog 1
(28,764 posts)Who'll stop the Rain?
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?
When Will I Be Loved?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Tell Me Why?
(I could go on, but I won't)
BOSSHOG
(38,663 posts)Mister Ed
(6,251 posts)I forget where he got the "Elton" part.
BOSSHOG
(38,663 posts)the band Bluesology which included Reggie and Long John. Interesting almost ancient rock and roll history.
I got Eltons Empty Sky CD for my birthday this year. Good Stuff.
happybird
(4,934 posts)He played a musician, of course.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)happybird
(4,934 posts)But a good guess.
A friend told me this little tidbit a couple days ago and I had to google it to make sure he was wasnt pulling my leg.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)Ah well . Im curious to see the correct answer.
happybird
(4,934 posts)This doesnt give away the answer:
Along with George, the other members of the Bedbugs were played by guitarists Warren S. Klein (who was in the Stooges circa 1973) and Martin F. Kibbee; and future Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward. At the time, the four of them were collectively known as The Factory. Frank Zappa would produce two songs for the group, which remained unreleased until 1993s Lightning-Rod Man anthology.
Lowell had a couple lines of dialogue before playing with The Bedbugs in the mystery show.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)happybird
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GReedDiamond
(5,351 posts)...played sitar on a recording I engineered/produced.
I don't remember how or where I found him, but I needed a sitar player and there he was.
GReedDiamond
(5,351 posts)happybird
(4,934 posts)Docreed2003
(17,408 posts)duckworth969
(965 posts)What for?
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)Was it murder for hire or something?
jmowreader
(51,083 posts)There are two answers to this. Either one is fine.
Brother Buzz
(37,008 posts)And it turns out Ringo had a thing about cymbals; he was always changing them, chasing that certain sound he wanted, but there was mention in one article about his pre Beatles drum kit being Premier. I don't know when he switched over to Ludwig, but he was a solid Ludwig boy by the time they splashed in America.
Did Ringo play two different Ludwig drum kits?
I'm always amused Ringo, a left-handed drummer playing a right-handed kit, pissed off a ton of drummers because he produced a signature off beat sound that was really hard to replicate.
jmowreader
(51,083 posts)Up through the time they made the Please Please Me album he had a Premier Duroplastic kit. In the early 1960s plastic drum shells were pretty popular. This rig had one rack Tom and one floor Tom plus bass and snare.
He changed to the Ludwig Downbeat for With the Beatles and A Hard Days Night. Still a four-piece, it used a Jazz Festival snare, which he used the same one of the rest of his career. This is where the two answers thing kicks in - because he didnt want to haul all his drums to the US he bought identical toms and bass once he got to the US and brought his snare with him. This is pretty common among big-name drummers, falling in love with one snare drum and using it on many sets.
From that point until they started working on the White Album he used the Super Classic kit. Still a four-piece, the difference is all the drums are a little larger. For The Beatles US tour he bought another one.
Both these kits had the Oyster Black Pearl wrap Ludwig sold a lot of back then but no longer offers, I dont know why they stopped.
On September 11, 1968, Ringo took delivery of a Hollywood set in natural maple finish and used it for the rest of The Beatles existence. This kit has two rack toms.
So
either four or six kits depending on how you count them.
Brother Buzz
(37,008 posts)1960 Premier Royal Ace Mahogany Duroplastic Piccolo Snare Drum (4"x14" )
Do you know if Ringo even used it with the All-Star Band?
https://www.ringosbeatlekits.com/1960-premier-royal-ace-snare-drum
blm
(113,707 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)(For extra credit)
What was the name of the nightclub they played at?
Celerity
(46,154 posts)Several years later she joined the proto punk band The Stilettos (much more my speed, I am a punk lover since I was so so young)
No clue what clubs Wind In The Willows played
The Stilettos played Max's Kansas City and CBGB in NYC
The Stilletoes - Anti Disco
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Marthe48
(18,289 posts)Paula Abdul was babysat by a famous rock musician . Who was it?
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)Marthe48
(18,289 posts)I had to look it up.
Not Tiny Tim
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)red dog 1
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at Stax Studios in Memphis, TN. just days before his death.
Besides Cropper, who else was with him as he wrote the song?
(Besides Stax Records producers etc.)
Brother Buzz
(37,008 posts)on Bill Graham's houseboat. Otis Redding (and backed up by Steve Cropper) had just finished up at the '67 Monterey Pop Festival and Graham was able to book him for a gig in SF the following weekend and offered the houseboat to Redding and Cropper.
As to your specific question, I'd hazard a guess and say Isaac Hayes. Curiously, Cropper recruited Isaac Hayes to replace the college bound Booker T. as a Stax session keyboardist. Possible the smartest thing Cropper ever did was pairing Hayes and Porter together and setting them loose.
Side note: Stuart Brand (Whole Earth Catalog) purchased the table that Otis Redding purportedly wrote "The Dock of the Bay" on from a reputable Sausalito antique store owned by Julia Child's sister (She was about a half an inch taller then Julia).
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)You're right.
He had performed at the '67 Monterey Pop Festival in June, just weeks before his stay on Bill Graham's Sausalito houseboat in August, where he started writing the song.
He & Stax producer Steve Cropper completed the song & recorded it in Memphis, just 3 days before the plane crash on December 10, 1967.
"It was released on Stax Records 'Volt' label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US.
It reached # 3 on the UK Singles Chart."
(Wikipedia)
Brother Buzz
(37,008 posts)If it wasn't Isaac Hayes and David Porter, I got nothing, but Stax had a deep bench.
red dog 1
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This writer knew and wrote about B.B. King, Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones, blues guitarist Furry Lewis, and other musicians as well.
(Some info on Furry Lewis)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_Lewis
jmowreader
(51,083 posts)JoseBalow
(4,270 posts)I'm going with just the two Brothers
jmowreader
(51,083 posts)JoseBalow
(4,270 posts)I don't remember his name in the film, but I can't think who else it would be
jmowreader
(51,083 posts)The third person using a stage name was Mr. Fabulous, who was played by trumpeter Alan Rubin.
JoseBalow
(4,270 posts)but ya, it was like a warm-up at the show, not part of the band. I forgot about Mr. Fabulous, the maitre d'
BOSSHOG
(38,663 posts)In a 1980s era hit movie? Maybe a medium hard ambiguous question with a rock solid answer. A beer or two might help. Or not, but drink up.
Bayard
(23,439 posts)Tikki
(14,672 posts)they are initials..initials for what words?
Tikki
The Wandering Harper
(401 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(9,705 posts)The Wandering Harper
(401 posts)RIP
Legend
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)(The year was 1964)
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 25, 2024, 12:57 PM - Edit history (1)
"that he would not last six months"
ProfessorGAC
(68,109 posts)I know they had a dust-up over the "couldn't get much higher" line.
Figured this was a good guess.
Tikki
(14,672 posts)Bet a few here know the answer.
Tikki
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)JoseBalow
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Nope
red dog 1
(28,764 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)red dog 1
(28,764 posts)For extra credit, what was the city?