Sunday, March 31, 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

(456) THE VOGUES : WOOING GENERATIONS

VOGUES OFFICIAL SITE - TOUR INFO - CD - HISTORY link  They are still performing and have a new CD out!

|Christine here.  The song "Turn Around Look At Me," which is a Classic Cover Tune if there ever was one, was recorded by many regional recording artists who had success with it.  (I think I first heard it on the radio as recorded by a group called The Skyliners.)  The Vogues song that especially stays with me is " You Are My Special Angel," which came out in '68. 

Dicography link FIVE OCLOCK WORLD : VOGUES DISCOGRAPHY


"Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001, The Vogues remain one of the top vocal groups on the oldies scene today."

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

THE VOGUES - LONDON AMERICAN RECORDS


A couple of my recordings were also pressed by London American Records for sales and distribution in Britain.  The Vogues were an American group, also known for their harmonies, that invaded Britain just as the British invasion of America came to the United States.  Like the Righteous Brothers, many of their songs were very romantic.  Those were the days!

Bring up past posts about LONDON AMERICAN RECORDS using the search feature on this Google Blogger.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

NEIL YOUNG : SINGER SONGWRITER MEMOIR : BOOK EXCERPT ABOUT TOURING AND YOUTUBE

NEIL YOUNG 
WAGING HEAVY PEACE - A Hippie Dream
Published by Blue Rider Press - Penguin Group
C 2012 Neil Young

Chapter 11, pages 89-90 of hardback

"There are a lot of things that can go wrong on the road.  If you get sick, you still play, but people think you are losing your edge.  If you have half a house, people don't feel that they are part of something.  If you don't have a great crew, your shit doesn't sound right.  If you don't have the best equipment, your show may not sound as great as the last one or the next one.  If you have a reputation, it is on the line.  If you forget what you are doing, it shows up on YouTube. If you remember what you're doing, it shows up on YouTube. If you do something new that isn't ready, or something old that you screw up, it is on YouTube.  If snot comes out of your nose while you are playing the harmonica and slithers down the harmonica rack onto your T-shirt, it is on YouTube.  If you say something stupid..."  - Neil Young

(Neil is working on a sound system that will vastly improve the quality of downloaded music.  He is known mostly for his work with Buffalo Springfield which had a debut album in 1966, and then as the Y in Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.)

- Christine Trzyna

Thursday, March 21, 2013

TURN AROUND LOOK AT ME - WHO MADE THIS JERRY CAPEHEART SONG CLASSIC?

GLEN CAMPBELL
THEVOGUES TODAY  (It was their first million seller in 1968)
THE VOGUES ORIGINAL
THE BEE GEES?  
Or maybe ELVIS?

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

HENRY DAVID THOREAU Quote

“Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody”  - Henry David Thoreau

Sunday, March 17, 2013

SAINT PATRICKS DAY - AN IRISH BLESSING

May there always be work for your hands to do,
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your windowpane,
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you,
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

-Irish Blessing

Friday, March 15, 2013

GOOGLE READER CANCELS FREE RSS READER SERVICE

MAC OBSERVER : GOOGLE GIVES USERS WHAT THEY PAY FOR  link to full article!

Google is going to stop providing the RSS Feed Reader Service that a few of you are using to read Wes Bryan - My Life in Music.

Quote, "Google Reader is the company's online service for managing and viewing RSS feeds. RSS, or Real Simple Syndication, is a system that lets websites and podcasts push content to users instead of requiring them to visit sites to check for updated news and other content. Reader gave users a way to manage their feeds and easily sync those feeds between multiple devices."

Several other Google products are mentioned in this article as also being cancelled as well as some option suggestions.

In previous articles on the net, from various sources, it has been noted that people are reconsidering their Internet Time.  We understand.  We are also limited when it comes to the amount of time we can spend on the Internet so we are honored to know how many of you do visit a post or two of our Google Blogger. 

Thanks Again for Reading WES BRYAN - MY LIFE IN MUSIC!




Thursday, March 14, 2013

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU : CLASSIC COVER TUNE!


Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio were the songwriters. Frank Sinatra and Andy Williams covered it.  "Can't Take My Eys Off You" went high up to about #2 on the chart in 1967 for Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons.  Here are versions by Lauren Hill and Muse.

Check out these covers.  WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE BEST ?

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

(455) FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS :THE REAL JERSEY BOYS CELEBRATE 60 + YEARS OF MUSIC MAKING

FRANKIE VALLI and the FOUR SEASONS OFFICIAL SITE  link here!

THE REAL JERSEY BOYS!  Frankie's got a new CD of songs from the 60's that Frankie personally loved!

They had 48 hits in the 1960's and have worked their magic for 60 + years!  In recent interviews he's talked about how the music business has changed and in particular how difficult it is to get a record played anymore.

THE JERSEY BOYS MUSICAL OFFICIAL SITE link here!

The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 1990.

FOUR SEASONS ROCK HALL OF FAME link here!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

FRANKIE VALLI Quote


"You can take the guy out of the neighorhood but you can't take the neighborhood out of the guy."

Frankie Valli



Wednesday, March 6, 2013

(454) PETER PAUL AND MARY : FOLK SINGERS CIRCA '66

Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey and Mary Travers = PETER, PAUL and MARY.

By 1966 they were considered to be "Folk singers."

Other singers, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, were also considered Folk singers.

Folk, not Country. Folk not Pop. Folk not Rock and Roll. Linking to their offical site which has a jukebox!

See archived post #239 about their debut or search within this Google Blogger for our Memorial to Mary .

PETER PAUL AND MARY OFFICIAL SITE  link here!  Check the JUKEBOX!



Tuesday, March 5, 2013

FRIENDSHIP QUOTE ABOUT BEST FRIENDS

"Best friends: the ones you can only be mad at for so long because you have important things to tell them." - Unknown


Friday, March 1, 2013

WESBRYANHEPCATMAGCOVERportion