Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 In the early-mid 60s the Classic Cinema on Market Street featured films and cartoons for children - before it later specialised in 'adult entertainment'. I was taken there by my parents on more than a few occasions, and in the gaps between films they played a piece of music which I alway liked but never knew who/what it was. I guessed it might be The Shadows, but I eventually discovered the answer many years later. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,282 Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Enjoyed ''Herb'' since the 60s....makes a great sound...Pushing 90 now and i believe still performs........ It was him that made me buy a 'Trumpet' many years ago...never really mastered anything with it......but managed a few bits............ Eventually gave it my Daughter who managed a couple of years playing it in the Bestwood ''Black Diamonds band'' which she really enjoyed.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,282 Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Came across this on CD today......i had forgot about 'Curtis'.......we went to see him at the Embassy in Skeggy some years ago......Donna bought the CD and he signed it.......also asked her if she wanted him to Text her when he got back to Hollywood........She went all 'Gooey'.......lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 829 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 They played that at the begining of the Jimmy Young show i think he was a DJ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,189 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 One song that turned up on that side bar thingy on you tube was the theme tune to Fireball XL-5 puppet show that was on in the 60's, I'd forgotten how catchy it was, it's in my favourites now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,261 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 12 hours ago, IAN FINN said: They played that at the begining of the Jimmy Young show i think he was a DJ. He was the first to record the song "Unchained Melody", back in the 50s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,107 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers and Elvis Presley they both had hits with it but in 1956 sung by Harry Belafonte Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Obscure mid-60s single which wasn't a chart success but I always liked it and still do. I may be the only person who remembers it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 898 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 I remember it CT and thought it an attractive tune. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,392 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: I may be the only person who remembers it. From the title I did not think I knew the song but as soon as it started playing I knew most of the words. I wonder where your brain stores all this stuff from all those years ago? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,107 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 The Kilkennys irish folk new CD Best Irish folk band ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 10 hours ago, Oztalgian said: From the title I did not think I knew the song but as soon as it started playing I knew most of the words. I wonder where your brain stores all this stuff from all those years ago? It was released in 69 and I don't think I'd ever heard it since then, until I was digging around on Youtube a few months ago. And then I found I remembered it really well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,282 Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 Made the charts in 1960........remember it well.....must be old......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,261 Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 So do I Ben, so do I. He was often described as Britain's answer to Bing Crosby. A velvet voice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 829 Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 Thats one i forgot remember it like yesterday now dont want to think how old i am. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,392 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 3:01 PM, mary1947 said: The Kilkennys irish folk new CD I like their stout 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,282 Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 The one and only Billy Fury......Passed on at only 42...sad loss to all us nearly 80 year olds today...... Great memories of some 60s Party's....and old Pals...who all tried to look like Billy......not many made it........still know all the words to most of his songs.......... Locarno mens room......combed our hair like his..... 6 Pence for a shine on our 'Winkles'' Then hit the undulating Dance floor......looking for a lucky Girl...... We thought we were great....lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,760 Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Not many of the 50/60s solo singers made the cut with me....Too many Bobby's and Jimmy's, but Billy Fury barely recorded a bad song. I listen to them regularly. FWIW, A Thousand Stars was an early Doo Wop hit for American group The Riveleers, around 1953/4. It was written by one of their members. It did not chart in the US Billboard Charts and was no doubt racked up as a 'Race' hit. It was never on general release in the UK. However, Kathy Young had a massive US hit with the song in 1960. Kathy was pretty much a one hit wonder, but with striking good looks, which lasted and she was still touring on the strength of her hit fairly recently. Also not a hit here, though it was released here in 1961 and now listed as worth 40 quid for a mint copy. I suspect that Billy or his management came to the song via Kathy's version, but I much prefer Billy or the original over Kathy. ...Just sayin... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 968 Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 This is worrying Col. Billy Fury is something we agree on. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,760 Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 I must investigate his politics.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Combining this subject of solo male singers with another thread........when you see these singers on television in the 1950s/60s they all wear suits and ties, looking like they've been for a job interview. Not a hint of shorts, t-shirts or denim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,760 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 It's interesting.. Those solo singers tended to wear flashy suits which probably looked OK on black and white TV, but might not have gone too well in a real job interview. The 'pop' impresarios of the time were pretty conservative in outlook, coming as they did out of the Variety, Music Hall tradition. They wanted their protegés to appeal to a wide public. The ones who stood out at the time were early folk revivalists, with jeans, thick sweaters etc..and 'Trad Jazz' bands. Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band wore striped waistcoats and Bowler Hats Bob Wallis' Storyville Jazz Band wore 'mississippi gambler' outfits, etc.. Even the Stones wore suits and stood still the first time I saw them on TV.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 And Brian Epstein - in his plan for world domination - initially got the Beatles out of leather and into suits. At least for a few years. It worked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,760 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 I loved the Beatles from the first time I heard 'Love Me Do', even though I hadn't seen them. It's a moot point, but I reckon they'd have succeeded whatever they wore. Although the mop tops and collarless suits certainly helped them to stand out I still reckon their distinctive songwriting, harmonies etc was what put them head and shoulders above the rest. Incidentally, I seem to recall Manfred Mann dressing pretty 'Beatnik-ish' in their early days, when like most UK bands, their hits were mostly U.S. covers. I'd only put three 60s white bands close to the Beatles in terms of originality and song writing. The Kinks, the Beach Boys and the Stones The Hollies came close behind but also started with covers, though to be fair, the first five Stones hits were covers too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,392 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 2:05 AM, DJ360 said: FWIW How dumb am I! Because I don't do text shorthand I first thought FWIW was shorthand for a Billy Fury song I had not heard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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