Terry is turning 60 today.

LOL wot? How'd I miss this? Hello, darlings! Though as of late I've been listening almost exclusively to Jeff Buckley... I suppose I can call myself somewhat of a Terry Reid fan as well. These 2 are my favorite songs: (I heard Superlungs ages ago, and always thought that voice was amazing, but didn't learn that Jimmy wanted him until many years later - and my reaction, based just on that song, was - boy am I not surprised) for some reason people always get impressed with this one, vocally: here's also some visuals... and a pic: and some folks here might find this interesting: a bio I posted a while back - follow this link (if any of the links above die in the future... you can listen to the entire Superlungs compilation here)

Apparently Jimmy also attended Terry Reid's June gig @ Ronnie Scott's: He doesn't forget his heroes and friends... such is the awesomness of Mr. James Patrick Page.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new..._harleys_ordeal

You're serious? I was just contemplating a blog post titled Summer is coming to a desert near you! with my weather report... 950 F today - I guess not much to complain about just yet...

John Fogerty's fervent vocals and modernized rockabilly songs built on his classic guitar riffs made Creedence Clearwater Revival the preeminent American singles band of the late '60s and early '70s. The Fogerty brothers were raised in Berkeley, where John studied piano and at the age of 12 got his first guitar. He met Cook and Clifford at the El Cerrito junior high school they all attended. They began playing together, and by 1959 were performing at local dances as Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets. In 1964 the quartet signed to San Francisco–based Fantasy Records, where Tom had been working as a packing and shipping clerk. The label renamed them the Golliwogs and began putting out singles. "Brown-Eyed Girl" sold 10,000 copies in 1965, but the followups were flops. Greater success came after they adopted the CCR moniker in 1967. Several Fogerty compositions appeared on CCR, but cover versions of Dale Hawkins' "Suzie Q" and Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" were the group's first hit singles. With the release of Bayou Country it became the most popular rock band in America. Beginning with the two-sided gold hit "Proud Mary" (Number Two, 1969) b/w "Born on the Bayou," Creedence dominated Top 40 radio for two years without disappointing the anticommercial element of the rock audience. CCR's rough-hewn rockers often dealt with political and cultural issues, and the quartet appeared at the Woodstock Festival. Creedence had seven major hit singles in 1969 and 1970, including "Bad Moon Rising" (Number Two, 1969), "Green River" (Number Two, 1969), "Fortunate Son" (Number 14, 1969), "Down on the Corner" (Number Three, 1969), "Travelin' Band" (Number Two, 1970), "Up Around the Bend" (Number Four, 1970), and "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (Number Two, 1970). Although Creedence's success continued after Cosmo's Factory, it was the group's artistic peak. Internal dissension, primarily the result of John Fogerty's dominant role, began to pull the band apart in the early '70s. Tom left in January 1971, one month after the release of the pivotal Pendulum which became the group's fifth platinum album. The band carried on as a trio, touring worldwide; Live in Europe was the recorded result. CCR's final album, Mardi Gras, gave Cook and Clifford an equal share of the songwriting and lead vocals. It was the band's first album not to go platinum. Creedence disbanded in October 1972, and Fantasy has subsequently released a number of albums, including a live recording of a 1970 Oakland concert, which upon original release was erroneously titled Live at Albert Hall (it was later retitled The Concert). Not surprisingly, John Fogerty's solo pursuits have attracted the greatest attention. Immediately after the breakup he released a bluegrass/country album, The Blue Ridge Rangers, on which he played all the instruments. Two songs, the Hank Williams classic "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" and "Hearts of Stone," made the Top 40. Nearly three years passed before his next LP, another one-man show titled John Fogerty. It sold poorly, and his next album, to be called Hoodoo, was rejected by Asylum Records. Fogerty and his family retired to a farm in rural Oregon. Except for two brief Creedence reunions he was not heard from for 10 years. He emerged with Centerfield (Number One, 1985), a typically simple, tuneful collection that sold 2 million copies and produced hit singles in "The Old Man Down the Road" (Number 10, 1985), "Rock and Roll Girls" (Number 20, 1985), and "Centerfield" (Number 44, 1985). "Old Man" and another song from the album, "Zanz Kant Danz," landed Fogerty in legal trouble however. The latter, a thinly veiled attack against Fantasy owner Saul Zaentz ("Zanz can't dance but he'll steal your money"), led Zaentz to sue for $142 million, not only over that song, but over "Old Man": Fantasy claimed the song plagiarized the music of the 1970 CCR B side "Run Through the Jungle." In 1988 a jury ruled in Fogerty's favor; six years later the Supreme Court ordered Fantasy to reimburse Fogerty for over $1 million in lawyers' fees. For years Fogerty refused to perform CCR songs live; he'd had to surrender his artist's royalties on them to get out of his Fantasy contract in the '70s. But during a July 4, 1987, concert for Vietnam veterans in Washington, DC, he broke his boycott, singing eight Creedence classics. He then dropped out of sight again, surfacing only for the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies; in 1993 his own turn came when CCR were inducted into the hall. Fogerty refused to perform with Cook and Clifford that evening. After a decade remission, Fogerty released Blue Moon Swamp (Number 37, 1997); inspired by several trips to the Mississippi Delta, the album had taken over four years to make. It went on to win a Grammy for Best Rock Album, while the single "Southern Streamline" hit Number 67 on the C&W chart. Fogerty followed up the release with an extensive U.S. tour on which he played many CCR classics such as "Proud Mary" and "Fortunate Son" along with his new material; the live album Premonition (Number 29) was released the following year. In 1995 Cook and Clifford started touring as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Fogerty sued and won a temporary injunction barring them from using that name, but his former bandmates ultimately prevailed in the case. from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001) (knocks wind out of me every time... you hear just this one song, no more questions what a monster voice this guy has )

Actually it might be easier to see if you click on the pic to see the full size - but it this case also put a greater distance between yourself and the screen. It seems like this distance is somewhat of ans individual value - it varies from person to person. Just like vision. Oh yeah, I'll PM you with the divergence debate question...

Thanks beatbo, great posts. I love Wolf. Ironically I've been looking for Moanin' at Midnight about a month ago - I needed a list of 5 favorite songs which start with M (with live links) for a blog post on LiveJournal and couldn't find it, so I posted this Myspace link - still a streaming file, though without video/pics (2nd song in the embedded player). Cheers!

Indeed. I have a Realist but this was shot with two digital cameras taped together end-to-end The actual fancy professionally made digital stereo set with macro-to-hyper-stereo-rig and synchronized flash costs $2000...... bit pricey, yeah...

A stereo pair for cross-eyed viewing... Lean back away from the monitor, focus your eyes on some spot between you and the screen (somewhere midway)

Thank you

Ray Davies - Working Man's Cafe I love Ray. These're something (or many things) so British about him, it's amazing... and adorable. "Ray Davies is the lead singer, chief songwriter, and rhythm guitarist in the Kinks, one of the most long-lived of the British Invasion rock groups of the 1960s. In effect, the Kinks have always been merely a backup group for Davies, who writes and sings nearly all their songs with only the occasional contribution from his brother, Dave, who plays lead guitar in the group. At various times, Ray Davies made noises about dissolving the group and going solo, but for years the closest he came to it was taking solo credit for the soundtrack to his 1985 film, Return to Waterloo (which he wrote and directed), even though the music sounds as much like the Kinks as that on any regular Kinks record. During the '90s, the Kinks gradually became inactive and Davies pursued other projects, starting with his semi-fictional 1995 memoir, X-Ray. He supported the book with a series of concerts subtitled "Storyteller," where he played classic Kinks songs, read from the book, told stories, and showcased new songs. The Storyteller concerts sowed the seeds of a number of projects, including the music cable network VH1's recurring series, Storyteller. Davies himself released a book of the same name, filled with short stories, and a similarly titled album that captured one of his solo acoustic concerts. That record was his first solo effort since Return to Waterloo, and was released in the spring of 1998. In late 2005 he released the benefit EP Thanksgiving Day. All net proceeds raised by the EP went to New Orleans music education programs. A year later the full-length Other People's Lives appeared, followed by Working Man's Cafe in 2008." - William Ruhlmann & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusicGuide. Sunny Afternoon Low Budget live 1982 You Really Got Me live 1994

Can't quite see, the pic is too small - does it go to 11?

I hear you - Micky's got such a sweet lovely voice - but one of my all-time favs by them is Circle Sky which is Mike singing, thus it wasn't included. Mike's audition clip is such a riot, I love watching it. The auditioner: "Mike, come back here!" Mike: "No!" He was an obvious leader. Edited to include this message: Folks, suggest more names! Do them yourselves, or put up requests!

Fuel - Million Miles

Funny you should ask. We have about half of all the episodes plus the film Head - all on VHS - because my daughter had a crush on Mike Nesmith when she was about 5 or 6 y.old. Of course in child's world they're forever young. I feel kind of lazy, don't feel like looking for the actual bio, so I'll just say what I remember. The Monkees is the only band in history (as far as I know) where "external forces" auditioned every single member. It started off as a "fake" band which was more about acting (TV show The Monkees about the adventures of a rock band) than about music - the only band member who could actually play music was Mike Nesmith (real first name Robert) - he learned to play guitar to exercise his wrist which was hurt in some kind of mischief (I think fireworks?) and of course all four had some singing skills. Davy Jones was the only British member - the rest were Americans (interesting fact that another David Jones had to change his last name as to avoid confusion and became David Bowie). In a way The Monkees was the American answer to the Fab Four, except the songs were written for them and they mimed playing the instruments. This eventually has changed because the boys decided to become real musicians - they learned to play their instruments and released Just Us - the album whose title explained who was involved in its making. Singing duties were handled mostly by Davy and Micky (real name George Michael) Dolenz. The Monkees - Porpoise Song - this is my fav Monkees song, from Head - too bad the visuals from the film are not combined with this audio; the next link gives you an idea what was happening on the screen while the song was playing though it's a bit shorter. Porpoise Song - the visuals (the audio is a cover band, not the Monkees) Randy Scouse Git - he really shines here

You're welcome - here's a link to the 2005 (US) compilation: Superlungs 2005 Astralwerks - make sure you listen to Penny (#10 in the embedded player on the right) IMO one of his all time best songs. Last November I directed a girl in Chicago to his gig - she was standing outside when Terry walked by and they had a cigarette and a little chat. She totally melted of course "the fact that he's so humble and sweet and personable after all these years blows my mind"

Never mind, I'll PM

Well, I fixed it for ya - added links... and a pic (unfortunately the live in Hyde park 1969 - one of the best performances! - is no longer available... :'( ) (I have this on DVD )

Thanks for the demo link, it's amazing... so beautiful I felt tears welling up... Harry was such a bad ass but heavens, what a voice!!

I once woke my husband up by playing the bass line from Jump Into The Fire, through the amp! - he thought it was the actual record playing! It was kind of flattering. I love the whole album, but especially that song - Herbie Flowers is divine on bass! Ooops, oh yeah, this is a vocalists thread... So - will you do Harry?

Clare Torry

Thank you! I think we need to keep repeating this point. As for "British only" - by all means NO, though it started off as a discussion of pretty (OK, mostly pretty ) white British boys who could blow out a few windows with their glorious pipes. But indeed I just thought of John Fogerty and Harry Nilsson...

Self-described "kid on helium" also known by the nickname of SuperLungs (explanation needed?) Terry has been singing for as long as he can remember himself, propped on top of fruit crates to reach the microphone. At 12 he got his first frontman position, in the school band the Redbeats, which apparently still existed in 1965, when Peter Jay heard the 15 y.old singer and promptly snagged him for his own band. This, in turn, got the Jaywalkers a support slot with the Rolling Stones on their 1966 tour - by way of coincidence another support group was the Yardbirds. Two years later, Jimmy Page still remembered that voice, because when the Yardbirds disbanded in 1968 he asked Peter Grant to locate Reid so that he could start a band with him. Two events made it impossible to accept the invitation. First, earlier in the year Terry's friend Graham Nash convinced producer Mickie Most to sign up the young singer for a solo deal, and the resulting 5 album exclusive contract made him unavailable for studio work with anyone else. Second, Terry already had commitment with the Rolling Stones for their US tour. Forced to decline, Reid didn't forget about Jimmy's quest for a singer and soon phoned him suggesting to check out his friend Robert Plant. Next year, still bound by the same contract, he declined Ritchie Blackmore's persistent calls to join Deep Purple. Let's pause here for a second - having the next line bracketed in IMO and fully aware that I'm in minority, I don't think the decisions not to join those two bands were bad luck events. Easy on the eyes, with truly magnificent voice, vibrant stage presence, decent songwriting and rhythm guitar skills, Terry Reid was perfectly equipped for a successful solo career... which never happened. He described his life in music with one word: a trainwreck. What went wrong? Just about everything. The ever-changing musicians line-up. Lack of promotion. On the way to Woodstock, stuck in the aiport - along with Joni Mitchell never made it to the festival. Producer "insisting on Reid recording pop fodder that bordered on the inane and was an insult to his massive vocal talent." His first album was released only in the US. The 2nd album was still at the demo stage - Mickie Most released it against the promise not to, while Terry was away. Having a blazing row with the producer and telling him where to stick the contract hardly helps one's recording career. (MM: "You can't say that!" TR: "I just did!") Three years of silence followed, with sporadic, legendary live appearances, desperate desire to record but no means to fulfill it. Personal intervention by Ahmet Ertegün rescued Terry from the long litigation with his producer; by now he relocated to California and continued recording River album. When at long last it was finished, Atlantic was at loss as to how to "bag" it - the album was too "jazzy" for rock and to "rocky" for jazz label - with only tentative backing and no promotion it failed to chart. 3 years of silence again, and Seed Of Memory, produced by Graham Nash, came out in 1976 on ABC records; it's considered one of his finest efforts if not the best. But still, it was a Terry Reid album, so naturally something had to go wrong again, and it did. Only weeks after the album release ABC folded. Two more albums, same amount of "good fortune" and Reid's career truly lost momentum... seemingly for good. The 2005 UK tour IMO should have been canceled - he was too sick to sing, and people who heard him only at one of those gigs were truly baffled "isn't he supposed to have a great voice?" Getting married and moving out to Palm Desert (WTF?) in 2006(?) put an end to his routine appearances at the Big Mondays - a weekly live event at the Joint in Beverly Hills hosted by Waddy Watchell and friends. Occasional live gigs still happen, and the talks about a new album are still just that - talks. If you only listen to 1 TR song, make it this one. Although a Donovan cover, it presents one of the most jaw-dropping vocals ever heard. Superlungs My Supergirl (the 2nd song on this page is John Denver singing, IDK Y) (Grrrrrr... the album version of Penny has been taken down... but I insist that it's a definitive song - edit to replace the link) Dean (live 1971) (funny how he sounds like "a blind old black dude with missing teeth" if you just listen to the audio)

Oops, I guess I messed up big time. Thought it was possible to go back to the 1st post and edit it/ expand the list / etc. (Specifically just now I would have added Ray Davies) So sorry!