60's Tunes and Trivia

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41981308138978224672011-11-27T18:23:04.087-05:0060's Tunes and TriviaWe are all about tunes and trivia from the 60's. We will be including a music quiz, "This date in music history", profiles of artists and their music, top ten songs of the week, song lyrics and other categories that are of interest to those who love music of the 60's! Please check out the Music Selections at http://www.penway.org/musicstore.phpWayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-23113803312171375692009-06-26T15:01:00.002-04:002009-06-26T15:12:57.658-04:00A tribute to Michael Jackson

I have always thought Michael Jackson was a musical genius. He had lots of influence on many musical artists through out the years.My personal favorite of Michael Jackson's songs is "Billie Jean". Tried to "moonwalk" a couple of times and made a fool of myself!I also like Smooth Criminal and Dirty Diana.Her are his # 1 hits:1979 - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (One week at #1) 1979 - "Rock

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-47579438179775898352009-06-26T14:49:00.001-04:002009-06-26T14:51:32.714-04:00One of the best Motown groups of all time!

Other members have included: Marv Tarplin: guitar; Billy Griffin: lead vocals; Donald Griffin: guitar. The lead singer's Detroit neighborhood was home to Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and members of the Temptations and the Four Tops. The group leader was ashamed of his high singing voice until he heard the Drifters' Clyde McPhatter. Bob Dylan once praised him as "America's greatest living poet".

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This group formed in Detroit in 1958. The group's lead singer defined romantic soul, both when a group member and in his outstanding solo career. He is one of pop's greatest living songwriters. His falsetto is the finest in rock history. An amateur doo-wopper and devotee of Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson, the lead singer formed his first vocal group at Detroit's Northern high school. He

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In 1965, this group was discovered by Sid Bernstein, the legendary promoter who had brought the Beatles to America. With their effortless interplay, songwriting skills, and schoolboy outfits - ruffled shirts and knickers, a gimmick thought up by one of the members - they were soon on the charts, although their first smash hit wasn't an original, having already been a R&B hit for the

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This group from New York was into Pop-soul, Rock and Roll, Pop, Soul, R&B, Jazz-pop, and Psychedelic music at the time. The most consistent hitmakers in what came to be known as "blue-eyed soul". One of the most artistically important American bands in a time dominated by English rock acts. Perhaps the greatest "bar band" to come out of 1960's New York. Able to seamlessly integrate jazz into

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-60757642206956660072009-05-25T16:10:00.004-04:002009-05-25T17:07:06.898-04:00Most successful folk-rock band of the 60's revealed

The group's founder had been active in the New York music scene since 1957, singing doo-wop, rock, and folk, when he met Holly, an aspiring actress and model, at the Greenwich Village's legendary folk hangout the hungry i. A member of the Mugwumps (which included future members of the Lovin' Spoonful) soon joined and suggested local jazz/folk singer, also from his band.I happened to be in the Air

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-57971765215987374362009-05-14T16:38:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:39:21.791-04:00Most successful folk-rock band of the 60's

Arguably the most successful of the Sixties' folk-rock bands. Helped put California on the musical map with their sunny pop arrangements while embodying the Sixties West Coast dream. The leader singer is considered one of the era's great songwriters The group's peerless harmonies were the envy of many pop groups of the time. One of the female members of this group remains a crucial feminine icon

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-11782336429094175012009-05-14T16:25:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:26:00.996-04:00The group with the great Falsetto voice

The group had been performing in vocal groups for years before stardom arrived - they even had some limited national success in the 1950's. The group, as we know them, however, date back to 1961, when they changed their name, dropped the lounge-pop they had been doing, and aimed straight for the teen rock market with Philadelphia producer Bob Crewe. The change worked - the song became a # 1 hit

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-74048126623053459012009-05-08T18:37:00.002-04:002009-05-12T14:40:13.678-04:00Rivaled the Beach Boys and The Beatles

This group, formed in New Jersey in 1961, featured the glorious three-octave vocal range and amazing falsetto of the lead singer. They wrote and arranged their own hits, which was rare for a vocal group at that time. They also crafted heartbreaking, highly dramatic tales of teen romance. The group rivaled only the Beach Boys and the Beatles for popularity in the early Sixties. This was quite a

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The two young men first became friends on the football team at Los Angeles University High. It wasn't until 1963, with the release of the Four Seasons-inspired "Linda," that the duo's sound began to take shape. After meeting the Beach Boys on the L.A. scene, one of the members befriended leader Brian Wilson, and the two began work on what would become one of the popular surf songs of the 60's.

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-10036028888944662692009-04-30T15:42:00.000-04:002009-04-30T15:43:53.308-04:00Famous Duo helped develop "Hot Rod" music

Along with the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, one member helped develop the sound of vocal "surf" and "hot rod" music. He was a major influence on Wilson's production. Bridged the vocal era of doo-wop and the Southern California sound. Employed the famous "Wrecking Crew" of L.A. session musicians. One of the first rock groups to incorporate classical arrangements. The other member became one of rock's

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-12005460812573383772009-04-30T15:23:00.001-04:002009-04-30T15:25:02.444-04:001st Girl Group profile

A young Dionne Warwick got her start filling in for an absent member while on the road . Etta James and Ruth Brown chaperoned the teenage members on their first tour. The group passed on both "The Shoop Shoop Song" and "He's a Rebel." Recorded several songs for the soundtrack of the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The group originally refused to sing "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,"

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-10392356322072743112009-04-24T19:06:00.000-04:002009-04-24T19:07:49.300-04:00The First Girl Group Featured

The first “girl group” to receive wide acclaim, including the first to go to Number One. The first girl group to sell a million records. Among the first female performers to write their own material. A lasting influence on the British Invasion, especially the BeatlesThis very talented girl group is rare in rock history in that their spawning ground was also their ticket to fame—specifically,

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-33827071018966236102009-04-24T18:45:00.002-04:002009-04-24T19:13:01.968-04:00One of Motown's favorites of all time!

He added an "e" to his last name (a tribute to idol Sam Cooke, who had done the same thing. He crafted a sexy image that established him as Motown's leading man, which garnered him a number of solo hits and duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, and Tammi Terrell. He also considered himself a pop-vocal balladeer at heart.He had more creative control in the early Seventies, resulting in the dual

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One of Motown's most talented artists. Brought jazz elements into soul. Created several of the most romantic records ever made. Helped bring a social consciousness to R&B. Perfected the art of the duet. Utilized several unique production elements in his music. Was the son of a preacher. Had 15 Top 10 Hits. Awards/Honors include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), Grammy Awards (1982) and Grammy

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-27968087700041324262009-04-16T16:50:00.003-04:002009-04-16T17:12:48.498-04:00The Featured Group is from Portland, Oregon

Although a big fan of both Spike Jones and Jerry Lee Lewis, the young leader was a 19-year-old who made most of his money with the barber shop and drive-in he owned in his hometown of Caldwell, Idaho. He formed an instrumental rock band called the Downbeats. The two founding fathers of this group struck up a fast friendship. By the early Sixties the newly-rechristened band had scored a few hits

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-60700022719849186782009-04-10T11:37:00.002-04:002009-04-10T19:25:53.257-04:00Pacific Northwest group makes it big!

Our featured band was instrumental in helping popularize the Pacific Northwest garage rock scene of the mid-Sixties, styled as America's answer to the British Invasion. The most consistently popular garage-rock band of the decade. Notable for a hilarious and convoluted stage show unlike anything else at the time. A major influence on mod British bands of the era and their later punk brethren. The

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This band of Brits represented the second wave of the Invasion that swept rock in the mid-Sixties. But by that time, they'd already knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts in their home country, and for a while, they were considered the Fab Four's chief Anglo rivals. Were they peers or opportunists? And do they finally deserve induction into the Rock Hall of Fame? Decide for yourself! Click

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Led the second wave of the Sixties' "British Invasion," after the Beatles. The first British rock band to tour the U.S. Cultivated a "cleaner" image than even the Beatles had, yet created an arguably harder sound. One of the first UK bands to base their sound around drums as opposed to guitar, and to write its own material. Appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show more often than any other band. One of

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-53525678278861412132009-03-30T15:47:00.002-04:002009-03-30T15:51:59.941-04:00Featured group from Hawthorne, CA

This group was formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961. Three brothers, a cousin and a classmate were a major influence in the 60's. Brought the surf craze into the national consciousness. The result was one of the few American acts who could hold their own, creatively and commercially, with the rising British Invasion. Here is the groups profile Click here

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The band's leader production techniques proved revolutionary and brilliant. This group helped advance and personalize rock and roll songwriting, created two of the biggest landmarks in pop history, helped influence their peers in the Sixties pop scene tremendously and introduced harmonies which were a major influence on pop and rock. One of the early names of the band was Kenny and the Cadets.

Wayne Wargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769888221304705262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198130813897822467.post-9867668301060476892009-03-20T16:58:00.003-04:002009-03-20T17:48:30.050-04:00Let's find out who John Henry Ramistella is?

From my profile you will have read that I grew up in the Hollywood / San Fernando area of California. My friends and I used to cruise Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards on many a Saturday night. We were in high school at the time and too young to be allowed in where he was performing. Our featured artist, John Henry Ramistella, used to play at the Whisky A-Go-Go in Hollywood. He had one number one

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He was born in Brooklyn. At a young age he began his career with a band called The Spades. He won a Grammy in 1967. He appeared in 2 movies in the 70's.

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I was doing research for my blog on 60’s tunes and trivia to start adding articles about featured artists, music history, the best of the 60's tunes, top songs for each year of the 60's, etc. I want to add 60’s trivia since it always interesting. And, of course, the 60’s tunes is what I grew up listening to. I found this site quite by accident and was glad I did. Just the Top Lists they have is

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This blog is all about tunes and trivia from the 60's. It will include a music quiz, "This date in music history", profiles of artists and their music, top ten songs of the week, song lyrics and other categories that are of interest to those who love music of the 60's!

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