Posts Tagged ‘The Monkees’
Neil Diamond covers – Ten of the best
Written by admin on February 12, 2011 – 11:34 am - |
It was as a Brill Building songwriter that the young Neil Diamond first found success in the early 1960s, before mounting one of the most impressive solo careers in pop history. Over the past five decades, many great artists have recognised Diamond’s songwriting talent and chosen to cover his songs. |
Tags: Bobby Darin, Bobby Womack, Chris Isaak, Deep Purple, Elvis Presley, Junior Walker and The All Stars, Lulu, Neil Diamond, The Monkees, UB40, Urge Overkill
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Donna Loren interview
Written by admin on January 25, 2011 – 9:57 pm -| Donna Loren talks with Classic Pop Icons about her musical comeback, after a decades long hiatus. |
| Donna Loren is best known as a star of the 1960s Beach Party movies and as the Dr Pepper girl, but she has been in showbusiness since the mid-50s, releasing her first single “I Think It’s Almost Christmas Time” in 1957 (as Donna Zukor) and appearing on radio and television shows, including The Mickey Mouse Club, throughout the 1950s. She continued to release singles during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including “Hands Off”, “I’m So Lonely” and “If You Loved Me”, but her big break came in 1963 when she began to receive national exposure as the “Dr Pepper Girl.” |
Tags: Batman, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bikini Beach, Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii, Donna Loren, It Only Hurts When I Cry, Love It Away, Muscle Beach Party, Pajama Party, Shindig, The Monkees
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Happy Birthday Davy Jones & Mike Nesmith
Written by admin on December 30, 2010 – 7:49 am -Two of the Monkees celebrate their birthdays today. Davy Jones is 65 and Mike Nesmith is 68.
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British-born Davy Jones was already a seasoned performer when he was cast in The Monkees television show in 1966. He was discovered while on broadway playing the part of the Artful Dodger in “Oliver!” |
Tags: Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, The Monkees
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Songs for Father’s Day
Written by admin on June 20, 2010 – 7:31 am -Today is the 100th anniversary of the first celebration of Father’s Day in the US. It has since spread worldwide and Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 55 countries.
Here are some appropriate tunes to mark the occasion.
Tags: Amy Grant, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Queen, The Monkees
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Top ten guitar riffs of the ’60s
Written by admin on June 7, 2010 – 8:36 pm -Gibson.com has put together a list of the top ten guitar riffs of the 1960s.
Here’s what they came up with:
- “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones
- “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks
- “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles
- “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
- “I Can’t Explain” by The Who
- “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly
- “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream
- “James Bond Theme” by The John Barry Orchestra
- “Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees
- “Over Under Sideways Down” by The Yardbirds.
Tags: Cream, Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The John Barry Orchestra, the kinks, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds
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