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Let's Get Together (Chet Powers Song)
"Let's Get Together", also known as "Get Together" and "Everybody Get Together", is a song written in the mid-1960s by the American singer-songwriter Chet Powers (stage name Dino Valenti), from the psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. A hit version by the Youngbloods, included on their 1967 debut album ''The Youngbloods'', peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1969. Background The song is an appeal for peace and brotherhood, presenting the polarity of love versus fear, and the choice to be made between them. It is best remembered for the impassioned plea in the lines of its refrain ("Come on people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get together/Try to love one another right now"), which is repeated several times in succession to bring the song to its conclusion. Original recording history The song was originally written and recorded as "Let's Get Together" by Chet Powers under the stage name Dino Valenti as early as 1963, but this version was not offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Powers
Chester William Powers, Jr. (October 7, 1937 – November 16, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, and under the stage names Dino Valenti or Dino Valente, one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwriter, he was known as Jesse Oris Farrow. He is best known for having written the quintessential 1960s love-and-peace anthem " Get Together", and for writing and singing on Quicksilver Messenger Service's two best-known songs, " Fresh Air" and "What About Me?" Career Before serving in the United States Air Force and playing in the coffeehouses of Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts, Powers had already performed as "Dino Valenti" with small rock bands in New England lounges. In the early 1960s, he performed in Greenwich Village and North Beach coffeehouses such as the Cock 'n' Bull and the Cafe Wha? at the height of the American folk-music revival, often with fellow singer-songwriter Fred Neil, and occasionally with Karen Dalton, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Youngbloods
The Youngbloods was an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano), and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was Chet Powers' "Get Together (The Youngbloods song), Get Together". Band history Background and formation Jesse Colin Young (born Perry Miller, November 22, 1941, Queens, New York) was a moderately successful folk singer with two LPs – ''Soul of a City Boy'' (1964) and ''Youngblood'' (1965) – when he met fellow Traditional folk music, folk singer and former bluegrass music, bluegrass musician from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jerry Corbitt (born Jerry Byron Corbitt, January 7, 1943, Tifton, Georgia). When in town, Young would drop in on Corbitt, and the two played together exchanging harmonies. Beginning in January 1965, the two began performi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
''Jefferson Airplane Takes Off'' is the debut studio album by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane, released on August 15, 1966, by RCA Victor. The personnel differs from the later "classic" lineup: Signe Toly Anderson was the female vocalist and Skip Spence played drums. Both soon left the group—Spence in May 1966, Anderson in October—and were replaced by Spencer Dryden and Grace Slick, respectively. Background By late 1965, Jefferson Airplane had caught the attention of "virtually every record label of significance". The band, as well as their associated nightclub, had already achieved relative popularity with the general San Francisco public; however, their profile was raised significantly when Ralph J. Gleason of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' wrote favorably of them in his "On the Town" column, remarking, "I don't know who they will record for, but they will obviously record for someone." Original bassist Bob Harvey later recalled, "After Ralph Gleason did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They headlined the Monterey Pop Festival (1967), Woodstock (1969), Altamont Free Concert (1969), and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England. Their 1967 breakout album ''Surrealistic Pillow'' was one of the most significant recordings of the Summer of Love. Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song), Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit (song), White Rabbit", are among ''Rolling Stone''s "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The October 1966 to February 1970 lineup of Jefferson Airplane, consisting of Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals, keyboards), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hullabaloo (TV Series)
''Hullabaloo'' is an American musical variety series that aired on NBC from January 12, 1965, to April 11, 1966 (with repeats to August 1966). Similar to ABC's '' Shindig!'' and in contrast to ''American Bandstand'', it aired in prime time. Overview Directed by Steve Binder, who went on to direct Elvis Presley's 1968 "comeback" special, ''Hullabaloo'' served as a big-budget, quality showcase for the leading pop acts of the day, and was also competition for another like-minded television showcase, ABC's '' Shindig!'' A different host presided each week—among these were Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, Gary Lewis, Petula Clark, Paul Anka, Liza Minnelli, Jack Jones, David McCallum and Frankie Avalon—singing a couple of his or her own hits and introducing the different acts. Chart-topping acts who performed on the show included Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas & the Papas, Dionne Warwick, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Back Porch Majority
The Back Porch Majority was an American folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1963. It was intended to be a rehearsal space for The New Christy Minstrels, another group Sparks had established in 1961, but it ended up becoming successful on its own. The group released six albums, appeared on several TV shows and was chosen to provide entertainment at the White House in 1965. History In 1961 singer/guitarist Randy Sparks formed The New Christy Minstrels, a ten-piece folk music group that made over 20 albums and had several hits. In May 1963 Sparks stopped touring with the group to devote his attention to a club he had established in Los Angeles called Ledbetters. While Sparks remained in charge of The New Christy Minstrels, he passed his role of director and arranger of the group's live performances onto singer/guitarist Barry McGuire, who had become the "star" of the group after singing on their hit Green, Green. In protest to being overlooked for the position of director/a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Someone Happy (We Five Album)
''Make Someone Happy'' is the second studio album by the folk band We Five released in 1967. The group had a top 40 hit with the Chet Powers song '' Let's Get Together'', reaching #31 on The ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album landed on the ''Billboard'' 200, reaching #172. The title track comes from the musical, '' Do Re Mi.'' The group would disband after the album but would reform in 1969. Retrieved February 2, 2015 Reception Writing for , music critic praised singer Beverly Biven's "best, gutsiest vocal" on "High Flying Bird" but w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Were On My Mind
"You Were on My Mind" is a popular song written by Sylvia Fricker in 1961. It was originally recorded by Ian & Sylvia, but better known versions were recorded by We Five and Crispian St. Peters. Background The song was written in a bathtub in a suite at the Hotel Earle in Greenwich Village. Fricker wrote it—her first composition—in the bathroom because "it was the only place ... the cockroaches would not go". It was originally performed by Fricker and her future husband Ian Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia, and they recorded it in 1963 for their 1964 album on the Vanguard label, ''Northern Journey''. It reached No.33 on the Canadian CHUM Charts. Ian and Sylvia re-recorded the song in 1972 with their band Great Speckled Bird, reaching No. 4 on the Canadian easy listening chart. The song was published in sheet form by M. Witmark & Sons of New York City in 1965. Charting cover versions *In 1965, the song was covered in an up-tempo version, with slightly altered lyrics and melo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Five
We Five was a 1960s folk rock musical group based in San Francisco, California. Their best-known hit was their 1965 remake of Ian & Sylvia's " You Were on My Mind", which reached No. 1 on the Cashbox chart, No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The original group split after recording their second album in 1967, but a re-formed band produced three more albums between 1968 and 1977. Biography Formation and organization Michael Stewart was the brother of John Stewart of The Kingston Trio and came from Claremont, California. When Michael was a student at the University of San Francisco in 1964, he formed We Five as a quartet, although it soon added another member. The group played adult rock 'n roll, pop jazz, Broadway show tunes, and Disney tunes. Stewart did all the arrangements, which ranged from " My Favorite Things", in a style which reflected Bach, to "Very Merry Un-birthday". He put in several additional hours working on arra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Somebody Loves You
''If Somebody Loves You'' is the fifth British album by the Dave Clark Five. It was released by EMI (Columbia) in 1970. The album contained four of the group's popular songs, the minor US hit "Red and Blue" ( ''Billboard'' No. 89), and the successful UK singles "Live in the Sky" (No. 39), " Here Comes Summer" (No. 44), as well as the UK top 10 hit cover version of Chet Powers' " Everybody Get Together" (No. 8). A single featuring Mike Smith's ballad "Julia" had no success in the UK or the US, but reached No. 2 in Malaysia in August 1970. The album is the first to be released after the band's official breakup and was not available in the US. Overview It is not entirely clear whether all the current band members played on all the recordings. The Dave Clark Five broke up in August 1970 (five months before the release of the album) and an official statement said that, "the band has ceased to operate as a regular recording unit. But Clark and organist Mike Smith who recently renewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dave Clark Five
The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark was the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964, they had their first UK top-ten single, " Glad All Over", which knocked the Beatles' " I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at No. 6 in the United States in April 1964. Although this was their only UK No. 1, they topped the US chart in December 1965, with their cover of Bobby Day's " Over and Over". Their other UK top-ten hits include " Bits and Pieces", " Can't You See That She's Mine", " Catch Us If You Can", " Everybody Knows", " The Red Balloon", " Good Old Rock 'n' Roll", and a version of Chet Powers' " Get Together" (retitled as "Everybody Get Together"). They were the second group of the British Invasion to appear on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in the United States (for two weeks in March 1964 following the Beatles' three weeks the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
