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Skinny Minnie
"Skinny Minnie" is a 1958 song co-written and recorded by Bill Haley and his Comets. The song was released as a Decca single which became a Top 40 chart hit in the U.S., peaking at #22 on the ''Billboard'' chart. Background "Skinny Minnie" was composed by Bill Haley with Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, and Catherine Cafra. The song was released as a Decca single, 9-30592, backed with "Sway With Me", reaching no. 22 on the Billboard (magazine), Billboard chart and no. 25 on the Cash Box chart. The song was featured on the 1958 Decca album ''Bill Haley's Chicks''. The song became a rock and roll standard which was covered by scores of bands and singers. In 1966, Bill Haley and the Comets recorded a new version of the song as "La Flaca Miny" with Spanish lyrics sung by Bill Haley's wife Martha Velasco Haley. The song was released on the 1966 Orfeon LP ''Whisky A Go Go'', LP-12-478. The session was recorded at Orfeon Studio A in Mexico City featuring Bill Haley on vocals, Rudy Pompilli on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Family Records
Bear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label, that specializes in reissues of archival material, ranging primarily in country music but varying in everything from 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks. History The label has been in existence since 1975, founded by collector Richard Weize, started with the double LP ''Going Back to Dixie'' by Bill Clifton. It has become known for its extravagant (and expensive) box sets. The company describes itself as "a collector's record label" due to its primary business, which is reissuing rare recordings in CD format in small amounts. Historically, their material has had only limited availability in the U.S, stocked at Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and through mail order sources. Many of their box sets are available through Amazon Marketplace. Artists Among the many artists who have been the subject of extensive box set releases by Bear Family are Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, David Allan Coe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Curtis And The All-Stars
Lee Curtis and the All-Stars were an English beat group from Liverpool. They were contemporaries and briefly local rivals of the Beatles in the early 1960s. Led by Peter Flannery, who used the stage name Lee Curtis, other group members included Pete Best, Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington. Career Their origins lay in the Detours, a group formed in 1961 by school friends in Liverpool including lead singer Peter Flannery, who adopted a stage name derived from the American singer Curtis Lee. Although they performed regularly in the Liverpool and North Wales areas, Lee Curtis and the Detours split up after a few months. Flannery and his brother and manager Joe, who had previously worked as a singer with the Joe Loss Orchestra, decided to form a new group, to be called Lee Curtis and the All-Stars. In mid-1962 they recruited band members from other local groups. The original members were Frank Bowen (lead guitar), Tony Waddington (rhythm guitar), Wayne Bickerton (bass), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bee Gees
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Gibb
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin Gibb, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years. As a songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones, each having six. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Bee Gees. In 2007, ''Q (magazine), Q'' magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mummies
The Mummies are an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted a major influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s. Their recorded output was intentionally completed with poor, cheap equipment, including their first and only studio album '' Never Been Caught'', which was released after the group's initial break-up. Since then, the Mummies have engaged in several positively-received reunion concerts and tours, including appearances in Europe and the US sporadically through to recent years. The band is currently working on a movie directed by independent filmmaker, Jim Garanto and written by the band. History Formed in late 1988 by Trent Ruane (lead singer, organ, saxophone) and Maz Kattuah (bass guitar), the band's lineup also included Larry Winther (lead gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom (The Sonics Album)
''Boom'' is the second studio album by the American garage rock band The Sonics, released in February 1966. Release ''Boom'' was released in 1966 by record label Etiquette ET-ALBS-027. It was re-released in 1999 by Norton Records NW 905. Reception Cub Koda of AllMusic called the album "every bit as explosive and influential as their debut outing". They rated it 4 1/2 stars. Legacy Like its predecessor ''Here Are The Sonics'' (1965), ''Boom'' was influential on later punk rock music (see protopunk). Track listing Personnel ; The Sonics * Gerry Roslie – Keyboard instrument, keyboard, vocals * Andy Parypa – bass guitar, vocals * Larry Parypa – lead guitar, vocals * Rob Lind – saxophone, vocals * Bob Bennett – drums ; Technical * Kent Morrill – record producer, Production * Buck Ormsby – Production * Bill Wiley - Engineer References External links * 1966 albums The Sonics albums Norton Records albums Big Beat Records (Ace Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sonics
The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, that formed in 1960. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on Punk rock, punk and Garage rock, garage music worldwide, and they have been named inspirations to the White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Nirvana (band), Nirvana, The Hives, and other musical artists. The band performed several early rock standards such as "Louie, Louie", and "Skinny Minnie" as well as original compositions like "Strychnine", "Psycho", and "The Witch (song), The Witch". Their catalogue is generally based around simple chord progressions, often performed with a speed and tonal aggression that was novel for the time, making the band a notable influence on later punk rock bands, such as the Stooges and the Cramps. Biography 1960s The Sonics were formed in 1960 in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, Washington by teen-aged guitarist Larry Parypa, with the encouragement of his music-loving parents. The earliest lineup inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Stop Dancing 65
''Non Stop Dancing '65'' is a 1965 album by the James Last Orchestra, James Last Band, conducted and arranged by James Last, engineered by Peter Klemt, recorded at Polydor studios in Hamburg, Germany. This album was the first in a series of about 30 Non Stop Dancing albums. The final official entry of the series was in 1984, although Last continued to make a few similar albums (Für alle, 1985; Dance, Dance, Dance, 1988; New Party Classics, 2002). Track listing From the 1965 Polydor release no. 237.447 # "Don't Ha Ha" (The Governors) # "Shake Hands" (Drafi Deutscher) # "Can't Buy Me Love" (Beatles) # "Skinny Minnie" (Tony Sheridan) # "Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Do Wah Diddy, Diddy" (Manfred Mann) # "Clap Hands" (James Last) # "Oh, Pretty Woman, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison) # "Das ist die Frage aller Fragen" (Cliff Richard) # "Eight Days a Week" (Beatles) # "Kiddy, Kiddy, Kiss Me" (Rita Pavone + Paul Anka) # "Good Bye, Good Bye, Good Bye" (Peggy March) # "My Boy Lollipop" (Millie (singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Last
James Last (, ; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015) was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist, his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition " Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark. Last is reported to have sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide in his lifetime of which 80 million were sold by 1973 and won numerous awards including 200 gold and 14 platinum discs in Germany, the International MIDEM Prize at MIDEM in 1969, and West Germany's highest civilian award, the Bundesverdienstkreuz. His album '' This Is James Last'' remained a UK best-seller for 48 weeks, and his song " Games That Lovers Play" has been covered over a hundred times. Last undertook his final tour months before his death at age 86, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and Pop music, pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the List of the best-selling music artists, best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 Music recording sales certification, gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten ''Victoires de la Musique''. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed nine times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders were an English beat group from Manchester. Originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana, they were one of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s British Invasion of the US charts, achieving major chart hits with " The Game of Love" (a number-one single with Fontana) in 1965 and "A Groovy Kind of Love" in 1966. Career Wayne Fontana founded the band in June 1963 with Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart. The name of the group was inspired by the title of a 1963 UK feature film, starring the British actor Dirk Bogarde, called '' The Mind Benders''. Before that Fontana had a group called Wayne Fontana and the Jets (from July 1962). Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders released a number of singles before recording " Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" in 1964, which was to be their first major hit in Britain and led to a tour with Brenda Lee. They also had a No. 1 hit in the United States with " The Game of Love" in 1965 (which also reached No. 2 on the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
