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The Strangers (Australian Band)
The Strangers were an Australian rock band formed in 1961 and existed until 1975. The band started out playing instrumental songs in a style similar to The Shadows, with influences from Cliff Richard. The original line-up was Laurie Arthur (lead guitar), Peter Robinson (bass), Graeme "Garth" Thompson (drums) and Fred Wieland (rhythm guitar). Robinson had previously played with a local band The Thunderbirds and went on to replace Athol Guy in the Seekers in the late 1970s. Founding and history The Strangers were formed in Melbourne as an instrumental rock band in 1961 with the line-up of Laurie Arthur on lead guitar (ex-the Planets, the Chessmen), Peter Robinson on bass guitar (ex-the Thunderbirds), Graeme "Garth" Thompson on drums (ex-the Earls) and Fred Weiland on rhythm guitar (ex-the Lincolns). * 1st edition [online]: * 2nd edition: Instead of joining the prevailing surf music trend, the Strangers modelled themselves on British and European instrumental groups, the Shad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W&G Records
W&G Records was an Australian recording company that operated from the early 1950s to the 1970s. It was a subsidiary of the Melbourne precision engineering company White & Gillespie. W&G released many significant recordings by Australian popular artists of the 1960s and also issued recordings of popular American artists, notably releases from the ABC-Paramount (Ampar) label, which W&G distributed from 1955 until 1960, when the Australian distribution was taken over by Festival Records. Recording engineer and producer Bill Armstrong worked at W&G from 1956 to 1961, prior to opening his own studio in 1965. W&G also established a special subsidiary label, In Records, which released the classic mid-1960s recordings by the Loved Ones. List of W&G Records artists This is a list of recording artists who have had at least one recording released on the W&G record label. ''In alphabetical order:'' * Arthur & Mary – * Bartholomew Plus Three – "Cause I'm Alone" / "On a Wintery Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Chester
John Howard Chester (born 26 December 1941) is an Australian singer-songwriter, who started his career in October 1959 with a group known as The Jaywoods, singing rock music and in 1969, changed to country music. He toured nationally with the Beatles, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette and Charley Pride. During his career, he has led various groups including Johnny Chester and The Chessmen, Johnny Chester and Jigsaw, Johnny Chester and Hotspur. With Jigsaw, he had five top 30 hit singles, "Gwen (Congratulations)" (1971), " Shame and Scandal", "Midnight Bus" (both 1972), "World's Greatest Mum" (No. 9, 1973) and "She's My Kind of Woman" (1974). Chester hosted various TV series: ''Teen Time on Ten'' (GLV-10, Gippsland, 1963–64), '' Teen Scene'' ( ABC TV, 1964–65) and ''Country Road'' (ABC TV, 1977–78). He also worked as a radio announcer on commercial Melbourne radio station 3UZ and ABC Radio Australia. He wrote a musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Americans
The Five Americans was a 1960s United States, American rock music, rock musical ensemble, band, best known for their song "Western Union (song), Western Union", which reached number five in the United States, U.S. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' record chart, chart and was their only single to chart in the Top 20. In Canada, they had three in the Top 20. Career The Mutineers formed in Durant, Oklahoma, Durant, Oklahoma (Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern State College) in 1962. The band members crossed paths at the university, and began performing a repertoire of Bo Diddley and Duane Eddy standards within the campus. In 1963, the band recorded their debut single, "Jackin' Around", in Dallas, Texas, an instrumental which received extensive airplay in their college. The British Invasion influenced The Mutineers to include The Beatles, Beatles numbers to their repertoire, a change in outfitting, and a slight emphasis to vocals. However, their most impactful acqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
"If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" is a song written by Rudy Clark and first recorded by James Ray in 1961. Ray's recording on the Caprice label, arranged by Hutch Davie and produced by Gerry Granahan, reached number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart and number 22 on the Hot 100 in early 1962. Influence In 1962, the Beatles began to perform the song at their gigs, with John Lennon singing lead and playing harmonica. Paul McCartney said that George Harrison had a copy of Ray's record, "and we did a version of it because we thought it was such a wacky waltz. No one had a 3/4 number. And an R'n'B waltz, that was new! The London bands used to gather round when they'd hear us do it in Hamburg. Lots of bands all hanging, having a beer when we were on, and I consciously remember them all hanging round for that one....". Ray's single was reputedly included in John Lennon's jukebox, the subject of a 2004 compilation album. Freddie and the Dreamers recording Manchester beat gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Mason
John Barry Mason (12 July 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English singer and songwriter. A leading songwriter of the 1960s, he wrote the bulk of his most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. Mason gained many gold and platinum awards for his work including five Ivor Novello Awards, the most recent of them in 1998. Life and career Mason was born in Wigan, eldest son of Phyllis née Hart, and journalist, Cecil Mason, who died when Barry was nine. He had a younger brother, and two half-sisters by his mother's second husband, an American GI He grew up in the village of Coppull, near Chorley in Lancashire and attended Baines Grammar School in Poulton-Le-Fylde. His songwriting credits included three UK Singles Chart number ones, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", "The Last Waltz", and " I Pretend", as well as " Here It Comes Again", "There Goes My First Love", " A Man Without Love", " Winter World of Love", "Delilah", "Love Is All", " Les Bicyclettes de Belsize", " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Macaulay
Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Gordon Instone; 21 April 1944) is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter. He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 and 1977). He is a nine time Ivor Novello Awards winning songwriter. In 2007, he became the only British person to win the Edwin Forrest Award for outstanding contribution to the American theatre. Macaulay's best-known songs include " Baby Now That I've Found You" and " Build Me Up Buttercup" with The Foundations, " (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," as well as "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" and " Don't Give Up on Us". Career Macaulay was born in Fulham, London, England. In the early 1960s he worked as a song plugger for Essex Publishing, then moved to Pye Records as a record producer. It was here that he had his first major success with The Foundations, when they recorded, " Baby Now That I've Found You", a song he had co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Makes Me Smile
"Melanie Makes Me Smile" is a 1970 song written by United Kingdom songwriters Barry Mason and Tony Macaulay. British singer Tony Burrows issued his version in April 1970, which reached No. 87 in the US. Macaulay also produced Burrows' single. Burrows had previously recorded Mason and Macauley's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (January 1970) as lead singer of Edison Lighthouse. "Melanie Makes Me Smile" was released by Australian pop group the Strangers as a cover version in June 1970; it became a top 10 hit there in September. Other versions Former First Edition The bibliographical definition of an edition is all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical variants. First edition According to the definition of ''edition'' above, a book pr ... singer Terry Williams covered "Melanie Makes Me Smile" in 1972. It was released as a single and reached the top 10 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Laguna
Kenneth Benjamin Laguna is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, best known for his work with Joan Jett. Biography Laguna was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, United States, and started playing piano at high school dances from the age of twelve. In the late 1960s, he worked as a songwriter and producer with Super K Productions, established at Buddah Records by producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz, writing songs for such acts as Tony Orlando, The Ohio Express and The Lemon Pipers, often in association with writers Bo Gentry, Bobby Bloom and Ritchie Cordell. Laguna played keyboards for a time with Tommy James and the Shondells, and played on their 1968 hit single " Mony Mony"; he also played keyboards on the second Ohio Express album, ''Yummy Yummy''. Some other credits that Laguna can be seen on include playing on and singing background vocals for "Simon Says", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", " Indian Giver", and most of the 1910 Fruitgum Company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Album
The LP (from long playing or long play) is an analog sound storage medium, specifically a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire US record industry and, apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound in 1957, it remained the standard format for record albums during a period in popular music known as the album era. LP was originally a trademark of Columbia and competed against the smaller 7-inch sized "45" or "single" format by RCA Victor, eventually ending up on top. Today in the vinyl revival era, a large majority of records are based on the LP format and hence the LP name continues to be in use today to refer to new records. Format advantages At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Cook (musician)
Colin Cook may refer to: * Colin Cook (cricketer) (born 1960), English cricketer * Colin Cook (footballer) (1909–?), English footballer * Colin Cook (speedway rider) (born 1954), English speedway rider {{Hndis, Cook, Colin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Gilkyson
Terry Gilkyson (June 17, 1916 – October 15, 1999) was an American folk singer and songwriter. Biography Gilkyson was born Hamilton Henry Gilkyson in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and graduated from St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island in 1935. By his early twenties, he had become a worker on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona, then joined the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1947, he married Jane Haughton and moved to California to pursue a career as a folk singer. He wrote and recorded " The Cry of the Wild Goose", which became a hit song for Frankie Laine in 1950, as well as the 1953 hit song " Tell Me a Story" recorded by Jimmy Boyd and Laine. In 1951 Gilkyson appeared in, as well as wrote continuing songs for, the Cinecolor Western film '' Slaughter Trail'' that, in the manner of ''High Noon'', had ballads throughout the film relating to the plot. He was also featured vocalist on The Weavers No. 1 hit recording of " On Top Of Old Smokey", as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cry Of The Wild Goose
"The Cry of the Wild Goose" is a 1950 song written by Terry Gilkyson. Originally performed by Frankie Laine, the song was his third consecutive number-one hit, following "That Lucky Old Sun" and " Mule Train" from the previous year. The song was released on 78 rpm in early 1950 by Mercury Records with catalog number 5363. Laine's version spent two weeks at number-one on the ''Billboard'' Most Played by Jockeys music chart in March 1950. The song was later covered by Tennessee Ernie Ford and was the uncredited theme song for the 1950 motion picture release '' Saddle Tramp''. The song is quoted at length in the 1952 novel ‘’Back of Town’’ by Maritta Wolff. In a 1986 episode of ''Life With Lucy'', Lucille Ball’s character references the song's lyrics when she states that she had to listen to Frankie Laine sing "I must go where the wild goose goes" before she could leave a message on an answering machine. Brian Setzer covered the song on his 2003 album ''Nitro Burnin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
