It's a two-fer Tuesday! Why? Well, I missed yesterday and it's my birthday.
#TeamKeith
Little Richard, Long Tall Sally, Tutti Fruitti
There was more! Second generation fans got him in movie and television cameos. Third generation Little Richard fans were treated to his antics via television commercials for things like Doritos and Snickers bars. Guy's gotta pay the bills. Rest in power, as they say.
The Righteous Brothers, You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Some consider this one of the most romantic songs ever. It certainly features some of the most amazing vocals. Truly a classic.
Billy Riley & His Little Green Men, Red Hot
Was he one of the minor artists at Sun Records? I don't know anything more about him. Early rock and roll piano, growling vocals, thumping bass, things kind of get a little crazy there at the end. Quick wiki trip reveals Billy recorded and performed right up to his death in 2009 at the age of 75. Don't ever stop people, tenacity is where it's at.
Jimmie Rodgers, Blue Yodel No. 9
From 1930. It sounds like 1930. One of the earliest marriages of blues and country. And then the yodeling starts. And the trumpet player is Louie Armstrong? Epic.
The Rolling Stones, Honky Tonk Woman, Satisfaction, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Miss You, Sympathy for the Devil
Somewhere, somehow, people force you to draw a line where you are an Elvis or Beatles fan, and then once you've made you decision, then you are forced into yet another argument: Beatles or Stones? Does it ever stop?
While I am a big Beatles fan, I have much love for the Stones, and think Keith is far more brilliant than Mick. Honky Tonk Woman was the #1 song the week I was born - happy birthday to me today BTW - so I feel a particular affinity for the song. Miss You is one of those successful answers to Trivial Pursuit that ended yet another friendship, and Sympathy for the Devil makes you truly contemplate the role of evil in our changing times. Satisfaction is fuzzy brilliance, by who? Keith of course.
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