What song/music/muzak are you listening to right now? - Page 23

cashman · 23-06-2005, 11:52

just listened to -good morning judge-wynonie harris, welcome back wyn.

Wynonie Harris · 23-06-2005, 12:46

An excellent choice, Mr Cashman! And thank you for the welcome back, Chicago was a gas!

I'm listening to the Best of Sam & Dave at the moment. Sock it to me!

cashman · 23-06-2005, 14:45

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

An excellent choice, Mr Cashman! And thank you for the welcome back, Chicago was a gas!

I'm listening to the Best of Sam & Dave at the moment. Sock it to me!

think theres gremlins aboard,tried to send u a pm,but said user not found! weve just got in and listening to zoot money at the moment.

Wynonie Harris · 23-06-2005, 16:24

Zoot Money - good choice. Currently giving Little Milton a spin.

I've just PM-ed you, Cashman. Hope it gets through.

twig · 23-06-2005, 19:41

just listened to the beach boys

sarah · 25-06-2005, 02:54

David Grey - 'White Ladder'

cashman · 25-06-2005, 13:42

r.dean taylor-lets go somewhere-

Wynonie Harris · 25-06-2005, 15:34

Nice one, Mr C! The flipside of R. Dean's Wigan Casino biggie "There's A Ghost In My House" I do believe.

I'm currently listening to the 9-CD boxset "The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968" packed with King Otis, Sam & Dave, Booker T., Rufus Thomas, Eddie Floyd etc - winners all the way. It takes about 10 hours to listen to the lot, but when you're laid up after a double hernia operation and there's no Stanley to watch, time hangs heavy...

sarah · 25-06-2005, 23:33

David Grey - 'A New Day at Midnight'

janet · 26-06-2005, 10:08

Just listening to westlife c.d.

Wynonie Harris · 27-06-2005, 09:57

Etta James live in 1963...present-day divas, listen and learn.

cashman · 27-06-2005, 11:43

jack scott a great rocknroll man, who actually had more stateside hits 57-59 than elvis,but no-one hardly knows him.

Wynonie Harris · 27-06-2005, 14:20

He had two top ten hits over here, too - My True Love and What In The World's Come Over You, but my favourite is The Way I Walk...cracking record!

Henry Morton · 28-06-2005, 01:11

I rarely stray from the Stanley forum, but this thread is much too tasty to miss !

Wynonie's tastes coincide with my own in respect of the Stax (and, may I suggest, Chess) material. As the Hammond organist (we didn't call it "keyboards" in those days) in the Soul Survivors I used to love playing this stuff. Also the late, great Edwin Starr featured heavily in our repertoire . . . Headline News was a particular favourite of mine.

However, once that genre had lost a little of its impact I started listening to the white Americans who were producing some fine music in the late 60s and early 70s. And Steely Dan are the greatest musicians to emerge from those times.

Later, I got a lot of pleasure in the 70s from Andrew Gold , and particularly from Rupert Holmes (an Englishman who moved to the states at a young age).

This will probably sound a bit daft to many of you very knowledgeable music lovers, but I rate Rupert Holmes far above other singer-songwriters such as Elton John. Of course, Rupert is remembered largely for his popular hit "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)", but he has written and performed some amazing stuff which is of a much higher standard.

So, in response to the original question, I spend most of my free time listening to what I consider to the best four albums of all time.

1) Rubber Soul by The Beatles

2) Revolver by The Beatles

3) Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

4) Pursuit Of Happiness by Rupert Holmes

Wynonie Harris · 28-06-2005, 08:18

Henry, two weeks ago today, I was standing in the very room that used to be the Chess recording studio - 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. I could feel the hairs stand up on the back of my neck as the ghosts of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and many more echoed round the room. Seems like a dream now...