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Post by jk on Mar 8, 2024 14:57:00 GMT
To display Steve's tremendous voice, I'm posting a short YouTube video below. If you have a couple of minutes, give it a view/listen. I'm sure you will be impressed, and I'm confident you will enjoy it. R.I.P. Steve Lawrence... Certainly! He and Jack Jones were never my cup of tea but I was always impressed with their voices. Rest in peace, Steve, rest in peace, Eydie.
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Mar 8, 2024 15:30:44 GMT
Steve Lawrence passed away at the age of 88 from complications from Alzheimer's disease. Steve had several hits as a solo performer including "Go Away Little Girl" (#1 in 1962) and "Party Doll", but it was with his wife, Eydie Gorme, that Steve attained his biggest stardom. Steve & Eydie were popular performers on record, on TV, and in live performances for several decades starting in the late 1950s. Growing up, I remember seeing Steve & Eydie numerous times on TV including the Ed Sullivan Show, the Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, several telethons, and many variety shows. Admittedly, their style of music did not appeal to me. At that time, the Great American Songbook, the standards, and jazz music was way over my head. They seemed old and I was young and didn't...get...their talent. As I got older and explored different artists and different styles of music, I came across some Steve & Eydie videos on YouTube. Simply, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were great - great! - singers and performers. They could sing it all, and they did. Yes, it was another era, a simpler time, but there was still something special about their talent(s). I enjoy going back to those times and appreciating what they were doing. Also as I got older, I started to appreciate Christmas music. Steve & Eydie released a great Christmas album in 1964 - That Holiday Feeling! Before Eydie Gorme passed away in 2013, I was fortunate to get an autographed CD of That Holiday Feeling! by Steve & Eydie. I proudly display it each holiday season. After Eydie passed away, Steve Lawrence continued to record and perform, but his career started to wind down. In 2019, Steve announced that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Recently, in cooperation with Steve's son, David Lawrence, Real Gone Music began a series of Steve & Eydie reissues. To display Steve's tremendous voice, I'm posting a short YouTube video below. If you have a couple of minutes, give it a view/listen. I'm sure you will be impressed, and I'm confident you will enjoy it. R.I.P. Steve Lawrence...
I hadn't really heard of him/them before, and you're right, he does have a great voice. Reminds me a bit of Andy Williams. I think we've discussed it on and off over the years, but it's sad to think how much music will basically be lost to time as we get further away from when it was recorded. I don't mean literally, but that was a solid song, yet a young person like myself who is interested in old music has never even heard of it. Even popular groups will be reduced to only a handful of songs known by the general public.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 8, 2024 15:42:30 GMT
I think we've discussed it on and off over the years, but it's sad to think how much music will basically be lost to time as we get further away from when it was recorded. I don't mean literally, but that was a solid song, yet a young person like myself who is interested in old music has never even heard of it. Even popular groups will be reduced to only a handful of songs known by the general public. Absolutely true, and it's something that's already the case. Casual music fans already only know a few names of artists, songs, or albums, while obviously there would have been hundreds or thousands of working musicians at any given time. It's even true of early pop music or rock and roll: most people know a handful of names, songs, and albums. The stuff is generally available now--which is an improvement over earlier eras, when documentation and recording were nonexistent or rare--but as you said, it's still just lost in the oceans of content unless or until somebody points it out to you.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 8, 2024 16:39:24 GMT
Thanks for the posts, guys. It's funny, jk. I can't say I sit around listening to singers like Jack Jones and Steve Lawrence often. I don't, but occasionally I'll venture onto YouTube and find these gems that I didn't know existed - both songs and performances. I try to imagine what it was like back then - the culture, the movies/TV, the politics, the sports world, and of course, the music. Like The Cincinnati Kid and Kapitan mentioned, younger generations (and I was once part of one ) aren't aware of a lot of what came before, but it sure is fun discovering it.
Yes, The Cincinnati Kid, the comparison of Steve Lawrence and Andy Williams is a valid one. They were similar artists when it came to their voices, their catalogues, their TV appearances, their era, and their longevity. The 1950s into the early 1960s was a great time for The Crooners. Look at that talent - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, and the aforementioned Steve Lawrence and Andy Williams. I think that's one reason why I enjoy that era of Christmas music so much - the talent, the singers, the voices.
And, speaking of great singers and voices, here's a wonderful video of Eydie Gorme on The Tonight Show in 1966. Eydie Gorme Presents Smile.
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Post by jk on Mar 8, 2024 18:35:20 GMT
Yes, The Cincinnati Kid, the comparison of Steve Lawrence and Andy Williams is a valid one. They were similar artists when it came to their voices, their catalogues, their TV appearances, their era, and their longevity. The 1950s into the early 1960s was a great time for The Crooners. Look at that talent - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, and the aforementioned Steve Lawrence and Andy Williams. I think that's one reason why I enjoy that era of Christmas music so much - the talent, the singers, the voices.
And, speaking of great singers and voices, here's a wonderful video of Eydie Gorme on The Tonight Show in 1966. I recall Eydie and Andy each had a massive hit in the US in 1963, both of them Brill Building songs. Eydie scored with "Blame It On The Bossa Nova" (great song, great organ solo)... ...and Andy went to #1 with "Can't Get Used To Losing You":
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Post by lonelysummer on Mar 9, 2024 21:01:15 GMT
Steve Lawrence passed away at the age of 88 from complications from Alzheimer's disease. Steve had several hits as a solo performer including "Go Away Little Girl" (#1 in 1962) and "Party Doll", but it was with his wife, Eydie Gorme, that Steve attained his biggest stardom. Steve & Eydie were popular performers on record, on TV, and in live performances for several decades starting in the late 1950s. Growing up, I remember seeing Steve & Eydie numerous times on TV including the Ed Sullivan Show, the Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, several telethons, and many variety shows. Admittedly, their style of music did not appeal to me. At that time, the Great American Songbook, the standards, and jazz music was way over my head. They seemed old and I was young and didn't...get...their talent. As I got older and explored different artists and different styles of music, I came across some Steve & Eydie videos on YouTube. Simply, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were great - great! - singers and performers. They could sing it all, and they did. Yes, it was another era, a simpler time, but there was still something special about their talent(s). I enjoy going back to those times and appreciating what they were doing. Also as I got older, I started to appreciate Christmas music. Steve & Eydie released a great Christmas album in 1964 - That Holiday Feeling! Before Eydie Gorme passed away in 2013, I was fortunate to get an autographed CD of That Holiday Feeling! by Steve & Eydie. I proudly display it each holiday season. After Eydie passed away, Steve Lawrence continued to record and perform, but his career started to wind down. In 2019, Steve announced that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Recently, in cooperation with Steve's son, David Lawrence, Real Gone Music began a series of Steve & Eydie reissues. To display Steve's tremendous voice, I'm posting a short YouTube video below. If you have a couple of minutes, give it a view/listen. I'm sure you will be impressed, and I'm confident you will enjoy it. R.I.P. Steve Lawrence...
I hadn't really heard of him/them before, and you're right, he does have a great voice. Reminds me a bit of Andy Williams. I think we've discussed it on and off over the years, but it's sad to think how much music will basically be lost to time as we get further away from when it was recorded. I don't mean literally, but that was a solid song, yet a young person like myself who is interested in old music has never even heard of it. Even popular groups will be reduced to only a handful of songs known by the general public. I only know "The Impossible Dream" because Elvis Presley recorded it. A lot of rock and roll people put him down for veering away from rock music in the 60's and 70's, but I'm kind of glad he did. He opened my eyes and ears to a whole lot of music beyond "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel". My mom was a Steve and Edie fan. I'm thankful I was exposed to a wide variety of sounds growing up - not just Elvis and Rick Nelson, but acts as diverse as the Sons of the Pioneers, Eddy Arnold, Bobby Vinton, the 4 Seasons, Floyd Cramer, Cat Stevens, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Carpenters.
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Post by carllove on Mar 12, 2024 9:59:16 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 12, 2024 11:12:28 GMT
That one is quite unexpected. In addition to his Raspberries output, I loved "Hey Deanie" and "She Did It," both with Bruce Johnston and other affiliated musicians providing some Beach Boys-esque vocals.
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Post by jk on Mar 12, 2024 13:00:59 GMT
That one is quite unexpected. In addition to his Raspberries output, I loved "Hey Deanie" and "She Did It," both with Bruce Johnston and other affiliated musicians providing some Beach Boys-esque vocals. This is absolutely gorgeous. May he rest in peace.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 18, 2024 18:56:10 GMT
R.I.P. Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts who passed away at the age of 80...
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Post by jk on Apr 18, 2024 19:23:11 GMT
Rest in peace, Dickey:
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 20, 2024 11:51:02 GMT
Good song choice, jk. "Jessica" was named/inspired by Dickie Betts' then-infant daughter, Jessica. I think it's interesting how "Jessica" kind of evolved through the years. It started out as the follow-up single to "Ramblin' Man" on AM radio back in 1973, but now it's become a staple on FM classic rock stations. I was always impressed, not just by Dickie's guitar-playing on the song, but also by the amazing piano part. Knowing Gregg Allman was mostly an organist, I was curious who was playing the piano, so I checked it out. It's Chuck Leavell!
Chuck with Dickie:
Check out this video. Great performance:
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 25, 2024 11:25:34 GMT
R.I.P. Mike Pinder who passed away at the age of 82...
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R.I.P.
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Post by lonelysummer on Apr 26, 2024 1:32:51 GMT
R.I.P. Mike Pinder who passed away at the age of 82...
So this means that all 5 members of the original lineup are gone now.
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Post by carllove on Apr 26, 2024 14:38:03 GMT
Sad to see the last original member of the Moody Blues pass away. Glad that Mike was given credit for his contributions to the band, by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I never got to see Mike perform with the Moodies, as he had been replaced by Patrick Moraz by the time I became a fan, but Mr. Pinder was more than a keyboardist. R.I.P.
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