Hmm. Still not seeing how a G sharp is a different frequency from an A flat. I understand how equal temperament works and how it evolved. However, isn't it true that on any ET instrument a G# and an A- are going to be the exact same frequency?
One of John Lennon's very first songs, Hello Little Girl, has the same chord sequence as one of his very last ones, Dear Yoko (A, E, D, E, D, E, A).
It is true they are the same note in ET. But ET is a compromise, supposedly, coming after the initial state, where those notes were defined as mathematically different.
Sun Records was technically Nashville-based by the time the Spoonful were hit-makers. Shelby Singleton moved the company from Memphis to Nashville when he bought Sam Phillips out.
Meh. Can you name some great Sun releases he was talking about, with all those Nashville pickers? On wiki: Shelby Singleton bought Sun in 1969, after Sebastian had written all his spoonful hits. It was a mistake.
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman–Turner Overdrive is the first song with stuttering vocals to reach number one. Stuttering to the Top of the Charts
'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before' was scheduled to be The Smiths final single, but pulled on the grounds of sensitivity over the Hungerford Massacre, vis-à-vis the reference in the song to a "mass murder". So in theevent it was released only in Australia. It would have made for a more fittingly playful valediction than either of the two posthumous singles pulled from 'Strangeways'.
Michi Hirota, the female voice on Bowie’s "It's No Game (No. 1)", is one of the women on the cover of Sparks’ Kimono My House.
Probably well-known among Zappa fans, but perhaps not to others: There's a strong connection between Frank Zappa and Missing Persons. Dale Bozzio voiced a part in Joe's Garage and Dale and Terry Bozzio both voiced parts in Thing Fish. To this day, Dale considers Frank her mentor.
I had to google what that meant exactly as I´m not really familiar with this so: 5,000,000 to 9,999,999 units: Multi-Platinum album Recording Industry Association of America certification - Wikipedia
Not to mention that all the musicians in Missing Persons (Terry Bozzio, Warren C., Patrick o'Hearn) did time in Zappa's band.
Just found this article this afternoon. It was kind of surprising to me, at least. You Know Who Had a Terrible Time at Woodstock? Some Guy Named Roger Daltrey
Not sure how surprising, but I found this interesting. I'll put this forth in the form of a trivia question, so those who care to can guess at the answer. I gleaned this recently from a reference work, one of many published by the dean of the American music charts, Joel Whitburn. So if you have the particular work in question, please refrain from looking up the answer, so as to play fair among those who are simply guessing. The question is this: what is the most-recorded song title of the rock 'n' roll era (let's call it mid-1950s to early 1990s)? Note the we're talking about a title, not a song — meaning that entirely different songs with the same title count toward the total. For example, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks and America (along with many others) all recorded a song entitled "I Need You." Each is a different song, but each would count toward the total number of "I Need You"'s that have been recorded. On the other hand, there is obviously only one song with the title "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." But that song has been recorded by many, many artists, and each one of those versions would count toward the total for that title. The titles do not have to been hit singles. As long as a song with that title appeared as a track on an album that charted in Billboard during the years listed, it counts toward the total. So, the question in its final form: excluding Christmas songs, what is the most-recorded song title of the rock 'n' roll era?
Drew Struzan, who illustrated the "Hollywood Gangsters Cover" for Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits (1974), in addition to others, went on to become one of the most coveted movie poster artists of all-time. He illustrated posters for films such as Star Wars, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, E.T. and Back To The Future.
Pete Townsend's hearing loss was due to an accident on the Smothers Brothers Show. Here's a video of the accident: Cheryl Ladd was the singing voice of Melody on Josie & The Pussycats animated series (Jackie Joseph was her speaking voice). Phil Collins auditioned for the Sid & Marty Kroft series The Bugaloos but he wasn't chosen. David Cassidy was considered for lead singer of Genesis after Peter Gabriel departed. The song "Trying To Get The Feeling Again" was written for the Carpenters but they passed on it for the album Horizon since it was felt that the album had enough ballads (although a worklead was recorded). Barry Manilow had a hit with a version with revised lyrics.
Thanks for taking a guess at this! Surprisingly, this title is 25th on the list — so there are quite a few ahead of it.
Townsend himself actually attributes his hearing loss to excessive volume listening through headphones: Sound Science: Pete Townshend Blames Headphones for Hearing Loss EDIT : I'm not sure why this text is deciding to center itself.
