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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@sonic.net> |
| Subject | Re: Favorites... |
| Date | Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:55:31 -0700 |
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J&J Giddings wrote:
> Ok, I know this has probably been discussed before, but I'm fairly new here.
> What were some of your favorite songs, favorite groups, favorite albums,
> etc., when you were growing up
Born in 52 with musical awareness starting early due to my much older
half-brothers. My 1st two albums were Bo Diddley (57) & "The Everly
Brothers" (58) - gifts from my 2 brothers - I still have them. A few 45s
- Drifters/Platters/Coasters cuts, Purple People Eater, Battle of New
Orleans, Palasades Park, and later Lion Sleeps Tonight. My brother's
extensive Do Wop collection (78's!) and Little Walter & Otis Spann 45's.
Another big influence was a 3 record set of John Phillip Sousa music and
my oldest brother's extensive Baroque & Beethoven collection. And my
parents 78's (Sinatra, Andrews Sisters, Goodman, Porgie & Bess and other
Gershwin, and alot more).
Then my parents took me to see the Kingston Trio ~1960 (a very adult
performance banter wise - I loved it!). My dad did publicity for the
biggest promoter in the Southeast (Joe Murnick - who made most of his
$$$ promoting wrestling - George & Sandy Scott & Billy 2 Rivers were
his finds). I saw hundreds of concerts starting before I could even
appreciate (or really remember) them. R&R, Folk, Mainstream Pop, Country
& Bluegrass, Soul, Classical - you name it, I saw nearly everyone who
toured the South (except the Beatles & Otis Redding). Thus my primary
early-age influence was live music.
And WLAC Nashville Tennessee - Randy's Record Shop. One of the
pioneering radio shows of the late 50's. Sitting in my brothers' room (I
was 5/6 and they 17 & 18) listening to the latest from Memphis and
Chicago was heaven. My oldest brother was a Ham operator and DX's AM
radio from 2/3's of the US (from Raleigh, NC), but nothing beat WLAC.
Then in 1963 a musical group from England...
- michael
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