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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Elton A&R |
| Date | Fri, 09 Sep 2005 23:50:35 -0500 |
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>Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 00:39:52 -0400
>From: garymaher@juno.com
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: From Elton John interview on cnn.com
>Message-ID: <20050909.005235.3928.0.garymaher@juno.com>
>I remember hearing him on the radio talking up Fairground Attraction and
>Even playing tracks from their debut CD. It was the first time I had
>heard them and I immediately bought the CD.
>The man's obviously got great taste. (In music, not clothes.) Let's put
>HIM in charge of major label A&R!
I also remember a few years ago raving about FOW's "Utopia Parkway" in Mojo. Humm, that would be an interesting combo if they ever decided to work together or have Adam and Crhis whip up a song for him.
Dont forget the guy ran Rocket Records in the 70's, not a huge success but it did score hits with The Hudson Brothers, gave Cliff Richard his first USA top 10 hit with the great "Devil Woman", and revived Neil Sedaka's carreer for a short time. Sadly the pressures of running Rocket (along with creative burnout, excess, sexual excapades and drugs) caused Elton's own music to quickly hit rock bottom in the process.
Billy G.
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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