There are certainly songs on the Strawberry Sampler CD, originally intended for their debut album, which nod in Herb's direction. The backing for that version...
Yes, Kate, even long before Herb Alpert helped launch (along with his friend, Jerry Moss) A&M Records, Herb has always had a strong impact on the making -- and...
... Speaking of Jim, whatever has become of him? I don't recall seeing him on this list for many moons; he was actually at our get-together last May at the...
Ha, HA! Great one Ron... in a style I love. We have to thank Herb Alpert for his propensity ' for " Whipped Cream and Other Delights"... an album cover which...
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I think you'd like Edgar Winter's "Autumn". I did it in a band I was in back in the day. It's quite umlike the rest of " Frankenstein" album....
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Feb 1, 2005 11:16 pm
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There is an Ethel Merman thread here.. "Sweetling " ends with a burst of "No Business Like Show Business".. Hey, I love Ethel! Cheers, Ken/NY...
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I always did enjoy everything Herb Alpert did including his half sung sort of spoken love song. It is a nice song and quite sentimental and sort of Strawbs...
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Feb 1, 2005 11:27 pm
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I have never been a fan of Shocking Blue, I like(d) Earth and Fire much better. I am very sorry I've sold all their albums years ago, cd's are hard to get...
In a message dated 2/1/05 6:41:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, Knst456@... writes: << I think you'd like Edgar Winter's "Autumn". I did it in a band I was...
Did Johnny Winter die?? On a trip and have limited access to e-mail and see a bunch of Johnny Winter-related e-mails that I really can't open. Hope it's not...
Autumn was written and sung by Dan Hartman the bass player in the Edgar Winter Group. That's why it sounds different then the usual EW songs. On the follow up...
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Judi, Nope, Johnny just put out a new album last year..as far as I know..alive and well, though, I can certainly understand that seeing all the posts might...
I just noticed the photographer credits for the Strawbs homepage...they were done by Chris Bates. Just wondering, while he was a lad in school, did the...
MAster Bates? ha , ha... didn't expect that.. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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The first of the Witchwood Media Archive Series arrived in my mailbox today, and it is an absolute delight (even if it's a little short -- I wan't timing it...
I have spent the past 5 years in earnest catching bands I never saw when I was, um, much younger: Roxy Music, the Strawbs, Ian Hunter & Mick Ralphs, Crosby ...
Truly, I went to primary school with a Richard Head! And a friend of mine was christened William Robert Button - Billy Bobby Button!! I'll never forget the...
A logical conclusion though Judi. I am always fearful when 'Claridge' appears in the subject box, but usually it's only Lindsay's wishful thinking. D alive and...
Actually why I thought of it was I went to university with a Steven Masters, from Montreal, and a fairly well off family one might say. Sitting around toking...
Thank you Les!! I am madly in love with Richard Thompson..I had a very hard time not throwing myself on stage when I last saw him, declaring for all the world...
In a message dated 2/2/05 10:51:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, aghostgirl4u@... writes: << I learned that Fairport Convention and Accoustic Strawbs will...
Tom, you know the song I see the light? Hot Tuna?? My own band does that one..sounds very cool with a banjo! Kate ... both ... will ... is a ... count on ... ...
In a message dated 2/3/05 12:00:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, aghostgirl4u@... writes: << Tom, you know the song I see the light? Hot Tuna?? My own band...
Sweet song yeah..I love it. I only play rhythm on it..but it isn't hard to play..well it probably is the way he plays it..but..I'm no great guitarist..strictly...
Well Jorma's song Embryonic Journey which he did when he played guitar with the Jefferson Airplane was a classic even back in 1967..I believe they used that...
We're working on it - forthcoming delights as discussed at the last Board Meeting are likely to include: Strawbs (Cousins, Lambert, Cronk, Hawken, Coombes) at...
STRAWBSWEBNEWS - FEBRUARY 2005 Contents ... Teddington - End Of UK Tour Date for Acoustic Strawbs US Tour Dates/Canada Shows Unique Private Concert, 20 Feb,...