1950s / 1960s Music Quiz!

Floyd Cramer

I said, No googling!

Oi, i was here 2nd, answer my question 1st please!

I knew that one,that song was my signature tune as my name is John and all my mates called me Big Bad John,a few years ago now!I too used to have a big collection of 50's and 60's 45's,sold them all to a collector many years ago.

Who did a comedy rip off similar to the original song, what was it called?

Norfolk i'm sure you will know this one.Anything that's part of you was a B side to which Elvis hit?

Good Luck Charm!

Small sad sam,stewarts,i think if memory serves me.

Well done Norfolk,too easy for you that one.

Sorry bestmate wrong.

If it's not Small Sad Sam, then I've no idea!

Question 2,

Originally given the stage name Jett Powers, who did he become more famous as?

No googling!

Named Thin Chow Min by Des O'Connor quite good actually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eal6z_biX8

Joan Jett!

Originally given the stage name Jett Powers, who did he become more famous as?

Have you heard of LGBT?

Floyd Cramer backed many of the top SUN artists, I was at the Sun studios (museum} on a road trip in April, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans. Finally did it after years of wanting to I feel really lucky.

Stewey, a poor guess frome me...The village people and friends.

Jeff Lynne.

This is worth a look from 1983, not your scene Norfolk but memorable if you liked Phil Lynott and Roy Wood!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ytg08xbjIA

Jeff Lynne is an LGBT?, I never would have guessed.

boxingthefox • November 26, 2019 8:54 PM GMT
Floyd Cramer backed many of the top SUN artists, I was at the Sun studios (museum} on a road trip in April, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans. Finally did it after years of wanting to I feel really lucky.

Yes, I've been to Sun Studio myself! When the tour finished, my wife Jean and I stayed for coffee and the lady behind the counter gave me a handful of tokens to play the jukebox which obviously contained all Sun singles!

Heaven!

If you like R@R you'll love this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4TGPZTCyXU

Great clip SR. thanks for posting it. 'bleedin skiffle group'

Nice one TNM,

Back to Jeff powers, wasn't Alvin Stardust was it, know he had a fair few names before Alvin.

No, not Alvin Stardust!

Johnie be good-suzi quattro with Ron Howard (happy days on guitar).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P39rAlNXQLo

American or English?

American!

I googled it, would never have got it!. Great thread.

From the 50s?

Don't know, give up.

1964 - 1966 he was a big star!

Tell him boxingthefox!

Roy Orbison

P. J. Proby!

sweet little rock n roller t.rex alvin stardust elkie brooks dave edmunds kinks, John Lodge.
Aren't we glad we were born in the era we were, fantastic stuff!

PJ Proby.

Wasn't he in trouble for tax evasion in England recently?

And splitting his strides,

In 2011, Proby was charged with nine charges of benefit fraud. He was cleared of all charges at Worcester Crown Court in 2012.

Any Bowie fans seen this cover, wonderful, never heard of her before i saw this, great singer puts so much emotion into it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8bZHQtXB4M

far too sophisticated for me.

Does a great version of Black Star as well with Amanda Palmer, may not be everyones taste but wonderful with the orchestra. Follows on.

Who did Elvis idolise, and take his vocal style from, a star from the 50s onward.

Know that one i think Brook Benton a great black singer.

I'm off now, been on far too long! Cheers everyone.

No.

Before you go, a small sample.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8keWbOBzCE

Possibly Dean Martin among others!

GL I'm off as well, thanks TNM.

Have a listen^^^ GL and GN

Yes, can see the influence there.
Nite nite.

As a kid I loved all things American! Records, cars, but my idol was Elvis Presley!

I've been to America four times, the first time in 1993 to celebrate our Silver wedding anniversary!

I've driven to Graceland, Sun Studio, RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee but my greatest journey was to drive from Orlando, Florida to Tupelo, Mississippi a 1500 mile round trip!

Goodnight guys!

"I've driven to Graceland, Sun Studio, RCA Studio B in Nashville*, were you following me! Shutting this damn computer off now laser treatment on both eyes today,starting to ache.............................

What do these 1950s / 1960s recording artists have in common?

Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jim Reeves, Otis Redding and Rick Nelson?

All died in car crashes?

I thought Otis Redding died in a plane crash .

All die inplane crashes?

boxingthefox • December 3, 2019 11:57 AM GMT
All die inplane crashes?

Correct!

The oprey bus used to be Reddings tour bus. Think I saw it in the Country music hall of fame, I saw so many 'museums, I get a bit mixed up.

TNM, I did a rockabillybilly ride in Menphis in a PLymouth 55, there was nothing Brad did not know about the place and Elvis in particular, Went to the Levitt shell Elvis performed his first 'real gig there. He only had 2 songs Blue moon of kentucky and that's alright mamma, the crowd went wild so he was made to go back on and sing them again.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, yes, I've been there too!

boxingthefox • December 3, 2019 12:09 PM GMT
TNM, I did a rockabillybilly ride in Menphis in a PLymouth 55, there was nothing Brad did not know about the place and Elvis in particular, Went to the Levitt shell Elvis performed his first 'real gig there. He only had 2 songs Blue moon of kentucky and that's alright mamma, the crowd went wild so he was made to go back on and sing them again.

That sounds great!

A song you might like!

https://youtu.be/FhniMCEgEzw

Not Elvis of course, but Johnny Earle!

Brad the driver asked us to pop into the blues City Cafe Beale Street Memphis, as he was giging there. Out of politeness we said yes, thinking half an hour will do, we stayed all night, he was brilliant! sang loads of elvis songs, Had a chat with him in one of his breaks, I said "you must have 3 1/2 octaves in your vocal range he said sadly only 3 1/4, ffs most singers would give their right arm for that.

Excellent link thanks, great voice. Have to go out, catch you later.

Bye!