Gold & Platinum-1964-1995

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:22 pm

The Byrds

To this day the Byrds beleive they wuz robbed.In the spring of 1966,they'd had #1 hits with two of their first three singles,Mr.Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! turn! Now with Eight Miles High ,they thought they'd get their third chart-topper.The Byrds who began on a folk-rock foundation two years brfore ,had ventured into psychedelia and space rock by way of Indian sitars and electronic effects.Eight Miles High would be seen as an acid-rock breakthrough,a high point for the band.Radio station band together and wouldn't play it.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:33 pm

Revival (Love Is Everywhere)-The Allman Brothers Band-1971-#92

M & L ---Dickey Betts

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:04 am

Lucky man-The Who-1971-#15

kantucky · Post by **kantucky** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:13 am

Eight Miles High, one of my favorites of all time. There was a Byrds tribute band that came to Ironton about 5 or 6 years ago that done a very long version of the song. It was awesome to say the least and I've saw Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young do it too around that time, the tribute band just nailed it.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:40 am

Always loved The Byrds

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:29 am

Sonny and Cher
Three Gold Album Awards

The Byrds
One Gold Album Award
One Gold Platinum Award

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:38 pm

Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who-1971-#15

M & L---Pete Townshend

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:54 am

Bob Dylan
24---Gold and Platinum
9----Album Awards

Simon and Garfield
9--Gold and Platinum
7--Album Awards

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:53 pm

Bob Dylan's " Just Like A Woman"

In 1971,writing in the New York Times,Marion Meads declared,There's no more complete catalogue of sexist slurs than in this song,in which Dylan defines women's natural traits as greed,hypocrisy,whining and hysteria.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:01 pm

Simon and Garfunkel

Beleive it or not these two started out as Tom and Jerry,a pop duo

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:23 am

Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen-1975-#23

M & L--Bruce Springsteen

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:14 pm

Marvin Gaye

4--Gold and Platinum
3--Album Awards

Marvin explanation for recording "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

I was really a bad guy,and I needed the money.
A year before Marvin put this song out Gladys Knight and the Pips put it out and it climb to No.2 and stayed on the charts for three month.

When Marvin put it out it wen to No.1

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:45 pm

Don't Do Me Like That-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers-1979-#10

M & L--Tom Petty

robycop3 · Post by **robycop3** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:21 pm

Surfin' Bird...The Trashmen...This group had the misfortune to hit it just before the British Invasion landed, 1964.

Local hitzz:

WHOLE LOTTA LOVIN...Explosive Dynamiks, '64or'65

I'LL GET YOU YET...Parliaments (Later Funkadelic)

I JUST WANNA TESTIFY...See above

WON'T YOU LET ME BE YOUR BABY/THERE MUST BE SOMETHIN...1963, 2-sided local hit, Larry Ascot/Collegiates

THE BUZZARD/I LOVE THIS GIRL...1965, The Buzzards(Local members: Vocalist Bob Adkins, former Cabell Co. Chief deputy, Rodney Saunders, lead guitar

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:47 pm

Van Morrison

4-Gold Platinum
2-Album Awards

Morrison always said they had him lip-sync when on Tv shows and he said he couldn't do it because he always did his songs different everytime

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:15 am

One of These Nights-The Egles-1975-#1

M & L---Don Henley and Glenn Frey

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:24 pm

CCR-----Creedence Clearwater Revival

13 --Gold and Platinum
9----Album Awards

Proud Mary was the first of what would be nine Top 10 hits
They were the teen American Dream come true; a band of kids from California suburb who got together when John Fogerty,their leader was 13

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:15 am

Don't Stop-Fleetwood Mac-1977-#3

M & L--Christine MaVie

I Shot The Sheriff--Eric Clapton-1974-#1

M & L---Bob Marley

Lido Shuffle-Boz Scaggs-1977-#11

M & L ---David Paich and William " Boz" Scaggs

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:34 pm

Elvis Presley

61-Gold and Platinum
29 Album Awards

Until he returns Suspicious Minds-stands as Elvis Presley's all-time comeback hit

By 1969 Elvis had gone seven years without notching a #1 hit

The A-side of Suspicious Minds (You'll Think of Me ) flopped

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:17 pm

Baby,I Love Your Way-Peter Frampton-1976-#12

Rich Girl-Daryl Hall and John Oates-1976-#1

Miracles-Jefferson Starship-1975-#3