Rock N Roll
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“Sausalito Summernight” is the title of a 1981 U.S. Top 40 hit by Nederpop band Diesel. It was fourth of four singles issued from the band’s 1980 debut album Watts in a Tank, the final three of which became chart hits. It was the greatest hit from the LP (U.S. #25). The track became a…
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“Venus” is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue. It was released as a single in the summer of 1969 and topped the charts in nine countries. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, it was a hit in the Netherlands. The song has been covered dozens of times by many artists. In 1986, English girl…
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August 16 is not a good day in Music History. On August 16,1938, legendary Blues musician Robert Johnson died at the age of 27. Making him of the first member of the elusive club of 27. Johnson’s death was not reported publicly. Almost 30 years later, Gayle Dean Wardlow, a Mississippi-based musicologist researching Johnson’s life,…
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This a complete deviation from my usual heavy historical blogs. Every once in a while it is important to have something lighthearted to absorb. This list is completely based on my own choice , there is no science behind it. They are just 5 guitar tracks that I think have been forgotten. In no particular…
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I have to be honest but “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” would not be one of my favourite Rock songs. However it is a classic Rock song nonetheless. A friend once asked me if I knew the song “In the Garden of Eden” . He had heard it in the 1986 film “Manhunter” I corrected him and told him…
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Elvis Presley attended Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated in 1953. While there, Elvis was not particularly notable for his academic achievements but was known for his interest in music. He famously received a C in music class. Despite this, he was passionate about his musical pursuits and often brought his guitar to…
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Every good rock band has at least one great epic rock song, For Survivor it is Santa Ana Winds, in my opinion it’s on par with Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water, Aerosmith’s Dream On and Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir. Ironically Santa Ana Winds was released as a b-side to Caught in the Game, which was…
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Act I, Scene I Enter Chorus. Chorus:Hark! Attend, good people, to a tale most dire,Of conflagration fierce and lute’s sweet lyre.Beside fair Geneva’s tranquil lake it fell,A tragedy where smoke and water tell. Enter noble musicians: Lord Ritchie, Sir Ian, Sir Roger, and Sir Jon. Lord Ritchie:Upon the glassy shore we’d planned our art,A hall…
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I don’t think there isn’t one person on the planet who hasn’t heard of Elvis, the undisputed King of Rock N Roll. This is the story of his first ever number 1 hit “Heartbreak Hotel”. ‘Why do a story on just one song?’ I hear you say. The answer is easy, there are so many…
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