Dana's questions from 1/24/06

How did Al Jackson die?

       Al Jackson was shot by someone who broke into his house.

Who was his replacement in Booker T and the MGs?

I don't think he was replaced, as he was shot after the MG's "official" break up.

What songs does Ray Manzerik sing on "Full Circle"?

Get Up and Dance

Verdilac

Hard Wood Floor

Good Rockin'

The Piano Bird

The Peking King and the New York Queen

Who else beside Sly Stone is black in Sly and the Family Stone?

Rosie Stone

Freddie Stone

Larry Graham

Cynthia Robinson

The line changed a bit over the years.

Trivia- Sly's first band was called The Stoners.

Was Tony Sheridan on the first Beatles album?

Not on the first U.S., U.K. or Canadian Beatles albums but in the late 80's to cash in on EMI/ Capitol releasing the Beatles U.K. catalouge worldwide on cd, tape and vinyl reissue Polydor released The Early Beatles Tapes which rounded up most of the Beatles Hamburg sessions with Tony Sheridan. It also had the two songs the Beatles cut in Hamburg without Tony, "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow" which later appeared remixed on Beatles Anthology One. Back in 1996 a book came out on the Beatles' Hamburg period that came with a four song vinyl e.p. that had a newly found song from the sessions with Tony, "Swanee River."

How many CDs is George Harrison's "Dark Horse Years"?

86 tracks on 6 CDs

How many CD's is the opera "The Life of Igor"?

Does he mean "Prince Igor" by Borodin?

Some versions have 3 CD sets and some 2

No, I don't know why. Maybe the guys on the 2 CD sets are playing faster.

What is the name of the song that goes "I've been down so goddamn long that it looks like up to me?" on "L.A. Woman"?

The song is called "Been Down So Long".

What label was Aretha Franklin on?

Aretha Franklin was on Checker (very brief), then (generally) Columbia (60's mostly), then Atlantic (into the 80's), and then Arista (90's-now).

What label was Wilson Pickett on?

Wilson Pickett was on Atlantic, but recorded tracks at Stax w/ Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn. Stax owner Jim Stewart banned all outside sessions at the end of 1965, after that Pickett would record elsewhere.

Who are the girls in Sly and the Family Stone?

Cynthia Robinson and Rose Stone. I'm not sure if Pat Rizzo is a woman or not.

Does Tony Iommi ever sing in Black Sabbath?

I don't believe Iommi ever sang, no

Were The Band from Canada?

Everyone in The Band were Canadian except Levon Helm, who's from Marvell, Arkansas.

What was the name of Edwin Hawkins Singers' second album with "Lay Down Candles in the Rain"?

He has a 1968 album on Pavilion (apparently his first) titled "Lay Down Candles in the Rain." I can't find a track listing for it but it seems that this album would have that song.

What is the "Five Stair Steps" album with "Ooh child things are gonna get easier"?

"OK, I (sorta) have the "What is the "Five Stair Steps" album with "Ooh child things are gonna get easier"? covered...That interested me because R&B singer Des'ree cribbed that same lyric snippet for her 98 hit "You Gotta Be."...So according to a Google search, The Five Stairsteps' "O-o-h Child" was on either the "Step By Step By Step" (Buddah 1970) or "The Stairsteps" (Buddah 1970) album. Those are apparently out-of-print now, but the track does appear on various Greatest Hits CDs that are available."

What Stories album has "Brother Louie"?

"Brother Louie" is on Stories' second album "About Us" from 1973. It's on the Pair label.

What was Cracker's first album?

          It was self-titled - "Cracker"

What Cracker album has "What the world needs is a new folk singer like I need a hole in my head?"

Cracker's first record was self-titled, and it has the song "Teen Angst" ("What the world needs now..." I fondly remember that song being a minor radio hit when I was in high school.)

What's the Tommy Roe album with "Dizzy"?

The LP is entitled "Dizzy".

What's the Reparata and the Delrons' album with "Who's the Captain of Your Ship"?

The song is called "The Captain of Your Ship". It's on the 2001 girl group compilation "Let's Hear It for the Girls" on Crimson Productions (22 tracks). It also appears on the 2005 CD "The Best of Reparata and the Delrons" on Ace (1 CD, 30 tracks)

Where are The Strawberry Alarm Clock from?

California

Are any of the guys in Three Dog Night black?

I think all the Three Dog Night cats were white

How many CDs is Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland"?

Reply 1: "Electric Ladyland" was originally a double LP but is on one CD

Reply 2: The original Reprise CD release of "Electric Ladyland" was 2 discs.

How many CDs are in the Ides of March "Essentials"?

The Ides of March "Essentials" is 1 CD

Is "Dark Horse" a record label?

Dark Horse was George's label after the Apple red-tape (I think)

What's the name of José Feliciano's third album with "The Star Spangled Banner"?

It appears on two later albums: "Definite Best..." from 2001 and "God Bless the U.S.A." from 1995.

The third Jose Feliciano album is "Fantastic Feliciano", but it doesn't have the Star Spangled Banner on it. I don't find it listed on any of his albums in the 60s or 70s (that fucker released a ton of albums), but his controversial (at the time) performance of it was in Tiger Stadium in Detroit in 1968, about a year before Hendrix's famous rendition. Feliciano's version was released as a single, but I'm not sure if it was the same year or in 1969. It first showed up on a full length on a greatest hits compilation called "The Definite Best..." in 2001.

Dana's questions from 1/31/06

What was the second Strawberry Alarm Clock album with "Tomorrow"?

"Wake up it's Tomorrow" (1968)

What label is George Harrison's "Brainwashed" on?

Capital

What's the McGuire Sisters' album with "May You Always"?

The McGuire Sisters: The Best of the McGuire Sisters (1966)

What Bobby Golsburrough album has "Autumn of My Life"?

Bobby Goldsboro: "Word Pictures Featuring Autumn of My Life" (1968)

What's Tiny Tim's album with "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"?

Reply 1: "God Bless Tiny Tim"

Reply 2: Tiny Tim's version of "Stairway to Heaven" is WAY better than the original. No shit.

Is it true that "Cool Hand Luke" was released in 1968 in the month of April?

"Cool Hand Luke" is 1967.

What is the full track listing for Reparata and the Delrons' "Greatest Hits"?

1. Boys And Girls

2. Captain Of Your Ship

3. Whenever A Teenager Cries

4. Tommy

5. The Kind Of Trouble That I Love

6. It's Waiting There For You

7. Panic

8. Look In My Diary

9. Do Wah Diddy

10. I Have A Boyfriend

11. I'm Nobody's Baby Now

12. Take A Look Around You

13. Mama's Little Girl

14. I Can Hear The Rain

15. The Boy I Love

16. In My Diary

17. He's My Guy (And I Love Him So)

18. Bye Bye Baby

19. I Found My Place

20. Loneliest Girl In Town

21. I Can Tell

22. (Do You) Remember When

23. Leave Us Alone

24. He's The Greatest

25. He Don't Want You

26. Weather Forecast

27. (We're Gonna) Hold The Night

28. Saturday Night Didn't Happen

29. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart?

30. Shoes

What album by Billy Joe Royal had "Down in the Boondocks"?

It was on Royal's 1965 album "Down in the Boondocks," available now on CD as a 2-for-1 with his "Cherry Hill Park" CD. Joe South wrote that song, plus many others for Royal.

Dana's questions from 2/14/06

What songs are on the Best of the McGuire Sisters?

The 1982 Best of on MCA is only on LP and Cassette. It has:

1          Sugartime

2          Picnic                   

3          Little Things Mean a Lot                    

4          Blue Skies           

5          Sweet Song of India     

6          Just for Old Time's Sake            

7          May You Always                 

8          I'll Be Seeing You                    

9          I'm in the Mood for Love            

10        Love and Marriage               

11        Around the World                   

12        Muskrat Ramble                 

13        Sincerely              

14        Red River Valley                   

15        Lullaby of Birdland               

16        He     

17        It May Sound Silly                    

18        Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight                                     

19        Something's Gotta Give

20        Just Because                

21        Heart                    

22        Volare                  

23        Does Your Heart Beat for Me?                 

24        Goodbye

Also, in 1999, MCA did a 2 CD anthology. It has:

1          Miss You  
2          Tell Us Where The Good Times Are  
3          Goodnight, Sweatheart, Goodnight 
4          Muskrat Ramble 
5          Sincerely   
6          No More 
7          Melody of Love 
8          It May Sound Silly   
9          Something's Gotta Give 
10         Heart   
11         Sweet Song of India    
12         He   
13         'S Wonderful   
 14         Mississippi Mud          
15          Tiptoe Through the Tulips With Me               
16          All by Myself        
17          Do You Remember When? 
18          Every Day of My Life 
19          Weary Blues       
20          Delilah Jones       
21          Picnic       
22          Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)     
23          All I Do Is Dream of You 
24          Love Is Here to Stay   
25          Tenderly   
26          Moonglow 
27          Don't Take Your Love from Me 
28          Around the World         
29          Sugartime 
30          Summer Dreams      
31          Ding Dong          
32          Volare       
33          May You Always          
34          Red River Valley                  
35          True Love 
36          Always      
37          Love and Marriage     
38          The Blue Room 
39          Makin' Whoopee          
40          Just for Old Time's Sake 
41          Wouldn't It Be Loverly?      
42          Teach Me Tonight      
43          I Really Don't Want to Know     
44          Bye Bye Blackbird    
45          Birth of the Blues          
46          You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)  
47          Old Devil Moon 
48          I'm Just Taking My Time     
49          Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)   
50          My Heart Cries for You       

Does Luciano Pavarotti still sing?

02/08/2006 6:23 AM, AP

Opera star Luciano Pavarotti will sing at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Pavarotti's spokeswoman, Renata Meroni, gave no other details Wednesday about the 70-year-old Italian tenor's appearance.

The singer, who had an operation in March to repair two vertebrae, has recently been on a farewell tour that is expected to last several years.

What's the name of the Neon Philharmonic Album with "Morning Girl"?

It's on the 1969 Warner Bros. album "The Moth Confesses". Eight tracks, not sure if this is available on CD or not.

Who is Lisa Flynn?

Lisa Flynn has been a program host and producer for WFMT in Chicago since 1991. She co-hosts the weekday Morning Program with Carl Grapentine and is the producer of The New Releases on Sunday mornings. Lisa has hosted several nationally syndicated broadcasts for the WFMT Radio Network, including concerts by the Berlin Staatskapelle and War Letters, which won the 2002 Peter Lisagor Award.

What's the Mercy album with "Love Can Make You Happy"?

They have a 1969 LP on Warner Bros. Called "Love Can Make You Happy". I imagine the song is on the LP but I could not find a track listing, nor could I find out if it's on CD.

How many CD's is Leonard Nimoy's "Carnival of the Animals"?

         So far I can't find a listing for this album.

What John Lennon album has "Grow Old Along With Me"?

The exact title is "Grow Old With Me" and it's on "Milk and Honey" from 1984 (after his death) - looks like one CD, 12 songs.

Is the girl group Propade or Propane?

I'm having trouble finding a band by either name. See if you can find out exactly how it is spelled.