Sunday morning I went window shopping and took a bit of a musical road trip. Here at One Longfellow Square, a musical venue in the heart of the city, the windows are plastered with placards advertising coming events. Most weeks there's a little bit of everything featuring a wide range of musical tastes. Want a trip back? Maybe Rodney Crowell, Leon Redbone or Chad and Jeremy might be just the road to take. Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde were a folk rock duo who came along with their counterparts Peter and Gordon. Their hits "Yesterday's Gone", "A Summer Song", "Willow Weep for Me", and "Before and After" were a part of the British Invasion of music in the Sixties. It's my favorite period of music ever. Sunday nights there was a parade of these band across the Ed Sullivan stage. I was tuned in. Judy, Brenda, Judd loved them. I took a pass. I'll take the Kinks, Zombies, and Yardbirds. I still do.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Yesterday's Gone
Sunday morning I went window shopping and took a bit of a musical road trip. Here at One Longfellow Square, a musical venue in the heart of the city, the windows are plastered with placards advertising coming events. Most weeks there's a little bit of everything featuring a wide range of musical tastes. Want a trip back? Maybe Rodney Crowell, Leon Redbone or Chad and Jeremy might be just the road to take. Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde were a folk rock duo who came along with their counterparts Peter and Gordon. Their hits "Yesterday's Gone", "A Summer Song", "Willow Weep for Me", and "Before and After" were a part of the British Invasion of music in the Sixties. It's my favorite period of music ever. Sunday nights there was a parade of these band across the Ed Sullivan stage. I was tuned in. Judy, Brenda, Judd loved them. I took a pass. I'll take the Kinks, Zombies, and Yardbirds. I still do.
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my family also gathered around the tv for the ed sullivan show each week.
ReplyDeleteen effet les années 60, sont de tres bonnes années pour la musique, j'aime bcp cette epoque
ReplyDeleteWow, I hadn't heard of Leon Redbone in almost 30 years.
ReplyDeleteBirdman -- like the sharpness of the photo with its old building, black and white placards, reflection in the window, and architectural trim -- barbara
ReplyDeleteGreat shot Birdman!
ReplyDeleteI have some of the above listed artists in my iPod collection.
ReplyDeleteExcellent shot Birdman and I agree, the sixties was a magic era in music and fashion too.
ReplyDeleteYour image here is a pretty simple one, yet it perfectly captures the idea you are expressing today. I am from the same era. When I was a teenager, new #1 songs came along every week, and this month's favorite artist was forgotten by next month. Who would have believed that at our advanced ages people like Chad and Jeremy would still be performing, and people like you and me would still be paying them good money to sing 50-year old songs? Weird.
ReplyDeleteYes, The Kinks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Picture!
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty good line up of music!
ReplyDeleteOMG, these people are alive and still singing? And, given the claptrap they produced 40 or 50 years ago, why? Your favorite bands of the era had a bit more bite.
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