I had something all prepped up to play by the Dixie Chicks when I realized what a knucklehead I was. It’s 50 years today after the Kennedy assassination and one song came immediately to mind. I had completely forgotten that it was recorded by Dion (once of Dion & The Belmonts) and found it serendipitous that a YouTube video memorialized Dion on the Smother Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Things I remember from my childhood
Where in the hell is the woman vocalist?
Hey gummitch, er, September 22nd? Pass me some of that single malt your pouring. 🙂
it might also, too, help me in my spelling. your=you’re
What single malt are we talking here?
I’m partial to Laphroaig.
Glenfiddich.
+1…….smokin’!!
What are y’all on about? I’m with Vinylspear, though, and a big fan of Islay malts.During the Greatest Vacation Ever, I spent three nights on the island and visited all of the distilleries. So, Ardbeg.
At Whiskyfest back in September (maybe this is what you were talking about) I tasted Highland Park’s new malt, Loki. Wonderful wonderful and a bottle costs a few bucks more than I paid for the whole event.
Back in the late 60’s as I came into the age of majority, I couldn’t embrace the whole hippy movement thing. I was a rebel, I didn’t agree with much of anything from either side. Something told me there was a better way, a middle ground.
I still don’t know the answer but one song has always resonated with me. I enjoyed the movie and much of what it said, though not all of it because, to me, the song said more than the movie.
and this is the song that resonated in me…
Yes. We, as a society, can’t embrace the Great Mandala. We can’t accept there is something greater than our acquisitive nature. It offends us that as one of the youngest aspects of human society, we aren’t the best and most important.
and so it goes, the Great Cosmic Joke
Late 60’s early 70’s I was 8-9 and my brother was 18-19. When he came home from University on weekends I would listen to his records with him. Led Zeppelin was my fav. Black Dog
Born in 1964…. and being British, no memories of either Kennedy or King’s assassinaiton. I grew up on Irish terrorist bombings, Black September and the aftermath.
Anyway here’s a song for the mood, Alan Hull (Nov 17th 1995).
Terry – you are a youngster 🙂
Yes “they are sending us boys now sergeant! They are sending us boys!”
Moon landing – I was five, saw it on the idiot box at school…..
Hell, even I am older than you. 🙂 I was actually alive when Kennedy was assassinated – 1 month old to the day.
I was in 7th period lunch in the cafeteria eating and listening to this song which was interrupted with the news of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Yes, the school played music in the cafeteria.
Just out of curiosity, who was America’s last balladeer? And if you think the ballad isn’t dead, who are our current balladeers?
It would be difficult to say who the best one is as there are several that I think were good. The names Woody Guthrie and Bob Dillon come to mind. I would include Bruce Springstein, too. I’m sure there are many others.
Cats, I didn’t ask for best because that really would be hard to say. I was just wondering who we have left that fill the bill. I agree Bruce is one, he tells tales in his songs. Billy Joel has done a fine job. Jimmy Buffet, Harry Chapin, Paul Simon and others. Performers who tell a tale beyond their music.
I’ll have to check with my SIL. His best friend is a director at the radio station, WXPN from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Jello Biafra?
I couldn’t find Bob Dylan singing this. Joan Baez does a good job.
This ballad is for Terry.
Bob Dylan is not on Youtube but his songs are performed by others.
I have no clue who is performing Black Diamond Bay but I like his voice. It’s clear and the words are clear.
Another Dylan ballad and one of my favorites.
There is no sound on this video.
My cousin, Tricia, and I were in that crowd – up front! The police motorcycle officers ‘swept’ the crowd back so we didn’t see JFK in front of us but did get a glimpse! (we went to catholic school so were let out for half a day).
02 November 1960
– So Many People
– Boneheads
Rose Tattoo
I hope all of you have a very happy turkey day. I’m off to the Sylvia Beach Hotel at 0-dark-thirty tomorrow. I’ll see everyone in December.
Safe and pleasant journey to the coast!
There’s a radio station here (KFAI) that plays a program on Friday nights called Jet Set Planet. Lounge at it’s best (or worst). Anyway, they were playing this tune called Despair from Les Baxter. It’s the first song on this video. It’s so hideous I had to share.
Thanks, zxbe – I thought you liked us?
I made it 2 minutes.
This sounds like a ’50s
avant gardeexperimental played in dive bar.Ebb, I have no idea what that album was trying to be. Les Baxter was the king of cheesy music back then.
You at least made it 2 minutes, which was brave. I was trapped in the car. I could have changed the station, but like watching a wreck, I really wanted to hear where the song went (if anywhere) and most importantly, I had to know the name of it.
1963? OK…
Now that made me get up and dance!
Not surprising. 😀
That song was in the movie The In Crowd, about a teen, played by Donovan Leitch, who gets to dance on a Philly dance show, in the aftermath of Dick Clark moving Bandstand to the west coast. Leitch is the son of 1960s singer-songwriter Donovan.
Some great lounge music goes with this Dulles airport documentary. Talks mostly about the famed Dulles moving gate/lounges on wheels. The plane doesn’t come to the gate. The gate goes to the plane. Reducing all the walking for passengers.
Nice to have a theme song.
Still working the 1963 Top 100…it was a great year for real music.
The Univox Clavioline. From a time before Doctor Moog’s advancement in synthesized sounds.
1963 saw zip codes being introduced.
One song Linda Ronstadt covered, had a hit record with, that wasn’t any better than the original. Maybe Ooh, Baby Baby was the only other one.
Another famous song using a clavioline, starting at 1:30.
They tried to kill our leaders but they couldn’t kill all of us. Bless you Jack, Bobby, Martin, and all who died so we could continue to occupy the Lincoln Memorial.