tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post8087338999383785948..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Lyrics Not Required: 10 of the Grooviest Instrumental Grooves of the 1960sPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-49768194567235724662015-01-26T09:23:39.332-05:002015-01-26T09:23:39.332-05:00More great instrumentals, Pam:
"Shangri-La&...More great instrumentals, Pam: <br /><br />"Shangri-La" - Robert Maxwell & His Orchestra <br /><br />"Forever" - Pete Drake and his Talking Steel Guitar<br /><br />"Batman Theme" - Neal Hefti<br /><br />"Wild Weekend" - The RebelsShady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-13940910811103504322015-01-26T03:09:31.601-05:002015-01-26T03:09:31.601-05:00In addition and no specific order...
Billy Vaughn ...In addition and no specific order...<br />Billy Vaughn - Swingin Safari<br />Burt Bacharach - Look Of Love<br />The Chantays - Pipeline<br />Dave Brubeck - Take Five (ok late 50s)<br />Markettes - Out of Limits, Sun Power<br />Ramsey Lewis - The In Crowd<br />Charlie Byrd - Desifinado<br />T-Bones - No Matter What Shape<br />Lalo Shifrin - Mission Impossible<br />Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue<br />Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk<br /><br />Is Google promoting their upcoming music store/programming?<br /><br />s-a-h-dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-11261046568117974352015-01-25T17:32:29.038-05:002015-01-25T17:32:29.038-05:00Hey, Pam! We are soul mates. I walk around humming...Hey, Pam! We are soul mates. I walk around humming "Flying" all the time. Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-12035148473298849892015-01-25T13:35:20.153-05:002015-01-25T13:35:20.153-05:00Another couple I've always loved:
"Rink...Another couple I've always loved: <br /><br />"Rinky Dink," by Baby Cortez; 1962. Always a favorite at the skating rinks.<br /><br />"Telstar," by the Tornados; 1962. "Telestar" made use of contrived sound effects from very ordinary objects (even a toilet!) to arrive at it's VERY Space Age sound.<br /><br />I love, "Flying" by the Fabs as well, though there ARE some non-lyrical vocals mixed in. I believe they were ran through a Leslie like so much of their work in this era, so they almost have an instrumental character. A bit of trivia about it: it was the first Beatles track that was written by all 4 members.Mark Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872119525301830107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-80013724012765586092015-01-25T10:58:04.747-05:002015-01-25T10:58:04.747-05:00Thanks for your replies, Pam and JZ. I once appli...Thanks for your replies, Pam and JZ. I once applied for a job at WJZ and just thought I'd ask if there was a connection. I grew up in York, PA, and had the benefit of being able to pull in the signals of television stations in both Baltimore and Philly. I watched the music/dance shows of the 50s and 60s that originated from those cities including Bandstand, Jerry Blavat's Discophonic Scene, The Hy Lit Show and Buddy Deane. I got only a faint signal from one D.C. station, WTTG-5 DuMont/Metromedia, but rarely watched the grainy picture. That probably explains why I didn't know about Barry Richards until now.<br /><br />JZ mentioned Duane Eddy. I loved his instrumental "Because They're Young" which was used in the 1960 movie that starred Dick Clark, and let's not forget "Rumble," the tough sounding record by Link Wray.Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-91235108166993422902015-01-25T09:53:37.752-05:002015-01-25T09:53:37.752-05:00Hi Pam and Shady,
No connection to WJZ, just a lo...Hi Pam and Shady,<br /><br />No connection to WJZ, just a long time follower (and fan) of Pam's blog. They are just my initials....I see you mentioned "Soul Finger" and that's a fave of mine too. As to Barry Richards, I grew up in the Washington area and can honestly say I've heard him on the radio and seen his occasional TV shows since I was a child. He's great on the air, but Barry has been known to tell a tall tale now and again...;)JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-22514388740577736372015-01-25T09:40:19.524-05:002015-01-25T09:40:19.524-05:00Hi JZ and Shady -- thanks so much for your comment...Hi JZ and Shady -- thanks so much for your comments! There were SO many great instrumentals from the 1950s through the '70s and I even remember a few charting in the '90s. I love just about anything from Booker T & the MGs and of course, the Shadows made it big in the UK after the Ventures took off here in the States. <br /><br />The '60s also gave rise to many terrific movie and TV themes that are still recognizable today, such as Peter Gunn, Hawaii 5-0 and of course, James Bond!<br /><br />Shady, I must confess I am unfamiliar with some of the songs you listed, so I will make a point this week to check them out. Thanks again for stopping by!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-37328315533726927862015-01-25T07:08:10.232-05:002015-01-25T07:08:10.232-05:00Hi, Pam! You're speaking my language and didn...Hi, Pam! You're speaking my language and didn't even use words. <br /><br />First I want to say hello to your reader "JZ" in Baltimore and ask if his initials are in any way related to Westinghouse station WJZ-TV or to Jersey (New Jer(Z)sey). Regardless, I was thrilled to read his comment here.<br /><br />Over the years I have featured a few of these great instrumentals on my own blog. I also made a list of the most popular instrumentals at my juke joint hangout the Shady Dell during the mid 60s:<br /><br />“Philly Dog” – Mar-Keys (March 1966) <br /><br />“Agent Double-O-Soul" B side instrumental – Edwin Starr <br />(August 1965) <br /><br />“Soul Finger” – Bar-Kays (June 1967) <br /><br />“Knucklehead” – Bar-Kays (June 1967) <br /><br />“Hip-Hug-Her” – Booker T & the MG’s (April 1967) <br /><br />“You’ve Got to Pay the Price” - Al Kent (August 1967) <br /><br />"20-75" - Willie Mitchell (September 1964) <br /><br />“Hungry for Love” - San Remo Golden Strings <br />(September 1965) <br /><br />I confess that I never heard of Barry Richards or his music TV show. It's interesting that he called himself "the boss with the hot sauce" because those exact words were used by Philadelphia DJ Jerry Blavat. The Richards show apparently also made use of Blavat's instrumental theme "Jam Up" by Tommy Ridgley and his band:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC34RnUgx_s <br /><br />Thank you, Pam, for bringing us this terrific post about pop instrumentals, recordings that ran high up the chart in the 50s and 60s but became a vanishing breed after the Beatles arrived.Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-38481503699878764562015-01-25T04:58:17.480-05:002015-01-25T04:58:17.480-05:00"Hang 'em High" was another good Boo..."Hang 'em High" was another good Booker and The MG's record (not that they ever made a bad one). Pretty much any Duane Eddy record you could name back in the late 50s into the early 60s is worth a spin. And don't forget The Shadows ruled the UK charts from 1960-62 until The Beatles took over.<br /><br />There were a few scattered instrumental hits during the 70s (Edgar Winter and Rick Derrenger with "Frankenstein", Focus had "Hocus Pocus") but somewhere around 1976, radio stations decided we didn't want to hear instrumentals anymore. The work of some brilliant consultant no doubt. I like them too and miss hearing them.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.com