Bo Diddley: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bo-diddley/bio/

Official Site:http://bodiddley.com/

Bo Diddley (1955):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwe89dtEyE

Diddley Daddy (1955):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZWsCrlVPKg

Who Do You Love? (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prLQSAXJCeg

Hey! Bo Diddley (1957):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpv1LKrA9s

Road Runner (1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOOFx9c6qyA

You Can’t Judge a Book by its Cover (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I8ss1R3y-Q

During the 70s, Bo Diddley toured with groups ranging from the Grateful Dead to the Clash. He continued to record, but did not experience the commercial success of the fifties and sixties.

Bo! You Don’t Know Diddley!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GPxkpjCvWI

Bo Diddley is Crazy (1996):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuICVyLzkE

Bo Diddley died in 2008 of heart failure.

　

Bill Haley: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bill-haley/bio/

Bill Haley and the Four Aces of Western Swing (1948):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuikXlEodU

Johnny Clifton and His String Band (1950):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPtM1t0OtD0

Bill Haley and the Cannonballs (1952):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ9hb42sN4Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YjmMKQTDU

Bill Haley and the Comets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jmAPBsnM78

Ten Little Indians (1954):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oor8fvAMUIE

Shake, Rattle, and Roll (1954):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQweaS328bc&feature=related

Rock Around the Clock (1954):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjBDK35FRjo

Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie (1955):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sYx9-XevoY

See You Later Alligator (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elI8WaXF5KM

Don’t Knock the Rock (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0oz4G19-6k

Skinny Minnie (1958):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNDiHOUwO8o

Skokiaan (South African Song) (1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z1br3piNmM

Music! Music! Music! (1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkhdiMNGsbc

Yakety Sax (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzmEsnSQojU

Me and Bobby McGee (1971):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGcgwyH38ps

Hail Hail Rock n Roll (1979):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tiq3FDjC6qE

Bill Haley died in 1981. Three groups are still performing as the Comets.

Big Joe Turner: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/big-joe-turner/bio/

Roll ‘Em Pete (1938):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud6OhLFkPNk

Cherry Red (1939): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF97EEaXsyc

His First R&B Hit (1947):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck1gL1Hq-4o

Honey Hush (1953)- First million seller:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWa55h0DQrA

Shake, Rattle and Roll (1954):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Feq_Nt3nM&feature=related

Corrine, Corrina (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQbYX2Jnqyg

Midnight Special (1957):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfEPTRe44ao

After 20 hits on the R&B Charts, Turner returned to the blues. He was elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983 and died two years later.

B.B. King: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

B.B. King: His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king/bio/

Official Site:http://www.bbking.com/

His first #1 (R&B charts in 1951):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6AhbNiyPA

Please Love Me (1953):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS94YlfKxvg

Ten Long Years (1955):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFDraWR1Imc

B.B. founds his own record label in 1956 and performs 342 concerts.

Sweet Little Angel (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYxPz7KpdG8

Bad Luck (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMLs74-Zo2I

On My Word of Honor (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cceO2HQMP_Q

1960s:

Sweet Sixteen Part 1 (1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R92piPuwcOQ

Don’t Answer the Door (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R92piPuwcOQ

Paying the Cost to be the Boss (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HC94GVNftw

1970s:

The Thrill is Gone (1970): King’s signature song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI

To Know You Is To Love You (1973):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqPL3mVNChs

I Like To Live the Love (1974):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1IruWGGbn4

Let the Good Times Roll (1976): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukrJzc69gI0


1980s and beyond:
Elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980

When Love Comes to Town with U2 (1988):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th1kQER770M

1991: Opened B.B. King’s Blues Club in Memphis.

Riding with the King with Eric Clapton (2000):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5T5qDRxbpM

He still tours to this day…



　

Charlie Parker: Ko-Ko (1945)

Charlie Parker originated bebop music while playing "Cherokee." He hated the piece and reworked it until "Ko-Ko" emerged. Following the recording, other musicians abandoned more traditional jazz inadvertantly turning the genre elitist and killing off Big Band. Bebop proved unlistenable to the masses leading them to boring pop standards to fill the void.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ZajJd-1kY

Aretha Franklin: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Her life and career through links:

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/aretha-franklin/bio/

Her first hit single (#10 R&B charts-1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1CyBVoWIJk

Aretha struggled and decided to change labels moving to Atlantic.

In 1967, she hit the big time:

Her breakthrough hit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kn9WF4oLRE

Respect:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0XAI-PFQcA

Baby I Love You:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bScWLXAN1v8

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6dqhi8Ptw

Chain of Fools:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGAiW5dOnKo

By the end of the sixties, Aretha was the Queen of Soul.

1970s:

Rock Steady: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXJx2NnnxA0

From 1972’s Amazing Grace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIX6btGIn8w

Aretha struggled for most of the seventies and made a comeback in the eighties.

The Blues Brothers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBGgBKpqQw

Freeway of Love (with Clarence Clemons):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_pjb5_fgA

Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves (with Annie Lennox):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pu0Fn1oRN4

I Knew You Were Waiting for Me (with George Michael):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuU0cJ_iW8w

1990s and Beyond:
A Rose is Still a Rose:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMUQbnT_Lo

The Obama Inauguration hat caused a stir:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2009/01/inahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMUQbnT_Lougural-hat-t.html

Health Scare:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aretha-franklin-opens-up-about-her-health-scare-on-wendy-williams-20110301

Ahmet Ertegun: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Ahmet Ertegun: His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/ahmet-ertegun/bio/

Ertegun was responsible for these artists:

LaVern Baker:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn1Adf4cfyE

Ray Charles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I

Ruth Brown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I

The Drifters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noFS4_oEakI

He convinced Crosby, Stills, and Nash to add Neil Young:

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxs0ybnsEQ

He also discovered Led Zeppelin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2M6yV6mueg

Following his death, several artists held a tribute show.

Led Zeppelin reunited:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81ZPRuH3tw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZxukPZ0pjA

Frank Sinatra: Sunday, Monday, or Always (1943)

Sinatra-mania! When Frank appeared in New York on New Years, 1943, the girls went wild and rushed Times Square tying up traffic for hours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbbtMXoRtQ

Dooley Wilson: As Time Goes By (1942)

The song was voted the second greatest song in  movie history. The original version was released in 1931. When it appeared in Casablanca, the only version available was from Rudy Vallee as Dooley was not available to record a version onto vinyl. "Over the Rainbow" from Wizard of Oz was voted #1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22CiKMPpaY

From Casablanca: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vThuwa5RZU

Rudy Vallee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKW0QZgi79M

Glenn Miller: Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941)

This appeared in the film Sun Valley Serenade in 1941. It was #1 the weekend of December 7, 1941. The war informed our view of pop culture and music during the 40s. However, the Big Band Era was brief. Bebop snobs took over sending popular music into an abyss for a decade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQq1j1-AQU

Clarence Clemons: You're A Friend of Mine (1985)

In 1985, Bruce Springsteen was one of the most popular acts on the planet. E-Street Band Saxophonist Clarence Clemons rode that popularity into the Top 20 with his duet with Jackson Browne.

RIP Big Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knVbfhmME1g

Blake Shelton: Honey Bee

Adele remains at #1 on the pop charts....Shelton is #1 on the country charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZjosn2u1gA

Woody Guthrie: Tom Joad (1940)

Woody Guthrie followed the exploits of John Steinbeck's anti-hero after the events in The Grapes of Wrath. Joad stood for justice and human dignity in the face of tradition in the midst of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. Henry Fonda played Tom Joad in the movie version of the novel. Over 50 years later, the character inspired Bruce Springsteen's "Ghost of Tom Joad."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKWGAGPy_kw

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (1939)

The song is about racism and its perplexing nature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXdnD39GYVU

Jerry Wexler: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

His career in links...

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/jerry-wexler/bio/

Wexler’s talents as a producer helped popularize soul music in the sixties.

Wilson Pickett: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk4Uwge4DzQ

Aretha Franklin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGAiW5dOnKo

Dusty Springfield:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4339EbVn8

He also collaborated with artists of other genres.

Bob Dylan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavBDpg91gA

George Michael and Wham:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEp9cBI1RTk

Oh yeah, he and Ahmet Ertegun signed Led Zeppelin.

Zeppelin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smUFDvltYrA

Leonard Chess: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1987

His life in links:

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/leonard-chess/bio/

Chess Records: http://www.chessrecords.com/index.html

Chess Records: http://www.history-of-rock.com/chess_records.htm

Chess Records formed in 1949 and became “the greatest repository of black music at mid-century.” Talent included:

Muddy Waters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V25iA2XPzuA

Howlin’ Wolf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FK620bS7A

Bo Diddley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-rf4EgAm8

Chuck Berry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAfxiyMKAk

Willie Dixon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6DAdDyWZaQ

Etta James:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_i-AI61PEo

Little Walter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiGpv-UeiDI

Cadillac Records, starring Beyonce and Adrien Brody, documents Chess Records:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/

Fleetwood Mac: Sisters of the Moon (1980)

The studio track is 4:36 long, but when the band plays it live, "Sisters of the Moon" often tops 8 minutes. The song has a supernatural paranormal feel to it. Naturally, it was written by Stevie Nicks. The song is a favorite among her fans.

Studio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onbwcek3qvM

Live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbD4fj39pEk

Ted Nugent: Kiss My Ass (1995)

1995's Spirit of the Wild marked Ted Nugent's return to his old school hard rock sound. The album really bared Ted's soul and included odes to hunting and politics. "Kiss My Ass" is Ted's response to the political class and culture of the time. It makes for an interesting listen because of all the individuals Ted tells to "kiss his ass" as well as putting forth Ted's own political views. Those facing Ted's wrath include: Gang bangers, Janet Reno, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, the IRS, Howard Stern, the U.N., liberals, Sarah Brady, Beavis and Butthead, Courtney Love, and the Crips and Bloods. Politically, he attacks animal rights activists, hippies, professional protesters, vegans, and incest.

Warning: Song may offend some....especially those of the progressive persuasion.

Studio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C26qUC26ju4

Live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCseFm6a2EY