The Ink Spots: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Their career in links.

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-ink-spots/bio/

The Ink Spots music helped lead to doo-wop, rock, and R&B.
The band formed in the early 1930s and recorded for the first time in 1935. The following year, they appeared on television, in the medium’s experimental phase.

If I Didn’t Care (1939):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwfLe6sLis

Address Unknown (1939):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2A2AMU5JkQ

My Prayer (1939):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7KJCns5v3g

When the Swallow Return to Capistrano (1940):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-p71lleUY

Maybe (1940):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1j1_baQwH8

We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me) (1940):

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

Until the Real Thing Comes Alone (1941):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejtId5NLnP8

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (1943):

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

Cow Cow Boogie w/Ella Fitzgerald (1944):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGu2ArpzeA

The band began to break apart in 1944. The army drafted Charlie Fuqua, Hoppy Jones died, and Bill Kenney feuded with Deek Watson leading to the latter’s departure from the Ink Spots. Fuqua returned after being discharged in 1945.
Their biggest hit…

The Gypsy (1946):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5_4Wo-5E1I

To Each His Own (1946):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqb8GlXANT0

You’re Breaking My Heart (1949):

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

Kenny went solo in the 1950s.

Melody of Love (1954):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd1_bNjsItU

The band continued until 1965.
In 2009, 105-year-old Huey Long died. He was the last surviving member of the Ink Spots.
Here is a You Tube video covering their intros:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIRz9pGEp4c

Otis Redding: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

His career and life in links.

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/otis-redding/bio/

Official Site:
http://www.otisredding.com/70intro/intro.html

Otis won a talent show 15 consecutive weeks leading entry into show business.

First single:

Shout Bamalama (1961):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2NyEBmrWCU

These Arms of Mine (1962):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-FQL-tJ3ic

Mr. Pitiful (1963):

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

Shake (1964):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkFgdCE2yQ

His first big hit (written with Jerry Butler):

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqaOp7sIy0w

Respect (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGJXmpKGXY

Try A Little Tenderness (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dael4sb42nI

At the Monterey Pop Festival (1967): His last major performance…

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBiUFhYMu2s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8&feature=related

His health deteriorated after Monterey. He had surgery to remove polyps. Otis also fought with his record company.

Tramp w/Carla Thomas (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7VU6AVIgc

Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967.

Posthumous releases:

(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrXc68gNjQ

Hard to Handle (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZxN9iQM7OY

Merry Christmas Baby (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEyV8gnC4aQ

You Left the Water Running (1976):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8hoAO3jpL0

Otis featured prominently in The Commitments (1991):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTVkk4GSmNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2vcxO-0_8&feature=related

Dion: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

His career in links.

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/dion/bio/

Official Site:

http://diondimucci.com/

Dion was one of the most popular performers before the British Invasion.

With the Belmonts (1957-1960):

I Wonder Why (1958):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZBSGaWrEn4

Dion and the Belmonts played on the Winter Dance Party tour in 1959. Dion could not afford the $36 needed to fly and stuck with the bus. The plane, carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, crashed killing the three.

A Teenager in Love (1959):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNYdcwunG7g

Where or When (1960):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmi3yYJmkRc

In 1960, Dion checked into rehab for a heroin addiction. The band split later in the year over financial disagreements.

Solo:

Lonely Teenager (1960):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8b8fd6K5PI

Runaround Sue (1961):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49klxPex-k

The Wanderer (1961):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6lymJy57E

Lovers Who Wander (1962):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfg2M_-kuE

Little Diane (1962):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKu8sha9ATQ

Ruby Baby (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRjviO8negQ

Donna the Prima Donna (1963)

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

Drip Drop (1963):

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

The British Invasion hit and Dion’s fortunes changed. In 1968, he cleaned up again and changed his style and life.

Abraham, Martin, and John (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPdYViBu0is

Your Own Back Yard (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYb6XVWsIs

In 1979, he became born again. He did not return to rock for a decade.

Written on the Subway Wall w/ Paul Simon and Lou Reed (1989):

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

Today, he works in the prison ministry and tries to help those with addiction.

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame 25^th Anniversary Concert (2009):

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

The Soul Stirrers: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Their career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-soul-stirrers/bio/

Official Site:
http://soulstirrers.com/

The Soul Stirrers created “Quartet” Gospel, which eventually led to Doo Wop, Soul, and Motown.

They formed in 1935. In 1950, Sam Cooke joined the band. He left in 1957.

Lord, Remember Me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij3HxwmtdQ

Wonderful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtcOh4hmyE

Stand By Me Father:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioYx-ZgM4Ps

Ben E. King turned “Stand By Me Father” into “Stand By Me.”

The band’s biggest hit:

Jesus Gave Me Water (1951):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slFSzUzI8c8

Dierks Bentley: Am I The Only One

Katy Perry is #1 again on the pop charts. The RHCP are #1 again on the rock charts.

Dierks Bentley is #1 on the country charts.

http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/country-songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkzp7Gp2kEU&ob=av2e

Bessie Smith: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Her life in links.

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/bessie-smith/bio/

Bessie Smith was the greatest singer of her period and extremely influential in jazz circles. She began recording in 1923 and became the highest paid black performer of her time.

Cemetery Blues (1923):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecH8deDHKJE

Downhearted Blues (1923):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6TiLIeVZA

St Louis Blues (1925):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6TiLIeVZA

Empty Bed Blues (1928):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BsIntS_Io4

The Great Depression nearly ended her career. Motion pictures with sound further hampered her career as Vaudeville disappeared in its wake. She continued to perform into the 1930s.

Bessie Smith died in a car accident in 1937.

The Temptations: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Their career in links:

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-temptations/bio/

They formed in 1960 and released several singles without making much impact.

This broke them:

The Way You Do The Things You Do (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDakhsaPTE0

My Girl (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8

Get Ready (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV97roslmt0

Ain’t To Proud to Beg (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyFI-4ZsaE

Beauty is Only Skin Deep (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PU1PEA8S6M

Cloud Nine (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBSZUzds2c

I’m Gonna Make You Love Me w/The Supremes (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI844RAJo58

David Ruffin left the group in 1968. By this point, he thought he was bigger than the group and wanted to be treated like Diana Ross.

Ball of Confusion (1970):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZWYmxr8XE

Just My Imagination (1971):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Z9-QCmZyw

Eddie Kendrick left after recording “Just My Imagination.” Paul Williams quit soon thereafter and committed suicide in 1973.

Papa Was a Rolling Stone (1972):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We4-lJe0JRY

The band began its decline and scored its last hit in 1975.

Shaky Ground (1975):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEt28c6QxTM

Rick James used The Temptations on Super Freak (1981):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M&ob=av3e

The group continued to record with little success. However, “My Girl” experienced a resurgence because of Hall and Oates. Ruffin and Kendricks joined Hall and Oates to close out Live Aid (1985):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK14lmxpZS0

In 1990, Rod Stewart recorded with the Temptations:

The Motown Song (1990):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFyPxUnsyi0

David Ruffin passed away in 1991.

Eddie Kendricks passed away in 1992.

Otis Williams remains the only original member still with the group.

The Rolling Stones: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Their career in links:

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-rolling-stones/bio/

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

The Stones shared a love of American blues. In fact, they named themselves after a Muddy Waters track.

Their first single: Come On (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YrNW-JIhA

Their first #1: It’s All Over Now (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3YnRQOXLWo

The band realized they needed to write their own material to last and make money.

Their first Jagger/Richards song to hit #1: The Last Time (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ32lL4R970

Satisfaction (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_VbImuG71M

Get Off My Cloud (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3F4GmbHl5g

The band begins to branch out musically and thematically. Notice the sitar in "Paint it Black" and the warnings of prescription drug use in "Mother’s Little Helper."

Paint It Black (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DDpmyPZZA

Mother’s Little Helper (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0U95Aj783s

They add horns in…

Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadows (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfTRKBKJsWw

They changed the lyrics of Let’s Spend the Night Together for Ed Sullivan. This version is from Top of the Pops.

Let’s Spend the Night Together (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqQ9FCVmPaI

1967: Police raid Keith’s home. Later that year, Richards and Brian Jones had their final falling out. Jones was soon busted for drugs the same time Richards and Jagger were sentenced to jail time.
Meanwhile, in response to Sgt. Peppers and the psychedelic movement, the Stones released Their Majesties Satanic Request.

2000 Light Years From Home (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y00Lw2ffvQU

They soon scrapped the psychedelic.

Jumping Jack Flash (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9XKVTNs1g4

Rock n Roll Circus (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psC6mk9ZTP4&feature=related

Sympathy for the Devil (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8MXiwmNIk

Brian Jones death (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnC8JSIcfQ&feature=related

Honky Tonk Women (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e1_K-JDfOk

Inspired by events of the 60s:

Gimme Shelter (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3rnxQBizoU

Altamont (1969): The end of the 1960s….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qTKsylrpsg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPM-x5ugLLE&feature=related

Brown Sugar (1971):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59K2kF6o9Tk

Tumbling Dice (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSgUH0Wn-M

Angie (1973):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RTWzsGO4Zc

It’s Only Rock n Roll (But I Like It) (1974):

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

At the end of 1974, guitarist Mick Taylor quit the band. He was replaced by Ron Wood.

In 1977, Keith was arrested in Canada for drugs. During the tour, PM Pierre Trudeau’s wife partied with the band. During this period, the Stones appeared to be on their last legs creatively. Then came another series of hits…

Miss You (1978):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0esrLIMc6SU

Beast of Burden (1978):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZH1aOZY9Tc

Emotional Rescue (1980):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0tQPodGgeM

Start Me Up (1981):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG2b3VhSCC4

MTV debuted in 1981. In 1983, the Stones released one of the most controversial videos of all time.

Undercover (1983):
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=GHEVPoIsMhs

By 1984, Richards and Jagger fought constantly. Mick focused on his solo career more resulting in more friction. In 1985, founding member, and keyboardist, Ian Stewart died of a heart attack.

Harlem Shuffle (1986):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOkIU8BCxgU

One Hit to the Body (1986):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfiQejr9MhE

The band disintegrated for a time before reuniting in 1989.

Mixed Emotions (1989):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJzLpWFYJ4

Rock and A Hard Place (1989):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTLuith1Qs

The Stones were on top again.

In 1993, Bassist Bill Wyman retired leaving Jagger, Richards, and drummer Charlie Watts the only remaining original members. Darryl Jones replaced Wyman and Ron Wood continued on as well.

Love is Strong (1994):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGz6TDrh4Hs

Anybody Seen My Baby (1997): w/Angelia Jolie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufp0RANigro

The Concert for New York (2001):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-sJqO5qDM

In 2002, they released 40 Licks:

Losing My Touch (2002):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqN89bT3VEE

Rough Justice (2005):

http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=7NHKSpXik-E

The band once again stirred controversy with Jagger’s assault on American neoconservatives.

Sweet Neocon (2005):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwj6ZGMF_uA

Superbowl XL Half-Time Show (2006):

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

Plundered My Soul (2010):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZnmXrRUIQ&ob=av2n

In 2011, they reunited with Bill Wyman to record a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Watchin’ the River Flow” for an Ian Stewart tribute album.

Watchin’ The River Flow (2011):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6k3HdkNGEc

The Doors: Back Door Man (1967)

A "back door man" is someone having an affair with a married woman. When the husband leaves, the other guy comes in the back door. The term dates to the 1920s. In the 60s, people began using to term to refer to "anal intercourse." Howlin' Wolf recorded the original in 1960. The Doors covered it seven years later and became a song that defined Jim Morrison, but also the sexual revolution.

Howlin' Wolf:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBd4PPZV6QI

The Doors (studio):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jChqf7syif0

The Doors (live):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-EIi7ToTkA

Led Zeppelin: Kashmir (1975)

Zeppelin began writing "Kashmir" in 1973 and finally recorded it the following year. The band considered the song one of their greatest musical achievements. Robert Plant was traveling through Southern Morocco when the lyrics came to him. The song is complex creating special challenges for the lyricist:

"Because of the time signature, the whole deal of the song is… not grandiose, but powerful: it required some kind of epithet, or abstract lyrical setting about the whole idea of life being an adventure and being a series of illuminated moments. But everything is not what you see. It was quite a task, ’cause I couldn’t sing it. It was like the song was bigger than me. It’s true: I was petrified, it’s true. It was painful; I was virtually in tears.^"

Live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAzdgU_kpGo&ob=av2n

Studio:

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

Page and Plant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1Bh7rZrog

Katy Perry: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)

Katy Perry has tied Michael Jackson for the most #1 hits of a single record with 5. Her latest, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), just hit the top of the charts. Perry's Teenage Dream matched Michael Jackson's Bad (not Thriller) as the album with most #1s. She can't sing and her songs are bad, but people like her!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EGSlwGiXTs

Blue Oyster Cult: (Don't Fear) The Reaper (1976)

The song will never die...despite being about suicide! Well, at least that's what most people think. Apparently, it's really about everlasting love. Guess that title was taken. Anyway, it has become a classic rock staple.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYSWiPm7E0

and who could forget the SNL spoof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZOHY7Z5eaQ

Jimi Hendrix: Crosstown Traffic (1968)

Jimi can't get rid of this girl. She doesn't understand and getting through to her is liking driving through crosstown traffic. The song is filled with innuendo....if you pay attention. It is one of the few tunes to include a kazoo. Hendrix transforms a comb and cellophane into an instrument ala Snoopy. How many songs use a kazoo? Dave Mason from Traffic supplies backing vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUCNsZXCd58

Weezer ft. Lil Wayne: Can't Stop Partying (2009)

"Can't Stop Partying" was a demo in 2008 running 2:19. Rivers Cuomo and Lil Wayne reconstructed the song and Weezer released it on the Raditute album. The song is about partying! The band did not release a video for the song, but there is a fan made video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nKNhNifp6M

Behind the scenes of a billboard shoot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t_B5koFx5Y&ob=av3n

Ted Nugent: Little Miss Dangerous (1986)

"Little Miss Dangerous" is about Ted Nugent's girlfriend of the time. In 1978, he began the relationship with the then seventeen-year-old Pela Massa. Nugent convinced her parents to sign documents making him legal guardian. He really was her daddy! On a side note, "Little Miss Dangerous", the song not Pela, appeared in an episode of Miami Vice. Nugent also made an appearance on the show, starring as a drug dealer who died in a shootout at the end.

From Miami Vice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HWofalawQw

and the original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YPst1CMnOI&feature=related

John Lennon: Stand By Me (1975)

John Lennon recorded a compilation of late 50s and early 60s-era songs that he liked and placed them on his Rock n Roll album. He included a great version of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" on the record. The song was his last major hit before going into retirement for five years reaching the Top 20 in America and Canada. Lennon's son, Julian, also recorded a version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_ghOG9JQM

The Rolling Stones: Plundered My Soul (2010)

"Plundered My Soul" dates to the Rolling Stones' Exile on Mainstreet days. When the band re-released the album in 2010, they included the song as a bonus track. Mick Taylor returned to work with Mick Jagger on the tune. The song was a minor hit for the band. Perhaps more importantly, it serves as a tie to rock's strongest era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZnmXrRUIQ&ob=av2n

Lady Antebellum: Just a Kiss

#1 this week...on the country charts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yTphvyiPU&ob=av2n

Foo Fighters: Big Me (1996)

The video for "Big Me" parodies the old Mentos commercials. In response, fans tossed Mentos at the band when they played the song live. As a result, the song is a piece of 90s culture. The Foos eventually dusted it off in 2005 and began playing it again.

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

Weezer: El Scorcho (1996)

"El Scorcho" served as the lead single off Weezer's Pinkerton album. The song seemed to ramble and confused listeners leading to the album tanking commercially. Quite frankly, "El Scorcho" sounds like a bunch of drunks singing around a campfire. However, the song and album are more highly regarded today than in 1996.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okthJIVbi6g&ob=av3n

The Supremes: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

Their career in links.
Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-supremes/bio/

They signed as The Primettes in 1959, but changed their name to the Supremes.

Tears of Sorrow (1960): Their first release

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4OPDynjTTs

They failed to chart until late 1963. Nowadays, record companies might drop an act regardless of their talent.

Where Did Our Love Go? (1964): Their breakthrough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzKUoxL11E

Baby Love (1964):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM

Come See About Me (1964):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PycKSdKG_74

Stop! In the Name of Love (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yPcoS7Y38Q

Back in my Arms Again (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdKlA1phM2s

I Hear a Symphony (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T9SEY8eLyk

My World is Empty Without You (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SuSsvJUqKI

You Can’t Hurry Love (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQvCci9txEg&ob=av3n

You Keep Me Hanging On (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3bjMtqpGBw

In their heyday, only the Beatles were more popular than the Supremes.

The Supremes became Diana Ross and the Supremes in 1967

Reflections (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRjCqaX2IvQ

Love Child (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IluVWcNtR8

Diana Ross left Motown in early 1968 over a dispute over royalties. As the country radicalized, some complained the Supremes were not “black enough.”

I’m Gonna Make You Love Me w/The Temptations (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI844RAJo58

Someday We’ll Be Together (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ULTch7fY8

The Supremes continued without Diana Ross.

Stoned Love (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS-Gqe8yUUI

Floy Joy (1972): Their last major hit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuMCksvMrD4

The Supremes’ Farewell Concert (1977):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FA-vFGJ1Rs

Diana Ross continued as a solo artist and starred in film and television.

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1970):

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

Theme from Mahogany (1975):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOH6SzDX3l4

Love Hangover (1976):

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

Upside Down (1980):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtaLI74XFtU

Endless Love w/Lionel Ritchie (1981):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnfwnOp6uek

Missing You (1984):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVlbbk4SPC4

When You Tell Me That You Love Me w/Westlife (1991):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwSL-57pNqM&ob=av2n

I’ve Got a Crush on You w/Rod Stewart (2006):

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

Goin’ Back (2011):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOJIP934O8k

Woody Guthrie: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/woody-guthrie/bio/

Official Site:

http://woodyguthrie.org/

His father was a Klansman that participated in a lynching. His mother suffered from dementia as a result of Huntington’s Disease. The disease later killed him.

In the 1930s, he began traveling with economic refugees migrating to California. He settled with radicals.

This Land is Your Land (1940):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s

Billy the Kid:

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

Pretty Boy Floyd:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4YKUJZI5Bg

Dustbowl Blues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYKJaWuj0Y

Tom Joad:

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

Roll On Columbia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUoh2QSjXAw

House of the Rising Sun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQD1fRcRFO8

Bob Dylan visited Guthrie in the hospital to meet his idol. Guthrie died on October 3, 1967. His Dust Bowl Ballads remain some of the most important work in music history.

The Animals:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk&feature=related

All-Star Tribute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHqOl7v4Axg

Les Paul: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

His life and career in links.

Official Site:

http://lespaulonline.com/

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/les-paul/

He began playing the harmonica at 8. Paul was a semi-professional musician by 13 and moved to Chicago at age 19.
Les Paul released his first record at 1936. In 1940, he electrocuted himself, but survived.
In 1944, he began playing with Nat King Cole.

It’s Been a Long Long Time w/Bing Crosby (1945):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zt-TIgR9Qc

The Rumors Are Flying w/The Andrews Sisters (1946):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zt-TIgR9Qc

Paul innovated studio techniques as well as guitars.

Mocking Bird Hill w/Mary Ford (1951):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeuVBZZjz7k

How High the Moon w/Mary Ford (1951):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ffdwBUL78

The World Is Waiting For the Sunshine w/Mary Ford (1951):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGXP_UBog4

Hummingbird w/Mary Ford (1955):

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

Love Sneakin’ Up On You w/Sting and Joss Stone (2005):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX4S30QCBmo

90^th Birthday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZX6qFAzXz8

Death (2009):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTl3T57ymLc

The Drifters: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

Their career in links.

Official Site: http://www.thedrifters.co.uk/

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-drifters/bio/

The Drifters formed in 1953 and have existed in some form ever since.

Clyde McPhatter fronted the group at first before going solo. The act has had over 60 lead singers in its existence. Turmoil and turnover defined the group’s early days.

Money Honey (1953):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7FFBVXaOIo

Honey Love (1953):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCwWCAVXGe8

Ruby Baby (1956):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv9DfcD53ZE

There Goes My Baby (1959): Ben E. King on lead vocals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3HXy9mGPpI

This Magic Moment (1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A73f2AzKBAY

Save the Last Dance for Me (1960):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-XQ26KePUQ

Some Kind of Wonderful (1961):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aATtWybSaow

Please Stay (1961):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htNqSGzXebY

Up on the Roof (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F_opWg9_qI

On Broadway (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJFYpVlIyqo

Under the Boardwalk (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UgwrSc-BrU

Kissin’ in the Back Row of the Movies (1974):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOm4DW5l5qQ

There Goes My First Love (1975):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqx2_GPI0vc

You’re More Than a Name in My Little Red Book (1976):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdKq4By5fuo

The group continues to perform to this day.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

#1 rock track the last two weeks: the RHCP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8QoB3sifzw&ob=av2e

Party Rock Anthem remains the #1 pop song.

Lead Belly: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/lead-belly/bio/

Official Site:

http://www.leadbelly.org/

By 1903, 18-year-old Lead Belly worked the Shreveport red-light district.

The Titanic (1912):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYSvFW-WN8M

He was incarcerated several times throughout his life.

Some of his best known work:

Cotton Fields:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46h56pidCiE

Rock Island Line:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCiJ4QQG9WQ

The Midnight Special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqgysixP_48

Goodnight Irene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmQXmqbZ3Pc

He died in poverty from Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 1949.
Shortly after his death, the Weavers recorded “Goodnight Irene” selling two million copies. It is one of the best examples of white artists scoring big hits and making money off of songs written by black artists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3s8qq3kU4

Bob Dylan: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bob-dylan/bio/

Home Page:
http://www.bobdylan.com/

Born Robert Zimmerman, he planned to “Follow Little Richard,” but changed his orientation to folk music at the University of Minnesota. He later changed his name to Bob Dylan.
In 1961, he dropped out of college and visited Woody Guthrie in a New York hospital. That year, he got a record contract. His first album made little impact.

Blowing in the Wind (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zY_cM0_6vA

In 1965, Dylan plugged in angering folk fans. The previous year, he met John Lennon and told the Beatle he needed to learn to write about something meaningful. Lennon took it to heart and the Beatles evolved dramatically following the meeting.

The Times They Are a-Changin’ (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vou4qUu5YY

Maggie’s Farm (1965): Dylan declares his independence from the folk community
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW4y-9RoMFU

At the Newport Folk Festival: He got booed for plugging in. The folkies could not handle it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TKUk9nXjk

Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ujAXxNxU0

Like A Rolling Stone (1965):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3mAX5xdxo

Positively 4^th Street (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2wuPssClKs

Mr. Tambourine Man (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVuVXqWfQeE

Just Like A Woman (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5yQ8JJ8R9E

In 1966, he crashed his motorcycle breaking several vertebrae. Recuperation period allowed him time to regroup from the pressures of fame. He did not tour again for eight years.

All Along the Watchtower (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swbcFnkeMwE

Dylan decided to go Country in 1969.

Lay Lady Lay (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_yvrugtnpo&feature=related

On the Johnny Cash show (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KlkN1y7-2o

In the 70s, Dylan confused critics and fans with the varied quality of his music.

Dylan did the soundtrack and played a member of Billy the Kid’s gang in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CcadC-S8-E

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1973):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpB_AEZf6U&ob=av2e

Tangled Up in Blue (1975):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSZvHqf9qM&feature=relmfu

In The Last Waltz (1976):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JObWTtWQiq0

In the late 70s, he became a born again Christian.

Gotta Serve Somebody (1979):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavBDpg91gA

Jokerman (1984):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavBDpg91gA

He performed on We are the World (1985)

The Traveling Wilburys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReQsRgQXgQY
MTV Unplugged (1995):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgrnC1r1XMw

Not Dark Yet (1998):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgBhyU4IvQ&ob=av2e

Things Have Changed (2000):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9EKqQWPjyo&ob=av2e

2006: Began his own radio show playing music from the 1930s-the present.

I’m Not There featured various actors playing Dylan at different points in his career.

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

Must Be Santa (2009):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus&ob=av2e

In 1988, he began the Never Ending Tour. By 2011, he had played 2300 shows in the tour.

The Beatles: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

Their career in links:

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-beatles/bio/

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

The Beatles formed in 1960 out of John Lennon’s Quarrymen. They began as a five-piece and cut their chops in Hamburg.

Love Me Do (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xuMwfUqJJM

Please Please Me (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he0B0VMxCsw

She Loves You (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0YifXhm-Zc

I Want To Hold Your Hand (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim6s8Ea_bE

Can’t Buy Me Love (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zx68HENIA

Ed Sullivan (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JILsCPSyI0

Beatlemania!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLvTq6FdOj4

The Beatles kicked off the British Invasion:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKb5m3XcUg

A Hard Day’s Night (Film):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkKra3_pfBY

Help! (1965): John’s reaction to stardomhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU7JjJJZi1Q

Yesterday (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXp-vpE9eU

Rubber Soul was a revolutionary step in music.

Norwegian Wood (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3cUejOltsA

Revolver continued the growth.

Eleanor Rigby (1966):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Itt02QOO0

Perhaps the greatest single of all-time:

Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-oLhJQne0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBrx5aJ20

Sgt. Peppers (1967): Changed the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg

A Day in the Life (1967):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xljFT44Y1Y



Hello, Goodbye (1967): about the Lennon-McCartney relationship?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZ8ulc5NTg

Hey Jude (1968): A song for Julian Lennon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEKgYKpEJ3o

Get Back (1969): On the roof of the Apple Building
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6G7MkBMVxE

Something (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XG_YlTPPQ

Let It Be (1970):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEogJacjLTE

Infighting destroyed the band. They broke apart never to reunite. All four went on to solo success.

John Lennon died in 1980:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gcdz1IRVoM

The surviving Beatles reunited in 1995 as part of the Anthology Project:

Free As A Bird:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqHjXF1gUWU

George Harrison died in 2001:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5gxTJi5KOU

2009: Beatles Rock Band released

Berry Gordy: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/berry_gordy_jr/bio/

Motown site:
http://www.motown.com/

Berry dropped out of school to be a boxer and got drafted to fight in Korea. He worked as a janitor before Jackie Wilson recorded his “Reet Petite.”

Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson (1957):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ3-NnNx6Zs

Gordy also co-wrote “Lonely Teardrops” for Wilson and “All I Could Do Was Cry” for Etta James. He took the money from songwriting and reinvested it eventually creating Motown Records.

The First Motown Release: Bad Girl by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1959):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca9pyyu7dpM

Shop Around by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1960): helped put Motown on the map
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGXa3FiXKM

Please Mr. Postman by the Marvelettes (1961): Motown’s first #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVt11UZ0uA

My Guy by Mary Wells (1964):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgwpHYzcwUA

Dancing in the Street by Martha and the Vandellas (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc

My Girl by the Temptations (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8

You Can’t Hurry Love by The Supremes (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyxVYl8DrKI

Uptight by Stevie Wonder (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDbyOLzEyfk

Reach Out I’ll Be There (1966): Notice the change in tone from earlier Motown hitshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvoPOrBm-4w

I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye (1968):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg

ABC by the Jackson 5 (1970):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOXG8wtxx_w

The Tears of a Clown (1970):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ

What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5c5o85SGo

In 1972, Gordy relocated Motown Records to Los Angeles.

Lady Sings the Blues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39AXp-uWzQ

The company continued into the eighties, but never achieved its previous success. Gordy sold the company in 1988.

In 2006, Dream Girls based its character Curtis Taylor Jr. on Gordy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owpvh1821tU

The Beach Boys: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1988

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-beach-boys/bio/

Official Site:

http://thebeachboys.com/

The Beach Boys formed in 1961 and signed a record deal the following year. They began as part of the surf craze, but expanded their horizons to challenge the Beatles by the mid-60s.

Surfin’ Safari (1962):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS7SUFz36lg

Surfin’ USA (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grj7sjQ0_p4

Be True To Your School (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijkYkJfg0s

Fun, Fun, Fun (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgS_Wf5i38k

Their first #1: I Get Around (1964):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7Xs9WVNBU

Help Me Rhonda (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZ0ApTA-y4

California Girls (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ1UqDnY7as

Barbara Ann (1965):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wbMqRO6lnc

Sloop Johnny B (1966): Antiwar song. Brian Wilson is moving away from the beach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdov2UIjUpY

Wouldn’t It Be Nice (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--cqAI3IUI

God Only Knows (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMyS78o5YI

　

Good Vibrations (1966): A true masterpiece that cost more than most albums to make.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2gZMNkyJo

After Good Vibrations, Brian Wilson began working on Smile. However, the pressure to succeed, drug abuse, a breakdown, and a falling out with Mike Love nearly destroyed Wilson. The 1967 album Smiley Smile was a disaster.

Sail on, Sailor (1973):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnZdGUVSGw

Their best days appeared behind them, but at the same time developed a large concert audience following. The Beach Boys in Concert went gold and people flocked to their shows. In 1974, they released a greatest hits package, Endless Summer, went to #1. Brian Wilson returned to the band in 1976.

In 1983, Secretary of the Interior James Watt banned Independence Day concerts because rock bands "brought out the wrong element." The Beach Boys responded by reminding people the Soviets invited them to perform in 1978. Vice President George Bush defended the concerts and the Beach Boys. When Watt discovered President Reagan liked the band, he backed down.

1983: Dennis Wilson dies

On July 4, 1985, they performed in front of 1,000,000 people in Philadelphia and then 750,000 at the National Mall.

Live Aid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf6vVt0cLnM

They teamed with the Fat Boys in 1987 for a bizarre song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt0LBlH3dAc

In 1988, they scored their first #1 in 22 years.

1988: Elected to Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

Kokomo (1988):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5_AD9wXuY

Long Tall Texan w/Doug Supernaw (1996):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhDWKUaBv10

1998: Carl Wilson dies

Don’t Fight the Sea (2011):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUUBkFTnwE

2011: Brian Wilson indicated he would like to get the surviving band back together for their 50^th anniversary in 2012.