Lou Adler: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2013

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/lou-adler/bio/



Lou Adler cowrote "River Rock" with Herb Alpert.

River Rock (1958): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqdhknToSSY



Adler also managed Jan and Dean. He produced The Mamas and the Papas, Sam Cooke, and others.

He founded Dunhill Records (1964) and Ode Records (1967).

Adler also produced The Rocky Horror Picture Show and directed Up in Smoke.

The Mamas and the Papas: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1998

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-mamas-and-the-papas/bio/

Denny Doherty and John Phillips joined forces to form the Mamas and the Papas. They had each been in different folk bands. Phillips’ wife, Michelle, joined the new group as well. Cass Elliot joined later.

Go Where You Wanna Go (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzG-BP6RYko

Then, they hit it big with a defining song of the 60s.

California Dreamin’ (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E

Monday Monday (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY

I Saw Her Again (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zBMK5OAGyE&feature=related

Dedicated to the One I Love (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M7gKZqgHn4

Glad to be Unhappy (1967):

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

They organized the Monterey Music Festival in 1967.

Monterey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJPZwpei1AU

Monterey signaled a change to darker, more aggressive music. The San Francisco sound was passé by the end of the show. The band briefly split in 1967.

Dream A Little Dream of Me (1968):

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

Cass Elliot decided she wanted to go solo and the band broke apart.

Step Out (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluE7kwI21c

Mama Cass died in 1974 of a heart attack.  John Phillips died of heart failure in 2001. Doherty passed away in 2007. Michelle Phillips appeared in film and TV and is still active.

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

Rolling Stone Mag's Top 500 Songs #81-90

81. I Heard it Through the Grapevine: Marvin Gaye- Revolutionary in it’s use of dark tempo. When the first chords are struck, the listener knows something sinister is afoot.

82. Blueberry Hill: Fats Domino- Someone call Richie Cunningham!

83. Norwegian Wood: The Beatles- Revolutionary song. Listen to George’s sitar. John cleverly wrote about an affair he had in a way that hid it from his wife. Oops.

84. Every Breath You Take: The Police- The greatest dark stalker song ever…and no one knows it!

85. Crazy: Patsy Cline- A song about congress and spending! (j/k)

86. Thunder Road: Bruce Springsteen- Captures the hope and hopelessness of the 70s.

87. Ring of Fire: Johnny Cash- Long after this song came out, Cash actually burned down a forest.

88. My Girl: Temptations- Made a comeback in the 80s. They closed out Live Aid. To me, that is mind boggling.

89. California Dreamin’: The Mamas and the Papas- One of the best songs about longing, this helps define a very brief moment in the 1960s.

90. In The Still of the Night: The Five Satins- For me, this defines the fifties.