toofarnorth
07-07-2010, 06:40 PM
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" It seems to be an unspoken rule of popular music: everything new comes from someone trying to imitate something and getting it wrong. . . . . .
That's why the Beatles seem so totally remarkable. From the very first song we heard, no matter when we dropped into the Beatles story, it sounded like they were doing something utterly original. But they weren't, not entirely. "
The essay by Ed Ward is a good read __ WHEN WRONG IS RIGHT (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/lennon/essay1.html)
On the site you can click on the picture for short bios of the artists that appear in Lennon's jukebox.
Probably this is old news to a lot of you, but it's the first time I've seen the actual list and I'm fascinated.
In 1989, a Bristol music promoter purchased at auction an old Discomatic jukebox owned by John Lennon in the 1960s. Its track list, written in Lennon's own hasty handwriting, catalogued 41 remarkable discs of American soul, R&B, and rock 'n' roll -- a collection that shaped his musical education and became the musical style source from which the Beatles sound derived. Below is a complete list of all the 45s included in the jukebox.
1. "In the Midnight Hour"
Wilson Pickett
2. "Rescue Me"
Fontella Bass
3. "Tracks of My Tears"
Smokey Robinson
4. "My Girl"
Otis Redding
5. "1, 2, 3"
Len Barry
6. "Hi Heel Sneakers"
Tommy Tucker
7. "Walk"
Jimmy McCracklin
8. "Gonna Send You Back to Georgia"
Timmy Shaw
9. "First I Look at the Purse"
The Contours
10. "New Orleans"
Gary "U.S." Bonds
11. "Watch Your Step"
Bobby Parker
12. "Daddy Rollin' Stone"
Derek Martin
13. "Short Fat Fannie"
Larry Williams
14. "Long Tall Sally"
Little Richard
15. "Money (That's What I Want)"
Barrett Strong
16. "Hey! Baby"
Bruce Channel
17. "Positively 4th Street"
Bob Dylan
18. "Daydream"
The Lovin' Spoonful
19. "Turquoise"
Donovan
20. "Slippin' and Slidin'"
Buddy Holly
21. "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Gene Vincent
22. "No Particular Place to Go"
Chuck Berry
23. "Steppin' Out"
Paul Revere
24. "Do You Believe in Magic"
The Lovin' Spoonful
25. "Some Other Guy"
The Big Three
26. "Twist and Shout"
The Isley Brothers
27. "She Said "Yeah""
Larry Williams
28. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Buddy Holly
29. "Slippin' and Slidin'"
Little Richard
30. "Quarter to Three"
Gary "U.S." Bonds
31. "Ooh My Soul"
Little Richard
32. "Woman Love"
Gene Vincent
33. "Shop Around"
The Miracles
34. "Bring It on Home to Me"
The Animals
35. "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"
James Ray
36. "What's So Good About Goodbye"
The Miracles
37. "Bad Boy"
The Miracles
38. "Agent Double O Soul"
Edwin Starr
39. "I've Been Good to You"
The Miracles
40. "Oh I Apologize"
Barrett Strong
41. "Who's Lovin' You"
The Miracles
" It seems to be an unspoken rule of popular music: everything new comes from someone trying to imitate something and getting it wrong. . . . . .
That's why the Beatles seem so totally remarkable. From the very first song we heard, no matter when we dropped into the Beatles story, it sounded like they were doing something utterly original. But they weren't, not entirely. "
The essay by Ed Ward is a good read __ WHEN WRONG IS RIGHT (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/lennon/essay1.html)
On the site you can click on the picture for short bios of the artists that appear in Lennon's jukebox.
Probably this is old news to a lot of you, but it's the first time I've seen the actual list and I'm fascinated.
In 1989, a Bristol music promoter purchased at auction an old Discomatic jukebox owned by John Lennon in the 1960s. Its track list, written in Lennon's own hasty handwriting, catalogued 41 remarkable discs of American soul, R&B, and rock 'n' roll -- a collection that shaped his musical education and became the musical style source from which the Beatles sound derived. Below is a complete list of all the 45s included in the jukebox.
1. "In the Midnight Hour"
Wilson Pickett
2. "Rescue Me"
Fontella Bass
3. "Tracks of My Tears"
Smokey Robinson
4. "My Girl"
Otis Redding
5. "1, 2, 3"
Len Barry
6. "Hi Heel Sneakers"
Tommy Tucker
7. "Walk"
Jimmy McCracklin
8. "Gonna Send You Back to Georgia"
Timmy Shaw
9. "First I Look at the Purse"
The Contours
10. "New Orleans"
Gary "U.S." Bonds
11. "Watch Your Step"
Bobby Parker
12. "Daddy Rollin' Stone"
Derek Martin
13. "Short Fat Fannie"
Larry Williams
14. "Long Tall Sally"
Little Richard
15. "Money (That's What I Want)"
Barrett Strong
16. "Hey! Baby"
Bruce Channel
17. "Positively 4th Street"
Bob Dylan
18. "Daydream"
The Lovin' Spoonful
19. "Turquoise"
Donovan
20. "Slippin' and Slidin'"
Buddy Holly
21. "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Gene Vincent
22. "No Particular Place to Go"
Chuck Berry
23. "Steppin' Out"
Paul Revere
24. "Do You Believe in Magic"
The Lovin' Spoonful
25. "Some Other Guy"
The Big Three
26. "Twist and Shout"
The Isley Brothers
27. "She Said "Yeah""
Larry Williams
28. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Buddy Holly
29. "Slippin' and Slidin'"
Little Richard
30. "Quarter to Three"
Gary "U.S." Bonds
31. "Ooh My Soul"
Little Richard
32. "Woman Love"
Gene Vincent
33. "Shop Around"
The Miracles
34. "Bring It on Home to Me"
The Animals
35. "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"
James Ray
36. "What's So Good About Goodbye"
The Miracles
37. "Bad Boy"
The Miracles
38. "Agent Double O Soul"
Edwin Starr
39. "I've Been Good to You"
The Miracles
40. "Oh I Apologize"
Barrett Strong
41. "Who's Lovin' You"
The Miracles