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#1 2021-11-14 05:09:11
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For K.L.: A Whitebread Thread
For dear old Ken Lovegrove, late of 2 Russell Street (but last seen by me at Chiltern Street), presumably, hopefully, now happily retired.
A fan - to say the least of Elvis Presley - and 'American Graffiti' as well as the original, English-made Clarks' desert boot.
I still hear a lot of rock and roll being played in shops -most recently Buddy Holly And The Crickets. I retain, I'm afraid, a soft spot for Dion, Chuckleberry, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran - and the likes of Brian Hyland. So, we have black and we have jazz. Who's for Frankie Avalon or Paul Anka?
#2 2021-11-14 05:24:16
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'Rock' while it was still fun, still infused with some R&B.
#3 2021-11-14 11:31:08
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I loved seeing Frankie Valli in 'The Sopranos'. Not only do I love 'The Night', seeing and hearing him puts me in mind of one of the first discos I went to (aged fifteen) in 1975. 'Oh, What A Night' was played and I never got it out of my head. 'What a lady... what a night...' Hopefully, for Frankie's sake, she wasn't too much of a lady.
#4 2021-11-14 11:41:45
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Years ago fairgrounds always played classic rock and roll - just like in 'That'll Be The Day' (quite a decent film in its way). All different now.
#5 2021-11-14 12:00:25
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A couple of FV singles have crossed over to the Northern Soul circuit.
#6 2021-11-14 12:02:23
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Right. 'The Night' is certainly one of those.
#7 2021-11-14 12:06:51
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Working my way back to you & Beggin'
#9 2021-11-14 13:22:01
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The Night is a pretty good tune. But generally my type of rock'n'roll is better described as R&B: Fats Domino, The Drifters and numerous others. Such a wonderful era for music.
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some sort of banal legitimacy
#10 2021-11-15 02:14:09
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Perhaps the very best era for popular music. I've always been fascinated by the transition from 'race' to 'mainstream'. The notion of 'whitebread' probably runs contrary to most people's tastes on 'Talk Ivy', but there were some old posters who liked Elvis and The Beach Boys. Years ago, whilst decorating the house, I had CDs like 'American Graffiti' on in the background. Not all white rock and roll. But Bill Haley I never cared for much, nor Fats. Jerry Lee Lewis was far more to my taste. Little Richard I could pretty much leave alone.
#11 2021-11-15 09:22:36
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I seem to remember hearing that the saintly KL also dug Bing Crosby. After having sat through a few of the 'Road' movies I can only say that he's welcome to him. A bit of a bastard in real life apparently.
#12 2022-08-04 01:51:03
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As way of a tribute to Ken I'll dig out some old threads about him.