OT: Music Sharing Thread 2

[brentashton]

Ronnie King dead at 76.

Bummer. Stampeders in my local hockey rink in the mid 1970s was one of my first (of very many) concert events. I had the chance to see them again at Rock the Lake in Kelowna in 2018. The guy was feeling it that night. He was the life of the show!

 

[Stoneman89]

Ronnie King dead at 76.

Stampeder icon. Shoot!

 

[Morpheus]

I was born in 1980 so the Stampeders were before my time.

But I do remember when I was 6, I was playing some 45’s at my uncles place, and I was flipping through the pile and stumbled across ‘Hit the Road Jack’.

I must have played it 50-60 times in a row and when we had to leave I put up a tantrum until my uncle gifted it to me.

I started collecting their LPs in my 20’s and they are such an underrated group. The recordings themselves have not aged at all, great guitar tone(s), tight unit, and at times they got quite hard rocking.

LPs I have are: Carry On, Steamin’, From the Fire, New Day.

RIP Ronnie King

 

[MoontoScott]

I was born in 1980 so the Stampeders were before my time.

But I do remember when I was 6, I was playing some 45’s at my uncles place, and I was flipping through the pile and stumbled across ‘Hit the Road Jack’.

I must have played it 50-60 times in a row and when we had to leave I put up a tantrum until my uncle gifted it to me.

I started collecting their LPs in my 20’s and they are such an underrated group. The recordings themselves have not aged at all, great guitar tone(s), tight unit, and at times they got quite hard rocking.

LPs I have are: Carry On, Steamin’, From the Fire, New Day.

RIP Ronnie King

Thanks for your post. You know your stuff.

Imho the Stampeders were the most underrated Canadian Rock Band of that magical 1970's period.

They first charted with "Carry Me" somewhere around 1970. Then came the monster hit "Sweet City Woman" in 1971 and it sold about 4 million copies.

Unfortunately, American audiences loved the song but thought that the Stampeders were a Country and Western group. That's not hard to imagine given their name and the dominant banjo chords in the song but in fact the Stampeders were a rock group and had a hard edged rock sound, especially when you saw them live (I saw them 3 times). They never charted that well again in the USA with the possible exception of Hit the Road Jack which was also covered by Ray Charles a few years earlier.

My favorite Stampeder song was "Wild Eyes" which is a knock-out rock classic that Rich Dodson played on the double neck guitar. I ran up to him after one of the shows and said "How many overdubs did you use-how do you tune your axe to get that sound-- and how many takes before you got the final cut?" He calmly looked at me and said "Man, I don't really remember." I said ya, cool and got him to sign the T-shirt.

Another memory from that show was Ronnie King saying "I'm the Keith Richards of this band." It was an honest comment about some of his life and when I saw Ronnie play for the last time about five years ago he had aged and slowed down considerably.

Its sad to see guys like this as well as Gerry Doucette and Myles Goodwin go (all in the last few years) but hey--Time waits for no one.

Thanks Ronnie

 

[brentashton]

Thanks for your post. You know your stuff.

Imho the Stampeders were the most underrated Canadian Rock Band of that magical 1970's period.

They first charted with "Carry Me" somewhere around 1970. Then came the monster hit "Sweet City Woman" in 1971 and it sold about 4 million copies.

Unfortunately, American audiences loved the song but thought that the Stampeders were a Country and Western group. That's not hard to imagine given their name and the dominant banjo chords in the song but in fact the Stampeders were a rock group and had a hard edged rock sound, especially when you saw them live (I saw them 3 times). They never charted that well again in the USA with the possible exception of Hit the Road Jack which was also covered by Ray Charles a few years earlier.

My favorite Stampeder song was "Wild Eyes" which is a knock-out rock classic that Rich Dodson played on the double neck guitar. I ran up to him after one of the shows and said "How many overdubs did you use-how do you tune your axe to get that sound-- and how many takes before you got the final cut?" He calmly looked at me and said "Man, I don't really remember." I said ya, cool and got him to sign the T-shirt.

Another memory from that show was Ronnie King saying "I'm the Keith Richards of this band." It was an honest comment about some of his life and when I saw Ronnie play for the last time about five years ago he had aged and slowed down considerably.

Its sad to see guys like this as well as Gerry Doucette and Myles Goodwin go (all in the last few years) but hey--Time waits for no one.

Thanks Ronnie

The guy I was amazed to see in 2018 was Kim Berly. Drummers tend to be the more athletic just given the nature of their instrument they play but the guy didn’t look a day over 30.

 

[MoontoScott]

The guy I was amazed to see in 2018 was Kim Berly. Drummers tend to be the more athletic just given the nature of their instrument they play but the guy didn’t look a day over 30.

Yes, last time I saw them Berly looked young and fit. King and Dodson had both aged significantly.

 

[Stoneman89]

Eric Carmen, 'Hungry Eyes' singer, dies at 74: 'His music touched so many'​

Singer died 'in his sleep,' according to wife

Eric Carmen, 'Hungry Eyes' singer, dies at 74: 'His music touched so many'

Eric Carmen, who fronted the Raspberries and sang the Dirty Dancing hit Hungry Eyes, has died at the age of 74.

canoe.com

And another one kicks the bucket. All these 70's artists going by the wayside these days. Raspberries were a kickass band but Carmen had the ability to write sweet sad songs too.

 

[brentashton]

Eric Carmen, 'Hungry Eyes' singer, dies at 74: 'His music touched so many'​

Singer died 'in his sleep,' according to wife

Eric Carmen, 'Hungry Eyes' singer, dies at 74: 'His music touched so many'

Eric Carmen, who fronted the Raspberries and sang the Dirty Dancing hit Hungry Eyes, has died at the age of 74.

canoe.com

And another one kicks the bucket. All these 70's artists going by the wayside these days. Raspberries were a kickass band but Carmen had the ability to write sweet sad songs too.

I liked Eric Carmen’s stuff, especially the early Raspberries era. Wasn’t a fan of the one song from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Hungry Eyes(?),just never grew on me.

I went and saw John Waite last Friday at a local casino. He played a lot of the Baby’s and Bad English stuff along with the requisite solo hits. He also did a rendition of Led Zeps Whole lotta Love that was killer. The guy is 71, looks very fit. I try to hit any of these shows with artists from my teens and onward as they are all unfortunately, passing as we might expect but still seems like a part of one’s youth goes with each passing artist.

 

[Slats432]

Judas Priest has a new album? Cool. Here is a track.

 

[Stoneman89]

Judas Priest has a new album? Cool. Here is a track.

My dad was never a fan (lol), but "Judas Priest" sure was one of his favourite sayings when he was pissed at something.

 

[Slats432]

My dad was never a fan (lol), but "Judas Priest" sure was one of his favourite sayings when he was pissed at something.

Actually they were never super high on my list. They had some decent tunes.

I was more of a Rush, Scorpions, Triumph, guy.

 

[Stoneman89]

Actually they were never super high on my list. They had some decent tunes.

I was more of a Rush, Scorpions, Triumph, guy.

All great groups. Have you seen the documentary on Triumph? Fantastic.

 

[Slats432]

All great groups. Have you seen the documentary on Triumph? Fantastic.

I saw it was there. Haven't seen it yet, but intend to.

 

[brentashton]

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, 'Ramblin' Man,' has died. He was 80.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Stoneman89]

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, 'Ramblin' Man,' has died. He was 80.

www.ctvnews.ca

Damn! Not sure there are any guys left from that great band. Jessica and Ramblin Man were always staples o my playlists and remain so to this day. His guitar work is legendary.

 

[brentashton]

Damn! Not sure there are any guys left from that great band. Jessica and Ramblin Man were always staples o my playlists and remain so to this day. His guitar work is legendary.

I think you’re right. The guys that made it the band they were, are sadly all gone. They’re songwriting spawned so many other bands and really, an entire new genre of rock n roll, back in the day.