Hour One
1. The Barbarians: Hey Little Birds - 1964
2. Slim Gaillard: Little Bird - 1968
3. Jimmy Bowskill Band: Little Bird - 2012 *
4. Ron McMunn & The Country Cousins: The Great Speckled Bird - 1964 *
5. The Great Speckled Bird: Crazy Arms - 1970 *
6. Rare Bird: Iceberg - 1970
7. The Mynah Birds: It’s My Time - 1966 *
8. Hank Snow & Anita Carter: Mockin’ Bird Hill - 1962
9. Inez Foxx: Mockingbird - 1963
10. Chubby Checker: Birdland - 1963
11. Roy Forbes: Summer Birds Fly - 1982 *
12. Three’s A Crowd: Bird Without Wings - 1968 *
13. The Beatles: And Your Bird Can Sing - 1966
14. Strawberry Alarm Clock: Birdman of Alkatrash - 1967
15. The Byrds: Mr Spaceman - 1970
Hour Two
1. It’s A Beautiful Day: White Bird - 1970
2. Robyn Hitchcock: Acid Bird - 1981
3. The Plague: High Flying Bird - 1967 *
4. Mary Ford & Les Paul: Humming Bird - 1955
5. Wilf Carter: The Sunshine Bird - 1954 *
6. Gene Parsons: Melodies of a Bird in Flyght - 1978
7. George Jones: The Bird - 1987
8. Eric Bogle: Birds of a Feather - 1985
9. Slim Gaillard: The Dirty Rooster (Chicken Rhythm) - 1946
10. The Four Aces: The Cuckoo Bird in the Pickle Tree - 1958
11. Jewel Akens: The Birds and The Bees - 1964
12. The Trashmen: Surfin’ Bird - 1963
13. Silver Apples: Whirly-Bird - 1968
14. The Paupers: Free As A Bird - 1965 *
15. The Beatles: Free As A Bird - 1995
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And Now for The Particulars:
Hour One
1. The Barbarians: Hey Little Birds
(Tommy Kaye)
45 single bw You’ve Got To Understand: Joy Records 45K-290
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Jerry Causi: lead vocal
Victor Moulton: drums
Bruce Benson: bass
Geoffry Morris: guitar
Produced: September, 1964
Arranged by Al Ham
Active between 1964 and 1967, were known for drummer Victor "Moulty" Molton's prosthetic hook used in place of his missing left hand to hold his drumstick. They also wore pirate outfits to fit Molton’s image. They received their biggest break when featured on Pan USA The T.A.M.I. tour in 1965 alongside other artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Chuck Berry, James Brown & The Famous Flames, The Miracles, and Marvin Gaye. A later, minor hit, entitled "Moulty", was a humorous auto-biographical song about the drummer's life and losing his hand when he was 14. Moulton sang lead on the track, but instead of the original members, he was backed by a Toronto group, Levon & the Hawks, later to be known as The Band.
2. Slim Gaillard: Little Bird
(T Wolf / D Grove / P Jolly)
45 single bw Blowin’ In The Wind: Epic Records 5-10336
Detroit MI
Slim Gaillard: guitar, vocal
Others not listed
Produced by Jackie Mills, 1968
Known mostly as a guitarist, Slim Gaillard was an American jazz singer and songwriter who also played piano, vibraphone, and tenor sax. Gaillard first rose to prominence in the late 1930s as part of Slim & Slam, a jazz novelty act he formed with bassist Slam Stewart. Gaillard's appeal was similar to Cab Calloway's and Louis Jordan's in that he presented a hip style with broad appeal but unlike them, he was a master improviser whose stream of consciousness vocals ranged far from the original lyrics.
He spoke 5 languages and wrote his own dictionary.
3. Jimmy Bowskill Band: Little Bird
(Jimmy Bowskill / Ian McKeown / Daniel Reiff)
Back Number: Ruf Records RUF 2008
Toronto ON
Jimmy Bowskill: guitar, piano, trumpet, vocals
Ian McKeown: bass, trombone, vocals
Dan Reiff: drums, vocals
Produced & mixed by Brian Moncarz and the Jimmy Bowskill Band, 2013
Recorded by Wayne Cochrane & Kevin Dietz at Metalworks Studios, Toronto & Rattlebox North
Mastered by Joe Lambert at Joe Lambert Mastering, Brooklyn NY
b. Bailieboro ON Sept 16, 1990
4. Ron McMunn & The Country Cousins: The Great Speckled Bird
(Trad)
Blue Grass Cannonball: Banff Rodeo Records RBS 1197
Stittsville ON
Ron McMunn: guitar, vocals
Wally Jackson: fiddle
Garny Scheels: dobro
Don ONeil: mandolin
Lloyd Grant: banjo
Produced by Ken Ayoub, 1964
Recorded by Paul Mongeau
Ron McMunn (The Silver Fox) b. 1932 Clayton, ON / d. 2007
He left the family farm to join Charlie Finner and the Hay Shakers, where he learned the art of calling squares. In 1954, Ron formed the Country Cousins and was soon performing every Saturday over CJET radio in Smiths Falls. In the 70s, the Country Cousins performed on the Grand Ole Opry and the Wheeling, West Virginia Jamboree. The band also features the Ottawa Valley Melodiers, Garny Scheels on dobro, from the Mac Beattie Band.
5. The Great Speckled Bird: Crazy Arms
(Chuck Seals / Ralph Mooney)
The Great Speckled Bird: Ampex Records A10103 Stereo
Toronto
Ian Tyson: guitar, vocal
Sylvia Tyson: vocal
Buddy Cage: steel guitar
N.D. Smart II: drums
Ken Kalmusky: bass
Amos Garrett: lead guitar
David Briggs: piano
Produced by Todd Rundgren, 1970
Recorded by Charlie Tallent at Belmont Studios, Nashville 1969
Great Speckled Bird was a country rock group formed in 1969 by Ian & Sylvia who were trying to break out of the folk artist mold. Although together for about five years, they were most noted for having been a part of the Festival Express cross Canada tour along with Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, The Band, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Traffic, Robert Charlebois and others. When Ian & Sylvia separated and divorced, they began their solo careers and ended the Great Speckled Bird band.
6. Rare Bird: Iceberg
(Rare Bird)
Rare Bird: ABC Records – CPLP-4514
UK
Graham Field: organ
David Kaffinetti: electric piano
Steve Gould: bass guitar, lead vocals
Mark Ashton: drums, tympani, backing vocals
Produced by John Anthony, 1970
Iceberg was originally written with a different title: “To the Memory of Two Brave Dogs”. The band, originally called Lunch, started recording in the fall of 1969. While they were not a singles oriented band, they recorded four good albums before calling it a day in 1974. They never made much of an impact in North America but were very popular in Europe. Note: no guitar players in the band.
7. The Mynah Birds: It’s My Time
(Michael Valvano / R Dean Taylor / Ricky Matthews)
45 single bw Go On And Cry: Hip-O Records
Toronto ON
Rick James: vocals
Neil Young: lead guitar, bg vocals
Bruce Palmer: bass
Rick Cameron: drums
John Yachimak: guitar, bg vocals
Produced by Mike Valvano, R. Dean Taylor, Mickey Stevenson, 1966
Recorded at Motown Studios, Detroit
Released 2012
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. aka Rick James b. Buffalo NY, Feb 1, 1948 / d. Aug 6, 2004 Los Angeles) (56)
Over the course of their time, The Mynah Birds featured some pretty amazing musicians in their line-up: Neil Young, Rick James, Goldy McJohn and Nick Kassbaum (aka Nick St. Nicholas) of Steppenwolf and Bruce Palmer (who formed Buffalo Springfield with Young). Originally called The Sailors, they changed their name after playing in The Mynah Bird club in Yorkville. They recorded one album for Motown which was never released after it was revealed that Rick James was AWOL from his military duty in the US.
8. Hank Snow & Anita Carter: Mockin’ Bird Hill
(Vaughan Horton, music / Carl Jularbo, lyrics)
Together Again: RCA Living Stereo LSP-2580
Nashville
Hank Snow: vocal, guitar
Anita Carter: vocal
Mother Maybelle, June & Helen Carter: bg vocals
Produced by Chet Atkins, 1962
Recorded by Bill Porter at RCA’s Nashville Sound Studio
Ina Anita Carter b. March 31, 1933 Maces Spring, Virginia / d. July 29, 1999 (66) Hendersonville, Tennessee
Mockin’ Bird Hill was first recorded by a duo called The Beaver Valley Sweethearts in 1950. A year later it was covered by Les Paul and Mary Ford who had the first hit with it. It has been recorded by Patti Page, Teresa Brewer, George Jones, Ray Stevens and Donna Fargo.
Anita Carter was one of the Carter Family. Her first significant solo work was the 1951 single ''Bluebird,'' a duet with Hank Snow that topped the country charts along with its B-side, ''Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts.''
This is a German version of the LP with one of those floppy covers.
9. Inez Foxx: Mockingbird
(Charlie and Inez Foxx)
45 single bw Jaybirds: Sue Records S-919
Greensboro, NC
Inez Foxx: vocals
Charlie Foxx: vocals, guitar
Bert Keyes: music director
Produced by Henry 'Juggy' Murray, 1963
Inez Foxx b. Greensboro, NC September 9, 1942
Charlie Foxx b. October 23, 1939 / d. September 18, 1998 (59)
A brother and sister act, they started off singing in gospel groups before travelling to New York in 1960 to make their first record under the name Inez Johnson. That record flopped. In early 1963, the pair introduced themselves to Henry 'Juggy' Murray, the owner of Sue Records, and sang him their arrangement of the traditional lullaby called "Hush, Little Baby". They re-titled the song "Mockingbird", and released it in 1963. It was their most successful record, selling over a million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. It was later covered Aretha Franklin, James Taylor and Carly Simon, Dusty Springfield, Etta James with Taj Mahal and Toby Keith.
10. Chubby Checker: Birdland
(Mann / Smith)
45 rpm single: Parkway Records - P-873X
Spring Gulley, SC, USA
Chubby Checker: vocal
Produced 1963
Mastered at Audio Matrix by Stan Ricker
Ernest Evans b. Spring Gully SC Oct 3, 1941
As a teen, he worked at a produce market and would sing and tell jokes. It was his boss there who started calling him Chubby. It was American Bandstand host Dick Clark, who’s wife thought Chubby Checker would be a better name. He would imitate other singers: Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, Elvis and even The Chipmunks. That was his schtick before The Twist became the new rage around 1960.
11. Roy Forbes: Summer Birds Fly
(R Forbes)
Anything You Want: CBC / Stony Plain: SPL 1044
North Vancouver, BC
Roy Forbes: vocal, guitar, harmonica
Produced by Claire Lawrence, 1982
Recorded live at The Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Recorded by Susan Englebert, Don Hardisty, John Henderson & Claire Lawrence, Sept 1981
Roy Charles Forbes b. February 13, 1953 Dawson Creek, BC
He began his career as Bim, opening for Santana and Supertramp in the early 70s. Signed to A&M Records, he put out 5 LPs under that name before becoming Roy Forbes again. Songs written by Forbes have been recorded by Sylvia Tyson, Garnet Rogers, Valdy, and Susan Jacks. He also hosts a CKUA radio program called Roy's Record Room. He’s always had a strong love for old time Canadian records.
12. Three’s A Crowd: Bird Without Wings - 1968 *
(Bruce Cockburn)
Christopher’s Movie Matinee: RCA Victor D-50030
Ottawa ON
Trevor Veitch: lead guitar
Brent Titcomb: guitar
David Wiffen: guitar
Ken Koblun: bass
Richard Patterson: drums
Donna Warner vocals
Produced by Mama Cass Elliot & Steve Barri, 1968
Recorded by Chuck Britz at Studio 3 at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, October 1967
3's A Crowd was formed in August 1964 in Vancouver by folk musician and comedian Brent Titcomb and singer/comedian Donna Warner. January 1965, under the name The Bill Schwartz Quartet, the trio make their debut at Vancouver's Bunkhouse coffeehouse. By May 1965 the trio became 3's A Crowd as suggested by Titcomb's friend King Anderson. They made a demo tape and it was sent to Sid Dolgay, of The Travellers, who offered to manage them. This resulted in gigs in Toronto’s thriving Yorkville coffee house scene.
In 1967 they played at Expo ’67 in Montreal and were seen by Denny Doherty and Cass Elliott of The Mamas & The Papas. Elliot proposed to produce them and contacted ABC Dunhill who brought them to Los Angeles to record what would be their only album. By the summer of ’68 things started coming apart for various reasons and the band saw a revolving door of prominent musicians enter the fold, including Colleen Peterson and Bruce Cockburn. By 1969 they were history. Bass player Ken Koblun began his playing career in Winnipeg with Neil Young and The Squires.
13. The Beatles: And Your Bird Can Sing
(Lennon / McCartney)
Yesterday And Today: Capitol records of Canada T 2553
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: lead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps
Paul McCartney: harmony vocal, bass, lead guitar, handclaps
George Harrison: harmony vocal, lead guitar, handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine, handclaps
Produced by George Martin, 1966
Recorded by Geoff Emerick April 26, 1966 at EMI Studios, London
In Canada we got this song on the album Yesterday and Today; most of the rest of the world got it from Revolver. John Lennon called this “another of my throwaways… fancy paper around an empty box.” It was actually written about Frank Sinatra after reading an article in Esquire Magazine which called Sinatra “the fully emancipated male…the man who can have anything he wants.” Dual lead guitars by George and Paul are really cool!
14. Strawberry Alarm Clock: Birdman of Alkatrash
(M Weitz)
45 single bw Incense And Peppermints: Uni Records 55018
Los Angeles CA
Lee Freeman: rhythm guitars, harmonica, vocals
Ed King: lead guitar, vocal
Gary Lovetro: bass
Gene Gunnels: drums, vocal
Mark Weitz: keys, lead vocal
George Bunnell: bass, guitars, vocal
Steve Bartek: guitar, flute
Produced by Frank Slay and Bill Holmes, 1967
Producer Frank Slay denied band songwriters Mark Weitz and Ed King any credits for the A side hit, Incense and Peppermints. Guitarist Ed King later played with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
15. The Byrds: Mr Spaceman
(Roger McGuinn)
Untitled: Columbia Records G 30127
Los Angeles CA
Roger McGuinn: Lead guitar, vocals
Clarence White: slide guitar
Skip Batton: bass
Gene Parsons: drums
Produced by Terry Melcher 1970
Recorded at the South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, Mass
This was the most stable and longest lived of any configuration of The Byrds, lasting 3 years without personnel changes. The band still had not made up their minds regarding an album title when Terry Melcher, while filling out record company documentation for the album sessions, wrote the placeholder "(Untitled)" in a box specifying the album's title. A misunderstanding ensued and before anyone associated with the band had realized, Columbia Records had pressed up the album with that title, including the parentheses. It was the last real incarnation of the Byrds.
Hour Two
1. It’s A Beautiful Day: White Bird
(Linda Laflamme / David Laflamme)
It’s A Beautiful Day: Columbia Records CS 9768
San Francisco CA
David Laflamme: violin, vocals
Hal Wagenet: guitar
Mitchell Hollman: bass
Linda Laflamme: keys, vocals
Pattie Santos: percussion
Produced by Matthew Katz & David Laflamme 1969
Recorded by Brian Ross-Myring
Active years: 1967-1974
David LaFlamme (born Gary Poise May 4, 1941, in New Britain, Connecticut changed his name to his stage name David LaFlamme so to protect his Symphony Orchestra reputation. Symphony Orchestras at that time often did not think much of Rock music. In 1967 the band were living in Seattle, Washington, practicing in an attic. David LaFlamme explains their hit song White Bird:
“Where the 'White Bird' thing came from ... We were like caged birds in that attic. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We were just barely getting by on a very small food allowance provided to us. It was quite an experience, but it was very creative in a way.”
2. Robyn Hitchcock: Acid Bird
(R Hitchcock)
Black Snake Diamond Role: An Armageddon Record ARM 4
London UK
Robyn Hitchcock: piano, lead guitar, vocal
Gary Barnacle: sax
Matthew Seligman: bass
Vince Ely: drums
Kimberley Rew: guitar
Produced by Pat Collier and Matthew Seligman, 1981
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock b. March 3, 1953
Influenced by such diverse artists as Syd Barrett, John Lennon and Roger McGuinn, Hitchcock moved from London to Cambridge to busk. He joined several bands before going it alone. BB Blackberry & The Swelterettes, The worst Fears, Maureen & The Meatpackers, Dennis & The Experts, The Soft Boys before doing it solo. This song is from his first solo shot.
3. The Plague: High Flying Bird
(Bill Ed Wheeler)
45 single bw Love and Obey: Reo Records 8981X
Thunder Bay ON
Don Brown: guitar, vocals
Tom Horricks: sax, lead vocals
Lyn McEachern: drums, lead vocal
Joey Stapansky: keys, vocals
George Stevenson: bass, vocals
Produced by Don Grashey, 1967
The band started as 'Donny B and the Bonnvilles became 'The Plague', then 'The Lexington Avenue' and 'The Jarvis Street Revue'. It was as The Plague that they made some of their most memorable recordings. One of the band’s earlier recordings was a 45 credited only to Lyn McEachern called “World of Dreams”. They were good friends with Neil Young and the Squires and remember Neil showing them a song that would eventually be known as Helpless. The band traveled on the road for over 22 years.
4. Mary Ford & Les Paul: Humming Bird
(Don Robertson)
Today’s Top Hits Vol 13: Capitol Records T9127
Waukesha WI / El Monte CA
Les Paul: electric guitar
Mary Ford: vocals, guitar
Produced 1955
Recorded July 9, 1955 in the Les Paul garage
Iris Colleen Summers b El Monte CA July 7, 1924 / d. Sept 30, 1977 Arcadia CA (53)
Lester William Polsfuss b. Waukesha WI June 9, 1915 / d. Aug 12, 2009 White Plains NY (94)
So many great sounds that Les Paul concocted out of his Gibson, using multi-tracking, which he invented, to do so. These were sounds never heard on disk before. Paul and Ford were a husband and wife duo who sold more than 6 million records in 1951. They were introduced to each other by none-other than Gene Autry! They had 16 top-ten recordings between 51 and 54, including their version of the Tennessee Waltz. They recorded most of their songs in a make-shift recording studio that Paul built in his garage. He also designed the body of the Gibson Les Paul, in case you were wondering.
5. Wilf Carter: The Sunshine Bird
(Ruth Roberts / Bill Katz)
The Dynamite Trail: Decca Records DL 4092
Port Hilford NS
Wilf Carter: vocals
Chet Atkins: guitar
Jack Shook: guitar
Jerry Byrd: steel
Ernie Newton: bass
Farris Coursey: drums
Tommy Jackson: fiddle
Owen Bradley: piano
Produced by Paul Cohen, 1960
Recorded at Bradley Studio, Nashville TN November 23, 1954
First issued on Decca 29535
Wilfred Carter AKA Montana Slim b. Port Hilford NS 1904 / d. December 5, 1996 (91) Scottsdale, Arizona
Performed and recorded in every decade, since 1932 through to the Eighties. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame 1971, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame 1984; Canadian Music Hall of Fame 1985; Juno Awards Hall of Fame 1985; Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame 1997.
6. Gene Parsons: Melodies of a Bird in Flyght
(Gene Parsons / Camille Parsons)
Melodies: Sierra Briar Records - SRS-8703
Morongo Valley CA
Gene Parsons: vocal, string bender guitar, bass, drums
Rob Warford: lead guitar
Greg Harris: acoustic guitar
Produced by Gene Parsons, 1978
Recorded by Steve Zaretsky at Music Grinder Studio, Hollywood CA
Mixed by Gary Skardina, John Kovarek, Steve Zaretsky, Gene Parsons, John Delgatto
Gene Victor Parsons: September 4, 1944 Morongo Valley California
An American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Interestingly enough, before joining The Byrds, Parsons was in a duo with Fiddle player Gib Guilbeau who would later go on to re-found the Flying Burrito Brothers. They were later joined by future Byrd, Clarence White, former guitarist with the Kentucky Colonels, and bassist Wayne Moore to form the band Nashville West. After the dissolution of Nashville West, Parsons was brought into the Byrds by White and was featured drumming on the albums Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, Ballad of Easy Rider, (Untitled),
Byrdmaniax and Farther Along over a 4 yr stint. Then, of course, he went solo.
The “StringbenderTM” heard on this twangy, live version of the song was invented by ex-Byrds Gene Parsons and Clarence White and was first used by Roger McGuinn. It’s also been used by Albert Lee, Pete Townsend, Randy Bachman, Jimmy Page, Randy Scruggs, Dave Gilmore etc. The resulting tone sounds much like a pedal steel guitar. This song pays homage to Clarence White.
7. George Jones: The Bird
(Dennis Knutson / A.L. Owens)
Too Wild Too Long: Epic Records FE 40781
Saratoga Texas
George Jones: vocal
Produced by Billy Sherrill, 1987
Recorded at Eleven Eleven Studio, Nashville
George Glenn Jones b. Saratoga TX Sept 12, 1931 / d. Apr 26, 2013 (81) Nashville
8. Eric Bogle: Birds of a Feather
(Eric Bogle)
When The Wind Blows: Stony Plain Records SPL 1075
Adelaide, Australia
Eric Bogle: vocals
Jim Munro: guitars, mandolin, vocals
Brent Miller: bass, vocals
Andy McGloin: drums
Phil Cuneen: synth
Trev Warner: fiddle
Bob McCarthy: banjo
Lynne Muir: bg vocal
Produced by Eric Bogle & John Munro, 1985
Recorded & Mixed by Peter Brook at Studio 202, Adelaide
Eric Bogle (born 23 September 1944) Peebles, Scotland. Emigrated to Australia 1969 and became a folk singer. No Man’s Land & The Band Played Waltzing Matilda have been covered by dozens of artists.
9. Slim Gaillard: The Dirty Rooster (Chicken Rhythm)
(Slim Gaillard)
Dr Boogie Presents Shim Sham Shimmy: Zu-Zazz Records Z 2009
Claiborne, Alabama / Detroit MI
Slim Gaillard: guitar, vocal
Leroy Eliot Stewart: bass, vocal
Bam Brown: bass
Leo Watson: drums
Produced 1946
Recorded in Los Angeles CA, Apiril 1946
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard b. January 4, 1916 / d. February 26, 1991 London UKThe lyrics sound like they're saying "fuck-off" but if you look up the song, they claim to be saying "Buk'off". I don't know how to speak chicken so....
10. The Four Aces: The Cuckoo Bird in the Pickle Tree
(Al Alberts / Ted Murray / Raymond Leveen)
The Four Aces Sing Featuring Al Alberts: Vocalion VL 3604
Chester PA
Al Alberts (deceased)
Dave Mahoney (deceased)
Lou Silvestri (deceased)
Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro (deceased)
Produced 1958
Got together in 1957: lead vocalist Al Alberts left a year later, after recording this song, to go solo. In the 1960s he became a TV personality in the Philadelphia region with his show, Al Alberts Showcase. Voted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2001
11. Jewel Akens: The Birds and The Bees
(Barry Stuart)
45 Single: Era Records 3141
Houston TX
Jewel Akens: vocal
Billy Strange: guitar
Ervan Coleman: guitar
Bob West: bass
Arthur Wright: bass
Hal Blaine: drums
Leon Russell: piano
Produced by Herb Newman, 1964
Recorded at Gold Star Studios by Stan Ross
Jewel Eugene Akens b. Houston TX Sept 12, 1933 / d. Inglewood CA March 1, 2013 (79)
Akens was in the Medallions and The Four Dots before forming a recording duo with Eddie Daniels in 1960. After the success of Birds And The Bees (a golden record selling more than a million copies) in 1965, he ran on its steam for several years, even touring with The Monkees. He died of complications from back surgery in 2013. The song was actually written by the 12 year old son of Era Records owner, Herb Newman but used the name Barry Stuart in the credits. Newman was also a composer, scoring a major hit for Gogi Grant called “The Wayward Wind” in 1956.
12. The Trashmen: Surfin’ Bird
(Steve Wahrer)
45 Single bw King of the Surf: Apex Records 76894
Minneapolis MN
Tony Andreason: LG
Dal Winslow: Guitar
Bob Reed: bass
Steve Wahrer: drums, lead vocals
Produced by George Garrett, 1963
Recorded at Kay Bank Studio, Minneapolis
13. Silver Apples: Whirly-Bird
(Dan Taylor / Simeon Coxe)
Silver Apples: Kapp Records KS 3562
New York City
Danny Taylor: drums, vocals
Simeon: the thing (the simeon), vocals
Produced by Barry Bryant 1968
Recorded by Don Van Gorden, New York City
Simeon Oliver Coxe III b. Knoxville TN June 4, 1938
Danny Taylor: d. March 10, 2005
Both players were in (NYC) house band The Overland Stage Electric Band in 1967 and quit to form Silver Apples. Taylor was a drummer whose previous experience included playing with Jimi Hendrix. Their first gig as SA was before 30,000 fans in NY's Central Park Taylors drum-set included thirteen drums, five cymbals and other percussion instruments. They had their detractors: Blood, Sweat and Tears members stated publically after a gig with them: “We actually had to leave the dressing room, it was so awful.” But John Lennon said: “Watch out for a band called Silver Apples, they are the next thing.”
Danny Taylor died on March 10, 2005 Kingston, NY of heart attack. Simeon keeps doing Silver Apples gigs using the original drum tracks of Taylor.
14. The Paupers: Free As A Bird
(R Prokop / B Marion)
45 single: Roman Records - DR 1103
Toronto ON
Ronn 'Skip' Prokop: drums
Denny Gerrard: bass
Bill Marion (aka Bill Misener): guitar
Chuck Beal: lead guitar
Produced by David Mostoway, 1965
This was the Paupers in their original formation with Bill Marion aka Bill Misener (b. Hamilton ON / d. 2014) playing guitar. At first, in 1964, they were called The Sprats but changed their name in 1965. Their third ever gig as The Paupers was at Maple Leaf Gardens, opening for The Rolling Stones. Marion left the band in 1966 after Bernie Finkelstein took over as their manager and joined The Last Words who had a hit with Give Me Time. After that he got into songwriting and music production. His replacement in The Paupers was Scottish-born songwriter Adam Mitchell.
15. The Beatles: Free As A Bird
(Lennon / McCartney / Harrison / Starr)
The Beatles Anthology 1: EMI Music Canada – C4 7243 8 34445 4 0
UK
John Lennon: lead vocals, piano
Paul McCartney: lead and harmony vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, piano
George Harrison: lead and harmony vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, ukulele
Ringo Starr: backing vocals, drums
Jeff Lynne: backing vocals, electric guitar
Produced by The Beatles & Jeff Lynne, 1995
Recorded in New York (Lennon), 1977 and UK Studios, 1994
"Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, was released as a single by the Beatles, 25 years after their break-up. The single was released as part of the promotion for The Beatles Anthology video documentary and the band's Anthology 1 compilation album. For the Anthology project, McCartney asked Lennon's widow Yoko Ono for unreleased material by Lennon to which the three remaining ex-Beatles could contribute
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