influential American musicians in the 1960's
There was so much going on that I'd almost have to ask "what type of music?" A few more offbeat suggestions --
Brian Wilson -- not so much the Beach Boys and surf music, but a key part of the transition of rock 'n' roll from primarily singles-oriented to primarily album-oriented.
Blood, Sweat, & Tears -- I think Al Kooper was the guiding hand behind this band. Brought a jazz influence into rock that really was explored (for better or for worse and, in the case of Chicago, both) during the '70s.
Phil Spector -- more a producer than a musician in the '60s, but big on making production values an important factor.
The Shirelles -- the first big Girl Group, in the '60s sense of the term.
Lesley Gore -- a really offbeat choice here. But her "It's My Party" was Quincy Jones' first big producing moment, and "You Don't Own Me" may have been the first big feminist (or at least proto-feminist) hit.
Don't forget about Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire came out in, what, '63? And Fulsome Prison was '68.
Lou Reed, for the same reason Gandalfe gave about Beefheart.
Excellent! Thank you so much.
I need some music savvy type to give ma a list of 5-10 influential American musicians in the 1960's. I have the more obvious, I think, but I have kids looking for a research topic still, and I'm tapped out.
For non-rock musicians of the sixties: Coltrane, John Fahey, Leonard Bernstein...
Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro. Aretha Franklin.
You have all you need, Kristen?
Why isn't this happening to Corwood or Tina or someone who could appreciate it?
Evil?
I Tivoed
Gigantic
the TMBG documentary which I hadn't seen before. It was a little odd seeing the whole McSweeneys/TAL axis turnout as commentary. I could see why some of the local reviews thought it was a little flat. At least compared to the band themselves, or even their exuberent skewed videos. It was all very polite.
But I still liked watching both the Johns and came out of it with renewed affection for Flans.
There was one part though that made the hair rise up on my arms. Towards the end they show an in-store appearance at the Tower Record Store in NYC. And it's dated September 10, 2001. And all the people in the store (which is packed) are happy and smiling, and the song they show is the one Flans sings "New York City" (a Cub cover as it turns out.)
We met in the springtime at a rock-and-roll show
It was on the Bowery when it was time to go
We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night
I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life.
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me
They didn't underscore it at all or comment on it. They just let it stand, and it was so sad thinking about those people being so happy that night and where they would be the next day.
