Friday, April 26, 2013

Sweet Caroline

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http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/moment-terror-boston-marathon-18974005

Neil Diamond has donated royalties from sales of Sweet Caroline to help bombing victims after the recent tragedy in Boston. This story by ABC-TV shows lots of regular people singing the song – can we get some props for the great band who backed Neil on this record?

Monday, April 15, 2013

1971 Billboard Magazine

A story about American from the May 22, 1971 issue of Billboard Magazine.  Also, a link to the entire Billboard issue (a special on Memphis music) in case you’d like to browse further:

http://books.google.com/books?id=9wgEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=billboard+may+22,+1971&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z5ZsUen7Ioym9gS7uYC4BQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=billboard%20may%2022%2C%201971&f=false

 

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Bobby Wood - Keyboardist - The Memphis Boys - Elvis

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http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ajsgarage/2013/04/09/bobby-wood--keyboardist--the-memphis-boys—elvis

From the site:

We are extremely honored to have a musical studio legend joining us this week... Bobby Wood!

There is not enough space here to write everything Bobby has achieved in the music business but here are a few highlights.

As part of "The Memphis Boys" studio group at American Studios in Memphis, Bobby played on over 122 chart hits in a four year span.