Hey Watts Up!
Thought this week I would try to charge up and play a couple of rather "electric" songs. The Electric Light Orchestra was a rather shocking group in their time casting light all around the world. Enough? OK! OK!
Pay attention to "Hold on tight to your Dreams" Sounds a little like Jerry Lee Lewis . . . don't you think?
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group from Birmingham, England, who released eleven studio albumsbetween 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. Despite early singles success in the United Kingdom, the band were initially more successful in the United States, billed as "The English guys with the big fiddles".[1] They gained a cult following despite lukewarm reviews back in their native United Kingdom. By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest-selling acts in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top-40 hit singles in both the UK and the US, with 20 Top 20 UK singles and 15 Top-20 US singles (as charted byBillboard magazine). The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits of any group in US chart history without ever having a number one single.[ ELO collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA and 38 BPI awards,[4][5] and sold over 50 million records worldwide during the group's active period of recording and touring.[6] thanks WIKI
Thought this week I would try to charge up and play a couple of rather "electric" songs. The Electric Light Orchestra was a rather shocking group in their time casting light all around the world. Enough? OK! OK!
Pay attention to "Hold on tight to your Dreams" Sounds a little like Jerry Lee Lewis . . . don't you think?
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group from Birmingham, England, who released eleven studio albumsbetween 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. Despite early singles success in the United Kingdom, the band were initially more successful in the United States, billed as "The English guys with the big fiddles".[1] They gained a cult following despite lukewarm reviews back in their native United Kingdom. By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest-selling acts in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top-40 hit singles in both the UK and the US, with 20 Top 20 UK singles and 15 Top-20 US singles (as charted byBillboard magazine). The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits of any group in US chart history without ever having a number one single.[ ELO collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA and 38 BPI awards,[4][5] and sold over 50 million records worldwide during the group's active period of recording and touring.[6] thanks WIKI
Speaking of Jerry Lee Lewis, we'll end this week with a really "out there" performance by Jerry Lee Lewis.
As a pianist, "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis always complained because he had to sit down during his shows. Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash suggested he stand up. Jerry Lee accepted their advice. So he started to kick the chairs away, get up on the keyboards and even to burn pianos.
As a pianist, "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis always complained because he had to sit down during his shows. Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash suggested he stand up. Jerry Lee accepted their advice. So he started to kick the chairs away, get up on the keyboards and even to burn pianos.
The only thing I will be burning this week is the bratwurst!
Have a good week everyone and keep safe! Bill, were thinking of you!
Harv
Have a good week everyone and keep safe! Bill, were thinking of you!
Harv