搖滾樂團Cream團員去世

在搖滾樂界極有地位的前Cream合唱團的貝斯手 Jack Bruce，十月25日在他的故鄉英格蘭Suffolk因肝病去世（71歲），出生於蘇格蘭 Glasgow的他受過大提琴的訓練，在定居英格蘭之前，他家曾加拿大、美國和歐洲住過。

Jack因為參加過Alexis Korner's Blues Inc藍調樂團，與後來Rolling Stone 合唱團的Charlie Watts因一起共事過而熟識，他陸續加入The Graham Bond Organisatio 、John Mayall's Bluesbreakers 與Manfred Mann這幾個有名的團体 ，如1969年Manfred Mann 獲得第29名的暢銷曲 "Pretty Flamingo " 就有他的演出，其實之前他在Alexis Korner's Blues Inc與The Graham Bond Organisatio 的伙伴Ginger Baker 就找他和Eric Clapton一同組 Cream合唱團。

Jack Bruce寫了不少歌，他也在Cream的暢銷曲"Sunshine Of Your Love" (#5-1968) 和"White Room (#6-1968)擔任主唱。

雖然後來Cream只維持不到三年就解散了，但他們的專輯唱片賣了3500萬張，

在出了好幾張個人的專輯唱片後，Jack 組了 West, Bruce and Laing 合唱團，他與Leslie West 及 Corky Laing出了二張錄音室製作與一張現場錄製的專輯唱片。

Jack Bruce後來除個人的專案外，亦以貝斯吉它手身份參與不少名家的唱片製作，他也是前披頭合唱團鼓手Ringo Starr的 All-Starr band的常客，去年三月（2013）他出過最後一張專輯。

Cream 於 1993年獲選入搖滾樂名人堂，2006年則獲Grammy終身成就獎，他們的"Sunshine Of Your Love"在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得第65名。

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyftaay-pFA

 

SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE

Cream

(Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Pete Brown)

 

It's getting near dawn,

When lights close their tired eyes.

I'll soon be with you my love,

To give you my dawn surprise.

I'll be with you darling soon,

I'll be with you when the stars start falling.

 

  I've been waiting so long

  To be where I'm going

  In the sunshine of your love.

 

I'm with you my love,

The light's shining through on you.

Yes, I'm with you my love,

It's the morning and just we two.

I'll stay with you darling now,

I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up.

 

  Chorus

 

  Second Verse

 

I've been waiting so long

I've been waiting so long

I've been waiting so long

To be where I'm going

In the sunshine of your love.

 

The Manhattan Transfer的創始人去世

The Manhattan Transfer的創始人Tim Hauser十月16日因心臟病不幸在賓州Sayre病逝（72歲），Tim之前因肺炎在紐約Elmira的醫院治療，後來才搬到Sayre。

Tim Hauser 1941年出生於紐約州Troy，全家後來般到紐澤西州，他在那裡組過一個doo wop合唱團（R&B混聲型態）叫the Criterions，在紐約附近受到歡迎，1959年也應名主持人Alan Freed之邀請上電視，但同年出版"Harlem Nocturne"只得到52名。

Tim到Villanova大學後曾與Jim Croce一同在校內演出，在那裡他與 Tommy "Buchanan Brothers" West組了一個民歌合唱團the Troubadours Three，但後來在空軍服役和相關工作延誤了他在音樂方面的突破。

1969年Tim Hauser組成The Manhattan Transfer，雖然幫 Capitol唱片公司錄了一張專輯，但合唱團卻意外解散。

1972年Tim淪落至開計程車，但碰到老友Laurel Masse， 此人還記得Tim的合唱團，於是找來Alan Paul 與Janis Siegel重組了The Manhattan Transfer，1975年他們完美演唱技巧錄製的"Operator"獲得了第22名，接著也有了自己電視節目，雖然其間只有取代Laurel Masse的Cheryl Bentyne因車禍鬧了新聞，但他們特殊的歌聲還是很受歡迎，還有歌曲進排行榜，如"Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" (#30-1980)， "Spice Of Life" (#40-1983)與 the Ad Lib的老歌新唱 "Boy From New York City" (#7-1981)。

The Manhattan Transfer 得過十次Grammy獎 ，且於1993年在波士頓獲Berklee College of Music 獎，他們也於1999年被選入合唱團名人堂。  

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZF6m659-z0

 

BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY

MANHATTAN TRANSFER

By John Taylor & George Davis

 

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty

Tell us about the boy from New York City

Ooo wah, ooo wah c'mon kitty

Tell us about the boy from New York City

 

He's kind of tall

He's really fine

Some day I hope to make him mine, all mine

And he's neat

And oh so sweet

And just the way he looked at me

He swept me off my feet (Yeah)

Ooo whee, you ought to come and see

How he walks , humm

And how he talks

 

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty

Tell us about the boy from New York City

 

He's really down

And he's no clown

He has the finest penthouse I've ever seen in town

And he's cute

In his mohair suit

And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot

Ooo whee, say you ought to come and see

His dueling scar

And brand new car (yeah yeah)

 

Every time he says he loves me

Chills run down my spine

Every time he wants to kiss me

Oh he makes me feel so fi-i-ine

 

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty

Tell us about the boy from New York City

 

Well he can dance

(He can dance, take a chance with a little ro-)

And make romance

(mance baby, cause he's a looker)

That's when I felt in love

With just one glance

(He's sweet talking and cool)

 

He was shy

And so was I

And now I know I'll never, ever say goodbye

Ooo whee, say you ought to come and see

He's the most (yeah yeah )

>From coast to coast (yeah yeah )

 

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty

Tell us about the boy from New York City

Ooo wah, ooo wah c'mon kitty

Tell us about the boy from New York City ...

Don Henley為著作權提告

前 Eagles團員Don Henley十月八日在加州地方法院對Henley襯杉的製造商th Duluth 貿易公司提告，主要因為它的廣告標語"Don a Henley and take it easy"中的"Take It Easy"是Eagles合唱團的暢銷曲歌名，然而這首歌是Jackson Browne 與 Eagles的另一名團員Glenn Frey所寫的，而且是Glenn所唱的，但Don Henley認為侵犯Eagles的著作權而提告。

Don Henley 1947年出生於德州Gilmer，是Eagles合唱團的主唱之一及鼓手，原於1970年代初期有自己的樂團Shiloh，後來因與Glenn Frey一起在Linda Ronstdat的和聲樂隊工作而認識，哥倆又找了Randy Meisner與Bernie Leadon組成了Eagles合唱團。

Don Henley 1982年開始個人的歌唱事業，有六首排行榜前十名的歌，其中名次最高的是1992年獲得六週第二名，與Patty Smyth合唱的絕妙情歌Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough，而他在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜則獲得第229名。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzbjUWu2VU

 

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

Patti Smyth With Don Henley

 

Now, I don't want to lose you, but I don't want to use you

just to have somebody by my side.

And I don't want to hate you,

I don't want to take you, but I don't want to be the one to cry.

 

And that don't really matter to anyone anymore.

But like a fool I keep losing my place

and I keep seeing you walk through that door.

 

(Chorus)

 

But there's a danger in loving somebody too much,

and it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust.

There's a reason why people don't stay where they are.

Baby, sometimes, love just aint enough.

 

Now, I could never change you, I don't want to blame you.

Baby, you don't have to take the fall.

Yes, I may have hurt you, but I did not desert you.

Maybe I just want to have it all.

 

It makes a sound like thunder, it makes me feel like rain.

And like a fool who will never see the truth,

I keep thinking something's gonna change.

 

(Chorus)

 

And there's no way home, when it's late at night and you're all alone.

Are there things that you wanted to say?

And do you feel me beside you in your bed,

there beside you, where I used to lay?

 

And there's a danger in loving somebody too much,

and it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch.

There's a reason why people don't stay who they are.

Baby, sometimes, love just ain't enough.

 

Baby, sometimes, love... it just ain't enough.

Oh, Oh, Oh, No.

 

 

Paul Revere 去世

 

Paul Revere & the Raiders的領隊與鍵琴手Paul Revere Dick，十月四日因腦癌於愛達荷州家鄉去世（76歲），今夏他才宣佈因健康問題退休。

Paul 原來在愛達荷州Caldwell開餐廳，1950年代後期他認識了在麪包店工作的Mark Lindsay，他們合組了the Downbeats合唱團，但後來改以Paul的名字領銜並穿南北戰爭時代的軍服表演吸引注意。

他們先錄了the Kingsmen的暢銷曲"Louie Louie"，然後於1961年又推出取材自古典音樂的演奏曲"Like, Long Hair"，此曲雖然只得到38名，但受到Columbia唱片公司青睞，於是全隊轉到洛衫磯去發展，1966年他們的"Just Like Me" (#11), "Kicks" (#4) and "Hungry (#6)讓他們嚐到了走紅的滋味。

Paul Revere & the Raiders成了名主持人Dick Clark的每天播出電視節目 "Where The Action Is"的固定樂團，Paul 與Mark也在 "Happening '68" 電視節目與Dick一同擔任主持人。

成功一直持續著，改以the Raiders團名推出的暢銷曲有"Good Thing" (#4-1967), "Him Or Me-- What's It Gonna Be" (#5-1967) 與"Let Me" (#20-1969) ，但1971年的"Indian Reservation" 終於讓他們獲得了排行榜冠軍。

在the Raiders走紅的同時，主唱Mark Lindsay開始錄個人的唱片，流言使Mark於1975年終於離開了自己創立的the Raiders，其實沒有主唱全力配合，自1973年開始他們的唱片就不再進top 40。

Paul 與 the Raiders於2007年被選入 the Oregon Music Hall of Fame，並於2010年選入 Hit Parade Hall of Fame，暢銷曲 "Kicks" 在滾石雜誌歷年 500 大歌曲榜則獲得400名，他們也是歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜第165名的受歡迎搖滾樂團。

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP8G4clUJBY

 

Kicks

Paul Revere & The Raiders    

(Barry Mann - Cynthia Weil)

 

Intro:

 

        12-string [2X; chords implied]:

 

        (Fm)          (Bb)

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

        -----------------|-----------------

        -----------------|-----------------

        -----1---3---1---|---1-------------

        -3-----3-------3-|-----3-1-----1---

        -----------------|---------3-------

        -----------------|-----------------

 

        Bass [enters 2nd time]:

 

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

        -----------------|-----------------

        -----------1-2-3-|-------3-1---0---

        -3-----3-3-------|-----------------

        -----------------|-----------------

 

Verse (chords on first two lines implied by guitar/bass riffs above):

 

                  (Fm)                                 (Bb)

        Girl, you thought you found the answer on that magic carpet ride last

            (Fm)      (Bb)

            night

                     (Fm)                       (Bb)

        But when you wake up in the mornin' the world still gets you

              (Fm)     (Bb)

            uptight

                 Db

        Well, here's nothin' that you ain't tried

            Fm            /E    /Eb   /D

        To fill the emptiness inside

             Db

        But when you come back down, girl

                              C

        Still ain't feelin' right

 

Chorus:

 

        [1,2,4:  And don't it seem like]

         Ab                      Db

        Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find

                            [3, 4: Oh, you don't need kicks, girl]

                      Ab                  Db

        And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind

                            [3, 4: You just need help, girl]

                    Ab

        Before you find out it's too late, girl

                         C

        You better get straight

 

Link (over intro guitar/bass riffs, 2X):

 

                          (Fm)      (Bb)

        No, but not with kicks

                      (Fm)        (Bb)

        You just need help, girl

 

Verse 2:

 

        Well you think you're gonna find yourself a little piece of

            paradise

        But it ain't happened yet, so girl, you better think twice

        Don't you see no matter what you do

        You'll never run away from you

        And if you keep on runnin'

        You'll have to pay the price

 

[repeat chorus]

 

Bridge:

 

                            F

        No, you don't need kicks

                     Dm

        To help you face the world each day

                       Bb

        That road goes nowhere

                   C

        I'm gonna help you find yourself another way

 

[repeat chorus 2X; fade second time]

披頭鼓手Ringo Starr巡迴演唱

Steve Lukather與他的Toto合唱團加Michael McDonald九月初才結束今年夏季的巡迴演唱，但Steve現在又要和他的主要團員參加前披頭合唱團鼓手Ringo Starr的All Star Band去巡迴表演了，Ringo精選的這個合唱團10月二日開始從奧克拉荷馬州的Catoosa唱到十月23日在佛羅里達州Clear Water結束，一共16場。

Ringo Starr的All Star Band除了Steve Lukather之外還有Todd Rundgren、前Santana與Journey的主唱與鍵琴手Gregg Rolie、Mr.Mister的主唱與貝斯手Richard Page、貝斯手Gregg Bissonette及能玩多種樂器的Warren Ham，Lukather覺得這個組合有點怪，但音樂是沒話說的超好。

Steve Lukather表示能與這些伙伴一起唱很多經典歌曲，是一種難得的經驗，像來自Santana的Gregg Rolie和大伙合唱Santana的暢銷曲Evil Way，讓他回想當年聽這首歌時，他還是個年輕小伙子，剛開始當樂手。

另外他們唱披頭的名曲With A little Help From My Friends時，Ringo會講吉它手的故事，這讓他感覺他是個小孩子聽大人講新鮮事。

Steve Lukather因參加All Star Band而與Ringo Starr搞得很熟，而且他們住得很近，沒事會一起出遊，也一起寫點東西，他覺得能和the Beatles的團員之一合作寫歌真是神呀。

With A little Help From My Friends是the Beatles 1967年專輯Sgt.Peppers Lonely

Hearts Club Band當中的名曲，由Ringo Starr主唱，是披頭時代少數由Ringo主

唱的歌，沒有發行過小唱片，但在滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜獲得第304名佳績。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBDF04fQKtQ

 

With A Little Help From My Friends

 

What would you think if I sang out of tune,

Would you stand up and walk out on me?

Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

And I'll try not to sing out of key.

 

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends

Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

 

What do I do when my love is away

(Does it worry you to be alone?)

How do I feel by the end of the day,

(Are you sad because you're on your own?)

 

No, I get by with a little help from my friends

Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends

Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

 

Do you need anybody

I need somebody to love

Could it be anybody

I want somebody to love.

 

Would you believe in a love at first sight

Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time

What do you see when you turn out the light

I can't tell you but I know it's mine,

 

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends

Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

 

Do you need anybody

I just need someone to love

Could it be anybody

I want somebody to love.

 

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

with a little help from my friends.