Carrie Fisher母親病逝

在電影｢星際大戰｣女主角 Carrie Fisher因心臟病去世後的第二天，他的母親Debbie Reynolds也因病住院，Carrie Fisher是已故歌星Eddie Fisher和影星Debbie Reynolds的女兒，夫妻倆都是1950-1960年代中期的知名藝人，也都是當年青少年與少女的偶像歌手、影星。Eddie Fisher的Oh My Pa-Pa與Debbie Reynolds的Tammy二首冠軍曲更是傳唱多年的流行歌曲。

Carrie Fisher曾經和Paul Simon結過婚(1983-1985)。

Debbie Reynolds已高齡84歲，醫生說她應是腦血管阻塞中風，經急救後不幸去世。

Tammy是Debbie Reynolds主演的電影Tammy and The Bachelor的插曲，這一首歌在1957年夏天得到過五週排行榜冠軍。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3mtNZFrMY

Tammy

Debbie Reynolds

Music by: Ray Evans

Lyrics by: Jay Livingston

I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above

"Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love"

The ole hooty-owl hooty-hoos to the dove

"Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love"

Does my lover feel what I feel

When he comes near?

My heart beats so joyfully

You'd think that he could hear

Wish I knew if he knew what I'm dreamin' of

"Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love"

Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know

Tammy, Tammy can't let him go

The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low

"Tammy, Tammy, you love him so"

When the night is warm, soft and warm

I long for his charms

I'd sing like a violin

If I were in his arms

Wish I knew if he knew what I'm dreaming of

"Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love"

憶Hank Locklin的名曲

許多歌會寫出來是因為作曲人聽到別的歌裡的一句歌詞，例如鄉村歌星Hank Locklin的Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On就是一個例子。

Hank Locklin回憶當年有一首老歌叫Anything That’s Part Of You在電台播，歌詞大意是說提供不同的事情給他人分享...，其中有一段歌詞是send me the pillow that you dream on.I want to dream on it too，有一個在Acuff Rose Music工作的朋友告推薦給他聽，這就是後來Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On那一首歌的來源，這一首歌是Hank Locklin自己承認寫來最輕鬆的歌。

Hank Locklin的Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On由RCA Victor唱片公司於1958年三月31日推出，在鄉村歌曲排行榜最高獲得第五名，後來還有The Browns、Johnny Tillotson、Dean Martin等人翻唱過，其中Johnny Tillotson的一版成績最好，獲得過熱門排行榜第17名。

Hank Locklin於1918出生於佛羅里達州，1949-1971年有33首歌進入鄉村歌曲排行榜，1960年代早期曾當選過故鄉McLellan市長，1970年代還曾主持過電視節目Houston And Dallas。

Hank Locklin於2009年去世(91歲)。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdHl3yVYyUE

Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On

Send me the pillow that you dream on

Don't you know that I still care for you?

Send me the pillow that you dream on

So darling, I can dream on it, too

Each night while I'm sleeping oh, so lonely

I'll share your love in dreams that once were true

Send me the pillow that you dream on

So darling, I can dream on it, too

Send me the pillow that you dream on

Maybe time will let our dreams come true

Send me the pillow that you dream on

So darling, I can dream on it, too

I've waited so long for you to write me

But just a memory's all that's left of you

Send me the pillow that you dream on

So darling, I can dream on it, too

So I can dream on it, too

｢澤西男孩｣謝幕

好萊塢編排的長壽搖滾樂劇Jersey Boys: The Story of the Four Seasons將於元月15日謝幕收場，這一齣劇已經演出11年4,642場，是百老匯史上第12長壽的舞台劇。

Jersey Boys於2005年正式上演，2006年獲得東尼獎，故事改編自1960年代受歡迎的The Four Seasons合唱團的真人實事，劇中也使用了該團眾多的暢銷曲，此劇除了在全美二次巡迴演出外，還到英國表演過。

The Four Seasons合唱團1955年於紐澤西州Newark組成，主唱Frankie Valli先組成The Varitones合唱團，一年後改名The Four Lovers，經過人員的不斷變動，製作人Bob Crewe將他們改名The Four Seasons，靈感則來自一個保齡球場。

The Four Seasons是1960年代第六名的極受歡迎團體，與西岸的The Beach Boys合唱團，為少數當年不被英國搖滾擊倒的美國搖滾樂團，在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜獲得第32名，主唱Frankie Valli個人也推出過不少暢銷曲，如Can’t Take My Eyes Off You、My Eyes Adored You 及Grease等。

The Four Seasons合唱團名次最好的歌是1962年獲得五周冠軍的Big Girls Don’t Cry，他們在1990年獲選入搖滾樂名人堂。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8yvnqHmFds

Big Girls Don't Cry

Songwriters

TOBIAS GAD, STACY FERGUSON

Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry-yi-yi (they don't cry)

Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?)

My girl said goodbye-yi-yi (my oh my)

My girl didn't cry (I wonder why)

(Silly boy) told my girl we had to break up

(Silly boy) hoped that she would call my bluff

(Silly boy) then she said to my surprise

"Big girls don't cry"

Big girls don't cry-yi-yi (they don't cry)

Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?)

(Maybe) I was cru-you-uel (I was cruel)

Baby I'm a fool (I'm such a fool)

(Silly girl) "Shame on you" your mama said

(Silly girl) "Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed"

(Silly girl) "Shame on you, you told me lies"

Big girls do cry

Big girls don't cr-yi-yi (they don't cry)

Big girls don't cry (that's just an alibi)

Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry

Gene Chandler的Duke of Earl路

芝加哥Racine大道與May Street中間的第59街，12月三日被命名"Gene Chandler Duke of Earl Way"，以向當地出生的Gene Chandler致敬。

Gene Chandler本名Eugene Dixson，1940年出生於芝加哥，是一位R&B歌手及製作人，因為喜歡看Jeff Chandler演的電影，所以取藝名Gene Chandler。

1956年他加入鄰居組的The Dukays合唱團、1961年從美國陸軍退伍後重新加入該團，並以The Dukays之名替NAT唱片公司錄了一首單曲Duke of Earl，但是後來Vee-Jay唱片公司獲得這一首歌的版權，改以Gene Chandler的名字推出，於1962年初獲得三週排行榜冠軍。

Gene Chandler自1962-1986年有36首R&B暢銷曲，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第301名。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Uht69h8Is

Duke of Earl

(E. Dixon, E. Edwards Sr., B. Williams)

Chorus:

Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

As I-I walk through this world

Nothing can stop The Duke of Earl

And-a you, you are my girl

And no one can hurt you, oh no

Yes, a-I, oh, I'm gonna love you

Oh, oh

Come on let me hold you, darling

'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl

So, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah and

And when I hold you

You'll be my Dutchess

Dutchess of Earl

We'll walk through my Duke-dom

And a paradise we will share

Yes, a-I, oh, I'm gonna love you

Oh, oh, nothing can stop me, now

'Cause I'm The Duke of Earl

So, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo

Doo-ooo-uke

Oh-oh-whoa-oh

Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo

Du-ooo-hoo-uke

Oh-oh-oh

Yeah, I

Oh, I'm gonna love you

Oh-oh

Nothing can stop me, now

'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl

So, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Du-hoo-hoo-ooo-uke

Du-hoo-hoo-uke

So, whoa, whoa, ho-whoa

Fades-

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo.

Chuck Berry九十歲出新專輯

當你身為搖滾樂的開創者之一，當然還常會想花一點時間如當年般再寫新歌，搖滾教父Chuck Berry就決定用他累積四十年的能量再出發。以"Johnny B. Goode"成名的Chuck Berry，十月18日九十歲了，他將於明年出一張新專輯，其中的歌都由他自己寫、唱，還擔任製作人，那是自1979年的 Rock It. Chuck -- out via Dualtone之後38年來他出的唯一一張專輯。

Berry說這一張唱片獻給他的最愛，已結婚68年的Themetta Berry，他表示:親愛的我越來越老了，我在歌唱界工作夠長的時間，現在可以高掛球鞋說再見了。

'Chuck'這一張專輯找來了他的伴唱老班底，包括他的兒女吉它手Charles Berry Jr ，風琴手Ingrid Berry，及四十年來一直擔任他的貝斯手的Jimmy Marsala，鋼琴手 Robert Lohr與鼓手Keith Robinson，他們近二十年來一直協助Chuck Berry演出。

Chuck Berry 1926年出生於米蘇里州聖路易，本名Charles Anderson Berry，搖滾樂界公認他是對搖滾樂影響最大的歌手，經由Muddy Waters介紹，Chuck Berry進入芝加哥的Chess唱片公司，第一首單曲Maybellene就使他一夜成名，這一首歌除了在1955年得過第五名，也是滾石雜誌五百首名曲榜第18名的歌。

Chuck Berry因犯了美國於1910年制訂的暱稱White-Slave Traffic Act 或叫Mann Act法。而於1962年入獄，後來還因稅務問題於1979年再度入獄，但並不影響歌迷們對他的尊敬，大家用紀錄片及舞台劇Hail! Hail!｀Rock N Roll’向他致敬。

Chuck Berry作品極多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第139名。1980年受歡迎的電影｢回到未來｣當中還借他1958年的暢銷曲"Johnny B. Goode"演出，老歌迷們看到那一段都發出會心的一笑。

Chuck Berry 的"Johnny B. Goode"於1958年獲得第八名，也是滾石雜誌五百首名曲榜第7名的搖滾樂名曲。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1i5coU-0_Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8JULmUlGDA

Johnny B. Goode

SONGWRITERS

CHUCK BERRY

Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans

Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood

Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode

Who never ever learned to read or write so well

But he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell

Go go

Go Johnny go

Go

Go Johnny go

Go

Go Johnny go

Go

Go Johnny go

Go

Johnny B. Goode

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack

Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track

Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade

Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made

People passing by they would stop and say

Oh my that little country boy could play

Go go

Go Johnny go

Go

Go Johnny go

Go

Go Johnny go

Go

Go Johnny go

Go

Johnny B. Goode

His mother told him "Someday you will be a man,

And you will be the leader of a big old band.

Many people coming from miles around

To hear you play your music when the sun go down

Maybe someday your name will be in lights

Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight."

Go go

Go Johnny go

Go go go Johnny go

Go go go Johnny go

Go go go Johnny go

Go

Johnny B. Goode

Drift Away-Mentor Williams

知名歌手、作曲人Paul Williams的弟弟Mentor Williams十一月16日於新墨西哥州Taos家中去世。

Mentor Williams也寫歌，作品中以1973年參加過搖滾樂劇Hair演出的黑人歌手Dobie Gray演唱的Drift Away最為歌迷們喜愛，曾獲得第五名。

Mentor Williams另一為歌迷們樂道的事即他和唱紅Rose Garden的鄉村歌后Lynn Anderson從1980年代就在一起，直到去年Lynn Anderson去世。

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

Drift Away"

Day after day I'm more confused

Yet I look for the light through the pouring rain

You know that's a game that I hate to lose

And I'm feelin' the strain

Ain't it a shame

Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time

I don't understand the things I do

The world outside looks so unkind

And I'm countin' on you

To carry me through

Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Yeah, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

And when my mind is free

You know a melody can move me

And when I'm feelin' blue

The guitar's comin' through to soothe me

Thanks for the joy that you've given me

I want you to know I believe in your song

And rhythm and rhyme and harmony

You've helped me along

Makin' me strong

Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Hey, give me the beat boys and free my soul

I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Na na na, won't you, won't you take me

Oh, take me

A Song For You- Leon Russel

作曲人、歌手、知名樂師Leon Russell，十一月13日於納許維爾去世(74歲)，本名Claude Russell Brides的他，出生於奧克拉荷馬州Lawton，四歲即能彈鋼琴，在Tulsa讀高中的時候，他在Bread合唱團的主唱David Gates及J.J. Cale的樂隊擔任伴奏，1950年代晚期搬到洛杉磯後，他成了當地錄音室的紅樂師，平日就與Phil Spector的錄音室樂隊一起工作，還和Gary Lewis & the Playboys合唱團一同巡迴演唱，也一同寫了該團的"Everybody Loves A Clown" 及 "She's Just My Style"二首暢銷曲。

Leon Russell參與過the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Herb Alpert, Frank Sinatra, the Byrds與其它許多藝人與合唱團的錄音工作，他也當過Delaney and Bonnie and Friends合唱團的團員，在Joe Cocker的 "Mad Dos And Englishmen"巡迴演唱與 George Harrison的 "Concert For Bangladesh"著名演唱會Leon Russel 都曾軋上一腳。

Leon Russell寫過的暢銷作品有Joe Cocker 的"Delta Lady", Carpenters的 "Superstar" 及 George Benson的"This Masquerade" 。而身為歌手的他曾以Hank Wilson的藝名出過唱片，有11首歌進過排行榜，其中包括"Tight Rope" (#11-1972) 及。 "Lady Blue" (#14-1975)。

Leon Russell 1970年寫的A Song For You，是他最為人知的作品，也是Leon Russell個人第一張同名專輯當中的歌，有很多人灌唱過，Carpenters雖沒有推出過單曲，但是專輯唱片的標題歌曲，非常動聽，Elton John說那是一首美國流行音樂的經典歌曲。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PMgmgDq2Fo

A Song For You

Songwriters: RUSSELL, LEON

I've been so many places in my life and time

I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhyme

I've acted out my love in stages

With ten thousand people watching

But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be

I've treated you unkindly but darlin' can't you see

There's no one more important to me

Darlin' can't you please see through me

Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing

You came out in front and I was hiding

But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together

Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing

You came out in front and I was hiding

But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together

Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

Rock And Roll Waltz

在大樂隊時代就已成名，並於搖滾樂初興起的1955年，以一首六週冠軍曲Rock And Roll Waltz給歌迷們留下深刻印象的女歌星Kay Starr，十一月三日去世，高齡93歲。

Kay Starr本名Katherine Laverne Starks，出生於奧克拉荷馬州Dougherty，兒時即在孟斐斯與達拉斯的電台演唱，十五歲後正式擔任Joe Venuti Orchestra的主唱，在1945年轉為獨唱歌手之前，他也與Glen Miller及 Bob Crosby的樂團合作過。

1947年Capitol唱片公司簽下Kay Starr，她的Hoop-De-Doo (#2-1950)及 Bonaparte’s Retreat(#4-1950)成績很好，使她個人的歌唱事業有好的開始，1948-1954年，Kay Starr一共有27首歌進入過排行榜，其中包括1952年獲得十週冠軍的The Wheel Of Fortune。

1955 年她轉投 RCA唱片公司旗下，在搖滾樂開始流行的那些年，Kay Starr的受歡迎程度漸漸不如從前，但持續的努力演出，仍使她在1960年獲邀於好萊塢星光大道留下印記。

藍調歌手Billie Holiday曾經推崇Kay Starr是唯一一位能演唱藍調的白人女歌手。

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

The Rock And Roll Waltz

Kay Starr

One night I was late, came home from a date

Slipped out of my shoes at the door

Then from the front room, I heard a jump tune

I looked in and here's what I saw

There in the night what a wonderful scene

Mom was dancing with Dad to my record machine

And while they danced, only one thing was wrong

They were trying to waltz to a rock and roll song!

A-one, two, and then rock

A-one, two, and then roll

They did the rock and roll waltz

A-rock, two, three, a-roll, two, three

It looked so cute to me

I love the rock and roll waltz

A-one, two, and then rock

A-one, two, and then roll

A-one, two, and then jump

It's good for your soul

It's old but it's new

Let's do the rock and roll waltz

There in the night what a wonderful scene

Mom was dancing with Dad to my record machine

And while they danced, only one thing was wrong

They were trying to waltz to a rock and roll song!

A-one, two, and then rock

A-one, two, and then roll

A-one, two, and then jump

It's good for your soul

It's old but it's new

Let's do the rock and roll waltz

Let's do the rock and roll waltz