Johnny & the Hurricanes

Johnny & the Hurricanes 的吉他手Dave Yorko二月17日病逝於俄亥俄州Waterville一間的安養院(73歲)。

Johnny & the Hurricanes是一個來自俄亥俄州Toleedo的搖滾樂隊，領隊是薩克斯風手Johnny"Paris"Pocisk，Dave離開學校去參加這個樂隊，1959 至 1961年他們以搖滾樂的節拍去演奏民歌，受到了歌迷們的喜愛，有好幾首曲子進過排行榜，其中最有名的就是1959年的搖滾版Red River Valley-Red River Rock，當年曾獲得第五名。

Dave Yorko離開Johnny & the Hurricanes之後和不少Ohio地區的樂隊工作過，之後退出流行音樂圈，成為一個平凡的上班族，在往後的五十年裡，他只有上台表演過二次。

Johnny & the Hurricanes的領隊Pocisk已於2006年因白血病過世(65歲)。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMY7kB6-KY

The Ides of March

伊理諾伊州Cicero的Morton學院二月十日推薦前the Ides of March 與Survivor合唱團的團員Jim Peterik進學校新開辦的名人堂，Jim出席了這個活動，並且演唱了Vehicle及Eye Of The Tiger這二首名曲。

The Ides of March是1960年代後期於芝加哥組成的搖滾樂團，Jim Peterik當年是主唱兼吉他手，團名 Ides of March來自莎士比亞的｢凱薩大帝｣劇中台詞，他們的Vehicle曾經於1970年獲得第二名，是該團唯一一首進排行榜前四十名的歌。

1980年代的Survivor合唱團成績則好過the Ides of March很多了，他們在歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜獲得第260名，Jim Peterik在Survivor擔任主鍵琴手，除了電影｢洛基｣第三集的插曲Eye Of The Tiger於1982年獲得六周冠軍之外，他們還有｢洛基｣第四集的插曲Burning Heart等五首排行榜前十名的暢銷曲。

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

VEHICLE

THE IDES OF MARCH

Hey well

I'm a friendly stranger in a black sedan

Won't you hop inside my car.

I got pictures, got candy

I'm a loveable man

And I can take you to the nearest star.

I'm your vehicle baby

I'll take you anywhere you wanna go.

I'm your vehicle woman

But I'm not sure you know

that I love ya

I need ya

I want ya,

got to have you child,

Great God in heaven you know I love you.

Well if you want to be a movie star

I'll get a ticket to Hollywood.

But if you want to stayjust the way you are

You know I think you really should.

I'm your vehicle baby

I'll take you anywhere you wanna go.

I'm your vehicle woman

But I'm not sure you know

that I love ya

I need ya

I want ya,

got to have you child,

Great God in heaven you know I love you.

Hey well

I'm a friendly stranger in a black sedan

Won't you hop inside my car.

I got pictures, got candy

I'm a loveable man

And I can take you to the nearest star.

I'm your vehicle baby

I'll take you anywhere you wanna go.

I'm your vehicle woman

But I'm not sure you know

that I love ya

I need ya

I want ya,

got to have you child,

Great God in heaven you know I love you.

And I'm your vehicle babe.

you know

I love ya

I need ya

I want ya,

got to have you child,

Great God in heaven you know I love you.

Sonny Geraci 晚境淒涼

前the Outsiders及後來的 Climax合唱團主唱 Sonny Geraci二月五日不幸去世(69歲)，四年來他一直為腦瘤所苦。

The Outsiders最初是克里夫蘭的一個樂隊叫the Starfires，1965年他們進Capitol唱片時改名The Outsiders，很快的就推出了"Time Won't Let Me" (#5-1966), "Girl In Love" (#21-1966), "Respectable" (#15-1966) 及"Help Me Girl" (#37-1966)這些排行榜前40名的暢銷曲，但是這幾首歌的成功似乎只是曇花一現，團員們因內鬨而分手，Sonny Geraci重組Outsiders，並改投Bell唱片公司旗下，但因團名有使用權問題，Geraci只好改團名為Climax。

1970年Climax錄了"Precious And Few"，但這一首歌在倉庫裡擺了二年，直到1972年才因加州Santa Barbara的電台播出而受歡迎，且獲得排行榜第三名的佳績，但接著推出的"Life And Breath"只得到第52名，1976年Sonny Geraci解散了Climax。

Sonny脫離音樂圈25年後以Peter Emmett之名出過一張專輯，然後他回頭演唱the Outsiders 與 Climax時代的老歌，但是2012年終於因腦瘤終止了他的演唱事業，2013年十一月朋友們曾替Sonny Geraci在俄亥俄州Streetsboro開了一場致敬演唱會，收入替他支付醫療費。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw1dMbL9ue0

Precious And Few

Precious and few are the moments we two can share

Quiet and blue, like the sky, I'm hung over you

And if I can't find my way back home (can't find my way)

It just wouldn't be fair (be fair)

Precious and few are the moments we two can share

Baby, it's you on my mind, your love is so rare

Being with you is a feeling I just can't compare

And if I can't hold you in my arms, it just wouldn't be fair

'Cause precious and few are the moments we two can share

[Instrumental Interlude]

And if I can't find my way back home (can't find my way)

It just wouldn't be fair

Precious and few are the moments we two can share

Precious and few are the moments we two can share

Quiet and blue, like the sky, I'm hung over you

And if I can't find my way back home (can't find my way)

It just wouldn't be fair (wouldn't be fair)

Precious and few are the moments we two can share

(Precious and few are the moments we two can share)

The Righteous Brothers

加州Hermosa Beach警方元月30日宣布他們透過兇手親戚DNA的驗證，確認1976年the Righteous Brother 二重唱的成員Bill Medley的妻子遭殺害的兇手身分，這個兇犯已經於1982年因為偷竊和多起性侵案入獄，但是在脫逃時遭警衛擊斃。

Bill Medley與Karen Klaas於1964年結婚，Karen遭殺害之後Bill Medley獨力將他們的兒子扶養長大。

The Righteous Brothers是著名的白人靈魂歌曲Blue-Eyed Soul二重唱，Bill Medley唱男中音，Bobby Hatfield唱男高音，他們1964年第四名的暢銷曲Unchained Melody後來被電影Ghost｢第六感生死戀｣選用，因大受歡迎而重新發行，於1990年又獲得13名。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoEwR9_Sy_M

Unchained Melody

Words by Hy Zaret and Music by Alex North

Oh, my love, my darling,

I've hungered for your touch a long, lonely time,

Time goes by so slowly and time can do so much.

Are you still mine?

I need your love, I need your love, God speed your love to me.

Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea

To the open arms of the sea

Lonely rivers sigh, "Wait for me, wait for me"

"I'll be coming home, wait for me!"

Are you still mine?

I need your love, I need your love, God speed your love to me