Jeffrey Lynne
(Born December 30th 1947)
is an English
musician,
singer-songwriter,
and record producer.
He is the co-founder
and only consistent member
of the rock band
The Electric Light Orchestra
(ELO),
which was
formed in 1970.
He has written
all of the
band's music
since 1972,
including hits
such as
"Evil Woman",
"Livin' Thing",
"Telephone Line",
"Mr. Blue Sky",
"Don't Bring Me Down",
and
"Hold On Tight".
SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS
ALL SHINE ON ME
OTHER TIMES
I CAN BARELY SEE
LATELY IT OCCURS TO ME
WHAT A LONG
STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN....
David Thomas Jones
(December, 30th 1945 – February, 29th 2012)
was an
English actor,
singer,
and songwriter.
Best known as a
member of the band
The Monkees
and a co-star
of the TV series
The Monkees
(1966–1968),
Jones was
considered
a teen idol
Aside from his work on
The Monkees TV show,
Jones' acting credits
included a
Tony-nominated performance
as the Artful Dodger
in the original
London and Broadway
productions of
Oliver!
and a guest-starring role
in a notable episode of
The Brady Bunch
television show
and a later
reprised
parody film.
Robert Michael Nesmith
(December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021)
was an American musician,
songwriter,
and actor.
He was best known
as a member of
the Monkees
and co-star
of their TV series
of the same name
(1966–1968).
His songwriting credits
with the Monkees include
"Mary, Mary",
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere",
"Tapioca Tundra",
"Circle Sky"
and
"Listen to the Band".
Additionally,
his song
"Different Drum"
became a hit for
the Stone Poneys
featuring
Linda Ronstadt.
After leaving the Monkees in 1970,
Nesmith continued his
successful songwriting
and performing career,
first with the seminal
country rock group
the First National Band,
with which he had a
top-40 hit,
"Joanne"
(1970).
As a solo artist,
he scored an
international hit
with the song
"Rio"
(1977).
He often played a
custom-built Gretsch
12-string electric guitar
both with
the Monkees
and afterward.
CELEBRATING TWO BIRTHDAYS
A DOUBLE SHOT
FROM
THE MONKEES
BOTH ALBUMS
IN
EXPANDED EDITIONS !!!
I'M SITTING HERE LONELY
LIKE A BROKEN MAN
I SERVE MY TIME
DOIN' THE BEST I CAN
WALLS AND BARS
THEY SURROUND ME
BUT, I DON'T WANT
NO SYMPATHY..
Richard Clare Danko
(December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999)
was a Canadian musician,
bassist, songwriter,
and singer,
best known as a
founding member of
the Band,
for which he
was inducted
into the
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
in 1994.
During the 1960s,
Danko performed as a
member of the Hawks,
backing
Ronnie Hawkins
and then
Bob Dylan.
Then,
between 1968 and 1977,
Danko and the Hawks,
now called
the Band,
released seven
studio albums
before breaking up.
Beginning with the group's
reformation in 1983
and up until his death,
Danko participated in
the Band's
partial reunion.
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Dennis Carl Wilson
(December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983)
was an
American musician
who co-founded
He was their drummer
and the
middle brother
of bandmates
Brian and Carl Wilson
as well as a
first cousin
of other bandmate
Mike Love.
Dennis was the only
true surfer
in the Beach Boys,
and his personal life
exemplified the
"California myth"
that the band's
early songs
often celebrated.
He was also known for
his association with
the Manson Family
and for co-starring
in the 1971 film
Two-Lane Blacktop.
Dennis served mainly
on drums and backing vocals
for the Beach Boys.
His playing can be heard
on many of the group's hits,
belying the popular
misconception that he was
always replaced
on record by
studio musicians.
He originally had
few lead vocals
on the band's songs
due to his limited
baritone range,
but his prominence as a
singer-songwriter
increased following
their 1968 album
Friends.
His music is characterized
for reflecting his
"edginess"
and
"little of his happy charm."
His original songs
for the group included
"Little Bird"
(1968),
"Forever"
(1970)
and
"Cuddle Up"
(1972).
Friends and biographers
have asserted that he
was an
uncredited writer on
"You Are So Beautiful",
a 1974 hit for
Joe Cocker
frequently performed by
Wilson in concert.
During his final years,
Wilson struggled with
substance abuse,
exacerbating
longstanding tensions
with some of his bandmates.
His only solo album
issued in his lifetime,
Pacific Ocean Blue
(1977),
was released to
warm reviews
and moderate
sales comparable
to those of contemporaneous
Beach Boys albums,
and has retrospectively
become highly acclaimed.
Sessions for
a follow-up,
Bambu,
disintegrated
before his death
from drowning
in 1983
at age 39.
In 1988,
he was posthumously
inducted into the
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
as a member of
the Beach Boys.
I'LL NEVER MAKE THE
HEADLINES OF
THE EVENING NEWS
THERE WON'T BE
RAGS TO RICHES
STORY FOR ME
SUZANNE
TAKES YOU DOWN
TO HER PLACE
NEAR THE RIVER
YOU CAN HEAR
THE BOATS GO BY,
YOU CAN SPEND
THE NIGHT BESIDE HER
AND YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S
HALF-CRAZY
BUT THAT'S WHY
YOU WANNA BE THERE
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IF I'M NOT BACK AGAIN
THIS TIME TOMMOROW
CARRY ON, CARRY ON
AS IF NOTHING REALLY MATTERS
I WAS JUST FEELING BLUE,
CAUSE I REALLY CARE
THAT YOU'RE STILL GONE
FROM ME
AND I'M SAD AS I CAN BE
SO I'LL JUST SING AND PLAY
THIS TUNE UNTILL
YOU COME BACK HOME TO ME
LIVING IN THE CITY
AIN'T WHERE IT'S AT
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO FIND GOLD
IN A SILVER MINE
IT'S LIKE TRYING
TO DRINK WHISKEY
OH, FROM A BOTTLE OF WINE
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