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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / David Marks' Showman Amp
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on: January 09, 2015, 08:07:31 PM
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fyi - there is an interesting chapter in Deke Dickerson’s new book “The Strat In The Attic -2” about guitarist Pete Curry purchasing an early 60s, used, blonde Fender Showman amplifier in an old guitar store for $600 only to discover when he changed the tubes that it had originally belonged to David Marks. The book features a photo of the amp and is an enjoyable read if you like vintage guitars.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / “The Warmth of The Sun” Multi-tracks
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on: December 14, 2014, 09:30:58 PM
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I’ve always heard that all the multi-track masters for the Shut Down Volume 2 album were missing until the Lance Robison tapes were discovered by Jon Stebbins.
Jon stated in an April 11, 2009 posting to this Board that the songs on the Robison tapes were “Don't Worry Baby”, “Why Do Fools fall In Love”, “In The Parking Lot”, “Pom Pom Play Girl”, “This Car of Mine” and “Denny's Drums”.
I remember being somewhat disappointed at the time because those for “The Warmth of The Sun”, one of my very favorites, were not mentioned and I assumed lost forever.
I was ecstatic, therefore, when I heard them included on the new, fantastic “Keep an Eye on Summer” collection.
My question – where / when were these found?
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Bill Medley Meets Brian
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on: August 18, 2014, 08:05:47 PM
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Bill Medley’s new memoir “The Time of My Life” is an interesting, recommended read and contains several BB related stories, including this one:
Shindig gave us the opportunity to meet and perform with the biggest stars in pop music. That's where I first met Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. I'm embarrassed to say that Bobby and I thought the Beach Boys' early stuff, the surfin' stuff, was kinda "bubble-gummy.” It certainly wasn't Ray Charles or Wilson Pickett, who we loved.
That all changed for me in the ABC-TV studio men's restroom when the Beach Boys were guests on Shindig. Brian was a big fan of Phil Spector, who we'd just started working with. He came to me and said, "Bill, I'm Brian Wilson: of the Beach Boys. I want you to hear something.”
I said, "OK” and he took me to the men's restroom at ABC where they actually had a piano. Nothin' better than that, man. That reverb in there . . . that's the verb you've been lookin' for all your life! Brian sat down at the piano and said, "I want you to hear something that me and the group do.”
I'm thinking, "Oh brother” but I said, "Yeah sure, go ahead”
Brian was a big fan of the vocal group the Four Freshmen, who were famous for their tight, precise harmonies. So Brian and the others go into the Four Freshmen version of "The Lord's Prayer" with Brian's arrangement.
I sat there stunned. Not just, "Wow”, I mean: I was stunned. I had thought these guys only played bubblegum surf music, and they were doing something I couldn't do with a shotgun. I couldn't do that real tight harmony, but Bobby could. I said, "hang on a minute” and I went and got Bobby.
"C'mon, you gotta hear the Beach Boys. Believe me - you'll thank me later." I knew it was mostly Brian, because he was showing them all what to do, but I also knew the other guys were awfully damn good because they were able to do what he was telling them to do.
It was all out of Brian's head, but they were capable of pulling it off.
My respect for them immediately went zoom.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Guitar Aficionado Magazine - John Stamos
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on: October 03, 2013, 08:00:18 PM
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The new issue of "Guitar Aficionado Magazine" features John Stamos on the cover and a lengthy, interesting interview about his relationship with the Beach Boys. He addresses a number of topics including saying "If I was sitting in the audience and saw Scott Baio playing with the Beach Boys, I'd be pissed off too!" He also expresses a tremendous respect for Carl's abilities on the guitar and his feel for music. A good article worth reading!
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Hite and Dorinda Morgan
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on: June 16, 2012, 07:09:18 PM
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I don't recall ever seeing a photograph of Hite or Dorinda Morgan. Has anyone on the Board? If so, where?
According to Google Maps (Street View), it looks like the Morgan's house on Mayberry Street where the BB recorded their first demo is still intact.
Has anyone ever interviewed their son, Bruce, or Judy Bowles re: their memories of the very early BB history?
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: September 19, 1964
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on: October 17, 2011, 08:56:09 PM
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Below is the text of the local newspaper review of the Legion Field show. The author, 39 year old Emmett Weaver, certainly had little respect or appreciation for what he probably just considered teenage "noise".
Backstage Beat (as published in the Monday, May 10, 1965 edition of the Birmingham Post Herald –page 15)
LEGION FIELD SHOW ATTRACTS 15,000
By Emmett Weaver
Post Herald Amusement Editor
Picture five shaggy dogs being watched by 15,000 squealing teens and you get the scene at Legion Field this past weekend.
With England’s unshorn quintet, “The Rolling Stones” as the chief box-office bait to the show, the younger crowd came from far and near. Most were from Alabama and Mississippi, but a few undaunted fans even journeyed from places as distant as Texas and North Carolina.
As an outdoor production, the Friday show was the first of its kind to be tried at gigantic Legion Field and even a crowd of 15,000 huddled together around the north corner of the bowl seemed lost in this spacious stadium.
The audience fell into two definite categories (1) the screaming hand waving teens and younger set who were quite obviously dyed-in-the-wool champions of this noisy form of “music” and (2) parents with their stolid, patient faces who had been dragged to this teenage shindig under the stars.
The attraction which elicited the most audience response was the mop-haired English lads, “The Rolling Stones”, who have recently been on the Ed Sullivan show.
The Birmingham police department kept the youngsters from, “The Rolling Stones” and “The Beach Boys” whenever they made an entrance or exit. Also it took a special wire fence across the width of the field to separate spectators from performers.
Along with the shindig entertainment, the WVOK sponsored show, which was emceed by Dan Brennan, had quite a bit of country music talent from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Along with “The Rolling Stones”, country music talent such as this seemed definitely out of place in a show of this kind. Opry singer Skeeter Davis very obviously appeared peeved because she kept referring to the short time she was going to be on stage.
Giving the best show, though, was Alabama’s own country music star, Sonny James, a native of Hackleburg, who demonstrated his agility at playing a fiddle behind his back, under his legs, in fact, in just about any position.
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