Roger Miller, George Benson, The Pogues, Mel Tormé, Nick Drake, The Pretty Things, Bing Crosby, Lenny Breau, Al Green, Morcheeba, Roger Whittaker, Zorg, Julie Andrews, John Fahey, Chet Baker, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Han#@!& & Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles & Cleo Laine, Frank Zappa, Peggy Lee, Liberace...there aren't many who haven't covered this timeless Gershwin lullabye. Well, maybe not Ted Nugent...or King Diamond. But CERTainly Sarah Vaughan and Scott Baio. But of all the voices to have graced this particular song, none tingle my spine more than whoever the unsung heroine is who soars & dips & rises again, behind Sam Cooke on his 1957 definitive R&B rendition. If one were to ring the bell upon arriving at St. Peter's Gate, i imagine it would sound something like this woman's voice. And if it doesn't, He really needs to hire someone to get the bloody thing fixed. i mean, c'mon...Dude, 'ding-dong'?...seriously...You could do better than that? Closer to home, give YouTube's own acapellajohn's version a listen as well. ('He will sing songs/He will sing them acapella'). Indeed he will, and equally indeed, he does. Jazz standards, Gospel, Rock, R&B, Country, World, even a little Opera, leaving virtually no genre vocally unfondled, i can think of no good reason why John isn't regularly singing to a packed theater of UsTubers...ThemTubers for that matter. This has been a public service announcement. ...and speaking of summer (um. earlier than immediately recently, i mean), hope you're all enjoying yours, whatever your weather. Seeing as this is my first venture beyond the fronch porchsteps of the old Radley shack (in semi-broad daylight, anyway) and into the Strange World of 'Being Seen', i wanted to send out this song (while summer's still on the map), along with this self-consciously, though unapologetically dorky 'hi' to way more than just a couple of people whom their respective parents decided to name Syd, Keith, Brooke, Daniel, John, Nate, Vamos Babe (i think her folks were Spanish hippies), Curt, Amy, Gary, Evan, Pascal (ok. next i'm doing state capitals and dead Canadian authors), Lesley, Chris, Gary (different Gary), Paul, Pete & Helen, Andy, Kris, Sista, Matan, Steve, Jeff, Mike...and quite possibly many more. hi. i'm Doug, btw. Shine On. ...Morley Callaghan, Robertson Davies, W.O. Mitchell, Stephen Lea#@!&, Earle Birney, Pierre Berton, Margaret Laurence, Mordecai Richler, Timothy Findley...

rd much of the Beach Boys to watch this video and discover some of the best music ever made. I cannot say in words how great the Beach Boys are. Just watch and you'll see... The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of cars and surfing. Brian Wilson's growing creative ambitions later transformed them into a more artistically innovative group that earned critical praise and influenced many later musicians. The group initially comprised singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson, his brothers, Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. This core quintet, along with early member David Marks and later bandmate Bruce Johnston, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band", and Allmusic.com has stated that "the band's unerring ability... made them America's first, best rock band." The group has had thirty-six U.S. Top 40 hits (the most of any U.S. rock band) and fifty-six Hot 100 hits, including four number one singles. Rolling Stone magazine listed The Beach Boys as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. According to Billboard Magazine, in terms of singles and album sales, The Beach Boys are the No. 1 selling American band of all time. Many changes in both musical styles and personnel have occurred during their career, notably because of Brian Wilson's mental illness and drug use (leading to his eventual withdrawal from the group) and the deaths of Dennis and Carl Wilson in 1983 and 1998, respectively. Extensive legal battles between members of the group have also played their part. After Carl Wilson's death, founding member Al Jardine was ousted by Mike Love. As of 2008, The Beach Boys continue to tour, with a lineup of Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and a backing band of new musicians. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, with Mike Love delivering a speech that assailed Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Diana Ross. The band was chosen for the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2001, the group received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Brian Wilson was inducted into the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2006. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beach Boys #12 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2007, the Beach Boys were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. The group is frequently referred to when the topic of summertime songs comes up. About.com listed Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, a 2003 compilation CD, as the greatest summertime hits CD. Toni Tennille, of the duo Captain & Tennille, remains the only known "Beach Girl", having once sung with the Beach Boys while on tour. The Wilsons' Hawthorne, CA house, where the Wilson brothers grew up and the group began, was demolished in 1986 to make way for Interstate 105, (the Century Freeway). A Beach Boys Historic Landmark (California Landmark #1041 at 3701 West 119th Street), dedicated on May 20, 2005, marks the location. The Beach Boys continue to tour, with a backing band accompanying original members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Other "honorary Beach Boys", such as John Stamos and former member David Marks also make guest appearances on their tours. Songs in order: 1. California Girls 2. Surfin' Safari 3. Surfer Girl 4. I Get Around 5. Do You Wanna Dance? 6. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) 7. Wouldn't It Be Nice 8. Good Vibrations 9. Wonderful (from SMiLE) 10. Darlin' 11. Do It Again 12. Rock 'N' Roll Music 13. Surfer Girl made by alk95 Please rate and comment. thank you, and I hope you enjoy the music and pictures.

mon Everybody," "Something Else," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "Summertime Blues." A flashy stage dresser with a tough-sounding voice, Cochran epitomized the sound and the stance of the Fifties rebel rocker. But he was also a virtuoso guitarist, overdubbing parts like Les Paul even on his earliest singles and playing with an authority that led music journalist Bruce Eder to pronounce him "rock's first high-energy guitar hero, the forerunner to Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Duane Allman and, at least in terms of dexterity, Jimi Hendrix." Cochran was also proficient on piano, bass and drums. Beneath Cochran's polite exterior lurked an all-American rebel, and in death he achieved iconic status with several generations of rock and rollers, from the first wave of British Invasion bands to the Sex Pistols (who covered "Something Else"). He even played an indirect role in the Beatles' formation. In June 1957, Paul McCartney taught John Lennon the chords to Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock" at a church picnic where Lennon's Quarrymen were playing. In the late Sixties, both the Who and Blue Cheer recorded memorable versions of "Summertime Blues," a timeless anthem of teen disenchantment. Cochran was born in Minnesota, raised in Oklahoma and moved to California with his family, where he began his musical career in 1954. Initially, he teamed up with singer-guitarist Hank Cochran (no relation), touring and recording as the Cochran Brothers, who performed in a country-rockabilly vein. Cochran's musical influences ran more toward the more extroverted likes of Bill Haley, Little Richard and Carl Perkins, and that is direction he pursued as a solo artist in the later Fifties. Cochran found a manager and collaborator in songwriter Jerry Capehart, with whom he worked until his death. Cochran cut his first rock record, "Skinny Jim," for the Crest label in 1956. His big break came when he a movie producer approached him to appear in the film The Girl Can't Help It, which featured his frenetic version of "Twenty Flight Rock." That same year Cochran signed with Liberty Records, where he perfected a sound on "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" that featured driving acoustic and electric guitars, handclaps and tambourines, and lyrics that unerringly expressed the alienated teen mindset. Cochran recorded prolifically for Liberty, with mixed results. The label tried molding him as a crooner, and his debut album, Singin' for My Baby, was full of schmaltzy ballads that had been foisted upon him. Cochran himself gravitated toward a leaner rock and roll sound, and it is that aspect of his catalog - including not only the hard-rocking hits but such posthumously popular tracks as "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie," "Something Else" and "Nervous Breakdown" - for which he is remembered. He was especially revered in Britain, where his influence as a rock and roll original endures to this day. Eddie Cochran released only one album during his lifetime, which was abruptly cut short when the taxi in which he was a passenger crashed en route to a London airport at the end of a British tour. Also injured in the accident were rocker Gene Vincent and Cochran's fiancée, songwriter Shari Sheeley. The single Cochran released just before his death, eerily enough, was entitled "Three Steps to Heaven." Ironically, he'd been planning for some time to cut back on touring in order to concentrate on songwriting and studio work. This info came from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website - rockhall DOT com

mon Everybody," "Something Else," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "Summertime Blues." A flashy stage dresser with a tough-sounding voice, Cochran epitomized the sound and the stance of the Fifties rebel rocker. But he was also a virtuoso guitarist, overdubbing parts like Les Paul even on his earliest singles and playing with an authority that led music journalist Bruce Eder to pronounce him "rock's first high-energy guitar hero, the forerunner to Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Duane Allman and, at least in terms of dexterity, Jimi Hendrix." Cochran was also proficient on piano, bass and drums. Beneath Cochran's polite exterior lurked an all-American rebel, and in death he achieved iconic status with several generations of rock and rollers, from the first wave of British Invasion bands to the Sex Pistols (who covered "Something Else"). He even played an indirect role in the Beatles' formation. In June 1957, Paul McCartney taught John Lennon the chords to Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock" at a church picnic where Lennon's Quarrymen were playing. In the late Sixties, both the Who and Blue Cheer recorded memorable versions of "Summertime Blues," a timeless anthem of teen disenchantment. Cochran was born in Minnesota, raised in Oklahoma and moved to California with his family, where he began his musical career in 1954. Initially, he teamed up with singer-guitarist Hank Cochran (no relation), touring and recording as the Cochran Brothers, who performed in a country-rockabilly vein. Cochran's musical influences ran more toward the more extroverted likes of Bill Haley, Little Richard and Carl Perkins, and that is direction he pursued as a solo artist in the later Fifties. Cochran found a manager and collaborator in songwriter Jerry Capehart, with whom he worked until his death. Cochran cut his first rock record, "Skinny Jim," for the Crest label in 1956. His big break came when he a movie producer approached him to appear in the film The Girl Can't Help It, which featured his frenetic version of "Twenty Flight Rock." That same year Cochran signed with Liberty Records, where he perfected a sound on "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" that featured driving acoustic and electric guitars, handclaps and tambourines, and lyrics that unerringly expressed the alienated teen mindset. Cochran recorded prolifically for Liberty, with mixed results. The label tried molding him as a crooner, and his debut album, Singin' for My Baby, was full of schmaltzy ballads that had been foisted upon him. Cochran himself gravitated toward a leaner rock and roll sound, and it is that aspect of his catalog - including not only the hard-rocking hits but such posthumously popular tracks as "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie," "Something Else" and "Nervous Breakdown" - for which he is remembered. He was especially revered in Britain, where his influence as a rock and roll original endures to this day. Eddie Cochran released only one album during his lifetime, which was abruptly cut short when the taxi in which he was a passenger crashed en route to a London airport at the end of a British tour. Also injured in the accident were rocker Gene Vincent and Cochran's fiancée, songwriter Shari Sheeley. The single Cochran released just before his death, eerily enough, was entitled "Three Steps to Heaven." Ironically, he'd been planning for some time to cut back on touring in order to concentrate on songwriting and studio work.

mon Everybody," "Something Else," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "Summertime Blues." A flashy stage dresser with a tough-sounding voice, Cochran epitomized the sound and the stance of the Fifties rebel rocker. But he was also a virtuoso guitarist, overdubbing parts like Les Paul even on his earliest singles and playing with an authority that led music journalist Bruce Eder to pronounce him "rock's first high-energy guitar hero, the forerunner to Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Duane Allman and, at least in terms of dexterity, Jimi Hendrix." Cochran was also proficient on piano, bass and drums. Beneath Cochran's polite exterior lurked an all-American rebel, and in death he achieved iconic status with several generations of rock and rollers, from the first wave of British Invasion bands to the Sex Pistols (who covered "Something Else"). He even played an indirect role in the Beatles' formation. In June 1957, Paul McCartney taught John Lennon the chords to Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock" at a church picnic where Lennon's Quarrymen were playing. In the late Sixties, both the Who and Blue Cheer recorded memorable versions of "Summertime Blues," a timeless anthem of teen disenchantment. Cochran was born in Minnesota, raised in Oklahoma and moved to California with his family, where he began his musical career in 1954. Initially, he teamed up with singer-guitarist Hank Cochran (no relation), touring and recording as the Cochran Brothers, who performed in a country-rockabilly vein. Cochran's musical influences ran more toward the more extroverted likes of Bill Haley, Little Richard and Carl Perkins, and that is direction he pursued as a solo artist in the later Fifties. Cochran found a manager and collaborator in songwriter Jerry Capehart, with whom he worked until his death. Cochran cut his first rock record, "Skinny Jim," for the Crest label in 1956. His big break came when he a movie producer approached him to appear in the film The Girl Can't Help It, which featured his frenetic version of "Twenty Flight Rock." That same year Cochran signed with Liberty Records, where he perfected a sound on "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" that featured driving acoustic and electric guitars, handclaps and tambourines, and lyrics that unerringly expressed the alienated teen mindset. Cochran recorded prolifically for Liberty, with mixed results. The label tried molding him as a crooner, and his debut album, Singin' for My Baby, was full of schmaltzy ballads that had been foisted upon him. Cochran himself gravitated toward a leaner rock and roll sound, and it is that aspect of his catalog - including not only the hard-rocking hits but such posthumously popular tracks as "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie," "Something Else" and "Nervous Breakdown" - for which he is remembered. He was especially revered in Britain, where his influence as a rock and roll original endures to this day. Eddie Cochran released only one album during his lifetime, which was abruptly cut short when the taxi in which he was a passenger crashed en route to a London airport at the end of a British tour. Also injured in the accident were rocker Gene Vincent and Cochran's fiancée, songwriter Shari Sheeley. The single Cochran released just before his death, eerily enough, was entitled "Three Steps to Heaven." Ironically, he'd been planning for some time to cut back on touring in order to concentrate on songwriting and studio work.

dúo grabó como "The Cochran Brothers" sobre todo material country, aunque registraron buenos ejemplos de rockabilly primitivo en temas como "Fool's paradise", "Latch on" o "Tired and sleepy". Es por esta época cuando Eddie Cochran empezó a trabajar como músico de sesión y a escribir sus propias canciones. Su encuentro con Jerry Capehart, su futuro mánager y productor, significó un gran impulso para su carrera en solitario. Con él grabó su primera maqueta con la que consiguió un contrato con Liberty records Debutó como solista en 1956 con el sencillo "Skinny Jim", un buen tema que fracasó comercialmente. Ese mismo año Boris Petroff preguntó a Cochran si querría aparecer en la película The Girl Can't Help It. Estuvo de acuerdo, y cantó una canción titulada "Twenty-Flight Rock" que, a pesar de tener todas las características de los éxitos del momento, no fue promocionada, aunque posteriormente se convertiría en un clásico del rock and roll versioneada por muchos artistas. En 1957, Cochran tuvo su primer éxito, "Sittin' in the Balcony", una de sus pocas canciones escritas por otro (concretamente John D. Loudermilk). Durante ese año consiguió también algunos éxitos locales con los temas "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" y "Cut across Shorty". Su sonido por entonces no se aleja demasiado del eco y la reverberación del rockabilly, siendo considerado por muchos aficionados como uno de los puntales del género. Sin embargo, Cochran es mucho más recordado a nivel popular por una canción escrita por él mismo, "Summertime Blues", que ayudaría a modelar el futuro del rock de finales de los años 1950 y principios de los 60, tanto lírica como musicalmente. En ella nos ofrece una nueva visión sonora del rock and roll, con la batería sustituida por una caja de ritmos, la voz más rasgada y el sonido de su guitarra decididamente más metálico, que le llevaría al #9 de las listas pop de Billboard. Tras el bombazo de "Summertime blues" la corta carrera de Cochran incluyó solo unos pocos éxitos más, como "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", y, ya fallecido, "My Way" (que no debe confundirse con el tema homónimo de Paul Anka), "Weekend", "Nervous Breakdown", y su póstumo #1 en Gran Bretaña, "Three Steps to Heaven". La desaparición en febrero de 1959, en accidente aéreo, de Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper y Buddy Holly, de quien era amigo personal, le sumió en una profunda depresión que le acompañó hasta su propia muerte. Eddie registró una sentida versión del tema "Three stars" en honor de sus camaradas muertos. El 16 de abril de 1960, Eddie Cochran sufrió un accidente de tráfico en Chippenham, al estrellarse su coche contra un poste de alumbrado. Murió en el hospital St. Martin's en Bath a las 4:10 PM del domingo 17 de abril de 1960. Su novia, la cantante y letrista Sharon Sheeley, y su amigo íntimo y también cantante Gene Vincent, sobrevivieron al accidente. Un fiel espectador que le siguió por toda Inglaterra durante la que fue su última gira era un desconocido guitarrista de Liverpool llamado George Harrison. Eddie Cochran está enterrado en el cementerio Forest Lawn Cypress en Cypress, California. Un álbum póstumo llamado "My Way" fue lanzado en 1964. The British Label Rockstar Records aún busca canciones inéditas y ha sacado a la luz mucho más material desde principios de los 70 que durante toda la vida del músico.