Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1961 (pg 62)

[Saddleworth2]

how about 'Good morning heartache' by Sam Cook.
Seems very apt.

 

[threespires]

how about 'Good morning heartache' by Sam Cook.
Seems very apt.

A great we've not had yet, another early death that robbed the world of a great star.

As we're going soulful I've realised we don't have any Ray Charles either :-( ,"Drown in my own tears" fits yesterday's weather and result! However "What I'd Say" sneaks into the pre 60 cutoff so it needs to be that.

 

[threespires]

Pop is such a nebulous term but I would suggest that the crooners starting in the thirties were really the start of pop. They were massively popular and sold millions of records. Britain’s best was undoubtedly Al Bowlly. He had a fabulous voice and was popular in Britain, the US, and even in India. Sadly killed in the Blitz.
His surname Incidently was really Pauli which was misheard and thus misspelt by the authorities when he lived in S.Africa.

Got Al Bowlly singing Blue Moon in the playlist.

 

[threespires]

Just to echo the observations about what is 'pop' we've ended up with a playlist that currently starts with Noel Coward and ends with Sam Cooke via Vera Lynn and Lonnie Doengan! But the "trad pop" singers who went on to become known as crooners or easy listening are well represented and they are what in my head I think of as early pop.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Just to say this thread is at times informative but always a great read.

I don't have either the depth or volume of knowledge to post anything really meaningful as of yet but hopefully as the 60's rock on I'll be active.

 

[RobMCFC]

Just to say this thread is at times informative but always a great read.

I don't have either the depth or volume of knowledge to post anything really meaningful as of yet but hopefully as the 60's rock on I'll be active.

Yes, I think this thread will get even better as we move through the 60s.

I've certainly not contributed much to this week's subject. I appreciate that there are a lot of good songs on here and most are very listenable, but the art of singing to a backing is not high on my music loves. I think this week is more about the singers than the bands.

 

[threespires]

Yes, I think this thread will get even better as we move through the 60s.

I've certainly not contributed much to this week's subject. I appreciate that there are a lot of good songs on here and most are very listenable, but the art of singing to a backing is not high on my music loves. I think this week is more about the singers than the bands.

But there are a lot of beautiful singers, which brings me to my final addition...

This song was number 1 this week in 1957 and would stay there until January.

Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child

It also had the distinction of the being the first UK #1 to do something never done before by songs that got to the top.

 

[RobMCFC]

Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child

It also had the distinction of the being the first UK #1 to do something never done before by songs that got to the top.

What’s that then?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

After just posting I just read.....first song to go to No. 1 with three different artists?

 

[stan bowles]

But there are a lot of beautiful singers, which brings me to my final addition...

This song was number 1 this week in 1957 and would stay there until January.

Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child

It also had the distinction of the being the first UK #1 to do something never done before by songs that got to the top.

If it's specifically to do with that song and that version by HB, then my guess would be it was the biggest fall in chart position from the #1 spot - the first time a #1 had fallen out of the top 10 the following week ?