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Memories Are Made Of This : The Golden Years of The Sixties Music Revolution

I suppose my first realisation that music screens of today. To say we were spoilt
was something more relevant than learning for choice is not to overwork a phrase.I
the words to carols for the school haven't even mentioned the many folk
Christmas concert was appreciating my clubs sprinkled about which I visited
Dad's collection of 78s'. He was a man with my friend Lucy as a guest singing
with unusual tastes in music. My duo, where we shared stages with the
contemporys' parents listened to American likes of Bert Jantz, Duster Bennett, Cat
crooners, like Bing Crosby, Dean Martin Stevens . . We would travel to isolated
and the like, or the big band sounds of venues in the heart of the Berkshire
the day.But my Dad had individual tastes countryside and find ourselves in a barn
which included Eastern European folk somewhere, with people sitting on hay
music, Scottish bagpipe ballads and Welsh bales and listening to the stirring
miners choirs; plus my first introduction voices and lyrics of Sandy Denny, Davy
to classical such as exciting pieces like Graham and John Remborne, or even the
Aram Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance".My Wurzels (bring your own cider!).If you
Mother, a dedicated Crosby fan, disliked wanted to dance, but strictly not
these strange sounds to the extent that ballroom, you could stomp the night away
she banished any playing of the at a selection of 'trad jazz' clubs.
'caterwauling' to our barn, a large Bands of various styles were always on
wooden structure at the back of the tap; Dick Morrisey, the aforementioned
house. This suited my Dad, and me, just Ken Collier, Acker Bilk; It really was a
fine.He would mend bikes and tinker with golden age for live music of every kind.
machinery in one corner, while I would And it didn't cost an arm and a leg to
curl up on a battered leather sofa indulge yourself. If we paid more than a
looking at pictures in old movie couple of quid to get in we felt hard
magazines, giggling at jokes in back done by. Even special occasions, like
copies of Lilliput and reading girlie seeing the Who or Cream at the
type books (Little Women, Black Beauty Hammersmith Odeon were cheap at the
etc.) while the haunting strains of price.Wherever we hung out with our mates
Bulgarian womens' voices, Highland airs there was music. This was the age of the
or the overwhelming sound of Welshmen coffee bar, always with a juke box in the
giving it their all emanated from the old corner belting out such classics as 'Dock
wind up gramaphone; memories are made of on the Bay', or Buddy Holly's latest or
this.Musically I've come full circle. Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Biaz;
With the increasing popularity of 'world where to stop! Before the fashion for
music' I am, once again, enjoying 'personalised music' (catered for firstly
Bulgarian women's harmonies and Welsh by the Walkman and now in it's newest
folk songs along with the exciting incarnation, the ipod) the latest tunes
newcomers from African and Latin American brought like minds together. A normal
roots.Every generation, mostly, think Saturday outing was to the local record
that they have experienced the 'best' shop where friends would crowd into a
period of topical music, but I do feel booth together to hear the latest in the
that the sixties were a special case. 'charts'.Maybe it was all just 'fashion'
Consider this; any weekend my friends and but, as the years race by, that sixties
I had a difficult decision to make. Did music has stood the test of time. Many of
we go 'up town' to Ken Colliers to see our heroes are still household names. Our
American blues stars like Big Bill children still appreciate such giants as
Broonzy or jazz giants like Dizzy Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and Otis
Gillespie; or perhaps to the Marquee or Redding. The likes of Paul Weller, Rod
100 Club to listen to the up and coming Stewart, the Rolling Stones still tour
Britishers like Paul Weller in the Jam, all over the world. Am I showing my age
Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds and when I find it hard to appreciate modern
Georgie Fame with the All Stars.Or did we day offerings? Of course I am but no more
stay closer to home and go to the Riki than any other person who has let music
Tik in Windsor and risk asphyxiation in into their life.From the moment the first
the tiny room listening to an exciting cave man (or woman) discovered how to
new group called the Rolling Stones. And make musical 'sounds' from reeds or
that was only the start; what about rocks, water or wood, we have enjoyed the
Osterley where you could hear John Lee privilege of a great gift. How to explain
Hooker, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee and the catch at the back of the throat when
any number of other Southern American we hear a familiar song or melody? How to
blues stars; or Windsor Drill hall where, describe the pure feeling of exhilaration
on a Friday night you could enjoy the and joy as many human voices come
best of Cyril Davies and the All Stars, together to sing some particularly
which usually featured one of my uplifting work. I dare anyone to say they
favourites, Long John Baldry.And, if you have never felt that. And if some
were willing to risk parental wrath, it hardened souls insist that is the case;
had to be Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, a well I feel very sorry for them.Fabio
den of iniquity where you could hear the whiles away the hours in his Tuscan villa
best of new rhythm and blues; smell writing and enjoys plying his trade
strange substances burning in the air and especially on the Internet. He enjoys his
where I first encountered psychadelia in music and often visits Quality Original
the shape of Pink Floyd whose innovative Recordings where you can find a fine
light shows of coloured lava lamp blobs selection of rare imports. You can reach
popping and forming ever different shapes him here: Internet Traffic and Brand
were the precursor of the giant video Building.




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