To Those Whose Children Heard '50s Music That You Played As They Were Growing Up

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 1:34:12 PM5/19/13

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Let's see...Mike was greatly influenced by the music his mother played, which was '50s pop basically.
Probably everyone else here who have children played '50s R&R/R&B since it was YOUR favorite music .Did they:
Ignore it?
Reject it?
Acquire a taste for it?
Love it?
Hate it?

I've got no kids, but my 28 year old godson, a struggling singer/songwriter (Is "struggling" a necessary modifier when it comes before singer/songwriter?), if asked, would say..."some of its OK" with no specificity beyond that, but he only heard a modicum of '50s music as a kid.

The Bloomfield Buddy

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May 19, 2013, 2:51:32 PM5/19/13

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What's a Jew doing with a godson?

Eric Ramon

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May 19, 2013, 3:03:51 PM5/19/13

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I remember playing "Sunday Kind of Love", the Harptones version, and
getting not much of a reaction. I was thinking "nothing!??!" because
that song hit me like a ton of bricks. Oh well, eh?

The Bloomfield Buddy

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May 19, 2013, 3:12:42 PM5/19/13

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One time many years ago I was making some tapes of the big pop hits of
1956. My cousin, who was born in 1960, walked into the room while "The
Poor People of Paris" was playing and said "what is this music, Bruce"
and he was mocking it like he was Lawrence Welk conducting his
orchestra.

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 3:17:04 PM5/19/13

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It surprised the hell out of me when his parents asked, but how can you say no?
He had one song, a take on "Eye of the Tiger" that got 390,000 hits, but more for the production values (I assume) than for his take on it.
The stuff he wrote got minimal views, although he was flown out by Sony twice to L.A. but never got signed. The past 2 or 3 years he's working on the other side of the glass. The songs he wrote and performed are not my cup of tea, and here's a typical one, which is decent IMO, if one likes this sound.
http://youtu.be/Mn4mcA-9WCE

Sharx35

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May 19, 2013, 4:23:51 PM5/19/13

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"Frank" <espo...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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I think that answer, "some of its [sic] OK [sic]" is probably what
most people would say, if they were exposed to a wide variety of
music from almost ANY genre. If they were at all open-minded, that
is.

Sharx35

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May 19, 2013, 4:26:57 PM5/19/13

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"Frank" <espo...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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Hmm. Not my cup of tea, HOWEVER, he still probably has more talent
in his little finger that I will EVER have, musically speaking.

Sharx35

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May 19, 2013, 4:28:12 PM5/19/13

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"The Bloomfield Buddy" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Your cousin demonstrated his utter lack of appreciation of a truly
fine record. No taste, he.

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 4:39:51 PM5/19/13

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Oops, I put up Eye of the Tiger by mistake. Just to finish this promotional exercise ;-) here's one of his originals. Influence of John Mayer I'm told, but of course I'm barely familiar with Mayer however big he is/was.
>http://youtu.be/wH0UPWfJLEg

Sharx35

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May 19, 2013, 4:47:25 PM5/19/13

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"Frank" <espo...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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Frank, could you repost the link right above? For some reason, my
program isn't recognizing it as a clickable link...unlike the Eye
of the Tiger one which DID work okay.

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 5:17:24 PM5/19/13

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> Frank, could you repost the link right above? For some reason, my
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> program isn't recognizing it as a clickable link...unlike the Eye
>
> of the Tiger one which DID work okay.

Here it is repasted Dave. Hope it works this time. If not, but are curious, go to Youtube and look for the Scott Harris Project. Song titled "Got to Get Up"
http://youtu.be/wH0UPWfJLEg

DianeE

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May 19, 2013, 5:41:34 PM5/19/13

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"The Bloomfield Buddy" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message

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What's a Jew doing with a godson?

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You Lutherans don't know anything about Judaism. The Jewish word for
godfather is sandok or sandak and he's appointed at the bris (circumcision
ceremony).

DianeE

DianeE

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May 19, 2013, 5:43:41 PM5/19/13

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"Frank" <espo...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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>
Scott Harris Project. Song titled "Got to Get Up"
> http://youtu.be/wH0UPWfJLEg

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I was hoping it was the Harry Nilsson song with the same title, but no.
Hope he hasn't quit his day job?

DianeE

DianeE

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May 19, 2013, 5:50:17 PM5/19/13

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"Eric Ramon" <ramon...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I remember playing "Sunday Kind of Love", the Harptones version, and
getting not much of a reaction. I was thinking "nothing!??!" because
that song hit me like a ton of bricks. Oh well, eh?

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Pretty much the same here. She liked the 60s and 70s stuff I played a lot
more. She was crazy about "Higher And Higher" by Jackie Wilson for a while,
I remember, and "Brick House" by The Commodores, and "634-5789" by Wilson
Pickett.

Ironically, my daughter would react negatively or not at all to 50s (or
earlier) songs I played, but then if she heard them later on in a movie she
would decide she liked them. This happened, for example, with Skip James'
1931 classic "Devil Got My Woman." Had no use for it until it was featured
in the movie "Ghost World," then all of a sudden she liked it. Probably
doesn't even remember it now.

DianeE

Sharx35

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May 19, 2013, 6:59:46 PM5/19/13

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"Frank" <espo...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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Yes, Frank, it certainly did work. Lot of talent there. Too bad I'm
so stuck back in the mid-20th century, musicwise, eh?

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 7:11:12 PM5/19/13

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> Yes, Frank, it certainly did work. Lot of talent there. Too bad I'm
>
> so stuck back in the mid-20th century, musicwise, eh?

Same as all of us here no doubt. And to Diane, yes he's keeping his day job. Gave up after 9 years, from age 17-26. His agent was a guy named Mark Jordan who I'm told was once Rhianna's manager or something like that.

The bottom line was his voice was nothing special IMO. I can't judge if his songs were any good since I don't know how one judges that except for the fact they obviously were not good enough.

Sharx35

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May 19, 2013, 7:33:16 PM5/19/13

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"Frank" <espo...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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Frank, the important thing is that he gave it a damn good shot. Can
you imagine how he MIGHT have felt, later in life, had he NOT given
it his best shot? Ah, hindsight, eh?

Dean F.

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May 19, 2013, 9:40:30 PM5/19/13

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As far back as I can remember, '50s rock 'n' roll has been a part of my life. I liked it 40 years ago, as a seven-year-old, and I like it now.

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 9:49:19 PM5/19/13

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On Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:40:30 PM UTC-4, Dean F. wrote:
> As far back as I can remember, '50s rock 'n' roll has been a part of my life. I liked it 40 years ago, as a seven-year-old, and I like it now.

Did your parents play any '50s music, Dean?

Michael Pendragon

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May 19, 2013, 10:26:43 PM5/19/13

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Seeing that he's named after Dean Martin, I think it's a pretty safe
bet that they did. :-)

Frank

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May 19, 2013, 10:42:04 PM5/19/13

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OH, I thought he was named after Dean Torrance?

Sharx35

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May 20, 2013, 12:41:52 AM5/20/13

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"Michael Pendragon" <michaelmalef...@gmail.com> wrote in
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Even odds that he was conceived while a Dean Martin hit was playing
on the car radio.

Dean F.

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May 20, 2013, 4:13:33 AM5/20/13

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On Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:49:19 PM UTC-4, Frank wrote:

> Did your parents play any '50s music, Dean?

When I was about eight years old, my father ordered a multi-LP boxed set off TV. It featured several dozen pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll/R&B tunes. He played the shit out of it, which was more or less my introduction to that music. As a grade-schooler in the mid-1970s, I knew all the words to "Maybellene" and "Kansas City," but not to "Philadelphia Freedom" or "Black Water."

Dean F.

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May 20, 2013, 4:14:13 AM5/20/13

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On Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:26:43 PM UTC-4, Michael Pendragon wrote:

> > Did your parents play any '50s music, Dean?

> Seeing that he's named after Dean Martin, I think it's a pretty safe
> bet that they did. :-)

You are correct, Michael!

Sharx35

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May 20, 2013, 4:38:47 AM5/20/13

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"Dean F." <soule...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Never heard of the last two records. The first two "ring a bell",
though.

BobbyM

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May 20, 2013, 6:26:48 AM5/20/13

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The last two records were made well after your prime, but you can
probably relate to the singer of the first.

Michael Pendragon

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May 20, 2013, 10:50:20 AM5/20/13

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I've had some small degree of success with my children:

My daughter admits that there's some "toast" (her word for the 50s
music I listen to, r'n'r included) that's better than other
"toast" ... although it's still "toast" no matter how you slice it.

My eldest son thinks some "toast" is pretty good.

And my youngest son is a big fan of several of my favorites, including
"Bowie Knife," "Gunslinger," and "The Monkey Song." He also likes
disco and rap, so I can't count him as a total victory.

One good thing is that they can all usually recognize Frankie Laine's
voice. :-)

And one strange thing is that they almost never recognize Elvis
Presley's.

Sharx35

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May 20, 2013, 4:36:10 PM5/20/13

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"BobbyM" <massey...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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My "prime"? As in the movie, "The Prime of Miss Jean Brody"?

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