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Post by Partridge on Apr 21, 2024 11:49:22 GMT -5
Billboard, August 1, 1981Record World, August 1, 1981Billboard, August 15, 1981CashBox, August 15, 1981Record World, August 15, 1981
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Post by Partridge on Apr 19, 2024 20:29:12 GMT -5
Actual letter to Dear Abby:
Dear Abby,
A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. One is a middle-aged gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid-twenties. These two women go everywhere together and I've never seen a man go into or leave their apartment. Do you think they could be Lebanese?
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Post by Partridge on Apr 19, 2024 20:24:11 GMT -5
Checked 3 local places for the box. 2 will get them. The closest one is getting two of them. The other is in NH but, if I need to, I can order it Sunday am first thing. See what happens. Would still like to discuss our collections. Rich $?
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Post by Partridge on Apr 19, 2024 0:08:35 GMT -5
Expensive record. Free shipping!
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Post by Partridge on Apr 18, 2024 13:56:33 GMT -5
The headline in People said Country Singer Conner Smith Marries Surfer Leah Thompson in Romantic Wedding Ceremony: See the Photos!
I read it a couple of times but all I saw was Connie Smith got married. I did not remember her divorcing Marty Stuart. And then I noticed she married someone named Leah. On the third reading, I read it correctly== Conner Smith. Never heard of him. So no point in looking at the pictures.
According to Dolly, Connie was one of the three best singers, but this was back when Dolly had a much smaller worldview. I think Connie Smith was very good but she should have been marketed as a pop singer.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 18, 2024 1:23:29 GMT -5
I missed the chart positions for Pirates of Penzance. Billboard, June 6, 1981Billboard. June 20, 1981
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Post by Partridge on Apr 18, 2024 1:12:21 GMT -5
I put them in the oven and made some bowls:
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Post by Partridge on Apr 12, 2024 23:22:59 GMT -5
I checked ebay and there were a few copies of Living Like a Fool for sale but none with the same label that I have. All the ones on ebay have a photo of the Capitol Records building on the label. Oh well, something for to keep an eye out.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 12, 2024 23:08:38 GMT -5
A while back I posted about my shelf breaking and my LPs crashing to the floor: I thought the damage was minimal. I finally got the shelf repaired and replacing the records and I have found two casualties, Linda Ronstadt Greatest Hits and Living Like a Fool/He Darked the Sun.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 11, 2024 12:14:08 GMT -5
This story has embedded the bootleg version of Walk Away Renee that is a mashup of Linda and Ann's version combined with The Four Tops. To get the two versions to match, they chipmunked up the Ronstadt/Savoy one.
I like this mashup but you would think they would use the officially released version.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 5, 2024 22:19:21 GMT -5
I see that a Tom Petty tribute album is coming and it features Dolly Parton doing his song Southern Accents. Not a bad job. That reminded me of a visit to Nashville and I got to attend the Opry as a guest of Elizabeth Cook. Got to sit on the stage with some friends and watch the entire night's performances. She sang Southern Accents that night as a tribute to Tom Petty, who had recently died. I recorded it and you can listen to it from this link if you have an interest: Southern Accents - Elizabeth Cook live Opry performance
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Post by Partridge on Apr 5, 2024 18:18:12 GMT -5
Next on ABC’s World News Tonight (04-05-2024) Paul McCartney weighs in on Beyoncé’s Blackbird. Why is ABC pushing this album so hard?
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Post by Partridge on Apr 2, 2024 0:18:19 GMT -5
(Tony, I sincerely hope that you don’t mean really violated.) . I suppose I should explain. While we were watching the movie, my car was broken into and my wife’s pocketbook was stolen. They took her money and jewelry and threw the pocketbook away. It was found and returned a few days later. Credit cards and ID were still there. So in actuality she was more violated than I.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 2, 2024 0:03:25 GMT -5
I've been listening to "current hits" radio station recently for something different. To my ears most of the female singers do not put any emotion into their singing. They're almost indistinguishable. (The guys are more unique.) I heard Selena Gomez today but it was a non-event. Taylor Swift is better than most. Today I heard Beyonce's Texas Hold'Em song and she comes across as a better singer than any other female I heard. And even though I'm not crazy about the song, it sounds better to me than what I hear on current country radio.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 1, 2024 16:29:48 GMT -5
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Post by Partridge on Apr 1, 2024 16:28:11 GMT -5
Most of the obituaries I've seen neglect to mention her appearance in "Can't Stop the Music" (1980) -- I was violated at that movie.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 1, 2024 16:25:59 GMT -5
"Favorite" singer is a very subjective term and doesn't really necessarily reflect the level of vocal talent or ability. Yes, there's really no arguing with this list. They asked the listeners to vote and these are the results. To use a trite phrase that I detest, it is what it is. I know that Karen Carpenter and Olivia have dedicated online fan groups who try to vote in every poll. I did not vote in this one or even post a link here. I also wonder if them ending up #1 #2 could be partially due to the Jim Croce effect. Back in the '70s I liked Jim Croce. I had one of his albums. Unfortunately he died an untimely death. Radio started playing his music ad nauseum. It got to the point that I switched the station when I heard him, especially Time in A Bottle. The public's love for an artist seems to intensify when they are no longer with us. To this day I still don't listen to Jim Croce, although I don't mind hearing Melanie sing one of his tunes.
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Post by Partridge on Apr 1, 2024 1:27:30 GMT -5
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Post by Partridge on Mar 31, 2024 20:21:17 GMT -5
A bit strange since Fleetwood Mac is not a female singer. It probably should have been Stevie Nicks. Linda is moving up in the ranks so that's a "seriously"nice nod to her! They played 2 songs by each Top 20 artist. For Fleetwood Mac they played one with Stevie Nicks on lead and one with Christine McVie. I was not paying attention to the Abba selections. The two Linda selections were You're No Good (I think) and Blue Bayou. I got a phone call just as Linda came up. I was hoping for When Will I Be Loved/ Long Long Time. But Long Long Time is not on the '70s playlist. I suppose it wasn't a big enough hit, although they play songs by Elton John that didn't even go Top 40. Also, they never play my favorite Olivia Newton-John Song, the first I ever heard by her, If Not For You. It barely made the Top 30. Not to be morbid, but my initial thought was that Linda was #1 among living artists. I am surprised that Donna Summer was not higher. She is by far the female artist I hear the most on the '70s station.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 31, 2024 16:30:11 GMT -5
What is this Kanyesque thinking that Beyonce deserves a Grammy just because she is Beyonce? She's just another female singer- how is she getting all these Grammy awards?
Of course Grammy Awards are nice but I've never thought they meant much since A Taste of Honey with their hit Boogie Oogie Oogie won over uber-ass Elvis Costello for best new artist. And then they were never heard from again.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 31, 2024 16:25:08 GMT -5
Sirius XM 70's Channel had listeners vote on their favorite female singers of the 1970's.
Here are the results:
1 Karen Carpenter 2 Olivia Newton-John 3 Linda Ronstadt 4 Fleetwood Mac 5 Donna Summer 6 Carole King 7 Abba 8 Heart 9 Carly Simon 10 Barbra Streisand 11 Helen Reddy 12 Cher 13 Diana Ross 14 Anne Murray 15 Tina Turner 16 Dolly Parton 17 Gladys Knight 18 Blondie 19 Joni Mitchell 20 Gloria Gaynor
The top three are the same as I recall from last year's poll.
Sirius 60's channel recently had a poll where the listeners voted on their favorite female singers from the 1960's. Linda finished #12 in that poll. As I recall she was #9 last year.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 31, 2024 14:40:10 GMT -5
It’s too much. Can you be tired of an album that you haven’t heard? yes. the release of this album was even featured on the ABC Nightly News. it is not that newsworthy.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 29, 2024 23:32:07 GMT -5
Interesting is it that in the chart that shows the Top 40 songs of each year, or as they call it, TOP SINGLES OF PAST DECADE, the only Ronstadt song I see is When Will I Be Loved. You're No Good was a bigger hit but does not show up here. Blue Bayou was Linda's best-selling hit but it is not shown here.
I think the answer relates to the cut-off dates for each year's eligibility. For example, You're No Good was released in the latter part of 1974 and peaked on the chart in early 1975, so any points it earned are divided between two years. Likewise, Blue Bayou peaked on the chart the last week of December 1977 and continued to chart in 1978, its data points divided among two years.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 29, 2024 21:09:47 GMT -5
CashBox, July 4,1981Radio and Records, July 10, 1981Billboard, July 11, 1981Record World, July 11, 1981Billboard, July 18, 1981CashBox, July 18, 1981Radio and Records, July 24, 1981Record World, July 25, 1981
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Post by Partridge on Mar 28, 2024 12:20:15 GMT -5
Does anyone know the name of this band? The band was Darryl Rhoades and the Hahavishnu Orchestra. Their hit record was Surfing Shark. But I do have that LP by Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band (with the Rootettes).
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Post by Partridge on Mar 27, 2024 13:41:14 GMT -5
How the hell did Dolly Parton get in before Cher? Cher was well-known before Dolly arrived and has had a long legitimate pop/rock career. "I think there's something fishy going on."
For that matter, now that the Hall is no longer doing the "is she really rock?" game like they did with Linda Ronstadt, how the hell did Dolly Parton get in before Olivia Newton-John?
Is it possible that Dolly's management lobbied to get her inducted, so that she could pretend to reject the induction, so that she could then go on to accept and then record her rock masterpiece? Well, that's my conspiracy theory for the day, since our favorite conspiracy theorist no longer posts here.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 23, 2024 19:33:46 GMT -5
Yes, I like that Lou Ann Barton album. A couple of Wanda Jackson songs on that CD. You've convinced me to take it down off the shelf. Haven't listened to it in years. I would recommend her album Old Enough, on Asylum Records, also.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 23, 2024 14:23:33 GMT -5
Wanda Jackson, Let's Have a Party
That's one of the first songs I liked as a child. That, and also Mean Mean Man by Wanda Jackson, in which she does a pretty good Elvis impersonation. I'm certain I heard this song by her before 1960,as I had not yet started going to school. Wanda Jackson was my first favorite female singer. I liked her and Ricky Nelson.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 22, 2024 20:42:48 GMT -5
I wonder what the penalty for creating a new fake Luke Bryan song would be. Maybe the damages would have to be decided by a lawsuit.
Personally, I think anyone creating a fake Luke Bryan song should be persecuted to the full extent of the law.
I know.
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Post by Partridge on Mar 20, 2024 17:08:17 GMT -5
Billboard, June 13, 1981CashBox, June 13, 1981Billboard, June 20, 1981Record World, June 20, 1981Billboard, June 27, 1981
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