tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post8717990480824211435..comments2023-10-29T04:33:48.167-05:00Comments on daddyBstrong: Jesse Stone Helped Create Rock & RollMac Daddy Tribute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-1889858647438333562008-11-21T11:43:00.000-06:002008-11-21T11:43:00.000-06:00I haven't had the opportunity to listen to Jesse S...I haven't had the opportunity to listen to Jesse Stone, but I agree 100% with John Lennon. At 82, <A HREF="http://www.chuckberry.com/" REL="nofollow">Chuck Berry</A> can still rock the house down. He's ageless.Stella by Starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385761338190877425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-22822764139028970022008-11-17T10:26:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:26:00.000-06:00Madhatter: He does look like Dave Porter. By the w...Madhatter: He does look like Dave Porter. By the way, I'm going to be posting on him. I'm kind of biased toward people who work behind the scenes and don't get the respect he deserves. In Porter's case, Isaac Hayes got most of the credit for songs that they collaborated on: "When something is wrong with my baby;" "I'm a soulman;" "You don't know like I know;" Come again and let me know what you think. Blessings.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-71153866252814407112008-11-17T10:13:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:13:00.000-06:00Rainywalker: Yes, a lot of the songs he arranged f...Rainywalker: Yes, a lot of the songs he arranged for Bill Haley & the Comets and other groups were dance songs. Yes, I find the history fascinating. I have a bunch of older musician friends who tell me a lot of stories. Then I go online to find out if it's true. It almost always is. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Christopher: This is stuf I love. It was amazing how shy she was! Her father, C. L. Franklin, a well-known minister, shielded her from people, especially from guys. She basically only interacted with people in her church in Detroit, Michigan. And you're right: They really didn't know what to do with her. I, too, loved the music that came out of Muscle Shoals. It was a great story about music bringing people together from different cultures and from different regions of the country. Thanks.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-25180428750285404612008-11-17T10:03:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:03:00.000-06:00oKaaaaay, I just jumped the gun here.If that is hi...oKaaaaay, I just jumped the gun here.<BR/>If that is his photo, he looks alot like David Porter (soulman)Bedlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694310570071135870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-39322284245147038522008-11-17T09:35:00.000-06:002008-11-17T09:35:00.000-06:00This is great stuff.I love learning the history of...This is great stuff.<BR/><BR/>I love learning the history of American music and I too, had never heard the name Jesse Stone till now.<BR/><BR/>Did you know when Aretha Franklin came along and John Hammond signed to Columbia, they didn't know what to do with her?<BR/><BR/>They dressed her in chiffon drag queen dresses and relaxed her hair and had her sing Judy Garland songs like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody."<BR/><BR/>Fortunately for her and for us, "Ree" left Columbia and signed with Atlantic where she hooked up with Jerry Wexler and then arranger, Arif Mardin. These cats "got" Aretha and took her to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where she sometimes recorded in the dark (she was that shy) and where she accompanied herself on the piano and recorded classics like "I Never Loved a Man."Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-64536852422513254632008-11-16T20:14:00.000-06:002008-11-16T20:14:00.000-06:00Your right daddyBstrong, I have never heard of Jes...Your right daddyBstrong, I have never heard of Jesse Stone. But burned up a lot of wooden floor with his songs. Love the history....rainywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445164335609548931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-32050388362245668532008-11-16T16:05:00.000-06:002008-11-16T16:05:00.000-06:00Madhatter: Welcome. You say I didn't mention boogi...Madhatter: Welcome. You say I didn't mention boogie woogie, black swing or jump blues, Hersal and George Thomas. That's true, but please consider that I'm writing a post about a particular person on his birthday and not a feature article for the New Yorker (Hey, that sounds like a good idea!)<BR/><BR/>Second, it sounds like you and perhaps your friends know this history. Great. My point was that MOST Americans don't. If you know of any studies that say something different, please share it with me and the readers. Everything I've read says we Americans don't much about our history, including our musical history.<BR/><BR/>One interesting thing I've experienced is that Europeans I've met seem to know quite a bit about American music. Whether from Britain, Germany, even Spain, they seem to have in-depth knowledge of American music, especially blues and country and western. It's pretty cool sitting in a cafe with students from Europe discussing the Carter family, Charley Christian or T. Bone Walker. But I'm only speaking of the Europeans I've talked to, most of them students and musicians. Still, it's pretty cool thinking about music as a gift we Americans have given to the world. Thanks for coming.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-90979659840011994522008-11-16T14:20:00.000-06:002008-11-16T14:20:00.000-06:00daddybstrong, don't under estimate us, some of kno...daddybstrong, don't under estimate us, some of know the history of rockabilly (rock n roll) as Sam later labeled it. you fail to mention boogie woogie, black swing and jump blues, Hersal and George Thomas. <BR/><BR/>Sam Phillips came late.Bedlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694310570071135870noreply@blogger.com