http://therisingstorm.net/the-crazy-world-of-arthur-brown/ | therisingstorm.net Sun, 20 May 2012 22:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://therisingstorm.net/the-crazy-world-of-arthur-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-9565 jude Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:20:30 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/?p=1095#comment-9565 Brendan: You should know - I graduated from high school in 1964. On my bedside table was one fancy dancy clock radio with an alarm, and a turntable on a bookshelf. The radio was on every minute I was in my room (a great deal, hiding from Mam even then). There was only one station we listened to WAKY (still going strong today). The top ten records were usually my favorites and I had special discoveries, special attachments to songs linked to people, events, a we all do. We danced often, madly and in contests, practicing constantly and showing off every weekend. So when I read one of your reviews - I try to determine is this music I was familiar with? So next time we are together, I've got some questions about listening to some of these finds of yours - see if I can jog a memory or two or three. Country music for us then did not exist - not like today, it was a definite genre that was stuck in Tennessee, except for the most obvious mega hits. Bluegrass in it's now lovable true form was appalachian - we became educated, but oh so slowly as it emerged with folk music. More later - I just wanted to tell you how often you peg years that are so much "mine" in fond memory. . . by 68, Eric and I were CALIFORNIANS (for a short time). Brendan: You should know – I graduated from high school in 1964. On my bedside table was one fancy dancy clock radio with an alarm, and a turntable on a bookshelf. The radio was on every minute I was in my room (a great deal, hiding from Mam even then). There was only one station we listened to WAKY (still going strong today). The top ten records were usually my favorites and I had special discoveries, special attachments to songs linked to people, events, a we all do. We danced often, madly and in contests, practicing constantly and showing off every weekend. So when I read one of your reviews – I try to determine is this music I was familiar with? So next time we are together, I’ve got some questions about listening to some of these finds of yours – see if I can jog a memory or two or three. Country music for us then did not exist – not like today, it was a definite genre that was stuck in Tennessee, except for the most obvious mega hits. Bluegrass in it’s now lovable true form was appalachian – we became educated, but oh so slowly as it emerged with folk music. More later – I just wanted to tell you how often you peg years that are so much “mine” in fond memory. . . by 68, Eric and I were CALIFORNIANS (for a short time).

]]> http://therisingstorm.net/the-crazy-world-of-arthur-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-9521 stewart Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/?p=1095#comment-9521 The man still tours intermittently, often alone and with backing tapes, but his voice is still remarkable. In the 80s/90s he had a painting and decorating firm in Texas with Jimmy Carl Black [ Mothers of Invention]! The man still tours intermittently, often alone and with backing tapes, but his voice is still remarkable. In the 80s/90s he had a painting and decorating firm in Texas with Jimmy Carl Black [ Mothers of Invention]!

]]>