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Vol IX, Issue 02 – Sunshine superman (01 Apr 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 2 – Sunshine superman (01 Apr 2024)

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Name of song– Sunshine Superman

Singer- Donovan

Writer– Donovan

Album- Sunshine Superman

Release year– 1966

Peak chart positions

# 1 – US Cash Box Top 100

# 1 – US Billboard Hot 100

# 2 – Netherlands (Single Top 100)

# 2 – Canada RPM Top Singles

# 2  – Australia (Go-Set Top 40)

# 2 – UK (Official Charts Company)

# 3 – New Zealand (Listener)

# 4 – Irish Singles Chart

# 5 – Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)

# 7 – West Germany (Official German Charts)

# 9 – France (SNEP)

# 11 – Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Sunshine superman

Donovan is a British singer and writer, whom many people confuse with or consider as Dylan clone. However, his unique style of British folk rock projected him as the prototype psychedelic hippie generation emblem during the sixties. Although he resembled Dylan, his optimistic view and vibrant outlook of life resonated in his music which was totally in contrast to more shady, introspective, profound approach shared by Dylan. With numerous hit numbers like “Season of the witch”, Catch the wind”, “Sunshine superman”, “Mellow yellow”, “Hurdy gurdy man” to his credit, Donovan has remained a quintessential star of the flower power era and an inspiration for the generations of musicians ahead.

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Vol VIII, Issue 03 – Two guitar lovers (01 Nov 2023)

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Vol VIII, Issue 3 – Two guitar lovers (01 Nov 2023)

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Name of song– Two guitar lovers

Singer- Dave Mason

Writer–  Maureen Grey

Album- Split Coconut

Release year– 1975

Resources– Wikipedia.org

 

Two guitar lovers

 

Dave Mason is a versatile guitar player with the entire career of a band member, session worker as well as a solo artist. Perhaps better known as the founding member of the band “Traffic”, formed in 1967, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood. However, his tenure in Traffic had been quite erratic. He left the band immediately after their debut album Mr. Fantasy in 1967. He came back again for their next album “Traffic” in 1968 and quitted again. It would be a surprise to many that he was a good friend of Jimi Hendrix and both had listened to Bob Dylan’s “All along the watchtower” together and recreated Hendrix’s version, along with Mason’s 12 string acoustic guitar. He has provided his guitar contribution to many artists including The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Derek and The Dominos to name a few. He had few hit singles like “We juts disagree”, “Only you know and I know”, “Will you still love me tomorrow”, “Let it go, let it flow.” For many, Dave Mason is just another shadowed seventies’ musician. However, for those, who know him, his contribution to the seventies rock is just too immense and can never be undermined.

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Vol VIII, Issue 02 – Come my way (2023 Jul 01)

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Vol VIII, Issue 2 – Come my way (01 Jun 2023)

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Name of song– Come my way

Band- Shocking Blue

Writer–  Martin van Wijk

Album- Good Times

Release year– 1974

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Come my way

 

“Shocking Blue” may be an unknown name to most rock fans. However, for ardent classic rock fans, this band is a pleasant surprise. They are one of the rare European bands which gained worldwide recognition and success in the late sixties and early seventies. They are considered one of the most successful bands to have come from Netherlands during Nederbeat movement besides Golden Earring. Formed in 1967 in Netherland by Robbie van Leeuwen (Guitars), along with Fred de Wilde (Vocals), Klaasje van der Wal (Bass) and Cor van der Beek (Drums), they had minor hits at home during the early phase. After Fred de Wilde quit to join the Dutch Army, Marsika Veres came to take the lead vocals spot. Her sexy presence and strong vocals gave the group their unique classic rock sound and subsequent string of hits. The use of Eastern instruments like Sitar and fantastic use of guitar and drums is their hallmark gaining them numerous hit numbers like “Venus”, “Send me a postcard”, “Daemon lover”, “Never marry a railroad man” etc. It would be a surprise to many that “Love buzz” by Nirvana is actually their cover version!

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Vol VIII – Issue 01 – Morning dew (2023 Apr 01)

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Vol VIII, Issue 1 – Morning dew (01 Apr 2023)

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Name of song– Morning dew

Band- The Jeff Beck Group

Writer– Bonnie Dobson

Album- Truth

Release year– 1968

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Morning dew

 

Jeff Beck is undoubtedly had remained, has remained and would remain a Guitar God. In his prolific guitar career spanning more than half a century, he collaborated with many well-respected artists and had been instrumental in seminal classic rock bands like “The Yardbirds.” After quitting “The Yardbirds”, he led and formed “The Jeff Beck Group” in 1967. The band had then unknown Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood on vocals and guitars respectively and had changing bass players and drummers. Soon Aynsley Dunbar became their drummer and Ron Wood switched to bass and the band became complete with Nicky Hopkins on piano.

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Vol VII, Issue 03 – Get together (01 Dec 2022)

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Vol VII, Issue 3 – Get together (01 Dec 2022)

 

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Name of song– Get together

Band- The Youngbloods

Writer– Chet Powers (Dino Valenti)

Album- The Youngbloods

Release year– 1967

Chart records (1967) –

Canada RPM Top Singles – 40

US Billboard Hot 100 – 62

US Cash Box Top 100 – 80

Chart records (1969) –

US Cash Box Top 100 – 4

US Billboard Hot 100 – 5

Canada RPM Top – 6

South Africa (Springbok) – 10

Australia Go Set – 13

Resources– Wikipedia.org

 

Get together

For many rock fans, “The Youngbloods,” is not a common name. However, their hit “Get together”, is definitely the one which most would remember. Yes, they are perhaps a one hit wonder band, but this should not discount their other fabulous numbers. The band was formed in 1965 by Jessie Colin Young (Bass) and Jerry Corbitt (Vocals, lead guitar, piano, harmonica) as a duo to begin with. Soon they added multi-instrumentalist Lowell Levinger “Banana” and Joe Bauer in drums and the band became complete. They had relatively few albums to their name during the late sixties and early seventies. Although few in number, their albums are worth collecting in classic rock’s shelves. Their debut album in 1967, “The Youngbloods”, later renamed “Get Together” is the most successful one but later albums like “Earth Music”, “Elephant Mountain” are also lovely in their own way.

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