Michelle Birkballe is a Danish singer , guitarist and composer. Birkballe grew up in the village of Thorsager on Djursland , as number four out of six siblings. As a 16-year-old, she traveled to Wales , where she worked as a shepherd , until she moved to Aarhus at the age of 18 to become a full-time musician. Entertaining the oldies with some rock and roll. OK they may not beContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Old Time Rock and Roll’ Michelle Birkballe”
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Poet Don Reporting on Donny Osmond
In 1972 LAA radio station playedPuppy Love by Donny Osmond90 minutes without a break…. SHUT IT !…… Sorry….click the stop button Poet Don is FCS news reporterReporting on things of interest and no interestHe is a valuable asset to the FCS Team Don MatthewsMarch 2021
FCS Daily Music Video – Les Paul and Mary Ford, Inventor Multi-Track Recording, Making of ‘How High the Moon’
Les Paul and Mary Ford were a popular 1950s husband-and-wife musical duo, who performed and recorded during 1945—1963. They both sang and played guitars. Paul and Ford are famous for creating a makeshift recording studio in their garage. In their garage studio, they used multitrack recording to record many of their hits including ‘Lover’, ‘Nola’, ‘Brazil’ and ‘Whispering’ with only theContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – Les Paul and Mary Ford, Inventor Multi-Track Recording, Making of ‘How High the Moon’”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Respect Yourself’ Staple Singers (1972)
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck “Pops” Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21, 2013), Pervis (b. 1935), and Mavis (b. 1939) and Yvonne (October 23, 1937 – April 10, 2018) Lyrics below My sort of music….. IfContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Respect Yourself’ Staple Singers (1972)”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘You Never Can Tell’ Status Quo
Status Quo are an English rock band that formed in 1962. Most songs that describe a young couple in love on their way to adulthood don’t end well, as disaffection or tragedy strikes. This song is unusual in that the couple does just fine, settling in with a nice record collection and some Roebuck furniture. AsContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘You Never Can Tell’ Status Quo”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Crossroads’ John Mayer, Eric Clapton (Crossroads Guitar Festival)
The Crossroads Guitar Festival is a series of music festivals and benefit concerts founded by Eric Clapton. The festivals benefit the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton, a drug treatment center in Antigua. The concerts showcase a variety of guitarists, selected by Eric Clapton personally. Lyrics below I went to the crossroad, fell down on my kneesI went to the crossroad, fell down on my kneesAsked theContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Crossroads’ John Mayer, Eric Clapton (Crossroads Guitar Festival)”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Little Red Rooster’ Rolling Stones (1964) and Co-founder Bill Wyman
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. A diverging act to the popular pop rock of the early-1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, heavier-driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up was bandleader Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, keyboards), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass guitar), and Charlie Watts (drums) Lyrics below Bill Wyman is an English musician/recordContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Little Red Rooster’ Rolling Stones (1964) and Co-founder Bill Wyman”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘You Really Got Me’ The Kinks (1965)
The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1964 by brothers Ray (right pic) and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. Lyrics at end Girl, you really got me goin’You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’Yeah, you really got me nowYou gotContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘You Really Got Me’ The Kinks (1965)”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Short People’ Randy Newman (1978)
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger and composer known for his Southern-affected singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. Lyrics at end Short People got no reasonShort People got no reasonShort People got no reasonTo live They got little handsLittle eyesThey walk aroundTellin’ great big liesTheyContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Short People’ Randy Newman (1978)”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Play That Funky Music’ Wild Cherry (1976)
Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 1970 that was best known for its song “Play That Funky Music“. Lyrics at end Hey, do it now Hey, once I was a boogie singerPlayin’ in a rock-and-roll bandI never had no problemsBurnin’ down the one-night stands And everything around meGot to startContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Play That Funky Music’ Wild Cherry (1976)”
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 