Hits just keep on coming haiku Dec. 30 birthdays include Bo Diddley, Del Shannon, Paul Stookey, John Hartford, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Patti Smith, and Jeff Lynne. December thirty One of those days musics born, Reborn, many forms Start with Bo Diddley Born McComb, Mississippi Raised in Chicago Soon swapped violin For guitar -- Gospel music For John Lee Hooker First single a hit: #1 with Bo Diddley Flip side: Im a Man Co-wrote Love Is Strange For Mickey and Sylvia Lots of his own hits 1963 Dig this bill: Bo, Everlys And Little Richard Opening same bill Some big-lipped guy and a band Called the Rolling Stones Buddy Holly, Stones Borrowed Bos beat -- Tom Petty, Others paid tribute Opened for the Clash, Played 94 Voodoo gig For a Stones broadcast Two thousand seven Said Im going to heaven Bos beat finally stopped Whos next? Del Shannon Runaway hit Runaway Instant #1 Runaways key sound? The Musitron, invented By his keyboardist Never hit that mark Again, though. His falsetto Searching for the truth Wrote other great songs Peter and Gordons yearning I Go to Pieces Produced and arranged Helped Bob Seger get this start Back in Michigan Others helped in turn Dave Edmunds, TP, Jeff Lynne Produced works by Del But his music died -- In the depths of depression Del took his own life Men born on this date In 1937 Shaped folk and bluegrass Paul Stookey a part Of Peter, Paul & Mary Folk musics pop stars His signature work The Wedding Song (There Is Love) Cleave to this classic Paul was raised Buddhist Became Christian, spread great love Hard work, good causes John Hartford was born Of all places in New York Where no bluegrass grows But his family moved To St. Louis, where his love For rivers was born Mark Twain with banjo, Fiddle, guitar, clog dancing Music old and new Gentle on My Mind Another perfect song, hit For him, Glen Campbell Launched Aereo-Plain Then helped Sam Bush and others Make bluegrass new grass John also revered Appalachia and Ozarks Old music, old hills Loved riverboats, too Had pilots license, used it So many summers Mystic current through Everything John Hartford knew And he tapped it well Next up, two Monkees Mike Nesmith and Davy Jones Born three years apart Ah, darling Davy Child TV star, then trained To be a jockey But the stage beckoned Olivers artful dodger Made him a real star Ed Sullivan Show Had Olivers cast, same night Of Beatles debut Girls all went crazy Davy knew what he wanted Monkees made it true Mike made Monkees, too But with a low-key approach And wool stocking cap Already written For others: Mary, Mary And Different Drum The Pre-Fab Four did His You Just May Be the One, Some others he wrote Glad when group ended Went his own way and released Some country-rock gems Some of Shellys Blues, Joanne and Propinquity The guy can write em Other trivia: Fortune from moms invention Of Liquid Paper Also born this date: Poet Patti Smith, priestess Of Because the Night ELOs Jeff Lynne A master of melody, Sought in studios ELO scored hits Lynne wrote and sang great, though I Never loved that sound To me his best work Came later with Wilburys, Harrison, Petty Those many fine discs Showed off talents, touch, flair for Collaboration Harmonic mystery As the year wanes, the stars align December thirty
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 00:46:14 +0000
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