After spending some time in the car yesterday and listening to a lot of Creedence Clearwater Revival, I offer the following triple double of oldies and a little less old.
1956:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82cdnAUvsw8
1968:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeXqtzusIU0
1969:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hid10EgMXE
1970:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02QUmKVsyFY
Bridge Maven, Always been a fan of Don McLean. The first concert, I ever went to was his. Think the year was 1972. Here is one of his lesser known songs from off one of his earlier albums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZolrgptRJA&t=37s&ab_channel=naomio
Itâs possible none of you will have heard of this group, but Don Maddox, the last remaining member of the Maddox Brothers and Rose, died this week. This group was California country before Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, western swing, and rockabilly before the term was invented.
They were discussed in Ken Burnsâ Country Music and this performance was shown:
Yeah, I was surprised he included them. They usually donât get the credit they deserve. Theyâre not in the country HOF.
Two different versions of Bridge Over Troubled Water
One oldie, four versions in 4 years:
1966:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH0Tzx5brVE
1967:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWvwP72FuVg
1968 (recorded before Knight, released after):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnZZTVp_2A
This seems appropriate.
Whatâs the oldest olide you like? Hereâs the father of country music, in one of the only videos that exist of him.
Ritchie Valen was only 17 when he died in that tragic plane crash with
Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper in 1959, but in his very short career he had these three hit songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nic0r9c6wnE
I do like Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five (then Hot Seven), 1925-1928. Havenât found any actual video. I do have the CD set of their recordings.
I also love the 1938 Benny Goodman concert at Carnegie Hall. It was first jazz performance there and may well have been the first jazz concert (performance without dancing). No video, but the performance was recorded. Gene Krupaâs drum performance on Sing, Sing, Sing was just remarkable for the time and wears well 80+ years later.
And, Louis Armstrong played on some of Jimmie Rodgersâ early recordings.
The original 1931 version of âDream a Little Dream of Meâ by Ozzie Nelson
This is the more well known 1968 cover of that song by the Mamas and the Papas
Ricky Nelson singing to Tuesday Weld on the Ozzie and Harriet TV Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Q5fc4oXNU
A few more oldies by Ricky Nelson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R12H8QWnwvE
