tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5266651869506201196..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: A Very Good YearLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31704428421212655622021-01-19T09:35:27.524-05:002021-01-19T09:35:27.524-05:00Steve, it's funny how a song can transport you...Steve, it's funny how a song can transport you back to a time and place 40 to 50 years ago. "Paint It Black," "Love Child" and "We've Got to Get Out of This Place" immediately take me back to the late 60's in the Highlands in II (Two) Corps. Listening to the music of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Moody Blues, the Super Fly theme songs and the Shaft theme puts me in the OGV playing 8-tracks while cruising the darker side of Kansas City in the early 70's. Some music just resonates with the time. Nice article.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-17030444159334008422021-01-19T08:42:30.728-05:002021-01-19T08:42:30.728-05:00Leigh, you're right about Mitch Ryder & th...Leigh, you're right about Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels. He had a string of hits, and "Devil With a Blue Dress," which made the top ten, was released a few weeks after I finished the summer job. At least one source claims the late guitar giant Michael Bloomfield played on that recording, but I've seen others that disagree. How did I miss him? Steve Liskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107703903536520140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4517253494998215412021-01-18T22:44:18.271-05:002021-01-18T22:44:18.271-05:00Steve, I sent my brother a link to your article. I...Steve, I sent my brother a link to your article. I hadn't realized Saginaw birthed so many artists. I don’t know what the magic was, but I liked most of those. ‘?’s 96 Tears’ was a grabber at the right moment. (I wasn’t a fan of either ‘Talk, Talk,’ although I liked the 80’s group.)<br /><br />One Detroit outlier was hard rock’s Mitch Ryder, who enjoyed popularity in the mid-60s, for a while outshining Bob Seger. He played our local school when I was a kid.<br /><br />I’d always assumed a Boston group had written ‘Dirty Water’, especially since my brother tuned it in on WBZ. Strangely, it got strong footing in Florida, of all places.<br /><br />Fun article, Steve. Nicely done.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73987438601168221692021-01-18T12:16:56.209-05:002021-01-18T12:16:56.209-05:00Steve -- Good memories, here. You and I have talk...Steve -- Good memories, here. You and I have talked before, in emails, about the late sixties, and I loved (and still love) that music. I've always associated certain songs with certain periods in my life, and hearing them now always brings back those great times. Interesting column!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30453597189828830712021-01-18T10:17:16.114-05:002021-01-18T10:17:16.114-05:00Eve, the difference between 1966 and 1970 is seism...Eve, the difference between 1966 and 1970 is seismic, and I think it started in 1967 (maybe my next blog) when the Beatles released Sergeant Pepper and the focus began to move more toward albums and FM radio got a foothold. It did open us to more styles and cultures, and it continues today.<br />Steve Liskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107703903536520140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86617526513012906922021-01-18T10:05:30.949-05:002021-01-18T10:05:30.949-05:00Mine was 1970 (ish) - Albums: Bridge Over Trouble...Mine was 1970 (ish) - Albums: Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Lola by the Kinks, Bitches Brew, Ladies of the Canyon, Woodstock, Don't Crush that Dwarf Hand Me the Pliers, Morrison Hotel, etc... The sheer mix of musical styles on main-stream radio was unbelievable for maybe 3,4 years, everything from Traffic to Santana, Jethro Tull to Led Zeppelin - it opened my eyes to a wider range of musical styles than I'd ever imagined. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12814974678582368642021-01-18T07:27:11.636-05:002021-01-18T07:27:11.636-05:00Oh, yeah. The best music in my life came in the 19...Oh, yeah. The best music in my life came in the 1960s. 1966 was fantastic. Great listing. And MOTOWN – "You Can't Hurry Love" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "You Keep Me Hanging On" Cool post, Steve.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.com