Chidhood Musical Memories

[Blaze]

A thread for the every generation ,these are some of my favorite bands when i was a kid ..
Of course these were among my older sisters heros of the time ..

If you have good memories of your musical childhood ,share it with us ,
does nt matter if they we re well known or not..

Grand Funk Railroad




Cactus



Rare Earth

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Ok, you asked for it:







I could go on. Brady Bunch, Osmonds, Ferrante and Teicher, Ray Conniff Singers, the Carpenters (EDIT: Burt Bacharach). I received music primarily through my parents, and TV.

 

[markb]

OK, I'll play. One for British viewers



The guitarist on The Wombles' records was Chris Spedding who produced the Sex Pistols (and allegedly had more than a small part in Steve Jones guitar sound ). Oh, and a cover of The Association's Windy was the theme music for the TV show where the Pistols did their infamous interview. This led to the host losing his job and the show being taken off. See, everything connects

 

[marnold]

You don't want to hear mine. My mother played a lot of Barry Manilow, Ann Murray, and the like when we were younger. Any other questions as to why I became a metalhead?

The only "good stuff" I heard in my early years were some 50s stuff and my dad's Big Band stuff.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

These two are from the AM radio experiences on weekend roadtrips in the Buick Skylark Wagon.

5th Dimension


Beware with this next one. You need to be pretty sentimental or a fan of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to stomach it.


Ok, I will stop now.

 

[Algonquin]

I can remember having this in the house when I was young and thinking it was great. You know what... I still think so!


I heard this song on the radio when on vacation camping with my family way back and thought it was the coolest thing ever.


And to embarrass myself futher, I can remember this song on a transister AM radio (Not Everclear!) that my older brother made. As corny as it sounds, it was a tune that had me hooked on music.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

LOL!! Good ones David! That Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass one played at our house too. That 10 cc one reminds me of when I first started getting all twitterpated over girls and taking that feeling way too seriously. Cracks me up!

This is the album that got me hooked on music.

 

[Algonquin]

LOL!! twitterpated over girls!

Steve... that's exactly what it was!... twitterpated! Awesome word!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Steve... that's exactly what it was!... twitterpated! Awesome word!

Disney's writer's word. Can't take credit. But it is so accurate.

 

[Blaze]

From the early 70 s , corny but irresistible The Carpenters hit

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Yeah, glad you put that one up. I was tempted. I had a crush on her at the time (not dressed like in this vid, when she was playing drums), and on Agent 99, and maybe Barbara Eden too.

 

[jpfeifer]

I lived in a house with older brothers who where always playing records of Elton John, Alice Cooper, Yes, Led Zepplin, Rory Gallagher, etc. We used to watch a weekly TV show called "In Concert" every Friday night. One night I saw these guys on this show and I didn't know what to think. They had the strangest singer I'd ever seen and be best guitar player also.

-- Jim

 

[marnold]

I love the one comment under that Focus song (played in triple time):

Jethro Tull + Yodeling + stupid amounts of Cocain = this song giving me Awesomeness induced stroke

 

[Robert]

That was weird but cool! See the Marshall head there? Righteous! :dude:

Cool band.

I lived in a house with older brothers who where always playing records of Elton John, Alice Cooper, Yes, Led Zepplin, Rory Gallagher, etc. We used to watch a weekly TV show called "In Concert" every Friday night. One night I saw these guys on this show and I didn't know what to think. They had the strangest singer I'd ever seen and be best guitar player also.

-- Jim

 

[Blaze]

. They had the strangest singer I'd ever seen and be best guitar player also.

-- Jim

Allright !! , i played that tune ''Hocus Pocus '' in the mid 90 s with a tribute band ,
i was the one doing the yoddle & the guitar,we had many laughs playin this song..:dude:

 

[bigoldron]

I remember watching "In Concert" then "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" on Friday nights. Even watched a little "Midnight Special" with Wolfman Jack, but it wasn't as good as the other 2. I got my first dose of Black Sabbath, Foghat and many others on these 2 shows - scarred me for life! :dude: :rockon:

 

[Gil Janus]

Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender


Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock


Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock


Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

Just a little section of music I grew up with - all in the late 50s / early 60s - we all so innocent - in black and white only :thwap:

Gil, the old guy

 

[bigoldron]

I way too many influences growing up. My parents listened to a wide range of music from this:



to this:



to this:



and even a little "hi-brow" entertainment:



I found this on my own...:



No wonder I'm confused! :messedup:

 

[just strum]

The early version of Grand Funk Railroad was Terry Knight and the Pack. After they broke up, Terry Knight produced a couple of GFR albums. Terry Knight and the Pack appeared on a local show "Upbeat Show" http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/donwebster.htm

The ties between TK&TP and GFR can be read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Knight_and_the_Pack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAhgtVh3GW4

One of the groups out of Michigan that was very popular here in Cleveland was Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dd9qjHUyHQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MisLnQjKP00

 

[peachhead]

Hey Ron, I think we grew up in the same house, man. :AOK: and throw in some more Herb Alpert and some Jim Reeves. It was a very cool way to grow up (musically anyway)!

 

[Katastrophe]

Man, growing up with my Dad was all about listening to outlaw country, like Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, et cetera.

I had never heard anything besides country and early rock n' roll (mom was a Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison fan) until my mom remarried in 1980.

My stepdad was a huge musical influence. He listened to Bad Company, Skynyrd, Bob Seeger, Fleetwood Mac, and all kinds of guitar based rock bands.

He had kids from a previous marriage, and one introduced me to early Van Halen. I had to have a guitar.

From then, I went back, finding out who the influences were of the players that were ripping it up. Started at the blues, went through Zepplin, and ended up at metal by the mid to late 80's.

Some very important albums that helped shape my style by the early 90s were:

Testament: Souls of Black
Racer X: Second Heat
Def Leppard: Hysteria
Metallica: And Justice for All
Dokken: Back for the Attack
Led Zepplin: IV
Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind
Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime

Hendrix and Yngwie were in the mix too, but those were the albums that I wore out.

 

[Suhnton]

My parents always had the radio on an easy-listening/oldies channel, so my earliest musical memories are of Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. I loved Chuck Berry and Elvis when I was a kid. I'd sometimes switch the channel without them noticing and would hear stuff like the Police's Roxanne and Walking On The Moon. My neighbours, who were a few years older, introduced me to The Beach Boys and Queen etc. Then when Bob Marley died, my father thought it was about time to get educated on his music, so we had Kaya, Uprising and Natty Dread blasting on the stereo. Looking back, I think I got to hear some pretty cool music from a young age.

 

[thearabianmage]

No need for videos, everyone will probably know my earliest musical memories:

Europe - The Final Countdown
Alice Cooper - Poison; Feed My Frankenstein
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
Michael Jackson - Thriller

But one that people may not know is an obscure album that The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles did when I was about 5 that Pizza Hut gave away with something or another. I also had the VHS, but both got lost in the move to England. I can't remember anything about it except that Leonardo played a two or three-stringed guitar.

 

[Andy]

My parents were into country and Elvis.
I would sneak into my older brothers room and play his creedence ,steppenwolf and three dog night records. my older sister loved the beatles so I heard a little of everything growing up.
I was really into the one hit 70's pop after that and still enjoy all those old pop songs.

than I heard black sabbath, judas priest,BOC,aerosmith, that hard rock sound really made an impact.

 

[bigoldron]

Hey Ron, I think we grew up in the same house, man. :AOK: and throw in some more Herb Alpert and some Jim Reeves. It was a very cool way to grow up (musically anyway)!

Pretty close! Also gotta have some Merle Haggard, Waylon & Willie, Conway & Loretta, Charlie Pride, Charlie Rich, Ronnie Milsap, well, you get the idea...

Oh, don't forget Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed! :master:

 

[peachhead]

Pretty close! Also gotta have some Merle Haggard, Waylon & Willie, Conway & Loretta, Charlie Pride, Charlie Rich, Ronnie Milsap, well, you get the idea...

Oh, don't forget Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed! :master:

And throw some Hank Sr. in there too.

On top of all that I had my brother who introduced me to: Atlanta Rhythm Section, Pink Floyd, The Who, Jethro Tull, and the Ventures. Good stuff!

 

[Childbride]

my musical childhood was complicated.

my father and mother listened to the whole 'popular radio thing' in the 70's... michael mcmurphy, the eagles, denver, america, james taylor, et al. [(groan) i was even subjected to some carpenters music (sorry, honey, i know i blasphemed)]

then my parents divorced when i was nine.

my father went eclectic, listening to what he liked. pavoratii, the nova soundtrack, you name it.

my mother listened to disco, tijuana brass, the rose soundtrack... whatever was on the popular radio stations in s.a.

then i acquired two stepbrothers.

the older one was an old soul. he was awesome. he took me under his wing through all the junk that comes with parental divorces, and sat me down in one of the two ugly recliners in his room and played the who, fleetwood mac, sgt pepper [explaining the lyrics while we went], floyd, sabbath, deep purple... you name it. and he would try to evoke discussion about what those bands were trying to do; ask me to close my eyes and feel what they were saying.

ever since, i have listened open-mindedly, [for the most part] to everything and loved the expression.

with art, you find your own way.

 

[Blaze]

This is a a nice testimony Childbride..:bravo: :AOK:

 

[Childbride]

This is a a nice testimony Childbride..:bravo: :AOK:

 

[Cottonwood King]

Well, first one I really remember from my childhood is:



And, my parents were really into Jethro Tull, so I heard that a LOT:


I still like Jethro Tull.