Bob Stroud's 'Gone But Not Forgotten 2022'-- Part 3: 'Court of the Crimson King'

Musicians we lost last year.

CHINA GROVE--  Doobie Brothers   (John Hartman, drums)

PEGGY SUE--  Buddy Holly   (Jerry Allison, drummer)

HAIR OF THE DOG--  Nazareth   (Manny Charlton, lead guitarist and Dan McCafferty, vocalist)

SPINNING WHEEL--  Blood, Sweat & Tears   (Dick Halligan, keyboards)

PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT--  Meatloaf

THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING--  King Crimson  (Ian McDonald, founding member of the group and also of Foreigner.)

KEEP ON PUSHIN'--  REO Speedwagon   (Gregg Philbin, bass, backing vocals)

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "When The Sun Comes Up On A Sleepy Little Town Down Around San Antone."  --Answer below.  --Cooter

"China Grove"

Bob Stroud's 'Gone But Not Forgotten 2022'-- Part 2: 'She's a Beauty'

Musicians we lost last year.

GLORIA--  Shadows of Knight   (Jim Sohns, leader and singer)

WOODSTOCK--  CSN&Y   (Michael Lang, producer of the celebration)

GOOD LOVIN'--  Young Rascals    (Dino Danelli, drummer)

JIM DANDY--  Black Oak Arkansas  (Harvey Jett, guitarist)

WALK DON'T RUN '64--  Ventures  (Don Wilson, guitarist)

SO INTO YOU--  Atlanta Rhythm Section   (Barry Bailey, guitar)

SHE'S A BEAUTY--  Tubes   (Rick Styles, bassist)

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER--  Al Green  (Howard Grimes, drummer)

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'd Like To Tell You 'Bout My Baby You Know She Comes Around.  Just 'Bout  Five-Feet Four."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Gloria"

Bob Stroud's 'Gone But Not Forgotten' 2022-- Part 1: 'Diamond Girl'

Every new year, Bob Stroud takes a last look at the musicians that we lost in the previous year on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  He did this on January 8, 2023, this year.

Here are the songs he played and names of the people  who died.

BE MY BABY--  Ronettes  (Ronnie Spector)

TELL MAMA--  Savoy Brown  (Kim Simmonds)

DIAMOND GIRL--  Seals & Crofts   (Jim Seals)

STRANGE WAY--  Firefall   (David Muse)

FOUR STRONG WINDS--  Neil Young  (Ian Tyson, songwriter)

OUT IN THE COUNTRY--  Three Dog Night  (Richard Podolor, producer)

REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS--  Friend and Lover   (Jim Post)

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Think It's So Groovy Now That People Are Finally Getting Together."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Reach Out In the Darkness"

What's in a Name? Must Be a Chicago-Suburb Thing

Yesterday, listening to Bob Stroud play the full three hours of his Rock and Roll Roots Show with just music playing on the radio (that would be WLS and WCFL, both AM stations) and in our record collections, he kept referring to the storm as "The Great Snowstorm of '67."

I always called it the "Blizzard of '67." Liz said that in Chicago, where she was living when it happened, they called it "The Great Snowstorm of '67." Since my brother Bob and I were living in Palatine, a suburb of Chicago, it might have been a suburb-Chicago thing.

Bob Stroud played fifty songs in the three hours of his show yesterday. You have to love those three-minute and under songs. I'll be posting some of the set list and Stroud's comments and mine on my Down Da Road I Go Blog today.

Liz and I had a nice conversation about the Blizzard or Snowstorm. I'm sure we got off school on the Friday, but think we might have been back at school as early as Monday or Tuesday the next week. Liz said her school, Madonna High School in Chicago, was closed the entire next week.

I Hate Snow for the Most Part. Makes You Wonder Why I Continue to Live Here in the Midwest. --RoadDog

Dead Page: Rock and Roll Musicians Who Died in 2010-- Part 4

Continuing with Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots from Jan. 2, 2011, "Gone But Not Forgotten."


BOBBY HEBB--One big hit but what a big one, "Sunny". Became a standard very quickly.


SOLOMON BURKE-- R&B legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Charted a number of R&B and Pop hits in the 1960s, but never attained the commercial success of his peers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. was a gifted singer and songwriter. The Rolling Stones were big fans and covered his "Everybody needs Somebody to Love."


DOUG FIEGER-- Lead singer and guitarist and primary songwriter of the KNACK. Power pop at its best. Stroud closed his show with their "Good Girls Don't" and "My Sharona."

Oops, Bob forgot General Norman Johnson of the Showmen who did the classic "It Will Stand" and later fronted the Chairman of the Board with their great "Give me Just a Little More Time."

Gone, But Not Forgotten. --Cooter

Dead Page: Rock and Roll Musicians Who Died in 2010-- Part 2

MIKE EDWARDS-- the original cellist for Electric Light Orchestra. Killed in a freak accident when a giant bale of hay rolled out of a field, down a slope and onto the van Edwards was driving on the highway. He was killed instantly. Bob Stroud played "Showdown" and "Strange Magic."


ALEX CHILTON-- Leaf vocalist of the Memphis Band Box Tops died of a heart attack at age 59. After the Box Tops, he went on to co-found Big Star in the early 70s. Not a commercial success, but had a hard corps cult following and became critics' darlings and were the inspiration for many alternative bands, including REM. Stroud played "The Letter" by the Box Tops and "September Girls" by Big Star.


JIMMY ROGERS-- A personal friend and hometown hero of Bob Stroud. Lead vocalist with the 1960s Chicago band Mauds lost his life to cancer. The Mauds were from Chicago's North Shore and made their mark emulating their R&B heroes. They had two charted hits in Chicago, both making their CD debuts on the Rock and Roll Roots CD series. Stroud played 1967's hit "Hold On, I'm Coming" a cover of Sam and Dave and 1968's "Soul Drippin'." The horn section and keyboard on "Soul Drippin'" was from an as-yet unsigned band in town calling themselves Big Thing who later changed their name to Chicago.

Still More to Come. --DaCoot

Dead Page: Rock 'n Roll Musicians Who Died in 2010-- Part 1

DJ Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show this past Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, on WDRV, the Drive in Chicago, was dedicated to those in the field who died this past year. He would say a few words about them, then play a song or two by them

ROBERT LESTER-- of the Chi-Lites, one of the great Chicago soul groups who rose to prominence in the early 1970s, charting 11 Top Ten R&B hits and had a huge crossover with "Oh, Girl" which was sung by him.

JOHNNY MAESTRO-- of the Crests and Brooklyn Bridge. Lost his battle with cancer. While with the Crests had hit songs with "16 Candles," "Step By Step" and "The Angels Listened In." He had a huge hit with Jimmy Webb's classic "Worst That Could Happen" with the Brooklyn Bridge. They also had the hit "Welcome Me Love."

DALE HAWKINS-- Rock and Roll pioneer in the fifties. His swamp rock.boogie thing laid the groundwork for a style that still stands today. In the 1960s, he became a top record producer, most famously producing all the hits for the Five Americans.

Bob played Hawkins' original version of "Suzie Q" from 1957. Creedence Clearwater Revival had a big hit with it eleven years later. He also played the Five Americans' "Western Union."

I Also Liked "Zip Code" by the Five Americans. --Cooter

Where Were You March 28, 1977?

Continuing with Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots Time warp from March 28th.

DO YA-- ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-- Loved their music
CRACKERBOX PALACE-- GEORGE HARRISON--

GO YOUR OWN WAY-- FLEETWOOD MAC--
SILVER SPRINGS-- FLEETWOOD MAC-- Definitely two different Macs here.

NIGHT MOVES-- BOB SEGER-- teenage angst and lust
COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT-- CLIMAX BLUES BAND--

THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST-- ROD STEWART--
YEAR OF THE CAT-- AL STEWART-- A Stewart by a different name.

CARRY ON WAYWARD SON-- KANSAS-- One of the all-time great rock songs.
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE-- STEVE MILLER BAND--

MAYBE I'M AMAZED-- WINGS-- try not to sing along with this one.
THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE-- 10CC-- the number one song in Chicago.

Some Memories. --Cooter

Well, this actually was supposed to be in another blog, but it is a slice of history and I don't feel like going back and retyping it again so will leave it.