More than once I've written about performers who were either contemporaries of Buddy Holly or seemed to echo his style in the years following his tragic death in 1959, but there's always room for one more story. Like the tale of singer/songwriter Tommy Roe, who even now continues to entertain fans after a long career that began almost fifty years ago. Roe was a mainstay on the record charts in the 1960s and even though he isn't necessarily remembered as a Buddy Holly clone, much of his music did seem evocative of the rock legend. It's [...]
We don't know about the rest of you ne'er-do-wells, but we're standing by our man David Letterman during this whole sex-with-employees/extortion mess. Having the National Organization for Women asking for your head on a platter can't be too much fun, y'know? But after a week of scandal and speculation, we've had enough time to reflect on what's happened and offer up some constructive ideas for how to lighten the mood around the Ed Sullivan Theater. We'd suggest that the Late Show 's ace bandleader, Paul Shaffer , incorporate a few new tracks into their already impressive [...]
Atlanta native Tommy Roe (warning: loud autoplaying music) recorded his version of Stag in 1971, and actually had his last hit with it Remember how I said last week that Fats Domino's version of Stag was upbeat? Well, today's version is even MORE upbeat, almost to the point of being obnoxious. I have a friend who doesn't like oldies, or any of the rock and roll of the fifties or sixties at all. His least favorite song of all time is Tommy Roe's "Sweet Pea" -- the relentless cheeriness can grate on my nerves [...]
I was searching my iTunes for this song "My Friend Jack" by The Smoke and noticed I have a lot of songs with the word Jack in them. Here is a sampling... "My Friend Jack" by The Smoke.mp3 is a great Creation/Who style Pop Rocker ( Buy CD from Amazon ) "My Friend Jack" by The Wondermints.mp3 is an amazing cover of the Smoke's song. (Buy Wonderful World of [...]
Photo: Neil Krug . Domenic Priore: We were trying to figure out what separates the British Invasion groups from the '60s Garage Punk bands in America that followed, and when you said "they warped it with Chili Dogs" that pretty much says it all. Shelly Kidd: Well, because that was part of the pop food of the time. See, you could make a complete study of the era by tying in so many different factors: food, fashion, style and music. It's all inter-related. And that's why even though the British may have been "better" [...]
Ah, 1969. Deep in the heart of being seven years old, oblivious to the struggles of love, money or power, scratching out 6's and 7's on that green paper with the really WIDE lines, relating to Bill Cosby's take on childhood ("And now Richard will tie his tie"). My Mom and Dad woke me up in the middle of the night to watch Neil Armstrong walk on the moon while my beloved New York Mets sent the earth into a new orbit by winning the World Series (after being 9 games out of first place in the middle [...]
Today is classic pop musician Tommy Roe 's 66th birthday, so happy birthday to him! Roe has put out a few successful singles in his time, though one track has always stuck out to me. 1969's "Dizzy" is one of my favorite songs ever. It's just a fun song, plain and simple. Download "Dizzy" now! (Right-click, save as) Tommy Roe.com [...]
You ever simultaneously love and hate a song? I have. I still do. Tommy Roe's "Sheila." Except I'd rather put hate first. I hate and love it. By all accounts and measures, I shouldn't really hate it -- it's a great song. Early 1960s effortlessly catchy pop -- the kind of stuff that goes right for my heart and makes me a fan of admittedly lame stuff like "Sugar Shack" in spite of really stupid lyrics -- Roe's superfluous use of "doggone" not withstanding. But it's such an obvious Buddy Holly impersonation. Everything from [...]
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