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[Dave C]

83. This song is often considered a "one hit wonder" for the singer who recorded the song for his 1975 album. However, he wasn't even the singer on the song. You see, he had written the song a few years earlier but had never recorded it. When his 1975 album needed one more track he thought this song might fit the bill. Problem was, his gravelly voice, which worked well with bluesy rockers, just didn't work with this melodic, pop record. About his vocals on the song, he said, "that's not buttering my biscuit." So, what did he do? He turned to his backup singer, a relative unknown, who had gotten his start after moving from Georgia to California and singing with gospel artist and mentor, Gideon Daniels.

The backup singer delivered a performance for the ages that sent the single to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 and skyrocketed his career to stardom. Three years later he joined another band that had reformed and became a hugely successful group in the 1980's. The song, which was certified gold in '76, remains a staple of 70's radio and a recognized classic rock ballad. The song is considered an "immortal, undeniable groove" of the era, and has been featured in films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Boogie Nights. Still, to this day, many people think the other guy is actually singing the song.

Can you name this classic and the backup singer who sang lead on it and went on to stardom ?

Mickey Thomas.

[marcshoe]

With the song being "Fooled around and fell in love".

[Ky Fried Redleg]

83. This song is often considered a "one hit wonder" for the singer who recorded the song for his 1975 album. However, he wasn't even the singer on the song. You see, he had written the song a few years earlier but had never recorded it. When his 1975 album needed one more track he thought this song might fit the bill. Problem was, his gravelly voice, which worked well with bluesy rockers, just didn't work with this melodic, pop record. About his vocals on the song, he said, "that's not buttering my biscuit." So, what did he do? He turned to his backup singer, a relative unknown, who had gotten his start after moving from Georgia to California and singing with gospel artist and mentor, Gideon Daniels.

The backup singer delivered a performance for the ages that sent the single to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 and skyrocketed his career to stardom. Three years later he joined another band that had reformed and became a hugely successful group in the 1980's. The song, which was certified gold in '76, remains a staple of 70's radio and a recognized classic rock ballad. The song is considered an "immortal, undeniable groove" of the era, and has been featured in films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Boogie Nights. Still, to this day, many people think the other guy is actually singing the song.

Can you name this classic and the backup singer who sang lead on it and went on to stardom ?

My God, that bluesy guitar solo in the middle of the song by Elvin Bishop during this live performance is just other worldly!!! Good gracious!!! Btw, I met Mickey Thomas at a Starship gig over in Charleston, WV several years ago. Nice guy, very down to earth and friendly. Still sings well.

[Roy Tucker]

I saw Elvin Bishop as the undercard to Lynrd Skynrd (or however you spell it) at the downtown Dayton Palace Theater circa 1974-1975. Great show by both bands. I partied pretty hard that night so details are fuzzy.

That theater is long gone. It was the old Loews theater on Main St across from the Victory Theater. Saw some good bands there. That Skynrd show, Robin Trower in his heyday, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh. Good times.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Btw, a couple of more tidbits about "Fooled Around..." The piano used in the recording of the song was the very same piano used by Derek & the Dominos in "Layla." Also, the drummer in the Elvin Bishop Band that you see in the video above was Donnie Baldwin, who , along with Mickey Thomas, joined Jefferson Starship. Donnie is still the drummer for the current incarnation of JS. Here's Donnie with Grace about nine or ten years ago:






Thirty years ago , Mickey walked into Howard Stern's studio at 7:30 am one morning and did this. No warm up, no autotune. Incredible pipes ! Pure talent:

[Ky Fried Redleg]

84. This album just recently became the first and only album to ever be certified Quadruple Diamond by the RIAA, marking more than 40 million albums sold , and cementing its status as the best selling album in US history. Next Tuesday, Feb. 17, will mark a half century since the album's release. The compilation album features five top 10 singles, including two that topped the charts. The album spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and has spent an incredible total of more than 514 non-consecutive weeks on the album chart overall. Can you name the album?


85. The band who has the biggest selling album in American history, the recently certified Quadruple Diamond album mentioned above , also has the third biggest selling album in American history, freshly certified 28X platinum by the RIAA. Can you also name this third biggest selling album ?

[Roy Tucker]

84. This album just recently became the first and only album to ever be certified Quadruple Diamond by the RIAA, marking more than 40 million albums sold , and cementing its status as the best selling album in US history. Next Tuesday, Feb. 17, will mark a half century since the album's release. The compilation album features five top 10 singles, including two that topped the charts. The album spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and has spent an incredible total of more than 514 non-consecutive weeks on the album chart overall. Can you name the album?


85. The band who has the biggest selling album in American history, the recently certified Quadruple Diamond album mentioned above , also has the third biggest selling album in American history, freshly certified 28X platinum by the RIAA. Can you also name this third biggest selling album ?

Those are Eagles albums. My guess is the first is their greatest hits (which one I don’t know) and the second is Hotel California.

My fave of theirs is Desperado.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Those are Eagles albums. My guess is the first is their greatest hits (which one I don’t know) and the second is Hotel California.

My fave of theirs is Desperado.

Nice job, Roy.



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[Ky Fried Redleg]

86. This song is often referred to as the singer's "suicide" song. The song is an autobiographical account, with the lyrics detailing a very dark time in the singer's life, when he felt trapped in an engagement to a woman named Linda, and contemplated suicide. He did, in fact, make a suicide attempt, lying with his head in a gas oven. It might have been a somewhat half-hearted attempt, as he left a window open. Linda walked in during the head in the oven incident. Two of the singer's friends intervened on his behalf and helped him gather the courage to call off the wedding to Linda and end the relationship and embrace his true self. He credits them for saving him from a life he felt was suffocating. The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.

Linda and the singer had not really kept in touch over the years, until just a few years ago when she contacted him(she still refers to him by his birth name). She was having some medical issues and the singer paid for her knee surgery. While Linda holds no animus toward the singer, she has expressed some disappointment over the years with some of the hurtful lyrics in this song that reference her. I'm guessing that she's talking about the words like, " Prima donna Lord you really should have been there, sittin' like a princess perched in her electric chair." Or the line, "I'm strangled by your haunted social scene , just a pawn outplayed by a dominating queen." Good thing he got away from that dominating queen, I guess. Or maybe he became the dominating queen???

Fantastic, fantastic song. You know the one, don't you???

[Ky Fried Redleg]

87. What was the very first album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. If it is not part of your record collection, it damn well should be. The album artwork, alone, makes it worth its weight in gold, literally. It was certified gold, even before its official release more than 50 years ago, based on massive pre-orders.

Do you have this album? If not, do you know the name of the album?

[dfs]

86 is "Someone saved my life tonight" very impressionable younger dfs remembers this song well.

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If 87 isn't Sgt. Pepper than I have no clue what else it could be.

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If 87 isn't Sgt Pepper than I have no clue what else it could be.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

86. This song is often referred to as the singer's "suicide" song. The song is an autobiographical account, with the lyrics detailing a very dark time in the singer's life, when he felt trapped in an engagement to a woman named Linda, and contemplated suicide. He did, in fact, make a suicide attempt, lying with his head in a gas oven. It might have been a somewhat half-hearted attempt, as he left a window open. Linda walked in during the head in the oven incident. Two of the singer's friends intervened on his behalf and helped him gather the courage to call off the wedding to Linda and end the relationship and embrace his true self. He credits them for saving him from a life he felt was suffocating. The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.

Linda and the singer had not really kept in touch over the years, until just a few years ago when she contacted him(she still refers to him by his birth name). She was having some medical issues and the singer paid for her knee surgery. While Linda holds no animus toward the singer, she has expressed some disappointment over the years with some of the hurtful lyrics in this song that reference her. I'm guessing that she's talking about the words like, " Prima donna Lord you really should have been there, sittin' like a princess perched in her electric chair." Or the line, "I'm strangled by your haunted social scene , just a pawn outplayed by a dominating queen." Good thing he got away from that dominating queen, I guess. Or maybe he became the dominating queen???

Fantastic, fantastic song. You know the one, don't you???

[Ky Fried Redleg]

87. What was the very first album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. If it is not part of your record collection, it damn well should be. The album artwork, alone, makes it worth its weight in gold, literally. It was certified gold, even before its official release more than 50 years ago, based on massive pre-orders.

Do you have this album? If not, do you know the name of the album?

[Roy Tucker]

It wasn’t till I read this link did I realize the title was in the past tense. I’ve probably heard this song 1000 times and never realized that. Duh.

Saw him at OSU in 1973 that I’m sure I’ve written about in here before. A top 5 Roy show.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

It wasn’t till I read this link did I realize the title was in the past tense. I’ve probably heard this song 1000 times and never realized that. Duh.

Saw him at OSU in 1973 that I’m sure I’ve written about in here before. A top 5 Roy show.

Elton puts on a great show. First time I saw him was in Lexington on Sept. 26, 1980. I can only imagine how good he was in '73. That was Crocodile Rock and that terrific Goodbye Yellow Brick Road LP album. Great stuff. He ruled the first half of the seventies.