THE BEST OF ' 60 and ' 70 - part 108

PART 108


ALICE COOPER - I'm Eighteen (1970)
ALICE COOPER - School's Out (1972)
ALICE COOPER - School's Out (1976) (2nd version)
ALICE COOPER - Billion Dollar Babies (1976)



"I'm Eighteen" is a 1970 song by glam rock and hard rock singer Alice Cooper, featured on their first major label release, "Love It to Death". It was the main single from that album and also the band's breakthrough hit. "I'm Eighteen" was ranked #39 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs, and #482 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time. It also appeared on Guitar magazine as one of the 50 heaviest riffs of all time. The song was covered by thrash metal pioneers Anthrax, on their 1984 album "Fistful of Metal" and was later covered by post-grunge band Creed on the soundtrack to the 1998 movie "The Faculty". The song was also covered by Camp Freddy with Slash on guitar and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park on vocals.
"School's Out" is a 1972 title track single released on Alice Cooper's fifth album."School's Out" became Alice Cooper's first big song, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and propelling the album to #2 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart. The song reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in August 1972. It also marked the first time that Alice Cooper became regarded as more than just a theatrical novelty act. In 2004, the song was ranked #319 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The lyrics of "School's Out" indicate that not only is the school year ended for summer vacation, but ended forever, and that the school itself has been blown up. It incorporates the childhood rhyme, "No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks" into its lyrics. It also featured children contributing some of the vocals, just as in Pink Floyd's 1979 hit "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
"Billion Dollar Babies" is an album by Alice Cooper, released in March 1973. It is widely praised as one of the best Alice Cooper albums, and showcased the group at their artistic and commercial peak. Many songs from it remain staples of Alice Cooper's live act to this day: in particular, "I Love the Dead" is usually associated with Cooper's mock-execution, while "Elected" is often used as an encore. "Billion Dollar Babies" peaked at #1 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. Four singles were released from the album: "Elected" (which peaked at #26 on the Pop Singles chart); "Hello, Hooray"; "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (US #25); and the song "Billion Dollar Babies".






HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC

TOTAL LIST (07.08.2008 )

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The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll:


Important source of modern rock'n'roll, absolutely essential to the sound we think of as 60's rock, was, first, the Blues. Blues began as the music of black sharecroppers in the poor cotton-farming region of the Mississippi Delta, and traveled north to Chicago with the sharecroppers as thousands of them moved north in search of a better life. It was in Chicago that the blues went from acoustic solo guitar music to electric guitar-electric bass-drums combos. Muddy Waters, Little Milton, B.B. King, and Howlin' Wolf were just a few of these important Chicago blues artists.


BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON - TROUBLE WILL SOON BE OVER (1927)
SKIP JAMES - HARD TIME KILLING FLOOR BLUES (1931)
SKIP JAMES & ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART - ILLINOIS BLUES (1931)
CARMEN TWILLIE - GIVE ME FREEDOM
SISTER ROSETTA THARPE - UP ABOVE MY HEAD
JOHN LEE HOOKER - TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
JOHN LEE HOOKER - I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THESE BLUES ALIVE
SKIP JAMES - ALL NIGHT LONG
DR. ISAIAH ROSS - FEEL SO GOOD
BIG MAMA THORNTON - HOUND DOG (1952)
MUDDY WATERS - YOU CAN'T LOSE WHAT YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD
BIG JOE WILLIAMS - BABY PLEASE DON'T GO (1963)
MUDDY WATERS - GOT MY MOJO WORKING (1963)
WILLIE DIXON - WEAK BRAIN AND NARROW MIND (1964)
JOHN LEE HOOKER - I'M LEAVING (1964)
J.B.LENOIR - I FEEL SO GOOD
J.B.LENOIR - SLOW DOWN
LUCINDA WILLIAMS - HARD TIME KILLING FLOOR BLUES (Skip James)(2003)
BONNIE RAITT - DEVIL GOT MY WOMAN (Skip James) (2003)
CASSANDRA WILSON - VIETNAM BLUES (J.B.Lenoir) (2002)
JAMES BLOOD ULMER & ALISON KRAUSS - SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
GARLAND JEFFREYS - WASHINGTON DC HOSPITAL CENTER BLUES (2003)
DAVID HONEYBOY EDWARDS - GAMBLIN' MAN
RUTHIE FOSTER - UP ABOVE MY HEAD (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)(2007)




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Sixties rock finds its roots in several places, starting as far back as the big swing bands of the pre-war era that the 60's kids' parents listened to as youngsters: Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington's bands are some of the most famous. Except for Duke Ellington, all those bands were primarily dance bands, with big swinging backbeats.


DUKE ELLINGTON - Black & Tan Fantasy (1929)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA (1930)





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1920 - 1940's pop music - the "popular vocalist" ; and 1950's type such as often recorded in Los Angeles for Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, The Four Freshmen, Patti Page, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett ...................



NATALIE COLE- St.LOUIS BLUES - originally performed by W.C Handy (1914)
BESSIE SMITH - St. LOUIS BLUES (1925)
MILTON AGER & JACK YALLEN - AIN'T SHE SWEET (1927)
EDYTHE FLYNN - IS SHE MY MY GIRL FRIEND (How de-ow-dow) (1927)
MARION HARRIS - AFRAID OF YOU (1929)
THE BOSWELL SISTERS - HEEBIE JEEBIES (1932)
THE BOSWELL SISTERS - CRAZY PEOPLE (1932)
ANNETTE HANSHAW - WE JUST COULDN'T SAY GOODBYE (1933)
JOSEPHINE BAKER - HAITI (1934)
JEAN GABIN & JOSEPHINE BAKER - VIENS PHIPHINE - Zouzou (1934)
ETHEL WATERS - DARKIES NEVER DREAM (1934)
JOSEPHINE BAKER - SOUS LE CIEL d'AFRIQUE (1935)
SHIRLEY LLOYD & LOUIS PRIMA - I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE (1938)
DJANGO REINHARDT - GYPSY JAZZ (EARLY LIFE) (1935)
DJANGO REINHARDT - LIFE STORY
DJANGO REINHARDT & STEPHANE GRAPPELLI - MINOR SWING (1939)
DJANGO REINHARDT - SWING (1939)
LENA HORNE - UNLUCKY WOMAN (Born on a Friday) ( 1941)
ETHEL WATERS - TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (1942)
ETHEL WATERS - A THING CALLED JOE (1942)
PEGGY LEE & BENNY GOODMAN - WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT (1942)
LENA HORNE - STORMY WEATHER (1943)
ETHEL WATERS & COUNT BASIE - QUICKSAND (1943)
RITA HAYWORTH - PUT THE BLAME ON MAME (1946)
RITA HAYWORTH - PUT THE BLAME ON MAME (acoustic version) (1946)
RITA HAYWORTH - AMADO MIO (1946)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG - WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN (1949)
PEGGY LEE & DAVE BARBOUR - I COVER THE WATERFRONT (1950)
PATTI PAGE - TENNESSEE WALTZ (1950)
DEAN MARTIN - THAT'S AMORE (1953)
ROSEMARY CLOONEY - MAMBO ITALIANO (1954)
PEGGY LEE - JOHNNY GUITAR (1955)
DEAN MARTIN - MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS (1956)
THE PLATTERS - ONLY YOU (1956)
RICKY NELSON - A TEENAGER'S ROMANCE (1957)
RICKY NELSON - LONESOME TOWN (1958)
THE PLATTERS - SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES (1958)
LOUIS PRIMA - BUONA SERA SIGNORINA (1958)
DEAN MARTIN & RICKY NELSON - MY RIFLE, MY PONY AND ME- Rio Bravo (1959)
DARIO MORENO - MUSTAPHA (1960)
ROY ORBISON - ONLY THE LONLEY (1960)
ELVIS PRESLEY - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (1961)
BRIAN HYLAND - SEALED WITH A KISS (1962)
RICKY NELSON - YOUNG WORLD (1962)
PEGGY LEE & FRANK SINATRA - NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (1962)
DARIO MORENO - MALAGUENA [Boléro] (1965)



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Rhythm'n'Blues, Rockabilly - "Race" music (which eventually became soul music) Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, The Coasters, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Billy Haley & The Comets, The Everly Brothers, Rickie Nelson, Little Richard, LaVern Baker .............


BILL HAYLEY & HIS COMETS - ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (1954)
CHUCK BERRY - MAYBELLENE (1955)
BO DIDDLEY - BO DIDDLEY (1955)
ELVIS PRESLEY - HEARTBREAK HOTEL (1956)
ELVIS PRESLEY - LOVE ME (1956)
ELVIS PRESLEY - LOVE ME TENDER (1956)
ELVIS PRESLEY - DON'T BE CRUEL (1956)
ELVIS PRESLEY - HOUND DOG (1956)
SAM COOKE - YOU SEND ME (1957)
RICKY NELSON - BYE BYE LOVE (1957)
ELVIS PRESLEY - TOO MUCH (1957)
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS - PEGGY SUE (1957)
CARL PERKINS - GLAD ALL OVER (1958)
DUANNE EDDY - REBEL ROUSER (1958)
CHUCK BERRY - JOHNNY B.GOODE (1958)
CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS - LOVE (1959)
EDDIE COCHRAN - TEENAGE HEAVEN (1959)
BILL HAYLEY & HIS COMETS - ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (1972) - Wembley
LITTLE RICHARD - LUCILLE (1972) - Wembley stadium



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The 1960's Begin:
The Greatest Hits Of The 60's And 70's


THE SHADOWS - APACHE (1960)
THE SHADOWS - FBI (1961)
THE BEATLES - SOME OTHER GUY (1962)
THE BEATLES - LOVE ME DO (1962)
THE BEATLES - PLEASE, PLEASE ME (1962)
THE BEATLES - SHE LOVES YOU (1963)
THE BEATLES - TWIST AND SHOUT (1963)
THE ANIMALS - I'M CRYING (1964)
BOB DYLAN - WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE (1964)
THE ANIMALS - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (1964)
GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS - FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (1964)
PETER & GORDON - A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE (1964)
BILLY J.KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS - LITTLE CHILDERN (1964)
THE BEATLES - I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (1964)
THE BEACH BOYS - I GET AROUND (1964)
DAVE CLARK FIVE - BITS AND PIECES (1964)
THE SEARCHERS - NEEDLES AND PINS (1964)
THE SEARCHERS - LOVE POTION #9 (1964)
THE BEATLES - AND I LOVE HER (1964)
THE HOLLIES - JUST ONE LOOK (1964)
ROY ORBISON - OH, PRETTY WOMAN (1964)
THE BEATLES - TWIST AND SHOUT (1965) - Shea Stadium
THE BEATLES - I FILE FINE (1965) - Shea Stadium
THE BEATLES - IN MY LIFE (1965)
BOB DYLAN - SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES (1965)
BOB DYLAN - IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE (1965)
BOB DYLAN - MAGGIE'S FARM (1965)
SONNY & CHER - I GOT YOU BABE (1965)
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS - DANCING IN THE STREET (1965)
THE BEATLES - YESTERDAY (1965)
THE BEATLES - YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY (1965)
THE BEATLES - YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THAT GIRL (1965)
THE BYRDS - MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (1965)
HERMAN'S HERMITS - JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER (1965)
THE WHO - MY GENERATION (1965)
DAVE DEE ,DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH - HOLD TIGHT (1965)
THE ANIMALS - DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD (1965)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - KEEP ON RUNNING (1965)
THE ROLLING STONES - LADY JANE (1966)
THE TROGGS - WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU (1966)
THE ANIMALS - WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE (1966)
BOB DYLAN - LIKE A ROLLING STONES (1966)
THE ROLLING STONES - ( I CAN'T GET NO ) SATISFACTION (1966)
THE ROLLING STONES - PAINT IT BLACK (1966)
THE WHO - HAPPY JACK (1966)
THE BEATLES - PAPERBACK WRITER (1966)
THE BEATLES - ELEANOR RIGBY (1966)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (1966)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS - MONDAY,MONDAY (1966)
THE FOUR TOPS - REACH OUT I'll BE THERE (1966)
DAVID GARRICK - DEAR MRS APPLEBEE (1966)
SONNY & CHER - LITTLE MAN (1966)
PETER ,PAUL & MARY - EARLY MORNING RAIN (1966)
LOVIN' SPOONFUL - SUMMER IN THE CITY (1966)
THE WHO - SUBSTITUTE (1966)
JAMES BROWN - IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S WORLD (1966)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - I'M A MAN (1967)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - WHITE RABBIT ( 1967)
THE BEATLES - BLUE JAY WAY (1967)
TRAFFIC - HOLE IN MY SHOE (1967)
THE ROLLING STONES - WE LOVE YOU (1967)
THE ROLLING STONES - 2000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME (1967)
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH (1967)
CREAM - STRANGE BREW (1967)
TRAFFIC - PAPER SUN (1967)
JIMI HENDRIX - HEY JOE (1967) - Beat club
JIMI HENDRIX - PURPLE HAZE (1967) - Beat club
CREAM - SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (1967)
JIMI HENDRIX - JOHNNY B. GOODE (1967)
JIMI HENDRIX - FOXY LADY (1967)
JIMI HENDRIX - LIKE A ROLLING STONES (1967) - Monterey,California
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS - CREEQUE ALLEY (1967)
THE BEATLES - HELLO GOODBYE (1967)
DAVE DAVIES - DEATH OF A CLOWN ( 1967)
THE DOORS - PEOPLE ARE STRANGE (1967)
THE BEATLES - ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (1967)
PROCOL HARUM - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE (1967)
PROCOL HARUM - HOMBURG (1967)
THE MOODY BLUES - NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN (1967)
BEE GEES - HOLIDAY (1967)
THE BEATLES - FOOL ON THE HILL (1967)
THE BEATLES - YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW (1967)
THE BEATLES - DAY IN THE LIFE (1967)
THE TURTLES - HAPPY TOGETHER (1967)
LEONARD COHEN - SUZANNE (1967)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL - SOUND OF SILENCE (1967)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL - HOMEWARD BOUND (1967)
DONOVAN - THE LULLABY OF SPRING (1968)
BEE GEES - I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU (1968)
BEE GEES - WORDS (1968)
THE BEATLES - HEY JUDE (1968)
THE BEACH BOYS - GOOD VIBRATIONS (1968)
MARY HOPKINS - THOSE WERE THE DAYS (1968)
TROGGS - LOVE IS ALL AROUND (1968)
THE MANFRED