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Posted - 24/09/2023 : 14:23:38
Johnny is featured on both of these specials, and as always a good listen with stories and interviews in the first one below...2 hours.
I have yet to see "Where The Action Was"...about the famous 60's TV show.
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The Complete History of Arthur Lee, Love and Recording Forever Changes, 1 of 2
From Gonzorilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0BT84-01ds
(Note: Permission to use Love's song segments granted by the copyright holder, the Interviewee) The setting was the Sunset Strip, Hollywood, in the mid 1960s. The Whisky a Go Go and clubs up and down the street were the ultimate showcase for eclectic bands that brought together folk, rock, jazz and blues. At the forefront of this new wave was a group called Love. A wildly experimental band started by lyricist/founder Arthur Lee and guitarist Johnny Echols.
This comprehensive interview with Johnny Echols covers all the bases, from the inception of Love and how Johnny worked with artists like Jimi Hendrix and Billy Preston, to the recording of the first proto-punk rock single, “7 and 7 Is." It continues to the groundbreaking album, “Forever Changes,” still rated the number one rock album of all time by the British music press.
Johnny riffs with incredible stories and anecdotes about Little Richard, The Beatles, Jim Morrison, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Charlie Manson, Neil Young, The Monkees and many more. It's a great trip down memory lane for those who were there, and for those who wish they were -- the lowdown on so many historic musical figures. Johnny Echols was there every step of the way.
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The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation.
I can't contrive a song. – GENE CLARK
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 24/09/2023 : 14:39:30
"Where The Action Was" Mark Lindsay outtakes
https://www.facebook.com/WhereTheActionWas/videos/where-the-action-was-mark-lindsay-outtakes/2959752214133946/
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The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation.
I can't contrive a song. – GENE CLARK
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 24/09/2023 : 14:35:50
Johnny was involved in that new special TV project
the new special "Where The Action Was"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11268526/
...about that groundbreaking TV music show we kids all ran home to watch
in the 60's hosted by Paul Revere & The Raiders.
on Netflix or EPIX...has it aired? The review is on IMdB
"WHERE THE ACTION WAS," examines the diverse, unique and distinct Los Angeles music scene of the 1960s. It was unlike anything the world had seen before. When the British Invasion crossed the Atlantic it hit LA and added gasoline to a creative fire and caused an explosion that changed not just music, but the world.
"WHERE THE ACTION WAS," is a 12 part, ROCKUMENTARY streaming series, that takes a hard, in-depth look, through fresh eyes, at this pivotal decade, exploring heretofore untold stories, lost archival footage, interviews with those who impacted music, television, film, fashion, politics and the contemporary artists and entertainers of today, they influenced.
During the 60s, television was crammed with shows like "Shindig," "Hullabaloo" and "Lloyd Thaxton," but the center of the TV music universe, the one the kids ran home to watch after school, was Dick Clark's daily "Where The Action Is." This seminal show serves as the jumping off point for our deep dive into how the music of this period really "Rocked The World!" Broadcasted nationally, it featured Paul Revere & the Raiders, as the house band and showcased top bands and artists of the day, propelling many of them to worldwide acclaim and stardom.
"WHERE THE ACTION WAS," hosted by, Raiders', co-founder, lead singer and songwriter, MARK LINDSAY, is the story of a decade that began with innocence and ended with unspeakable murder, but had one important constant that helped people forget the stress and struggle of their daily lives, the LA music scene. It was when everyone walked around listening to the Boss Jocks on KHJ on transistor radios, sharing their favorite new songs and bands with family and friends. A time, when musicians could cut a record, rush to the local station, hand it over to a jock and drive away as it played on the radio. It was a time of free love, free expression, protest and rebellion. At the center of it all was Los Angeles, California with its exciting, vibrant and ever evolving music scene, the Sunset Strip, the Whiskey A Go Go, George Barris' MonkeeMobile, Wallach's Music City, Tiger Beat, Hullabaloo, Hangin' Ten, Hippie-Bohemian Chic fashion featuring mini skirts and Go-Go boots, long hair, fun, fantasy and those Mop Top Lads from Liverpool, that started it all. It really was "WHERE THE ACTION WAS!"
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The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation.
I can't contrive a song. – GENE CLARK
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 24/09/2023 : 14:26:24
The Complete History of Arthur Lee, Love and Recording Forever Changes, 2 of 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bHzWKZp3Hs
(Note: Permission to use Love's song segments granted by the copyright holder, the Interviewee) The setting was the Sunset Strip, Hollywood, in the mid 1960s. The Whisky a Go Go and clubs up and down the street were the ultimate showcase for eclectic bands that brought together folk, rock, jazz and blues. At the forefront of this new wave was a group called Love. A wildly experimental band started by lyricist/founder Arthur Lee and guitarist Johnny Echols.
This comprehensive interview with Johnny Echols covers all the bases, from the inception of Love and how Johnny worked with artists like Jimi Hendrix and Billy Preston, to the recording of the first proto-punk rock single, “7 and 7 Is." It continues to the groundbreaking album, “Forever Changes,” still rated the number one rock album of all time by the British music press.
Johnny riffs with incredible stories and anecdotes about Little Richard, The Beatles, Jim Morrison, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Charlie Manson, Neil Young, The Monkees and many more. It's a great trip down memory lane for those who were there, and for those who wish they were -- the lowdown on so many historic musical figures. Johnny Echols was there every step of the way.
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The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation.
I can't contrive a song. – GENE CLARK
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