Green Room - Week 5 - Day 4

[clauderainsrm]

TONIGHT's the night! https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1009402.html

Make sure to get your entries in.

Speaking of "Tonight's the night", I heard that Rod Stewart song at the grocery store the other day and it started me wondering why it was so catchy. Because I'm not a Rod Stewart song by any stretch of the imagination, but there's always been something appealing to me about it. So I looked it up.

Sure enough, the backing musicians on that song were the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section aka The Swampers. As in the line from "Sweet Home Alabama" from Lynyrd Skynrd "Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how bout you?"

Even if you don't think you know their work - you know their work. Glance through if you don't believe me. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1247

(People talking about the recent death of Aretha Franklin obviously know her cover of "Respect" - that was the Swampers playing)

(and that's just some of the highlights)

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While we're talking about "Sweet Soul Music" (the Arthur Conley song that the Swampers played on, I'm on a theme - the final album from the late great Charles Bradley just came out.

I noticed that it was on Spotify this morning, so it's probably on whatever service you use as well. If you enjoy soul, you definitely should check out the Screaming Eagle (Bradley's nickname). :)

Comments

[murielle]

I hate to do it this early, but I'm thinking I'll have to bye this week. Nothing, but nothing is catching. I'll hang on a bit longer, but...nada.

[rayaso]

The black hole of creativity is claiming another victim. I thought I would have to take a bye, but I worked something out.

[murielle]

Ideas keep coming, but nothing is taking root. Even the ones I've tried on the page just...blah.

I don't think I have ever used a bye because I didn't get a workable idea before, so unless something grabs and holds me before about four my time...sigh.

[murielle]

I did it! Something caught! I wrote! I posted! I don't' have to take a bye! Whew!

Can't speak to the quality, but I think it just might meet the prompt...albeit on a far-off distant planet in a galaxy far far away.

[halfshellvenus]

Wowza! Go you! ?D

[murielle]

Yay! I'm so relieved! I hate taking byes uni I absolutely have to. :-D

[rayaso]

You beat the Black Hole! I look forward to your entry. I'm sure it's great.

[murielle]

Thank you so much! Your words are always so kind and encouraging. Thank you!

(Beating black hole with...words!)

[song_of_thea]

NPR did a story about them a year or so ago.

[clauderainsrm]

I'll have to see if I can find it!

[murielle]

Not taking a bye! Yay! Yipee!

[sonreir]

Huh! Always appreciate learning about house bands -- thanks, Gary! :)

[clauderainsrm]

My nibling's boyfriend's grandmother is Carol Kaye, the bassist for the Wrecking Crew.

Who are definitely another house band worth checking out. :)

[sonreir]

Oh, dang! I was totally thinking of the Wrecking Crew when I wrote that comment. NICE.

[clauderainsrm]

Without getting into any specifics, she is a better musician than she was a Mother and/or Grandmother. Which, considering everything isn't really surprising.

[song_of_thea]

The Wrecking Crew is a group all musicians need to know about.

[clauderainsrm]

* All people need to know about.

Fixed.