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Issued February 1975 in Canada on Columbia C4-4061. Bond was formed in the Toronto area in the late '60s as "Common Bond," but dropped the "Common" in 1970. There were various personnel changes over the years, but in 1974, the members were Ted Trenholm (vocals), John Roles (lead guitar), Alex MacDougall (rhythm guitar), Bill Dunn (bass, vocals) and Jeff Hamilton (drums, vocals). They played the Ontario club circuit doing covers of British rock songs, mixed with originals. This incarnation of the group was signed to Columbia, and had a self-titled album, produced by Bob Gallo. They had a hit right out of the box with "Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)," written by Barry Blue and Lynsey De Paul. It had been previously recorded by both composers, and Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids. Bond toured Eastern Canada with The Stampeders, and crossed the country touring by themselves. The group made six singles between 1975 and 1978, but due to the sound of the first one, radio seemed to peg them as a bubblegum act, and would have nothing to do with their other music. John Roles left the group in 1976, and played with both Chilliwack and Doucette. Bond, however, were denied another ride on the charts for the rest of their career, and they disbanded in 1979. Note that Wikipedia lists an entirely different group called "bond" (small "b") as having covered this song, but that's a factual error.

Author: mojofilter02
Keywords: Bond Dancin' On Saturday Night 1975 Canadian pop
Added: May 25, 2008

"He's not a prison artist ; he's an artist in prison," said YAM curator, Adolfo Caballero. Around the world, professionals and art lovers have agreed. He has won the support of acclaimed painter Kenneth Noland and the eminent photographer, Larry Fink. The New York Times gave front-page coverage to Donny's first opening and Germany's Der Spiegel featured his life and art in print and on line. Wikipedia lists him not as a prisoner, but as an American painter. Donny's use of M&M candies for color, an accident of circumstance, has nevertheless produced marvels of artistic invention. Here, in the pages that follow, are his work and his story.

Author: conchstyle
Keywords: Donny Johnson prison artist m&m
Added: November 5, 2007

LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY Music by Jerome Kern, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. This song is from the 1944 Technicolor film musical Cover Girl. The song was published in 1944. NOTE: Wikipedia lists almost 80 recorded version of this song! Charting versions were recorded almost simultaneously by Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, and Perry Como. The Dick Haymes-Helen Forrest recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23317. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1944 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. The Bing Crosby recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18608. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 29, 1944 and lasted four weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. The flip side, "Amor," also charted, making this a two-sided hit. The JO STAFFORD recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 153. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 4, 1944 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. The Perry Como recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1569. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 11, 1944 and lasted three weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| --LYRICS-- Long ago and far away, I dreamed a dream one day And now that dream is here beside me Long the skies were overcast but now the clouds have passed You're here at last Chills run up and down my spine, Aladdin's lamp is mine The dream I dreamed was not denied me Just one look and then I knew That all I longed for long ago was you Chills run up and down my spine, Aladdin's lamp is mine The dream I dreamed was not denied me Just one look and then I knew That all I longed for long ago was you

Author: bmcneese45a
Keywords: jo stafford long ago and far away
Added: September 28, 2007

One of the best known of the ballads collected by Francis James Child, there are many variations on this song, about a girl who leaves either her father or her husband to run away with a gypsy. Wikipedia lists twenty alternate titles, including "Black Jack Davey", "Clayton Boone", "Johnny Faa", "The Lady and the Gypsy", "Harrison Brady", "The Heartless Lady" and "Seven Yeller Gypsies." In some versions the gypsy turns out to be a rich man, obviously the version known to the heroine of "The Jolly Beggar" (Child 279) who mistakenly assumes the gypsy who seduces her is a rich lord! A good example of this is a rather sentimentalised version, possibly of American origin, known as "The Gypsy Rover" or "The Whistling Gypsy". The "Gypsy Davey" variation seems to be the most recorded one, but this version has been recorded by Christy Moore, Planxty and The Waterboys.

Author: raymondcrooke
Keywords: folk song ballad love planxty christy moore seeger waterboys gypsy davey laddie whistling rover jolly beggar bubovich
Added: July 28, 2007