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Favoriting February 10, 2018: Guest: Frank Allen of The Searchers!

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Searchers, The  September Gurls   Favoriting
Searchers, The  When You Walk In The Room   Favoriting
Sir Douglas Quintet  If You Really Want Me To, I'll Go   Favoriting
Lee Dorsey  A Lover Was Born   Favoriting
Reverend Cleophus Robinson  Strange Things Happening Every Day   Favoriting
Terraplanes, The  It's Hip   Favoriting
Searchers, The  Livin' Lovin' Wreck   Favoriting
Simon Crum (Ferlin Husky)  Excuse Me Stranger   Favoriting
Fieldstones, The  The Fieldstones   Favoriting
Above, The  Didn't I Blow Your Mind (This Time)   Favoriting
Searchers, The  Everybody Come Clap Your Hands   Favoriting
Searchers, The  I Pretend I'm With You   Favoriting
Searchers, The  Don't Hang On   Favoriting
Frank Allen  Interview   Favoriting
Searchers, The  Hearts in Her Eyes   Favoriting
Chaparralls, The  Snakes Crawl At Night   Favoriting
Zu Zu Blues Band  Zu Zu Man   Favoriting
Neil Sedaka  Love Will Keep Us Together   Favoriting
Del Shannon  For a Little While   Favoriting
Clarence "Frogman" Henry  I'm A Country Boy   Favoriting
Marshall Crenshaw  Something's Gonna Happen   Favoriting
Bucky  African Record Player   Favoriting
Faith Healer  Sufferin' Creature   Favoriting
Margaret Glaspy  Emotions and Math   Favoriting
Play It Safe Vol. 4  Part 3 (your sister's kid)   Favoriting

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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:07am
Undead83:

Hi there Michael, great opening set
Avatar 11:00am
Listener Baby:

Baby. All we have in this life, is our families, our friends, and our wig-hats. Please keep that in mind whilst you rock and inform all of us. Love, Baby.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:02am
Uncle Michael:

I thought I was supposed to take my wig-hat offa my head.
Avatar 11:03am
Listener Baby:

@Uncle Michael. Placement is optional.
Avatar 11:04am
Listener Baby:

Can you say "compression"??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:05am
Uncle Michael:

My head is in a vice.
  11:16am
clarke:

late again
  11:16am
BriJet:

Good Morning All!
  11:17am
clarke:

wha'd i miss?? wighattery?
  11:17am
phat:

Zigaboo on drums!
  11:18am
clarke:

i too woke with a headache UM, but went for a run, and that blew it out...very spring-like on cape cod, for a while there, at least...
Avatar 11:19am
TDK60:

Maybe my 1st time posting here.[?] "When You Walk In The Room" = a beautiful tune. Is it possible The Searchers came up with "jangle" *even before* The Byrds and the Fab 4?!
  11:19am
clarke:

baby - how wuz that wedding?
Avatar 11:20am
Listener Baby:

Great! Tons of great faces I've not seen in decades. Lots O' love in the room. I turned around and drove home that same evening. That wasn't so fun.
  11:21am
clarke:

yeah - too much driving
  11:22am
clarke:

who is still alive with the 'Farmers??
Avatar 11:23am
Listener Baby:

Too much! Only guy is Jerry. Not quite the same. I'll leave it at that.
  11:24am
clarke:

ok - did you happen to ask the whereabouts of Rolly Fingers??
  11:25am
clarke:

i imagine some trailer near joshua tree, ha ha
Avatar 11:26am
Listener Baby:

No go.
  11:26am
clarke:

fieldstones RULE!!
  11:28am
clarke:

this song actually slows down a little bit... cool!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:28am
Uncle Michael:

clarke, my vice was the compression Baby mentioned on "When You Walk In The Room." I'm assuming that was some latter day remaster.
  11:29am
clarke:

ahh - well, a metaphorical headache is easier to cure
  11:30am
Bob:

What the fudge is THIS? You've been holding out on the Fieldstines.
  11:31am
Andrew:

Sounds like you went Raiford's in Memphis
  11:32am
Bob:

Isn't John Batiste the most annoying hack in the history of television bandleaders?
  11:34am
clarke:

that's where frank is...
  11:35am
clarke:

blowing minds!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:35am
Uncle Michael:

yay...more super hits!
  11:36am
clarke:

even for a guy who is down on covers - YAY for superhitz!!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:38am
myron feld:

Michael, if we ever meet in real life, I would like to tell you (separate) stories about a cinderblock club in Memphis and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind (This Time)."
Avatar 11:40am
TDK60:

Now *that* is rhythm guitar!
  11:42am
Dennis Diken:

The Searchers freakin' rule! "I Pretend I'm With You" - yeah! Dave Davies told me he and Ray were huge fans and wanted to be on Pye 'cause of the Searchers!
Avatar 11:47am
TDK60:

Dennis, I am still wonderin' ... did The Searchers inadvertently invent "jangle"? Honest question.
  11:48am
clarke:

hey, dennis - meant to give condolences to you and the guys....figure you are tired of hearing it, but.. there it is.
  11:49am
clarke:

tdk - i remember reading about how the searchers double-tracked six string guitars as they didn't have a 12-'er in the beginning - but got one later
  11:50am
Dennis Diken:

Thanks much Clarke, it means a lot. TD60 - probably?
  11:50am
clarke:

but as far as just twang - the beatles were doing much twang in hamburg days, and probably before
  11:51am
clarke:

and obviously twang came from country and western and rockabilly
  11:52am
clarke:

cliff gallup!!
Avatar 11:53am
TDK60:

Not to brag but I played bass with Bo Diddley once, in 1985. It was a gas. But many others played with Bo too.
  11:54am
clarke:

i did
Avatar 11:56am
TDK60:

It wasn't just the specific guitar brand, but the mix of instruments and vocals, and maybe a folk element?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58am
common:

that's pretty damn cool, tdk60
Avatar 12:03pm
TDK60:

It was Common! I assembled the band, we practiced hard for a month. When Bo came to town he was impressed.
  12:04pm
Marc15:

The single life is definitely the best life
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:11pm
common:

pretty great, tdk60. grew up on his records
  12:11pm
clarke:

that's sad
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:11pm
Matt Clarke:

Fantastic interview! God Save The Searchers
  12:12pm
clarke:

sad that the searchers gave up just before they could have gotten some real attention
  12:13pm
clarke:

i, for one, loved their new wave records and got them avidly as soon as they came out
Avatar 12:14pm
TDK60:

Funny too. We'd been copying his peppy Fifties cuts. He told us (in the Eighties) he'd slowed down, we had to shift right away!
  12:17pm
Dennis Diken:

The Smithereens opened for The Searchers at The Bitter End in '82 or '83. Quite a thrill!
  12:18pm
clarke:

that was a good period
  12:20pm
clarke:

i would say too many covers - but i say that all the time
  12:21pm
clarke:

dennis - what are the first 'reens recordings?? available anywhere?
Avatar 12:21pm
TDK60:

Interesting talk. I wonder if Frank, as a West Londoner, had found fun differences with the other Liverpool guys.
  #1 Hit Supporter Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:23pm
tadpoles:

As a long time fan of the Searchers I was excited to see the Searchers were to be opening for the B.52's on their first trip to London in '79.

Big disappointment when for sickness or some reason they were replaced by the Troggs. Big disappointment! The B.52's were great though! Thanks for a great show Michael.
  12:26pm
clarke:

i believe that michael jackson stole pretty much everything - because his records after quncy sure fell off the mark
Avatar 12:26pm
TDK60:

I like Macca's bass. Maybe I should read Quincy's article to find out why I shouldn't?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm
common:

I'm with you, Michael
  12:27pm
clarke:

MS - you are big picture'ing too MUCH!!! ha ha
  12:28pm
Jim H:

Oak Creek Canyon is not to be missed
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:29pm
Matt Clarke:

@TDK60: he doesn't explain why Paul was the worst. It sounded just like jazz snobbery directed at rocknroll
  12:29pm
Patster:

Totally get what you mean, Michael.
  12:30pm
Guy Walker:

Advertising like Hollywood is overly self aware. It is as if you are invited into their workplace and they expect you to read into their message through their own eyes. This does result in an audience that is distant and removed, question their own relevance. Another reason to go cold turkey on the tube.
  12:30pm
clarke:

pedal steel is SIIIIICK!!!
Avatar 12:30pm
TDK60:

Mix tape: some '84-'85 Meat Puppets, Arizona punx turned desert psych.
  12:31pm
Dennis Diken:

Clarke, not sure at this point, a lot is out of print. We'll be issuing things from our archives, including earliest recordings. Stay tuned! Thanks!
  12:31pm
Karen in Sleepy Hollow:

In Vegas the best bookstore is Writer’s Block. Best restaurant is Locus of Siam, happily off the strip. And make sure you get up early in Grand Canyon and watch the sun come up. In Navajo country make sure you have fry bread and Navajo tacos.
  12:31pm
egould310:

Don’t be discouraged. Michael, you’re starting to think for yourself. Keep following your reason.
Avatar 12:32pm
TDK60:

Things are strange currently, DJ Michael.
  12:35pm
Jim H:

Sand Rubies/Sidewinders: great AZ band for your playlist
  12:37pm
clarke:

jim h - strange i was just going back through my fave old SR/winders stuff on youtube
  12:38pm
clarke:

MS - am writing you a fun-filled travelogue...
  12:38pm
Jim H:

clarke: cuacha is my fave! "I can't wait" "hole in my head" "more than that" etc. Great road tunes.
  12:39pm
clarke:

jim - there are some reunion shows on the utube, as well, to varying degrees of good'ness.
  12:40pm
Dennis Diken:

The Searchers covers were so well-chosen, it was as if they were their own. They reinvented The Drifters' "I Don't Want To Go On Without You," Jimmy Hughes' "Goodbye My Love," Barbara Lewis' "Someday We're Gonna Love Again, The Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away," Ruby & The Romantics' "Does He Really Care For Me," etc. Kinda genius, in its way.
  12:42pm
clarke:

DD - i am not so down on covers from the past - although i am wearing thin on those as well.. my problem is that someone clicked a switch where it is 'okay' to put out a covers album rather than write and record NEW material!!
  12:43pm
DG:

Jones never says why McCartney was such a bad player, and he also says the Beatles were all awful musically (guess he never heard Harrison's guitar playing...and I guess their compositional skills don't factor into anything). He's either a jazz snob, or heard so little of their recorded output (or heard it & forgot it) that he's just going by that...I find it amazing the blind spots that some artists/creators have. A lot of the stuff in that interview is crazy, anyway....so it's age, or dementia, or something. I wonder if Jones told Paul how awful he was when he produced "The Girl is Mine" (which is pretty awful too).
  12:43pm
clarke:

it's like: why are you spending valuable time not writing?
  12:44pm
clarke:

and then, it also brings up the point of writer's block and/or laziness
  12:46pm
clarke:

not nervous - NEVAAH!!!
  12:47pm
Jim H:

clarke: don't disagree, but there are just so many GREAT songs out there. Question is: are they artifacts or living music worthy or revisioning? Like Searchers' September Gurls. Brilliant as well!
  12:47pm
sweet corn Lizzie:

What you just said about finding the songs that in some other universe would have been the singles - that’s something I love about music and your show. Thanks!
Avatar 12:47pm
TDK60:

I like Paul's simplicity, fullness. He's not Stanley Clarke.
  12:47pm
clarke:

speaking of writer's block...
  12:50pm
DG:

Funny you mention Stanley Clarke. He's a fan of Paul's, and plays on the "Pipes of Peace" album.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
myron feld:

Faith Healer -- good pick!
Avatar 12:53pm
TDK60:

Paul's bass on "Rain" is astonishing. Ah, Stanley!
  12:56pm
clarke:

have a great week, ya'll !!! don't big picture!!! ;}
Avatar 12:57pm
TDK60:

Thanks for The Searchers special.
  11:12am
alan:

How the 80's gated drums came to be. Debatable, maybe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxz6jShW-3E
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