tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post7196567624866174573..comments2024-03-28T15:38:54.673+08:00Comments on .: Scotty Moore Influenced Me: Henri Gann TrekkersANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-64498559117939096782018-06-15T13:31:26.450+08:002018-06-15T13:31:26.450+08:00D.J. Fontana ...Elvis Presley's first and long...D.J. Fontana ...Elvis Presley's first and longtime drummer, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday.<br />"Elvis and Scotty and Bill were making good music, but it wasn't rock n' roll until D.J. put the backbeat into it," the Band's Levon Helm told The Associated Press in 2004.<br />"He was my hero, and he made me become a drummer," Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen's longtime drummer, told the AP during a telephone interview Thursday. "I was 5 years old when I saw him and Elvis and Scotty and Bill play 'Hound Dog' on television and it just swept me away."<br />Fontana was there for Presley's first wave of success, from such hit singles as "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" to his increasingly frenzied live shows and hip-shaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and other TV programs. He played on many soundtracks — and was occasionally seen on camera — for Presley's '50s and '60s movies. He was on the "comeback" Christmas TV special of 1968 that featured Presley and fellow musicians jamming on a tiny stage before a studio audience, with Fontana keeping time on a guitar case. Widely cited for reviving Presley's career, that show was his first live performance in years and the last time Moore and Fontana worked with Elvis, who died in 1977.<br />"Elvis would always want to go back and talk about the early days when there were four of us in a car, Me, Scotty, Bill and Himself," Fontana told the fan site Elvis Australia.<br />"He told me one day, he said, 'You know, I wish I wasn't Elvis.' And that struck me funny — even back then. You know he kinda wanted to get away for a while. I think he should have retired for about seven or eight years, and then come back — you know. And then he might still be with us."- adrain sainz and hillel italie, The Associated Presshenri gannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610861099580326249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-48926174638552444292016-08-04T14:36:52.975+08:002016-08-04T14:36:52.975+08:00Thank you Henri for keeping the record straight. ...Thank you Henri for keeping the record straight. The information I received was from The Stylers write-up on their CD BOX SET called, "Our Songs. Lagu Lagu Kita" (Warner Brothers 2011) of which I have a set. <br /><br />I always believe in authenticity and proper historical details even if it is about local pop musicians. Sometimes we make mistakes but sometimes facts are published without prior knowledge or research. <br /><br />I shall try to clarify with Randy Lee (rhythmist) with whom I am in touch and inform you soon.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-80897031374116640702016-08-03T13:51:30.564+08:002016-08-03T13:51:30.564+08:00For the record Andy, the Trekkers never participat...For the record Andy, the Trekkers never participated in a Cliff Richard and Shadows contest. I believe we participated in two Shadows contest one in Refiffusion and the other at the New World. We won the Shadows contest at the Rediffusion and we were placed second at the New World. I know the latter show was in 1963 just before we disbanded and that was the one when Swee Leong came back stage after the contest to ask us why we could'nt kick our legs and do the Shadows walk. I thought the Quest came in first with their Shadows walk but I don't remember any group called the Stompers or Stylers. I thought I had to clarify this as my drummer George recently asked me what was all that about that he read on the internet. In any case I am just flattered that someone still remember the Trekkers after 50 plus years. Happy Trekkin' !henri gannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610861099580326249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-63846731237992712302016-08-03T13:11:10.754+08:002016-08-03T13:11:10.754+08:00Thanks to following for LIKES
Penny Koh
Jalani Mo...Thanks to following for LIKES<br /><br />Penny Koh<br />Jalani Mohamed<br />John Cher<br />Ann Rowena Lim<br />Randy Lee Keng<br />Tan Soo Khoon<br />Yip Dick<br />Eileen TanFACEBOOKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-68527252713518991742016-08-03T13:07:18.703+08:002016-08-03T13:07:18.703+08:00Thank you John and Randy for support. Henri Gann, ...Thank you John and Randy for support. Henri Gann, with his group, THE TREKKERS came in 3rd placing for Cliff Richard and the Shadows competition in 1962 in Singapore. The winners were THE STOMPERS while THE STYLERS came in second (their rhythmist being Randy Lee, so popular on Facebook today).ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-61804643596302003742016-08-03T13:06:16.644+08:002016-08-03T13:06:16.644+08:00Hi Andy... a wonderful blog... with lots of memori...Hi Andy... a wonderful blog... with lots of memories of the 60s local music... keep them coming buddy... CheersRANDY LEE KENG (THE STYLERS)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-48875919432315556842016-08-03T13:04:22.121+08:002016-08-03T13:04:22.121+08:00Another great article from your blog. CongratsAnother great article from your blog. CongratsJOHN CHER (FACEBOOK)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-47952397263490739142016-08-01T13:50:05.742+08:002016-08-01T13:50:05.742+08:00Thanks Andy !
Enjoyed keeping up with the Singapor...Thanks Andy !<br />Enjoyed keeping up with the Singapore 60s on your blog.henri gannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610861099580326249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-39614695253855998022016-08-01T12:53:56.041+08:002016-08-01T12:53:56.041+08:00Hi Henry,
Thank you very much for your article. It...Hi Henry,<br />Thank you very much for your article. It must have taken you some time to write such an interesting piece with images, videos and all, selecting them with precision and care. <br /><br />i can understand why you are so successful in what you have been doing all these years, as a person who helps others to increase their wealth, again with precision and care.<br /><br />Your article has given me a chance to put up Moore's performance video with Presley singing, "Blue Suede Shoes", and like Shuggie mentioned, the footage is priceless.<br /><br />SincerelyANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-52391603017965556462016-08-01T12:48:56.515+08:002016-08-01T12:48:56.515+08:00I like how Bill Black looks at Scotty Moore real q...I like how Bill Black looks at Scotty Moore real quick so as to warn him that he's about to do his classic wing flapping move on the dog house bass! This footage is priceless. Scotty, Bill, Elvis and DJ Fontana = Rockabilly.Shuggie B. Goode (You tube)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-12164229565365756212016-08-01T12:45:40.979+08:002016-08-01T12:45:40.979+08:00In honor of Scotty Moore, lead guitarist who passe...In honor of Scotty Moore, lead guitarist who passed on June 28, 2016 for Elvis... Here Moore is playing solo lead on, " Blue Suede Shoes" on Milton Berle's TV Show in 1956.alan chrisman (you tube)noreply@blogger.com