tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post8285737148892601556..comments2024-03-28T15:38:54.673+08:00Comments on .: Guitarist Donald Thaver Of 'The Moonglows'ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-50684288465339902252016-10-18T08:51:00.583+08:002016-10-18T08:51:00.583+08:00Hi John,
Read your Donald Thaver write-up.
CheersHi John,<br />Read your Donald Thaver write-up.<br />CheersVERNON CORNELIUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-28256805384073311282016-10-17T10:01:26.981+08:002016-10-17T10:01:26.981+08:00Oh dear. Sad to hear of another 60's musician ...Oh dear. Sad to hear of another 60's musician leaving us. RIP. Condolences to the family.FABIAN FOOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-30037174298047486352016-10-17T10:00:28.372+08:002016-10-17T10:00:28.372+08:00Sorry to hear the sad news. May God bless his soul...Sorry to hear the sad news. May God bless his soul.JOE WOON (BASSIST, EASY BEAT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-60670623482967405192016-10-17T09:59:16.176+08:002016-10-17T09:59:16.176+08:00Thanks Andy. Sorry to hear bro. Hope his passing w...Thanks Andy. Sorry to hear bro. Hope his passing was calm and peaceful. MERLIN LIM (SILVER STRINGS, ORIGINAL RHYTHM GUITARIST)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-88070511723946934352016-10-17T09:58:08.945+08:002016-10-17T09:58:08.945+08:00Oh dear... May God Bless His Soul.Oh dear... May God Bless His Soul.NANI KEYBOARDISTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-77087809841768622992016-10-17T09:56:48.202+08:002016-10-17T09:56:48.202+08:00May Donald rest in peace. Any wake information ple...May Donald rest in peace. Any wake information please.ZAINAL ABIDIN (LEADER, BASSIST, 'THE DUKES')noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-39331377109096930422016-10-17T09:55:59.302+08:002016-10-17T09:55:59.302+08:00So I've heard too. From Ivor Lesslar. Jerry Mu...So I've heard too. From Ivor Lesslar. Jerry Murad and me wanted to go see him last two Saturdays. Was told we can't. He was too weak.<br /><br />RIP Donald Thaver!MICHAEL BANGAR (RHYTHMIST SILVER STRINGSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-30727935127343432812016-10-17T09:54:08.850+08:002016-10-17T09:54:08.850+08:00Sometimes life can be as unpredictable, within a s...Sometimes life can be as unpredictable, within a short time, it has become history. My condolence to his family for the loss.RICKY CHNG (LEAD GUITARIST FOR: THE ESQUIRES AND SILVER STRINGSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-2057667096919302822016-10-17T09:52:38.322+08:002016-10-17T09:52:38.322+08:00BROTHER DONALD THAVER HAS GONE HOME TO THE LORD TH...BROTHER DONALD THAVER HAS GONE HOME TO THE LORD THIS MORNING. RIP BROTHER.<br /><br />17TH OCTOBER 2016.JOHN CHER (WRITER/ PERCUSSIONIST)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-29876370448043249972016-10-14T15:58:07.115+08:002016-10-14T15:58:07.115+08:00SABINE BATTEL please write to me again enclosing y...SABINE BATTEL please write to me again enclosing your email address which I shall not publish on the comment page.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-71835693012283469182016-10-13T13:39:37.782+08:002016-10-13T13:39:37.782+08:00Hi Sabine,
Just managed to read your mail. Give m...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />Just managed to read your mail. Give me a bit of time to see if I can get the details and listen to the You Tube recording.<br /><br />Thanks for the visit.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-51443079834063137922016-10-13T13:12:09.663+08:002016-10-13T13:12:09.663+08:00Hi Andy! I just wanted to say thank you for all yo...Hi Andy! I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work with the blog. I've been reading through it for the past month and learning a lot about a genre and decade I unfortunately never got to experience.<br /><br />I actually have a question I'm hoping you might be able to answer for me. You see, I'm a film student from Australia and am really interested in using some of the music that I've read and been listening to thanks to your blog. One band which has really stuck out to me is 'The Melodians'. There cover of 'House Of The Rising Sun' is perfect for a short film that I'm making right now. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POq7q5cMP2s<br /><br />I was just wondering (and hoping) that you might know who published/mixed/recorded the song? Or even what record label they were with at the time of the song's creation as I'd like to contact them and ask if I may use the song.<br /><br />Thank you once again! Keep up the recommendations! Loving the tunes! <3 <br /><br />Sabine<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435366091896216692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-7466607676313122462016-10-11T23:33:01.394+08:002016-10-11T23:33:01.394+08:00Such a great post, Andy! Thank you so much for sh...Such a great post, Andy! Thank you so much for sharing. Thanks, as well, for your kind comments on my blog. I appreciate them very much and am going to check out the Thanksgiving link you share. Hope you have a great week! :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-80641648211562189232016-10-08T13:34:37.174+08:002016-10-08T13:34:37.174+08:00Dear Andy. To your credit, you have just earned a...Dear Andy. To your credit, you have just earned another feather in the cap. From 3.15pm yesterday (Friday, 7th October) when this article was posted, to 9.15pm, yesterday, merely 6 hours later, the story was in 1st position in the TOP TEN POSTS OF THE WEEK! This is quite remarkable. Congrats Andy!<br /><br />There is undoubtedly a large group of people who support your blog and who, equally, support the personalities of the 60s/70's music scene. Your blog is without doubt the most active and the most referred to by people who cant get enough of "Oldies".<br /><br />Thanks for enlightening us with your comments, Irene Yap, Michael Bangar, Fabian Foo and of course, Mohd Jailani. On a personal note, I am flattered by the kind comment of everybody's favourite, M.C Mr Larry Lai. Thank you very much Larry!<br /><br />I must express my sincere appreciation to Ivor Lesslar as well as you, Andy, for making this possible. I share your conviction that as far as is possible, the names of these musicians who were all responsible for creating SG's music history, should be documented and remembered by the present and future musicians of our country. The musicians of that turbulent era of SG, have in more ways than one, help to entertain and give inspiration to a whole generation of Singaporeans, the common folks who otherwise would have been denied a relatively cheap form of entertainment. Music, has been, is, and always will be good clean fun! <br /><br />For having lifted the spirit of all the common folks, salute to all the Donald Thavers of Singapore! <br /><br />My best wishes to all fellow lovers of Singapore's "Oldies" Music!<br /><br />John CherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627468033353477649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-62785966345439961242016-10-07T23:06:26.387+08:002016-10-07T23:06:26.387+08:00Again many thanks for all who have written in. Don...Again many thanks for all who have written in. Donald Thaver is popular with both his musician friends and his audiences. He has performed on numerous occasions all over the island for so many years. <br /><br />I must thank both IVOR LESSLAR for helping us with the story and JOHN CHER for writing it.<br /><br />Let's keep the party going. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-15128476967767556132016-10-07T20:44:31.529+08:002016-10-07T20:44:31.529+08:00Dear Andy,
This article is informative about the ...Dear Andy,<br /><br />This article is informative about the local musicians in the 60's. It is credible that John Cher has great friendship with some of these musicians and still keep in contact with them.<br /><br />My salute to him and you for keeping us informed of such details from that era but it is also heartening to see some of them still very keen to perform to their best in this time.<br /><br />Let us continue to support many of our local musicians as and when they contribute their time and effort to bring good 60's music.<br /><br />Fabian Foohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207181356067205020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-88556405308850345572016-10-07T20:24:13.400+08:002016-10-07T20:24:13.400+08:00I share the same opinion as Md. Jailani: The part ...I share the same opinion as Md. Jailani: The part about Donald Thaver and his versatility as a guitarist. Him and Ivor Lesslar too. Their talent and playing style cover many genres of music. <br /><br />I had the pleasure of playing music with both of them. With Donald from January, 1987 for 20+ years. I learnt a lot from both of them. I love and respect them as musicians. We had a great time. <br /><br />We all did gigs together for many any years. All our gigs over the years were done with hardly any publicity. Very low key. At one stage we were the region's premier function band.<br /><br />Cheers.MICHAEL BANGAR (RHYTHMIST SILVER STRINGSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-39868669309526769652016-10-07T16:50:34.938+08:002016-10-07T16:50:34.938+08:00Interesting read, Andy. I sang with Sonny Bala and...Interesting read, Andy. I sang with Sonny Bala and the Moonglows back in the 70's at Ion Lounge/Apollo Hotel. (Cedric cork/drums, Aaron See/piano, Reynous Chioh/bass and Sonny).IRENE YAP (1970's RECORDING ARTISTE)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-13752853891447741102016-10-07T16:47:36.172+08:002016-10-07T16:47:36.172+08:00I don't know Donald but this is an excellent t...I don't know Donald but this is an excellent tribute from John.LARRY LAI (REDIFFUSION DJ, MC)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-71486834549912940262016-10-07T16:44:32.899+08:002016-10-07T16:44:32.899+08:00Played with Donald in one show at former SBC. I fo...Played with Donald in one show at former SBC. I found him to be one of the most versatile guitarist I ever played with.Mohd Jailani Pianistnoreply@blogger.com