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Davy Jones of The Monkees
Did anyone here ever work with Davy Jones? He passed away today in Florida.
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On Feb 29, 3:40*pm, mcp6453 wrote:
Did anyone here ever work with Davy Jones? He passed away today in Florida. My daughter met him 1 year ago on South Florida. I am not sure if she was working with him. She said he was lit at 10am in the morning. GT. |
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On 2/29/2012 8:41 PM, Jeff Henig wrote:
mcp6453 wrote: Did anyone here ever work with Davy Jones? He passed away today in Florida. Not I. But I liked the show when I was a li'l crumb cruncher. Dug those guys. May he rest in peace. I saw The Monkees in Miami in the sixties. Jimi Hendrix was their opening act. A few years ago, I met Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork behind stage after a Monkees concert. Davy took off after the show and didn't hang around for the meet and greet. Performance wise, he wasn't there, but I would still liked to have met him. |
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On Wed 2012-Feb-29 22:25, mcp6453 writes:
I saw The Monkees in Miami in the sixties. Jimi Hendrix was their opening act. Crewed a show they did in the midwest in the '80's. Think i mixed monitors part of the afternoon iirc. The highlight of that show was Gary Pucket. Still a great tenor voice. I remember a dj worked for the station sponsored bringing that package show with them in got into a little fisticuffs with somebody from management of the monkees and got ejected g. Regards, Richard -- | Remove .my.foot for email | via Waldo's Place USA Fidonet-Internet Gateway Site | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. |
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On 3/1/2012 5:03 AM, Richard Webb wrote:
On Wed 2012-Feb-29 22:25, mcp6453 writes: I saw The Monkees in Miami in the sixties. Jimi Hendrix was their opening act. Crewed a show they did in the midwest in the '80's. Think i mixed monitors part of the afternoon iirc. The highlight of that show was Gary Pucket. Still a great tenor voice. I saw that tour when it came to my area. Gary's performance was without a doubt one of the best live performances I've ever heard. Before he went on, I was not a big fan. After hearing "This Girl Is A Woman Now," I became a major fan. I met him at a local concert a year or so later, and he was a nice and gracious gentleman. Unfortunately, he backed off of the high notes in TGIAWN. A few years later, some buddies in The Kingsmen asked me to videotape them from the soundboard. Gary was on the same show. He sent word to me that I was absolutely not to tape his performance. Not only was I not planning to tape it, I didn't have enough tape to record it even if I wanted to. I hadn't even thought about it. After he performed, it became clear to me why he didn't want it taped. He didn't sing his songs like the record. Even the two ladies sitting on the back row in front of the soundboard were ****ed and complaining when they got up to leave after his part of the show was over. I'm no longer a Gary fan. |
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"mcp6453" wrote in message ... On 2/29/2012 8:41 PM, Jeff Henig wrote: mcp6453 wrote: Did anyone here ever work with Davy Jones? He passed away today in Florida. Not I. But I liked the show when I was a li'l crumb cruncher. Dug those guys. May he rest in peace. I saw The Monkees in Miami in the sixties. Jimi Hendrix was their opening act. Saw that same tour. Hendrix got practically booed off the stage at Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport, CT. I met the same fate when I backed up Rick Derringer Poly |
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Jeff Henig writes:
snips I've always been a fan of both Robert Plant and Paul McCartney. They're both shadows of their former selves, vocally. But I'm still a fan of both. Steve Perry can't do it at all anymore, but I'm a fan. And Joni Mitchell, et al. It's sad, really, because with a little care and vocal training early on, those voices could have lasted a life-time. Dear old mom was a classical singer and teacher who nearly lost her voice to bad training when very young. But just like one of those 1940s melodrama movies, she found a good teacher in NYC who recovered the voice and made it better than ever. As a kid the vocal exercises always drove me out of the house, but later in life I appreciated the importance of what she was doing. A few months before her passing at age 82, she was still able to sing snippets of Mozart arias and other art songs. Due to really poor health she didn't have the stamina to do very much, but the tone was *completely* unchanged from her youth -- still bell-like, still flawless intonation, with just the right vibrato. No deep smokey sound (in a bad way) and no 2 semitone vibrato. Even pop singers can benefit from protecting their voices through good training, and it need not necessarily change their "sound" (unless they're punk screamers, and, well, maybe a later silence is golden w). So if you've got a fave artist you work with but they complain of voice issues or shout from their overly-tense throats rather than sing from their diaphragms, suggest classical training to them. You might save a voice. Frank Mobile Audio -- |
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mcp6453 wrote:
: After he performed, it became clear to me why he didn't want it taped. : He didn't sing his songs like the record. Even the two ladies sitting : on the back row in front of the soundboard were ****ed and complaining : when they got up to leave after his part of the show was over. : I'm no longer a Gary fan. I think if a band plays a tune exactly the same as the record, that would be a bit lazy. Maybe it's because I listen mostly to jazz. Are you saying it was bad that he changed the songs, or are you saying that he couldn't sing as well as he did on his earlier records? Because making changes to the music is an artistic decision, and one of the reasons to see a live performance is to see how an artist has evolved, and what they are doing now. |
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mcp6453 wrote:
I can understand where jazz might be different. With pop music that is played over and over and over again on the radio, fans often memorize every nuance of the song, and they often want to hear it done exactly that way. Happens for me quite often where there is a new cover version of a song released. The kids expect to hear the latest version, and the teachers prefer the older version, which is often a cover version anyway. American Pie in one that comes to mind where the kids prefer Madonna's version, while the teachers prefer Don McLean's. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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On 3/1/2012 5:35 PM, John Williamson wrote:
mcp6453 wrote: I can understand where jazz might be different. With pop music that is played over and over and over again on the radio, fans often memorize every nuance of the song, and they often want to hear it done exactly that way. Happens for me quite often where there is a new cover version of a song released. The kids expect to hear the latest version, and the teachers prefer the older version, which is often a cover version anyway. American Pie in one that comes to mind where the kids prefer Madonna's version, while the teachers prefer Don McLean's. Exactly |
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On Thu 2012-Mar-01 11:19, mcp6453 writes:
The highlight of that show was Gary Pucket. Still a great tenor voice. I saw that tour when it came to my area. Gary's performance was without a doubt one of the best live performances I've ever heard. Before he went on, I was not a big fan. After hearing "This Girl Is A Woman Now," I became a major fan. I met him at a local concert a year or so later, and he was a nice and gracious gentleman. Unfortunately, he backed off of the high notes in TGIAWN. Oh yeah I'm sure. Happens to all of us. A few years later, some buddies in The Kingsmen asked me to videotape them from the soundboard. Gary was on the same show. He sent word to me that I was absolutely not to tape his performance. Not only was I not planning to tape it, I didn't have enough tape to record it even if I wanted to. I hadn't even thought about it. CAn relate. There was a current star of that era i won't mention who played a club, same company did his sound. I was doing setup for the show, but had a corporate thing going on for another client that evening. The star's management insisted no taping. A few months later I'm hanging out at home when a buddy of mine comes by and wants me to hear this cool bootleg he got, of that show at that club. It was obvious from listening it was a sound board tape. Needless to say, I told our boss who I recalled worked that show while I did the corporate, and that a covert sound board recording was in circulation from it. After he performed, it became clear to me why he didn't want it taped. He didn't sing his songs like the record. Even the two ladies sitting on the back row in front of the soundboard were ****ed and complaining when they got up to leave after his part of the show was over. Yeah that happens, heck he had to be getting a bit long in the tooth then to hit those high ones. It happens to all of us. I'm no longer a Gary fan. I sure was before that performance on the tour, and seeing and hearing him during that show meant i remained one. I've heard other reports that his shows weren't near as dynamic in later years. IT happens. Regards, Richard -- | Remove .my.foot for email | via Waldo's Place USA Fidonet-Internet Gateway Site | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. |
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On Mar 1, 11:19*am, mcp6453 wrote:
After he performed, it became clear to me why he didn't want it taped. He didn't sing his songs like the record. Even the two ladies sitting on the back row in front of the soundboard were ****ed and complaining when they got up to leave after his part of the show was over. One of my favorite pop singers. In the 60's, his voice had an interesting, dusky character. By the 80's he still sounded great - going by video evidence of the era, his voice actually sounded "clearer" to me. I remember he did a cameo on some made for tv movie from the 80's centered around a fictional girl group that had had some big hits and was reuniting. He was one of the acts at an "oldies" concert, I recall him sounding fantastic. At some point though, for some reason he started throwing these cheesy embellishments into his old hits. He turned those once fantastic interpretations into something you'd expect from some stereotypical lounge-singer. For probably 20 years or so his vocal chops have been in obvious decline. Last I heard he was still performing but his voice has none of what once made him special as a vocalist. If I didn't know it was him I don't think I'd even identify him as Gary Puckett. I'm no longer a Gary fan. I don't think I'd pay to hear him today but I still enjoy his old recordings as much as ever. Here's an interesting moment from the 80's - Gary appearing with Jim Glaser. Glaser was one of the co-writers of The Union Gap's hit "Woman". They even do an impromptu performance of part of "Woman". Glaser is himself a superb vocalist. http://youtu.be/ThF0NS3ejok |
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Frank Stearns writes:
Even pop singers can benefit from protecting their voices through good training, and it need not necessarily change their "sound" (unless they're punk screamers, and, well, maybe a later silence is golden w). So if you've got a fave artist you work with but they complain of voice issues or shout from their overly-tense throats rather than sing from their diaphragms, suggest classical training to them. You might save a voice. What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? |
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On Mar 1, 8:27*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. 2. Don't sing with your head thrown back. Pete Seeger did for years, and now his voice is almost totally gone. (This is really a sub-set of 1., since throwing your head back tightens your throat.) 3. Don't drink coffee, coke, red wine, Scotch whisky, or real tea before you sing. If you're going to drink wine, make it white (but see 5.), and not too much; if you're going to drink tea, make it herbal, preferably lemon. 4. Don't neglect vocal warm-ups. 5. Don't sing drunk. You'll numb any pain you're feeling, and cause damage. 6. Don't forget to use monitors to hear yourself so you don't try to push through the instruments. Let the mic and PA do the hard work. 7. Don't try to sing outside of your comfortable range. Peace, Paul |
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PStamler wrote:
On Mar 1, 8:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. Don't sing 'from the throat' at all . Sing from the chest. geoff |
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PStamler writes:
On Mar 1, 8:27=A0pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. 2. Don't sing with your head thrown back. Pete Seeger did for years, and now his voice is almost totally gone. (This is really a sub-set of 1., since throwing your head back tightens your throat.) 3. Don't drink coffee, coke, red wine, Scotch whisky, or real tea before you sing. If you're going to drink wine, make it white (but see 5.), and not too much; if you're going to drink tea, make it herbal, preferably lemon. 4. Don't neglect vocal warm-ups. 5. Don't sing drunk. You'll numb any pain you're feeling, and cause damage. 6. Don't forget to use monitors to hear yourself so you don't try to push through the instruments. Let the mic and PA do the hard work. 7. Don't try to sing outside of your comfortable range. Good points all, and there's also this: correct training will help you learn how to support your voice from the diaphragm. It's a bit like learning to lift something heavy by using your legs and keeping the center of gravity near your core. Too many singers do the equivalent of lifting cinder blocks at arm's length by bending their back (shudder; makes my back hurt to even visualize that!) Correct training can also help you learn to find all the assets your particular voice has; the correct resonance, the correct range, etc. It will also help give you the most air efficiency and control in your voice. From all these things you'll find the best tone, use little air to make a lot of tone (without hurting the voice), maintain good intonation through good control, etc. Frank Mobile Audio -- |
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On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:29:12 -0600, Frank Stearns
wrote: PStamler writes: On Mar 1, 8:27=A0pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. 2. Don't sing with your head thrown back. Pete Seeger did for years, and now his voice is almost totally gone. (This is really a sub-set of 1., since throwing your head back tightens your throat.) 3. Don't drink coffee, coke, red wine, Scotch whisky, or real tea before you sing. If you're going to drink wine, make it white (but see 5.), and not too much; if you're going to drink tea, make it herbal, preferably lemon. 4. Don't neglect vocal warm-ups. 5. Don't sing drunk. You'll numb any pain you're feeling, and cause damage. 6. Don't forget to use monitors to hear yourself so you don't try to push through the instruments. Let the mic and PA do the hard work. 7. Don't try to sing outside of your comfortable range. Good points all, and there's also this: correct training will help you learn how to support your voice from the diaphragm. It's a bit like learning to lift something heavy by using your legs and keeping the center of gravity near your core. Too many singers do the equivalent of lifting cinder blocks at arm's length by bending their back (shudder; makes my back hurt to even visualize that!) Correct training can also help you learn to find all the assets your particular voice has; the correct resonance, the correct range, etc. It will also help give you the most air efficiency and control in your voice. From all these things you'll find the best tone, use little air to make a lot of tone (without hurting the voice), maintain good intonation through good control, etc. Frank Mobile Audio And the final one that 90% of young singers would do well to heed. Open the back of the throat - let the tongue drop. Stand in front of a mirror to practice, and make sure you can see your tonsils for all the vowels. d |
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geoff wrote:
PStamler wrote: On Mar 1, 8:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. Don't sing 'from the throat' at all . Sing from the chest. That's easy for bassos, but hard if you're a soprano. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On Fri 2012-Mar-02 00:04, Paul writes:
1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. Yep, and use the chest and diaphragm mostly. 2. Don't sing with your head thrown back. Pete Seeger did for years, and now his voice is almost totally gone. (This is really a sub-set of 1., since throwing your head back tightens your throat.) Right, and one that you didn't add, don't sing with incorrect posture. All bent over is not a way to sing. That's why i used to like a high stool for playing keyboards when I had to sing as well, it forced me to position my body properly. But, the final one ... My ex wfie was a vocal teacher by training. IT's funny, but she could hera problems with singers that would negatively impact them, and describe what the singer was doing with his body/instrument just through the sound, such as incorrect posture, etc. Even though I had a good vocal teacher in school she taught me a lot. In turn, I had to teach her how to work with a microphone g. 7. Don't try to sing outside of your comfortable range. is violated all the time in pop and rock. I'm like JEff, I'm a bass, which is why I write mostly stuff I've written, and not much commercial pop/rock even when I play with such organizations, or did as a younger man. That's why you hear all these pop and rock once were guys who can't hit the notes for the songs that made them popular. YEs would agree with you on monitors, when appropriate, and in most modern forms of music with electronics monitors are necessary, and not just having monitors, but properly set up and positioned monitors. Regards, Richard -- | Remove .my.foot for email | via Waldo's Place USA Fidonet-Internet Gateway Site | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. |
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
geoff wrote: PStamler wrote: On Mar 1, 8:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. Don't sing 'from the throat' at all . Sing from the chest. That's easy for bassos, but hard if you're a soprano. Bass, soprano or anywhere in-between, the 'motor' should still be the chest. geoff |
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On Friday, March 2, 2012 9:29:12 AM UTC-5, Frank Stearns wrote:
PStamler writes: On Mar 1, 8:27=A0pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. 2. Don't sing with your head thrown back. Pete Seeger did for years, and now his voice is almost totally gone. (This is really a sub-set of 1., since throwing your head back tightens your throat.) 3. Don't drink coffee, coke, red wine, Scotch whisky, or real tea before you sing. If you're going to drink wine, make it white (but see 5.), and not too much; if you're going to drink tea, make it herbal, preferably lemon. 4. Don't neglect vocal warm-ups. 5. Don't sing drunk. You'll numb any pain you're feeling, and cause damage. 6. Don't forget to use monitors to hear yourself so you don't try to push through the instruments. Let the mic and PA do the hard work. 7. Don't try to sing outside of your comfortable range. Good points all, and there's also this: correct training will help you learn how to support your voice from the diaphragm. It's a bit like learning to lift something heavy by using your legs and keeping the center of gravity near your core. Too many singers do the equivalent of lifting cinder blocks at arm's length by bending their back (shudder; makes my back hurt to even visualize that!) Correct training can also help you learn to find all the assets your particular voice has; the correct resonance, the correct range, etc. It will also help give you the most air efficiency and control in your voice. From all these things you'll find the best tone, use little air to make a lot of tone (without hurting the voice), maintain good intonation through good control, etc. Frank Mobile Audio -- . One thing nobody mentioned is throat clearing. Over time this is damaging to the vocal cords. |
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One thing nobody mentioned is throat clearing. Over time this is damaging to the vocal cords. What sort of throat clearing? |
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Mxsmanic wrote: Frank Stearns writes: Even pop singers can benefit from protecting their voices through good training, and it need not necessarily change their "sound" (unless they're punk screamers, and, well, maybe a later silence is golden w). So if you've got a fave artist you work with but they complain of voice issues or shout from their overly-tense throats rather than sing from their diaphragms, suggest classical training to them. You might save a voice. What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? Smoke, drink, scream. -- www.jennifermartinmusic.com |
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"geoff" wrote: Scott Dorsey wrote: geoff wrote: PStamler wrote: On Mar 1, 8:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: What are the main things that a singer should _not_ do, if he wants to preserve his voice? 1. Don't scream through a tight throat. In fact, don't sing anything through a tight throat. Don't sing 'from the throat' at all . Sing from the chest. That's easy for bassos, but hard if you're a soprano. Bass, soprano or anywhere in-between, the 'motor' should still be the chest. geoff Indeed. -- www.jennifermartinmusic.com |
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On Mar 7, 11:16*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Jonathan writes: One thing nobody mentioned is throat clearing. Over time this is damaging to the vocal cords. What sort of throat clearing? Any kind |
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Any kind Why would any kind of throat clearing damage the vocal cords? |
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Jeff Henig wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote: Jonathan writes: Any kind Why would any kind of throat clearing damage the vocal cords? Tell you what, do an experiment. Clear your throat for an hour straight to exaggerate the effect. Then try to sing. Man, clues are like a quarter apiece and maniac still has none. -- shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/ http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidri |
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