[JoeProBono]

[brwnsuga]

My family is really excited about this game. Thank goodness we already have the instruments for the XBox 360.

[theFIRMbss]

[La Lydia]

Joe, see also: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334654/posts

[Snickering Hound]

[llevrok]

Pop was in such a state of transition. I recall Pat Boone singing “Hound Dog” and it sounded like a crooning, ballad sung by Bing Crosby. The odd part, he “covered” Elvis’ scandalous version who was covering Big Momma Thorton’s blues original.

[murron]

I remember how disappointed that they lost the Grammy to Petula Clark’s Downtown.

[Yo-Yo]

Is that the real Paul or the replacement Paul?

[a fool in paradise]

The Grammys suck. It’s political not merit based. Look at the spoken word winners for the past 20 years.

[a fool in paradise]

After the Grammys in 1964 — during the peak of Beatlemania

"Beatlemania" may have been at its peak in America in 1964 but those first 4 albums were packed with cover tunes. The highpoint came later and even then they weren't acknowledged.

[RobRoy]

I'm right in the middle of a book called "Hotel California". With the perspective that book gives on this and other goings on at the time, this is very interesting indeed. http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-California-True-Life-Adventures-Mitchell/dp/0470127775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252430892&sr=1-1 Worthwhile read for anybody interested in the Geffen thing and the whole California mysic scene coming of age. Adds perspective to the meaning of the song Hotel California as well...

[Mac from Cleveland]

They didn’t win?
It must have been racism!!!!

oh, wait........

/s