FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 7 March 2015

Our Troops Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Canteen DJ's

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Here's a fine example of contemporary Blues penned in 1975 by then 22 year-old lead singer/guitarist Derek St. Holmes for Ted Nugent's first solo album after departing the Amboy Dukes. He's the co writer of "Cat Scratch Fever", "Spirit of the Wild" and other Nugent classics and has been in and out of Ted's bands for the last 40 years. He's also worked and written for guitar maker Paul Reed Smith's band, the Pat Travers Band, Meat Loaf, the Michael Schenker Band and Vanilla Fudge to name a few. In 2014, Gibson released a signature Derek St. Holmes guitar, a white Gibson SG custom with an ebony fingerboard, three humbucker pickups and fitted with a vibrola. The 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap features lead vocalist David St. Hubbins, whose name was influenced by St. Holmes.

Hey Baby
~ Ted Nugent featuring Derek St. Holmes (vocal/rhythm guitar) ~

Hey Baby
~ Koko Taylor ~

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GOOD EVENING To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, To Our FRiends, To Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

GODSPEED OUR TROOPS around the Globe, especially those in combat!



Evening Colors - Fort Hood, Texas – 27 March 2014

Evening Colors
U.S. Army Bugler
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MAY THE LORD Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Performance Of Their Vital Mission!

MAY HE KEEP Their Families Secure During Their Time Of Separation!

MAY HE PRESERVE And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Crisis!

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William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues singer-songwriter, many of whose songs became classics of the Chicago blues genre and were later covered by major rock and roll artists. He was also a noted bassist, arranger, and record producer for Chicago's premier blues label, Chess Records, in its heyday during the 1950s and early 1960s.

Dixon wrote such blues hits as "Little Red Rooster," "Big Boss Man," "Spoonful," "Back Door Man," "I Just Want to Make Love to You," "My Babe," "Wang Dang Doodle," "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "Bring It on Home." His songs were performed by blues greats like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, and Little Walter. He also influenced a generation of younger musicians who later recorded his songs, including Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, The Doors, The Animals, Bob Dylan, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Aerosmith, Humble Pie, Savoy Brown and many others.

Dixon also formed a direct link between the blues and rock and roll by working with rock artists like Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley in their early years. Next to Muddy Waters, he is considered the most influential shaper of the post-World War II sound of the Chicago blues and is thought by some to be the most important blues songwriter in history.

Dixon was from Vicksburg, Mississippi. His mother, Daisy, often created rhymes during casual conversation, a habit Dixon learned to imitate. At the age of seven, he became an admirer of a band that featured blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery. Dixon was further introduced to the blues when he served time on prison farms in Mississippi as an early-teenager. He also learned how to sing harmony from a local carpenter named Leo Phelps. Dixon sang bass in Phelps' group, the Jubilee Singers, a local gospel quartet that regularly appeared on the Vicksburg radio station WQBC. Around this time Dixon began experimenting with songwriting by adapting poems he had written into songs, and was even able to sell some of them to local music groups.

Dixon left Mississippi for Chicago in 1936. A man of impressive stature at 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighing over 250 pounds, he took up boxing. He showed considerable talent in the sport, winning the Illinois State Golden Gloves heavyweight championship (novice division) in 1937. Dixon then turned professional as a boxer and worked briefly as Joe Louis' sparring partner. After four pro fights, however, he abandoned the boxing business due to a quarrel with his manager over a question of money.

At the boxing gym, Dixon was met by fellow singer Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston, who helped him become serious about music as a career. Dixon sang in several vocal groups in Chicago, and Caston built him his first bass, made of a tin can and one string. Dixon also learned the guitar.

In Chicago, Dixon and Caston helped form the Five Breezes, a group that blended blues and jazz, emphasizing vocal harmonies. Dixon's progress in learning to play the bass was halted when he was imprisoned for ten months after resisting the draft during World War II. After the war, he briefly formed the Four Jumps of Jive and then reunited with Caston to create the Big Three Trio, which went on to record for Columbia Records.

Dixon first signed with Chess Records in 1948 as a recording artist, but soon began working at the label as a producer and arranger. By 1951, he was a full-time employee at Chess, where he acted as producer, talent scout, session musician on the bass, arranger, and staff songwriter. Although his relationship with the label was sometimes strained, he remained with Chess through the early 1960s. During this time his output and influence was prodigious.

The artists with whom Dixon worked reads like a Who's Who of the Chicago blues world, including such greats as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Joe Louis Walker, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Memphis Slim, Jimmy Rogers, Sam Lay, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulson, Willie Mabon, Buddy Guy, Washboard Sam and others. As the principal staff songwriter each of these artists covered Willie Dixon songs and Dixon handled production duties for all of them. In addition Dixon also appears on many of Chuck Berry's early recordings and completed several tours as Berry's bass player. He also worked with Bo Diddley during the same period, forming a direct link between blues and early rock and roll. Dixon's influence on the British Blues scene was unmatched and in 1964 The Rolling Stones were the first of many to cover "Little Red Rooster" and Dixon had his first #1 song.

Dixon had a unique gift for refurbishing traditional blues motifs. Even though many of his songs follow traditional 12-bar blues patterns, they are highly varied and rarely monotonous, featuring memorable "hooks" and bridges, demonstrating his sophistication as an arranger, yet remaining true to the authentic blues form. He also showed a flare as a lyricist, from the party chatter of "Wang Dang Doogle" to the humorous complaint of "Big Boss Man" and the melancholy lament of a man plagued by sexual impotence in "Little Red Rooster." So successful was his songwriting career that it was hardly an exaggeration when he boasted "I am the blues!"

In the early 1960s, many of the young blues-oriented groups in Britain began playing and recording Dixon's songs. The Animals, The Yardbirds and Cream, also covered many of his songs. In the US, The Doors had a hit with his "Back Door Man," a song originally written for Howlin' Wolf. The Lovin' Spoonful took their name from the Dixon song "Spoonful," which likewise had been a hit for Wolf. Otis Redding's "Pain in My Heart" was also penned by Dixon, as was Captain Beefheart's "Ditty Wah Ditty."

In the late 1960s, as the blues revival reached full swing, Dixon put together several all-star Chicago-based blues ensembles for work in Europe. He also had a modest success as a performing artist himself as he played at folk venues and blues festivals throughout the US and Europe, often performing with pianist Memphis Slim. His health deteriorated in the 1970s and 1980s due to long-term diabetes, and one leg eventually had to be amputated.

In 1987, Dixon received an out-of-court settlement from Led Zeppelin after suing them for plagiarism, in relation to their use of his music for "Bring It On Home" (1963) and his composition "You Need Love" (1962) for their track "Whole Lotta Love". Led Zeppelin also famously stole, "I Can't Quit You Baby" (1956) and "You Shook Me" (1962) without crediting Dixon or paying royalties, but, Willie had made his point and was quite wealthy from legitimate royalties and dropped further plagiarism suits.

Dixon died of heart failure in Burbank, California on January 29, 1992, at 77 years of age, and was buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.

Willie Dixon is considered by many to be the greatest blues songwriter in history. Together with Muddy Waters and other Chicago bluesmen, he was one of the main creators of the Chicago blues sound which interpreted Mississippi Delta blues in an urban setting in the context of the contemporary R&B market of the time. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 at its inaugural session and also won a Grammy Award in 1989 for his album, Hidden Charms. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the "early influences" (pre-rock) category in 1994. His song "Hoochie Coochie Man" is listed among Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Dixon's work was covered by a varied range of artists, from the blues and jazz to modern day rock music and R & B practitioners. In addition to his classic blues hits, he was also the composer of such popular classics as "Pain In My Heart" (Otis Redding), "Diddy Wah Diddy" (Captain Beefheart), "The Seventh Son" (Mose Allison), "You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" & "Pretty Thing" (Bo Diddley), "Too Many Cooks" (Jessie Fortune), "Third Degree" (Eddie Boyd), "Spider In My Stew" (Buster Benton), "The Seventh Son" (Willie Mabon), "When The Lights Go Out" (Jimmy Witherspoon) and the Righteous' Brothers' "My Babe" was a remake of the Dixon song of the same name, which had been a hit for Little Walter. Dozens of his compositions for Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Little Walter and Buddy Guy have been recorded by scores of artists. "Hoochie Coochie Man" alone has been covered by hundreds of artists.

Actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer portrayed Dixon in the 2008 feature film Cadillac Records, based on the life of Leonard Chess and featuring Beyoncé as Etta James and Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters.

You Need Love
~ Muddy Waters ~

You Need Love
~ Walker Joe Louis & Cotton James ~

Whole Lotta Love (Live LA Forum 6-25-72)
~ Led Zeppelin ~

Whole Lotta Love
~ Pat Travers ~

Whole Lotta Love
~ Santana featuring Chris Cornell ~

You Need Love (Live at Ronnie Scott's 11-29-07 )
~ Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton ~

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Connie: The Bells Of Notre Dame.

Welcome to the Salsa Addiction Emergency Room!

We are all in critical condition here!

The music page will open in a new window. There is the option of clicking on individual songs or clicking the Jukebox link. If you choose the Jukebox link then the page can be minimized while you continue surfing:

Saturday Night Salsa for 03-07-2015 for the TROOPS and their supporters everywhere!

Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:

Artist/s - Song Names:

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Ave Maria Gitana

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Campanas

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Danza Mi Esmeralda

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Dios Que Mundo Tan Injusto

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Hablame De Florencia

The Bells Of Notre Dame - La Cancion De La Zingara

The Bells Of Notre Dame - La Corte De Los Milagros

The Bells Of Notre Dame - La Era De Las Catedrales

The Bells Of Notre Dame - La Montura

The Bells Of Notre Dame - La Palabra Belle

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Luna Bello Astro Solitario

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Me Vas A Destruir

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Roto En Dos

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Ser Un Cura Y Amarla A Ella

The Bells Of Notre Dame - Vivir

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This Blues classic was written and produced by Willie Dixon for Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) and was a hit for Wolf across the UK in 1967. The song has been covered numerous times as a Blues/Rock staple. Notably, the 1974 cover by the band UFO with guitarist Michael Schenker helped introduce the song to the American Rock world.

Built For Comfort
~ Howlin' Wolf ~

Built for Comfort
~ Willie Dixon & The Chicago Blues Allstars ~

Built For Comfort
~ UFO ~

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‘Bo, I do not know if anyone else is enjoying your ‘Blues’ double-weekend but I am lovin’ it! ;-)

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ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 7, 1986

Cue the Rockumentary theme!

San Remo Golden Strings: “Festival Time”

#5 – Atlantic Starr: “Secret Lovers”

They had been on the R&B charts since the mid-Seventies, but this one put them on the pop charts.

Atlantic Starr: “Secret Lovers”

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Howlin' Wolf's signature song was also co-written and produced by Willie Dixon in the late 50s at Chess Records and made the transition from Blues to Rock with numerous covers.

Howlin' For My Darlin'
~ Howlin' Wolf ~

Howlin' for My Darlin' (Live in Europe 1964)
~ Howlin' Wolf ~

Howlin' For My Darlin'
~ Albert King ~

Howlin' For My Darlin' (Live at The Matrix, San Francisco 1967)
~ Steppenwolf ~

Howlin' For My Darlin'
~ John Hammond ~

Howlin' for My Darlin'
~ George Thorogood & the Destroyers ~

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ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 7, 1986

#50 – Pet Shop Boys: “West End Girls”

Moody and atmospheric, one of the best of the New Wave bands of the era, with a bit of rap in the mix.

Pet Shop Boys: “West End Girls”

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Thanks “punc”,
After a couple of more Willie Dixon numbers, I plan to move on to Sonny Boy Williamson and Sonny Boy II, but I doubt I’ll have time to do all the Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters & John Lee Hooker I’ve got loaded, much less part two of the Hokum or any of the contemporary Blues masters. Maybe a trifecta is in order.

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Spoonful
~ Howlin' Wolf & Willie Dixon ~

Spoonful
~ Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley ~

Spoonful
~ Willie Dixon ~

Spoonful
~ The Yardbirds ~

Spoonful
~ Cream ~

Spoonful (Live '67)
~ Cream ~

Spoonful (Live)
~ Baker, Bruce & Moore ~

Spoonful
~ Etta James ~

Spoonful
~ Gov't Mule ~

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Yes! YES! I vote for a trifecta! ;-)

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ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 7, 1986

#4 – Heart: “These Dreams”

Ann and Nancy Wilson had been on the charts since the mid-Seventies, and the band made not one, but two, comebacks. This was one of the hits of their first comeback.

Heart: “These Dreams”

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Try them now. They were working on the jukebox but not on the individual listing.

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ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 7, 1986

#27 – Dionne Warwick & Friends: “That’s What Friends are For”

Her friends included Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder, with Burt Bacharach on keyboard in the background. This was to be the capstone of a great career.

Dionne Warwick & Friends: “That’s What Friends are For”

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Big Boss Man
~ Frank Frost ~

Big Boss Man
~ Koko Taylor ~

Big Boss Man
~ Kentucky Headhunters ~

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If The Sea Was Whiskey (Divin' Duck Blues)
~ Willie Dixon & The Big Three Trio ~

Divin' Duck Blues
~ Taj Mahal ~

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ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 7, 1986

#26 – Bangles: “Manic Monday”

If this has the distinct sound of Prince to you, that’s because he wrote and produced it.

Bangles: “Manic Monday”