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Rocky And The Natives
Rocky and the Natives are an English country rock band, formed in 2011 in Kent. The band is composed of songwriter/musicians Chris Godden (guitar/lap steel guitar) and Malcolm Barnard (vocals) and featuring Jim Leverton (bass), Andy Newmark (drums) and Geoffrey Richardson (violin and mandolin). Rocky and the Natives' debut single Oyster Girl was released in July 2011 to coincide with the Whitstable Oyster Festival and with all profits going to Operation Blessing International to support Oystermen in the Urato Islands, Japan. It was reviewed in Maverick Magazine in July 2011. The supporting video was shot on Whitstable beach by Luke Sewell, director of Channel 4's ''The Undateables'' series. Researching the Byrds cover of "Lazy Waters" on '' Farther Along'' led to a collaboration with American songwriter Bob Rafkin who joined the band on tour in Kent in 2012. In November 2012 the band released their version of Bob's song "Lazy Waters". In 2012 the band was invited to contribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky And The Natives On Whitstable Beach
''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). ''Rocky'' entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. It entered a complicated production process after Stallone refused to allow the film to be made without him in the lead role; United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone after he rejected a six figure deal for the film rights. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia; several locations featured in the film, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks. With an estimated production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Leverton
Jim Leverton (born 1946, Dover, Kent, England) is an English professional musician, with a career spanning nearly fifty years, including as a sidesman to the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Noel Redding, Steve Marriott, Blodwyn Pig and the Canterbury scene band Caravan. Early years After leaving school in Folkestone in 1964, Leverton spent a short while as an apprentice bricklayer but it was not long before he decided his future was as a musician. By the early 1960s he was already working in semi-professional beat groups in and around Dover, including The Big Beats (1962–63). By 1964 he was ready to work full-time in music, and joined The Burnettes from Folkestone who had Leverton's friend Noel Redding on guitar. They broke up 18 months later having released two singles. Leverton soon joined another band with Noel Redding, The Loving Kind (1965–67) formerly The Lonely Ones. They released three singles for Pye Records including a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar". Redd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Newmark
Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)Scrymgeour, Alex (2008). "Andy Newmark: And the beat goes on." ''The Royal Gazette'' (online) October 10, 2008. Retrieved 9-2-2013. is an American session drummer who was a member of and has played with , , |
Geoffrey Richardson (musician)
Peter Geoffrey Richardson (born 15 July 1950), is a British viola player and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Caravan, Murray Head and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Career Richardson's father was a semi-pro musician. Richardson himself studied at Winchester School of Art. Richardson joined Spirogyra in 1972, but the band broke up shortly after and he joined Caravan on viola. In the mid-1970s, he diversified into session work, including with Kevin Ayers, Café Jacques, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and The Buzzcocks. He left Caravan in 1978, but returned in 1980, playing on ''The Album''. Later in his career, he toured with Murray Head, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Bob Geldof. He has also recorded with Murray Head, including ''Between Us'' (1979), ''Innocence'' (1993) and ''Pipe Dreams'' (1996). He released a solo album, ''Viola Mon Amour'', in 1993, followed by three albums with fellow Caravan band member Jim Leverton Jim Leverton (born 1946, Dover, Kent, England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitstable Oyster Festival
The Whitstable Oyster Festival is an annual event held in Whitstable, Kent, England, each year to celebrate the town's links with the oyster, oyster industry. See also * Crassostrea gigasReferences External links * Food and drink festivals in the United Kingdom Culture in Kent Festivals in Kent Whitstable Annual events in England Oyster festivals {{UK-cuisine-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Blessing International
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OB) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in the United States. Beginning in 1978, OBI has worked in more than 90 countries and every state. Implementing programs that provide disaster relief, medical aid, clean water, hunger relief, community development and orphan care, Operation Blessing is governed by a national board of directors. History Founded on November 14, 1978 by businessman and televangelist Pat Robertson, Operation Blessing was originally set up to help struggling individuals and families by matching their needs for items such as clothing, appliances, and vehicles with donated items from viewers of ''The 700 Club'', Robertson's daily television program. Coordinating with local churches and other organizations, OBI expanded their matching funds program to also include food provisions and financial assistance for low-income families. In 1990, Operation Blessing began moving fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undateables
''The Undateables'' was a British reality television series that follows a range of people on dates who have long term conditions, including: disabilities, developmental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, and learning difficulties. The series worked in conjunction with the dating agency, Flame Introductions, and was broadcast on Channel 4. 53 main episodes aired since the documentary first aired on 3 April 2012, split into eleven separate series. The documentary has been narrated by Sally Phillips throughout. Transmissions Episodes Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6 Series 7 Series 8 Series 9 Series 10 Series 11 Additional episodes Controversy Early controversy was generated from newspapers such as ''The Mirror'' and ''The Guardian'', due to the word "undateable" being used in the title to describe people with mental and physical disabilities. Channel 4 claimed that the title of the series is based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrds
The Byrds () were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member. Although their time as one of the most popular groups in the world only lasted for a short period in the mid-1960s, the Byrds are today considered by critics to be among the most influential rock acts of their era. Their signature blend of clear Vocal harmony, harmony singing and McGuinn's Jangle pop, jangly Twelve-string guitar, 12-string Rickenbacker Electric guitar, guitar was "absorbed into the vocabulary of rock" and has continued to be influential. Initially, the Byrds pioneered the musical genre of folk rock as a popular format in 1965, by melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music on their Mr. Tambourine Man (album), first and Turn! Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farther Along (The Byrds Album)
''Farther Along'' is the eleventh album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in November 1971 on Columbia Records. For the most part, the album was recorded and produced by the Byrds themselves in London, England, over the course of five work-intensive days in July 1971. It was quickly released as a reaction to the commercial failure of the Byrds' previous album, ''Byrdmaniax'', and as an attempt to stem the criticism that album was receiving in the music press. ''Byrdmaniax'' had featured a large amount of orchestration, which producer Terry Melcher had applied to the album, allegedly without the band's consent. The band were unhappy with this and ''Farther Along'' was intended as their answer to what they perceived as Melcher's over-production, as well as an attempt to prove that they could produce an album that they regarded as superior to ''Byrdmaniax'' themselves. Band biographer Johnny Rogan has suggested that the rapidity with which the Byrds planned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Rafkin
Bob Rafkin (30 March 1944 – 2 May 2013) was an American singer, songwriter and guitar player. Rafkin was born in New York City in 1944. His musical career really took off when he moved to Greenwich Village in the mid-sixties. Here he met David Blue and together they formed ''The American Patrol''. During this period in the Village Rafkin also met Phil Ochs and Eric Andersen and he played on Andersen’s 1966 album ''More Hits from Tin Can Alley'' on Vanguard Records and later on Phil Ochs’ legendary album ''Gunfight at Carnegie Hall''. Rafkin knew Erik Jacobsen - record producer for among others, The Lovin’ Spoonful and Tim Hardin - and in 1967 when Jacobsen moved to San Francisco Rafkin relocated there to work as a producer and session guitarist. In 1968 after breaking with Erik Jacobsen, Rafkin moved again, this time to Los Angeles. In 1972 he played on the David Blue album ''Stories'' and worked with producers Lenny Waronker, Henry Lewy and Larry Marks. Rafkin w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennon Bermuda
''Lennon Bermuda'' is a tribute album and book inspired by John Lennon’s visit to Bermuda in 1980, where he wrote a portion of his ''Double Fantasy'' album. The ''Lennon Bermuda'' boxed set comprises two discs by various artists with a connection to Bermuda, including Yoko Ono, covering Lennon songs. There is also a book by author Scott Neil, illustrated by artist Graham Foster, describing Lennon’s stay on the island. Bermudian Andy Newmark, who played drums on ''Double Fantasy'', features on many of the tracks on ''Lennon Bermuda'' by artists including Paul Carrack, Bryan Ferry, Nils Lofgren, Rocky and the Natives and several others. The international release date for ''Lennon Bermuda'' was April 29, 2013, and the US release date September 24, 2013. The executive producers were Michael Freisenbruch and Tony Brannon. Track listing All songs written by John Lennon, except where noted. ;Disc 1 #Yoko Ono – "Walking on Thin Ice" (Ono) #Bryan Ferry – "Jealous Guy" #Judie Tzu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tight A$
"Tight A$" is a song written by John Lennon released on his 1973 album ''Mind Games''. The song is also included in the 2010 compilation album, ''Gimme Some Truth''. A tongue-in-cheek rocker, Lennon managed to get the phrase "tight ass" past the censors. Lyrics & music The title of "Tight A$" is a pun on the expressions "tight as" and "tight ass." "Tight A$" is in a rockabilly style with a 1950s sound, along the lines of earlier rockabilly songs that inspired Lennon in his youth. Lennon biographer Geoffrey Giuliano describes the music as "funky." It is reminiscent of Elvis Presley's 1954 single "That's All Right." Pop music historian Robert Rodriguez also finds influences from Carl Perkins and Doug Sahm. Lennon developed the riff for his later instrumental "Beef Jerky" by toying with variations on the music of this song and "Meat City." Du Noyer particularly praises the pedal steel guitar playing of Pete Kleinow, as does music critic Johnny Rogan. Pop culture historian Robert Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
