This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs with fuzzy guitars. See if you agree with any of these!
“Incense and Peppermints,” recorded by the Los Angeles psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and released in May 1967, was written by Tim Gilbert and John S. Carter, though lead guitarist Ed King and keyboardist Mark Weitz created the original instrumental track; the lyrics were contributed later, with 16-year-old Greg Munford
Brewer & Shipley gained prominence with their third album, “Tarkio,” released in 1970.
Michael Brewer, born on April 14, 1944, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was the eldest of four children. His musical journey began early; by the age of four, he was already performing on the radio. In the mid-1960s, Brewer moved to Los Angeles, where he formed a duo named Mastin & Brewer with singer-songwriter Tom Mastin.
When you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s hard to know when you’re finished. – Tommy Smothers
Born on February 2, 1937, at the Fort Jay army post hospital on Governors Island in New York City, a bundle of joy named Thomas B. Smothers III, or Tommy as he would later be known, came into the world. Little did anyone know that this baby would grow up to be a comedic legend and a passionate advocate for peace. Tommy was the son of Ruth (née Remick), a homemaker; and Major Thomas B. Smothers, an U.S. army officer who died a POW, of the Japanese, in April 1945.
He will be like she and me, as free as a dove, Conceived in love, Sun is gonna shine above
“Danny’s Song” is a song written by singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, as a gift for his brother Danny Loggins for the birth of his son, Colin. It first appeared on the only album by Gator Creek.
A founding member of two popular and enormously influential ’60s rock groups.
David Van Cortlandt Crosby was born on Aug. 14, 1941, in Los Angeles into families with deep roots in American history dating back to Dutch rule in New York in the 17th century. His mother, who was born Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead, descended from the prominent Van Cortlandt family[1]. His father, Floyd Crosby, an Academy Award-winning cinematographer whose credits included the classic western “High Noon,” was a member of the Van Rensselaer clan[2].
