I ride my bike, I roller skate, don’t drive no car, Don’t go too fast but I go pretty far
Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk was born on February 3, 1947, in Astoria, Queens, New York City, USA. She grew up in the Astoria neighborhood and began singing in her local church choir at a young age. Melanie developed a passion for folk music and began writing songs during her teenage years.
“Anyone for Tennis” is a song by the British rock band Cream. The song was written by Eric Clapton and Martin Sharp and was released as a single in 1968. The song was written for the movie The Savage Seven and was Clapton’s second collaaboration with Sharp.
I will discuss a whole album of covers by the band Deep Purple this time. It is called Turning to Crime and was released on November 21, 2022. The album was created following a suggestion by Bob Ezrin, who has been Deep Purple’s producer since 2013.
My second 2023 inductee, 14th overall, is Sir Paul McCartney. He is the first to be in my hall twice, once for The Beatles and now for his post-Beatle career.
The Beatles’ bassist, vocalist, and songwriter would continue solo beginning in 1970 at the sign of the break-up of the band. He would release his first LP, McCartney, a month before the release of The Beatles’ swansong Let It Be. The album, rich with experimentation, has McCartney performing all instruments and vocals himself, aside from some backing vocals performed by Linda McCartney. It also contained the song, “Maybe I’m Amazed”.
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan, they were out to meet the boys in the band, they said, “Come on dudes, let’s get it on”, and we proceeded to tear that hotel down
It was July 1973 and the song “We’re An American Band” was all over the radio. I purchased the Capitol album and was shocked when I got home and opened it up. I found a bright yellow vinyl record inside with a custom label. The only colored records I had ever seen were some of the children’s records my Mother bought me as a child.
