Hmmm...main ones with so many side trips!
Chronologically: 1. Beatles 2. Buck Owens 3. Waylon Jennings 4. Neil Diamond 5. John Denver 6. Kris Kristofferson 7. Dylan 8. Gord in 1976 with side trips to james Taylor and Simon& Garfunkel. But also Smokey Robinson and many others. The Guess Who. After Gord came Leo Kottke, Karla Bonoff, Rodney Crowell (and all the Texas storytellers). Too many to count. |
Elvis will always be my favourite! but Gord is second. Regarding Johnny Cash, can't wait to hear "If you could read my mind" on his new, posthumous cd.
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Lightfoot was my first, he took my music listening virginity
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Lightfoot was my first, he took my music listening virginity
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Glen Campbell has been my favorite. Gord has been one of his favorites and he considers "The Last Time I Saw Her" as one of his personal favorite recordings, though I'm much more partial to his version of "If You Could Read My Mind". He also did a version of "Wherefore and Why", released as a single in '73. I would have loved for him to do a version of "Beautiful".
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John Mellencamp.
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John Mellencamp.
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I have a few "favorites" but could never pick just one. Lightfoot is amongst John Denver, Louis Armstrong, Sting and others.
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Simon and Garfunkel were my favorites all through the '60s. I was really kind of late in noticing Gord. Dad and Mom had a few of his UA records, and I remember listening to them, but it was really Gord's Gold that turned me on to his music. Then, after Wreck, I completely lost track of him. I figured he must have retired or something, and was pleasantly surprised to find that he was still going strong when I got my first PC and discovered Val's and Wayne's web sites.
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I was really into John Lennon before Gord. I still love Lennon but he pales in comparison to Gord. Sorry John!
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Nice to know I'm not alone!
Glen Campbell was my first favorite... then Neil Diamond... then Mr. Lightfoot. Later I got into Social Distortion... Third Eye Blind... Audioslave. Now I almost exclusively listen to Gordon. |
Nice to know I'm not alone!
Glen Campbell was my first favorite... then Neil Diamond... then Mr. Lightfoot. Later I got into Social Distortion... Third Eye Blind... Audioslave. Now I almost exclusively listen to Gordon. |
Destiny Intruding, I posted this many times before in the past, but will do it again, since you and I have the same first favorite.
It was all Glen Campbell, for me, until I discovered Lightfoot's music...Jesse. :eek: :) [ August 03, 2006, 17:05: Message edited by: Jesse -Joe ] |
Destiny Intruding, I posted this many times before in the past, but will do it again, since you and I have the same first favorite.
It was all Glen Campbell, for me, until I discovered Lightfoot's music...Jesse. :eek: :) [ August 03, 2006, 17:05: Message edited by: Jesse -Joe ] |
Hey Jesse-Joe
As you may know...Glen is still touring these days and can still sing and play guitar as great as ever! (I'm still waiting for Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour series to be released on DVD). The one talent Glen does not possess, however, is that of songwriter... and we all know who is King of that world! |
Hey Jesse-Joe
As you may know...Glen is still touring these days and can still sing and play guitar as great as ever! (I'm still waiting for Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour series to be released on DVD). The one talent Glen does not possess, however, is that of songwriter... and we all know who is King of that world! |
I think Glen Campbell is one of the greatest singers of our era. My parents and I never missed an episode of Goodtime Hour. It was one of my favorite shows as a kid.
Didn't Glen have a bout with alcoholism a few years back? It seems to me I read an article about him passing out in a ditch and nearly dying. I'm glad to hear he's back at it again. |
Yes Cathy, he was also a cocaine user. He admitted to that in the biography they did on him, a few years ago, on CMT. I saw many bio's on signers. There always interesting to watch, makes an hour go by real fast. It's also amazing to hear about the lives that they have led, not always rosie. But then again who's life is all rosie? Maybe Paris Hilton?? :D :)
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Yes Cathy, he was also a cocaine user. He admitted to that in the biography they did on him, a few years ago, on CMT. I saw many bio's on signers. There always interesting to watch, makes an hour go by real fast. It's also amazing to hear about the lives that they have led, not always rosie. But then again who's life is all rosie? Maybe Paris Hilton?? :D :)
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Destiny Intruding, that's nice to hear, Glen was not a songwriter, your right there. But what a signer, also one of the greatest guitar player around. Except for Doyle Dykes, who is probably "The Best." And I would really love to see the Goodtime Hour again. Im like Cathy I never missed an episode. As far as touring, I doubt he will ever come my way, in Atlantic Canada. I feel he would have already done so. But we never know.
Another guy that I would like to see in concert, would be John Mellencamp. He was supposed to come this way a few years back, but then he had his heart attack. |
Destiny Intruding, that's nice to hear, Glen was not a songwriter, your right there. But what a signer, also one of the greatest guitar player around. Except for Doyle Dykes, who is probably "The Best." And I would really love to see the Goodtime Hour again. Im like Cathy I never missed an episode. As far as touring, I doubt he will ever come my way, in Atlantic Canada. I feel he would have already done so. But we never know.
Another guy that I would like to see in concert, would be John Mellencamp. He was supposed to come this way a few years back, but then he had his heart attack. |
Hey Cathy...I checked out your music on your site
and your version of "Song For A Winter's Night" (complete w/bells!) made my eyes water up. You sound very real and sincere...Thanks! Jesse-Joe: Glen will be in concert on August 28th in Vancouver at the Pacific National Exhibition... is that anywhere close to Atlantic Canada? (Please forgive my poor geographical knowledge ...I have never been to Canada... but would really like to someday soon) -Destiny Intruding (San Francisco, U.S.A.) |
Hey Cathy...I checked out your music on your site
and your version of "Song For A Winter's Night" (complete w/bells!) made my eyes water up. You sound very real and sincere...Thanks! Jesse-Joe: Glen will be in concert on August 28th in Vancouver at the Pacific National Exhibition... is that anywhere close to Atlantic Canada? (Please forgive my poor geographical knowledge ...I have never been to Canada... but would really like to someday soon) -Destiny Intruding (San Francisco, U.S.A.) |
Just an anecdote about Glen Campbell,
When I was attending junior college (dorm resident), the rec room's TV would be tuned to the preference of the person who got there first. I don't remember the day of the week it aired, but I would try to be first in line just to watch the "Goodtime Hour". The alternative was "That Space Show", as the football players called it (referring to "Lost in Space"). If I happened to win, they would stay and watch. Great entertainment. RMD |
Maybe we stirred something up here...(?!)
Glen Campbell is currently performing Gordon's "If You Could Read My Mind" in concert! Fans are raving about it on Glen's fan forum... http://www.glencampbellshow.com |
Maybe we stirred something up here...(?!)
Glen Campbell is currently performing Gordon's "If You Could Read My Mind" in concert! Fans are raving about it on Glen's fan forum... http://www.glencampbellshow.com |
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You should hear the version that me and Bob Doidge did. It will be out on CD this September, I hope. |
And Bob Doidge, is not a nobody. Working on Gord's Harmony CD. Our Cathy is talented, and seems to be a great person as well...Jesse. :)
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And Bob Doidge, is not a nobody. Working on Gord's Harmony CD. Our Cathy is talented, and seems to be a great person as well...Jesse. :)
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Thanks, Jesse. You're check's in the mail. :D
Today is the first anniversary of my brain aneurysm. There have been more than a few times that I thought I'd never make it a year! A good friend of mine, and the brother of my older sister's ex-husband (I bet that line will stump a few of you) had a brain aneurysm three weeks ago, and is already back home. Luckily, he didn't suffer from much brain damage. Hmmmm... maybe neither of us got a lot of brain damage because all the beer we drank in the '70 already killed most of our brain cells. |
My favorite artist was Sting before I discovered Lightfoot.
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My favorite artist was Sting before I discovered Lightfoot.
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I never had a "favorite" singer/band, until now. There never was anything rising to the top, until now. Sure, I heard Gordon Lightfoot songs on the radio and I liked them. It was just this past winter, while I searched Amazon, a friend suggested I check out GL. I became interested and shortly after, I purchased the United Artist release at the local music shop because it was so darn cheap. As I listened to it on the way home, I began to get excited. Each and every song was truly a quality song. (no duds!) That started me off on a run of purchases of every original album GL put out. I play a CD almost every day. Gordon Lightfoot is my first favorite, and may he be my only. Amen.
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I never had a "favorite" singer/band, until now. There never was anything rising to the top, until now. Sure, I heard Gordon Lightfoot songs on the radio and I liked them. It was just this past winter, while I searched Amazon, a friend suggested I check out GL. I became interested and shortly after, I purchased the United Artist release at the local music shop because it was so darn cheap. As I listened to it on the way home, I began to get excited. Each and every song was truly a quality song. (no duds!) That started me off on a run of purchases of every original album GL put out. I play a CD almost every day. Gordon Lightfoot is my first favorite, and may he be my only. Amen.
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posted August 06, 2006 05:47 PM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks, Jesse. You're check's in the mail. Today is the first anniversary of my brain aneurysm. There have been more than a few times that I thought I'd never make it a year! A good friend of mine, and the brother of my older sister's ex-husband (I bet that line will stump a few of you) had a brain aneurysm three weeks ago, and is already back home. Luckily, he didn't suffer from much brain damage. Hmmmm... maybe neither of us got a lot of brain damage because all the beer we drank in the '70 already killed most of our brain cells. -------------------- Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com Well your mostly welcome Cathy, I hope you made the check for what we agreed upon? {LOL} As for the brain cells, I too have burned some, in the mid 70's...What was your name again! :D :) |
posted August 06, 2006 05:47 PM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks, Jesse. You're check's in the mail. Today is the first anniversary of my brain aneurysm. There have been more than a few times that I thought I'd never make it a year! A good friend of mine, and the brother of my older sister's ex-husband (I bet that line will stump a few of you) had a brain aneurysm three weeks ago, and is already back home. Luckily, he didn't suffer from much brain damage. Hmmmm... maybe neither of us got a lot of brain damage because all the beer we drank in the '70 already killed most of our brain cells. -------------------- Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com Well your mostly welcome Cathy, I hope you made the check for what we agreed upon? {LOL} As for the brain cells, I too have burned some, in the mid 70's...What was your name again! :D :) |
Ummm... my name.... Giberson, I think.
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Marc, your experience sounds just like mine, except mine started around 1997. Actually, I listened to Gord when I was a teenager, and really got hooked on Wreck, but then lost touch with his music for many years. Things just got in the way... like marriage and kids. And I figured he had probably retired. I became interested in him again in the late 1990s, when I decided to take up the guitar again. I remember racking my brain, trying to figure out IYCRMM. I was listening to the recording one night, and all of the sudden, it just came to me. That started me on a long journey to learn as many of his songs as possible. Let's see... only 340 to go....
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Cathy, I remember having a cassett of Gord's Gold over 20 yrs ago. I played it in my car but those were very unsettled days and the tape probably lost out to Led (Zepilan?) or Neil Young. If I had bought Sundown or IYCRMM things may have been different but I havn't heard the remakes since then and I'm guessing I prefer the original recordings (most). My tastes have certainly changed. I went from rock to folk and classical. My lesser pop "favorites" are: Bee Gee's, James Taylor, John Denver, Garth Brooks, America, Johnny A. (instrumental elec. guitar), Yianni, etc. When I run out of good songs (except Bee Gee's) from my listing of pop favorites, Gord's songs keep going and going... I would only need one hand to count the song's I don't enjoy from Shadows on back. Between Shadows and Harmony, there are issues for me.
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Cathy, I remember having a cassett of Gord's Gold over 20 yrs ago. I played it in my car but those were very unsettled days and the tape probably lost out to Led (Zepilan?) or Neil Young. If I had bought Sundown or IYCRMM things may have been different but I havn't heard the remakes since then and I'm guessing I prefer the original recordings (most). My tastes have certainly changed. I went from rock to folk and classical. My lesser pop "favorites" are: Bee Gee's, James Taylor, John Denver, Garth Brooks, America, Johnny A. (instrumental elec. guitar), Yianni, etc. When I run out of good songs (except Bee Gee's) from my listing of pop favorites, Gord's songs keep going and going... I would only need one hand to count the song's I don't enjoy from Shadows on back. Between Shadows and Harmony, there are issues for me.
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