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Steve DeRosa · 05-15-2003, 10:37 AM

Well, I guess if you read those other posts by me you would already have an idea of the wacky musical upbringing I had! Ecclectic music abounded at our house, usually played very loudly and enthusiastically by my dad. When we weren't listening to music at home, he was dragging us around to old "junk shops" and "bargain barns" in search of old, used musical instruments and record albums!

I don't remember all the album titles, mostly just the artists...here goes...a partial list:

The Barking Dogs..."Jingle Bells"
Jorgie Jeorgensen (sp?)..."I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas"

Elvis...Gospel, Christmas songs, and of course Rock

Marty Robbins
Johnny Cash
Patsy Cline
Hank Williams
The Statler Brothers

Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass
The Harmonicats
Lawrence Welk

The sound track from "2001, a Space Odyssey"
The sound track from "Dueling Banjos"

Piano Roll recordings...Rag, Boogie and Honky Tonk
Music Machine Recordings ( I don't know how to explain these! They were giant machines with all sorts of instruments (strings, horns, percussion, etc) attached to them and if you put money in, they would play an entire song using..oh, I don't know...pneumatics or something like that to power the instruments...pretty cool to watch in person)

John Phillips Sousa Marches
William Tell Overature
Glenn Miller
Louis Armstrong
Paul Whiteman and Orchestra
Polka's

My uncles playing banjos in the livingroom...I just loved that, we cousins got to play the triangle and tambourine along with them.

Lot's and lots of 50's and early 60's rock!

Oh, and one of my favorite songs from back then was "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", I would beg for nickels to play that one on the jukebox everytime I saw it listed!

Oh, and how this all influenced me? I forgot about that part of the topic!!! I guess I was influenced by the Orchestras and Big Bands enough to beg for a flute in 7th grade and to learn it and play it and enjoy being part of a band for the remainder of my school years (I still have the flute, it is very special to me). I really miss playing in a large band so, when I finally have a few moments to myself when the kids are raised, I plan on joining a community orchestra so I can enjoy that musical involvement again.

[This message has been edited by Oma (edited May 15, 2003).]

05-15-2003, 10:37 AM	#11
Steve DeRosa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 138	Well, I guess if you read those other posts by me you would already have an idea of the wacky musical upbringing I had! Ecclectic music abounded at our house, usually played very loudly and enthusiastically by my dad. When we weren't listening to music at home, he was dragging us around to old "junk shops" and "bargain barns" in search of old, used musical instruments and record albums! I don't remember all the album titles, mostly just the artists...here goes...a partial list: The Barking Dogs..."Jingle Bells" Jorgie Jeorgensen (sp?)..."I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas" Elvis...Gospel, Christmas songs, and of course Rock Marty Robbins Johnny Cash Patsy Cline Hank Williams The Statler Brothers Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass The Harmonicats Lawrence Welk The sound track from "2001, a Space Odyssey" The sound track from "Dueling Banjos" Piano Roll recordings...Rag, Boogie and Honky Tonk Music Machine Recordings ( I don't know how to explain these! They were giant machines with all sorts of instruments (strings, horns, percussion, etc) attached to them and if you put money in, they would play an entire song using..oh, I don't know...pneumatics or something like that to power the instruments...pretty cool to watch in person) John Phillips Sousa Marches William Tell Overature Glenn Miller Louis Armstrong Paul Whiteman and Orchestra Polka's My uncles playing banjos in the livingroom...I just loved that, we cousins got to play the triangle and tambourine along with them. Lot's and lots of 50's and early 60's rock! Oh, and one of my favorite songs from back then was "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", I would beg for nickels to play that one on the jukebox everytime I saw it listed! Oh, and how this all influenced me? I forgot about that part of the topic!!! I guess I was influenced by the Orchestras and Big Bands enough to beg for a flute in 7th grade and to learn it and play it and enjoy being part of a band for the remainder of my school years (I still have the flute, it is very special to me). I really miss playing in a large band so, when I finally have a few moments to myself when the kids are raised, I plan on joining a community orchestra so I can enjoy that musical involvement again. [This message has been edited by Oma (edited May 15, 2003).]