| Tony Bennett RIP ... 13:52 - Jul 21 with 1052 views | theloneranger |
"Tony Bennett, the legendary New York pop and jazz singer, has died aged 96."
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 13:58 - Jul 21 with 1036 views | Wingstandwood |
QUOTE: "During a career that spanned seven decades".
Now that is something that future generations are extremely unlikely to hear when it comes to present and future acts. [Post edited 21 Jul 2023 14:05]
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 15:45 - Jul 21 with 976 views | RhonddaSwans |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 13:58 - Jul 21 by Wingstandwood |
QUOTE: "During a career that spanned seven decades".
Now that is something that future generations are extremely unlikely to hear when it comes to present and future acts. [Post edited 21 Jul 2023 14:05]
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The age of assembly line pop stars that are disposable and have no personality for ad revanue.
emagion ozzy trying to make it now 😂 |  |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:03 - Jul 21 with 958 views | Wingstandwood |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 15:45 - Jul 21 by RhonddaSwans |
The age of assembly line pop stars that are disposable and have no personality for ad revanue.
emagion ozzy trying to make it now 😂 |
Those were the days when there was no famous for being famous instantaneous fame, a case of fame earned based upon starting at the very bottom like what many acts used to do by playing in places that were the total opposite of glamourous and spacious.
I think modern undiscovered musical acts are disadvantaged nowadays because of the fact record companies and their talent spotting A+R dept(s) are in no way as keen, in number and conspicuous as what they once were, along with the lack of live music venues. And too right it's now more a case of picking someone off a TV talent show assembly line to have a decent chance of making it.
There is no longer the individuality, excitement and genre/fashion movement craze etc like years back either i.e. rock n roll teddy boy to Beatlemania, to Merseybeat to Mods to SKA movement to Heavy Metal to Country-Rock to Glam Rock to Punk Rock to New Romantic to synth pop etc. | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:14 - Jul 21 with 948 views | onehunglow |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:03 - Jul 21 by Wingstandwood |
Those were the days when there was no famous for being famous instantaneous fame, a case of fame earned based upon starting at the very bottom like what many acts used to do by playing in places that were the total opposite of glamourous and spacious.
I think modern undiscovered musical acts are disadvantaged nowadays because of the fact record companies and their talent spotting A+R dept(s) are in no way as keen, in number and conspicuous as what they once were, along with the lack of live music venues. And too right it's now more a case of picking someone off a TV talent show assembly line to have a decent chance of making it.
There is no longer the individuality, excitement and genre/fashion movement craze etc like years back either i.e. rock n roll teddy boy to Beatlemania, to Merseybeat to Mods to SKA movement to Heavy Metal to Country-Rock to Glam Rock to Punk Rock to New Romantic to synth pop etc. |
We have been exceedingly lucky to have been born when we were
Feel
For kids these days
It's hard to make a living in music now | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:40 - Jul 21 with 935 views | Wingstandwood |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:14 - Jul 21 by onehunglow |
We have been exceedingly lucky to have been born when we were
Feel
For kids these days
It's hard to make a living in music now |
We indeed very were lucky. I think the internet means that people are far more likely to listen to 'free' music instead, that has taken away the commercial viability for record companies to talent spot and sign people up.
It's harder even for long established bands who play smallish to medium sized venues to make money also. I watched Captain Sensible say in an interview say that the majority of the money that his band now makes comes from merchandising (T-shirts etc) at venues. Record royalties and venue ticket sales revenue falls way behind in this day and age.
Those were the bygone days when getting on Top Of The Pops and having a few hundred thousand sales would get someone into the Top 10. You can in these days only sell a few thousand and still get to Number 1. | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:49 - Jul 21 with 932 views | theloneranger |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:03 - Jul 21 by Wingstandwood |
Those were the days when there was no famous for being famous instantaneous fame, a case of fame earned based upon starting at the very bottom like what many acts used to do by playing in places that were the total opposite of glamourous and spacious.
I think modern undiscovered musical acts are disadvantaged nowadays because of the fact record companies and their talent spotting A+R dept(s) are in no way as keen, in number and conspicuous as what they once were, along with the lack of live music venues. And too right it's now more a case of picking someone off a TV talent show assembly line to have a decent chance of making it.
There is no longer the individuality, excitement and genre/fashion movement craze etc like years back either i.e. rock n roll teddy boy to Beatlemania, to Merseybeat to Mods to SKA movement to Heavy Metal to Country-Rock to Glam Rock to Punk Rock to New Romantic to synth pop etc. |
As you say, did it the hard way - from the very bottom!!
https://www.warhistoryonline.c | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 17:05 - Jul 21 with 923 views | Wingstandwood |
Yes indeed! I never knew his life story until you posted that up. He belonged to a generation that made the best talk show guests ever!!!!
How can anyone with intelligence and with an inquisitive need to be stimulated, informed and moved on an emotional level ever have any interest in the made up "woe me" traumas come press agent and managerial scripts you'd get from a typical 'Love Island' contestant. No comparison whatsoever! | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 18:03 - Jul 21 with 908 views | howenjack |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 16:14 - Jul 21 by onehunglow |
We have been exceedingly lucky to have been born when we were
Feel
For kids these days
It's hard to make a living in music now |
Too right ... Look at all the wonderful groups /artists that we have been privileged to witness in the era from the 60's till now because we were simply born at the right time.
Beatles , Stones , Elvis ,Cream , Led Zeppelin , The Who , The Clash, The Jam , Stone Roses , ELP, ELO, Genesis , Elton , Tom Jones . Ian Dury. Rod Stewart , The Kinks , Grateful Dead ,Bob Dylan ,The Eagles . Atomic Rooster , King Crimson , Yes , Santana , Alvin Lee , Richie Blackmore , Black Sabbath , The Move , Joe Cocker , Queen , Joe Satriani, Manics , Enigma. Stereophonics , Groundhogs, Oasis , The Verve , Jethro Tull, ABC , The Smiths, New Order, Depeche Mode, Jools Holland , Poco, the Yardbirds , The Byrds , Procul Harum , Fleetwood Mac, Ozark Mountain daredevils , Deep Purple, Slade, Osibisa, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe Mc Donald, Janis Joplin , The Doors , Dire Straits, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Bruce Springsteen. Velvet Underground , David Bowie , Chrissie Hynde , UB 40 .
Bob Marley , The Specials , The Ramones Cat Stevens, AC DC , Mike Oldfield . Guns And Roses , Canned Heat, The Cranberries, U2 , Mamas and Papas , Fairport Convention. Amy Winehouse , Four Tops . Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pulp, Aerosmith , Billy Idol. Culture Club . Chuck Berry , Lightning Seeds, Joy Division . Charlatans , Beautiful South, Simon and Garfunkle, Metallica, Iron Maiden. The Travelling Wilburys , The Seekers , The Beach Boys , Chas and Dave , Moody Blues , Coldplay, Cliff, Tupac , Kate Bush , Crowded House , Buzzcocks, Bad Manners ,Madness , Toots And The Maytals, Spencer Davis Group, Stevie Winwood , Traffic, Dr Hook , Hawkwind, Primal Scream , The Damned, Donovan , Gypsy Kings, Ultravox. Spandau Ballet, The Cure, The Cult , Blondie , Roxy Music . Pat Benatar , Meatloaf , Cher , Lou Reed , The Stranglers , OMD, Badfinger , Squeeze, The Undertones Talking Heads, Free, Wishbone Ash. The Cars , Human League , the Hollies , The communards , Echo and the Bunnymen . Radiohead, The shadows ,The Eurythmics , Meatloaf , Generation X , Duran Duran .......... To name a few  | | | |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 18:19 - Jul 21 with 897 views | shingle |
Well 96 years is definitely making the most of the break from non existence dam good innings play fair. | | | |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 18:59 - Jul 21 with 879 views | onehunglow |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 18:03 - Jul 21 by howenjack |
Too right ... Look at all the wonderful groups /artists that we have been privileged to witness in the era from the 60's till now because we were simply born at the right time.
Beatles , Stones , Elvis ,Cream , Led Zeppelin , The Who , The Clash, The Jam , Stone Roses , ELP, ELO, Genesis , Elton , Tom Jones . Ian Dury. Rod Stewart , The Kinks , Grateful Dead ,Bob Dylan ,The Eagles . Atomic Rooster , King Crimson , Yes , Santana , Alvin Lee , Richie Blackmore , Black Sabbath , The Move , Joe Cocker , Queen , Joe Satriani, Manics , Enigma. Stereophonics , Groundhogs, Oasis , The Verve , Jethro Tull, ABC , The Smiths, New Order, Depeche Mode, Jools Holland , Poco, the Yardbirds , The Byrds , Procul Harum , Fleetwood Mac, Ozark Mountain daredevils , Deep Purple, Slade, Osibisa, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe Mc Donald, Janis Joplin , The Doors , Dire Straits, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Bruce Springsteen. Velvet Underground , David Bowie , Chrissie Hynde , UB 40 .
Bob Marley , The Specials , The Ramones Cat Stevens, AC DC , Mike Oldfield . Guns And Roses , Canned Heat, The Cranberries, U2 , Mamas and Papas , Fairport Convention. Amy Winehouse , Four Tops . Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pulp, Aerosmith , Billy Idol. Culture Club . Chuck Berry , Lightning Seeds, Joy Division . Charlatans , Beautiful South, Simon and Garfunkle, Metallica, Iron Maiden. The Travelling Wilburys , The Seekers , The Beach Boys , Chas and Dave , Moody Blues , Coldplay, Cliff, Tupac , Kate Bush , Crowded House , Buzzcocks, Bad Manners ,Madness , Toots And The Maytals, Spencer Davis Group, Stevie Winwood , Traffic, Dr Hook , Hawkwind, Primal Scream , The Damned, Donovan , Gypsy Kings, Ultravox. Spandau Ballet, The Cure, The Cult , Blondie , Roxy Music . Pat Benatar , Meatloaf , Cher , Lou Reed , The Stranglers , OMD, Badfinger , Squeeze, The Undertones Talking Heads, Free, Wishbone Ash. The Cars , Human League , the Hollies , The communards , Echo and the Bunnymen . Radiohead, The shadows ,The Eurythmics , Meatloaf , Generation X , Duran Duran .......... To name a few |
Not forgetting Hank | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 19:50 - Jul 21 with 864 views | howenjack |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 18:59 - Jul 21 by onehunglow |
Not forgetting Hank |
Shadows got a mention mun | | | |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 20:22 - Jul 21 with 857 views | onehunglow |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 19:50 - Jul 21 by howenjack |
Shadows got a mention mun |
Not bad ,not bad | |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 22:33 - Jul 21 with 837 views | KeithHaynes |
Great innings and a fantastic vocalist.
Three short of a Bairstow.
I would be happy with that. |  |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 06:46 - Jul 22 with 812 views | jackal |
Saw him at the Capitol in Cardiff in the early 70's.
Absolutely wonderful. |  | | |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 13:54 - Jul 22 with 787 views | Kilkennyjack |
Tony Bennett served in the US Army during World War II and was demoted to Private for breaking segregation rules and hanging out with a Black soldier.
Later active in US Civil Rights movement.
A good man.
RIP. |  |
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| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 14:03 - Jul 22 with 778 views | onehunglow |
| Tony Bennett RIP ... on 13:54 - Jul 22 by Kilkennyjack |
Tony Bennett served in the US Army during World War II and was demoted to Private for breaking segregation rules and hanging out with a Black soldier.
Later active in US Civil Rights movement.
A good man.
RIP. |
Great voice,even greater man.
It made singing effortless and it isn’t .
He was gifted with beautiful timbre and he used this well. | |
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