#BillySwan

[johnpaulkeith]

What a pleasure it was meeting Billy Swan today, a musician and songwriter I admire very much and whose songs I’ve performed countless times. Thank you to my friend @monsieurmatt for inviting me to stop by his truly stunning @southerngrooves studio in @crosstownconcourse for my first visit. I cannot wait to hear what they are cooking up, I know it’s going to be very special. Many people know “I Can Help”, but real ones know “Lover Please”, a rhythm and blues hit in 1962 for Clyde McPhatter. I played guitar on my friend @jackoblivian’s version on his Rat City album. Billy also worked with Kris Kristofferson during some of his peak early work, including classics like The Silver Tongued Devil and I. One of the many cool things about Billy’s original hit recording of “I Can Help” besides the trademark organ sound is the unforgettable guitar work of Reggie Young and Chip Young (no relation), two of the most-heard session guitarists of all time. Both the intro lick and the solo are throwback rockabilly guitar master strokes, required reading for any guitarist interested in the style, and a lot of fun to play. For years I’ve performed regularly at the @guesthousegraceland in the lobby lounge as an acoustic duo, playing many Elvis songs, naturally, and a variety of Memphis classics, along with a few of my own tunes here and there. But one song I make a point to play every single time is “I Can Help”, because it was of course recorded by Elvis Presley. Being a songwriter myself, I like to share with the guests what I know about the many songwriting greats who composed the music that comprises the Elvis Presley repertoire, people like Otis Blackwell, Lieber and Stoller, Pomus and Shuman, and Billy Swan. So it was really cool to meet him today. Thank you, guys. I love Crosstown Concourse and enjoy my experience there every time. What a cool thing we have here in Midtown. I’m always happy for any excuse to stop by. #BillySwan #songwriters #songwriting #rockabilly #rockandroll #rockhistory #Americana #Memphismusic #Elvis #reggieyoung #chipyoung #clydemcphatter #kriskristofferson @elvis (at Crosstown Concourse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0R6aZvTOI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[duranduratulsa]

Billy Swan - I Can Help (Audio)

Song 🎵 of the day 2: I Can Help by Billy Swan (1974) #billyswan #icanhelp #70s

[seansheap]

Record 2300. #CountryFunk2 I was in the process of listening to my Soul Jazz Records compilations when I saw @musicfarmers post this record arriving in store, and I was coloured intrigued. I had a listed to the opening track the incredible Elvis cover "Don't be Cruel" performed by #BillySwan and I knew I needed to own this. Of course I picked up a few extras in my visit which I while post soon after. This record is not disappointing me so far! Incredible rhythm sections and, yes, breaks! #countryfunk #bobbydarin #willienelson #dollyparton #kennyrogers #countrymusic #vinyl #records #nowspinning #vinyljunkie #recordcollection #vinyligclub https://www.instagram.com/p/CEL5RFsJfUd/?igshid=dc075h9hvk8f

[jhonnycash]

Buen Country blues... Como nota, Eric Carmen toca la harmonica en algunas rolas #vinyl #BillySwan #1978 #Botader0 https://www.instagram.com/p/CffHv6zuafG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rafi602]

Very nice grip of seven inchers I brought back from Memphis last week, courtesy of Hot Tub Eric @dothe45 who spins each Thursday at 5pm CST on @burnt.ends.radio on the small but mighty @wyxr_memphis Thanks Eric for this nice variety. I’ll be spinning them at upcoming parties. Thanks for taking me around to Payne’s BBQ, @gonerrecords @shangrilarecords @memphislisteninglab Meteor Records. My favorite joint is Buttermaker’s Lounge with it’s old school jukebox stacked with nothing but goodness, and it’s cold local beers. #goodaction #graciasamigo #bobwills #billyswan #themonarchs #jrcash #45rpm #leemartin #redriverdave #MEMPHIS (at Memphis Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWyIXRSJt-M/?utm_medium=tumblr

[abbio]

. . www.spreaker.com/user/6261371/93-emergency . . Emergency . . 01_Edwin Starr - War 02_The Sound - Missiles 03_Fabrizio de André - Un Medico 04_Billy Swan - I Can Help 05_Adriano Bono & Torpedo Sound Machine - EMERGENCY . . #ginostrada #emergency #billyswan #icanhelp #fabriziodeandre #unmedico #sounds #thesounds #edwinstar #adrianobono #torpedo #sound #machine #teresasarti #onlus #ong (presso Milan, Italy)

[radiolewes]

Si & Nik's Pick n Mix 27.5.20

[sounds10thapr1976-blog]

Second page of news.

Page 3     SOUNDS     April 10, 1976

WHO PUT THE BOOT IN

ALEX HARVEY AND LITTLE FEAT JOIN THEM ON SOCCER SUPERGIGS THE WHO, Alex Harvey, Little Feat: that is the phenomenal top line of the heaviest package to hit the road in Britain in years.

These three bands plus the Outlaws, making their UK debut, and Streetwalkers have been assembled by promoter Harvey Goldsmith to play three football grounds to a total of 115,000 people.

The venues and dates are: Charlton Athletic FC, The Valley, London SE7, May 31; Celtic FC, Celtic Park, Glasgow G21, June 5; Swansea City FC, Vetch Field, Swansea, June 12, all shows starting at 2.00 pm, gates open at 12 noon.

The working title for the whole enterprise is ‘Who Put The Boot In’ and it is the realisation of Pete Townshend’s dream of playing ‘rock for everyone’ which he first tried, not entirely to his satisfaction, with the one show at Charlton in May, ’74.

On a grand scale it’s ‘the Who and friends’ as they are all bands the Who rate highly.

All tickets cost £4 each and are available by POSTAL application immediately from GP Productions, PO Box 4TL, London W1A 4OL. Application should be marked London, Glasgow or Swansea to assist sorting and postal orders preferable to cheques, say the organisers.

Tickets are available by PERSONAL application only from the following locations from April 12: Virgin Records, Union Street, Swansea. Derick Records, Oxford Street, Swansea. Derick records, Station Road, Port Talbot. Appollo, Glasgow. Shuffles, Sauchniehall Street, Glasgow.

Harvey Goldsmith has arranged special trains to the gigs through British Rail as well as coaches and special arrangements with the local transport authorities.

An unusual feature designed to prevent rip-offs is that the catering will be completely controlled by the promoters rather than sub-contracted.

To get the elaborate staging and all the bands’ equipment on the road they will be using eight articulated 40-foot trucks. The operation will employ 2,000 people in security/clearance/turnstiles/crews.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band have added a date to their British tour before the Who gigs. They will now play Edinburgh Odeon on Saturday May 29 as well as the previous night.

AISLES OF MILES JOHN MILES’S first headlining tour, forecast in Sounds last week, has now been fixed and will take in major venues in eight cities.

He is also being lined up for a Mike Mansfield TV special to be recorded in May for broadcast in July or August.

Tour dates are: Glasgow Apollo May 30, Newcastle City Hall 31, Manchester Palace Theatre June 1, Liverpool Empire 2, Birmingham Town Hall 3, Bristol Hippodrome 4, London Hammersmith Odeon 6, Southampton Gaumont 7.

BILLY AND WILLY IN COUNTRY DOUBLE BILLY SWAN and Willie Nelson are to double-head a single British gig during their European tour later this month.

The play the London New Victoria on April 23, tickets £2.50, £2 and £1.50 available from the box office now.

Nelson has just released in Britain the single that won him the US Grammy for ‘Best Country Male Vocal Performance’ last year titled ‘Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain’. Reports of any other gigs in the UK for Nelson this time round should be ignored CBS say.

STONES: THREE MORE SHOWS A million people want to see ’em

THE ROLLING STONES are to play three extra nights at Earls Court but there is no way they could meet the demand for tickets to see them – which now amounts to a MILLION applications.

They will now play May 25, 26 and 27 which will put about 50,000 more seats into the ballot but there is no point in sending further applications as these will simply help to take up some of the sackfuls of letters already bound to be disappointed.

The last count was 86 bags of mail containing an estimated million applications with most asking for any number of tickets up to the limit of six.

NEW BLOOD FOR ROLLERS NEW BAY CITY ROLLER Ian Mitchell, a 17-year-old Irishman, said that he was “over the moon” at joining the band.

He replaces Alan Longmuir who originally decided to quit the Rollers last year when he admitted that he was 27, not 22 as their publicity claimed. The he was dissuaded by the fans’ response but now he has decided that the pressures of touring are too much for him.

Ian comes from Downpatrick, County Down, and Rollers’ manager Tam Paton said he was spotted when playing in Belfast with a group called the Young Stars.

NEW NEW SEEKERS THE NEW SEEKERS have reformed, though not with the original line-up, and already scheduled their first concerts.

They broke up more than a year ago and lead singer Lynn Paul began a solo career which she is continuing. Marty Kristian and Paul Leyton recorded with Danny Finn who they have now brought into the New Seekers line-up.

Original member Eve Graham has returned from a spell in Australia and they are joined by Kathie Ann Ray as replacement for Lynn.

Their first concert is on May 16 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and a full tour is planned for later that month.

DAVID GOES SPANISH DAEVID ALLEN, the former leader of Gong, may be playing in the UK during the summer with a Spanish five-piece string band called Euterpe. He is living in Majorca at the moment.

COWMAN LEAVES JOHN GREAVES, bassist with Henry Cow, has left the band to record solo and the band are currently rehearsing with a new member whose name will be announced next week.

Greaves will be recording in New York with Peter Blegvad who used to be in Slap Happy.

MOON HEIST MOON are offering a reward, no questions asked, for the return of their van, an Orange mixer, and a Hi-Watt amp stolen after their gig at Dingwalls at the weekend.

They are about to go into the studio to record for CBS for the first time and, though they are buying a new PA, they had hoped to use their old equipment either in part-exchange or as a monitoring set-up.

ELKIE: PERONTINITIS? ELKIE BROOKS has cancelled her gig scheduled for the New Victoria this Saturday because of a severe illness. She is now recovering from an emergency operation for perontonitis.

She is said to have been offered the lead role in a new musical by ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ composers Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber about the life of Eva Peron, the first wife of the late Argentinian dictator Juan Peron. She would not have to start work on it until June.

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#billyswan

[thefrogholler]

Happy Birthday Billy Swan! – country singer/songwriter/keyboards/guitar/drums – best known for the 1974 hit – I Can Help – 5/12/1942

#thefrogholler #BillySwan #musicalbirthdaynotes

[adondeirhoy]

Hoy en la historia de la música https://ift.tt/32elnE6 (For English see below) 23 noviembre 1974 One Hit Wonder: Por dos semanas consecutivas, Billy Swan acaparó la posición # 1, en la Billboard Hot 100 de los Estados Unidos, con: “I Can Help”. La canción fue un éxito en la mayor parte de Europa y también alcanzó el # 1 en Australia. En Noruega estuvo 37 semanas en las listas, convirtiéndose en el cuarto single con mejor rendimiento de todos los tiempos, en ese país. Comenta y dinos que quieres escuchar en @pontikradio y taguea a tus amigos. Escucha nuestra estación de radio 24/7 sin anuncios SALVA este POST para que puedas volver a leer esta info.⁠ >>>>> Today in music history 23 November 1974 One Hit Wonder: For two consecutive weeks, Billy Swan grabbed the # 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States with: "I Can Help." The song was a hit in most of Europe and also reached # 1 in Australia. In Norway it spent 37 weeks on the charts, becoming the fourth best performing single of all time in that country. Comment and tell us what you want to hear on @pontikradio and tag your friends. Listen to our radio station 24/7 without ads https://ift.tt/32elnE6 ⁠ ⁠ SAVE this POST so you can read this info again. ⁠------ #pontikradio ⁠#pontiknetwork⁠ #pontikmedia⁠ #hoyenlamusica #thisdayinmusic #hoyenlahistoria #todayinmusichistory #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #oldiesmusic⁠ #music #musica #retromusic #musictime #musiclegend #leyenda ⁠#ICanHelp #BillySwan #seventies #rocknews #popnews #onehitwonder #singer https://ift.tt/3xfj7LK

[fatrabbitky]

Have a VERY SPECIFIC problem? Billy Swan can help! One of my favorite record covers ever. #thingswehave #fatrabbitky #billyswan #ICANHELP #vinyl (at Fat Rabbit Thrift & Vintage)

[eildotcom]

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[991dotcom]

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[kimjameson]

Seeing #funkydonniefritts last weekend reminded me of this breathtaking moment last year. #kriskristofferson @theryman #billyswan #chrisgantry #nashville #tennessee #forthegoodtimes (at Ryman Auditorium)

[profstrych9]

Rockabilly Hot (CBS, 1987) #rickynelson #billyswan #martystuart #carlperkins #johnnycash #steveearle #jerryleelewis #charlierich #martyrobbins #mickeygilley #mexicanpressing #hechoenmexico #vinylfy #vinyloftheday #vinylcollectionpost #mysonicarchive