Rialb Wrote:
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> Elvis Presley
> The Bar-Kays
> Bobby "Blue" Bland
> Johnny Cash
> Alex Chilton
> Steve Cropper
> Donald "Duck" Dunn
> Aretha Franklin
> Al Green
> The Gentrys
> W.C. Handy
> Isaac Hayes
> John Lee Hooker
> Howlin' Wolf
> Al Jackson, Jr.
> Booker T. Jones
> B.B. King
> Jerry Lee Lewis
> The Memphis Horns – Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love
> Memphis Minnie
> Memphis Slim
> Willie Mitchell
> David Porter
> Otis Redding
> Charlie Rich
> Sam and Dave
> Sam the Sham
> Ike Turner
> Junior Wells


stop bragging...LOL!
Definitely some of the best music out of Memphis.

some of the definitions of "hometown" here are a bit of a stretch - often 50-100 miles of a stretch, in fact!

That's what I was thinking Gazza. I should actually add the Michael Bolton and Meatloaf are from my home town as well as the Tom Tom Club. But with John Mayer its a little different cause I have known him since I was a little kid and some of my friends get to go to cool things with him.. like the Grammies.

rooster Wrote:
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> Just watched a bunh of Aretha clips...fantastic!
> Thanks for reminding me how great she is Loochie!!
> I mean look at''Natural Woman'' that voice,what a
> great performance!


hi rooster! i actually managed to do some work today, but back to goofing off yea !!

Check out these 'retha High Notes, Parts I and II -








i remember when "Natural Woman" came out by Aretha - very beautiful


hey I just found Aretha drivin in a pink cadillac in Detroit






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Great Stuff!!My long weekend is over...so...Im slowly rocking!

Hound Dog Wrote:
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> That's what I was thinking Gazza. I should
> actually add the Michael Bolton and Meatloaf are
> from my home town as well

So youre from West Haven CT????

No Fairfield, CT. Meat Loaf lives in my town but could be from another town around here. Don't know much about him but have seen him driving in a little convertable sports car.

I border Weston, where Keith lives. There are many bars around here with pictures of him on the walls, he seems to have hit most of the good bars around here over the years.

Hound Dog Wrote:
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>> I border Weston, where Keith lives. There are many
> bars around here with pictures of him on the
> walls, he seems to have hit most of the good bars
> around here over the years.

It hasnt showed, or anything, of course.....

Great thread it brought some Soul back to the farm...now im gonna watch Al Green thanks Loochie!

Kaz Lux from Brainbox



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Here's a musician from my hometown:

John Belushi

I say a little prayer...in black and white...just great!! Detroit can be proud!!

JackFrash...at least you didn't say JIM Belushi.


IORR............but I like it!

Gazza Wrote:
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> some of the definitions of "hometown" here are a
> bit of a stretch - often 50-100 miles of a
> stretch, in fact!


Reminds me of Ryan Air, they dump you some 100 miles away from where they claim to fly to.

Romeo Void is from SF.

rooster Wrote:
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> I say a little prayer...in black and white...just
> great!! Detroit can be proud!!


ain't nuthin better than (old) motown music, well, except maybe...the stones !!



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Thats the spirit Loochie I agree!!

El Tri

wipeacdc@hotmail.com
never too old or young to rocknroll!!!!!!

Robert Plant from Led Zep drinks in our local pub,i also went to school with his son

These people all went to high school in Palo Alto, California:

Joan Baez
Grace Slick
Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
Gregg Rolie
The Donnas (all of them)

Not bad for a suburban town that was 25,000 around 1950 and is now 60,000.

From Halmstad, Sweden, Per Gessle of Roxette!
Marie Fredriksson from Roxette too is living here!

Been Stoned since 1964 and still am!

Here is mine.....

I live in Cheltenham....Some guy called Brian Jones from a little known English band was from here.

I was born in Stourbridge went to school with Sean Harris and Brian Tatler of Diamond Head.

My cousin dated Robert Plant for a short time when they were both Teenagers :-o

Fwiw

The Goo Goo Dolls
10,000 Maniacs
Natalie Merchant
Ani DiFranco
Willie Nile (of of Bruce Springsteen's favorite writers...check out 'Cell Phones Ringing in the pockets of the Dead...inspired by the Madrid bombings.....a very underrated guy)
Soulive - jazz/funk trio who opened a few ABB shows for the Stones
Billy Sheehan: bassist extraordinaire for many bands both rock and jazz.

kreator

George Thorogood
Wilmington, Delaware



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This one is the closest to a 'rock star' as one can get from where I come from (an artist, anyway...):
Tom of Finland

- Doxa



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Well what is a hometown? Mcinley Morganfield was born in Missisipi, and lived there till he was 28. Moved to Chicago, started releasing records 5 years later under his nickname Muddy Waters. Lived in Chicago for forty years, owned a house, a bar, raised his family, died here. I'm sure Muddy called Chicago home. Chicago is proud of Muddy, as is the Delta region he was born in. I have no problem with both places laying claim to him. Graceland is famously Elvis's home, I would say he was from Memphis, and was born in Tupelo. Is home where the heart and home is, or what the birth certificate says?

Bryan Adams
Alanis Morrisette

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Stomu Yamashita

After the show party with Mick.

Bands from Vancouver (and Vancouver Island) area, although some not born here.

Bachman Turner Overdrive
Trooper
Prism
Bryan Adams
Nickelback
Nelly Furtado
Diana Krall
Sarah Maclachlan

Paul Rodgers of Bad Co. now lives in suburban Vancouver and Long John Baldrey lived here for quite a few years.