((Louise))


I remember a certain Bar mitzvah in LA where we sat together till I got up and danced like crazy to The Loco-Motion. ; )

but this is the first song I really liked:

I swear, been listening for the last 2 weeks almost daily. Great, great song!

It is impossible not to love these guys. I went to hear them at Wolf Trap at one of their last public performances, and it is a night I will never forget. Their music was termed Blue Eyed Soul, and sometimes they were also called the White Brothers of Soul. Here is one number that still gives me chills:

show it was, but he was a great interview. Apparently he just wrote a biography.

One thing I learned from the talk was that the name of the group was meant to reflect black slang, and had nothing to do with, like 'religion' or 'righteousness' in the traditional sense. In a nutshell, it was more meant to be pronounced 'The Righteous BROTHERS' as opposed to 'The RIGHTEOUS Brothers'

on "The Legendary Demos" CD. It's on YouTube, too, but I can't get the link to copy.

Thank you, Mr. Goffin.

He and Carol wrote some amazing and iconic songs. I still know every word to the first side of Tapestry (and most of the 2nd side) by heart from the 100's of times I spun it on vinyl when I was like 8-10 years old.

Godspeed Mr. Goffin ...