Music Appreciation

marble falls

(57,137 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2024, 10:35 PM Apr 17

Sugarloaf - Green-eyed Lady

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Sugarloaf - Green-eyed Lady (Original Post) marble falls Apr 17 OP

Wild connection to this song and this band. OldBaldy1701E Apr 17 #1

In Cleveland, we had Ghoulardi. He became the voice of 'Love Boat" and Tim Conway would show up ... marble falls Apr 17 #2

Cool. Or should I say, 'Ghoul'! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Apr 17 #3

Excellent ProfessorGAC Apr 18 #4

They were trying to break a contract with a record company? marble falls Apr 18 #5

Nope ProfessorGAC Apr 18 #6

OldBaldy1701E

(5,144 posts)

1. Wild connection to this song and this band.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 11:12 PM

Apr 17

I used to be in a band in the early 90s and our first lead guitarst was trained by Bob Yeazel, who was Sugarloaf's third guitarist. I was listening to this song ever since it came out in 1970.

And, also, this song was used as the 'theme song' to one of my favorite local TV shows when I lived outside of Suffolk, VA. There was a late night show that would play old horror movies. It was called 'Dr. Madblood'. It was pretty popular at the time. This just made me love the song even more.)

marble falls

(57,137 posts)

2. In Cleveland, we had Ghoulardi. He became the voice of 'Love Boat" and Tim Conway would show up ...

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 11:16 PM

Apr 17

OldBaldy1701E

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3. Cool. Or should I say, 'Ghoul'! (n/t)

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 11:24 PM

Apr 17

ProfessorGAC

(65,112 posts)

4. Excellent

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 02:14 PM

Apr 18

That organ solo is fantastic.
The difficulty in getting record companies interested in this song us what this later hit was about.

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marble falls

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5. They were trying to break a contract with a record company?

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 07:01 PM

Apr 18

ProfessorGAC

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6. Nope

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 07:19 PM

Apr 18

It was Jerry's F You to all the execs at Liberty Records who told then their album sucked & there was no nit!
Green-Eyed Lady reached #3 in the US & the album was Top 25.
After that, they were getting calls on congratulations. Jerry was nice about it, but was seething inside hearing this from people who said their stuff was crap.
On a different label, he released Don't Call Us... as a shot at Liberty.

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