{"id":27551,"date":"2022-06-13T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=27551"},"modified":"2022-06-13T17:23:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T21:23:08","slug":"keener-today-june-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=27551","title":{"rendered":"Keener Today – June 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Happening – Via JJ Duling<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Doobie’s 5oth Anniversary Tour is underway, with Michael MacDonald on board:<\/strong> The band played Jiffy Lube Live in Virginia over the weekend. It’s their first performance since a mini-residency in Las Vegas in May. The Doobies still draw huge crowds and Michael MacDonald’s presence is juicing ticket sales. He last toured with the band in the 90s. (USA Today<\/a>)<\/p>\n

What’s that smell?<\/strong> Researchers are making headway in understanding why some people with Covid lose their sense of smell and some treatments that may help bring it back. A multitude of potential treatments to tackle the condition are undergoing clinical trials, including steroids and blood plasma. (Nature<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Can we make ends meet with a 4-day workweek?<\/strong> More than 70 companies and organizations across the U.K. are trialing a four-day workweek. Participants will receive full pay for working 80% of their usual hours, while committing to maintain 100% productivity. Researchers are testing whether an extra day to recharge will increase employee morale, focus and engagement during the days they are at work. (Today<\/a>)<\/p>\n

How a bowl of soup made “The Last Train to Clarksville” a hit:<\/strong> At the dawn of the Monkee’s career, Mickey Dolenz didn’t think he had the chops to sing the lead on “Last Train to Clarksville.”\u00a0 Tommy Boyce of the dynamic duo, Boyce & Hart, took Mickey across the street for a bowl of soup and some supportive words. An hour later, the he laid down the track that began the Monkees’ rocket ride to stardom. (The Cheat Sheet<\/a>)<\/p>\n

How Art Garfunkel’s dedication to a friend changed a life:<\/strong> When Sandy Greenberg was told that severe Glaucoma would steal his sight, his college friend, Art Garfunkel stepped into help. Greenberg writes in a new autobio that Garfunkel inspired him to take on the nickname “Darkness” after Simon and Gar’s first single attempt. Greenberg went onto a life of achievement and was able to return the favor. When Art was down to his last dime before Darkness became a hit, he asked Sandy for a $400 dollar loan. With $404 in his bank account, his friend gladly wrote the check. (Alitiea<\/a>)<\/p>\n

An Elvis Premiere with Tom Hanks – at Graceland:<\/strong> Tom Hanks joined director Baz Luhrmann, fellow cast members and representatives of the Presley family for the Memphis premiere at Graceland of the biographical motion picture, “Elvis.” The Saturday night screening in The Guest House at Graceland \u2014 the 450-room hotel just north of the Presley mansion on Elvis Presley Boulevard \u2014 was the highlight of a weekend of Memphis activities organized by Warner Bros. that brought dozens of international reporters, bloggers and “influencers” to town. \u00a0(Commercial Appeal<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Today’s Rock and Roll Birthdays (Via DrRock.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1913 Ben Raleigh<\/strong>, Prolific pop lyricist, wrote \u201cTell Laura I Love Her\u201d<\/strong> for Ray Peterson (#7, 1960) and the theme song \u201cScooby Doo, Where Are You?\u201d to the Hanna-Barbera cartoon show, died in a home fire on 2\/26\/1997, age 83
\n1934 Uriel Jones<\/strong>, Drummer in Motown house band The Funk Brothers, which provided nearly all instrumentation behind every Motown hit, died from a heart attack on 3\/24\/2009, age 74.
\n1940 Bobby Freeman<\/strong> \/ (Robert Thomas Freeman) ? Dance craze R&B\/soul-pop singer and songwriter who wrote and recorded the enduring hit, \u201cDo You Want To Dance\u201d<\/strong> (#5, 1958) while still a teenager, the song has been covered in multiple variations by The Beach Boys, John Lennon, The Ramones, Bette Midler and others, died following a heart attack on 1\/23\/2017, age 76
\n1941 Marv Tarplin<\/strong> \/ (Marvin Tarplin) ? Session guitarist and songwriter for Motown Records, collaborated with Smokey Robinson, co-wrote and played on many R&B hits, including \u201cTracks Of My Tears\u201d<\/strong> (#16, R&B #2, 1965) for The Miracles, left Motown in 1973 to work with Robinson in his solo career for the next 35 years, died from unspecified causes on 9\/30\/2011 , age 70.
\n1943 Dyke Christian<\/strong> \/ (Arlester Christian) ? Bassist, singer and frontman for 60s R&B\/funk Dyke And The Blazers, the early backing band for The O\u2019Jays, wrote \u201cFunky Broadway\u201d for Wilson Picket<\/strong>t (#8, Soul #1, 1967), had several minor hits with his band until he was shot to death on a Phoenix, AZ street on 3\/13\/1971, age 27
\n1946 Paul Buckmaster<\/strong> \/ (Paul John Buckmaster) ? Composer, conductor and arranger best known for a nearly 50 year career creating the orchestral arrangements to well-known pop, rock, jazz and country hits by multiple artists, including David Bowie\u2018s \u201cSpace Oddity\u201d<\/strong> (#124, UK #5, 1969), Elton John\u2018s \u201cYour Song\u201d (#8, UK #7, 1970), Carly Simon\u2018s \u201cYou\u2019re So Vain\u201d (#1, UK #1, 1972) ), plus albums by Grateful Dead (Terrapin Station, 1977), Counting Crows (Recovering The Satellites, 1996), Guns \u2018N Roses (Chinese Democracy, 2008), Heart (Beautiful Broken, 2016) and many others, died from undisclosed causes on 11\/7\/2017, age 71
\n1947 John Kahn<\/strong>, Bass guitarist and session musician in the 60s and 70s for Mike Bloomfield, Brewer & Shipley, Maria Muldaur and others, best known for his 25 year collaboration with the Grateful Dead\u2018s Jerry Garcia in multiple projects, including The Jerry Garcia Band, bluegrass Old & In The Way, acoustic duo Garcia & Kahn plus other efforts with Merle Saunders and Howard Wales, died in his sleep on 5\/30\/1996, age 48
\n1949 Dennis Locorriere<\/strong>, Guitarist for AM pop-rock Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show<\/strong>, \u201cSylvia\u2019s Mother\u201d<\/strong> (#5, 1972) plus nine other Top 40 hits
\n1951 Howard Leese<\/strong>, Guitar and keyboards for hard rock Heart<\/strong>, \u201cThese Dreams\u201d<\/strong> (#1, 1986)
\n1951 Jorge Santana<\/strong> \/ (Guillermo Jorge Santana) ? Guitarist, bandleader and younger brother of Latin rock superstar Carlos Santana, joined R&B\/horn-rock Malibus in the late 60s and helped transform the band into influential, smooth Chicano rock Malo<\/strong> (\u201cSuavecito,\u201d<\/strong> #18, AC #8, 1972), went solo in 1976 and issued five albums in his name over 35 years, plus one with Latin rock supergroup Fania All-Stars, one as a sideman to his brother, and one in full collaboration (Santana Brothers, 1994), continued to tour with Malo on the oldies circuit until dying from natural causes on 5\/14\/2020, age 68.
\n1954 Bo Donaldso<\/strong>n \/ (Robert Donaldson) ? Pop-rock singer, keyboardist, trumpeter and frontman for The Heywoods, \u201cBilly Don\u2019t Be a Hero\u201d<\/strong> (#1, 1974)
\n1957 Rolf Brendel<\/strong>, Drummer for German pop-rock band Nena, \u201c99 Luftballons\u201d<\/strong> (#2, 1984)
\n1963 Paul DeLisle<\/strong>, Bassist for neo-garage\/quirky Smash Mouth, \u201cWalkin\u2019 On The Sun\u201d<\/strong> (Adult Top 40 #1, 1997)<\/p>\n

Keener Number Ones for this week in:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1964) Memphis, Johnny Rivers
\n(1965) Mr Tambourine Man, Byrds
\n(1966) Little Girl, Syndicate of Sound
\n(1967) Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Frankie Valli
\n(1968) This Guy’s In Love With You, Herb Alpert
\n(1969) Spinning Wheel, Blood Sweat & Tears
\n(1970) Ooh Child, Five Stairsteps
\n(1971) It’s Too Late, Carole King<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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