tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post1279078785080059754..comments2024-03-22T15:57:20.329-06:00Comments on Pensive Pens: G is for Dobie Graydiedre Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-51388430465012918762017-05-04T14:44:19.109-06:002017-05-04T14:44:19.109-06:00Hi Barbara!
I love that line as well! Hi Barbara!<br /><br />I love that line as well! diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-83835400061087069862017-05-04T14:42:35.652-06:002017-05-04T14:42:35.652-06:00Hi Arlee!
He had the perfect voice for the song, I...Hi Arlee!<br />He had the perfect voice for the song, I think. He had a greatest hits cassette? The things I miss sometimes...diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-49630247650176718242017-05-04T14:39:08.277-06:002017-05-04T14:39:08.277-06:00Hi Hilary!
Yes, "Drift Away" is one of t...Hi Hilary!<br />Yes, "Drift Away" is one of those soothing songs that easily stays like favorite memory ;-)<br />diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-62874080753834648592017-05-04T14:29:13.550-06:002017-05-04T14:29:13.550-06:00Hi Keith!
Yeah, maybe the song was a bit soulful f...Hi Keith!<br />Yeah, maybe the song was a bit soulful for disco ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-51029323841873168532017-05-04T14:25:27.157-06:002017-05-04T14:25:27.157-06:00Hi Debbie!
I loved the song all the more when my g...Hi Debbie!<br />I loved the song all the more when my great-grandma's tapping toe gave license to playing the song over and over again ;- )diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-34338109682200639072017-05-04T14:21:20.003-06:002017-05-04T14:21:20.003-06:00Hi Shady!
Somehow I've never heard Dobie's...Hi Shady!<br />Somehow I've never heard Dobie's rendition of 'In Crowd' and always thought it was performed by only The Ramsey Lewis Trio. Popular in the UK? I'm glad to know someone appreciated him as much as I did ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-21064700089939845022017-04-13T01:37:46.444-06:002017-04-13T01:37:46.444-06:00Drift Away is one of my all time fav songs! I wil...Drift Away is one of my all time fav songs! I will crank it wide open. The guitar coming through to soothe me. <br />Perspectives at <a href="http://lifefaithincaneyhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life & Faith in Caneyhead</a>Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-33860031169078190722017-04-09T22:25:23.680-06:002017-04-09T22:25:23.680-06:00Dobie Gray had such a great voice and did some fin...Dobie Gray had such a great voice and did some fine songs. I had a greatest hits cassette of his music and enjoyed it greatly. "Drift Away" is such a classic that I still enjoy hearing when it comes on the radio.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-91356587171219662412017-04-09T05:03:39.684-06:002017-04-09T05:03:39.684-06:00Hi Diedre - what a way he had of re-creating himse...Hi Diedre - what a way he had of re-creating himself ... I know a few of the songs you mention ... Drift Away and The In Crowd ... he certainly left his mark for us - cheers Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/g-is-for-goose-gobbling-or-otherwise.htmlHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-57189129631681593112017-04-08T15:27:28.055-06:002017-04-08T15:27:28.055-06:00I've heard of neither of them unfortunately, w...I've heard of neither of them unfortunately, which is surprising since I was involved in the London disco scene in the late 60's. Either that or I've forgotten!<br /><br /><a href="http://keithsramblings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Have a stroll on The Green, Amble Bay </a><br /><br />Keith's Ramblingshttp://keithsramblings.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-67360574091050168642017-04-08T08:43:49.163-06:002017-04-08T08:43:49.163-06:00"Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I..."Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul<br />I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away"<br /><br />Story of my life! ☺ Thanks for the bio of Dobie Gray. I had no idea who he was but I sure loved the lyrics to that song. One of my favourite rock stars, John Kay did a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5QbKV6yQDg" rel="nofollow">cover</a> of it as well. Paul Williams had a brother named Mentor? I didn't know that either. Lots of interesting info in this post, diedre. Thanks!Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-54842362266785416922017-04-08T05:45:57.722-06:002017-04-08T05:45:57.722-06:00Hi, diedre!
I am very happy that you selected Dob...Hi, diedre!<br /><br />I am very happy that you selected Dobie Gray as your G topic. I have vivid memories of the cold, snowy winter weeks at the start of 1965 when Dobie's first hit single "The "In" Crowd" was climbing the chart and being played in heavy rotation on my local top 40 radio station. I was 15, the ideal age to get turned on by the record's groovy go-go dance beat and the song's message, the idea that there exists an elite group, the "in" crowd, the cool people who know all the hot places to go, dance the latest dances and command respect from the people they meet. "The "In" Crowd" excited me more than any other record released during those first few weeks of 1965. It planted a seed in my mind, the suggestion that I too could be part of the "in" crowd someday. A few months later I acted upon the song's message and joined the "in" crowd at the Shady Dell.<br /><br />Waxing on the tiny Charger Records label, Dobie Gray found little success with his other 60s recordings. However, Dobie became a hot artist in the UK thanks to the Northern Soul movement. "The "In" Crowd" along with other go-go style dance songs like "See You at the "Go-Go" and "Out On the Floor" were popular plays on the Northern Soul club circuit throughout England. All three dancers can be found on Dobie's 1965 album Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That Go 'Go Go'. <br /><br />I wasn't aware that Dobie Gray died five years ago at the relatively young age of 71. "Drift Away" might have been his biggest hit, his signature song and the one for which he is remembered but, for me, "The "In" Crowd" was Dobie's best - one of the most exciting records of my lifetime. <br /><br />Thank you, dear friend diedre, and have a wonderful weekend!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.com