Simply Retro Update

Hi  Folks, Yes Simply Retro Classic Cover Band have finally started to get off the ground after a shed load of setbacks,  Now the gigs have started to flow in , Their music is superb, A mixture of 50s, 60s, & 70s Rock & pop but no disco, The band recently did a spot at the Crisis charity event at the Blackheath Wanderers sports club on the 28th of September 2016,  They have got a vast list of music that will take you back in time and refresh your memory about the good old days of music !

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Will Black Rock Musician ( Awesome )

 Hi, Here is a talented Singer Songwriter...
                Will Black, He has a new album called
                          Dangerously Close.

     

There are 9 songs on this album and I must say that I am well impressed with his music !

 1, Trace your tattoo

 2, Original Rose

 3, Vintage

 4, Holy Love

 5, Pretty Garden

 6, Rift valley fever

 7, Hell over Heaven

 8, Forever was never enough

 9, Christine, Dangerously close

His songs are great rock sounding masterpieces that should be listened to and I am sure that once you do, You will want to listen to them many times over. The guitar and other instrumentation are second to none, What a great sound !

                               Will Black

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Musicians , Thank you !

Hi folks,
       Just to say a big thank you to all the musicians that are working all over the country & making music for us all to enjoy !

                                                                A Rockchick

                                                           SIMPLY RETRO

                                                              MADONNA

                                                                The Soapgirls

                                                                  David Bowie

                                                              Sir Cliff Richard

                                                        Another Rockchick

The Beatles

Some Bird with a guitar !

Thank you all even those who are no longer with us !

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This is paul burns music: Melissa Martin US Rock Band

This is paul burns music: Melissa Martin US Rock Band: Introducing  Melissa Martin,             Members: Melissa Martin https://www.facebook.com/Melissa.and.Alex.Martin John LeCompt https:/...

Mike Berry sings on the voice

Well, I just watched the voice (awful program) and Mike Berry sang a Buddy Holly song (true love ways ) and at the age of 73, He sounded great, The singer/Actor made his first record with Joe Meek called ( A tribute to Buddy Holly ) back in the early 1960s, Mike was along with many more artists, One of Mr Meek's Recording artist with a big voice, He also had a part in the sitcom Are you being served ,

And it was Chas Hodges who persuaded him to go on the voice program, Although Mike has nothing to prove, He is still a great Singer !

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Remembering Feb 3rd ( Joe Meek Buddy Holly Richie Valence Big Bopper )

Hi, It is that time of year that we musicians and music lovers alike, Remember  the anniversary of  Joe Meek Who died on Feb 3rd 1967 & also Buddy Holly, Richie Valence & The Big Bopper who all died in a plane crash on Feb 3rd 1959

I have recorded my own version of Telstar just to show my respect for Joe Meek ,  All these iconic folk will be remembered for ever, R.I.P  Great souls !

The recording was done in my mini studio using analogue reel to reel at 15 ips on 4 track . Nice to know that analogue is not dead and has indeed been revived in many recording studio's.

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Simply Retro now have a website http://www.simply-retro.com

 Hi once again, Yes Simply Retro classic cover Band Has got a new website  http://www.simply-retro.com So why not give it a visit , Bellow is a video of  Paul & Tony rehearsing , We hope you like what you see & hear.

 We are rehearsing new songs every week  and intend to have a vast repertoire of songs,

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David Bowie died at 69 of cancer 1947-2016

I am so sad to say that David Bowie died on Sunday 9th Jan,  He was 69 ,He will be sadly missed by us all and in the music industry alike ,

DAVID BOWIE , The man was an Icon in his own right, He was a great performer / Singer /Songwriter / Actor who came to fame in 1969 with his song Space oddity  , It was an instant hit , From that moment on, He inspired many musicians & Singers alike !  On Monday this week , The news about him was a shock not only to me, But to all his fans, He was ill from cancer for 18 months & although he did not look that well for quiet some time, No one realised that he was dieing . David gave us a lot of pleasure with his fab music and great outfits of clothing and makeup, He was one of a kind that can never be replaced. His Music and his memory will live on forever !

               DAVID BOWIE 1947-2016

Born	David Robert Jones (1947-01-08)8 January 1947 Brixton, London, England
Died	10 January 2016(2016-01-10) (aged 69) Manhattan, New York City, United States
Cause of death	Liver cancer
Occupation	Singer songwriter musician record producer actor artist
Years active	1962–2016
Spouse(s)	Angie Bowie (m. 1970; div. 1980) Iman (m. 1992; his death 2016)
Children	Two including Duncan Jones
Musical career
Genres	Art rock glam rock art pop electronic experimental
Instruments	Vocals Guitar Saxophone Keyboards
Labels	ISO RCA Virgin EMI Columbia Deram BMG Pye Vocalion Parlophone
Associated acts	Tony Visconti Carlos Alomar The Riot Squad Arnold Corns Tin Machine The Hype Iggy Pop Brian Eno Lou Reed Adrian Belew Mick Ronson John Lennon Queen Nine Inch Nails Mick Jagger Tina Turner Mott the Hoople
Website	Official website

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, and was considered by critics and other musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. Bowie stopped concert touring after 2004, and last performed live at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, he returned from a decade-long recording hiatus, remaining musically active until his death from liver cancer three years later.
Born and raised in south London, Bowie developed an interest in music while at school where he excelled at playing the recorder. As a youth, he enjoyed listening to Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Platters, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley and Little Richard, among others. Bowie's musical abilities broadened beyond the recorder when he took up the ukulele and he began to participate in skiffle sessions with friends. When he left school he studied art, music and design, and learned how to typeset. He became fluent on the saxophone in 1962 and formed his first band, that year, at the age of 15. He embarked on a professional career as a musician in 1963, and received his first management contract shortly afterwards. "Space Oddity" became his first top five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July . David Bowie went on to be one of the worlds biggest pop artist with many records under his belt like  Let's Dance, Rebel  Rebel , and many more.
He even had his own special Mini !

He was also in a band in the 1960s called  The Riot Squad, Which was one of Joe Meek's Bands that recorded at 304 Holloway Road , London N7. 

I can remember when I lived in Southend Lane SE6, in 1969, 2 young girls knocked on my door thinking it was where David Bowie lived, In fact he lived in a street in Beckenham not fat from me, They were confused with where I lived .

One of his hit's was called The laughing gnome ,

It was a hit but only small compared with Space oddity  which was a huge hit !

So there you have it, His Name and music will never die, And don't forget, He was a great actor too, See his film Labyrinth !

                                      DAVID BOWIE 1947-2016

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The Elvis Exhibition at the 02 London

Hi folks, Well My wife and I , Went to the 02 at Greenwich London today , It was a great experience, So here are some of the things that we saw there .

                                          This is Elvis's Lincoln Continental ( Fabulous)

I must say that we did enjoy the exhibition as there is so much to see , I really doe's make you realise just how great Elvis was.

                                             His Record player , Yes I remember them well.

                                                      Heartbreak Hotel , A Big Hit for Elvis .

                                                       Family Photo  ( Fab )                             

                                                  Pool Table when Elvis met The Beatles !   

                                     He's MG sports car that he bought from a film company

                     The amount of people at this event, Just lets us see how loved  Elvis was and still is today, He has lived on through his music for over 50 years , And he still has an audience of young folk today ! And his new album is out for sale called  If I can dream and he is dubbed with the Royal Philharmonic  Orchestra, So he lives on and he always will,

                 Long Live the Music of

                                 ELVIS PRESLEY .

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