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But I've been to Oklahoma
« on: October 22, 2015, 07:11:34 AM »
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2015, 07:34:24 AM »
 ...they tell me I was born there, But I really don't remember
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2015, 09:58:11 AM »
...they tell me I was born there, But I really don't remember


Ive never been to spain...
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2015, 10:09:23 AM »
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2015, 10:20:39 AM »
They were set to play in Fort Lauderdale on November 12th. Does anyone know if they are cancelling any dates? :boozing:
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2015, 10:38:32 AM »
saw 'em in 1970

RIP.  One of the great '60s show bands.
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2015, 10:49:39 AM »
I met him a few times.
Nice guy.  Lived a few towns over.
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2015, 11:17:04 AM »
Never understood a single word he said...

Some of my favorite music.  RIP.

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2015, 11:50:08 AM »
Never understood a single word he said...

Some of my favorite music.  RIP.

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2015, 12:40:31 PM »
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2015, 01:45:16 PM »
...they tell me I was born there, But I really don't remember
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2015, 01:47:58 PM »
saw 'em in 1970

RIP.  One of the great '60s show bands.
  I remember being a little tyke living in Santa Barbara in  1970 and Jeremiah was a bullfrog was our whole family's favorite song! 
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2015, 02:05:24 PM »
In high school we had a big bonfire and all-city dance for homecoming every year.  3DN played for us in 70-71-thereabouts.  The music was piped over the outdoor campus speakers.  "Light My Fire" was played continuously when the band wasn't working on account of the "burning man"-sized bonfire.  And when they weren't singing, they came down and mixed with the kids.

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2015, 03:03:21 PM »
 "Well the tell me I was born there ", which in my case is true , but like Hoyt Axton , "I really don't remember " 

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2015, 03:09:33 PM »
"Well the tell me I was born there ", which in my case is true , but like Hoyt Axton , "I really don't remember " 

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Hoyt Axton was the song writer for several of their number 1 songs. Hoyt was a friend of mine, we worked on a movie together.
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2015, 05:23:37 PM »
ALL  of their hits were covers. "Joy to the World" was a Hoyt Axton song. Heard that on the radio this morning, I never knew.

   I miss the music of that era. Top 40 country plays in the shop, Christ it's terrible. And they're covering old rock songs, not a shred of originality. I know there's good stuff out there,
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2015, 05:35:04 PM »
Never understood a single word he said...



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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2015, 06:51:39 PM »
ALL  of their hits were covers. "Joy to the World" was a Hoyt Axton song. Heard that on the radio this morning, I never knew.
 

"Never been to Spain" was also written by Hoyt Axton.

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2015, 07:18:31 PM »
"Never been to Spain" was also written by Hoyt Axton.
. Really also enjoy Waylon's Version of this song!
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2015, 07:20:20 PM »
Yep a favorite...sad

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2015, 09:38:11 PM »
Saw them live at the first Denver Pop Festival back in 1969. Their cover of Chest Fever outdid the Band's version. Also thought they put on a better show than Hendrix that night.

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #21 on: October 23, 2015, 08:36:12 AM »
i remember at 9 or 10 years old, on the playground swings, pumping my legs hard to get higher and faster, singing, Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog!, at the top of my lungs.  Great era in music, great performers and writers.
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #22 on: October 23, 2015, 08:42:48 AM »
Hoyt Axton sold "Ive never been to Spain" to Elvis Presley who recorded it first. Hoyt's mother wrote a song that Elvis made famous. "Heartbreak hotel" She wrote it in Hoyts home town of Ada Oklahoma.
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #23 on: October 23, 2015, 08:44:08 AM »
i remember at 9 or 10 years old, on the playground swings, pumping my legs hard to get higher and faster, singing, Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog!, at the top of my lungs.  Great era in music, great performers and writers.
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 Great performers , though I don't think they wrote much . Left that to the pros like Hoyt Axton .

 Speaking of Hoyt , contrary to a long serving R&R myth , he did not pen "the pusher "

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #24 on: October 23, 2015, 09:07:07 AM »
Great performers , though I don't think they wrote much . Left that to the pros like Hoyt Axton .

 Speaking of Hoyt , contrary to a long serving R&R myth , he did not pen "the pusher "

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Are you sure about that dusty? I have a Hoyt Axton cd that disagrees with that. We are talking about the song god damn the pusher man right?
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #25 on: October 23, 2015, 09:16:12 AM »
Great performers , though I don't think they wrote much . Left that to the pros like Hoyt Axton .

 Speaking of Hoyt , contrary to a long serving R&R myth , he did not pen "the pusher "

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #26 on: October 23, 2015, 09:37:00 AM »
Are you sure about that dusty? I have a Hoyt Axton cd that disagrees with that. We are talking about the song god damn the pusher man right?

 Yeah , I know about all of that . However , he was interviewed by the Morning Zoo , you know , Phil and Brent in Tulsa (think Roy D Mercer) several years ago , and they were going down the list of songs he had written . When they got to "the pusher" Hoyt just kinda laughed and said , "well , I didn't actually write that " . Dunno.

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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #27 on: October 23, 2015, 10:51:36 AM »
"Eli's Coming" was written by Laura Nyro.
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Re: But I've been to Oklahoma
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2015, 02:05:56 PM »
Yeah , I know about all of that . However , he was interviewed by the Morning Zoo , you know , Phil and Brent in Tulsa (think Roy D Mercer) several years ago , and they were going down the list of songs he had written . When they got to "the pusher" Hoyt just kinda laughed and said , "well , I didn't actually write that " . Dunno.

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Wikipedia gloves Hoyt the credit, wonder what the whole story's about?
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« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2015, 02:24:50 PM »
Wikipedia gloves Hoyt the credit, wonder what the whole story's about?

 Hoyt is given the songwriting credit for the song , but my understanding is it was for legal/contractual reasons . Jagger/Richards are given the credit for Jumping Jack Flash , in reality Bill Wyman wrote the song with help from Mick Taylor , Jagger finally admitted that a few years ago . More than likely John Kay and the keyboard player from Steppenwolf actually wrote the song , as it showed up on an album before the movie came out . The music biz is rife with stories like this .
 
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