The summer solstice, which marks the [astronomical] beginning of summer, was on Saturday (June 20). COVID-19 changed many plans but thanks to John Carter we still have:
‘The First Class‘ was a British studio-based band created in 1974 by songwriter/singer John Carter, who hired singers Tony Burrows and Chas Mills. Since neither Carter nor Burrows had the time for or interest in touring, five musicians (bassist Robin Shaw, lead singer Del John, guitarist Spencer James, keyboardist Clive Barrett and drummer Eddie Richards) were hired to do the live performances. The “live” group lip-synced the songs that Carter, Burrows and Mills performed in the studio. Although they appeared in the cover of the first album (above picture) they had no part in it and:
‘Beach Baby’ was a one-hit wonder. ‘The First Class’ folded 2 years later. I found footage of Tony Burrows performing ”Beach Baby’ in 2004. The quality isn’t good but that was the best I found:
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oooo… this ones actually difficult… so many options
At least I don’t have to use HTML to type anymore…
Wave Babies by Honeymoon Suite:
Josh Woodward – Goodbye to Spring
(This was on my “taking my youngest to college” playlist………..)
Great choice!
Thanks, Hannibal! It’s a sweet little ditty. 🙂
it has a nice tempo/rhythm. the singer has a nice voice too. put 1 and 2 together and you have a nice tune!
Agree, Earendil! The singer/songwriter, Josh Woodward, puts all of his music up on his site to download for free and/or donation. I don’t know him, but appreciate what he does so a shout out is warranted. His catalog is at the link above and his bio here.
It’s not all fun in the sun though.
Patti Smith – Redondo Beach
Patti Smith, spirit animal with an animal spirit.
Respect.
Beachside Kings of Leon
The Growlers – Beach Rats
The Ellis Marsalis Trio – Pebble Beach
first song song about the beach that comes to mind.
and their ‘baby’ song,
That turned out to be a nice morning jam for me. Thanks MW 🙂