Donny Most still swings the GASB for the blue-haired ladies, but in the early 70's, he was the acerbic, somewhat amoral Ralph Malph on the spin-off machine Happy Days, a show that started as a segment of Love American Style in 1972. So it, itself, was a spin-off.
On February 25, 1972, the show aired an episode with a segment titled "Love and the Television Set", a story about Richie Cunningham, his family, and friends. The premise and characters would later be used for the television series Happy Days, and the episode would later be recognized as a de facto pilot for the series (it had originally been produced as a pilot for New Family in Town, which had not been picked up). For syndication, the segment was retitled "Love and the Happy Days". Happy Days, in turn, launched an extensive franchise of spinoffs into the 1980s.
And that's why we have the dance known as "The Fonzie". Thank you, Love American Style. Still waiting for those Season 2 DVDs.
By the way, Happy Days is the reason Julie Pawlowski cut off our conversation when I asked her to see the Stones at Rich Stadium in 1975. It had to be a Tuesday. Fuck you, Happy Days! YOU'RE the reason I wet the bed until I was 25.
Donny Most - Rock Is Dead (1976)
UA was the same label that released Electric Light Orchestra's Eldorado album. Which to push? This posture reminds me of my old friend Dave Pandolfi.
Donny Most - One of These Days (1976)
Written by Barry Manilow, the b-side of "It's A Miracle".
Donny Most - Blue-Finger Lou (1976)
Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz - Daddy What If (1971)
POACA will recall Bill Bixby as TV's The Incredible Hulk.
Bobby Bare and Bobby Bare Jr. - Daddy What If (fake audience) (1974)
Chuck Berry - Louis to San Francisco/Ma Dear (1968)
Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock (1973)
Elvis Presley - Way Down (1976)
D.A. - Ready ’n’ Steady (1979)
"Ready 'n' Steady" is a song written by D. A. Lucchesi and Jim Franks, and performed by the group D. A. The song appeared on Billboard magazine's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart for three weeks in June 1979; however, for many years, neither the record nor any information about it or the artist could be found. This led many collectors to label "Ready 'n' Steady" a "phantom record" that did not exist at all until a recording surfaced in 2016 and its artist (by this point deceased) was identified.
Frank Zappa - Andy (Live) (1980)
Frank Zappa - 13 (Live) (1980)
Ted Cassidy - The Lurch (1965)
John Astin - Wallflower Pete (1965) B-side to "Querida Mia".
Moody Blues - Had To Fall In Love (1978)
Blue Jays - This Morning (1975)
Neil MacArthur (Colin Blunstone of The Zombies) - She’s Not There (1969)
Colin Blunstone- I Don’t Believe In Miracles (1972)
Colin Blunstone - Say You Don’t Mind (1972)
Denny Laine - Say You Don't Mind (1967)
Moody Blues - Boulevard De La Madeleine (1966)
Balls - Fight For My Country (1970)
L-r: Trevor Burton, originally of The Move (which was that great Birmingham band that preceded Electric Light Orchestra), Alan White (who played in Plastic Ono Band, and later, Yes) and Denny Laine (who played in The Moody Blues, and later, Wings.) Pretty strong connection to The Beatles (The Move would later include Jeff Lynne, who would go on to produce Cloud Nine for George Harrison, as well as "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" with the remaining Beatles. For a band with such a tiny recorded output, not bad. NOT THAT GOOD, EITHER.
Balls - Hound Dog Howling (1971)
Denny Laine - The Blues (1973)
Laine's solo output is, for lack of a better word, slight.
Wings - Time To Hide (1976)
Denny Laine - Japanese Tears (1980)
Kris Kringle - Help (1972)
Kris Kringle - Janie Slow Down (1972)
D-Sides in Korean.
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Yet MORE First Recordings of Famous Songs.
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The Police, before they were The Police.
Chuck Berry.
Stiff Records, Solo Cream Members, and that ”Sidehackers” Soundtrack You Have Been Begging For.
A Small Eternity In New York City.
One Bad Apple
Chicago and Some Extracurricular Activities
Carpenters. Again.
Music Mrs. Neal Can’t Stand
The Monkees, Bond Street, and Richard Simmons
Tim Curry was Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lance Rentzel...also recorded music.
I‘m gonna Prog you good. Prog you like you know I should. I‘m gonna Prog you until you‘re sore. THEN I‘m gonna Prog you some more!!
The Moody Blues
Chris Dedrick
Some Great Songs From Past D-Sides Episodes!
The DAM Trio with David Bowie.
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