CLASSIC CLIPS

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Frankie Avalon - Venus

https://youtu.be/cNQH3QeZoL8 (1959). A 2nd video clip of "Venus" can be find here https://youtu.be/USuR0JMKucw

Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone, September 18, 1940) is an American actor, singer, playwright, and former teen idol. Avalon was born in Philadelphia, the son of Mary and Nicholas Avallone. He was on U.S. television
playing his trumpet by the time he was 11, performing on such programs as The Jackie Gleason Show.[citation needed] Two singles showcasing Avalon's trumpet playing were issued on RCA Victor's "X" sublabel in 1954. As a teenager
he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints.[citation needed] In 1959, "Venus" (5 weeks #1) and "Why" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Why" was the last #1 of the 1950s. Avalon had 31 charted U.S. Billboard
singles from 1958 to late 1962, including "Just Ask Your Heart" (U.S. #7), "I'll Wait for You" (U.S. #15), "Bobby Sox to Stockings" (U.S. #8), and "A Boy Without a Girl" (U.S. #10). Most of his hits were written and/or produced by
Bob Marcucci, head of Chancellor Records. He was less popular in the U.K., but did still manage four chart hits with "Why", "Ginger Bread", "Venus" and "Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops".

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide and establishing their reputation equally on live shows and studio work.

The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain", reached the UK top ten, followed by a string of singles including "My Generation", "Substitute" and "Happy Jack". In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single "I Can See for Miles", while touring extensively. The group's fourth album, 1969's rock opera Tommy, included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success. Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival, along with the live album Live at Leeds, cemented their reputation as a respected rock act. With their success came increased pressure on lead songwriter and visionary Townshend, and the follow-up to Tommy, Lifehouse, was abandoned. Songs from the project made up 1971's Who's Next, which included the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again". The group released the album Quadrophenia in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy in 1975. They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976. The release of Who Are You in 1978 was overshadowed by the death of Moon shortly after.

Kenney Jones replaced Moon and the group resumed activity, releasing a film adaptation of Quadrophenia and the retrospective documentary The Kids Are Alright. After Townshend became weary of touring, the group split in 1982. The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985, a 25th anniversary tour in 1989 and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996. They resumed regular touring in 1999, with drummer Zak Starkey. After Entwistle's death in 2002, plans for a new album were delayed. Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who, releasing Endless Wire in 2006, and continued to play live regularly.

The Who's major contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large PA systems, use of the synthesizer, Entwistle and Moon's lead playing styles, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by several hard rock, punk rock and mod bands, and their songs still receive regular exposure. You can find a short performance clip on https://youtu.be/cYIZfb6KFsk where the band performed "Happy Jack", " To save my World" and "My Generation" in the Marquee Club, London, United Kingdom on 02 March 1967.

The Who - I Can't Explain

https://youtu.be/asqZTdMbtIE (1965)

The Who - I'm a Boy

https://youtu.be/h4_eSW6D6sc (1966)

The Who - I can see for Miles (Demo Version)

https://youtu.be/RUTqKYLbLts (1967)

The Who - Pinball Wizard

https://youtu.be/gpGegoE3Kik (1969)

The Who - I'm Free

https://youtu.be/11jS9ys9bcs (1969)

The Who - Who are You

https://youtu.be/huQ-ld1AbRU (1978)

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Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs (TV Studio Version 1971)
https://youtu.be/zBgKrOvdgk8 (TV Studio Live Version 1971)

Carpenters - Top of the World

https://youtu.be/baSUO3zjneA (1973)

Carpenters - Close to you

https://youtu.be/6inwzOooXRU (TV Studio Live Version 1970)

The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Richard Lynn was born on October 15, 1946, and Karen Anne followed on March 2, 1950. Richard was a quiet child who spent most of his time in the house listening to records and playing the piano. Karen, on the other hand, was friendly and outgoing; she liked to play sports, including softball with the neighborhood kids, but she also spent a lot of time listening to music. By 1965, Karen had been practicing the drums for a year, and Richard was refining his piano techniques with Pooler as his teacher. In late 1965 Richard teamed up with classmate and friend Wes Jacobs, who played tuba and stand-up bass. With his sister playing drums, the three formed a jazz trio. Richard and Karen received an offer to be on the television program Your All American College Show in mid-1968. Their performance of June 22, 1968 was Richard's and Karen's first television appearance. During this time Richard and Karen continued to refine their craft and produced demo tapes in Joe Osborn 's garage. One of these was heard by A&M Records' Herb Alpert, who was intrigued by Karen's voice. The A&M co-owner signed them to a record contract. Said Richard: "We signed with A&M. In came Herb and he shook our hands and said in so many words 'It was a pleasure to meet you. Let's hope we have some hits. Richard and Karen Carpenter signed to A&M Records on April 22, 1969, under the name "Carpenters". Since Karen was technically underage (she was 19 at the time), her parents had to co-sign for her. Richard and Karen had decided to sign as "Carpenters", without the definite article. Karen said they had been influenced in the name by the pop music group Bread. In the album notes for their 2004 release, Carpenters Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition, Richard stated: After much thought, we decided to name the act "Carpenters" (No "The"; we thought it sounded hipper without it, like Buffalo Springfield or Jefferson Airplane.)

Despite the poor showing of the Carpenters' initial album, A&M stayed with them and had them develop songs for a second album. Herb Alpert asked Richard to re-work a Burt Bacharach/Hal David song titled "(They Long to Be) Close to You". The Carpenters' version was released as a 45 RPM record single. It debuted at No. 56, the highest debut of the week ending June 20, 1970. Over the next five weeks it vaulted to No. 1, reaching that perch on July 25, and staying there for the next four weeks.

Producing a distinctively soft musical style, they became among the best-selling music artists of all time. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, 31 singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series. Their career ended in 1983 by Karen's death from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding the circumstances of her death increased public awareness of eating disorders.
The duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary genres. The Carpenters had three No. 1 singles and five No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen No. 1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles. To date, the Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 100 million units.

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Gloria Gaynor - I will survive

https://youtu.be/21R8ZLvWrXs (1978)

Gloria Gaynor - Never can say Goodbye

https://youtu.be/rQ5-_hf7Al8 (1979)

Gloria Gaynor (born September 7, 1949) is an American singer, first success was a cover of 60' "Walk on by" (US Dance No. 8), but best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye"
(Hot 100 number 9, US Dance 1 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (R&B number 82, 1983). Her 1991 cover of the 60' "Can't take my eyes off You" became a party hit.

Interestingly, the song "I Will Survive" was originally the B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978. The A-side, a song called "Substitute", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group Clout, was considered more "radio friendly". Radio DJ Jack King, working for a Boston station which had recently switched to a Disco format, turned the record over and recalls being stunned by what he heard. "I couldn't believe they were burying this monster hit on the B-side", says King. "I played it and played it and my listeners went nuts!" This massive audience response forced the record company to flip the songs, so that subsequent copies of the single listed the more popular song on the A-side.
The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation.

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The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead
vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. They wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.

Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England, until the late 1950s, and formed the Rattlesnakes. The family then moved to Redcliffe, in Queensland, Australia, and then to Cribb
Island. After achieving their first chart success in Australia as the Bee Gees with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the UK in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide
audience. The Bee Gees have sold more than 220 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the presenter of
the award to "Britain's first family of harmony" was Brian Wilson, historical leader of the Beach Boys, a "family act" also featuring three harmonising brothers. The Bee Gees' Hall of Fame citation says "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles,
Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees."

Following Maurice's sudden death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group's name after 45 years of activity. In 2009 Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again. Robin died in May 2012 at the age of 62, after a prolonged struggle with cancer and other health problems, leaving Barry as the only surviving member of the group. A VH1 Legend five part documentation can be find here
https://youtu.be/VzhxrIOYhUk / https://youtu.be/KJ-OAGIWtg0 / https://youtu.be/sbAZ8HVztUo / https://youtu.be/b9pHpa32Sy0 / https://youtu.be/8TEMOZu0h_Q

Bee Gees - Spicks & Specks

https://youtu.be/8dOKP9sYuQM (1966)

Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941

https://youtu.be/RS8rqLzEVpc (1966)

Bee Gees - I started a Joke

https://youtu.be/4twfInz5g1w (1968)

Bee Gees - I.O.I.O.

https://youtu.be/aRzlgxe2mk8 (1970)

Bee Gees - Morning of my Life

https://youtu.be/RqP7GZHfMkg (1971)

Bee Gees - Nights on Broadway

https://youtu.be/F2SDf42guB4 (1975)

Bee Gees - Night Fever

https://youtu.be/-ihs-vT9T3Q (1977)

Bee Gees - How deep is your love

https://youtu.be/XpqqjU7u5Yc (1977)

Bee Gees - Too much Heaven

https://youtu.be/nREV8bQJ1MA (1978)

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Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

https://youtu.be/sw-LdbJgcHs (1977)

Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm

https://youtu.be/THt7o6dzMuw (1985)

Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, lyricist, supermodel, record producer, and actress. She was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and raised by her grandparents. At 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents' home in Syracuse, New York. Jones started out as a model, initially in New York state, then in Paris, working for Yves St. Laurent, Claude Montana, and Kenzo Takada, and appearing on the covers of Elle, Vogue, and Stern working with Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer.

In 1977 Jones secured a record deal with Island Records; she moved into dance and new wave music, often collaborating with the Compass Point All Stars. She scored Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart with "Pull Up to the Bumper", "I've Seen That Face Before", "Private Life", "Slave to the Rhythm" and "I'm Not Perfect". Her most popular albums include Warm Leatherette (1980), Nightclubbing (1981), and Slave to the Rhythm (1985).

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Françoise Hardy - Tous les garçons et les filles

https://youtu.be/C3HmMrpkkwI (1962 Video Clip)
https://youtu.be/UXgus1nko34 (Acoustic Version French TV)

Françoise Hardy - Nous Tous

https://youtu.be/dX8F5TbTAGQ (1963)

Françoise Hardy - Parlez-moi de lui

https://youtu.be/EEk8Zd0po_o (1966)

Françoise Hardy - Comment Te Dire Adieu ?

https://youtu.be/ma5BOoSpB4E (1968)

Françoise Madeleine Hardy; born 17 January 1944 is a French singer and actress. After a year at the Sorbonne she answered a newspaper advertisement looking for young singers. Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after she left university, her first record "Oh Oh Chéri" appeared, written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. Her own flip side of the record, "Tous les garçons et les filles" became a success, riding the wave of Yé-yé music in France. It sold over a million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The track peaked at No. 36 in the UK Singles Chart in 1964. She reportedly hated the song claiming it was recorded "in three hours with the worst four musicians in Paris." She was dating photographer Jean-Marie Périer at this time and his shots featured on many of her record sleeves.

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as the founder of the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the
history of popular music. With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.

Born and raised in Liverpool, as a teenager Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze; his first band, the Quarrymen, evolved into the Beatles in 1960. When the group broke up in 1970, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced
the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance", "Working Class Hero", and "Imagine". After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969, he changed his name to John Ono Lennon. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to raise his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy. He was murdered three weeks after its release. Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing, drawings, on film and in interviews. Controversial through his political and peace activism, he moved to Manhattan in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon's administration to deport him, while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture.

As of 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceeded 14 million and, as writer, co-writer, or performer, he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britians voted him eighth and, in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994.

John Lennon - Working Class Hero

https://youtu.be/nxIYTKzNHzo (1970)

John Lennon - God

https://youtu.be/-wP1nT1oN8M (1970)

John Lennon - Imagine

https://youtu.be/T2hvkPyiAFE (1971)

John Lennon - Mind Games

https://youtu.be/H6G2s6LNQQY (1973)

John Lennon - Woman (including Session Intro)

https://youtu.be/VF6qaOqS6zY (1980)

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Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again

https://youtu.be/HUSYj5zq144 (1974)

Three Degrees - Dirty Ol' Man

https://youtu.be/Jq-JpEIKdl8 (1974)

The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group,who were originally formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although a total of 15 women have been a member over the years, the group has always been a trio. The current line-up consists of Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott and Freddie Pool. Holiday has been a member since she first joined in 1967, while Scott has been a permanent member since 1976, having previously been in the group from
1963-1966. The group has been most successful in the UK, were they achieved 15 top 60 hit singles between 1974 and 1998.

The original members were Fayette Pinkney, Shirley Porter and Linda Turner. Porter and Turner were soon replaced by Janet Harmon and Helen Scott. From 1967-1976, the line-up was Pinkney, Valerie Holiday and Sheila Ferguson, who would go on to sing lead on most of the group's biggest hits. This line-up was responsible for recording the first three (of seven) UK top 20 hits, including the 1974 single "When Will I See You Again", which was a huge international hit, peaking at #2 in the US and topping the UK Singles Chart. When Pinkney left the group in 1976, she was replaced by a returning Helen Scott. This line-up had four more UK top twenty hits, including "Woman in Love", which reached #3 in 1979. Ferguson left for a solo career in 1986.

The group's most stable line-up was from 1989-2010, with Cynthia Garrison joining Holiday and Scott. This trio gave the group their final UK chart entry, reaching #54 in 1998 with a dance cover of "Last Christmas". Garrison was forced to leave the band at the end of 2010 for health reasons and was replaced by Freddie Pool in 2011.

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Marianne Rosenberg

Marianne Rosenberg born March 10 1955 in Berlin is a german singer and songwriter. She is of Roma and Sinti background. Her father, Otto, an Auschwitz death camp survivor, was an activist on Roma and Sinti issues. Her sister, Petra, also advocates for Roma issues. Rosenberg's musical career was consolidated throughout the 70s with hits such as "Fremder Mann" (Stranger), "Er gehört zu mir" (He belongs to me), "Ich bin wie Du" (I am like you), "Marleen" and "Lieder der Nacht" (Songs of the Night), often making appearances on TV and Radio. She is considered one of the most successful performers in Germany . "Er gehört zu mir" was a finalist in the competition to select a Eurovision Song Contest entry for Germany in 1975 but was only placed tenth. Rosenberg's attempts to sing in Eurovision took a surprising turn in 1976 when she was shortlisted to represent Luxembourg with the song "Tout peut arriver au cinema". Although it didn't win, it went on to be a german hit under the title "Lieder der Nacht". She also achieved chart success in other European countries, including Austria and the Netherlands. Rosenberg is also considered a gay icon in several countries, such as the Netherlands and her native Germany. This mainly because of her 1975 Hit "Er gehört zu mir" (He belongs to me) which was misinterpreted by male gays.

Marianne Rosenberg - Mr. Paul McCartney

https://youtu.be/f9uBq_ImWK4 (1969)

Marianne Rosenberg - Ich bin wie du

https://youtu.be/AIVOC7pPGzI (1975)

marianne rosenberg - Er gehört zu mir

https://youtu.be/bqQhExE7Bps (1975)

Marianne Rosenberg - Marleen

http://es.musicplayon.com/play?v=166214 (1976)