Back To The 70's

[willow_boy]

Mga pare let's go back to Mandrake's listing of 70's Number 1 hits.

Identify as many one-hit wonders there.

 

example: Starland Vocal Band - I don't think they came up with another hit, or another song for that matter. After Afternoon Delight they faded into the drug-addled haze of the 70's

 

Pasubok lang, mga pips.

 

1970

 

February 7 - February 13: Venus - The Shocking Blue

May 30 - June 12: Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens

August 29 - September 18: War - Edwin Starr

 

1971

 

June 12 - July 18: Want Ads The Honey Cone

July 24 - July 30: Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders

December 25, 1971 - - January 14, 1972: Brand New Key Melanie

 

1972

 

February 12 - February 18: Let's Stay Together - Al Green

July 29 - August 25: Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O' Sullivan

September 23 - October 13: Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis

November 4 - December 1: I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

December 16, 1972 - January 5, 1973: Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul

 

1973

 

August 25 - September 8: Brother Louie - Stories

December 15 - December 28: The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich

 

1974

 

January 19 - January 25: Show And Tell - Al Wilson

March 2 - March 22: Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

April 6 - April 12: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede

July 6 - July 12: Rock The Boat - The Hues Corporation

July 13 - July 26: Rock Your Baby - George McCrae

September 28 - October 4: Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim

November 23 - December 6: I Can Help - Billy Swan

December 7 - December 20: Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

December 21 - December 27: Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

 

1975

 

February 8 - February 14: Fire - Ohio Players

April 5 - April 11: Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton

May 31 - June 6: Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender

July 26 - August 1: The Hustle - Van McCoy/The Soul City Symphony

August 23 - August 29: Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

November 29 - December 26: Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention

December 27, 1975 - January 2, 1976: Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers

 

1976

 

January 3 - January 9: Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers

January 10 - January 16: Convoy - C.W. McCall

February 28 - March 5: Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage

May 1 - May 7: Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers

July 10 - July 23: Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

September 18 - September 24: Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

October 9 - October 15: A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band

October 16 - October 22: Disco Duck (Part 1) - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots

 

1977

 

January 29 - February 4: Car Wash - Rose Royce

February 5 - February 18: Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor

February 19 - February 25: Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

April 16 - April 22: Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul

July 2- July 8: Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti

July 9 - July 15: Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

October 15 - December 23: You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone

 

1978

 

January 14 - February 3: Baby Come Back - Player

October 28 - November 3: Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder

November 4 - November 10: You Needed Me - Anne Murray

 

1979

 

April 21 - April 27: Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart

June 30 - July 13: Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

August 25 - October 5: My Sharona - The Knack

October 6 - October 12: Sad Eyes - Robert John

Edited March 16, 2007 by willow_boy

[sleep_heavy]

My most unfrogettable time during the Martial Law years Was in HighSchool. I Lost my Viginity when a gracious kind MP out in the Presidential Suite in Maa Gave me the most Earth Crashing BlowJ I ever felt. Got her Laid TWICE I was only 17 but I really felt I was in an Altered State for a very Long While

[bods1000]

Pasubok lang, mga pips.

 

1970

 

February 7 - February 13: Venus - The Shocking Blue

May 30 - June 12: Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens

August 29 - September 18: War - Edwin Starr

 

1971

 

June 12 - July 18: Want Ads The Honey Cone

July 24 - July 30: Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders

December 25, 1971 - - January 14, 1972: Brand New Key Melanie

 

1972

 

February 12 - February 18: Let's Stay Together - Al Green

July 29 - August 25: Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O' Sullivan

September 23 - October 13: Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis

November 4 - December 1: I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

December 16, 1972 - January 5, 1973: Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul

 

1973

 

August 25 - September 8: Brother Louie - Stories

December 15 - December 28: The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich

 

1974

 

January 19 - January 25: Show And Tell - Al Wilson

March 2 - March 22: Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

April 6 - April 12: Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede

July 6 - July 12: Rock The Boat - The Hues Corporation

July 13 - July 26: Rock Your Baby - George McCrae

September 28 - October 4: Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim

November 23 - December 6: I Can Help - Billy Swan

December 7 - December 20: Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

December 21 - December 27: Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

 

1975

 

February 8 - February 14: Fire - Ohio Players

April 5 - April 11: Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton

May 31 - June 6: Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender

July 26 - August 1: The Hustle - Van McCoy/The Soul City Symphony

August 23 - August 29: Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

November 29 - December 26: Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention

December 27, 1975 - January 2, 1976: Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers

 

1976

 

January 3 - January 9: Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers

January 10 - January 16: Convoy - C.W. McCall

February 28 - March 5: Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage

May 1 - May 7: Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers

July 10 - July 23: Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

September 18 - September 24: Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

October 9 - October 15: A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band

October 16 - October 22: Disco Duck (Part 1) - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots

 

1977

 

January 29 - February 4: Car Wash - Rose Royce

February 5 - February 18: Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor

February 19 - February 25: Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

April 16 - April 22: Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul

July 2- July 8: Gonna Fly Now - Bill Conti

July 9 - July 15: Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

October 15 - December 23: You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone

 

1978

 

January 14 - February 3: Baby Come Back - Player

October 28 - November 3: Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder

November 4 - November 10: You Needed Me - Anne Murray

 

1979

 

April 21 - April 27: Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart

June 30 - July 13: Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

August 25 - October 5: My Sharona - The Knack

October 6 - October 12: Sad Eyes - Robert John

 

 

wow pare you sure were a devout music fan in the 70's. Except for two or three, I guess you have been able to identify all those acts that went into oblivion after one hit

 

Al Green is a great soul singer - though he may not have been able to come up with another No. 1 hit, I'm sure most of his songs received critical acclaim.

Minnie Riperton may not have been able to follow up Lovin' You because I believe she died early from cancer.

 

I noticed wala sa listahan yung Black Betty by Ramjam - baka 80's ito. It was a very big hit like My Sharona, after which nothing was heard from Ramjam anymore

[willow_boy]

wow pare you sure were a devout music fan in the 70's. Except for two or three, I guess you have been able to identify all those acts that went into oblivion after one hit

 

Al Green is a great soul singer - though he may not have been able to come up with another No. 1 hit, I'm sure most of his songs received critical acclaim.

Minnie Riperton may not have been able to follow up Lovin' You because I believe she died early from cancer.

 

I noticed wala sa listahan yung Black Betty by Ramjam - baka 80's ito. It was a very big hit like My Sharona, after which nothing was heard from Ramjam anymore

 

Thanks, Pards. As a kid, I was very close to my cousins and so their musical tastes had a huge influence on me. Kaya I'm quite a big fan of 60s and 70s music. :cool:

 

Pards, you're right about Ramjam. My cousin had their album that had that song "Black Betty" on it. I think 1978 lumabas iyon or early 1979. It was a 70s hit.

Edited March 17, 2007 by willow_boy

[storm]

hehe thanks for the correction, pare. sorry hitman

anyway, pare, Sly & the Family Stone is no one-hit wonder - they are a monster group - Hall of Fame pa nga yata yan eh.

 

A surefire one-hit wonder is The Knack hehehe

 

Ganoon ba? Thanks pare! See you sa next eb.

 

wow pare you sure were a devout music fan in the 70's. Except for two or three, I guess you have been able to identify all those acts that went into oblivion after one hit

 

Al Green is a great soul singer - though he may not have been able to come up with another No. 1 hit, I'm sure most of his songs received critical acclaim.

Minnie Riperton may not have been able to follow up Lovin' You because I believe she died early from cancer.

 

I noticed wala sa listahan yung Black Betty by Ramjam - baka 80's ito. It was a very big hit like My Sharona, after which nothing was heard from Ramjam anymore

 

Al Green and Minnie didn't have another no. 1 hit song but they managed to come up with songs in the top 40. I think the same goes with the other one hit wonders.

[gonefishing]

pare kumusta?

during the Martial law years, only the comics in the newspapers were worth reading

 

The control of the media was 100% during the early days of Martial Law. There was even a time when all TV channels were showing one program entitled "Pulong-pulong sa Kaunlaran".

 

We Forum was the first opposition newspaper published by Joe Burgos, then Malaya came afterwards. Inquirer came after the assination of Aquino.

[willow_boy]

The control of the media was 100% during the early days of Martial Law. There was even a time when all TV channels were showing one program entitled "Pulong-pulong sa Kaunlaran".

 

We Forum was the first opposition newspaper published by Joe Burgos, then Malaya came afterwards. Inquirer came after the assination of Aquino.

 

Pards, is Joe Burgos still around? Is Jake Macasaet still the publisher of Malaya? I used to see Jake Macasaet around our old neighborhood jogging in the mornings.

[16track]

Hheheh!

 

I just had a stroke of good luck last weekened.

 

Tyring to go over some audio CDs in one of the Metrowalk stores last Saturday, I could not believe my eyes when a rare album by a band from long ago almost seemed to jump up from the pile.

 

Yup.. indeed!

 

It was a "LIVE" recording of no less than the Circus Band!

 

I guess someone digitized an old viny and removed all the hiss as the CD sounded very fresh. Nice to hear Pabs, Basil, Richard Tan singing along with Tillie Moreno, Ceres Jacinto and Pat Castillo. I'm pretty sure Jacqui Magno is in the record as well as it seemed this was their big Araneta conert sometime 73 or 74.

 

Man.. Basil really sang his heart out in their version of "wildflower"! while Tillie Moreno and Pat Castillo exchanged duests in Sergio Mendes' "Waiting For love! Darn.. that Richard Tan has a cool set of pipes as well!

 

 

Cheers!

Edited March 19, 2007 by 16track

[gonefishing]

Pards, is Joe Burgos still around? Is Jake Macasaet still the publisher of Malaya? I used to see Jake Macasaet around our old neighborhood jogging in the mornings.

 

Joe Burgos died in 2003 while Jake Macasaet was involved in a libel suit agains the First Gentleman Mike Arroyo.

 

It is true that comics was the only worthwhile reading during the martial law. In fact, it was the golden age of comics. Filmakers use comics as their primary source of stories for film. From Sharano Cuneta's Bituin Walang Ningnig to Carlo J. Caparas Pieta Nora Aunor as Bakekang and even Chiquito as Tacio were all from comics.

[Mandrake]

It is true that comics was the only worthwhile reading during the martial law. In fact, it was the golden age of comics. Filmakers use comics as their primary source of stories for film. From Sharano Cuneta's Bituin Walang Ningnig to Carlo J. Caparas Pieta Nora Aunor as Bakekang and even Chiquito as Tacio were all from comics.

 

Other amusing komix characters in news dailies that made us laugh included:

 

1. Kalabog n Bosyo

2. Gorio n His Jeepney

3. Siopawman

4. Tisoy

5. Ikabod Bubwit

:cool:

[augustmoon]

Hheheh!

 

I just had a stroke of good luck last weekened.

 

Tyring to go over some audio CDs in one of the Metrowalk stores last Saturday, I could not believe my eyes when a rare album by a band from long ago almost seemed to jump up from the pile.

 

Yup.. indeed!

 

It was a "LIVE" recording of no less than the Circus Band!

 

I guess someone digitized an old viny and removed all the hiss as the CD sounded very fresh. Nice to hear Pabs, Basil, Richard Tan singing along with Tillie Moreno, Ceres Jacinto and Pat Castillo. I'm pretty sure Jacqui Magno is in the record as well as it seemed this was their big Araneta conert sometime 73 or 74.

 

Man.. Basil really sang his heart out in their version of "wildflower"! while Tillie Moreno and Pat Castillo exchanged duests in Sergio Mendes' "Waiting For love! Darn.. that Richard Tan has a cool set of pipes as well!

Cheers!

 

Which of the Stores in Metrowalk ???.... I want to get one too.

Info will be much appreciated. :thumbsupsmiley:

[16track]

Which of the Stores in Metrowalk ???.... I want to get one too.

Info will be much appreciated. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Hi There!

 

The shop is right along the lane behind the shop that sells all the Golfing attire --on your left as soon as you enter the main entrance. There's 3-4 shops selling not just some MP3 but also audio discs in CD format as well. Three for PhP 100 ang price.

 

From that pile, I was able to get the following:

 

1. Best of the Tempattions

2. Best of the WHO

3. Maria Cafra

4. Best of Pinoy Swing music ( ayos ba? heheh -- couldn't help it! )

5. Circus Band

6. 70's Jazz compilation

 

 

If you can not locate the shop, just let me know and I'll burn one for you. I hold office at Tektite lang.

 

Cheers!

Edited March 20, 2007 by 16track

[16track]

Remember in the 70's how Channel 9 will show some concerts or Musical specials? I remember watching the Temptations on TV and really dug their moves and delivery of the songs.

 

The movements were precise and the vocals just so full with soul!

 

After getting my copy of the Best of the Temptations CD, I got re-aquainted with:

 

1. My Girl

2. I Can't Get Next To You

3. Papa Was A Rolling Stone

4. Just My Imagination

5. Cloud 9

6. I heard It Through the Grape Vine ( their version )

7. The Way You Do The Things You Do

 

 

Artist: The Temptations Lyrics

Song: I Can't Get Next To You Lyrics

 

Dennis: I Can turn a gray sky blue.

Melvin: I can make it rain, whenever I wanted to.

Oh, I

Eddie: I can build a castle from a single grain of sand.

Paul: I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.

 

Dennis: But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue.

'Cause I can't get next to you.

 

I can't get next to you, babe. (Next to you)

I can't get next to you. (I just can't get next you)

I can't get next to you, babe.

I can't get next to you.

 

I

Dennis: I Can fly like a bird in the sky.

Eddie: Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy.

Oh, I

Paul: I can turn a river into a raging fire.

Melvin: I can live forever if I so desired.

 

Eddie: Unimportant are all the things I can do. 'Cause I can't get next to you.

 

I can't get next to you, babe. (No matter what I do)

I can't get next to you.

Uh-ya

 

[instrumental]

 

Ooo-Ooo

Ooo-Ooo

Chica boom, chica boom

Chica boom, boom, boom

 

Dennis: I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can.

I

Otis: I can make the seasons change, just by waving my hand.

Oh, I

Eddie: I can change anything from old to new.

Paul: The things I want to do the most, I'm unable to do.

 

Dennis: Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess.

'Cause girl you're the key to my happiness.

Eddie: And I

 

Can't get next to you.

 

Dennis:

Girl, you're blowing my mind 'cause I can't get...(Next to you)

Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I can't get... (Next to you)

Girl, it's you that I need. I gotta get...(Next to you)

Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I can't get... (Next to you)

I, I, I, I... I can't get...(Next to you)

I, I, I, I... I can't get...(Next to you)

Girl, you're blowing my mind...

Edited March 20, 2007 by 16track

[bods1000]

Hheheh!

 

I just had a stroke of good luck last weekened.

 

Tyring to go over some audio CDs in one of the Metrowalk stores last Saturday, I could not believe my eyes when a rare album by a band from long ago almost seemed to jump up from the pile.

 

Yup.. indeed!

 

It was a "LIVE" recording of no less than the Circus Band!

 

I guess someone digitized an old viny and removed all the hiss as the CD sounded very fresh. Nice to hear Pabs, Basil, Richard Tan singing along with Tillie Moreno, Ceres Jacinto and Pat Castillo. I'm pretty sure Jacqui Magno is in the record as well as it seemed this was their big Araneta conert sometime 73 or 74.

 

Man.. Basil really sang his heart out in their version of "wildflower"! while Tillie Moreno and Pat Castillo exchanged duests in Sergio Mendes' "Waiting For love! Darn.. that Richard Tan has a cool set of pipes as well!

Cheers!

 

pare you are one lucky dude!

I was at MCS just last week and I didn't see any Circus CD there. Sayang....Did they do that version of Gimme Shelter in that CD? Ang galing nun - heard it in 70's radio pa...

 

What I got at Mcs was a Lynyrd Skynyrd Greatest Hits and another Blues compilation

[bods1000]

The control of the media was 100% during the early days of Martial Law. There was even a time when all TV channels were showing one program entitled "Pulong-pulong sa Kaunlaran".

 

We Forum was the first opposition newspaper published by Joe Burgos, then Malaya came afterwards. Inquirer came after the assination of Aquino.

 

Pulong-pulong sa Kaunlaran...is this the show hosted by Gerry Geronimo? In fairness, though madami akong natutunan dito about agriculture and growing plants hehehe....Gerry Geronimo is still around, I believe...

[16track]

pare you are one lucky dude!

I was at MCS just last week and I didn't see any Circus CD there. Sayang....Did they do that version of Gimme Shelter in that CD? Ang galing nun - heard it in 70's radio pa...

 

What I got at Mcs was a Lynyrd Skynyrd Greatest Hits and another Blues compilation

 

 

Bods:

 

This is what is is:

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/georgerev/Circus.jpg

[bods1000]

Bods:

 

This is what is is:

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/georgerev/Circus.jpg

 

makapunta nga ng Metrowalk hehehe....

cool cover ha....looking at the get-up of those guys parang na-time travel tayo sa 70's...

 

there's also some Bong Penera at Music One - albeit not pirated hehehe. Loves listening to Sa Dako Pa Roon. Bong Penera is a reminder of how boring, classless, and middling are all those so-called bossa-bossa creatures sprouting nowadays...

[sally bogna mathay]

has anyone got a copy of Bong Penera's Samba Chicago? Baka pwedeng mag pa burn? You're right Bods, these bossa nova pretenders really sound like amateurs. Nobody beats the jazz samba series featuring Stan Getz, Jobim, Charlie Burd, Luiz Bonfa and Joao Gilberto.

[Mandrake]

Did Bong Penera had a band called CICADA BAND?. :cool:

i remember another Latin jazz band - BATUCADA.

Edited March 21, 2007 by Mandrake

[sally bogna mathay]

I remember Bong Penera playing at a small club on Araneta Avenue; I think the club's name was Bacchus. This was in the early 70s. When he started playing at the Intercon's Calesa Bar during the same decade, he had a group; collectively they were known as Bong Penera and the Batucada. Thus, the song Batucada sa Calesa. The first album is now a collector's item. I just don't know if he had anything to do with the Cicada band...makes me remember the Passionata band thatused to play at the Manila Hotel.

 

Posting an article on Bong Penera from PDI published in 2004

 

 

>Looking for Mr. Pinoy Bossa Nova

>''WHY HIM?"

>

>This was a friend demanding to know why I was working on a film about Bong Peñera. The friend used to edit Jingle Magazine, the Philippines' prime music and chord book publication. "I don't remember much about him that is significant," she added, rolling up her eyes. Suddenly, a spark! "Is he the Bong chosen by the readers of Jingle Magazine as Best Pinoy Jazz Pianist sometime in the 1980s? The same Bong whose Batucada Band was also picked Best Jazz Band?"

>

>Nothing significant?

>

>Among fellow filmmakers working with me, no one knew "Bong Who?" either. Luckily, some of the members of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' Committee on Cinema were fans of Peñera's music.

>

>Peñera is the Filipino musician-composer who wrote, performed and recorded original bossa nova numbers in the '70s. When I applied for an NCCA grant, all I had in mind was a film that would discuss his distinctive achievement.

>

>But first - how to locate him. Initially, even those who recognized the name didn't have a clue as to where the man might be. At this point, the project looked bigger than I cared to believe.

>

>The idea of a Peñera film sprang from a casual late-night talk with radio jock Joey P, whom I visited at Citylite 88.3 FM in January 2003. It was about 11 p.m. on a weekend. A woman called up while Joey P was on board and thanked him for playing "Samba Song." The woman said Peñera songs were hardly played on radio anymore. In the course of the conversation, we asked the questions back and forth every five minutes or so: "Whatever happened to him? Where is he?"

>

>That night, the same questions kept me awake. The very next day, I completed the requirements for an NCCA proposal. Thanks to the cinema committee chaired by Boots Anson Roa, we got the grant.

>

>Hooked on cool

>

>First order of business was to familiarize the crew with the most compelling evidence of the subject's existence: his music. We all went to Joey P's house to listen to vinyl copies of Peñera. first and third album. The goodness flowed like water from a mountain spring - graceful, pure, cool.

>

>So cool that a female crew member says she now plays the songs in her mind whenever she is stuck in traffic, to make the daily hassle "bearable." To think that this young woman was born after Peñera's peak. The rest of the crew followed suit. "Bong Who?" has become real to them.

>

>Since that single day of immersion, the film project has taken a life of its own. A buddy got me in touch with a friend of his who could lend cameras and lights. I called for an appointment, having made a list of the things I wished to borrow. After 15 minutes on the phone, it became apparent that the guy didn't have anything I needed. But after that initial letdown, a whole bunch of information came tumbling out of the man like butterflies out of the forest. He just happened to be Peñera 's old pal and band mate. That very first group had four members, according to this unexpected find, Bing Villegas - himself, Peñera, and two girls both named Vicki.

>

>Villegas laughingly recalled guesting in "Ariel con Tina," one of the most popular TV shows at the time, and hosts Ariel Ureta and Tina Revilla referring to the group as Vicki Vicki Bing Bong!

>

>More surprises

>

>One night after a shoot, while chilling out with the crew at Joel Torre's Manukan along Gilmore Avenue, I asked the waiter to play our CD, with Peñera's "Samba Song" and "Batucada sa Calesa." Midway through "Samba Song," beautifully sung in Portuguese by Maria Dulce Da Silva, we heard two middle-aged executive types ask the waiter where the CD was from. When the waiter pointed our way, the two men came over and excitedly told us stories of evenings at Hyatt's Calesa Bar where Bong Peñera and the Batucada Band reigned in the '70s.

>

>Another night, while we waited for Pat Castillo, who did the vocals for "Love Notes," one of Peñera's best-loved songs-at Merck's Bar in Glorietta 3, a band in the alley started playing an unmistakable bossa nova groove. I went closer. A young Pinay in miniskirt sat on a stool singing in Portuguese. Then she segued to "Batucada Sa Calesa." A new band playing Peñera was a rare treat. So we interviewed Eileen Sison, Richie Quirino and the rest of the Guarana Band right there, right after their set.

>

>Yet another friend confessed that she used to call radio stations during the late '70s to request for Peñera. songs. She introduced me to a writer who had earlier done a scathing review of a Peñera album. The writer told me he had completely changed his mind about that album.

>

>Brazilian backup

>

>A pleasant surprise was the reaction of the Brazilian envoy to the Philippines, Ambassador Claudio Maria Henrique Do Couto Lyra. I had written a letter requesting him for a referral; I said I wanted to meet a Brazilian national here in the country who could give a background on the samba and the bossa nova. To my surprise, the ambassador himself and First Minister Carlos Augusto Loureiro De Carvalho enthusiastically discussed their personal passion for samba music. More important, Bong Peñera was no stranger to them, and they said they appreciated his music.

>

>Lyra offered to contact Dulce Da Silva, a staff at the Brazilian Embassy in the '70s, now based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Da Silva had translated the English-Tagalog "Samba Song" into Portuguese and recorded it in Peñera's first album. Later, a lady diplomat, Myriam Abitam, showed us how to dance the samba.

>

>Needless to say, as our research progressed, we gathered more interesting details. During an interview with former Jingle staffers - editor Ces Rodriguez and members of her music patrol Eric Caruncho, Bill Huang, Mike Jamir, Edwin Sallan, and Tony Maghirang - at the UFO Gallery in San Juan, Caruncho informed us that on an Internet auction site, a record collector in Japan was offering US$10,000 for a vinyl record of Peñera.

>

>At the end of the interview, Jamir and Huang gave us the number of one Johnny Alegre, said to be a Pinoy jazz chronicler.

>

>Cosmic chart

>

>This Johnny person wears Barong Tagalog to work as "IT guru of one of the most prestigious malls in the country." At night he plays the guitar for the jazz band Affinity. But it blew our minds when he showed us into the conference room of his Makati office. There was a "cosmic chart" showing in painstaking detail the different incarnations of Bong Peñera's bands, including dates and landmark projects, names of band members and their tours of duty. Best of all, he had their current phone numbers.

>

>And so we soon made contact with guitarist Edgar Avenir, drummer Jun Viray, vocalist Sandra Lim-Viray and bassist Paul Candelaria, the last batch to play with Peñera before he disappeared from the local scene. Paul lives and plays in Hong Kong, while Edgar, Jun and Sandra continue to make music in the country as the trio JFK, or Just For Kicks.

>

>On the side, happily married couple Jun and Sandra are specialists in made-to-order furniture. Edgar, rightfully called "Kuyang," serves as big brother to younger jazz musicians. JFK still plays Batucada music.

>

>During a spur-of-the-moment trip to Baguio we stumbled upon Cecil Habito of Tam-Awan Artists Village, who advised us to go to St. Louis University and look for a certain Dr. Carlos Medina. She said Medina and Peñera were together at Maryhurst Seminary in Baguio in the '70s. We found Medina, an anthropologist at SLU's Cordillera Research Foundation. He writes books, produces his own music recordings and plays once a week at a popular restaurant. And yes, we found, he played the bossa nova with Peñera's group at Maryhurst.

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>One visit to an optometrist yielded more than reading glasses. The luminous Dr. Nella Sarabia was business affairs manager for the late Edmond Fortuno, who played the drums in Peñera's third album and at the Calesa Bar gigs. Peñera and Fortuno, or "Bosyo" might seem an odd combination, the latter having been partial to rock. Nell argued that, on the contrary, the two were "natural playmates" because of their love for all kinds of music. Nell then pointed to Gina Montes, who sang with Hotdog and then with Batucada. Montes sang with Batucada when it opened the Hubert Laws Concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in '79. Now she is a marketing executive at a high-end department store.

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>Young ones

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>How would current musicians take to Peñera's music? We gave some of them copies of Bong's compositions, and here are their remarks:

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>* Jazz pianist/singer Ria Villena of Happy People texted me, happily surprised.

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>* Wajihuara's Junji Lerma described the music as "sobrang lupit [intense]."

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>* Myra Ruaro of Brownbeat Allstars was challenged to work on their ska version of Peñera's "Beat Contemplation."

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>* The colorful Lourd de Veyra of Radioactive Sago Project declared: "Ka-career-in ko 'to, pare [i'll build on this]!"

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[bods1000]

that was a great article, pare. Thanks for sharing it with us. Brings back memories....

Eric Caruncho, Tony Maghirang, et al were great music critics at the old Jingle mag. Together with Juaniyo Arcellana and the poet Eric Gamalinda (who's now in the States) these were the first guys I would refer to when I wanted to know if an album was good or not. Aside from knowing their music, their prose was to die for. Their pieces could stand up on their own - as literary pieces. Their writing wasexceedingly good, to put it mildly. Ngayon wala nang mga ganyang music reviewers. Baby Gil? :thumbsdownsmiley: :thumbsdownsmiley: :thumbsdownsmiley:

 

Didn't know that Johnny Alegre now works as an executive. Good for him. But he still remains one of the finest guitarists, rock or jazz, that the country has ever produced. I make it a point to watch him whenever he has a show. Magaling pa din talaga kahit kalbo na :cool:

[storm]

Hi There!

 

The shop is right along the lane behind the shop that sells all the Golfing attire --on your left as soon as you enter the main entrance. There's 3-4 shops selling not just some MP3 but also audio discs in CD format as well. Three for PhP 100 ang price.

 

From that pile, I was able to get the following:

 

1. Best of the Tempattions

2. Best of the WHO

3. Maria Cafra

4. Best of Pinoy Swing music ( ayos ba? heheh -- couldn't help it! )

5. Circus Band

6. 70's Jazz compilation

If you can not locate the shop, just let me know and I'll burn one for you. I hold office at Tektite lang.

 

Cheers!

 

 

Sali ako. Trip ko rin yang mga ganyang music. How's the quality bro?

 

To all. I hope we can have a pre-holy week EB.

[sally bogna mathay]

Sali ako. Trip ko rin yang mga ganyang music. How's the quality bro?

 

To all. I hope we can have a pre-holy week EB.

 

Yes, we should! Outside ba, or is any member willing to be the host? We could all bring something, whether booze, food or sounds.

[james16]

e yung ice candy na you can break in 2? wats it called na? parang hotdog ang korte tapos mdyo hard plastic ang casing

 

Frosty Ice Candy

[james16]

One of the most famous 70s photos....

 

Farrah Fawcett (once known as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)