Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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DICK WAGNER'S MIDWEST SHOWS KICK OFF NOV 11

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:30 PM PDT

TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND ROCK ME A LITTLE WHILE

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 03:47 PM PDT


Holland Dozier Holland

"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" is a song written by the premier Motown songwriting/production team of the 1960's Holland–Dozier–Holland: the song had its highest profile via a 1975 recording by the Doobie Brothers.



Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland made the original recording of "Take Me in Your Arms" in 1964: the version was not released commercially until 2005.



Holland-Dozier-Holland had Kim Weston record the song in 1965 her version being released that September to reach #5 on the R&B chart in Billboard crossing-over to #50 on the Hot 100.



In 1967 Holland-Dozier-Holland had the Isley Brothers remake the song: their version released in March 1968 reached #22 R&B.

The Isley Brothers came to Motown in late 1965, their first hit was "This Old Heart Of Mine", In 1968 Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown, and The Isley Brothers version of "Take Me in Your Arms" was the last H-D-H single for Motown Records



The Doobie Brothers remade "Take Me in Your Arms" for their 1975 Stampede album: Tom Johnston who was then the Doobies frontman would later recall: "I had been a fan of that song since it came out somewhere in the '60s.



I just loved that song. So somewhere around '72 I started lobbying to get the band to do a cover of that. And I didn't get anywhere until '75. Then finally in 1975 we actually did it."



Doobies members Jeff Baxter said of the Doobies recording of "Take Me in Your Arms": "That song was like a dream come true for us. Every musician I've ever known has at some point wanted to achieve Motown's technically slick soul sound - it's so dynamic.

We sat down to try to duplicate it, and to see if our version could emerge as a successful single." According to Doobies member Patrick Simmons: "At first the band sounded like the Grateful Dead doing the Four Tops, but gradually it came together quite accurately." Motown veteran Paul Riser was enlisted to arrange the track.

2011 ZOMBIE FEST: HOWLING DIABLOS AND THE RUINERS!

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:44 PM PDT


Howling Diablos The Ruiners and Ray Gunn


The Howling Diablos



Callahan Brothers present:
HOWLING DIABLOS Zombie Fest
wsg The Ruiners and Ray Gunn
Sat, October 29, 2011
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
$10.00 - $12.00
TICKETS
This event is 21 and over

Come out to the coolest Halloween party in Metro Detroit! See my good friends the Howling Diablos and The Ruiners play and enter the costume contest. Lots of prizes and surprises too....



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