. . .
Drift Away . . .
introducción.
♦· ...Close my eyes and drift away. . . ·♦
. . .
. . .
. . .
♦· ...Cierro mis ojos y dejarme llevar... ·♦
...
...
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Jgws9Syhg
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Ir A la Deriva. . .·♦.♪. . .
de: Mentor Ralph Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
Rare Tracks
Publicado:
November 17,
2O16.♪...
by...
...♦·Mentor Williams·.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
from the album:
♦·Feelings·♦.♪...
released:
in U.S.A,
1974.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· What a beautiful and sad song. God speed. ·♦
Debby Kiehner
♫...
♦· Safe travels Mentor and thanks for your music... ·♦
brishi69
♫...
♦· Rest in peace, and thanks! ·♦
Qtpy Susie
♫...
♦· Day after day I'm more confused
But I look for the light through the pouring rain.
You know that's a game that I hate to lose.
And I'm feelin' the strain.
Ain't it a shame.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time.
I don't understand the things I do.
The world outside looks so unkind.
So I'm countin' on you
To carry me through.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me.
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me.
Thanks for the joy that you've given me.
I want you to know I believe in your song.
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You've helped me along.
You makin' me strong.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Yeah...
give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away...
Na na na, won't you, won't you take me
Oh..oh... take me na nae . . . ·♦
. . .
. . .
. . .
♦·DRIFT AWAY·♦.♪. . .
Written
by
Mentor Williams.♪...
♣
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxJv8C8uZ_0
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme. . .·♦.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
johnnyboygomez7
publicado:
by...
...♦·John Henry Kurtz·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
from the album:
♦·Reunion·♦.♪...
Produced:
by Steve Barri.♪
released:
in U.S.A.,
1972.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5QbKV6yQDg
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Vagabundear·♦.♪. . .
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
Publicado:
by...
...♦·John Kay·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
from the album:
♦·My Sportin' Life·♦.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
♦
Drift Away . . .
♦
Drift Away . . .
♦
♦
chau.
hasta luego.
el Beat.♪
...desde algún rincón...
...oculto...
...en lo profundo...
...del espíritu...
...del bosque...
...♣
...donde se refugian...
...los sueños...
...y las fantasías...
...and 'drift away. . .
...
..
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URw11Td8Zy0
Vídeo & Música Destacados:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme...·♦.♪...
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
Cat Man
Publicado:
August 11,
2O15.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
by...
...♦·Dobie Gray·♦.♪. . .,
on Amazing lead vocals!!!
&
...his beautiful, tight band!.♪. . .
recorded
live!
on "The Midnight Special".♪...,
·an American late-night musical variety series·
•Music variety show•
(TV program)
(Created by Burt Sugarman)
hosted:
by "Wolfman Jack".♪
at "NBC Studios".♪...,
in Burbank,
California,
United States,
1974.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· 'Dobie Gray'.♪. . . was an American singer&songwriter,
whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and
musical theather. His hit records included, in 1965 :
"The 'In' Crowd".♪... and "Drift Away".♪..., which was
one of the biggest hits of 1973!!!, and a song that
remains a staple of radio airplay. . .
♫...
♦· Día tras Día
estoy más confundido...
Sín embargo,
espero la luz
a través de la lluvia...
Saben Que es un juego
Que no me gusta perder...,
y estoy sintiendo
la tensión...
no es una vergüenza?
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos,
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Empiezo a pensar
Que estoy perdiendo el tiempo...
No comprendo las cosas Que hago...,
y el mundo allá afuera
parece tan cruel...,
y yo estoy contando
con ustedes
para lograrlo...
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos,
y liberen mi alma...
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Sí!, dénme el ritmo muchachos
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme. . .
y cuando mi mente está libre...
Saben Que una melodía
puede moverme?,
y Que
cuando me siento triste...
a través de las guitarras,
viene la calma?
Gracias por la Alegría
Que me han dado...
Quiero
Que sepan
Que creo
en su canción. . .
y el ritmo,
y la rima
y la armonía...
Me han ayudado a avanzar . . .
Haciéndome fuerte!
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
¡Oh!, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!!!,
y liberen mi alma!!!
¡Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll!!!
y alejarme. . .
¡¡¡Oh!!!,
¡Hey!,
¡Hey!!!,
¡Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!!!
y ¡liberen! mi alma!!!
¡Quiero perderme!
en su rock and roll!!!
y alejarme. . .
Na, na, na...,
No Quieres Tú?,
No Quieres llevarme? ·♦
. . .
. . .
. . .
♦·DRIFT AWAY·♦.♪. . .
Written
by
Mentor Williams.♪...
♣
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVhLe8sqGj0
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme...·♦.♪...
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
jaggermorrison2O1O
Subido:
May 19,
2O1O.♪...
by...
...♦·The Rolling Stones·♦.♪. . .
·a British rock/blues&country band·.♪...
with...
...♦·Mick Jagger·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!,
...♦·Mick Taylor·♫.♪. . .,
on lead guitar!!!!!
& rhythm guitar,too!,
...♦·Bill Wyman·♦.♪. . .,
on electric bass!!!,
...♦·Nicky Hopkins·♦.♪. . .,
on piano!!!
& Hammond organ!!!
&
...♦·Charlie Watts·♦.♪. . .,
on drums!!!
·an unreleased cover song·
(from 'It's Only Rock & Roll' sessions)
1974.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· ...una pequeña 'gema' bien interpretada por los Stones. . . ·♦
el Beat.♪
♫
♦· ...y parece ser..., Que el renegado de Keith Richards, en éstas sesiones
se tomó un 'exilio' en la calle principal •Exile in Main Street•. . . ♫♫♫ ·♦
♫♫♫
♫ ♫
♫
el Beat.♪
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Wcw4XiQa0
YouTube/uploader:
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
·gospel version)
de: Mentor Williams.♪
YouTube/uploader:
Paul Cronauer
Publicado:
July 31,
2O15.♪...
by...
...♦·Lynn Anderson·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· I heard of Lynn Anderson's passing today and some of
the tributes to her on the news media and this is my
small tribute. I have been a fan of her music. . . ·♦
Paul Cronauer
♫...
♦· ...we lost... another country queen...rip lynn love ya ·♦
F Kyle Maguire
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6WFuyyUns
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme·...·♦.♪...
(♦·Ir A la Deriva·♦).♪
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
David Stanyer
Publicado:
July 3O,
2O14.♪...
by...
...♦·David Stanyer·♦.♪. . .,
on guitar!!!
& vocals!!!!!
recorded
live!
on his home...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
♦· Dedicated:
" IN LOVING MEMORY "
OF...
♦·Mentor Williams·♦.♪. . .
•...he finds 'inspiration' for his music in the New Mexico mountains,
riding horses, and from his brothers. . .•
♦·John Henry Kurtz·♦.♪. . .,
♣·Lynn Anderson·♦.♪. . .
and specially...
to...
...'Lawrence Darrow Brown'...,
más conocido,
como...
...♦·Dobie Gray·♦.♪. . .
•...he was born in Simonton, near Houston, Texas..., listed in Fort Bend County
birth records as being born in 194O to Jane and Jethro C. Brown. Other sources
suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some
early recordings...
he discovered gospel music through his grandpfather...
In the early 196Os he moved to Los Angeles, intending to pursue an acting
career while also singing to make money. He recorded for several local labels
under the names "Leonard Ainsworth".♪, "Larry Curtis".♪ & "Larry Dennis",before
♦·Sonny Bono·♦ directed him toward the small independent Stripe Records. They
suggested that he record under the name ·Dobie Gray·, an allusion to the then-
popular sitcom 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'.. he recorded with top session
musicians as Carol Kaye.♪, Hal Blaine.♪ & Larry Knechtel.♪...
He also spent several years working as an actor, including 2 and half years
in the Los Angeles production of "Hair".
In 197O, while working there, he joined a band: ♦·Pollution·♦.♪. . .,
as singer & percussionist. They where managed by actor Max Baer Jr.(best known
as "Jethro" in The Beverly Hillbillies) and released two albums of soul-inspired
psychedelic rock, 'Pollution I' and 'Pollution II'. The band included Tata Vega
on vocals and guitarist/singer James Quill Smith. He also worked at A&M Records
on demo recordings with songwriter ♦·Paul Williams·♦.♪. . .
In 1972, he won a recording contract with Decca Records /shortly before it
became part of MCA/ to make an album with producer Mentor Williams -- Paul's
brother -- in Nashville. Among the songs they recorded at the Quadrafonic Sound
Studios, co-owned by session musicians Norbert Putnam.♪... & David Briggs.♪...,
was Mentor Williams' "Drift Away", featuring a 'guitar riff' by Reggie Young.♪.
Released as a single, the song rose to N.5 on the US pop chart and remains
Dobie Gray's signature song...
It placed at N.17 in the Billboard Year-End Hot 1OO singles of 1973; sold
over one million copies, and was awarded a ♦·gold disc·♦ by the RIAA on July 5,
1973. Gray also released three albums with MCA : Drift Away, Loving Arms, and
Hey, Dixie, but later stated that MCA were unsure of how to market the albums:
"THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO PLACE 'a Black Guy' IN COUNTRY MUSIC.". . .
♣
Rest in Peace,
♦♦♦·DOBIE GRAY·♦♦♦!.♪. . .
♣
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb8rGScj9As
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme!...·♦.♪...
•·Ir A La Deriva·•...
de: Mentor Williams.♪
YouTube/uploader:
Marielilitouil
Publicado:
February 17,
2O13.♪...
by...
...♦·Dobie Gray·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
with...
...♦·Reggie Young·♦.♪. . .,
on beautiful guitar!!!,
...♦·Mike Leech·♦.♪. . .,
on bass!!!,
&
...♦·Kenny Malone·♦.♪. . .,
on drums!!!
·a single·
(·7"(45 rpm)·)
Decca Records.♪
Produced:
by Merton Williams.♪
released:
in United States,
February
1973.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♫...
♫...
♫...
♦
♪ • ...give me the beat! boys, and free! my Soul . . . •
♣
. . .
Drift Away . . .
introducción.
♦· ...Close my eyes and drift away. . . ·♦
. . .
. . .
. . .
♦· ...Cierro mis ojos y dejarme llevar... ·♦
...
...
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Jgws9Syhg
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Ir A la Deriva. . .·♦.♪. . .
de: Mentor Ralph Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
Rare Tracks
Publicado:
November 17,
2O16.♪...
by...
...♦·Mentor Williams·.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
from the album:
♦·Feelings·♦.♪...
released:
in U.S.A,
1974.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· What a beautiful and sad song. God speed. ·♦
Debby Kiehner
♫...
♦· Safe travels Mentor and thanks for your music... ·♦
brishi69
♫...
♦· Rest in peace, and thanks! ·♦
Qtpy Susie
♫...
♦· Day after day I'm more confused
But I look for the light through the pouring rain.
You know that's a game that I hate to lose.
And I'm feelin' the strain.
Ain't it a shame.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time.
I don't understand the things I do.
The world outside looks so unkind.
So I'm countin' on you
To carry me through.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me.
And when I'm feelin' blue
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me.
Thanks for the joy that you've given me.
I want you to know I believe in your song.
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You've helped me along.
You makin' me strong.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.
Yeah...
give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away...
Na na na, won't you, won't you take me
Oh..oh... take me na nae . . . ·♦
. . .
. . .
. . .
♦·DRIFT AWAY·♦.♪. . .
Written
by
Mentor Williams.♪...
♣
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxJv8C8uZ_0
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme. . .·♦.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
johnnyboygomez7
publicado:
by...
...♦·John Henry Kurtz·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
from the album:
♦·Reunion·♦.♪...
Produced:
by Steve Barri.♪
released:
in U.S.A.,
1972.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5QbKV6yQDg
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Vagabundear·♦.♪. . .
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
Publicado:
by...
...♦·John Kay·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
from the album:
♦·My Sportin' Life·♦.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
♦
Drift Away . . .
♦
Drift Away . . .
♦
♦
chau.
hasta luego.
el Beat.♪
...desde algún rincón...
...oculto...
...en lo profundo...
...del espíritu...
...del bosque...
...♣
...donde se refugian...
...los sueños...
...y las fantasías...
...and 'drift away. . .
...
..
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URw11Td8Zy0
Vídeo & Música Destacados:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme...·♦.♪...
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
Cat Man
Publicado:
August 11,
2O15.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
by...
...♦·Dobie Gray·♦.♪. . .,
on Amazing lead vocals!!!
&
...his beautiful, tight band!.♪. . .
recorded
live!
on "The Midnight Special".♪...,
·an American late-night musical variety series·
•Music variety show•
(TV program)
(Created by Burt Sugarman)
hosted:
by "Wolfman Jack".♪
at "NBC Studios".♪...,
in Burbank,
California,
United States,
1974.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· 'Dobie Gray'.♪. . . was an American singer&songwriter,
whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and
musical theather. His hit records included, in 1965 :
"The 'In' Crowd".♪... and "Drift Away".♪..., which was
one of the biggest hits of 1973!!!, and a song that
remains a staple of radio airplay. . .
♫...
♦· Día tras Día
estoy más confundido...
Sín embargo,
espero la luz
a través de la lluvia...
Saben Que es un juego
Que no me gusta perder...,
y estoy sintiendo
la tensión...
no es una vergüenza?
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos,
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Empiezo a pensar
Que estoy perdiendo el tiempo...
No comprendo las cosas Que hago...,
y el mundo allá afuera
parece tan cruel...,
y yo estoy contando
con ustedes
para lograrlo...
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos,
y liberen mi alma...
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Sí!, dénme el ritmo muchachos
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme. . .
y cuando mi mente está libre...
Saben Que una melodía
puede moverme?,
y Que
cuando me siento triste...
a través de las guitarras,
viene la calma?
Gracias por la Alegría
Que me han dado...
Quiero
Que sepan
Que creo
en su canción. . .
y el ritmo,
y la rima
y la armonía...
Me han ayudado a avanzar . . .
Haciéndome fuerte!
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
Oh, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!
y liberen mi alma. . .
Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll
y alejarme...
¡Oh!, Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!!!,
y liberen mi alma!!!
¡Quiero perderme
en su rock and roll!!!
y alejarme. . .
¡¡¡Oh!!!,
¡Hey!,
¡Hey!!!,
¡Dénme el ritmo muchachos!!!!!
y ¡liberen! mi alma!!!
¡Quiero perderme!
en su rock and roll!!!
y alejarme. . .
Na, na, na...,
No Quieres Tú?,
No Quieres llevarme? ·♦
. . .
. . .
. . .
♦·DRIFT AWAY·♦.♪. . .
Written
by
Mentor Williams.♪...
♣
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVhLe8sqGj0
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme...·♦.♪...
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
jaggermorrison2O1O
Subido:
May 19,
2O1O.♪...
by...
...♦·The Rolling Stones·♦.♪. . .
·a British rock/blues&country band·.♪...
with...
...♦·Mick Jagger·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!,
...♦·Mick Taylor·♫.♪. . .,
on lead guitar!!!!!
& rhythm guitar,too!,
...♦·Bill Wyman·♦.♪. . .,
on electric bass!!!,
...♦·Nicky Hopkins·♦.♪. . .,
on piano!!!
& Hammond organ!!!
&
...♦·Charlie Watts·♦.♪. . .,
on drums!!!
·an unreleased cover song·
(from 'It's Only Rock & Roll' sessions)
1974.♪...
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· ...una pequeña 'gema' bien interpretada por los Stones. . . ·♦
el Beat.♪
♫
♦· ...y parece ser..., Que el renegado de Keith Richards, en éstas sesiones
se tomó un 'exilio' en la calle principal •Exile in Main Street•. . . ♫♫♫ ·♦
♫♫♫
♫ ♫
♫
el Beat.♪
♫
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Wcw4XiQa0
YouTube/uploader:
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
·gospel version)
de: Mentor Williams.♪
YouTube/uploader:
Paul Cronauer
Publicado:
July 31,
2O15.♪...
by...
...♦·Lynn Anderson·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
♫♫♫
♫♫
♫
♦· I heard of Lynn Anderson's passing today and some of
the tributes to her on the news media and this is my
small tribute. I have been a fan of her music. . . ·♦
Paul Cronauer
♫...
♦· ...we lost... another country queen...rip lynn love ya ·♦
F Kyle Maguire
♫...
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6WFuyyUns
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme·...·♦.♪...
(♦·Ir A la Deriva·♦).♪
de: Mentor Williams.♪...
YouTube/uploader:
David Stanyer
Publicado:
July 3O,
2O14.♪...
by...
...♦·David Stanyer·♦.♪. . .,
on guitar!!!
& vocals!!!!!
recorded
live!
on his home...
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Drift Away . . .
♦· Dedicated:
" IN LOVING MEMORY "
OF...
♦·Mentor Williams·♦.♪. . .
•...he finds 'inspiration' for his music in the New Mexico mountains,
riding horses, and from his brothers. . .•
♦·John Henry Kurtz·♦.♪. . .,
♣·Lynn Anderson·♦.♪. . .
and specially...
to...
...'Lawrence Darrow Brown'...,
más conocido,
como...
...♦·Dobie Gray·♦.♪. . .
•...he was born in Simonton, near Houston, Texas..., listed in Fort Bend County
birth records as being born in 194O to Jane and Jethro C. Brown. Other sources
suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some
early recordings...
he discovered gospel music through his grandpfather...
In the early 196Os he moved to Los Angeles, intending to pursue an acting
career while also singing to make money. He recorded for several local labels
under the names "Leonard Ainsworth".♪, "Larry Curtis".♪ & "Larry Dennis",before
♦·Sonny Bono·♦ directed him toward the small independent Stripe Records. They
suggested that he record under the name ·Dobie Gray·, an allusion to the then-
popular sitcom 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'.. he recorded with top session
musicians as Carol Kaye.♪, Hal Blaine.♪ & Larry Knechtel.♪...
He also spent several years working as an actor, including 2 and half years
in the Los Angeles production of "Hair".
In 197O, while working there, he joined a band: ♦·Pollution·♦.♪. . .,
as singer & percussionist. They where managed by actor Max Baer Jr.(best known
as "Jethro" in The Beverly Hillbillies) and released two albums of soul-inspired
psychedelic rock, 'Pollution I' and 'Pollution II'. The band included Tata Vega
on vocals and guitarist/singer James Quill Smith. He also worked at A&M Records
on demo recordings with songwriter ♦·Paul Williams·♦.♪. . .
In 1972, he won a recording contract with Decca Records /shortly before it
became part of MCA/ to make an album with producer Mentor Williams -- Paul's
brother -- in Nashville. Among the songs they recorded at the Quadrafonic Sound
Studios, co-owned by session musicians Norbert Putnam.♪... & David Briggs.♪...,
was Mentor Williams' "Drift Away", featuring a 'guitar riff' by Reggie Young.♪.
Released as a single, the song rose to N.5 on the US pop chart and remains
Dobie Gray's signature song...
It placed at N.17 in the Billboard Year-End Hot 1OO singles of 1973; sold
over one million copies, and was awarded a ♦·gold disc·♦ by the RIAA on July 5,
1973. Gray also released three albums with MCA : Drift Away, Loving Arms, and
Hey, Dixie, but later stated that MCA were unsure of how to market the albums:
"THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO PLACE 'a Black Guy' IN COUNTRY MUSIC.". . .
♣
Rest in Peace,
♦♦♦·DOBIE GRAY·♦♦♦!.♪. . .
♣
Drift Away . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb8rGScj9As
Música Destacada:
♦·Drift Away·♦.♪. . .
♦·Alejarme!...·♦.♪...
•·Ir A La Deriva·•...
de: Mentor Williams.♪
YouTube/uploader:
Marielilitouil
Publicado:
February 17,
2O13.♪...
by...
...♦·Dobie Gray·♦.♪. . .,
on lead vocals!!!
with...
...♦·Reggie Young·♦.♪. . .,
on beautiful guitar!!!,
...♦·Mike Leech·♦.♪. . .,
on bass!!!,
&
...♦·Kenny Malone·♦.♪. . .,
on drums!!!
·a single·
(·7"(45 rpm)·)
Decca Records.♪
Produced:
by Merton Williams.♪
released:
in United States,
February
1973.♪...
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♪ • ...give me the beat! boys, and free! my Soul . . . •
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