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Sorry Dane. I felt that I was being a bit tough on Bobby.

Your magnanimity (magnanimosity?) remains unparalleled...

Anyway, back to "Watching 'Engie' Grow"...what is he holding in his right hand in that photo, a 'Shirley Temple'? Those can't be good for you at his age...

Thanks Dane, I did not want to appear unctuous, hence the edit.

Just his sleeve falling down behind his hand, I believe.

Boy, how many times has that happened to me on stage!

I s'pose it's just the pose, but doesn't it look like Engie's nursing an invisible drink and clenching an imaginary cigar in his store-bought teeth?

(Howzzat for unctuosity?)

Cockoo's Nest, Dane?

Lawrence Welk was never stronger in those years, and that's about the time Hee Haw reared it's corn-pone head.

There has to be something for everyone, and in the mid to late sixties even some of the most conservative artists were trying to save their careers by jumping on the "groovy" bandwagon.

Some folks made it by not being groovy at all.

OK let's get back on track we've had Dane's acerbic wit and Peter's word of the day but vast majority of posts nothing to do with subject. I wish you all had the same enthusiasm for the Apache comparison, thanks to the fantastic 4! who took part.

Bobby Goldsboro did make some sugary songs but Summer The First Time was excellent, lilting melody and great lyrical content, also Dave Berry, here in the UK, covered 2 Goldsboro songs Little Things and one of my all time favourites by Berry, if You Wait For Love.

He gave them a slightly different edge and Berry would most certainly consider himself a rocker.

Unless I misinterpret Charly's point is he classing Bobby Vinton, Lettermen as rock?

I always enjoyed little things, especially for the 12 string guitar riff. Perhaps a link with both versions might be of interested to those who did not hear Dave Berry's version. Should you have the Tyson version, Roy, we could have a poll.

Only Tyson I know is Mike don't think he recorded it.

I am obviously mistaken. Did Dave Berry have two versions, then?

No, those were from my Sdak days in high school

Well, i do have a version of Berry's "Little things" entitled "little; artist - Mike Tyson"...

Just checking back in to acknowledge my woeful spelling error and any confusion it may have caused (thank you, Dr. JJ, for your kind and microscopic attention).

I should have spelled the word in question "cuckoo" in referring to the film based on Ken Kesey's novel.

"Cockoo's Nest" is, of course, a French film about two gay men who own a nightclub.

BJ Thomas was another singer from the late 60's who sounded just like Englebert, (or did Englebert sound just like BJ, forgot who was first). There were a lot of those crooners during the late 60's.

Mm-hm...the trend continues.


A meaty face, wavy hair and sideburns. ...wonder why?