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Post by chris on Jan 4, 2011 0:31:18 GMT -5
I was surprised at the extent of the distance of the comments ...some came from Paris, Asia etc. Looks like a lot of viewers from far far away places appreciated that music.
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Post by kit on Jan 4, 2011 9:42:22 GMT -5
I need some help. I have a Demo tape of a group from Odgensburg (The 4 Satins) who recorded 2 songs back in the 1960s and I'd like to post one (or both) of them here.
My problem is that I don't know how to do it. I've digitized them and they're in high quality MP3 format. Can anyone tell me the procedure for posting them from my computer to this thread?
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Post by chris on Jan 4, 2011 15:15:14 GMT -5
Kit the simplest and best way is to just load it to youtube. It allows up to 15 minutes of video. All you need to do is register (its free) and then grab the code to post, clicking on the youtube icon in the open post once the file is uploaded and inserting the code. Depending on the speed of your computer and the size of the file I'd suggest go make a cup of coffee or pour your self a drink while waiting. It may take a bit. My webshots or photobucket also except video files but I have had them load after a long long time when completed there was no file to be seen. It did not say it was done and file too large to keep on site but this has not happened on youtube.
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Post by kit on Jan 4, 2011 16:53:04 GMT -5
These are just audio files - no video.
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Post by chris on Jan 4, 2011 18:08:01 GMT -5
Then try going here. www.mp32tube.com/ this was intended for musicians but is basically the same.........or you can use your windows movie maker and create a simple video and add the clip (your video could be an introduction, title, the file and credits etc whatever you felt like writing about the clip) you sort of create a video with movie maker using stills, music etc. It is easy to use. You should have it in your progams. Click on Start>All Programs>Accessories> should be listed in there in the drop down list. |
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Post by kit on Jan 5, 2011 10:24:59 GMT -5
Sheesh! I did everything I was supposed to, but the file still comes up "Video not available" on Youtube.
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Post by kit on Jan 5, 2011 11:37:43 GMT -5
Let's try again... hopefully it will work this time.
"Oscar's" was a nightclub about 6 blocks down the street from where we (The Nitecaps) were playing. 'The Four Satins' were the house band then (They later changed a couple of members and became 'The Undertakers'... black capes, makeup, coffin and all). A couple of years after our 1-1/2 year stint was over, they called me to come back along with my photography equipment and do a sitting for their poster, business cards and 8x10 glossies. I did.
Although the Satins were our competition, it didn't matter. Both nightclubs were packed most every night and we became friends. In fact if there were no tables available at our place we'd often send the patrons to each other's clubs. We worked 6 nights a week with a double-shift on Sunday and had Monday off.
Their Demo tape includes the following slow tune that was apparently an original. Jimmy Massia sang the lead and Larry Costigan did backup harmony, in a style very similar to The Everly Brothers who were popular back then.
If the link below works, I'm sure you'll enjoy "Queen of Love"
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Post by chris on Jan 5, 2011 17:56:59 GMT -5
If you uploaded them to mpr32 then it won't show up in youtube. Different websites but connected...like on twitter (if you tweet) and then want to post a photo have to go off to use Twitpic. Looks like you created a file with Windows MOvie maker and uploaded to you tube..Yes? /No? Nice job ....no pix of the band?  ? |
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Post by bobbbiez on Jan 5, 2011 20:03:22 GMT -5
 Kit, they do remind me of the Everly Brother's style. I so enjoyed the groups back in the 50's and 60's who had that harmony style as the Everly B, Patience and Prudence, the Lennon Sisters and so many more. That was truly talent and singing. 
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Post by kit on Jan 6, 2011 8:50:00 GMT -5
Chris... yes. MovieMaker let me generate some video titles and attach the audio. Then I had to 'publish' it before uploading it to Youtube. Nice arrangement although it would be easier if I could just upload the MP3 audio file without having to make a video first. Can I do that? And sadly 'no.' I was so busy playing that I never took any photos of The Four Satins while I was in Odgensburg. Only later when they became The Undertakers, and I was out of music at that time.
Bzzz... I agree. We who grew up in the 50s and 60s seem to have adopted that style of 'new' music despite many of our parent's objections. But it's said that what we learn in our formative years becomes imbedded into who we are all through our lives.
Next time I have to talk about (at length) the original guitar player of The Nitecaps. His name is Ken Aikin and without a doubt he's the best finger-style lead guitar player I've ever worked with. He started taking lessons when he was 15 and has been playing ever since - 50 years now. Cipper's uncle Jim Galylord was our drummer and lead singer, and I played bass for the most part. More later.
PS: I wonder whatever happened to Patience and Prudence? After "Tonight You Belong To Me" and "I'm Gonna Get Along Without You Now" they sort of dropped off the charts.
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Post by bobbbiez on Jan 6, 2011 12:27:11 GMT -5
Kit, from what I read the sisters after having the hit, "Tonight You Belong To me," they recorded more songs but none went over so they stopped performing around 1959. I suppose since they were very young at the time they left the music scene and went on to further their education. Like many back then, they had the one hit and then vanished. Too bad cause I did like them a lot.
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Post by kit on Jan 7, 2011 10:50:15 GMT -5
BBBz... whatever Patience and Prudence (who would ever name their kids that?) did in their lives is still a mystery, but they'll always be a couple of talented young girl singers in our minds. I hear their father was a tyrant. That might explain a few things.
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Post by bobbbiez on Jan 7, 2011 13:21:11 GMT -5
Kit, yes, I read the same thing about their father who himself was in show business. It might have been a good thing for them to leave when they were on top of the charts. Being very talented they still left their mark in the music world. After all, we remember them and liked their style of singing.
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Post by dgriffin on Jan 7, 2011 17:22:17 GMT -5
The quality struck me, especially the voices.
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Post by kit on Jan 8, 2011 10:39:26 GMT -5
Yup... no synthesizers, mega-channel recordings, overdubs or special sound shaping effects. Just talent. Sort of like a woman who wears pounds of makeup and dresses to the 9s - vs - a pretty woman with freshly washed face and simple clothing. Which is the REAL woman?
Perhaps I'm a little jaded, but I realize that music, like women, is best when honesty is displayed (one could only wish that politicians shared this notion). No need to hide under a mask of illusion and deception. That's what magicians are for. The beauty is on the inside - not the outside. Sad that as a photographer of almost 50 years I had to break that rule so often in so many ways... but that's what the customer wanted.
Gosh... it's amazing how Dave brings out the philosopher in me, huh?
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Kit, they do remind me of the Everly Brother's style. I so enjoyed the groups back in the 50's and 60's who had that harmony style as the Everly B, Patience and Prudence, the Lennon Sisters and so many more. That was truly talent and singing. 
