#sam the sham and the pharaohs

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #16: 1965

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A lot of heavy-hitters are coming at us in 1965. Beatlemania is still going strong, continuing their rise from "famous" to "cultural milestone". Fellow English rock band, The Rolling Stones, would also explode in popularity and success around this year. The two bands were often pitted against each other for the title of commander of the British Invasion -- leading up to this poll. We're all part of history today. Rock and roll itself is starting to evolve more in the mainstream, favoring a harder, almost messier sound that would have been too intense for previous (white) audiences. Hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, and garage rock will come to define the genre at this moment in time.

R&B is also having a huge moment this year, especially the music coming from the powerhouse record label: Motown Records. I talked about the significance of the label briefly in the 1964 post, and like The Beatles and Elvis Presley, there's so much behind their history that I feel intimidated to talk more. But without going too much into it, Motown Records is also notable for the image they sold along with their records. Everything from the artists' sound, to their looks, to how they carried themselves in public had to exude class and sophistication. Here's a link to an interview with Maxine Powell, the finishing instructor who worked with many of these artists. While brand recognition played a major role in this (as Motown became something of its own genre in addition to being a record label), this image was essential for crossover appeal. The music of Motown may not have been overtly political at this time, but it was still monumental in normalizing Black artists and business owners in mainstream white spaces during the height of the 60's Civil Rights Movement.

There's another major historic moment I want to touch on here, but its impact won't be seen on the polls until the next one. 1965 marks the year when American ground troops first entered Vietnam. President Johnson would demand for the monthly draft to double, conscripting 1,000 men every day. Those who are at least somewhat familiar with American pop culture already know why I'm bringing this up in a music poll. But the people who think that American music about the Vietnam War was all Creedence and Dylan may be surprised. See you all in 1966.

#billboard poll #billboard music #tumblr poll #1960s #60s music #1965 #sam the sham and the pharaohs #four tops #the rolling stones #we five #the righteous brothers #petula clark #the beatles #herman's hermits #elvis presley #the temptations

[fairytale-poll]

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS! MATCH 3 OUT OF 10

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Amy Lee:

Evanescence was the sound of a generation

Little Red Riding Hood:

song is kinda creepy, but also catchy.

#red riding poll #preliminary round #preliminary polls #amy lee #evanescence #call me when you're sober #li'l red riding hood #sam the sham and the pharaohs #character polls #poll bracket #poll tournament #polls

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

35. Little Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs debuted Jun 66 and peaked at number two, scoring 1056 points.

The group scored six top 40 hits. Wooly Bully was the number eight hit of 1965.

#little red riding hood #sam the sham and the pharaohs #hits of 1966

[lisamarie-vee]

#the animals #sam the sham and the pharaohs #rock and roll hall of fame #1960’s

[odk-2]

Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully (Mono) (1965) Domingo "Sam the Sham" Samudio from: "Wooly Bully” / “Ain't Gonna Move” (Single) “Wooly Bully” (LP)

Garage | Tex-Mex

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Personnel: Domingo "Sam the Sham" Samudio: Lead Vocals / Organ Ray Stinnet: Guitar Butch Gibson: Saxophone David Martin: Bass Jerry Patterson: Drums

Produced by Stanley Kessler

Recorded: @ The Sam C. Phillips Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee USA 1964

Single Released on  March 12, 1965

Album Released: April, 1965

MGM Records

"... an early example of Tex-Mex music that was also being popularized by groups like Sir Douglas Quintet, Freddy Fender and ? and The Mysterians." - Wikipedia

#Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs #Garage #Tex-Mex #Wooly Bully #MGM Records #1960's #Domingo Samudio #Sam the Sham

[pbandjstew]

Newest Mx Cd (#107, [Finally])

-----Mx 107: Birgitta's Violet Iris----- (#1-24, 1:19:27)

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs "Little Red Riding Hood" (2:46)

Jay Americana "parasite" (1:59)

Queasy Pieces "Good Boy" (3:53)

Aqualung "Complicated" (3:52)

White Girl Wasted "Doc Ellis (w DJ Premier)" (2:43)

Belle Weather "Madness" (3:36)

Frankie Cosmos "Spare the Guitar" (2:10)

Tommy V - "Lament - Life - Love" (3:22)

Lostboycrow "Coffee Drugs" (3:44)

Nervous Jerk "Strong Man" (2:04)

Debbie Harry "Inner City Spillover" (5:00)

Celestaphone "NEET Daughter" (2:54)

Innards "Goro" (4:13)

Velvet Negroni "Pop Song 1" (2:15)

Kills "New York" (4:04)

Eligh "Clouds_" (5:17)

Gabriels "Blame" (2:50)

Doom Flower "Enroll" (2:42)

Baboon Show "Sands of Time" (3:48)

Hobo Johnson "I Want to See the World" (2:53)

Shuko "How Long? (w Nia Wyn, Pete Philly, & Keymer)" (3:33)

MSPAINT "Titan of Hope" (3:29)

June Bug "Rollercoaster" (4:05)

Patsy Cline "Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do" (2:05)

Finally finished this. Started it at the beginning of the year and just kept it sitting there in my notebook at three quarters done.

I am six tracks into #108 already. I wonder how long it will take this time. Focus and concentration is something I am also working on in therapy.

Cheers, Noise.

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[musicpast]

#sam the sham and the pharaohs #wooly bully #1965 #1960s #vintage advertisement #vintage #advertisement #music business

[boxwright]

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Domingo Samudio

#sam the sham and the pharaohs #domingo samudio

[one-album-wonders]

South Regional - Group N

It’s day two of the March Madness of American Rock Bands tournament South regional competition. Vote for your favorite band! The top two vote recipients move on to the next round.

Fugazi - Washington DC

Backstreet Boys - Orlando FL

The Meters - New Orleans LA

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - Dallas TX

#Fugazi #Backstreet Boys #The Meters #Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

[headspacedad]

Little Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

#youtube #sam the sham and the pharaohs #sam the sham #little red riding hood #wolf #werewolf #wolf in sheep's clothing #big bad wolf #big not so bad wolf #sound on #my parents had a record #they used to play for us as kids #this was my sister's favorite song on it #I'd totally forgotten about it until just now

[involuntary-musical-imagery]

April 10, 2023

Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs

#involuntary musical imagery #sam the sham and the pharaohs #wooly bully #music #songs #song stuck in head #song stuck in my head #earworm #Spotify

[emeraldexplorer2]

American rock and roll singer Domingo Samudio aka Sam the Sham, born February 28, 1937, the front man of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

#rocknroll #rock #rock n roll #rock band #rock music #1960's #music #musician #sam the sham & the pharaohs

[cricketgutz]

btw my voice claims for White and Eddie

#heartbreak gulch #Spotify #Wendy O and Sam Samudio #Theres some Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs that work really well but his voice as a solo artist fits better

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

8. Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs debuted Apr 65 and peaked at number two, spending the most weeks, 18, of any song on the 1965 charts, and scoring 1399 points.

Sam was truly a sham, as he was born Domingo Samudio in Dallas. His group had nine chart entries 1965-67. Two made the top ten. Dominigo/Sam wrote Wooly Bully. It was the first million seller by an American group since the British invasion in early 1964.

#sam the sham and the pharaohs #wooly bully #hits of 1965 #classic rock

[lisamarie-vee]

#sam the sham and the pharaohs #wooly bully #rock and roll hall of fame #1960s

[wickershells]

few folks more enlightened on this earth than the little girls whose favourite common fairytale was little red riding hood

#when i was 12 i wrote this story 'modernising' various fairytales (i developed an infamous hatred of the tv show once upon #a time upon learning someone else had that idea before i did) which had as its protagonist ryder hood - whose parents were #mauled to death by a lupine beast. as in (beauty and) the beast. and he. um. well #i grew obsessed w this song that i believe amanda seyfried recorded a cover of as promotional material for her red riding hood movie #but it was originally by sam the sham and the pharaohs. little red riding hood you sure are lookin good youre everything a #big bad wolf could want. etc #can you imagine my reaction when i heard of angela carter in high school. courtesy of my english lit teacher who wrote her dissertation #on the bloody chamber and other stories #mine