[Harp-L] Re: filled with performers who cannot play

["Splash" <celtiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quote:
"A lot of pop, rock, rap and, more recently blues and jazz- are filled with
performers who cannot play and instrument well or at all, who cannot compose
or arrange, and/or who look better than they can sing."
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The Monkees were a fictional band TV show that had session musicians play
and sing "Last Train to Clarksville" on the TV show.  The band's first
single went to #1 and then the actors realized that they had to quickly
learn how to play and sing it.  Luckily they had two 'musicians' who won the
auditions on looks and acting ability.  The others picked it up on the fly.

Steve Stills went and didn't get the part because they said he didn't have
good enough teeth and hair, so he went and got his roommate Peter Tork to go
audition, and Pete got the job.

BTW Last Train was really a VietNam war protest song.
oh, and Charles Manson also unsuccessfully auditioned for a part.

Trivia lesson over.

PEACE
Scott
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