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11.2.10

Tony Jackson with The Vibrations - Fortune Teller

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Intro
In the summer of 1964, Tony Jackson was considered one of the hottest talents in Liverpool. As bassist and lead singer of the Searchers up to but not including "Needles and Pins" (when John McNally and Mike Pender took over the singing), he was the most recognizable member of the one major Liverpool group not managed by Brian Epstein. He was a genuine star at the time, in a group that was about as hot as any band could be. That all changed when Jackson either left or was forced out of the group (accounts vary) that summer and formed his own band, the Vibrations -- from then on, he led a hard-luck life and career. To be
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7 comments:

The Bomber said...

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anyonesdaughter said...

how cool.... thanks a lot, this rocks!

Mark said...

I dig all the tracks he put out solo, some interesting choices of American material in the mix as well.

The Bomber said...

yes agree...
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Javier said...

Otra pequeña joyita para la colecciòn, y mira ayer estuve en un concierto de un grupo español llamado The Refoundations y la tercera canciòn fue Love Potion. Colguè algo en mi blog sobre esto. Un abrazo Pablo

The Bomber said...

ahora me paso x el blog Javi...
ciertamente es una muy buena banda.

Saludos viejo

cialis online said...

It's a good post about Tony Jackson. I've been reading a lot of articles about him and his style and I can say he is one of the best yet. I know, he's dead but I still listening his music.