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| Walkin' After Midnight | Patsy Cline | 1957 | Thanks to commercial this is popular once again. Great singer. | |
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| All I Have To Do Is Dream | Everly Brothers | 1958 | These guys could sing! Buddy Harman on drums. | |
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| Devoted To You | Everly Brothers | 1958 | A top 10 hit here for the Everly Brothers. | |
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| Splish Splash | Bobby Darin | 1958 | From the guy who did "Mack The Knife." | |
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| Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison | 1959 | Still maybe the # 1 standard of all-time. Easygoing shuffle. | |
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| Poison Ivy | Coasters | 1959 | They did nothing but funny songs and this is one of them. "You're going to need an ocean/of calamine lotion." | |
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| ('Til) I Kissed You | Everly Brothers | 1959 | Don & Phil again. 4 stroke ruffs all over the place. Buddy Harman on drums. | |
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| Shout | The Isley Brothers | 1959 | They made it up on the spot at a concert. Fun for all. Thanks for the the request Barbara! | |
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| Only The Lonely | Roy Orbison | 1960 | The one and only Roy. His first big hit. Buddy Harman on drums. | |
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| Cathy's Clown | Everly Brothers | 1960 | The Everly Brothers' biggest hit. Great drumming. Buddy was prolific then. | |
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| It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley | 1960 | The King's biggest hit. | |
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| Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | 1960 | Sam Cooke had 29 Top 10 hits. Easy chart with use of accents. | |
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| Walkin' To New Orleans | Fats Domino | 1960 | Easy chart from one of the pioneers of rock and roll. | |
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| Raindrops | Dee Clark | 1961 | Great song. Get out your brushes out for this classic. | |
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| Walk Right Back | Everly Brothers | 1961 | Very clever drumming by Buddy Harman. | |
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| Last Night | Mar-Keys | 1961 | Great early R&R instrumental. Easy drum chart. | |
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| Travelin' Man | Ricky Nelson | 1961 | Did you know Ricky had 35 Top 40 hits? This was his biggest. | |
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| Crazy | Patsy Cline | 1961 | Buddy Harman on drums in this Willie Nelson penned hit. | |
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| I Fall To Pieces | Patsy Cline | 1961 | Brush in one hand, crosstick in the other. Buddy Harman on drums again. | |
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| Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow | Shirelles | 1961 | 1st ever girl group #1 song. New York studio craftmanship. 1st Carole King hit. Girl group classic. | |
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| Crying | Roy Orbison | 1961 | Great song. "I was alright for a while..." The one and only Roy. | |
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| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens | 1961 | One of the most unusual pop hits. Originated in Africa! | |
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| Runaway | Del Shannon | 1961 | "I WA WA WA WA Wonder." 1961 was a good year for R&R. Cool song! | |
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| Calendar Girl | Neil Sedaka | 1961 | Marching snare drum on this early hit. | |
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| Little Sister | Elvis Presley | 1961 | Elvis rocks! This song proves it. | |
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| Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles | 1961 | The one and only Ray defied categorization. Number one on rock and R&B charts. | |
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| Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley | 1962 | Happy brush shuffle. | |
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| Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 1962 | Yes it is. This was a hit twice for Neil. "They say that breaking up is hard to do/now I know, I know that it's true..." | |
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| The Loco-Motion | Little Eva | 1962 | Carole King penned this, her babysitter sang it, and it rocks. | |
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| My Guy | Mary Wells | 1962 | Smokey Robinson wrote this hit a year before he wrote the classic "My Girl." | |
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| Green Onions | Booker T. & The MGs | 1962 | The coolest, Al Jackson on drums. Memphis magic. | |
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| Please Please Me | Beatles | 1962 | From their 1st album, their first UK #1. Raw and fresh! |  |
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| Surfin' Safari | Beach Boys | 1962 | "Let's go surfin' now/Everybody's learnin' how..." Early Beach Boys. | |
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| Baby It's You | Beatles | 1963 | The Beatles do a heartfelt tribute to Smokey Robinson. John sings, Ringo drums. | |
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| Sweet Dreams | Patsy Cline | 1963 | She had a haunting voice. Go rent the video of the same title. Easy country shuffle on this one. | |
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| Sugar Shack | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | 1963 | "There's a crazy little house beyond the tracks/And everybody calls it the Sugar Shack." Coffee houses are popular again. | |
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| Walking The Dog | Rufus Thomas | 1963 | R&B classic from a Memphis legend. | |
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| On Broadway | Drifters | 1963 | I love the Drifters; best doo-wop of all time! Classic song about show biz dreams: "They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway." | |
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| In My Room | Beach Boys | 1963 | Where Brian would go when Mike Love got on his nerves. Lot of interesting stories there. | |
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| Rhythm Of The Rain | Cascades | 1963 | Hal Blaine on drums. Nice easy chart that flows along. | |
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| Wipeout | Surfaris | 1963 | Every drummer gets asked at some point: "Can you play 'Wipeout'?" Here's your chance to learn how! | |
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| Walk Like A Man | Four Seasons | 1963 | "My cool father, said give her up, don't bother/the world ain't comin' to an end. He said to walk like a man..." Great song. | |
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| He's So Fine | Chiffons | 1963 | #1 for 4 weeks, nice popping drum fills. | |
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| One Fine Day | Chiffons | 1963 | Carole King penned this effervescent hit. Pop magic. | |
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| In Dreams | Roy Orbison | 1963 | What a beautiful, haunting song! Buddy Harman on drums. | |
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| Up On The Roof | The Drifters | 1963 | "When this old world starts getting me down..." Absolute R&R classic. This song officially endorsed by Billy Joel. | |
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| You Really Got A Hold On Me | The Beatles | 1963 | The Beatles, especially John, loved Smokey Robinson, who wrote this. | |
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| I Can't Believe What You Say | Ike & Tina Turner | 1964 | High energy from Ike & Tina. This slightly obscure R&B number was an all-time favorite of Keith Richards. | |
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| Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison | 1964 | His biggest ever. Van Halen covered. Buddy Harman drums. | |
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| Baby I Need Your Loving | Four Tops | 1964 | Motown magic, not to mention a classic. | |
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| Chapel Of Love | Dixie Cups | 1964 | Nice shuffle, with big band-like set-ups. | |
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| California Sun | Rivieras | 1964 | Great basic early R&R. High energy and fun. | |
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| Come See About Me | Supremes | 1964 | Their third #1 already. They were just getting started. | |
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| Out Of Sight | James Brown | 1964 | Yes it is. JB's first foray in the pop Top 40. Great rhythm punches. | |
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| Love Me Do | Beatles | 1964 | From the 1st album. John on harmonica. Remember that cymbal crash? | |
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| P.S. I Love You | Beatles | 1964 | Get the Please Please Me CD. Fun chart to play. | |
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| Do You Want To Know A Secret? | Beatles | 1964 | George sings this, but John wrote it. | |
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| Needles And Pins | Searchers | 1964 | This was Liverpool's 2nd favorite band. Good chart. | |
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| Hard Day's Night | Beatles | 1964 | Title track. Opening chord: G7 (add9sus4). Ringo on drums, naturally. | |
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| Twist And Shout | Beatles | 1964 | A R&R moment. John screams this, Ringo drums. Let's rock. | |
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| All I've Got To Do | Beatles | 1964 | From the With The Beatles CD. A great lesser known Lennon song. | |
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| If I Fell | Beatles | 1964 | Great song, from A Hard Day's Night. Harmonically interesting. | |
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| Things We Said Today | Beatles | 1964 | Great song, from A Hard Day's Night. Minor verse into major chorus. | |
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| I Should Have Known Better | Beatles | 1964 | Great song, from A Hard Day's Night. Early Beatles were fabulous for sure. | |
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| Glad All Over | Dave Clark Five | 1964 | Not quite the Beatles, but fresh and fun. Their first hit. Chunka chunka. | |
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| Because | Dave Clark Five | 1964 | The DC5's first rock ballad. Dave Clark is rich today. | |
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| I'm Into Something Good | Herman's Hermits | 1964 | Carole King wrote hundreds like this. Nice shuffle. British Invasion hit. | |
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| Every Little Thing | Beatles | 1964 | Ringo on Tympani? This has a great hook, from John & Paul. | |
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| Not Fade Away | The Rolling Stones | 1964 | Early Stones pay tribute to Buddy Holly, with a Bo Diddley beat. | |
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| Under The Boardwalk | The Drifters | 1964 | Nothing says "summer" better than this classic by the Drifters. | |
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| Words Of Love | Beatles | 1964 | Beatles cover Buddy Holly. Ringo plays drums and drum case on this track! | |
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| You Can't Do That | Beatles | 1964 | From A Hard Day's Night, great guitar riff, it rocks. | |
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| Get Off Of My Cloud | Rolling Stones | 1965 | Number #1 that year, this was the Stones' answer to pressure for a followup to "Satisfaction." | |
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| In My Life | Beatles | 1965 | Many critics put this as John Lennon's greatest song. From Rubber Soul. Awesome drumming by Ringo. | |
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| Michelle | Beatles | 1965 | Also from Rubber Soul, a trend setting album. | |
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| Tell Me What You See | Beatles | 1965 | Lesser known song from the Help CD. | |
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| No Reply | Beatles | 1965 | They had the best bridges in rock history. This is one of them. | |
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| It's Only Love | Beatles | 1965 | You know me...Can't get enough Beatles. From Help. | |
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| Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | 1965 | An absolutely funky soul classic. Al Jackson on drums. | |
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| Satisfaction | Rolling Stones | 1965 | "I can't get no...." The Stones' first #1. Charlie Watts on drums. Easy chart. | |
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| Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Animals | 1965 | The Animals were cool, and very blues based. Chas Chandler, the bass player (who recently died) discovered and managed Jimi Hendrix. | |
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| We Gotta Get Out Of This Place | Animals | 1965 | Chas Chandler, the bass player (who recently died) discovered and managed Jimi Hendrix. Speaking of which, this song is written around the repeating bass guitar riff. Very intense, driving song, giving Eric Burden a chance to growl. | |
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| My Girl | Temptations | 1965 | Pure pop heaven. One of the most gorgeous songs ever recorded! | |
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| Here Comes The Night | Them | 1965 | Young Irish rockers that featured Van Morrison. | |
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| I Can't Help Myself | Four Tops | 1965 | "Sugar pie honey bunch." From the Detroit clubs to the top of the charts. | |
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| Shotgun | Jr. Walker & The All Stars | 1965 | Oh yeah, this is good. Totally mesmerizing. "It's party time." Junior Walker can wail like crazy on the sax. | |
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| In The Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 1965 | Soul classic. Steve Cropper (of the MGs) co-wrote this. | |
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| I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | 1965 | Classic JB, this put him on the map. | |
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| Unchained Melody | Righteous Bros. | 1965 | Hal Blaine on drums. Pretty song from the movie "Ghost." | |
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| Taste Of Honey | Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass | 1965 | Hal Blaine gives some very tasty drumming! Nice brushwork with setups and fills. | |
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| Papa's Got A Brand New Bag | James Brown | 1965 | This was the crossover hit that made JB a big star. | |
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| Ain't Too Proud To Beg | The Temptations | 1966 | This Motown classic was almost not released. Funk Brothers play. | |
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| B-A-B-Y | Carla Thomas | 1966 | If you like Aretha & Etta James, you'll love this. Stax Records classic. | |
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| Baby Scratch My Back | Slim Harpo | 1966 | The blues occasionally makes it on the charts, like this one. What, you think a guy named Slim Harpo does rap? | |
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| Tomorrow Never Knows | Beatles | 1966 | From Revolver, the Beatles' 1st psychadelic recording. | |
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| Tramp | Otis & Carla | 1966 | Al Jackson plays funky drums, while Otis and Carla mix it up. | |
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| Knock On Wood | Eddie Floyd | 1966 | Memphis soul classic. | |
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| Hold On I'm Comin' | Sam & Dave | 1966 | Another solid song with solid drumming. Al Jackson does it well. | |
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| 634-5789 | Wilson Pickett | 1966 | Al Jackson makes quarter notes sound wonderful. Great grooving. | |
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| Good Lovin' | Young Rascals | 1966 | Rough and raw in the studio, this features one the most exciting drummers of that time, Dino Danelli. | |
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| What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted | Jimmy Ruffin | 1966 | Reflective sad song: "I know I've got to find/Some kind of peace of mind." Jimmy's brother David sang for the Temptations. | |
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| I Fought The Law | Bobby Fuller 4 | 1966 | Texas R&R. Bobby died mysteriously in L.A. that same year. Nevertheless, this is a FUN SONG. | |
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| Working In The Coal Mine | Lee Dorsey | 1966 | Neat linear groove. That New Orleans influence. Creative drumming! | |
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| I'm Your Puppet | James & Bobby Purify | 1966 | Totally fine drumming by Roger Hawkins. Cool stuff. | |
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| Chain of Fools | Aretha Franklin | 1967 | The Muscle Shoals session musicians tear it up behind Aretha. Roger Hawkins is the soulful drummer. | |
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| Hip Hug-Her | Booker T. & The MGs | 1967 | Get the Best of Booker T. & The MGs. Funky stuff. Al Jackson on drums. | |
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| Expressway To Your Heart | Soul Survivors | 1967 | This Top 10 hit had a great original drum beat. Get this chart, it's a lot of FUN! | |
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| Cold Sweat - Part 1 | James Brown | 1967 | Could this be the funkiest thing ever recorded? I think it is. | |
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| San Francisco | Scott McKenzie | 1967 | "Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair." Hal Blaine drumming. | |
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| Soul Man | Sam & Dave | 1967 | Soul classic with Al Jackson playing solid, as usual. | |
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| Soul Finger | Bar-Kays | 1967 | Fun soul instrumental with nice fills and punches. The title? A few years after the movie Goldfinger. | |
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| Respect | Aretha Franklin | 1967 | Absolutely an unquestionable classic! Roger Hawkins on drums. | |
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| I Second That Emotion | Smokey Robinson | 1967 | "America's greatest poet," says Bob Dylan. Very cool drumming. | |
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| Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison | 1967 | A chart by one of my all time favorites-- Van the Man. A real classic. | |
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| The Letter | Box Tops | 1967 | Blue-eyed soul from Memphis: "Gimme a ticket for an air-o-plane..." | |
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| White Rabbit | Jefferson Airplane | 1967 | Best use of dynamics ever in a pop song. The height of psychedelia, and on many 'best songs ever' lists. Nice snare drumming. | |
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| Flying | Beatles | 1968 | Their only instrumental, from Magical Mystery Tour. | |
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| I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye | 1968 | "Betcha wondrin' how I knew..." What can I say? Another soul classic. | |
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| I Thank You | Sam & Dave | 1968 | Gospel inflected soul hit. Al Jackson drums. "Give me some of that o-l-d soul clapping." | |
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| Grazing In The Grass | Hugh Masekela | 1968 | Grooving instrumental, jazz-rock, easy chart, fun to play. | |
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| Cry Like A Baby | Box Tops | 1968 | Quintessential '60s song: horns, strings, electric sitar, all at once! | |
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| I Wish It Would Rain | Temptations | 1968 | "Sunshine, blue sky, please go away..." Light and funky at the same time. | |
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| (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding | 1968 | Otis had his biggest hit after he died in a plane crash. Tragic. This is classic soul. | |
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| Birthday | Beatles | 1968 | Made up in the studio. From the White Album. Nothing but fun. | |
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| Dance To The Music | Sly & The Family Stone | 1968 | Solid drumming from Gregg Errico on their 1st hit. | |
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| I Say A Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin | 1968 | Top 10 hit for the Queen of soul. Roger Hawkins does some fine drumming. | |
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| Licking Stick | James Brown | 1968 | The star of this 1968 hit, besides the singer of course, is the rhythm section. James Brown heard Starks' drumming, and through persistent efforts, was able to win him over to his own band. | |
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| Think | Aretha Franklin | 1968 | Her seventh Top Ten hit, this featured the soulful and funky drumming of Roger Hawkins. Also featured in The Blues Brothers movie. | |
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| Spooky | Classics IV | 1968 | Cool sound, from The Very Best Of Classics IV. | |
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| Hot Fun In The Summertime | Sly & The Family Stone | 1969 | Vigorous triplet feel. Nice song from Sly. Their drummer Gregg Errico was SOOOO SOLID. A lot to emulate on this chart. | |
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| Communication Breakdown | Led Zeppelin | 1969 | Early Led Zep. Bonham of course. Pure energy. | |
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| Good Times Bad Times | Led Zeppelin | 1969 | Classic drumming from John Bonham. Still sounds great! | |
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| Green River | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 | Swamp rock, from CCR Chronicles. Organic rock and roll with wonderful lyrics. John Fogerty is a wonderful storyteller. | |
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| Honky Tonk Women | Rolling Stones | 1969 | "Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues." BIG HIT, cool chart. | |
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| Dizzy | Tommy Roe | 1969 | Pretty interesting drumming actually, from Hal Blaine. | |
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| Time Is Tight | Booker T. & The MGs | 1969 | The MGs were on most of the great STAX soul records. | |
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| Here Comes The Sun | Beatles | 1969 | From Abby Road. Some of Ringo's finest drumming. Nice meter changes, fills. | |
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| Spinning Wheel | Blood Sweat & Tears | 1970 | Great jazz-rock drumming by Bobby Colomby. | |
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| Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) | Sly & The Family Stone | 1970 | JB invented funk, and passed the torch to Sly. Signature bass line. | |
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| Venus | Shocking Blue | 1970 | Did you know this band was from Denmark? Phonetic singing. Now it's used pretty famously in cosmetic commercials. | |
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| Poor Tom | Led Zeppelin | 1970 | This was meant for the Led Zep III album but was released years later on the Coda album. | |
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| Montego Bay | Bobby Bloom | 1970 | A Top 10 hit about a magical place. Cool percussion parts, and great bass line. | |
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| Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin | 1971 | From Led Zepelin III. Hard, driving drumming. | |
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| Colour My World | Chicago | 1971 | Piano+Bass+Drums+Flute+Voice = pretty ballad. Wedding hit. | |
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| Just My Imagination | Temptations | 1971 | Beautiful and delicate, a dreamy classic. Tympani & harp. | |
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| Respect Yourself | Staple Singers | 1971 | Memphis soul classic. Roger Hawkins on drums. | |
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| Rock Steady | Aretha Franklin | 1971 | Bernard Purdie is great. If you don't believe it, just ask him. | |
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| Have You Ever Seen The Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1971 | From CCR Chronicles, one of their many hits. | |
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| Draggin' The Line | Tommy James | 1971 | Hal Blaine drums, while Tommy James sings bizarre lyrics. | |
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| Riders On The Storm | The Doors | 1971 | From their album L.A. Woman. One of the Door's best. Atmosphere to the max. | |
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| Could It Be I'm Falling In Love | The Spinners | 1972 | The Spinners weave their magic. Just relax and groove. | |
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| Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) | Hollies | 1972 | "Saturday night I was downtown, working for the FBI." Cool song. | |
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| Long Distance Runaround | Yes | 1972 | Progressive rock band that has been around. Bill Bruford drums. | |
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| I'll Take You There | Staple Singers | 1972 | #1 funky song with Roger Hawkins again. Very nice!!!!! | |
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| If You Don't Know Me By Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | 1972 | This soul ballad has a 6/4 feel. Teddy Pendergrass sings. | |
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| The Ocean | Led Zeppelin | 1973 | From the Houses of the Holy album, the title refers to the sea of fans seen from the stage. John Bonham on drums. | |
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| One Of A Kind (Love Affair) | Spinners | 1973 | Nice easy chart with an undeniable groove. | |
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| Peaceful, Easy Feeling | Eagles | 1973 | "I like the way your sparkling earrings lay against your skin so brown." | |
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| Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe | Barry White | 1974 | I polled one of my classes as to who had the sexiest voice. Guess who won? | |
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| La Grange | ZZ Top | 1974 | Inspired by John Lee Hooker, this shuffle rocks hard. | |
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| Rock The Boat | Hues Corporation | 1974 | Sounds even better now than way back then. Good production. | |
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| Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1974 | Southern rock at its finest. "Turn it up!" A real classic. | |
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| December, 1963 Oh, What A Night | The Four Seasons | 1975 | Number 1 for 3 weeks, featuring drummer Gerry Polci on vocals as well. | |
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| Feel Like Making Love | Bad Company | 1975 | To me, this is what rock is all about: organic, emotional and powerful. Add one of the best rock singers of all time (Paul Rodgers) and you've got a winner. Drummer is Simon Kirke. | |
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| Peg | Steely Dan | 1975 | Masters of the studio, with Rick Marotta drumming. | |
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| Some Kind Of Wonderful | Grand Funk Railroad | 1975 | I love the fact that most of this song is just bass, drums, and voice. Hard rock shuffle. | |
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| You're The First, The Last, My Everything | Barry White | 1975 | One of a kind. Barry White was born with that foghorn voice. | |
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| Takin' It To The Streets | Doobie Brothers | 1976 | From the Best Of The Doobies. This has to be in the pocket, or else. | |
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| More Than A Feeling | Boston | 1976 | Does this bring back memories or what? Best of the '70s. | |
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| Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry | 1976 | Always a crowd pleaser, recently voted #1 greatest funk song of all time! | |
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| 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon | 1976 | One of the most famous drum patterns in rock: Steve Gadd rules. | |
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| Tequila Sunrise | Eagles | 1977 | "Take another shot of courage..." Smooth California rock. | |
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| It Keeps You Runnin' | Doobie Brothers | 1977 | Michael McDonald has got a voice. Solid feel on this chart. | |
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| I Wanna Get Next To You | Rose Royce | 1977 | Nice delicate 16th groove. From the movie Car Wash. | |
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| How Deep Is Your Love | Bee Gees | 1977 | From Saturday Night Fever. #1 for three weeks. | |
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| More Than A Woman | Bee Gees | 1977 | Easy chart from Saturday Night Fever. | |
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| Back In Love Again | L.T.D. | 1977 | If you like funky drumming, here it is! Highly recommended chart!. | |
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| Life In The Fast Lane | Eagles | 1977 | This song will "surely make you lose your mind." | |
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| Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 1977 | "Yesterday's gone." Good advice: Think about today. Shuffle feel. | |
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| Dancing Queen | ABBA | 1977 | This Swedish band made a lot of money in the '70s. Worldwide. | |
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| Natural Mystic | Bob Marley | 1977 | The all time king of reggae continues to enchant. If you've haven't played a reggae chart. give this a try. The patterns are very interesting. | |
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| I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) | Alicia Bridges | 1978 | "I want some action (pronounced ack-shawn)." BIG dance hit and a fun chart. | |
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| Kiss You All Over | Exile | 1978 | Pure '70s. Four on the floor, solid eighth note rock. | |
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| Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees | 1978 | From the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. R&R Hall Of Fame. | |
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| Bad Case Of Loving You | Robert Palmer | 1979 | "Doctor, Doctor, give me the news - I got a bad case of lovin' you..." | |
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| Cool Change | The Little River Band | 1979 | Australian band that hit it big. Medium tempo 16th note feel. This is a cool chart of a cool song with some cool fills. | |
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| Cruisin' | Smokey Robinson | 1979 | Smooth as silk. This song took Smokey 5 years to write. "You're gonna fly away, glad you're coming my way." | |
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| Don't Bring Me Down | ELO | 1979 | Easy chart that is fun to play. | |
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| Let's Go | Cars | 1979 | New wave fun stuff, unpretentious rock, lots of fun fills. | |
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| You're Only Lonely | J.D. Souther | 1979 | A la Roy Orbison, a nice rock ballad. Rolls along easily. | |
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| Got To Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | 1979 | This is really good funky drumming. Highly recommended chart! | |
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| Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' | Journey | 1979 | Journey's first hit, with Steve Smith on drums. | |
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| Another One Bites The Dust | Queen | 1980 | Queen bass player John Deacon wrote this number one hit. | |
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| Touch And Go | Cars | 1980 | The strangest hit from the Cars, in 5/4 time. | |
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| Emotional Rescue | Rolling Stones | 1980 | All 5:39 of it. "You will be mine, you will be mine all mine." | |
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| Against The Wind | Bob Seger | 1980 | Some truths never change, and never will. Thoughtful song. | |
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| I Can't Tell You Why | Eagles | 1980 | Rock ballad about broken romance. Nice fills at the end. | |
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| The Long Run | Eagles | 1980 | Don Henley drums and sings. | |
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| Late In The Evening | Paul Simon | 1980 | Steve Gadd's drumming sizzles- see the movie One Trick Pony. | |
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| Celebration | Kool & The Gang | 1980 | Played everywhere: weddings, political conventions, parties...funerals.... | |
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| Too Hot | Kool & The Gang | 1980 | Drummer: George Brown. | |
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| Living After Midnight | Judas Priest | 1980 | Heavy metal from England, lots of cymbal crashes. | |
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| Steal Away | Robbie Dupree | 1980 | Same feel as the Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes." Nice drum chart. | |
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| You Shook Me All Night Long | ACDC | 1980 | Singer Brian Johnson said that this song is for him the highlight of the band's catalog because it has "a special groovy beat that won't let you go." | |
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| Being With You | Smokey Robinson | 1981 | Smooth as silk, nice drumming. | |
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| Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan | 1981 | Model for solid drumming. "Make tonight a wonderful thing..." | |
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| Shining Star | Manhattans | 1981 | Worldwide hit, with a huge hook. They can tour forever on this. | |
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| How 'Bout Us | Champaign | 1981 | Nice 16th note groove. "Some people are made for each other..." | |
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| Time Out Of Mind | Steely Dan | 1981 | From the Gaucho CD. Rick Marotta drums. | |
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| Our Lips Are Sealed | Go-Go's | 1981 | All girl group from IA makes it big. | |
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| The Breakup Song | Greg Kihn | 1981 | New Wave. "They don't write 'em like that anymore." | |
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| Jeopardy | Greg Kihn Band | 1981 | New Wave dance hit. Nice groove. | |
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| Urgent | Foreigner | 1981 | Guess who plays sax on this? (Hint: See "Shotgun," 1965) | |
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| Waiting For A Girl Like You | Foreigner | 1981 | Great rock ballad. Very cool touches on the drums. | |
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| Don't Stop Believin' | Journey | 1981 | Steve Smith, one of the best drummers on the planet. | |
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| I Can't Go For That | Hall & Oates | 1981 | Easy to play, but it grooves. | |
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| Woman | John Lennon | 1981 | Nice tune, even if it is written about Yoko. | |
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| Don't Stand So Close To Me | Police | 1981 | Reggae-rock as played by Stewart Copeland. Breakthrough drumming. | |
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| Start Me Up | Rolling Stones | 1981 | Dirty rock song becomes computer commercial. | |
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| Tom Sawyer | Rush | 1981 | Famous fills by Neil Peart. Landmark song from Canadians. Full 4 page chart. | |
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| Only The Lonely | The Motels | 1981 | Not the Orbison song, but a big hit by the IA new wave band. | |
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| Hurts So Good | John Cougar | 1982 | Kenny Aronoff switches hands, makes 8th notes sound so good. | |
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| The One You Love | Glenn Frey | 1982 | Easy rock ballad. | |
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| I Found Somebody | Glenn Frey | 1982 | Both charts from the No Fun Allowed album. Happy song. | |
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| Maneater | Hall & Oates | 1982 | "Watch out boy, she'll chew you up." | |
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| Get Closer | Linda Ronstadt | 1982 | One of her many hits, this one is in 7/4. Russ Kunkel on drums. | |
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| New World Man | Rush | 1982 | Their only Top 40 hit; Neil Peart doing his thing. | |
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| Steppin' Out | Joe Jackson | 1982 | Moving tune, and very, very tight. | |
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| Crossfire | Scorpions | 1982 | Quasi military drumming: Herman Rarebell. | |
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| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 1983 | Michael Jackson's biggest hit, produced by Quincy Jones, with drumming by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler. | |
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| Gimme All Your Lovin' | ZZ Top | 1983 | I love their cool old roadsters, don't you? Fun chart. | |
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| True | Spandau Ballet | 1983 | Good chart to read, with lots of punches and rests. | |
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| Sunday Bloody Sunday | U2 | 1983 | Irish band's early album hit, has lots of energy, creative drumming. | |
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| In A Big Country | Big Country | 1983 | Scottish band, nice drumming by Mark Brzezicki. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean. | |
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| Joanna | Kool & The Gang | 1983 | All Kool & The Gang charts can be found on their Greatest Hits album. | |
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| Rock Of Ages | Def Leppard | 1983 | Rick Allen with his spandex-laden pals, playing with both arms. | |
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| Heart And Soul | Huey Lewis & The News | 1983 | FromSports. I like this band. Nice hook. | |
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| Heart Of Rock And Roll | Huey Lewis & The News | 1984 | From Sports. Do you know what the heart of R&R is? The beat! | |
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| Bad Is Bad | Huey Lewis & The News | 1984 | From Sports. VERY funny song, VERY easy chart. | |
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| I'm On Fire | Bruce Springsteen | 1984 | A brush in one hand, a stick in another, and hang on to that fast tempo! | |
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| Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | 1984 | Can You believe Miles Davis made a cover of this? Quirky. | |
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| Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen | 1984 | "You can't start a fire without a spark...This gun's for hire..." | |
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| What's Love Got To Do WIth It | Tina Turner | 1984 | From Simply The Best. Easy chart with meter changes. | |
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| I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | 1984 | Grammy winner from the movie Woman In Red. | |
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| Perfect Strangers | Deep Purple | 1984 | Same titled comeback CD. Meter changes are fun. Heavy sound. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean. | |
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| Jump | Van Halen | 1984 | Might as well. Hot song. Alex on drums. | |
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| I'm So Excited | Pointer Sisters | 1984 | JR Robinson on drums, playing this exciting song. | |
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| You Can't Get What You Want | Joe Jackson | 1984 | Very funky drumming. Joe Jackson is a very eclectic musician. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean. | |
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| Your Love Is King | Sade | 1984 | Sexy and cool, triplet feel. | |
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| Hang On To Your Love | Sade | 1985 | Big dance hit (but not as big as the macarena). | |
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| Centerfield | John Fogerty | 1985 | "Put me in coach..." The best baseball song ever written. | |
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| Rock And Roll Girls | John Fogerty | 1985 | Great stripped down basic rocker with nice lyrics. | |
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| Every Time You Go Away | Paul Young | 1985 | #1 hit written by Daryl Hall. Retro Motown. | |
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| I Want To Know What Love Is | Foreigner | 1985 | Huge hit, Dennis Elliot drums, big choir in background. | |
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| Crazy For You | Madonna | 1985 | Hit from the movie Vision Quest. Jonathan Moffett drums. | |
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| Consider Me Gone | Sting | 1985 | Sting gets jazzy. Omar Hakim manning the drums. Cool, man, just cool. | |
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| Cherish | Kool & The Gang | 1985 | One of many hits. Easy chart. | |
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| You're The Inspiration | Chicago | 1985 | Great song. Please get this, I guarantee you will love it! | |
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| Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen | 1985 | Good rock song about nostalgia. | |
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| Shout At The Devil | Motley Crue | 1985 | Tommy Lee rocks the drums, the other guys are shouting at you-know-who. From the September 1985 Modern Drummer. | |
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| In My House | Mary Jane Girls | 1985 | Move over Spice Girls: here's Rick James' sultry girl group. | |
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| Sweetest Taboo | Sade | 1986 | Cool groove, hypnotizing song, tricky drum part. | |
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| My Hometown | Bruce Springsteen | 1986 | From Born In The U.S.A. Great lyrical song. Max Weinberg drums. | |
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| Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer | 1986 | Might as well face it: "The lights are on/But you're not home." The Greatest Hits album version. | |
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| Take My Breath Away | Berlin | 1986 | From Top Gun. Nice easy chart. | |
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| Hip To Be Square | Huey Lewis & The News | 1986 | Yes it is. Solid song with solid drumming. | |
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| The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby | 1986 | Syncopated piano riff later sampled by Tupac Shakur. Went to number one. | |
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| Got My Mind Set On You | George Harrison | 1987 | George covers this obscure early rocker and goes to number one. | |
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| Is This Love | Whitesnake | 1987 | Ansley Dunbar drumming. | |
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| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 | 1987 | Have you tried looking in the closet? Bad joke. Good chart though, from the Irish supergroup that Kevin loves. | |
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| Jacob's Ladder | Huey Lewis & The News | 1987 | Bruce Hornsby wrote this #1 hit. Solid. | |
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| Wild Side | Motley Crue | 1987 | From the Girls, Girls, Girls CD. Actually, this is interesting. | |
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| Pour Some Sugar On Me | Def Leppard | 1987 | Anyone notice that Rick plays better now, with one arm? This chart is one of our few hand-written ones, but it's still pretty neat and definitely readable. | |
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| You Got It All | The Jets | 1987 | Good chart to learn consistence and groove with. | |
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| One More Try | George Michael | 1988 | Big year for George. Maybe he can afford a shaver now. | |
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| Father Figure | George Michael | 1988 | Freudian rock goes to #1. George, you can shave now. | |
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| Rhythm Of Love | Yes | 1988 | Alan White on drums. | |
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| Finish What Ya Started | Van Halen | 1988 | "That ain't the way to treat the broken hearted..." Brother Alex does the drumming. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean. | |
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| Century's End | Donald Fagen | 1988 | Tight and crisp funk shuffle, from the movie Bright Lights, Big City. This chart is hand-written, but still reads clean. | |
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| My Brave Face | Paul McCartney | 1989 | Nice song from Paul, and clever drumming from Chris Whitten. | |
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| The Way You Do The Things You Do | UB40 | 1989 | Band from Great Britain does covers with a reggae flair. Originally by the Temptations. | |
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| Free Fallin' | Tom Petty | 1990 | "I'm a bad boy..." Stan Lynch drums. | |
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| It Ain't Over Till It's Over | Lenny Kravitz | 1991 | Went to #2 on charts. Title inspired by baseball legend Yogi Berra. | |
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| Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | 1992 | Huge 1991 hit. Drummer Dave Grohl is continuing on in the Foo Fighters. | |
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| Streets Of Philadelphia | Bruce Springsteen | 1994 | Oscar winner, from the movie of the same name. | |
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| Love WIll Keep Us Alive | Eagles | 1995 | From the Hell Freezes Over CD. | |
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| Fields Of Gold | Sting | 1995 | Very pretty song. And an easy chart. | |
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| I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly | 1996 | Real easy chart, with some pretty inspiring lyrics. From the movie Space Jam. | |
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| Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve | 1997 | Featured in the movie Cruel Intentions, this track has an interesting history regarding the Rolling Stones. | |
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| Someday | Sugar Ray | 1999 | Top Ten hit from the end of the millennium. Easy fun chart. | |
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| Things Have Changed | Bob Dylan | 2000 | Dylan wrote this for the movie Wonder Boys. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in a movie. | |
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| Clocks | Coldplay | 2002 | One of the top groups of the last decade, Coldplay's "Clocks" won the Record of the Year Grammy in 2003. | |
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| How To Save A Life | The Fray | 2005 | How To Save A Life - Big hit from the Denver, Colorado group. Featured in Gray's Anatomy. | |
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| You Know I'm No Good | Amy Winehouse | 2006 | From the album Back to Black, called by one critic "instantly memorable." It is. | |
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| Half Of My Heart | John Mayer | 2009 | In March of that year Mayer tweeted: "Waking up to this song idea that won't leave my head. 3 days straight now. That means it's good enough to finish. It's called 'Half of My Heart' and I want to sing it with Taylor Swift." Which he did. From Battle Studies.Steve Jordan drums. | |
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