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| − | [[ | + | '''The Velvets''' are an American doowop band. |
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| + | ==Zappa about The Velvets== | ||
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| + | ''"My folks would always bash my hand, but I kept listening to [[Hunter Hancock]] on the radio, in L.A. He was the first R&B disc jockey out there about 11 or 12 years ago.... he would play things like "I" by The Velvets. Do you remember that record? It's a slow ooo-wah song..."'' - [[Don Paulsen interviews FZ]], 2 December 1966. | ||
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| + | ''"It sounded fabulous. My parents insisted it be dismissed from the radio and I knew I was onto something ..."'' - [[Stern Words In Knightsbridge]], 28 January 1978. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
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| + | As a guest DJ on [[KPPC, Pasadena]], November 1968, Zappa played their song ''"I"''. | ||
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| + | The Velvets are also referenced during track ''[[The Blackouts]]'' on ''[[The Lost Episodes]]''. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:The Velvets]] | ||
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| + | The Velvets - I on... | ||
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| + | [https://music.apple.com/album/i/297652214?i=297652295 Apple Music] | ||
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| + | [https://open.spotify.com/track/7aBnRZwjW32Y5mVGAzeOWA?si=88e07abd51ba43f1 Spotify] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Favorite Artists|Velvets]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Velvets]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 20 August 2021
The Velvets are an American doowop band.
Zappa about The Velvets
"My folks would always bash my hand, but I kept listening to Hunter Hancock on the radio, in L.A. He was the first R&B disc jockey out there about 11 or 12 years ago.... he would play things like "I" by The Velvets. Do you remember that record? It's a slow ooo-wah song..." - Don Paulsen interviews FZ, 2 December 1966.
"It sounded fabulous. My parents insisted it be dismissed from the radio and I knew I was onto something ..." - Stern Words In Knightsbridge, 28 January 1978.
As a guest DJ on KPPC, Pasadena, November 1968, Zappa played their song "I".
The Velvets are also referenced during track The Blackouts on The Lost Episodes.
External links
The Velvets - I on...
