My mother brought their albums back with her from San Diego. I listened to them non stop as a child. Love to hear them again and share them with my midwestern friends. They are so beautiful.
I saw H & D on television(perhaps Ed Sullivan-can anyone veify that?) and at the Troubador in West Los Angeles. I was simly changed by them and this music. I am at 57 still transformed by songs like Please Understand Me...Thank you both for being in my life...thank you so much!
Saw them on the Smothers Brother and was just knocked out. Must have been about 14 or 15. Went right out and bought All the Friendly Colors and later this one. Listened to them til I knew every note... Still have the vinyl! Needless to say totally unplayable! Could never get rid of them though, too many beautiful & poignant memories...
Thanks for letting us know you're still out there doing it, Arnie. I turned 65 yesterday, but these recordings take me back to my deepest roots and love of the music of the time.
have been looking for this for years---thank you! words fail to wrap around how deeply the song, Please Understand Me, impacted me then and still does now! Brilliant.
Boy does this bring back memories. I was their bass player. We had all gone to Whittier College together in the mid 60s, along with Billy batson who wrote this song.
Don’t know if you will ever get this. I fell I love with Hedge and Donna in 1968 and was introduced to their music by my then boyfriend who went to Whittier 1965 and 1966. I p,she’d their first album constantly. I wish I could still buy their music.....can’t find it anymore....
Fans of Hedge & Donna: There is an original musical called “The Geeze & Me” opening in San Diego March 31st. 2017. It runs for 5 weeks, Hedge wrote the songs and co-wrote the book with Nancy Locke Capers. And…Methuselah said “It’s simply the greatest musical in the last 800 years!”
Hedges Capers I just saw my daughter Jocylynn last night. She and Cassidy spoke glowingly about your musical, but mostly about your kindness. Thank you for everything.
Great! At last, something on TH-cam! I don't think anything by H&D was released in England but Rolling Stone kindly sent me a free 33rpm ep - all the way across the pond - back in the late 60's and it had Bob Seger, Gandalf and... Hedge and Donna on it. A brilliantly eerie track called 'He who must die'. Never seen an LP by them - not on Ebay UK anyway. Thanks
Dewey, I'm now a substitute teacher for LAUSD (oh, woe is me!), but live in a paid-off Prp 13 house in the Valley and have no debt as I near 65. I kept playing through the mid 90s, ending up in the final incarnation of the Palomino Riders for 12 years (the house band for The Palomino in No. Hollywood). Those were heady days ( I'll keep the pun) at the old troubadour, huh? We made it! Hoyt didn't......
@ArnieMoore1 Arnie, I was a big fan of Hedge and Donna as well as John Stewart.I grew up in So. Cal (Loyola Marymount) and I saw you with JS countless times and enjoyed every performance. I hope you're doing well.
My mother brought their albums back with her from San Diego. I listened to them non stop as a child. Love to hear them again and share them with my midwestern friends. They are so beautiful.
I was so happy to find their beautiful songs on here. My brother gave me 2 of their albums for Christmas when they came out. Still have them.
I saw H & D on television(perhaps Ed Sullivan-can anyone veify that?) and at the Troubador in West Los Angeles.
I was simly changed by them and this music. I am at 57 still transformed by songs like Please Understand Me...Thank you both for being in my life...thank you so much!
Saw them on the Smothers Brother and was just knocked out. Must have been about 14 or 15. Went right out and bought All the Friendly Colors and later this one. Listened to them til I knew every note... Still have the vinyl! Needless to say totally unplayable! Could never get rid of them though, too many beautiful & poignant memories...
Just bought this album at Goodwill today. Absolutely stunning!
My mother played this album so much. It brings back memories looking for this for her.
Thanks for letting us know you're still out there doing it, Arnie. I turned 65 yesterday, but these recordings take me back to my deepest roots and love of the music of the time.
have been looking for this for years---thank you! words fail to wrap around how deeply the song, Please Understand Me, impacted me then and still does now! Brilliant.
Boy does this bring back memories. I was their bass player. We had all gone to Whittier College together in the mid 60s, along with Billy batson who wrote this song.
Arnie Moore I remember those days. You guys floored me.
Don’t know if you will ever get this. I fell I love with Hedge and Donna in 1968 and was introduced to their music by my then boyfriend who went to Whittier 1965 and 1966. I p,she’d their first album constantly. I wish I could still buy their music.....can’t find it anymore....
Fans of Hedge & Donna: There is an original musical called “The Geeze & Me” opening in San Diego March 31st. 2017. It runs for 5 weeks, Hedge wrote the songs and co-wrote the book with Nancy Locke Capers. And…Methuselah said “It’s simply the greatest musical in the last 800 years!”
Hedges Capers I just saw my daughter Jocylynn last night. She and Cassidy spoke glowingly about your musical, but mostly about your kindness. Thank you for everything.
Great! At last, something on TH-cam! I don't think anything by H&D was released in England but Rolling Stone kindly sent me a free 33rpm ep - all the way across the pond - back in the late 60's and it had Bob Seger, Gandalf and... Hedge and Donna on it. A brilliantly eerie track called 'He who must die'. Never seen an LP by them - not on Ebay UK anyway.
Thanks
Dewey, I'm now a substitute teacher for LAUSD (oh, woe is me!), but live in a paid-off Prp 13 house in the Valley and have no debt as I near 65. I kept playing through the mid 90s, ending up in the final incarnation of the Palomino Riders for 12 years (the house band for The Palomino in No. Hollywood).
Those were heady days ( I'll keep the pun) at the old troubadour, huh?
We made it! Hoyt didn't......
RIP Arnie, you are greatly missed.
@ArnieMoore1 Arnie, I was a big fan of Hedge and Donna as well as John Stewart.I grew up in So. Cal (Loyola Marymount) and I saw you with JS countless times and enjoyed every performance. I hope you're doing well.
Thank you for the kind comments. You can reach me at BillyBatsonMusic@gmail.com or Facebook.com/BillyBatson
Thank you.
Does anyone know the chords?
lyrics, anyone?