I Tracked Down Last Member of 70s Band To Find Out Why They VANISHED After #1 Hit -Professor of Rock
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- Coming up this 70s rock band ruled radio on their first release… Green Eyed Lady by the band Sugarloaf flew out of the gates as an irresistible ditty fronted by a sensational bass line and mysterious lyrics about a beautiful lady that took the band to the top of the charts quickly. But then the band fell apart. Then they lost their record deal.. Not once but TWICE! Desperate to overcome being labeled a one hit wonder the band reformed and recorded at a friend’s studio. They did a song about the real struggle of trying to get the record label to notice them and the cut throat experience they battled through to get That first and only hit. It worked! The song Don’t Call us We’ll Call you gave them another hit but would they be able to turn that momentum into long term success or fade away again. an original surviving band member, Guitarist Bob Webber tells us both the story of these 2 hits. Singer Jerry Corbetta passed away several years back leaving Bob to tell us the history.
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I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. On today’s episode we talk to a surviving member of the 70s band Sugarloaf who’s Green Eyed Lady has become a 70s classic. the band Sugarloaf started the 70s off with a bang as their debut single became an overnight smash. Green Eyed lady written by singer Jerry Corbetta and 2 others was an instant crowd pleaser with it’s ear catching baseline and the laid back cool swagger of Corbetta’s voice the song was actually inspired by Corbetta’s girlfriend at the time. It hit #1 on the Rpm charts and #3 on the billboard hot 100. Sugarloaf was actually not the original name of this band. Singer Jerry Corbetta and today’s interview guitarist Bob webber had played together in a band called the moonrakers then they formed the band Chocolate Hair this was the group that recorded Green Eyed Lady but then just before they released it, the record label talked them into changing their name to Sugarloaf which was the name of a mountain in Colorado.
After the record went to #1 in different part of the US the band went through some changes and released their second album Spaceship earth and it sputtered.. The two single from the album tounge in cheek and mother natures wine missed the top 40/ During this time the band toured with the likes of Deep Purple, Eric Burdon and War, The who and others but the band everyone left the group with singer jerry Corbetta left under the band name but basically the band was broken up. . Then to make matters worse their label dropped them until Corbetta signed Neil Bogarts Brut Records.
The band actually came back together to record a third album that didn’t do much and then Brut Records folded leaving them in jeopardy once again. So they went into a friend studio in Denver and recorded a new song.
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Professor, Bob Webber of Sugarloaf here. Thanks for letting me tell the story of our band in this interview. And thanks to the commenters who have been influenced in a positive way by our music. When we wrote and recorded these songs we never imagined that they would still be relevant these many years later.
I remember listening to Green Eyed Lady as a kid. There were some great tunes in that era. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
So many incredible tunes in 'The day'....thanks!,....
"*I still luv : 'Green -eyed-lady'...child of nature...friend of man
Still a very much a relevant song.
Green Eyed Lady is such an interesting arrangement with the keyboard arpeggio, the driving bass line and jazzy solos that always gets your attention when heard. Thank you Mr. Webber.
This interview was brilliant! There is so much more of my late father Jerry Corbetta's life I'd like to share. Thank you for sharing this experience, they are a legendary band!
Tell us some stories!
I took my girlfriend, around 1974, to see them at the Aquarius lounge in Omaha Nebraska. I really liked tongue-in-cheek also. I Used that song’s tempo while training on the swim team. Yes, tell us some of your dad’s stories!
I loved his music.
I remember when I was just a toddler; Him and his Steinway grand piano. I'd be sitting on his lap, and he would put my hands on his hands while he played Green-Eyed Lady, Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, Sugarloaf songs, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, and many other songs! This is one of my earliest and fondest memories with my dad. We were always rockin!
@@corbettamusic5961 That's great. Thanks for sharing that memory. My first girlfriend had beautiful green eyes and loved that song.
Brilliant music. He was a hard worker and a talent!!
Green-eyed Lady had such originality to it... Just a crunchy groove that kinda puts you into a temporary trance
It's true! You NAILED it!
Agree. Such a hypnotic groove.
I don’t really agree, it sounds very much like a Guess Who wannabe track. Still a solid track, but not with that out-of-nowhere touch to it
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yes! *Very* hypnotic. Love love *love* this song!
When the interviewee has a guitar with him during the interview, you know it's gonna be cool!
Thanks for this, professor. Green eyed lady still gets regular airplay on classic rock stations. I've always loved this band.
Thanks for listening Jimmy!
Me too.
Don't call us, we'll call you. Sugarloaf had it going on...and then...Poof the were gone.
What a great interview. I appreciate the time, effort and passion you put into these episodes. Keep up the good work Adam. I look forward to every episode.
I’m still waiting for one about Alice Cooper.
And I would love to catch the full interview with Bill Champlin.
Thanks again
Thanks, will do!
@@ProfessorofRock Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley would be great.
Thanks, Adam! Got to see them live, and one of my favorite bands of the 70's! And "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" is still one of my all-time road songs!
Very cool!
Love that song
I remember them at the Springfield, MO fair. They were good. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils were good too. The Skeletons, Dave Alvin and X with “See How We Are”. Dave Alvin is still making great music. He did a version of Dylan’s Hwy 61 (Revisited) and “ Johnny Ace is Dead”, King of California, and Harlan County Line. He started out with Punk taking Billy Booms place in X for awhile, and he is now more in Country with an outlaw Edge.
Pretty cool, huh?
@@Bbbbad724 the blaster's!
Green Eyed Lady is one of those songs that has to be identified as a classic. Young or old there is something about it that still demands that you listen to it. It's not blues, it's not jazz, it's not rock, it's not pop. But it always gets your attention and holds it. It is timeless.
It’s all of it. It’s genius.
Thanks, that’s the way I think about it too.
it's Funk
Professor can you **PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE** do “Never been any reason” by Head East? That song is such a masterpiece of 1970s classic rock with an unusual (for a mid 70s radio hit) awesome synth solo. They also did a great version of “Since you’ve been Gone” (arguably better than the Rainbow version - sacrilege I know!). Head East does not get the attention they deserve, so I’d love to see you give that banger some love as your videos are superb. “Never been any Reason” is an absolute banger (and the lyrics are something else - “save my life I’m going down for the last time/woman with the sweet lovin’ better than a white line”). I still remember young kids thinking the lyrics were “better than a white lie” - oh, the naïveté…
Sadly, as an avid teen retro music lover, I have never heard of Head East. I should see what they’re all about!
Yes totally agree ! Head East needs some attention 😊
College parties in the seventies...Flat as a Pancake was one of our staple albums
Wore out that live lp. Still play it. A must for Head East fans.
I agree it’s time for some background on Head East and “Never Been Any Reason”. I saw them twice in concert and the have always been in my list of favorite bands and songs.
I Love Green Eyed Lady- very unique song- the bass line is almost a Henry Mancini/Pink Panther riff and is so catchy and contagious. Loved the interview, so cool how you find these people and get them into your Laboratory to do all your cool Professor experiments. The Revelations are always fantastic!
That's a great comparison!
I can totally hear some Pink Panther echoing in that groove.
The melody starts with a "Line Cliche'"- a chromatic descending scale, chromatic scales are very Jazzy. I would say it is one of the best bass lines of the 70's pop genre. Reminds me of "Inspector Cluseau", it's an amazing groove
So often it's the jazzy hits that are most unforgettable and beloved. This is the perfect example.
This is a monster song with such a great and memorable hook. Like the jazzy element. One of my favorite one-hit wonders.
It's such a classic. The bass line alone.
@@ProfessorofRock That is definetely one of my favorite bass lines.
It lowkey reminds me of Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
I just listened to two one hit wonders of the 70s -
Midnight At The Oasis (1973) - Maria Muldaur (very eclectic cafe 🍵 type song especially for college students )
Loving You (1974) - the late Minnie Ripperton, mother of Mya Rudolph of SNL
Cool video Professor ! I love listening to old one hit wonder songs !
Thanks Duane!
Minnie Riperton was never a one-hit wonder---she had several other hits too.
Just heard Midnight at the Oasis the other day!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 cool 😎!
Another great interview from the Professor!! Green Eyed Lady is one of my all time favorites!!! The tempo and flow of all the instruments plus Jerry's vocals,,,,just incredible! I love the fact that you allow the artist to speak about the music and nothing else, it is refreshing. Thank you for all your work!
That’s why he is the Professor.
@@ltdpodcastscp4174 Yes Sir!
Another 70s band you should cover is The Stampeders, a rock trio from Canada. While they had like nine hits in Canada, in the U.S> they had just two top 40 hits with Sweet City Woman at #8 and Hit the Road Jack (Featuring Wolfman Jack) at #40. Sweet City Woman was one of the few if only Rock song to feature the banjo as the lead instrument.
absolutely ♥️🛠🖐😁🇨🇦👍
goddo would be another
Never hear about one my favorite bands.
April Wine.
I was just a kid but I remember both of those hits very well, they played all the time on radio!!
You gotta love this channel if for no other reason it reminds e of songs I have not listened to in years.
Thanks!
I forgot all about that song (haven't heard it on the classic rock station here in decades) - but now it's on my playlist. Thanks for jogging the memory along with another great interview 👍
Rock on!
Nice trip down memory lane. "Green-Eyed Lady" is an excellent song but I hadn't thought about it in years. I knew nothing about the band Sugarloaf. It's great that you got an interview with a surviving member to get their story. That's what makes this channel so great. I'm able to get these exclusive music stories that I won't find anywhere else.
That's right Stephen. Thank your for always watching!
It’s amazing that he tracks down so many legends to tell their tales.
It's always great to hear these music veterans, whether their success was vast or limited discuss their ups and downs and the process of making hit music.
The band's dreams and aspirations of being relevant and in the world of longevity is so wonderful and inspiring. That's the power of music, creativity and imagination are two powerful things!
As always you're right on the money RC32
@@ProfessorofRock Cheers!
What about "Ten Years After" or "The Young bloods"...I'd love to hear their stories...
@@RC32Smiths01 Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Rock on.
@@cjquinn729 I've interviewed the Youngbloods!
I remember these songs well, glad Sugarloaf is getting some long over due love & respect!!
Thanks, I appreciate that compliment.
Growing up in the 60’s & 70’s I loved both songs. Loved the keyboard and any song with a shout out to the Beatles is always a plus in my book.
So many bands were inspired by the Beatles and the Stones.
Listening to Bob Webber talk I get the sense that the band was a loose fit band living in different places and shifting members and makes we wonder if they had a stable formation of members that played together over a long period if they couldn't have had a string of hits because they has an original sound and creative music just needed to get together and bounce ideas. Still to have 2 hits is fantastic with the amount of bands trying to get one. Always love when the artist plays a little in the interview too! Great interview professor
I think you're exactly right. Had they have been more consistent they might've made it bigger!
@Anna Trail I caught a bit of a flu bug over Christmas and didn't want to expose her so I just talked on the phone, i will she her before New Years. Hope your Christmas was a good time and you got time to spend with your daughter
@Anna Trail it is amazing how much we can collect or the years, I'm kinda a cowboy myself just need a bed roll and my boots, lol. I'm glad you can give some to the people more needy perhaps it will keep them warmer.
@Anna Trail blueberry wine and a new year! Those are great things
It reminds me of the Drifters. They got that name because members were always going in and out of the band, like they were “drifting”. They still got away with huge success.
A super insightful interview. "Green Eyed Lady" is a classic tune that straddles Rock/Jazz/Prog/Fusion/Blues... I got to see Jerry Corbetta one time, when he was in "Classic Rock All Stars", circa 2000...
Very cool!
Was it in person or on TV?
I saw him with that band too! He was a phenomenal singer and keyboard player!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 live in concert on the riverfront in Louisville, Kentucky on a late summer night.
"Don't call us",one of my all time favorites.Songs that make me want to dance are the best.Kinda reminds me of "dancing fool" by the Guess Who".Great stuff.Thanks Professor.
The musicianship in Green Eyed Lady is amazing and the tune still sounds great today-impressive given it was released in 1970. Way ahead of its time in so many ways!
I agree!
Great interview Professor. I remember seeing them do Don't Call Us in 1975 on either The Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. Also, there is a bootleg of Van Halen in 1975 (before they were signed) performing "Don't Call Us" at a gig.
I remember both songs with equal fondness. Both had great grooves, Green Eyed Lady had mystery and Don't Call Us was super-clever. Hearing the clips of the guitar solos Green Eyed Lady was technically impressive and I noticed on Don't Call Us they recreated the tone of the original fairly closely.
Not a dull moment in both of those songs. There is just so much magic going on instrumentally with the guitar and keyboard solos.
Oh wow I have that Sugarloaf album. Actually good all around. But yeah Green Eyed Lady is an all time tune.
Man, you do such great deep dives into bands people on the whole don't know. Keep up the top tier work!
I've always liked Don't Call Us, We'll Call You more than Green Eyed Lady but I love them both. He's right when he says they could've still been big today if they'd only stayed in the vein of Green Eyed Lady.
Agree.
It’s easy to look back and see what should have been done, but I agree with you that we lost the mojo of GEL.
Green Eyed Lady, has stood the test of time and will continue to do so. Such an incredible song. Don't Call Us, was another amazing song. Fondly remember both of these songs.
Love your channel and these types of stories!!!! Green Eyed Lady reminds me of the days when I first moved to Cali at 13 years old. This was the coolest song ever...a classic of the classics. I remember Don't call us but at the time didn't realize it was Sugarloaf.
I saw Jerry Corbetta with a group called the “Classic Rock AllStars” in about the mid 90’s.
In the band were also Mike Pinera from Iron Butterfly, Peter Rivera with Rare Earth, Dennis Noda with a name like “Cannibal and the Headhunters”.
Special guest was Mark Farner if GFRR.
It was one of the best shows I have ever attended. July 4 on a perfect evening.
Jerry Corbetta was a wizard on the keyboards. And his vocal range was unreal. (He played with Frankie Valli as well, complete with the falsetto harmony.
He was very entertaining and just a great emcee and story teller that night.
It was lightning in a bottle that is vividly in my memory some 25 or so years later.
Thank you for all of the wonderful things you said!
I've been playing those songs for friends and stumping them on trivia questions about the band for awhile the details are a little clearer now, thanks
Their second album "Spaceship Earth" is my favorite album of the 70s.
Like many acts of the time, they fell victim to the snootiness of early FM Rock radio, who refused to play what they considered top 40 acts.
The Guess Who and Badfinger had a similar fate.
By the time of their comeback, they fell into a situation common for the time, when the public loves the song but no longer cares about the artist.
Sone radio stations were very picky. Sad.
Still have the vinyl. Great Album. Loved 'Tongue in Cheek"
@@argentnexus7129 Bruce Springsteen stole the opening riff of "Rusty Cloud" for his song "Rosalita".
@@petercena9497 Must admit that I am not that into Bruce Springsteen, although I do not disagree that he is an outstanding musician . But will give it a listen. Thank you
The 2nd album was my favorite too but we changed the sound of the band and the record buying public wasn’t interested.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils are also 2-hit wonders with "If You Want To Get To Heaven" and "Jackie Blue".
I remember Jackie Blue!
They had more than those two, just sayin'😊
I didn't think "Don't Call Us" was a novelty song, but it is a great song. The lyrics are excellent and give a well deserved jab to the studios. I like the Beatles riff in there and the sarcasm.
Prof. Adam. How ironic you profile this group, as a channel dedicated to the stories of Casey Kassem. I remember listening to the AT40 and hearing the backstory of Don't Call Us as a young teen his show was a weekly for me. In fact in the early 80s it was America's Top 10 it ran in SoCal on Saturday morning. It was the first show I ever recorded on a contraption called a VCR! October 1, 83.
Such a wonderful tradition you're creating bringing that storytelling to a new generation. ✌
It was the falsetto chorus that makes Don't Call Us stick in my memory.
I had never heard of Green-Eyed Lady or Sugarloaf until just a few years ago, when I picked up a 1970's compilation box set. From the first listen of the song, it became a "must-listen" for me.
Thanks, Professor, for what you do, especially for those little known or remembered tunes that you showcase. I've added many, many songs to my list from your shows.
The organ solo from Green Eyed Lady is f***ing legend! I can't tell you how many times I listened to that track trying to play it myself on a 2nd hand Hammond
And we really miss Jerry and his artistry.
@@ltdpodcastscp4174 I'm grateful for your interview with The Professor coz by the time I came around there was so little info out there on Sugarloaf or its 'Green Eyed' era members. Practically nothing on Jerry or his background. That's the song what officially got me obsessed with the Hammond (plus Jimmy Smith and of course Jon Lord). I spent years trying to play through the whole thing
Personally, I always preferred Don't Call Us, loved the interview and history
I loved both songs when they came out.
This is one of my favorite singles of all time. I still pull it out and play it.
Adam, do you ever take time off? As much as I deeply appreciate your high output and work rate, it's like you've only got a year left to live, and churning out the vids at a rate of knots to beat the deadline! I don't know how you and your team maintain this super-human pace yet without ever compromising the quality of effort and depth of research invested in each video.
He does have only a year to live. That's why he didn't comment here.
"Make hay while the sun still shines."
@@notusedexer, I sincerely hope that isn't the case, dude.
@@notusedexersupposed to be funny or true?
@@philbrown1474 Kids these days !
Another great episode. Thanx 👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it joe!
One of those songs that instantly takes you back to a specific time and place. The local Saturday late night horror show host Dr. Madblood used this song as his theme. So the song and the show are forever linked in my mind.
Yeah man 👍 that was COOL 😎
This was a fantastic interview we listen to all these songs throughout our childhood they were actually important part of our childhood growing up in the 70s and 80s the songs men a lot and listening to where they came from and how they were created is just fantastic I was very glad to hear this interview great job
Makes me wonder if the Professor of rock himself gets told "we'll call you" when trying to get interviews....although seems like anybody and everybody would love to sit down with Adam....very knowledgable, passionate, and prepared for these interviews.
Thanks for this Professor. Those first couple of albums by Sugarloaf had some fantastic music on them. At times some of it was almost progressive in sound. I absolutely love most of those albums and I believe if people would sit down and give them a chance they would discover some very fine music. Great interview!
So glad to see you do what you love Adam. No one is better made for this role you play.
Green Eyed Lady was as big a hit as they come. It was one of the songs that made the era what it was. A defining song/sound of the times.
Interesting tale! My guess was Golden Earring with so many years between hits but they actually had a huge hit with Twilight Zone. I didn't realize Don't Call Us reached that high on the charts or was even Sugar Loaf. Lol
ALWAYS LOVED Don't Call Us...!
I wondered about the back story every time it hit the airwaves.
Thanks Bob!
Green Eyed Lady is one of my favorite songs.. Thanks for letting us know the story behind the song and Sugarloaf.
After basic training in the USAF I was actually in Tech School at the same time as Bob MacVittie's daughter Leah .. she totally turned me on to Sugarloaf.. GREAT VIDEO. Brought back memories for lots of different reasons !!!
I love Sugarloaf! Green Eyed Lady is one of my favorite songs of the 70s. Always wondered why they didn’t become a much bigger band than they were.
I’ll tell you who I’d love to see a feature on someday in the one-hit/two-hit wonder category is Pilot, especially if you ever managed to snag an interview with David Paton. He’s had a heck of a journey in the business, going from the Bay City Rollers to Pilot to the Alan Parsons Project and doing session work in-between with everyone from Kate Bush to Elton John. I bet he’d have a ton of stories to tell.
Either way, thanks for another great video Prof!
Adam, hope you had a great Christmas. Sugarloaf history was unexpected, but as always great content!
Happy holidays!
One of the all time great rock standards! And Bob seems like a real stand up guy, always giving credit to the other members of the band. Make no mistake...his guitar riffs were central to their success. Killer hooks to hang a great song from!
POLL: What is your pick for the greatest one hit wonder /bottled lightning hit of the 70s?
Golden Earring - Radar Love
Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. Released Dec. 1969 (UK), Jan. 1970 (US).
All Right Now- Free (1970).
Do You Know What I Mean- Lee Michaels (1971).
@@petuniasevan Love that song.
@@surlechapeau Love the first two!
Driver's Seat--Sniff 'n' the Tears
Great addition to the show. Green Eyed Lady is a great tune. I have to say though that Don't Call Us was a life changer for me. Me and a few of my buddies used to listen to that and air guitar the hell out of it. It was about 1974 I think is when we all decided to be Rock Stars. Well...our career was shorter than Sugerloaf by years.
One of us though did play the region his whole life,Tom Williams. Don't Call Us to me is one of the Greatest Songs Ever. The licks and the lyrics just so right. Since the advent of ringtones that's been mine. When my phone rings someone always says, Man...I love that song. Thanks for this channel and the Song ! Pat Travers does Green justice, listen.
I loved both of these songs. Thanks for the interview.
He seems like such a really nice cool guy!! Good luck and your future endeavors!! Always and will always love Green Eyed Lady, and Don't Call Us, We'll Call You!! Love the video!!
This has been the 70s lost band to time story I've been waiting for all these many years to unsurface. This is so beautifully bitter sweet and inspirational. What great lasting art from these indomitable spirits of Rock n Roll. Thank you for induring through all the muck and hardship to leave us with music that has moved our soul for decades.
Great job, I love both tunes!
🤘🏼 *One of THE BEST pop songs EVER!* 🤘🏼
I remember "Green-Eyed Lady" from when I was young. I had just gotten a cassette player/recorder for Christmas and I recorded Casey Kasem's Top Hits of 1970 (American Top 40) and this song was one of the songs. Later, either when I was in 8th grade or maybe a freshman in high school, I remember "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You." I remember it as being a song you could get a good chuckle out of, but had the cool riffs, too. It was a time when bands were willing to take a few shots at the industry (Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" for instance). Of course, I didn't know much about the band, just that they had these two great songs. Thanks for giving us the chance to hear the story of these two songs and of Sugarloaf.
It is so much fun trying to figure out who you’re talking about before you announce it! I got thi one right and a few others but it just adds to the presentation.
I thought Sugarloaf was a band from South America or Australia. I thought Sugarloaf was a mountain name from there. Unique sound with the Guitar and a Jazz piano!
Thanks for another great episode! You mentioned that Sugar Loaf signed with Neil Bogart and his label Brut Records. Actually, it was Buddah Records for the Brut Faberge company (his company before Casablanca). Anyway, that just caught my ear when I was watching. Keep up the amazing videos!
Green eyed Lady is such a great unique sound. Hooked from the first time I heard it.
Great song! Great memories! Great interview! Thanks Professor!
Thanks for this great interview. I always wondered about what happened to Sugarloaf. Keep doing these great shows.
I hadn't previously realised that they were the same band. I thought they were both one hit wonders, hahaha. Even as a little kid, I loved Don't Call Us. GREAT hook.
Being into the heavy side of rock, "green-eyed lady" was something I was inclined to dismiss, yet could not prevent myself from enjoying the hell out of every time it played on the radio, which was often. It might be fair to say that all honest people who have heard it enjoyed the hell out of Green-Eyed Lady. And though different, "don't call us we'll call you" maintained a significantly similar vibe with the vocals, and there's a reason it spent longer on the charts than Green-Eyed Lady; you might not presume so, but it's probably just as good and just as loved by all who hear either again.
Hell, to be honest I'd forgotten "don't call us..." was by Sugarloaf till I watched this.
Love the song "Green Eyed Lady." I was 8 years old when it came out and it brings back great memories. A very unique song for that era.
Very unique indeed. Thanks!
It’s a cool tune.
Once again you knocked it out of the park for me with your selection of artist. “Don’t call us…” was another one of my favorite songs as a kid back in 1974/75 because of that riff! Fun Fact: I have a bootleg somewhere of Van Halen covering this tune, it’s bad ass!
Back in the Saddle Again Naturally
There he is!
Do you call it a "reference" or a "send-up" or a "tribute" when a line from another artist is incorporated into a song? I love the send up to the Beatles in "Don't Call Us". Another great one is David Bowie's "Young Americans" (I read the news today oh, boy). I'm going to have to make a list of songs with send-ups.
The touch tones in "Don't Call Us" were a nice touch that I don't know if that was ever done before - it added atmosphere to the song - and awesome they used real phone numbers. I bet that inspired ELO for Telephone Line.
Loved watching Bob's earlier group "The Moonrakers" playing at The Galaxy on West Alameda in Denver, many times.....and Green Eyed Lady is still amazing....thanks for the memories.....fell in love there at least 4 times.... Bob Grawet circa 67 ish. Don't Call Us....love it....
I really like _Spaceship Earth,_ and the song _Tongue In Cheek,_ especially! I can't figure out why it didn't perform better.
It sounded to different, and the shorter version didn't do justice to the brilliant longer cut.
Green eyed Lady is a great song. It has that bass groove to it like a lot of songs in the 60-70’s era. Another great band was Grand Fun Railroad. Saw them in concert and they were amazing. I still love that bass.
He should-be so proud of those songs.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane! I had forgotten about these two songs. I loved both of them and remember both from my early years of employment as a teenager!
The Ravi Shankar angle was fascinating, one of the many interesting aspects to "Green Eyed Lady." Thank you for the great interview.
Thanks for doing this one! Interesting story, and it's amazing I forgot about "Don't Call Us.." for almost 40 years and I instantly knew all the words. Made my day!
Loved Green Eyed Lady -- brings back memories of my high school years 🙂- Thx for the interview !!
Green Eyed Lady, one of best I heard in High School. Keep up Great Work or Labor of Love Professor. You are a cross between Dick Clark & Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock n Roll. Thanks again, Adam
Professor your interviews are Dynamite. From Johnny Mathis to one of the remaining players of the Strawberry Alarm Clock, to Brian Wilson , and all the many others, you ask great questions your charismatic and I love your Channel. Keep it up bro,c I just listened to the Johnny Mathis interview and I'm so happy and joyful . Great work bro !
"Don't call us we'll call you" also hit a cord with people trying to find a job...that with the riff sold that song. I roller skated to that song for years. I always loved Sugarloaf.
I still love "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"! I was in 6th grade when it came out.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Mom was in kindergarten. In 1974 when she started out at school she had a teacher in her mid 70s, and by January 1975 she had a much younger teacher.
Green-eyed Lady was one of my favorite songs as a teenager. Years later, my youngest daughter had green eyes, and I sung this song to her all the time.
I used to have Sugerloaf's album with "Green Eyed Lady." I loved every cut on that album. it was while listening to it that I decided to become a rock musician myself.
I used to cover "Don't Call Us" in various bands. Fun song! Great two-note rock riff.
a band i travelled with in 87-89 did a killer cover of this song. I even married a green eyed lady, it lasted almost 20 years :)
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
I went to school with a bunch of “green-eyed ladies.” Well, girls.
Dr Bob comes up with a Winner here! Good find. I love both tunes.
Loved both of these hits. The riffs to both are fabulous. Didn't connect both songs, though, until I saw this video.
Bob Webber, what a killer guitar player... he's as good as it gets. I remember the Beggar's Opera Company playing at the legendary Exodus club in 'old' Denver, some of the best players in Denver/Boulder. Even at that early stage on the way to Sugarloaf, Webber could play anything. Always... clean and fast and advanced concept. Huge thanks, from an old fan!
Colorado Proud! Both songs were top TOP AM hits (AND FM staples). Green Eyed Lady is a best riff/best jam ever and Don't Call Us is Clever Clever Clever. Van Halen covered the latter live and even they couldn't do the original justice. Thanks for the riffs and stories Bob Webber!
Thanks for this.
I'm a champion of deep cuts, unappreciated songs, progressive rock, under recognized bands. This makes me want to try and get the albums of Sugarloaf to discover hidden gems that weren't the hits. Like he said; "the Man is still there", stifling creativity, originality, independence and talent all the way to the bank with formulaic, uninspired bablum for the sleeping masses.
I heard "Don't Call Us.." recently and I had to chuckle. It occurred to me that a younger person would have no idea what long distance, directory assistance, and you paid for the call mean. Thanks for this one. "Green Eyed Lady" is probably in my top 25 of all time but I never knew anything about the band or the song.
Loved this song so much and still do. This song I believe really sparked my love of organ use in rock & roll. Just sublime. Nice work documenting this one. :)
Thanks Professor, I didn't know of this song nor the band. This song is killer awesome.