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On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States of America and served in that capacity until 1797. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.    

 

The Battle of the Monongahela (also known as the Battle of Braddock's Field and the Battle of the Wilderness) took place on July 9, 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War. The defeat marked the end of the Braddock Expedition, a British military expedition, by which the British had hoped to capture Fort Duquesne and gain control of the strategic Ohio Country. The victory propelled Washington to the Presidency.        

       

       

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In April of 1978 Bob Seeger released one of my favorite songs by him, Still the Same. Another favorite by him is, Turn the Page; more on that song another time.    
     
Still the Same hit No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and was an international hit. The song was covered by Bonnie Guitar on her 1987 album What Can I Say, a country version hit in 1989, reaching No. 79 on the Billboard US Country chart.     

 

Still the Same has been praised for the sensational piano work by Seeger but for me, the sublime vocal harmonies by Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews are what takes it completely to the moon! There is a great video of a performance in 1978 with lyrics (link below).   

 

Still the Same was produced by Punch Andrews who produced many albums by Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band and served as his manager for over fifty years. Andrews also managed Grand Funk Railroad during the mid-1990s.     

 

Seger told Bob Costas about the type of person in this song: "They're just very charismatic, but they have tremendous faults, but part of the appeal is the charisma. You overlook everything because of the charisma. That's a gift and a curse." He framed the lyrics as an honest appraisal of a person who kept “being the same”; about someone who is probably a little egotistical, a little egocentric, a little aloof and a living-on-the-edge kind of person but definitely lovable.         

     
     

Still the Same Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You always won every time you placed a bet
You're still damn good, no one's gotten to you yet
Every time they were sure they had you caught
You were quicker than they thought
You'd just turn your back and walk

[Verse 2]
You always said the cards would never do you wrong
The trick, you said, was never play the game too long
A gambler's share, the only risk that you would take
The only loss you could forsake
The only bluff you couldn't fake

[Chorus]
And you're still the same
I caught up with you yesterday
(Still the same, still the same)
Moving game to game
No one standing in your way
Turning on the charm
Long enough to get you by
(Still the same, still the same)
You're still the same
You still aim high
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[Verse 3]
(Still the same, still the same)
(Still the same, still the same)
There you stood, everybody watched you play
I just turned and walked away   a
I had nothing left to say

[Outro]
'Cause you're still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
You're still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Moving game to game (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Some things never change (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Oh, you're still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)

     

     

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The Fillmore in San Francisco, AGAIN!

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On Wednesday, April 27, 1994, The Fillmore club reopened as the Fillmore West in San Francisco on Van Ness Avenue and Market Street.       

 

 

 

     
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45 RPMs 105: Jørgen Ingmann ~ Apache

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Today, Sunday, April 26, 2026, is the birthday of Jørgen Ingmann who was born in 1925 in Copenhagen, Denmark and first performed as a guitarist with Svend Asmussen, the jazz violinist, during the 1940s and early 1950s, in a group known as the Unmelancholy Danes.     

 

He was popular in Europe and had a wider international hit in 1961 with his version of Apache which is the song I remember the most from my early years although he did great covers of Tequila, Anna, Zorba the Greek by Mikis Theodorakis and El Condor Pasa by Daniel Alomía Robles. Apache is a wonderful early entry into the world of surf music such as Telestar by The Tornados which came later. Santo & Johnny did a mellower coer of the song.      

 

Ingmann said he was inspired by the sound and invention of the revolutionary guitar legendary guitarist Les Paul invented. Ingmann used his own multi-track home recording studio laying down multiple layers of twang mutated through echo, reverb, speed controls, and his own accompaniment on bass and drums.       

 

Songwriter and composer Jerry Lordan came up with the tune in the late 1950s. Lordan was inspired to write the song after watching the 1954 American western film Apache, saying that he "wanted something noble and dramatic, reflecting the courage and savagery of the Indian Apache warrior Massai," played by Burt Lancaster.   

Jørgen Ingmann ~ Apache 

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Jørgen Ingmann ~ Echo Boogie 

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Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Apache, written by Jerry Lordan - 3:00

Side 2:

B - Echo Boogie, written by Jorgen Ingmann* - 3:13

Companies, etc.

    Record Company – Atlantic Records
    Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ∆37243
    Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
    Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter

 

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Note: Publisher, Francis, Day & Hunter (ASCAP) is on Track A. On Track B all that is noted are the two society rights BIEM an NCB,

A W in the runout A indicates Atlantic Studios used an Audiodisc lacquer blank to cut the record.

An X in the runout B indicates Atlantic Studios used a Transco lacquer blank to cut the record.

MR (combined in circle) and AT on side side B is stamped, all other data is etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers        

         

    Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): MR (combined in circle)
    Rights Society (Side A): PRF
    Rights Society (Side A): ASCAP
    Rights Society (Side B): NCB
    Rights Society (Side B): BIEM
    Matrix / Runout (Label A): 60-C-5167
    Matrix / Runout (Label B): 60-C-5168
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 45-60C5167-27 AT ∆37243 W MR
    Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 45-60-C-5168-21 AT ∆37243-X X MR

Jorgen Ingmann And His Guitar* – Apache / Echo Boogie
Label: ATCO Records – 45-6184
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Monarch Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Surf

        

        

        

        

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