'Shake the Pain...

-

 ..that grows inside me...'

 'Warm My Soul', the song wrote by a teenager, and twice recorded by David Cassidy in the 70s. The author (music and lyrics), Joerey Ortiz, at the time was only 17.

Last year I was trying to find more about him. He was (or is, I have no idea if he still lives and what he does), from a very big family of Mexican and Native American origin, in entertainment for generations.

And at the end of the 60s some boys (mostly), from the Ortiz family, formed a band, called themselves 'Silverbird', started writing own songs and recorded a professional album for Columbia. Wes Farrell himself was so impressed  by Joerey, that he helped him record some demos. But Joerey Ortiz was first of all a very talented songwriter.

"Warm My Soul", recorded for The Partridge Family's 'Up To Date', but rejected by Wes, and with a little bit different lyrics recorded by David again for his second solo album, 'Rock Me Baby". Let's listen, and watch like always fabulous Sharon Angulot's video..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsEnaz_z41A

I've thought about this song today because of..pain. But not that emotional one, but physical..I've been always very healthy, but it's changed recently..nothing very serious, but let's say I've discovered that knee joints can make life miserable. Anyway it's made me think about David and his health problems. He never spared himself. Have you ever tried playing a guitar ? I tried in the 70s, acoustic and even electric, and resigned because of..pain. Electric guitars used to be quite heavy. Back pain and bleeding hands..Musicians should be treated like athletes..

'Warm My Soul' again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIajU5K1PNE&t=27

When he was to perform in 'Little Johnny Jones' in 1981, David was working especially very hard, with choreographer and he also had tap lessons. Before the premiere (May 1st), he fractured his toe on April 22nd, but was determined against doctor's advice to perform as if nothing had happened. And what DC wrote about it in his autobiography : 'Believe me that was one tough role', that's all..

And so it was every time. "Jesus Christ Superstar" - '..Mr Cassidy's singing voice was slightly strained in the tortuous and frequent falsetto passages (..) He also risked his life and limb in the startling crucifixion scene. ..he hung 20 feet above the stage..'

And 'Time', and first of all 'EFX'..and more than 600 concerts..Always 100 %. Or more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU2heMWfI3U

And please sign the PETITION

https://chng.it/NgppymDR6K

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Robyn Millan

-
Image
  I learnt yesterday that Robyn Millan died last year. Someone published a post about the TPF's episode where she'd appeared as a guest star, 'Dora, Dora, Dora', Season 2 episode 1, aired 50 years ago, on September 17, 1971..And there was a comment about that episode that the script was poorly written, sexist etc. Maybe, no one would dare write something like that now, but the world looked different half a century ago..And I really felt sad yesterday because of Robyn. She started her short career in 1965, 33 credits, mostly tv roles - Mission:Impossible, The F.B.I, Hawaii 5.0, Ryan's Hope..But we would remember her as Dora, the girl Keith fell in love with, and Robyn, the girl David dated for a while.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmZnk9RFKm0&t=1s  In December 1971 on Photoplay Magazine an interview with Robyn was published :' He is just marvellous and really knows how to handle his success.(..) We hit it off from that first day six months ago.(..) I resp...
Read more

Love Is All That I Ever Needed. A David Cassidy Biography. Chapter 1

-
Image
  Chapter 1 The Divorce David Bruce Cassidy was born on April 12, 1950 in New York City. He was born into show business, it was running in his blood. His parents were young and glamorous working actors. Jack Cassidy was 23 years old, Evelyn Ward 3 years older, both very busy with their career, frequently touring and absent. David spent his early years with his maternal grandparents in West Orange, New Jersey, just 20 miles from New York. He felt he was different from other kids, didn’t exactly fit in, his school friends’ parents didn’t look like his, they had ordinary jobs, like his grandfather, Frederic Ward, who all his life worked as a utility meter reader. David was a small child, slightly built, and had to wear glasses. During his life he underwent 5 eye operations. It wasn't easy to be the youngest, and not to have a brother or a sister. Someone to fight with, but also to play with, and to share love, good and bad experiences. He was a lonely child, brought up by honest,...
Read more

'He Was So Pretty You Couldn't Look Away..'

-
Image
'and sexy in a way that is timeless.' It's from Kevin Fallon's article published on www.thedailybeast.com on November  22, 2017.  Maybe it's not the smartest thing to do, but the newest article about David Cassidy on Record Collector Magazine, and first of all different pointsview of it, made me have a look on some articles published after this horrible day,  November 21, 2017. But first a song. We experience another heat wave here in Poland, I haven't seen a rain in many days, which is scary, so maybe a song about a rainy day. We miss David on any day, and this is one of his best songs. And amazing, very moving tribute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ6qjfK72L8 We have 42 web articles from November and December 2017, on the website, and I can't see Kevin Fallon's on the list, even that I'm sure I sent it Jane last year, because this is not the first time I'm writing about this article. I'm a former librarian, I believe everything sho...
Read more