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01-04-2013, 07:16 PM
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More campfire/jam songs
I've looked at various places on the net for ideas, but thought you all might help too.
I'm looking for songs to play in casual group settings, rock and folk rock and blues-based rock with an emphasis on the 60's and 70's and with no more than six chords so people can pick it up quickly. I prefer up-tempo to ballads. I have forty or so songs that work well, and include the twenty-five you'd probably expect. I've looked at various chordie.com songbooks, at websites that list "the best 100 folk-rock songs of the 1960" and at what songs Justin Sandercoe and guitartutorman have online. I've gone year by year on wikipedia's hot 100 songs from 1965-1975. So without listing Beatles, Stones, Grateful Dead, Eagles, CCR, or Dylan songs, what's something perhaps a tad more obscure but playable by people of various skill levels? Think of more minor hits of the time, maybe something that only made it to # 8 or #15 on any US chart, maybe got covered later on, might have been a bigger hit in UK. Bonus points if they're great songs for harmonica and lead guitar breaks. Examples: Tell Me to My Face (hollies, later covered by Dan fogelberg), or My Old School (Steely Dan)--that level of obscurity/fame. Many thanks. 
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01-04-2013, 09:20 PM
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Long Cool Woman by The Hollies, Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds (is there a 12 string in the house?
 ), Ramblin' Man by the Allman Brothers, Listen To The Music by the Doobies, Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie, and of course almost anything by Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy is usually pretty easy to sing, too. Honky Tonk Women by the Stones is really fun to jam along to if anyone plays in open G, and the chords translate to standard tuning fairly well for those who don't. She Caught The Katy by Taj Mahal has great opportunities for lead breaks and as much harmonica as you want.
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01-04-2013, 10:39 PM
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city of new orleans, arlo guthrie. america, paul simon. sweetbaby james, james taylor.
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01-05-2013, 01:14 AM
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Not sure if I've hit the right level of obscurity, but here are a few suggestions:
Bobby Bloom, Montego Bay Don Gibson, Oh Lonesome Me Gordon Lightfoot, Summertime Dream Mamas and Papas, Creeque Alley Elvis Presley, Trying to Get to You Elvis Presley, That's All Right
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01-05-2013, 10:28 AM
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Bob Seeger Songs?
Night moves
Against the Wind Like a Rock Hollywood Nights
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01-05-2013, 12:46 PM
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thanks! good suggestions.
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#13
01-05-2013, 03:05 PM
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Cliff Richard's "I Could Easily Fall In Love With You" - slightly obscure, classic up-tempo 60s pop, easy chords, a good belter and plenty of opportunity for lead breaks.
I also find Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" is always enjoyable in a group setting, with the 'lie-da-lie' part great for getting everyone to start singing along.
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01-05-2013, 11:59 PM
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Examples: Tell Me to My Face (hollies, later covered by Dan fogelberg), or My Old School (Steely Dan)--that level of obscurity/fame.
Don't know either of those. I paid attention in the 60s but not in the 70s. Is 'Needles and Pins' by the Searchers known over there? nice riff. 'Streets of London' and 'Clare to here' by Ralph McTell both have good choruses.
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