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April, 2011

Founding Fathers:…

Founding Fathers: Wayne Bennett

Every Picture Tells A…

Every Picture Tells A Story: Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On”

The Producers:…

The Producers: Steve Barri
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Albert King

By | April 30, 2011
Getty Images/Joe Raedle … Read more »
Three Best Songs

Three Best Songs By Lyle Lovett

By | April 30, 2011
Lyle Lovett (Image courtesy of On Tour PR) Another artist whose repertoire forces me to make some hard choices. But, I'm just the man to decide what are the three best songs by Lyle Lovett. Guess What They Are... Read more »
Blue Britannia

Blue Britannia: Juicy Lucy

By | April 30, 2011
Zelda Plum (a.k.a. Juicy Jucy) (from the video of "Who Do You Love") … Read more »
Forgotten Favorites

Forgotten Favorites: “Take You Back” From Rocky

By | April 30, 2011
The Rocky Soundtrack (from the video of "Take You Back") … Read more »
One Hit Wonders

One Hit Wonders: The Blue Jays’ “Lover’s Island”

By | April 30, 2011
The Blue Jays - Lover's Island (Milestone, 1961) Birds fly north in the spring and south in the winter, spending only six months in one place. That's about how the long the Bluejays career lasted. That Was Quick Read more »
Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: Dave “Baby” Cortez’ “The Happy Organ”

By | April 30, 2011
Dave "Baby" Cortez - The Happy Organ (Clock Records, 1959) At a time when the organ wasn't considered a rock and roll instrument, Dave "Baby" Cortez changed the landscape with the "The Happy Organ." Can't Wait to Learn More Read more »
Classic Recording Studios

Classic Recording Studios: Columbia Recording Studios

By | April 30, 2011
Gary Puckett, Whose Union Gap Recorded at Columbia LA … Read more »
See Me Hear Me

See Me, Hear Me: The Autumn Defense’s “The Swallows Of London Town”

By | April 30, 2011
The Autumn Defense (Jim Newberry/Yep Roc Records) … Read more »
What Goes On

What Goes On: Stars On Holly

By | April 30, 2011
Buddy Holly (from the video, "Rave On") A forthcoming album to honor Buddy Holly, on what would have been his 75th birthday, will feature a "star-studded" array of artists. Who? Where? When? Read more »
Best Sellers From The 60's

Best Sellers From The ’60′s: Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland”

By | April 29, 2011
A Portion of the Controversial UK Version of "Electric Ladyland" (Polydor Records, 1968) … Read more »