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National chocolate mint day. Entertainment from 1994. Cracker Jack started putting prizes in their boxes, 980 Japanes soilders killed by crocodiles, George Harrison guilty of plagiarism. Todays birthdays - Lee Marvin, Smokey Robinson, Lou Christie, Jeff Daniels, Falco, Seal, Justine Bateman, Benicio Del Toro. Johnny Paycheck died.Intro - Pour some sugaar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/Mint chocolate chip - Jonathan MannThe power of love - Celine DionI swear - John Michael MontgomeryBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/Tears of a clown - Smokey RobinsonLightning strikes - Lou ChristieRock me Amadeus - FalcoKiss from a rose - SealFamily Ties TV themeTake this job and shove it - Johnny PaycheckExit - Its not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/
Josh's guests: Karen Masterson Koch - founder, ALOE LIFE, America's premier Aloe Vera founded 1991 Richest in the polysaccharides that stimulate the immune system, excellent for skin health and digestion Lou Christie - singer songwriter, "Lightnin' Strikes", "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" Delightful interview with Lou conducted by Darrell Wayne find us at: www.HeresToYourHealthWithJoshuaLane.com
I'm thinking about ecclesiology today. Rarely do. But a combination of J.B. Priestley's "low anthropology", a couple of recent lightning bolts from outside space and (present) time, and a fresh glimpse of the touching statue of "The Compassionate Christ" outside Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham: Well, they got me thinking of what the Christian Church is centrally and anchoredly about. Add to that the third verse of Lou Christie's number-one song from 1966, "Lightnin' Strikes"; and it's probably all there. One's ecclesiology, I mean. "Dangerous Corner" by J.B. Priestley, which was first performed in London in 1932, unmasks the human tragedy of self-serving, manipulation, and deception in about as unrelieved a manner as could be imagined. The last scene but one, which leads directly to a character's suicide, surely rips the curtain off our world's endemic conspiratorial malice. It is almost a pure enactment of the "low anthropology" that is endemic to us. But the playwright offers us no hope. He actually, explicitly dismisses the antidote of faith in God. I so want to enter that scene myself, speaking sincerely and personally, and address the desperate "hero". He's got it mostly right, you see; his diagnosis is accurate. But we believe in God -- and not a "deistic"/hands-off sort of force, but rather: Pure Empathy, Pure Sympathy, Pure Mercy, Pure Grace. Our ecclesiology, therefore, is the Church, in whatever form, as Embodiment of One-Way Love. That's PZ's ecclesiology. That's Lou Christie's "chapel in the pines" (1966). That's the churches of refuge at the end of War of the Worlds (1953), that's 'Mr. Carpenter' in Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), that's the Isaiah 2, verse 4 climax of The Colossus of New York (1958), that's the hymn chorale at the end of The Space Children (1958), that's the Christ-figure at the conclusion of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). And so it goes. When the curtain is ripped away on life as it really is and people as they really are, all that's needed is One Helping Hand, One "Next Voice You Hear" (1951), One... Man from Galilee (Ocean, 1971/Elvis, 1972), One Jesus Christ Superstar. LUV U.
3rd ANNIVERSARY SHOW! I'm rebroadcasting our three anniversary shows! This is our third one from March 2024 featuring different and unique guest promos by a slew of guests who appeared during that year: “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, America's favorite air personality; John Lodge of the Moody Blues; Ted Nugent; Al Kooper of Blood Sweat & Tears; Gary Puckett of the Union Gap; Suzi Quatro; Tony Orlando; William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys; Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield; Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits; Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles; Jeremy Swift of Ted Lasso; Rod Argent of The Zombies; The Amazing Kreskin; Jim Messina of Loggins and Messina; Stewart Copeland of The Police; Gilbert O'Sullivan; Ron Carter, Bass Maestro; Randy Brecker of The Brecker Brothers; Lou Christie; Nils Lofgren of The E Street Band; Jeremy Clyde of Chad & Jeremy; Songwriter Brendan Graham; Saxophonist Ada Rovatti; Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul & May; Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad; Guitarist Elliott Randall of Steely Dan; Laeticia Eido of Fauda; Jerry Jemmott the Groovemaster; Roger Earl of Foghat; Felix Cavalieri of The Rascals; Leisa Rea of the Ukelele Orchestra of G.B. ; Songwriter L. Russell Brown; Composer Neil Martin; Andy Summers of The Police; Singer-Songwriter Henry Gross; Gary Lewis of The Playboys; Burton Averre of The Knack; Jazz pianist Eliane Elias; The Celtic Tenors; Tommy James; Denny Tedesco director of The Wrecking Crew; Composer Sherry Chung; Bruce Belland of The Four Preps; Classical Music publicist Mary Lou Falcone; Bruce Kulick of KISS; Navid Negahban of The Old Man; Steve Hackett of Genesis; Rob Stoner of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder band; John Helliwell of Supertramp; Bob Reynolds of Snarky Puppy; Jim Yester of The Association; Singer-Songwriter J.J. Gilmore; Rock Photographer Jay Blakesberg; Fred Lipsius of Blood Sweat & Tears; Robert Funaro of The Sopranos; Bassist Nathan East; Jim Peterik of the Ides of March; Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge; Robby Robinson musical director for Frankie Valli; Patrick Myers of Killer Queen; Tony Carey of Rainbow; Eurovision winner Eimear Quinn; and Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon!---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here .To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's new single featuring his song arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links.—-------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES” is Robert's recent single. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's recent single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's debut album, recorded in 1994, was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
One FM presenter Josh Revens and Steve Dowers present 'Whatever Happened To?' This week's topic is the singer Lou Christie. This program originally aired on Monday the 26th of August, 2024. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.
Lou Christie was a Star and a Hit Machine in the 1960s with his distinctive falsetto voice and songs like “Lightnin' Strikes” (a #1 smash), “The Gypsy Cried”, “Two Faces Have I”, “Rhapsody In The Rain”, and More. He was featured in Dick Clark's Cavalcade Of Stars and on all the major music television shows including Where The Action Is, Hullabaloo and American Bandstand.My featured song is “My Baby”. Spotify link. ---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's new single featuring his song arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links. “LOU'S BLUES” is Robert's recent single. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's recent single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's debut album, recorded in 1994, was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
Uur 1 1. Blue moon – Ella Fitzgerald 2. Sotto le stelle del jazz – Paolo Conte 3. Jij voorbij – Esther Groenenberg 4. Life is sweet – Natalie Merchant 5. The long and winding road – The Beatles 6. Three little birds – Kacey Musgraves 7. Lief en stil – Kommil Foo 8. Quiero mejor – Kevin Johansen & Las Migas 9. The circle game – Joni Mitchell 10. Blue – Sara McLachlan 11. Angel – Philip Kroonenberg 12. Les enfants de mes enfants – Claude-Michel Schönberg 13. De tijden van weleer – Rita Hovink 14. Smile when the raindrops fall – The Beau Hunks Uur 2 1. Song for Guy – Elton John 2. On n'oublie rien – Jacques Brel 3. Breelaan 110 – Juliet 4. Stay cool – James Vincent McMorrow 5. Like an angel passing through my room – ABBA 6. Zotar mange – Tram Des Balkans & Mélissa Zantman 7. Les fleur – 4 Hero 8. Fiene – Jan Henk de Groot 9. Mood indigo – Tony Bennett 10. I'm checkin' out goombye – Catherine Russell 11. One you, one me – Pokey LaFarge 12. Licht aus – 17 Hippies 13. It's you or me – Racoon 14. She sold me magic – Lou Christie
Welcome to a Very Special Episode of the podcast celebrating the show's 3rd Anniversary! I started the podcast in March 2021 during the depths of the pandemic, when musicians like me couldn't play live. It was a bleak time for all of us. I needed to find a creative outlet and so I started this podcast. From the beginning it grew quickly and exponentially. It's been ranked for some time now in the Top 1% of all podcasts. I have listeners worldwide on every continent in 200 countries, and it has won several awards! My guests have included many of the world's most famous musicians and other creatives.Last year to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary I played excerpts from several guest interviews. But for this 3rd Anniversary show I wanted to do something different - and fun. So here's what I decided. After each interview I ask my guest to record a short promo for the podcast. I use these promos at the beginning of other guest interviews. Everyone does their promo a little differently in their own style. After all, they're artists! So I thought it would be fun to put together a montage of promos featuring a slew of my guests. The entire list is below.I want to thank my guests and my listeners for the success of the podcast. As I like to say - Keep On Rockin'! Featured Guests:"Cousin Brucie" Morrow, John Lodge, Ted Nugent, Al Kooper, Gary Puckett, Suzi Quatro, Tony Orlando, William Lee Golden, Richie Furay, Peter Noone, Timothy B. Schmit, Jeremy Swift, Rod Argent, The Amazing Kreskin, Jim Messina, Stewart Copeland, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ron Carter, Randy Brecker, Lou Christie, Nils Lofgren, Jeremy Clyde, Brendan Graham Ada Rovatti, Peter Yarrow, Mark Farner, Elliott Randall, Laetitia Eido, Jerry Jemmott, Roger Earl, Felix Cavaliere, Lisa Rea, L. Russell Brown, Neil Martin, Andy Summers, Henry Gross, Gary Lewis, Burton Averre, Eliane Elias, The Celtic Tenors, Tommy James, Denny Tedesco, Sherry Chung, Bruce Belland, Mary Lou Falcone, Bruce Kulick, Navid Negahban, Steve Hackett, Rob Stoner, John Helliwell, Bob Reynolds, Jim Yester, JJ Gilmour, Jay Blakesberg, Fred Lipsius, Robert Funaro, Nathan East, Jim Peterik, Mark Stein, Robby Robinson, Patrick Myers, Tony Carey, Eimear Quinn, Peter Asher---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's new single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Crossover instrumental.Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's first album, was recorded in 1994 but was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
Label: Buddah 116Year: 1969Condition: MPrice: $20.00One of the catchiest bubblegum hits of 1969, which was probably the peak year for Bubblegum Rock. Note: This beautiful copy comes with a vintage Buddah Records sleeve. It has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
Lou Christie was a genuine Hit Machine in the 1960s with his distinctive falsetto voice and songs like “Lightnin' Strikes” (a #1 smash), “The Gypsy Cried”, “Two Faces Have I”, “Rhapsody In The Rain”, and More. He was featured in Dick Clark's Cavalcade Of Stars and on all the major music television shows including Where The Action Is, Hullabaloo and American Bandstand.My featured song is “My Baby”. Spotify link. ---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's first album, was recorded in 1994 but was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------‘THE SINGLES PROJECT” is Robert's new EP, featuring five of his new songs. The songs speak to the ups and downs of life. From the blissful, joyous “Saturday Morning” to the darker commentary of “Like Never Before” and “The Ship”. “This is Robert at his most vulnerable” (Pop Icon Magazine)Reviews: “Amazing!” (Top Buzz Magazine)“Magical…A Sonic Tour De Force!” (IndiePulse Music)“Fabulously Enticing!” (Pop Icon Magazine)“A Home Run!” (Hollywood Digest) Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Lou:www.lou-christie.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
National chocolate mint day. Entertainment from 1994. Cracker Jack started putting prizes in their boxes, 980 Japanes soilders killed by crocodiles, George Harrison guilty of plagiarism. Todays birthdays - Lee Marvin, Smokey Robinson, Lou Christie, Jeff Daniels, Falco, Seal, Justine Bateman, Benicio Del Toro. Johnny Paycheck died.Intro - Pour some sugaar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/Mint chocolate chip - Jonathan MannThe power of love - Celine DionI swear - John Michael MontgomeryBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/Tears of a clown - Smokey RobinsonLightning strikes - Lou ChristieRock me Amadeus - FalcoKiss from a rose - SealFamily Ties TV themeTake this job and shove it - Johnny PaycheckExit - Its not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/
On today's episode, Scott interviews Ron Wilson, the drummer and musical director for the American pop singer/songwriter, Lou Christie. He has graced the stage with iconic artists such as Darlene Love, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gloria Gaynor, Leslie Gore, Dave Valentin, and Bill Charlap, just to name a few. Ron holds a Master of Music degree from William Paterson University in New Jersey, and a Bachelors degree in Percussion Performance from the State University of New York at Purchase. When not performing live, he keeps busy with recording sessions, teaching and composing. Ron is a published composer who has scored movie soundtracks, composed works for chamber ensemble, concert band, jazz ensembles as well as commercial music. His popular method book, “Groovin' Rudiments: For Drum Set”, is published through melbay.com, and available on Amazon and at local music stores. This multi-talented artist and musical director certainly GOT CHOPS! Follow Ron on Website: https://www.ronwilson.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronwilsonmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ron.wilson Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronwilsonmusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ronwilson5265 Mel Bay: https://www.melbay.com/Author/Default.aspx?AuthorId=164897 Follow Got Chops on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gotchopspodcast/ Listen to Got Chops Podcast on - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Pjh7tC3aTpeMFEhmn4fp4?si=699ae5b84e544cb5 - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/got-chops/id1587699754 - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotchops - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp5wwP8DvMPkqI4VM2VMlcufn6a-CzlHM Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottgrimaldimusic/ Website: www.grimaldimusic.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6DKn05Vy0ABShIU37u58vR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotchops/message
One of the few solo artists from the 1960's to have co-written nearly all of his songs and created his own original sound, Lou Christie's chart-topping, multi-million selling career as a songwriter, recording artist and performer started at the tender age of 18. He co-wrote and released his first Gold record, 1962's “The Gypsy Cried”, followed quickly by “Two Faces Have I”, a Top 5 pop hit in 1963, transforming him into a national teen idol. In 1966, Christie forever embedded himself and his trademark high-falsetto voice into America's consciousness with “Lightnin' Strikes”, a platinum-plus single which hit the top of the Billboard pop charts as well as the UK Top 20 and remains a radio and streaming staple today. More hits followed including 1966's controversial “Rhapsody In The Rain” and 1969's Top 10 “I'm Gonna Make You Mine”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On today's episode, Scott interviews Kevin Presutti, a sought after saxophonist, woodwind doubler and contractor from Pompton Plains, NJ. In addition to being the featured soloist with vocalist, Gary U.S. Bonds, he has also performed on legendary stages and arenas with iconic music artists that include Lou Christie, Chubby Checker, Steven Van Zandt, The Golden Boys, and Darlene Love, just to name a few. Besides being a musician and contractor, Kevin retired in 2014 as a career Fireman who served for 25 years, and was one of the firefighters that responded to the 9/11 attacks in NYC on September 11, 2001. Over the years I've had the great pleasure of sitting next to today's guest, as we played in various horn sections, and happy to call him my friend. This saxophonist, woodwind doubler and contractor, certainly GOT CHOPS! Contact Kevin at Email: kevinpsax@optonline.net Cell: (201) 704-6982 Follow Got Chops on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gotchopspodcast/ Listen to Got Chops Podcast on - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Pjh7tC3aTpeMFEhmn4fp4?si=699ae5b84e544cb5 - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/got-chops/id1587699754 - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotchops - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp5wwP8DvMPkqI4VM2VMlcufn6a-CzlHM Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottgrimaldimusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrimaldiMusic Website: www.grimaldimusic.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6DKn05Vy0ABShIU37u58vR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotchops/message
Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, tenemos de protagonista a todo un "Robinsón", no cabe duda. Se trata, además de nuestro autor-vivo-preferido-con-permiso-del-gran-Alejandro-Caja (los habituales ya nos entienden el guiño). Inmensa ilusión pues la de poder contar también con Santiago Lorenzo, francotirador amable y "disfrutón mayor del reino". Su autorretrato en canciones -aunque no nos entraron todas- sonaría así en esta ocasión: SIXTY NINE MILLION INCHES - "SUMMERTIME" ("WET YOUR WHISTLE", 2005) / RICARDO VICENTE - "COMO QUE SALE EL SOL" ("HOTEL FLORIDA", 2015) / WICKIE UND DIE STARKEN MÄNNER (1974) / MALCOLM SCARPA - "THE SAME STREET" ("THE ROAD OF LIFE ALONE", 1995) / JACCO GARDNER - "SUMMER'S GAME" ("CABINET OF CURIOSITIES", 2013) / OH, LIBIA! - "LAST FRIDAY GIRL" ("OH, LIBIA!", 2010) / LOS CANARIOS - "THE INCREDIBLE MISS PERRYMAN" ("PEPPERMINT FRAPPÉ", 1967) / LOU CHRISTIE - "BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON" ("LOU CHRISTIE", 1974) / OSKORRI - "ITSASOTIK ILAGIRA" ("OSKORRI", 1979) / MALCOLM SCARPA - "LOST LOVER" ("ECHOES OF AN ERA OUTTAKES 1993-96", 2000) / Escuchar audio
Nationa chocolate mint day. Pop culture from 20021. Arkansas 1st to ban booze, Kids are cheap to mail, Cracker Jacks starts giving pizes. Todays birthdays - Lee Marvin, Smokey Robinson, Lou Christie, Jeff Daniels, Falco, Seal, Justine Bateman, Benicio del Toro. Johnny Paycheck died.
4 of Weldon's fave girl group songs on this one! We start off with "Party Lights", a smash hit for Claudine Clark in 1962 (1:15). She wrote and sang this clever little ditty, but the word is she also played piano as well. CC begs, pleads, uses her best Lowtower and even throws a tantrum but her mama ain't letting her go to join the kids across the street. That same year, some soon-to-be-legends were also looking to get the party started: The Supremes made a minor splash on the charts with "Let Me Go The Right Way" (40:00). This is an early number, from before the signature Motown sound had been developed. And we like that just fine, because you can hear Diana, Mary and Flo loud & clear here! They really sell Berry Gordy's dumb lyrics (and soon would sell in the millions themselves!) ... 1963 was the year The Avons put out their first record, the wild and loud "Push A Little Harder" (1:11:24). This one has it all! - woodblock, tympani, a crazy organ solo and some full-throated singing from these Nashville gals! Last but not least is The Gems, who take us to 1964 with "Can't You Take A Hint?" (1:38:22). A flirtatious number from a Chicago combo fronted here by Minnie Riperton. She provides the vocal pyrotechnics while the other ones bawl out some great Lou Christie-style backing vocals. A beautiful guitar solo and a Mary Wells quote make this one special. Listen to the party, Pastronauts!
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We answer a listener question about Gateley's Cafe and the friendship between Michael Gateley, Robert John, Lou Christie, and Al. And about a 24 hour recording session by that group of singers on Al's 2nd album, doing Nillson's Morning Glory Story. Of course, on this episode, Nilly the Dog's comments after Al's answers are dubbed into cat by the neighborhood cats.
Cousin Brucie plays the greatest hits of all time. Tonight he interviews Lou Christie
There are enough people out there who yearn for the arcane, the odd, the unsuccessful, the strange, and the historically overlooked to justify 200 podcast episodes of D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities. This makes me happy, and the topics are inexhaustible. From the strange singles of Freddie Cannon and Lou Christie to the occasionally wonderful singles of Les Humphries Singers, Doris, Os Mutantes, to the strange paths to fame like The American Breed ("Bend Me Shape Me") evolving into Rufus, and then Chaka Kahn, and then "I Feel For You", her biggest hit, written by Prince, but the Kahn version was actually the 4th release and, had Patrice Rushen opted to try it (she turned it down), the 5th. A Prince song with Stevie Wonder playing harmonica over his own voice being sampled. To me, pop music is styles and the biggest records tend to be styles smooshed together. People like dangerous white music and safe black music. People like rap, but with a melodic vocal hook. While the Bee Gees were not a disco group, the Saturday Night Fever movie was a perfect petri dish. Combine Travolta's white-hot star power with the zeitgeist of Disco and the very odd recordings the Bee Gees were doing at that time. It was the success and the playing it safe in the movie's wake that doomed them. The Beatles were preternaturally gifted with a work ethic that would kill the musicians of today. But their fame was also born of withering luck. A producer and a manager (and record company) that didn't really know what they were supposed to do with these four tough guys. None of them tried to make The Beatles pick a lead singer, so, like their live act, all four would do it. Because they had the shocking temerity to say "Nope, we're not doing that song...", it was like saying to someone with a gun In your face, "Go ahead. We've come this far. You don't know WHAT we've seen. We see through you, over and over. In Germany. In Sweden. In Wales. We never said 'no' to a gig, no matter how much driving or begging or lack of sleep, and if the Reeperbahn couldn't stop us, what makes you think YOU will?" And their genuine love of Black music somehow broke the barriers for generations of singers, players, etc. Imagine that moment. You're in The Beatles, you've struggled and burned the roads up and played innumerable gigs, and sat, nose to nose, creating songs in your room that people would be singing and playing for 60 years hence. But now, the sessions begin, and the man in the tie wants you to record a "ringer". And you try it, but it doesn't really do anything. It's ok. But you have to decide. Play the game? Or risk this dude's red pen. Or show up with something better. And the guy with the tie has been through some shit as well. And he's tired of being relegated to 2nd string and he resents being put in a place where these four punks dare question his choice. Do better. I'm tired of this shit. And "Please Please Me" is as black a record as anything any band from England before them had tried. And that little phrase can be attributed to everything they tried after that. Because they proved it, in that ONE shot across the bow that would resonate for what will be eons, that your old choices for ringers, publishing company favors, Brill building production lines, plug-and-play Motown stuff, etc., were going to either fade or have to adapt. I stop my show pretty much at 1980 because that's when drum machines and synths became songwriting devices. I never liked Joy Division. I just don't get it. At that point, and with exceptions, sure, drum programming and synth programming made songwriting easy. That didn't make the songs any better. Just easier to make. Someone else can do that show. Anyhow, this is to say thank you to all the folks that have listened and downloaded. THIS show is me delivering a preamble and then playing 4 hours of music from past shows that I really like. Let's call this "Part 1" because the show, as I originally tried to put it together, lasted 10+ hours. So consider this show when you're on a long drive, doing work, making love to your woman, or man, or both, or none. So...... This is the setlist, but they're not all ‘good songs'. Some are meant to show you the arcane nature of what I find most enjoyable. Song-poems (“The Beatle Boys”), artists coping with the end of their heyday (Gary Glitter) and ill-prepared for life after that, or artists way before they found their niche (The Gap Band). And, of course, groups I love like Rose Tattoo, The Free Design, and SAHB. Leo's Sunshipp - Give Me The Sunshine (1978) The Free Design - My Very Own Angel (1969) GLS United - Rapper's Deutsch (1980) Samples “Rapper's Delight”, which samples “Good Times” by Chic, “Here Comes That Sound Again” by Love De-Luxe with Hawkin's Discophonia (which i played on one of my previous shows), and a quote from the movie Five on the Black Hand Side, specifically, a scene in the barbershop that predated the advent of Rudy Ray Moore' Dolemite character by 2 years. Louis Armstrong - The Creator Has a Master Plan (1970) w/ Leon Thomas Rick Wakeman - I'm So Straight, I'm a Weirdo (1980) I just like playing this awful oddity from the keyboard player from Yes. This record defies description. But if you see the video on Youtube, look for a young Boy George. James Last - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (1971) From the album Voodoo-Party. Billy Preston - My Sweet Lord (1970) One of two albums he released on Apple Records. Rod Rogers (really, Rod Keith) and the Swinging Strings - The Beatle Boys (196?) The Gap Band - Magician's Holiday (1974) Gary Glitter - A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind (1977) The Free Design - There Is A Song (1972) I will never stop praising this wonderful group. Stuart Damon - Eros (1970) Dr. Alan Quartermaine from General Hospital had a brief singing career. The Millennium - There Is Nothing More To Say (1968) Lou Christie lifted this wonderful melody for his own “Canterbury Road" later that year. From the film “Till [sic] Kingtom Comes”. XTC- Across This Antheap (1987) I never tire of this amazing track. It's my show. Aerosmith -Nobody's Fault (1976) I like Aerosmith's '70s albums very much. They were all loaded with hidden gems, and to me, “Nobody's Fault” was just the most succinct example of a band that made consistently good/great albums. Frank Zappa - Andy (1980) A great, difficult tune (you try it with your band.) Recorded live in Buffalo. Annette Peacock - The Succubus (1979) The Red Shadow - Anything Good (1975) Carpenters - B'wana She No Home (1977) Bruford - Back To The Beginning (1978) Frank Sinatra - Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown (1974) Barry McGuire & The Doctor - South Of The Border (1970) I love this song. We are on the eve of destruction indeed. Might as well… Beach Boys - Rollin' Up To Heaven (1972?) This is so insane, and especially from a major artist, that it defies categorization. Rose Tattoo - We Can't Be Beaten (1982) Ferocious. Billy (Crash) Craddock - Knock Three Times (1971) Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (1972) Unbelievable live version from “How The West Was Won”. Listen to those bass drum tricks. Especially during the coda. I wish Robert Plant never smoked. A normal drummer would go crazy with fills. Bonham put them where they belonged, no more. He showed amazing restraint at times. You wouldn't think so, but he was a grooving monster above all else. Black Oak Arkansas - Hot And Nasty (1971) Michael (Mick) Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie (1978) Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle (1969) The Kids From The Brady Bunch - Candy (Sugar Shoppe) (1972) So inappropriate that I wonder what the record company/TV show producers were thinking. Good song and a nice performance by the studio band. Bread - Everything I Own (1972) Carla Bley - Rawalpindi Blues (1972) Nick Mason - Do Ya? (1980) Liberace - Say Ciao (1970) Liberace puts it into words and music..."Never Say Goodbye, Say Ciao"...capturing the mood of Ciao Liqueur...the imported new liqueur with the elusive new taste. I can't find another song that Liberace wrote himself. Crack The Sky - Surf City (Here Come The Sharks) (1975) Les Humphries Singers - Dancing Queen (1976) You can still hear Jimmy Bilsbury's straining, smoky tenor in the choruses. “Having the time of your life…” Poor guy. Eddie Kendricks - Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay (1974) Denny Greene - The Great Escape (1981) Ex-Sha Na Na member trying to break type like J Jocko tried a few years before. I love this. This is a dance mix of the original he did in 1977. Dennis Wilson - River Song (1977) Doris - Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby? (1970) No one knows who Doris is. I'd rather listen to her and this crazy Swedish band for a year before I ever give any time to Janis Joplin. Rotary Connection - Didn't Want To Have To Do It (1967) Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol (1972) This is a wonderful remix of the original fluke hit. The Move - Do Ya (different version) (1971) Jeff Lynne - Doin' That Crazy Thing (1977) Rick Nelson - Don't Blame It On Your Wife (1968) Sha Na Na Anti-Drug PSA (197?) Doris - Beatmaker (1970) Dschinghis Khan - Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan (1979) Edith Head Fashion Prescription Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Trilogy (1973) Utopia - Eternal Love (1976) Alix Dobkin - View Form Gay Head (1973) Fats Domino - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me and My Monkey (1968) John Farrar - Falling (1980) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Feelin' Blue (1969) Laverne and Shirley - Five Years On (1976) Written by Michael McKean. His story is too long for me to get into. For POACA he was "Lenny" of Lenny and Squiggy. Or he was David St. Hubbins in Spinal Tap. Or he was Saul Goodman's brother in Better Call Saul. Genesis - Fly On A Windshield/Broadway Melody of 1974 (1974) Fonzie Impressionist Track (Aaaaay, Cool, Nerd, Sit On It) (1976) One of the weirdest things in my collection. Why does it exist? And then it repeats in reverse!!
Episode 6 brings another in our continuing series "Southern Rock/Folk" with Marshall Tucker as our Featured Artist! Terrific in concert to this day; just tremendous Southern Rock. We'll also tell you how they got their catchy name! Plus, a forgotten 1-Hit Wonder, this time from Vikki Carr; and a couple of great tunes in our "Download Discovery," Tim's comes from Lou Christie and the soundtrack to the film "Rain Man." Thanks for listening!
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Gaylord & Holiday - Dixie (1977) A remnant from the Amherst Records Story show. Santiago - Nice And Slow (1976) A remnant from the Amherst Records Story show. Bobby Hatfield - Messin' In Muscle Shoals (1971) One half of the Righteous Brothers records some forgettable pseudo-Americana, but you can't take the pure show-biz mawkishness out of the delivery. Bruce Haack & Miss Nelson – (Excerpt from) Dance, Sing, And Listen Again & Again! (1963) Included here because this was an early attempt to use synthesizers for more than burps and squeaks. A children's album that's pretty strange but not bad. Charles Dodge – (Excerpt from) Synthesized Voices (1976) Liner notes: "A1 and B realized at the Columbia University Center of Computing Activities and the Nevis Laboratories A2 realized at the Bell Telephone Laboratories" Pretty strange synthesized vocal music. Cradle - Man Is A Man (1970) The Quatro sisters record a kind of Moody Blues meets Blue Cheer hybrid of prog. Suzi Quatro quit to become a solo star (mostly in England) and as Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days. Patti Quatro appeared on Fanny's Rock and Roll Survivors album. The single from that album was a cover of "I've Had It", which I remember them performing on American Bandstand, but it didn't help. I still felt kinda funny watching them. Don Powell - Black Man (1972) Tronquista - Hoffa's Blues (1966) Rare 1966 blues release by an anonymous R&B / blues singer in a tribute to Teamster's President Jimmy Hoffa who was very popular with African-Americans for his stand on equal rights. It was pressed in 1966 for the Teamster's convention in Miami and was available only at this event. The name Tronquista is the name used for the Teamsters union in Puerto Rico so this may be a clue to the identity of the artist and suggests it was privately pressed in the Miami area rather than union headquarters in Detroit. John Strand - Remembering Laci (2003) From WFMU: "Remembering Laci" was written and performed by John F. Strand, a guard at Tracy, California's Deuel Vocational Institution. Here's the Wikipedia article. Lila - Step Into Time (1978) Liner notes: Dear Friend, We are happy you are listening to our songs of the Mother. This album was inspired by the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) and his wife Sarada Devi (1853-1920), great devotees of the mother, who dedicated their lives to loving tolerance and appreciation between devotees of all religions and all paths. "All the main religions and spiritual paths are true", Ramakrishna said, after practicing 80 of them one by one. "God is Form and Formless Mother, and Father, Son, Friend, Beloved. He is available in whatever way the individual heart yearns for him". We hope our songs help you in your own way. We bow to your soul and individuality. Everyday day at noon, we pray for a new world of Love and Harmony. Join with us if you would like. Lila Lou Christie - Mickey's Monkey (1969) You know I am a big fan (for various reasons) of Lou Christie's Buddah Records period. From the late '60s to the early '70s, he made some pretty odd recordings, but he also made the wonderful Paint America Love. This was the album before that. The Mam'selles - Oye Coma Va (1969) Voodou Juju - The VooDou Ju Ju Obsession Part 1 (1969) Richard O'Brien - Shock Treatment (1981) You kids love that Rocky Horror Picture Show. But you might not know is that there was a sequel. It was called Shock Treatment. It was not very good. And it went virtually unnoticed. In fact, it only showed at midnight movies (as did the Rocky Horror zeitgeist in time). But without the electric Tim Curry on screen, it was just another "let's make a move, guys!" dynamic. I saw RHPS once and I felt horribly embarrassed. And it takes a lot to embarrass a man who mixed plaids with stripes. I cannot imagine this. This version of the theme song is not on the OST, as it is slightly more radio-friendly (in its time) than the cast version. Star Drek - Bobby Pickett and Peter Ferrara (1976) Yeah, the same Bobby Pickett that had a big hit with "Monster Mash". That one oddball hit kept him in cheap capes and attempts at all sorts of permutations, including comedy and disco. Stephen Kalinich - If You Knew (1969) In 1969, he recorded his only album, A World of Peace Must Come, with production by Brian Wilson. It was unreleased until 2008. The Beach Boys appear on some of the tracks from the album. While under contract as an artist signed to the Beach Boys' Brother Records, Kalinich co-wrote several songs released by the group including "All I Want to Do", "Be Still", "Little Bird", as well as "A Time to Live in Dreams" with Dennis Wilson. Many Beach Boys completists are unaware of their collaborations with Kalinich and Charles Lloyd. These people are idiots. Stephen Kalinich - The Magic Hand (1969) Stop Smoking...Stop Over-Eating With Reveen (1978) Excerpt from this nutty record out of Canada. Peter Reveen quickly gained fame across North America with his stage shows. AKA Reveen The Impossibilist. Supernatural Family Band - Thank You (Falettenme) (1976) "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" was a 1969 hit for Sly and the Family Stone. This is a crazy cover with young girls offering up the least soulful interpretation since Ann Margret. But somehow all the craziness works for me. I don't know. The tuba? The harmonica? The Average Disco Band - I Want You (She So Heavy) (1976) A remnant from the Amherst Records Story show. Listen closely and you can hear a swarthy male voice intone "J'taime". Maybe some Serge Gainsbourg floating around? This song bears almost no resemblance to the Beatles version. The B.C. & M. Choir - Stealing In The Name Of The Lord (1969) "B.C.& M." stands for "Baptist, Catholic & Methodist Choir." The Eric Burdon Band - City Boy (1975) The Mighty M.C.'s - Drugs, Don't Get Involved (1986) The Minute Men - Please Keep The Beatles In England (1964) The United States of America - Osamu's Birthday (1968) To be rerecorded by Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies the following year. In THAT version, the vocals were recorded phonetically with backward backing, then reversed. Interesting, but she was no Dorothy Moskowitz. Bruce Haack & Miss Nelson – (Excerpt from) Dance, Sing, And Listen Again & Again! Bill Niles and His GoodTime Band - Bric-a-Brac Man (1967) Bill Spiller - Hot Pants Girls (1971) Byron MacGregor - How Good You Have It In America (1974) Carol Channing & Jimmy C. Newman - Lousiana Cajun Rock Band (1978) Senator Sam Ervin - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1974) Stop Smoking With Reveen Excerpt (LP)
Allen & Rossi - Sway (1976) POACA will recall Marty Allen's ubiquitous presence on 70s talk shows and game shows. Whether they like it or not. Naw, he was funny! More Allen and Rossi vinyl to come! From Both Sides Now, a wonderful resource for people wanting to know the stories behind the labels: The Calla label started in 1965 as an independent New York label, owned by Nathan (Nate) McCalla. Calla hit big with J.J. Jackson's "But It's Alright" in 1966, a song recorded in England with British musicians backing Jackson, and then turned this 45 hit into an LP of the same name. Calla licensed the rights to J.J. Jackson's material to Warner Brothers sometime later, and the same song re-charted in 1969 on WB. Other artists on the label included The Sandpebbles, Jean Wells, Billy Mitchell, and Betty LaVette, Rudy Love, and The Persuaders. Early singles and possibly the first album were distributed by Cameo-Parkway, but Cameo-Parkway soon ran into problems staying in business. With Cameo-Parkway on the rocks, McCalla decided to do his own distribution. McCalla was a friend of Morris Levy and was part of the Roulette Records group of labels, but operated independently as far as distribution. This worked well until 1972 when the material seemed to dry up. Calla was all but inactive for the 1972-1975 years. But in 1976, Calla issued a handful of albums distributed by a company called Shakat Records. The albums that sold well were shifted to CBS for distribution later that same year, and CBS eventually reissued several of the Calla albums on Epic, with a small Calla logo. Calla shut its doors in 1977 when Nate McCalla decided to go on an extended stay outside the United States. When he returned in 1980, he was soon murdered. Like many record company execs, Nate McCalla was less of a studio man and more of an office man, one who knew what he liked, signing a wide variety of musical genres to his label. He leaves a relatively small but quite interesting musical legacy. Dennis Parker - New York By Night (1979) 12" Mix. Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle (1979) 12" Mix" Look at this guy. Just look at him. Sweat. Muscle. Mmmm. I think I'm gay now. Actually, he did straight porn AND gay, and he hooked up with Jacques Morali, and then made this album. I actually like it. As disco goes, it's in the hands of the master. And so was Dennis, for a while. Side One of "The Gene Pitney Show" (1966): This is a fake live album, with Joe O'Brien as emcee. The album features several Musicor acts of the time, many of whom never had an LP release, meaning that this album is the only place to find some of these songs in stereo. I believe this album was meant as a ploy to get more exposure to other Musicor acts by having their biggest star (Pitney) "appear" with the others in concert. However, as stated earlier, this is a fake live album, and a poorly done one. Crowd noises are added in at seemingly random points in the songs, some of the sound effects weren't properly cued up so you can hear the FX record gain speed. On top of this, Joe O'Brien randomly starts speaking at random points on some tracks. If it weren't for the hard-to-find songs (in stereo or mono) this would be just a waste of vinyl. Gene Pitney - Backstage The Critters - Georgianna The Bitter End Singers - Let Me In or Keep me Out Teddy and the Pandas - Once Upon A Time The Platters - I Love You 1,000 Times Danny and Diego - Glitter and Gold Tony Bruno - This Time You're Right (1974) Tony Bruno - Love Was Born Today (1974) I'm glad I bought this little-known soundtrack to a little-known movie with songs by a little-known singer that I love (Tony Bruno). Elliot Lurie - Rich Girl (1976) Elliot Lurie - Disco (1975) I have raised 3 children, done thousands of gigs, won Musician of the Year in High School, etc., but NOTHING gives me more pleasure than doing my imitation of Elliot Lurie. Therapy - Fantasia on Eleanor Rigby (1975) Sleeve notes: "This album, our third, is a selection of material which can be heard at a typical Therapy performance." I'm the Greatest - David Hentschel (1975) Phil Collins on drums. Selections from Side One of Les Humphries Singers' "Carnival" album (1973) WHICH I OWN!!: Kentucky Dew Do-Da Lonely Kind of Man Square Dance Les Humphries was not a bad songwriter at all. Somewhat derivative in places, but mostly inoffensive pop in the vein of Gilbert O'Sullivan or a young Elton John after a night out. Os Mutantes - Panis et Circenses (1970) English version. Translates to "Bread and Circuses". Os Mutantes - I Feel A Little Spaced (1970) English version of "Ando Meio Desligado". These are not bad. I think the songs are so good and the performances so sincere and unaffected that they transcend our clunky lexicon. They must have done this to expand their audience in the USA. It didn't work but I'm glad they released this at all. Bobby Lee Trammell - You Mostest Girl (1958) Our favorite guy, Bobby Lee Trammell, records an almost note-for-note copy of Elvis' "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)". J.D. Drews - Don't Want Nobody (1980) Jürgen Drews from the aforementioned LHS tries to break into the American market by anglicizing his name and adopting all the quirky affect of a real-live New Wave singer with somewhat staid results. This song was written by P Delph and D Edwards. I can't see that they wrote anything else. The Brecker Brothers, Jan Akkerman, and Joe Chemay. Pete Sacco - Pennsylvania (197?) Lou Christie's brother recorded this on the Lightning Label.
The Osmonds “The Plan" (1973) The platitudes are vague enough, the admonishments placid enough, the complaints about society inoffensive enough. Kolob was/is a Mormon magical land with...never mind. Look it up. Kolob Records was the exclusive domain of the Osmond family (Jimmy, too--in fact he was making records in Japan as early as 1969 and his hit in the US, "Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool" featured The Mike Curb Congregation, which we have played on this show many times) and in 1973 Kolob released this. It's very professionally done. There's instrumental virtuosity in many styles. Makes for a pretty good listen once or twice, but I think it ruined their credibility in the younger market. Both "Goin' Home" and "Let Me In" reached #36 on the Billboard chart. This album didn't reach #50. POACA might recall that at one time The Osmonds roamed the teeny-bopper landscape free of predators, and actually charted 4 Top 10 hits. I thought it was more. And my sister bought every Tiger Beat and Teen Beat magazine she could find. Always Donny's toothy grin. And she also bought a few Osmond albums, including this one. I want the one they released ONLY in Japan, The Wonderful World Of The Osmonds. Because I love that shit. My birthday is coming up in 10 months. Might as well? Both Donny and Marie would try to change their images down the road, but when this came out, it was really the beginning of the end for any question of artistic integrity. War In Heaven Traffic In My Mind Before The Beginning Movie Man Let Me In One Way Ticket To Anywhere Are You Up There It's Alright Mirror, Mirror Darlin' The Last Days Goin' Home Lou Christie Selections from "Paint America Love" (1971) I came across this album when I was heavy into Q Magazine out of England. They did an article about it and I tried to find my own copy. And I like it. I find that Lou Christie is just a little different, a little more daring than his contemporaries. He tried and failed at much, but what hit, I really love. I will never not be fascinated by Paint America Love. Look Out The Window Wood Child Paint America Love Buddy and Cathy Rich - The Beat Goes On (1967) Dyke and the Blazers - Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let A Man Be A Man (1969) Funk band formed in 1965 in Phoenix, Arizona. Best known for their 1966 hit single Funky Broadway, later even more successfully covered by Wilson Pickett. The band was disbanded when bandleader "Dyke" Arlester Christian was shot to death in 1971. Eddie and Dutch - My Wife The Dancer (1970) G. C. Cameron - If You Don't Love Me (1974) Written by Stevie Wonder. G. C. sang both lead parts on The Spinners' big hit, 1970's "It's a Shame", co-written and produced by Stevie, and remained with Motown as a solo artist when The Spinners left Motown in 1971. Although Cameron was not a major-seller for the label, he did have a hit with "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday", the theme song of the 1975 film Cooley High, which was later covered to great success by Boyz II Men. Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula '69 (1969) Produced by our friend Kim Fowley. Lou Christie - Genesis and the Third Verse (1968) I love Lou's collabs with his Gypsy pal, Twyla Herbert. Herbert was born in Riverside, California. Christie was 15 years old when he met Herbert, a "bohemian gypsy, psychic, and former concert pianist," at an audition in a church basement in his hometown, Glenwillard, Pennsylvania. She was over 20 years older than him, with flaming red hair, a self-described clairvoyant and mystic who allegedly predicted which of their songs would become hits. They co-wrote "Lightning Strikes". The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes (1973) Yes, The Jackson Five covered Jackson Browne. John Travolta - Razzamatazz (1976) Julie London - Louie Louie (1969) King Crimson - Cirkus (1971) Renaissance - Can You Understand (1973)
SHANNON FORD grew up in Washington DC playing rock, jazz, blues, and country. He has performed and recorded with various artists in NY, Nashville, and LA, including Paul Simon, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Phoebe Snow, Lou Christie, Kenny Rogers, Roger Miller, Danny Gatton, and many others. Shannon has spent the last 25 years working on Broadway productions such as Next To Normal, Chaplin, Godspell, and Beetlejuice.On this podcast, Shannon shares his many years of experience working with a variety of artists and discusses:The healthy competition with musicians who play Broadway musicals. Why playing relaxed helps with hand technique.How he was fired three times subbing on shows and what he learned from it.His experiences working with directors, actors, and choreographers and how these relationships helped land certain gigs. Why preparation is key and why it's important always to pay attention to the conductor.Clayton Craddock, the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain't Too Proud. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University's School of Business and is a 28 year veteran of the fast-paced New York City music scene. He has played drums in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including "Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, and Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill. Also, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Spongebob Squarepants, The Musical, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.Follow him on Instagram, Twitter or read more on his website: claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe
CRAGG Live From July 17th, 2021Guest: Lou ChristieJoin us as we chat with our guest singer/songwriter Lou Christie (Lightenin Strikes, Two Faces Have I, etc).Listen to the show HERE.HERE.What is CRAGG Live Anyways?! The flagship radio show of Cult Radio A-Go-Go!'s, CRAGG Live is a lively 3 hour talk radio show hosted by Terry and Tiffany DuFoe LIVE from an old abandoned Drive-In Movie theater with Wicked Kitty and Fritz the studio cats and CRAGG The Gargoyle. We play retro pop culture, Drive-In movie, classic TV and old radio audio along with LIVE on the air celebrity interviews from the world of movies, TV, music, print, internet and a few odd balls thrown in for good measure. We air Saturdays 6:30-9:30 pm PST.We air on www.cultradioagogo.com which is a 24/7 free internet radio network of old time radio, music, movie trailers, old nostalgic commercials, snack bar audio, AND much more! This show is copyright 2021 DuFoe Entertainment and the live interviews contained in this show may not be reproduced, transcribed or posted to a blog, social network or website without written permission from DuFoe Entertainment.NOTE* There is a brief leader before & after the show which was recorded "LIVE" off the air.
Label: Buddah 116Year: 1969Condition: M-Last Price: $18.00. Not currently available for sale.This was one of the catchiest Bubblegum hits of 1969, which was probably the peak year for Bubblegum Rock. This tune was first recorded by the Camel Drivers in 1968. Note: This beautiful copy has a drillhole and comes with a vintage Buddah Records factory sleeve. It has pristine Mint sound. (This scan is a representative image from our archives; it doesn't show the drillhole, which appears over Christie's last name.)
Legends of Rock N' Roll join us today on Jailhouse. Lou Christie and the sensational Del Shannon make their appearances. Grady shows up to make his appearance. Who knows what will happen. Enjoy!
We're headed to New Zealand for the first time, maniacs, as we discuss the first horror movie filmed there, 1981's Strange Behavior AKA Dead Kids! While we try to understand why New Zealand plays surrogate to Galesburg, Illinois, we also discuss topics such as using paper plates for breakfast pastries, police station beer fridges, and the history of Lou Christie.
If the places we hold dear were to be set to music, then the soundtrack for New York’s Little Italy would be sung by this week’s guest, Jenna Esposito. Known as the “Voice of Little Italy,” this passionate Italian American has performed across the country and in some of the most hallowed music venues in the nation but, without fail, she always lends her talents to the annual San Gennaro Festival on Mulberry Street. This week, Jenna joins co-host John M. Viola as she discusses her latest album, “More Amore: Songs from the Great Italian American Songbook,” which is set to be released later this month. They’ll explore how Italian American music has evolved from its Italian origins, how it has defined our ethnic experience, and how it continues to serve as a reminder of the many ups and downs of the Italian American experience. Jenna also shares how the wide variety of styles and influences that make up the Great Italian American songbook -- from the Canzone Napoletana, to standards by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Connie Francis, and even Lou Christie and Dion’s 1960s pop hits -- have managed to influence her career and connect her to the countless Italian American performers who have come before her. Jenna will be celebrating the release of “More Amore” with a show on the Metropolitan Zoom platform on Friday, June 11, at 7 p.m., when she and her band will be performing live in studio, and audience members will be able to join and interact with her via Zoom. This episode, and the upcoming interactive musical experience, are both must-listens for any fan of the Great Italian American songbook! For more information, visit https://metropolitanzoom.ticketleap.com/jenna- esposito-061121/. This episode is sponsored by Mediaset Italia.
NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.comToday we welcome Gene Vincentt back to Fowl Players Radio!Gene and his band "The Cadillac Cruisers" have been the opening act to over 340 legendary rock and roll acts (CORRECTION: according to Gene- 340 legendary rock and roll acts have closed for them!)We discussed the impact of COVID on our performing this past year, and he spoke of two of his friends that he's lost in recent years- Joe Terry of Danny and the Juniors and Frankie Ford.He told many other stories too, including performing at the Dundalk Heritage Fair for "36 or 37 times", and appearing over the years with such acts as Mickey Dolenz from "The Monkees" and "The Mahoney Brothers", a well known Beatles tribute band.He told me of performing at rock and roll festivals in Pittsburgh PA with such acts as Little Richard, Lou Christie, Joey Dee and The Starliters, Little Anthony, Frankie Valli, Jimmy Butler, and others; and we reminisced about some legendary Baltimore area broadcasters such as Marty Bass, Stu Kerr, Joe Knight, Johnny Walker, and Jack Gale, and a story about Gene getting into mischief on the set of Romper Room at WMAR Channel 2 studios!https://www.mdparty.com/performers/default?id=8650Subscribe for free at www.fowlplayersradio.com or listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocketcast, Deezer, Listen Notes, Player FM, Podcast Index, Overcast, Castro, Cast Box, or PodfriendFollow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!!The Fowl Players of Perryville are now booking Murder Mystery Shows for the late summer and fall of 2021! Indoor or outdoor venues, trains, boats, office parties, fundraisers, or just for the heck of it!443-600-0446www.fowlplayersofperryville.comfowlplayersperryville@yahoo.com
Discogs: Band formed by three members of the Alice Cooper Group after the group split in 1974. As the name Alice Cooper had been taken by the group's lead singer, they took their name from the group's Billboard #1 hit album. However, their 1977 album, Battle Axe was not a critical success and the band disintegrated. Billion Dollar Babies - Too Young (1977) Quoting (frankly, ripping off) the "I'm 18" idea, clumsily. Even the riff. Billion Dollar Babies - Shine Your Love (1977) Billion Dollar Babies - Wasn’t The One (1977) Discogs: When recording with David Bowie the band was alternatively known as the Spiders or the Spiders from Mars. The members during this period were Mick Ronson, Mick ('Woody') Woodmansey, and Trevor Bolder. I was a fan of the German Trilogy, not so much the Spiders-era stuff. I never knew these albums existed, frankly. I wonder if Bowie ever heard it. The Spiders From Mars - Red Eyes (1976) The Spiders From Mars - White Man Black Man (1976) The Spiders From Mars - Shine a Light (1976) The Lovin' Spoonful had a string of inoffensive, catchy, and enduring hits. John Sebastian had only one hit after the sixties ended, "Welcome Back", yet so effortlessly merged jug band folk with Beatle-esque pop while he was with this band. This album was made after he and everyone else left except latecomer Jerry Yester* and...the drummer, Joe Butler (pictured...on the right). *In 2017, Jerry Yester was arrested for 30 counts of possession of child pornography in Arkansas and was released on a $35,000 bond. As a result of his arrest, he was dismissed from The Lovin' Spoonful. He pleaded guilty to eight counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child on October 9, 2018. In July 2019, he was handed a two-year prison sentence after his conviction for child pornography possession. The Lovin’ Spoonful Featuring Joe Butler - Amazing Air (1969) The Lovin’ Spoonful Featuring Joe Butler - Words (1969) The Lovin’ Spoonful Featuring Joe Butler - Revelation: Revolution ’69 (1969) I don't like The Doors. Never did, never will. So the fact that they released nothing but excrement after Jim Morrison died surprised me not. People just don't realize that they were a singles band above all, and everything else was just as shitty as it was after JM died. The Doors - Treetrunk (1972) The Doors - Ships With Sails (1971) The Red Shadow - Anything Good (1977) Here's a Dangerous Minds essay about a band I've played a few times on my show. But what you might NOT know is that their underground 'hit' "Understanding Marx" was based on a Ray Charles song called "Understanding", which was more offensive in its own way, advocating violence against the women-folk in the enlightened love-fest of 1968, when everyone loved each other. Love. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 1969 (1969) Executive producers (the men with the money) were Kasenetz/Katz. "Sure, we'll finance your album. But we need a sure thing..." Cary Simon - Long Term Physical Effects (1971) Chubby Checker - Karate Monkey (1966) Cook County - Pinball Playboy (1979) David Bowie - What in the World (1976) Dennis Linde - Burnin’ Love (1972) Eddie Simpson - Big Black Funky Slave (1972) Eric Burdon and War - A Day in The Life (1968) "Just keep Eric in coke...we'll pay for it later..." Recorded at various times between 1969 and 1971, released in 1976, forgotten by 1977. Sdtk. to Russ Meyer's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" - The Smell of Female (1966) Ladies and gentlemen welcome to violence, the word and the act. While violence cloaks itself in a plethora of disguises, its favorite mantle still remains ... sex. Violence devours all it touches, its voracious appetite rarely fulfilled. Yet violence doesn't only destroy, it creates and molds as well. Let's examine closely then this dangerously evil creation, this new breed encased and contained within the supple skin of woman. The softness is there, the unmistakable smell of female, the surface shiny and silken, the body yielding yet wanton. But a word of caution: handle with care and don't drop your guard. This rapacious new breed prowls both alone and in packs, operating at any level, any time, anywhere, and with anybody. Who are they? One might be your secretary, your doctor's receptionist ... or a dancer in a go-go club! Freddie Cannon - Sock it to the Judge (1968) I am working on my Lou Christie post-1971 discography. I should do the same with Freddie Cannon and 1966. This is another in a line of attempted get-rich-quick gambits by the record industry attendant to the hottest show on TV at the time, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, which POACA will recall as being touted as hip, subversive counter-culture. In reality, it was just the first of many attempts (this one a successful attempt) to take all the hippies, Yippees (short for Youth International Party), tie-dye, headbands, beads, buttons, face painting, etc., put it in a big blender of old show business bewilderment and fear, and end up with Jefferson Starship, Sammy Davis Jr. in Nehru, and ultimately, Ronald Reagan. This record went nowhere, of course, but I love mawkish trend-following by desperate people. Love. It. Giles, Giles, and Fripp - One in a Million (1968) In 5 years, Robert Fripp and King Crimson would go from this to "The Talking Drum". Herman’s Hermits - It’s Alright Now (1967) Howling’ Wolf - Pop It To Me (1969) Bo Diddley - I Don’t Like You (1969) Jack Palance - Hannah (1970)
4,000 Downloads! Thank you! So in return for this gift, I give you... Lou Christie - Guardian Angels 12" Dance Mix (1981) Producer Ed O'Laughlin co-founded Next Plateau Records, which featured (and was kept afloat with sales by) early Salt 'N' Pepa. On the left is Curtis Sliwa. The 1981 CBS made-for-TV movie We're Fighting Back, featuring Bronx-born Ellen Barkin, was based on the Guardian Angels. Al Martino - Volare (Disco version) (1976) POACA know this song from multiple recordings and performances by Dean Martin, Conny Francis, Bobby Rydell, The Ames Brothers, Wayne Newton, Barry White, even David Bowie. And here it is in Disco form. From Wikipedia: Franco Migliacci (the composer) began working on the lyrics of the song in June 1957, inspired by two paintings by Marc Chagall. He had planned to go to the sea with Domenico Modugno, but while waiting for Modugno to show up, Migliacci started drinking wine and eventually fell asleep. He had vivid dreams, and when he woke up, he looked at the Chagall paintings (reproductions) on the wall. In "Le coq rouge" was a yellow man suspended in midair, while in "Le peintre et la modelle", half the painter's face was coloured blue. So he began penning a song about a man who dreams of painting himself blue, and being able to fly. Later that same night, Migliacci discussed his lyrics with Modugno, and for several days they worked on the song, tentatively entitled "Sogno in blu" ('Dream in blue'). In 2008, Modugno's widow, Franca Gandolfi, recalled that her husband, after a storm forced open his window, had the idea of modifying the chorus of the song, introducing the word "Volare," which is now the popular title of the song. Blondie - Once I Had A Love (Heart Of Glass) (1978) The Lettermen - The Way You Look Tonight (Disco version) (1976) D. C. (David) LaRue - Do You Want The Real Thing (1978) Read about D. C. LaRue here. He was a dance artist through and through, but that could only take him so far. But I like his voice, the fact that he didn't (or couldn't) fill the songs with grace notes. Pet peeve, that. D. C. LaRue - Don't Keep It in the Shadows (feat. Lou Christie) (1977) This is basically a "You Should Be Dancin’" clone. I love the grunts at the end. Only some are mine. D. C. LaRue - Have A Good Time (feat. Rita Moreno) (1979) Like Michael Franks. A little. Bill Saluga - Dancin’ Johnson (1978) Exile – Heart and Soul (1981) Huge hit for Huey Lewis and the News. Didn't know it was a cover, did ya? Mike Chapman produced "Heart Of Glass" (the hit version you don't hear on this show) "The Tide Is High", "Sunday Girl", "Atomic" and "Rapture" for Blondie, the band of the early '80s. Chinn/Chapman wrote "Kiss You All Over" for this very same Exile, and too many credits to type out here. Free Design - Hurry Sundown (1968) Lou Christie - People (1978) This is a pretty good production for a song that isn't listed in Discogs, Wikipedia, etc. Lou says this was released as a single in 1978, attendant to the short-lived People TV show of the same year. if either of you can find a reference to it, let me know. There's a fin in it for ya. And if you can find the RECORD, so I can buy it, I'll do a "Rasputin" dance on Reels for you. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Street Player (1978) Lou Christie and Pia Zadora - Don't Knock My Love (1980) Cover of Wilson Pickett's last Top 20 song, from 1971. What an odd choice of cover. I love Lou, but between him and Pia, they didn't possess any soul or chemistry whatsoever. Lou Christie - Clouds of Rock Roll On (?) I just know it was before his 2nd (and pretty needless) Greatest Hits album in 1994. Ah, record companies. Is there anything they can't make artists do? Ivan Dixon - Shoo Shoo Baby (1966) POACA recall a top-rated TV show from the '60s called Hogan's Heroes. It was a heart-warming (if somewhat flat) arc about a bunch of American POWs in Germany during WW2, constantly befuddling, bedeviling, and flummoxing the oblivious Colonel Klink and the lovable Sgt. Schultz, while American and Russian soldiers scythed their way through Europe, trying to close the circle in the city of Berlin in a seemingly endless Bacchanalian traveling parade of rape, destruction, desecration, and madness. And don't get me started on the Germans. Aaaaannnnnnyhow, this was from the album made by the cast, which included Richard Dawson (high on goofballs in this picture), who parlayed his place in that ensemble to star in Match Game '74 and Family Feud, but began his recording career in earnest by recording "Apples and Oranges." Ivan Dixon had an even smaller role, but his performance shines. By comparison. I...guess? Suggested by Dan Lewis. He LOVES Nazi silverware. And dolls. Lou Christie - Spanish Wine (1977) Stephen Tom Electronic Tape Experiment (1978) Stephen Tom produced groundbreaking electronic music during the post-war years until the late 1970s. He passed away practically ignored by his peers in 1984. Very little is known about him other than that he was a radio engineer during the blitz of London and that he freelanced for Benson Fairlight at his Little Venice studios producing jingles for radio + TV advertisements. A single reel of Tom's electronic experiments was found in a box of personal tapes belonging to the composer Cissy Wakefield. The Velvet Underground - Friends (1973) Blondie - Once I Had A Love (aka "The Disco Song") (1975) D. C. LaRue (with Lou Christie) - Into The Ozone (1980)
Sometimes, rock and roll dreams can get waylaid, subdued, or even killed by the signing of the line which is dotted. This episode would take 1,000 hours if we only include black artists from the '40s, '50s, and '60s. And '70s, '80s, and '90s. And '00s and '10s. So I just focused on the easy-hanging fruit that is the people who ALSO profited from the hard work of black musicians to make their palatable caucasian crafting. Adam VIII John Lennon "Roots" Commercial (1975) What a shitty, washed-out picture. This gives you the idea that Morris Levy just wanted to fuck with Lennon to pay him back for his hubris. Devout (at the time) fans of Lennon like me were perplexed when the last track on "Walls And Bridges" was a strangely shoddy cover of "Ya Ya" with Julian Lennon on drums. Little did we know that that was John Lennon "fulfilling a legal obligation". Just like a junkie would. I don't think anyone would think of Morris Levy as anything but a very sleazy anti-art leech, but that little joke was probably the last straw. "What the fuck is this washed-up hippy doing, and does he know what I can do to him?" Did this whole thing sour Lennon on recording more music, and did he sense his own waning desire to compete with McCartney and use this whole sorry escapade as a good excuse to spend some time in Japan? Lennon was as dishonest and immature as he was gifted, and we will never know for sure. The insert. Almost as insulting as "The Wedding Album". Marvin Gaye - Where Are We Going? (1972) I talk to you like you know at least something about popular music. If you don't, let me be the first to tell you that Marvin Gaye recorded an album AFTER "What's Going On" and BEFORE "Let's Get It On". "You're The Man" was intended as another socially conscious record like "What's Going On" (1971), but following the release of its lead single, the title track "You're The Man", [ed: and the lack of positive reaction to same] Gaye canceled its release. [ed: I like this record a lot.] This was in part due to the reception of the song, as well as the fact that Gaye's political views were different from those of Motown founder Berry Gordy. For these reasons, "You're The Man" was long considered a lost album. Marvin Gaye - You're The Man (Pts. I&II) (1972) Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X (1972) Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (1975) Like The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, etc., some artists tend to benefit from revisionist history. No, "Metal Machine Music" is not a deep, thoughtful cry for help from a misunderstood genius. This was nothing but a big "fuck you" to RCA, which is sad to me because there were so many more talented, interesting, and profound artists than Lou Reed, struggling for royalties, swimming against the tide of record comp.....wait. Maybe he had a point. ...but it's STILL not as bad as "Having Fun On Stage With Elvis". Badfinger - Apple Of My Eye (1973) Lookie here. Badfinger - Get Away (1973) So you all know the struggles that Badfinger enjoyed with Stan Polley, who once managed one of my favorite singers, Lou Christie. But Badfinger also suffered under the weight of the lethargic promotion afforded them by The Beatles and Apple Records. This was THEIR Contractual Obligation album, and it's not bad at all. Guys that talented could never turn in a clunker. From Loudersound: (In 1973) Apple was in disarray, but Badfinger – by far the label’s most successful artists after The Beatles – had further cause for complaint. Their original contract, drawn up in the days when Apple was living up to its fair-minded (i.e. hippy) ideals, offered a generous artist royalty of 5 percent, with Apple also paying for all recording and promotion expenses. Now, with legendary US tough guy Allen Klein running the company, the band were being asked to not only take a reduced royalty rate but also to pay recording costs. George Harrison, for one, was devastated at the loss from the label of a group he held dear, and allegedly (and uncharacteristically) confronted Bill Collins [ed: their manager since 1966) and said: “You guys fucked us after we did all that work for you.” Collins retorted that they had been unable to speak to their former champion directly (an accusation that rings true with all the superstar retinue surrounding the former Beatle), let alone with the formidable Klein. In retrospect, Badfinger’s departure marked the beginning of the end of Apple as anything other than a ‘vanity’ label for John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But the inevitable payback was Apple issuing Ass (as the 1973 album ended up being rather unflatteringly called) as a spoiler three months ahead of the band’s debut for their new label. As it transpired, Ass would be the final non-Beatles album to appear on Apple (it reached No. 122 in the US). One track, Pete Ham’s Apple Of My Eye, was a genuinely fond farewell to their former paymasters, and he contributed only one other; much of the music was written by Joey Molland, which gave it a different feel. Al Steckler, the man who had given Badfinger ‘their’ gold disc in New York City, was later incredibly revealing to Stefan Granados, author of the invaluable Apple history Those Were The Days (Cherry Red Books) when he outlined the contract Badfinger signed with Warner Brothers. A band at the peak of their powers, with a track record of US success and the Beatles’ imprimatur, might have thought their next record deal would set them up for life. Not so. The advance, which looked good on paper, was $2 million for, Steckler told Granados: “something like six albums. After they signed, Bill Collins and Pete Ham told me what the advance was and I figured it out for them. When you deducted the cost of the albums they had to pay for, deducted Polley’s cut, and split the money between Collins and the four guys in the group, it came out to nothing… $60,000 apiece per album. They’d really thought they were millionaires. They looked at each other and realized that I was right and that it was too late to do anything about it. Peter had this horrible look on his face… it was the last time I saw him.” Badfinger - Timeless (1973) Bonzo Dog Band - King of Scurf (1971) Neil Innes wrote music for Monty Python and starred in "All You Need is Cash" with Eric idle. He was brilliant and he wrote songs that you know but don't know that it was him. I never liked this group, but as I mentioned in my show, they were in Magical Mystery Tour. These songs were recorded in 1971, a few years after they broke up. But the United Artists label pointed the Fickle Finger of Fate at the boys, and we have this. Bonzo Dog Band - The Strain (1971) Bonzo Dog Band - Bad Blood (1971) ELP - Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman (1978) The Mamas and the Papas - Blueberries For Breakfast (1971) Like the Bonzos, they were gently reminded by the bean-counters at Dunhill that there was some unfinished business. So they created this. Again, not that bad! The Mamas and the Papas - Lady Genevieve (1971) For a drug-addled, amoral daughter-fucker, John Phillips sure wrote a lot of songs about his wife. The Mamas and the Papas - Pacific Coast Highway (1971) The Mamas and the Papas - People Like Us (1971)
Allman Joys - Shapes of Things (1966) The Sorrows - Amore Iimone (1968) Fatback - King Tim III (Personality Jock) (1979) if there was a real Rap record before this, please let me know. Either of you. Steely Dan - FM (demo version) (1978) Theme from the ghastly movie of the same name. As a kid, I thought being a DJ would be a worthy profession. Sure, there'd be slick salesmen with copies of "I'm In You" with cocaine packets in them (sort of like the one in WKRP In Cincinnatti) and sure, there'd be meetings, endless meetings, to discuss the latest rock trends with stalwart veterans of the FM walking dead with names like "Shane", "Mother", "All-Together Heather" and "Steve Rall", debating whether or not that new shitty Stones single was too risque. But that didn't phase me. I even went to school for Broadcasting. I maintained a solid "pass". No, the day I decided that radio was not for me was the day I got a job producing a show on WCHL, a religious program that I had forgotten the name of. Sundays at 6:00 PM. But we had to wait until the Durham Bulls away game was finished. And the guy operating the soundboard to manage the feed that people heard told me that he was making about $5/an hour. He sat there. He sat there. And I thought, "Gee, that's something I will be promoted INTO." And I left the next day. Freddy Cannon - She Loves You (1964) Freddy Cannon - Rockin' Robin (1971) On the Buddah label. Just like Lou Christie. Freddy Cannon - Charged Up, Turned Up Rock 'n' Roll Singer (1970) Freddy Cannon - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (1965) Gottfried Böttger/Les Humphries - Disco Boogie (1977) Gottfried Böttger was a German boogie-woogie and ragtime pianist. Buffalo Springfield - The Hour Of Not Quite Rain (1968) Lyricist's story. Jay Ferguson - Medicated Goo (1976) Keith Hampshire - Daytime, Night-Time (1973) King Tim III - Charlie Says (Roller Boogie Baby) (1980) Spirit - Water Woman (1966) Pacific Drift - Yes You Do (1971) Run To The Poet Man - Freddy Cannon (1967) Desperate for a hit, Cannon tried everything. Disco, Sunshine Pop, reminders of hits past, everything. Snow - Bless Me (1969) Snow - Break Away (1969) Snow - We’re Together Again (1969) Snow - Wilderness (1969) Songbird - Dirty Work (1973) Same label as Heart. Super-Wolf - Super-Wolf "Can Do It" (1980) Often known as a sex-machine. Allman Joys - Crossroads (1966) Unreleased demo. Jürgen Drews - Ein Bett im Kornfeld (1998) He was in Les Humphries Singers. Makes him a German star in my book. Laverne and Shirley - Five Years On (1976) Marjoe Gortner - Hoe Bus (1973)
A closer look at bubblegum great Lou Christie! A dramatic reading of a Brady Bunch comic book! An exclusive new bubblegum tribute song from Rich Kid Expre$$! We remember bubblegum enthusiast Bennie D. Ketron! And, oh yea, a reminder about the Share the Gum contest!! You can win a piece of bubblegum history! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from the Ohio Express, The Brady Kids, The Love Affair, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Rich Kid Expre$$, The Rich Kids, The Rubettes and The Hollies!
Donny Most - I Only Want What's Mine (1980) With Linda Purl as "Lorree". She played Pam Beesly's mother in The Office. The one Michael Scott dated until he found out she was too old. Freddy Cannon - Suzanne Somers (1981) The sounds like a fake crowd. Man, Freddy Cannon tried EVERYTHING. Denny Greene - Love Party (1976) I picked out the nuttiest title from Sha Na Na man Denny Greene's one solo album. Spot on. Immaculately produced dross to my ears. Freddy and Connie Cannon - Blankcheck Market (1981) B-side of "Suzanne Somers". Nothing gets wasted on VINYL NIGHT!! More fake audience hilarity. Chuck Barris - Too Rich (1969) Here's Chuck Barris's Wikipedia thingie. Too rich an American tale to do justice here. Chuck Barris - I Know a Child (1969) B-Side of "Too Rich". Nowhere near as good. Denny Greene - Great Escape (1976) This is different from the 12" single. A little less processed, and the bass is nowhere near as prominent. Citizen - I Am A Citizen (1980) I forget how I found out about Citizen, but I'm glad I did, sorta. I would love to talk to Donn Marier to see what the original plan was. Who decided on the shoulder pads? What was it like recording that video? Did you have any success? The main thing I got from listening to this album was that Donn Marier was an amazing guitarist. Well, someone in his band was. Donn Marier's website is dead. But here's the video. Freddy Cannon - Sugar (1976) ANYTHING!!!! Including Disco. Freddy Cannon - Sugar (inst. ) (1976) The b-side. Citizen - Advertising (Rock Rock)! (1980) No, Wall Street!! You will not take me into your consumer-driven clutches. Scott Simon - Think About Me (1980) Another Sha Na Na guy puts out an inoffensive record. This one is more reminiscent of the original group. Fun in places, competent. Not great. Lou Christie - Wood Child (1971) To me, a great record that very few people know. Hard to find a copy that isn't a cut-out. That means that the record company sends them as wholesale to retailers as non-returnable items, meaning that the store cannot send them back to the distributor for a refund; the reason for the cut or hole in the packaging is to mark the item as non-returnable. The marking also serves to prevent the retailer from selling the discounted item at full price. All the albums that I have accrued lately are actually cut-outs. The music is the same. The vinyl is the same. It's just a way of preventing them from being perpetually returned by retailers. That gal is Twyla Herbert, LC's songwriting partner. J Jocko - That's The Song (1975) The best of the three solo SNN albums during my recent spree. Co-produced by my personal friend Elliot Randall. Slick, pretty fun, and one gets the impression J Jocko doesn't care what anyone thinks. Lou Christie - Waco (1971) J Jocko - Lip Service (1975) Lou Christie - Lighthouse (1971) J Jocko - Tomorrow’s Rising (1975) Lou Christie - Paint America Love (1971) The Guess Who - Country Disco (1981) This HAS TO be a contract fulfillment record. Remember those AM hits? "American Woman"? "These Eyes? "It's Clap For The Wolfman"? Only the bass player remains. Screamin' Scott Simon - I Ain't Got a Home (1980)
Who are the two optimistic songwriters who argued that we could solve the world's problems as easily as tying a t-shirt together and dying it all the colors of the world?! It's an Echo Valley mystery, solved in this spectacular hour! Plus a dramatic reading from a book on groovy crafts! Bubblegum from Captain Kangaroo! Plenty of great gummy pop from the 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Left Banke, The New Christy Minstrels, Bobby Sherman, Slim Goodbody and Friends, Lou Christie, Robert John, Michael Gately, The In Crowd, Design, Playhouse, The Bats, The Free Design and Normand Gelinas!
Another hour of non-stop bubblegum fun! An Echo Valley world premiere of a great new Archies tribute song by Bill Dann and Jack Servello! A rare Mike Lookinland solo recording (Bobby from the Brady Bunch)! An amazingly bubbly DeFranco Family single! A dramatic reading of Archie Club News from a 1971 Archie comic book! Bob Marley sings gum! And plenty of unusually catchy bubblegum music from the Bourbon Family, The Buffoons, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Electric Banana, The Archies, Lou Christie, Brian Hyland, Sally Field, Andy Kim, Tommy James and the Shondells, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Shadows of Knight and The Tygers!
We watch Boyce and Hart on TV's I Dream of Jeannie! A final update on Jingle Jangle in the Jungle, Kid Bubblegum's three-day bubblegum music extravaganza; will it happen!? Spotlight on the Kids from C.A.P.E.R.! Dramatic reading from an Avengers novel! We remember the Kids from Fame! Barbara Eden sings with Dawn (without Tony Orlando). Already been chewed gum from Layng Martine, Jr! Super-catchy rarity from Lally Stott! Plenty of great bubblegum music from Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg, The Klowns, Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The American Breed, Lou Christie, The Groovie Goolies, Paul Revere and the Raiders and The Love Affair
This episode is full of dedications! There are dedications from me to you and from many residents of Echo Valley to other residents of Echo Valley! Plus we read the letter column from a 1970 Lois Lane comic book! Listen to this one with someone you love and enjoy great bubblegum music from The Bugaloos, The Beach Boys, David Cassidy, The Sweet Bippies, The Burris Young 'Uns, Vigrass, Ron Dante, Take That, the Clique, The Cattanooga Cats, The Wombles, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Paper Dolls, The Royal Guardsmen, The Archies, Hayley Mills, Lou Christie and The Ron Hicklin Singers!
Ray Powers:Three-time Billboard Songwriting Award winner, Ray Powers, is a second-generation vocalist/performer. His father, Ray Sr. was a prominent bass vocalist in the Brooklyn a cappella Doo-Wop groups, The Deacons and The Montclairs.Blessed with perfect pitch, following in his father's footsteps was imminent. Ray Powers has played piano since age 6, having taken 4 years of Classical lessons - and typically composes songs on piano before doing so on guitar or bass - the other instruments he proficiently plays. Powers embarked on his first US tour at age 15, spending the entire summer traveling the country with the Christian band, Bliss.After spending the next decade playing bass in hard rock bands on the NY club circuit, Ray accepted an internship on the new indie startup label, Mad Hands Records. Within two years, Powers had earned his first opportunity to sit in the producer's chair. His first pitch was the song he sung and co-wrote: 'We Were Meant To Be', which was sent to Warner Reprise Records in Burbank, CA for Chris Isaak. Ray's reputation as a bassist merited him the chance to tour with rock and roll and R&B legends such as Charlie Thomas' Drifters, Tavares, Ben E. King, The Chiffons, Lou Christie, Danny and the Juniors, The Skyliners, The Capris, 'Diamond' Dave Somerville and many others.In 2011, Powers stepped forward as a solo artist for the first time, recording 'We All Stand Tall' to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11/01, and the song was featured in various poignant events in lower Manhattan, is featured in the 9/11 Museum and was tied for the most requested song on the morning of 9/11/11 with Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless The USA' on WCBS 101.1 FM.https://facebook.com/raypowersfanpagehttp://www.twitter.com/raypowershour DeAnna Lorraine:DeAnna Lorraine, conservative activist and Congressional Candidate ran in San Francisco against Nancy Pelosi, officially announced today she organized a "Clean Up San Francisco" day of action on Monday, October 7th.An author, commentator and YouTube host, DeAnna Lorraine challenged U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California's 12th Congressional District. Lorraine ran on a pro-family platform aimed at healing the drivers at the core of America's drug, work force, and immigration problems.http://deannalorraine.com/Music X-Ray Playlist:1. Better days Ahead by FreoncoolMusic Submit Playlist:1. Driving Time by Papa Satch2. Gets me the Most by Rene MillerComplete Radio Promotional Package: The Douglas Coleman Show is now offering a complete radio promotional package for music artists. 1. Your track aired for 4 weeks over ALL of our online platforms.2. Your track will always be played at the very beginning of the show before commercials or interviews. 3. A 15 minute interview to promote your album, single, upcoming gigs or anything you wish to talk about.4. Your photo, bio and links to your website and music on our website featured music artists section.5. Permanent archive of your interview and track play on Spreaker, Tune in, Stitcher, Itunes, Spotify, and other online platforms. This is a great opportunity for up and coming music artists to get exposure and airplay without any subscription or long term commitments. You get all of this for a one-time fee of $49.99https://douglascolemanmusic.com/crpp for complete details. Sponsorship:If you're interested in being a sponsor on The Douglas Coleman Show, please contact us directly. douglascolemanshow@gmail.comOR if you'd prefer to make a one-time donation, please check out our GoFundMe. http://gofundme.com/the-dcs-needs-your-helpAlso check out our great line of merchandise. https://www.douglascolemanmusic.com/merchandise/
Ray Powers:Three-time Billboard Songwriting Award winner, Ray Powers, is a second-generation vocalist/performer. His father, Ray Sr. was a prominent bass vocalist in the Brooklyn a cappella Doo-Wop groups, The Deacons and The Montclairs.Blessed with perfect pitch, following in his father's footsteps was imminent. Ray Powers has played piano since age 6, having taken 4 years of Classical lessons - and typically composes songs on piano before doing so on guitar or bass - the other instruments he proficiently plays. Powers embarked on his first US tour at age 15, spending the entire summer traveling the country with the Christian band, Bliss.After spending the next decade playing bass in hard rock bands on the NY club circuit, Ray accepted an internship on the new indie startup label, Mad Hands Records. Within two years, Powers had earned his first opportunity to sit in the producer's chair. His first pitch was the song he sung and co-wrote: 'We Were Meant To Be', which was sent to Warner Reprise Records in Burbank, CA for Chris Isaak. Ray's reputation as a bassist merited him the chance to tour with rock and roll and R&B legends such as Charlie Thomas' Drifters, Tavares, Ben E. King, The Chiffons, Lou Christie, Danny and the Juniors, The Skyliners, The Capris, 'Diamond' Dave Somerville and many others.In 2011, Powers stepped forward as a solo artist for the first time, recording 'We All Stand Tall' to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11/01, and the song was featured in various poignant events in lower Manhattan, is featured in the 9/11 Museum and was tied for the most requested song on the morning of 9/11/11 with Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless The USA' on WCBS 101.1 FM.https://facebook.com/raypowersfanpagehttp://www.twitter.com/raypowershour DeAnna Lorraine:DeAnna Lorraine, conservative activist and Congressional Candidate ran in San Francisco against Nancy Pelosi, officially announced today she organized a "Clean Up San Francisco" day of action on Monday, October 7th.An author, commentator and YouTube host, DeAnna Lorraine challenged U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California's 12th Congressional District. Lorraine ran on a pro-family platform aimed at healing the drivers at the core of America's drug, work force, and immigration problems.http://deannalorraine.com/Music X-Ray Playlist:1. Better days Ahead by FreoncoolMusic Submit Playlist:1. Driving Time by Papa Satch2. Gets me the Most by Rene MillerComplete Radio Promotional Package: The Douglas Coleman Show is now offering a complete radio promotional package for music artists. 1. Your track aired for 4 weeks over ALL of our online platforms.2. Your track will always be played at the very beginning of the show before commercials or interviews. 3. A 15 minute interview to promote your album, single, upcoming gigs or anything you wish to talk about.4. Your photo, bio and links to your website and music on our website featured music artists section.5. Permanent archive of your interview and track play on Spreaker, Tune in, Stitcher, Itunes, Spotify, and other online platforms. This is a great opportunity for up and coming music artists to get exposure and airplay without any subscription or long term commitments. You get all of this for a one-time fee of $49.99https://douglascolemanmusic.com/crpp for complete details. Sponsorship:If you're interested in being a sponsor on The Douglas Coleman Show, please contact us directly. douglascolemanshow@gmail.comOR if you'd prefer to make a one-time donation, please check out our GoFundMe. http://gofundme.com/the-dcs-needs-your-helpAlso check out our great line of merchandise. https://www.douglascolemanmusic.com/merchandise/
During the 1960s, in which girl groups were at their height, there was nothing quite like “Egyptian Shumba” by the Pennsylvania-based group The Tammys. In Episode 7 of In Loving Recollection, sisters Gretchen and Cathy Owens tell the story of the three singles they recorded with their classmate Linda Jones for United Artists Records. Reminiscing about their relationship with friend and mentor Lou Christie, the sisters also speak on their times in the recording studio and how their shrieking and howling once caused all the musicians in the studio to stop playing.
A closer look at bubblegum great Lou Christie! A dramatic reading of a Brady Bunch comic book! An exclusive new bubblegum tribute song from Rich Kid Expre$$! We remember bubblegum enthusiast Bennie D. Ketron! And, oh yea, a reminder about the Share the Gum contest!! You can win a piece of bubblegum history! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from the Ohio Express, The Brady Kids, The Love Affair, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Rich Kid Expre$$, The Rich Kids, The Rubettes and The Hollies!
All Access had a chance to speak with Lou Christie, who is featured in the Golden Oldies Spectacular on March 21! Lou chats with Kelly about his current touring schedule, producing his own podcast "It Should Have Been A Hit," and more! Visit the event page to see the full line-up of artists at the Golden Oldies Spectacular here: https://www.stnj.org/event/golden_oldies_spectacular
Entertainer Lou Christie had some hits in the 60s. “Two Faces Have I,” “Lightning Strikes,”and others. He came to Milwaukee to promote his latest hit and I talked him into joining me at a bar mitzvah that i was emceeing for 50 boys and girls at the Blatz Pavillion in Milwaukee. He said later, “I guess I did anything at that time to get my record played.” He was a church choir boy when he was young, with no musical training. I wondered how he got that very different vocal sound on his records.
Rick and Dave discuss cops with a sense of humor, sex ed teachers with no imagination, a dating app for one guy, Rick’s brush with 60s/70s singer Lou Christie, and they interview comedian/playwright/radio guy Spike Manton. [Ep159] The post Minutia Men – Back in the Saddle appeared first on Radio Misfits.
Featuring Big Joe Turner, The Drifters, Brenda Lee, Lou Christie, Four Seasons... Our story behind the song this week involves Doc Pomus, who was crippled for life and who walked on crutches (a victim of polio). His wife enjoyed dancing, but he couldn't dance with her. He took her out one night and allowed her to dance with other men, as long as she kept the last dance for him. Hence, the song "Save The Last Dance For Me" which he wrote for the Drifters. Our twin spin this week is the Eternals' "Rockin In The Jungle" and its b-side "Rock & Roll Cha Cha Cha" for the class of '61.
This is our inaugural episode of the P100 Podcast, featuring hosts Paul Furiga, Dan Stefano and Logan Armstrong of WordWrite Communications. Here's a bit about how the show will work.As with The Pittsburgh 100, the P100 Podcast will be coming to you 25 times a year, the same week the newsletter hits inboxes. What can you expect? Every episode will have a quartet of roughly five-minute segments featuring not just the three guys in the room, but great guests, insightful segments looking at the region’s news, history and culture, and a deeper dive into stories from the newsletter. This episode covers the events and history around Labor Day weekend, including Pittsburgh’s ties to the holiday, another fantastic food festival to look forward to and, of course, the start of football season. We wrap it up with a discussion of the region’s surprisingly long musical history, including a look at a local who might have a big future on the scene: Pick Patek, a hip-hop artist with a big following over Spotify. He was also featured in a recent Pittsburgh Polyphony article.----more----Enjoy listening to this episode of the P100 Podcast, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode.Special thanks to the folks at the Pittsburgh Technology Council for the use of their studio.And this episode’s sponsor WordWrite Communications:At WordWrite, Pittsburgh's largest independent public relations agency, we understand that before you had a brand, before you sold any product or service, you had a story. WordWrite helps clients to uncover their own Capital S Story, the reason someone would want to buy from you, work with you, invest in you or partner with you. Through our patented Storycrafting process, we’ll help you discover your own Capital S Story. Visit us at WordWritepr.com to learn more.Full episode transcript here:Logan Armstrong:You are listening to the P100 podcast, the biweekly companion piece to the Pittsburgh 100, bringing you Pittsburgh news, culture, and more, because sometimes 100 words just isn't enough for a great story.Paul Furiga:Welcome everyone to the inaugural episode of the P100 podcast, the audio version of the Pittsburgh 100. My name is Paul Furiga. I'm Publisher of the Pittsburgh 100 and President and Chief Storyteller of WordWrite. I'd like to introduce my colleague, Dan Stefano. Dan.Dan Stefano:Thanks for the introduction, Paul. My name's Dan Stefano. I am the Editor of the Pittsburgh 100 and the Brand Journalist at WordWrite. Spent some time in the media before this, before I got to WordWrite and happy to be here right now.Paul Furiga:Glad you're here, Dan. We also have a third member of the crew here today, the three Musketeers, and that is Logan Armstrong. Logan.Logan Armstrong:Hi guys. My name is Logan Armstrong. I'm a Staff Writer for the Pittsburgh 100 and also an Account Coordinator for WordWrite. A recent graduate from Pitt, so hoping to bring a 21st-century millennial, Gen Z perspective for everybody.Dan Stefano:Yes. Logan is at the low end of the millennial spectrum. You know you're pushing, I think gen Z there.Paul Furiga:I think he actually is Gen Z.Logan Armstrong:I'm '97 so ...Paul Furiga:Now, if that's the case, I'm pushing Gen A. I don't know what I'm pushing as a baby boomer. Whatever it is, I'm the opposite of.Dan Stefano:I think Henry Ford called it the Model T generation or something.Paul Furiga:Thank you, Dan. I appreciate that.Dan Stefano:You're firmly a Boomer.Paul Furiga:Well, as you can see folks, we don't like each other. We don't get along well. We don't have fun together. Actually we do. We're glad you've joined us for this first episode of the P100 podcast. Let me just tell you a little bit about how this podcast is going to work. As with the Pittsburgh 100, the P100 podcast will be coming to you 25 times a year. We'll be coming out during the same week that the Pittsburgh 100 comes out. What can you expect from the podcast? Every episode, four segments of scintillating content, not just the three guys in the room right now, but great guests, insight segments like Beyond the 100. I'll look at music and culture in the region, history. Four segments, about five minutes each, each episode, and we're going to mix it up for you. Every episode you can expect some variety in what we're talking about. And with that as an introduction, Dan, what are we talking about this time, brother?Dan Stefano:This week's scintillation ... This first episode is coming at a time that's ... It's the unofficial end of summer heading into the LaborDay weekend. So we'll be talking a little bit about Labor Day and it's history in Pittsburgh, the history of labor in Pittsburgh and obviously it's a former manufacturing center. Few cities in the country, I think, have a relationship with it quite like we do here. We'll also be discussing Pittsburgh's rule as a foodie city. There's a big food event coming to Pittsburgh this weekend that we're excited about. And just this past month we had more. We had Pittsburgh restaurant week, so we'll dig in a little more there. Also, this weekend Pitt football's going to get started and the week after that Steelers football is going to get started, so we're going to be talking a little about football and its role in the city, the impact that it has culturally and economically, and we'll wrap it up a little bit. We'll learn a little more about our friend here, Logan Armstrong, who is a musician, but we'll be digging deeper into a recent article that we had in the Pittsburgh 100, the Pittsburgh Polyphony series, which looks at local music artists and yeah. We're excited to introduce you to a musician and some of his own original works too.Paul Furiga:It's a great episode, folks. We're glad you're along with us. Where the first episode, let's kick it off.Paul Furiga:All right. Once again, I'm Paul Furiga, the publisher of the Pittsburgh 100 president and chief storyteller of WordWrite. This is the inaugural podcast of the P100 podcast, the audio companion to the Pittsburgh 100. Today this episode is recorded at the Huntington Bank podcast studio of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. We want to say thanks to the PTC in Huntington. We are members of the Technology Council, what a great facility. We're honored to be here today to talk about, because we're coming up on that weekend, Labor Day. Dan, you got some thoughts? You want to kick it off?Dan Stefano:Oh, lots of thoughts actually. But you know, I this is always one of my favorite weekends of the year because one it's-Paul Furiga:Picnics.Dan Stefano:Yeah. Picnics. Fantastic. Yeah, well it's a three day weekend. It's always wonderful. The weather is still great. You know, it's kind of the end of summer, a little bit. The unofficial end of summer. It stays warm, but it's just marking that progression into fall. But it's also important to think about whenever you get these three day weekends, think about why we're celebrating them and for labor day, you're celebrating the American worker and that matters a lot in this city. People have a history of ... People still reflect that blue-collar aesthetic, that blue-collar attitude that Pittsburgh has and-Paul Furiga:Steely McBeam.Dan Stefano:Steely McBeam. Yes. Yeah. I think he ... I don't know if he is a card-carrying member of United Steelworkers, but he should be. I think Labor Day is a good time to recognize that America's labor history at times was very violent and there's some of the stuff that we take for granted as far as a five day work week and eight-hour workday, -sick time off, holidays off. That didn't come easy. Especially for people that worked in manufacturing industries and didn't even have blue collars. They were wearing brown colors and maybe no collars at all at some of these positions.Dan Stefano:One moment that was kind of seminal in American history, especially as far as the labor movement goes, was in 1892 they call it the Battle of Homestead, where striking workers at Andrew Carnegie's Steel Mill in Homestead. They actually barricaded themselves inside of the steel mill for about six days. And it was incredible. By the end of it, Pinkertons who were basically private detectives-Paul Furiga:Right, from the company Pinkerton.Dan Stefano:Exactly. The company's name was Pinkerton. These detectives, they got violent and seven workers were killed, three Pinkertons were killed whenever tempers flared up. And that made a big impact around the country. At the time, not only was it happening at Homestead, Chicago had violent disputes between their workers-Paul Furiga:Detroit.Dan Stefano:And Detroit. It happened everywhere, you know?Paul Furiga:Pullman Strike in Chicago. You're talking about Dan. Yeah?Dan Stefano:Absolutely. Yes. And-Logan Armstrong:Yeah, it's interesting to see that people were this passionate about labor rights and working rights and unions, that they were willing to give their life for it. And I think that's just something ... I know from my perspective and my generation, that's not something we have really ever had to see firsthand. And to have that kind of perspective on it is just something that I think is forgotten a lot these days.Dan Stefano:Well, none of us who are sitting at this table were around in the late 1800s but-Paul Furiga:Let me check my driver's license, Dan.Dan Stefano:That's true, Paul. Yeah. You should really check that out. Ironically I have more gray hair than Paul does. That's the funny thing. I've got three decades less on him, but-Logan Armstrong:Paul has a gray head of hair, that's for sure.Paul Furiga:Well, thank you. To bad this is audio and you can't see that.Dan Stefano:Right?Paul Furiga:Yeah. I do think, Dan though that as people enjoy their picnics and whatnot this weekend, it is worth remembering the reason for the weekend and-Dan Stefano:Yeah, you know, those moments of history are all around us. Especially whenever you go to Homestead to do some shopping at the waterfront. Right now you can go and you can see those old smokestacks from the old Homesteads steel mill that was there and you think 130 years ago there was a battle there where people lost their lives. And it's an important thing to, to remember, Labor Day is not only about organized labor, but it's also about everybody that just goes out and works hard every single day of their life. You know, everybody's earned that day off. And so it's important to just kind of remember that. Kickback, relax, have yourself a beer or a nice cold Coke and maybe cook up some food and enjoy yourself on Labor Day, everybody.Dan Stefano:Well, another great thing about the Labor Day weekend here at this time of year is typically Pitt's first football game of the season. And right around Pitt's first football game of the season, we always have the Heinz Field Rib Fest and Kickoff Festival. And I love Rib Fest. It maybe is one of my favorite food festivals of the year. You know, Picklesburgh is great, but you don't get too many great ribs and you don't get some of the best rib makers.Paul Furiga:There's not enough meat in a pickle.Logan Armstrong:Yeah. You can't really dig into a pickle, but you can dig into some ribs.Paul Furiga:Precisely. A pickle is great as a garnish with my ribs. That's fantastic. So I love that. But yeah, one thing that I think you can say is, one Rib Fest is just a lot of fun because it brings a little bit at the south up here and it's just a lot of people getting together and it's a fun time of year.Paul Furiga:But it also just explains again that Pittsburgh is such a great city for food. And I think it always has been. I grew up on pierogi and haluski growing up in a Hungarian and Croatian type family, but we've really in recent years seen some extremely interesting restaurants open, some really classy places that get ranked among the best in the country. And even last year, a publication out of San Francisco named us foodie city of the year or best city in the US for foodies. And so that's special. And it just got me thinking, you guys, what do you like about Pittsburgh's food here? I think everybody loves talking about it. We just had Pittsburgh restaurant week a couple of weeks ago where everybody got to try new places. So do you have any favorites? And just your thoughts on the city and food. Logan.Logan Armstrong:Yeah, I love it. I think it's great. I'm a huge fan of food as these two know, but I think what's something good about Pittsburgh is that, for example, just a great example on the Southside, you have Mallorca, which is one of the best Spanish restaurants in town. And then you walk four blocks and you run into Dish, one of the greatest Italian restaurants in town. And so I think with Pittsburgh being such a melting pot of people that came here, you have the Germans and the Italians. This fusion of food, you can go anywhere in the city and find great restaurants. So there are some cities where there's like a cultural district where you're going to find the best restaurants in that particular area of the city. But I think with Pittsburgh is that you can walk to any neighborhood and go to any neighborhood and find a spot that is just excellent food.Dan Stefano:That's a great point. You know, I just moved to Mount Lebanon with my wife Lisa, and I didn't realize quite the amount of restaurants that they have out that way, and it's a ... I grew up in the Northside and we were living in the East end for a while and lots of good restaurants out that way, but you move South and all of a sudden there are great places like Pizziola, Bistro 19 just over in uptown. Lots of awesome restaurants. Just anywhere you go in the city. Paul, what do you think?Paul Furiga:Yeah, I'm thinking about, my family is originally from Pittsburgh, but I actually grew up in Cleveland and I'm sure we can do an entire segment on Cleveland jokes. We'll save that for another day. But when I came back to Pittsburgh in '94, the basic thing was what do you'ins want for dinner? Italian, Italian or Italian? And you know, things have really changed. It's quite different today compared to the way it was 25 years ago. Part of that is the generational change with the population of the city and Pittsburgh becoming more attractive to millennials, young people. Part of that is the changing complexion of the economy and the kinds of people who've been attracted to the city in the last two decades. And you know, I think people like Justin Severino and the several restaurants that he's put together in succession. We now legitimately have people in the restaurant industry here in town who can be followed and you can say, you know, "Kevin Sousa or Severino, when are they going to open their next restaurant and what's it going to be?"Paul Furiga:It didn't use to be that way. When I first got to Pittsburgh, there was everybody's favorite pizza joint or Italian or my heritage Polish, or there was the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, which really in terms of Polish, it hasn't been replaced. It was much more of a meat and potatoes in an ethnic sort of town. You know, one other thing, we talked earlier today about labor and there used to be this thing called the Pittsburgh steak, and the old story was that guys in the mills, they wanted something special in the lunch bucket. They'd take a steak and throw it on some very hot piece of machinery and create this seared steak and I can remember when I first got to town, people were like, "Well, you have to have a Pittsburgh steak." People don't talk about that now. We're talking about farm to table. We're talking about organic, we're talking about locally sourced, we're talking about fusion. It really is quite a foodie town and it's a lot of fun. It really is.Dan Stefano:You know, Paul, you could come up with that right now. You could come up with just a hot pipe, get a bunch of millennials to come in and tell them, I'm going to cook your steak on this pipe and they would love it.Logan Armstrong:I would love it.Paul Furiga:You think so?Dan Stefano:I think we're onto something.Logan Armstrong:I think that'd be great. Logan's very susceptible to this type of marketing, I think.Paul Furiga:What's old is new again.Logan Armstrong:Anything with food, you don't have to sell me too hard on.Logan Armstrong:Centuries before cell phones and social media, human connections were made around fires as we shared the stories have shaped our world. Today, stories are still the most powerful way to move hearts and minds and inspire action. At WordWrite, Pittsburgh's largest independent public relations agency, we understand that before you had a brand, before you sold any product or service, you had a story. WordWrite helps clients to uncover their own capitalist story. The reason someone would want to buy, work, invest or partner with you through our patented story-crafting process. Visit WordWritepr.com to uncover your capitalist story.Dan Stefano:All right. The other great thing about this time of year, we mentioned it already a couple of times, but it's close to football season and I love football season. I could sit, basically from Saturday morning to watch college games to Sunday night and just enjoy myself and watch football the entire time and have my wife leave me because I get yelled at quite a bit for doing those types of habits. But you know, she understands and she lets me do it at least for a few hours each day. And it's just such a great time because football means a lot in this city as we all know. Whenever we think of football and Pittsburgh, I think a lot of people jump to the high school games, you know, Thursday nights, Friday nights, sometimes-Paul Furiga:Friday Night Lights.Dan Stefano:Friday night lights as they called them.Dan Stefano:So I went to a city school, so they also played on Thursday nights. Everybody had to cram into South stadium. But it really ... For the impact that it does make here, it's hugely beneficial financially. I mean, you think about what has happened to the North Shore since they built the brand new stadiums, including Heinz Field. When I was a kid, it was just three rivers and basically a pile of gravel. It was great to go down there because everybody could stand down there and watch the fireworks on the 4th of July. But after that, there wasn't too much to do. And so now, with what this franchise has meant to the city, and the advancements that we've taken in terms of rebuilding certain areas. You can really see the impact that football season has. And whenever it's a Steeler Sunday, it's just such a great time to be around and be downtown and be out in the North Shore.Paul Furiga:Yeah. You know, as we mentioned earlier today, we're recording from the Huntington Bank Podcast Studio here at the Pittsburgh Technology Council and it's on what is now known as the North Shore. Dan, when you were a kid it was probably still known as North Side.Dan Stefano:You know what, it took me a long time to adopt North Shore and there are probably still plenty of people that will not call it that. But it's always, I mean it's Northside. Yeah. And I think where we're at right now, you could call that Central North Side.Paul Furiga:You know, my perspective on this, and I wrote about this in the 100 a week or so ago as growing up as a Cleveland Browns fan. I can't really speak to the winning culture and a few other things there I guess. But what I can speak to, and I think that's why it's important to talk about this too, is that football is intrinsic to the culture of Pittsburgh. And you know, you think about a family like the Rooneys, they're not this celebrity ownership kind of a team. They are Pittsburgh blue-collar, you know? And I think about football, I can't separate the whole, the Rooney families from the Northside too. The team is from the Northside. How the grandfather in the family, Art Rooney, wound up with the team. Supposedly, in a card game or gambling.Dan Stefano:I think it was a good day at the track.Paul Furiga:A good day at the track. That's part of-Dan Stefano:That's the legend.Paul Furiga:That's the legend. It's also part of what people think about when they think about the character and nature of Pittsburgh. I don't know Logan, I mean, what's your perspective on that?Logan Armstrong:Yeah, I would have to agree. I mean I think Pittsburgh is one of the strongest cities where when someone first moves here if someone's visiting, going to a Steelers game is one of the ultimate activities that you can do. That it's really ingrained you in the culture. I mean, you go to a Steelers game and you're there, you're going to figure out what Pittsburgh culture is about. You know you're going to see the terrible towels waving and you're going to see the people that are really die-hard for the city in general and for the sports and a fun fact, actually, I don't know if you guys know this, but we actually cut Johnny Unitas in training camp. He didn't even make it out of training camp, which is just crazy to me. It's kind of odd and interesting the way you see things go.Paul Furiga:It is crazy.Dan Stefano:They skipped over Dan Marino too. They skipped over drafting him.Logan Armstrong:Yeah, the South Oakland boy.Paul Furiga:Yeah. For those of you who are listening who aren't deep football fans, it is kind of impossible to avoid the whole football season thing. I remember shortly after I moved to town, I saw this bumper sticker for the first time and it's certainly, I've seen it many, many times since, "Pittsburgh, drinking town with a football problem," and you know, that's kind of a little joke, but that is also kind of as Logan said, the way the town turns. At a previous employment where I was running a department, I had an adjustment problem because if the Steelers had a particularly tough Sunday night game, the attendance at work and the department the next morning, let's say it fluctuated and I said something to somebody about it and I said, "What the hell's going on? So-and-so and so and so and so and so aren't here." And they gave me this like dumbstruck look like, "What the hell's wrong with you? The Steelers had a tough game last night they're probably nursing a hangover or whatever."Dan Stefano:Well, Paul just a word of warning here then for you, the Steelers open their season against the super bowl champion, Patriots. So you might not see me the next morning. I don't know.Dan Stefano:Okay guys, for our final segment here, we're going to discuss Pittsburgh in the music industry and in particular take a deeper dive and do a column that we had recently in our Pittsburgh Polyphony series, which looks at local artists and one of those included Pick Patek who is a Philadelphia native who lives here in Pittsburgh now, attends Pitt and is actually making a name for himself in the music industry, but we're going to reel it back a little bit and talk about the city's history and music as well, especially in that, people don't quite think of Pittsburgh as a city for ... As part of the music industry here. People might think of New York City, they might think of the West Coast, they might think of Nashville, but Pittsburgh has had its role as well. And Paul, also a musician here. If you want to speak to that a little bit, maybe talk about your own history of music.Paul Furiga:Well, thanks, Dan. Yeah, one of the things that I think is great about Pittsburgh is the music scene. I think in American culture we tend to think of music centers as being those places where there are recording studios and while over time there have been some recording studios in Pittsburgh. It's really LA or Nashville or New York or places like that that have the studios. What's great about Pittsburgh music to me is that so many great artists spent a large section of their career here or they're from here. In recent years Stephen Foster has been more a subject of controversy in Pittsburgh because of some of his early lyrics. But over the years if you want to go back and get really far back into Pittsburgh music history, we can claim Stephen Foster and his talent. You know, doo-wop was another big genre here and in the 60s with The Del-Vikings and Lou Christie and Bobby Vinton and The Vogues and the Lettermen and we had DJ Porky, Chadwick and lots of other folks that help make music-Dan Stefano:Do you sing a lot to doo-wop there, Paul?Paul Furiga:I sing no doo-wop. However, I have a very good friend who is in a doo-wop band.Dan Stefano:Fascinating. We've got to have them on one day.Paul Furiga:We'll get them on some time. Yeah. And we'll get my friend David Goldman on. You know, jazz, the Hill District. In the history of African American culture in the United States, one of the top cultural centers was the Hill District right here in Pittsburgh. You have the Crawford grill. You had artists like our Earl "Fatha" Hines, Roy Eldridge, Kenny Clark, Ray Brown, Art Blakely. I mean I could just go on and on and rattle off names. And I think for a time people began to think that Pittsburgh wasn't really a music city. But truly it is. And one of the reasons why we're including the polyphony series in the Pittsburgh 100 and in the podcast is because there's great music out there today. People and tunes and genres are very much worth listening to. And you know, sadly current Pittsburgh music, the scene was traumatized a bit with Mac Miller and his passing. And certainly there are other artists out there today on the national stage that we know about, but one of the things we want to do is give some prompts and some exposure to musicians maybe that folks haven't heard about yet. And that's why it's so great to have you here Logan.Logan Armstrong:Yeah, and those are all great points that there's been a history of Pittsburgh in different genres throughout time. And I think similar to how we talked about the food earlier, is that Pittsburgh is kind of a melting pot of genres. I would say that the main genre of music right now in Pittsburgh is probably somewhere in the field of punk rock and kind of indie rock and that kind of a genre. But to counter that, the last Pittsburgh Polyphony column we had was an indie band, indie-folk band String Machine, and this Pittsburgh Polyphony is Pick Patek, as Dan mentioned earlier. A rapper/singer, I guess you'd say. Yeah, actually it was a funny story. I just happened to see him in the library one day while I was attending at Pitt and he was making some beats and I went up to him and kind of just hit it off.Logan Armstrong:And then you see and look on Spotify that he's making music from his bedroom and he's got over a million streams on Spotify and he's got 20,000 plus people listening to him every month. And it's just crazy. It's a time now we're in the internet age and the accessibility of recording software and of these resources that allow you to make music so ... I don't want to say simply because it is an art, but so accessibly. Like I said, he's making music from his bedroom and he's able to turn this, I guess you could call it a small business at this point. Kind of turn that into something that he wants to do as a career. And that is something that's accessible as a career for him. And any other time in history, I don't think that would be possible.Logan Armstrong:As Paul said, it kind of centered around being in recording studios in your city and having access to those. And even more than that, 20 years ago, if you didn't have a major label backing or if you didn't have major backing in the entertainment industry, it was next to impossible to actually get your name out there in the music industry. And with the internet now being as it is, where you can put your music on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, wherever you want for free or very little charge, just the landscape of the industry has changed. And so in today's age, it's very interesting to me that you can balance that and still be successful as a modern musician.Dan Stefano:That's great. Logan, we're going to hear a little from Pick Patek at the end of this podcast, right? If listeners stay beyond the outro.Logan Armstrong:Yeah. So we're going to send you out with Blue October by Pick Patek. A soulful ballad that I had the opportunity and privilege to perform with him on Pitt's very own tonight show when I was still a student there at Pitt tonight. So yeah, stick around and I hope you enjoy.Logan Armstrong:And we are well beyond 100 words today. Thank you for listening to the P100 podcasts. This has been Dan Stefano, Logan Armstrong, and Paul Furiga. 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On this episode of Vinyl Divers Podcast, Anthony pulls a 45 from his family’s collection. Will he find out whether it’s true that all that glitters isn’t gold? Is there a bumper at the end for another one of his friends? What does that have to do with anything? Listen in to find out! Vinyl Divers Podcast theme: Stage Dive by Silent Partner On the Web: BICBP-Radio.com Facebook Vinyl Divers Podcast Instagram Vinyl Divers vinyldiverspodcast Anthony Mullen antmulle Twitter Vinyl Divers @vinyldiverspod Anthony Mullen @antmulle
Het Album van de Week is "Pompadour Hippie" van Danny Vera. Verder in de uitzending muziek van o.a. Neil Sedaka, Jim Reeves en Lou Christie.
Het Album van de Week is "Pompadour Hippie" van Danny Vera. Verder in de uitzending muziek van o.a. Neil Sedaka, Jim Reeves en Lou Christie.
Het Album van de Week is "Pompadour Hippie" van Danny Vera. Verder in de uitzending muziek van o.a. Neil Sedaka, Jim Reeves en Lou Christie.
It's the inaugural episode of the Album of the Year podcast, and for 1963, Marty and Kris have swung for the fences with two classic albums! Starting off with a quick update (0:00) and moving on to introductions (4:25), Marty and Kris then delve into the premise and genesis of the podcast itself (13:41) Why we started at 1963 (17:59), Marty Spending his allowance money on Kriss Kross "Totally Krossed Out" (39:00), Kris's dad playing in a Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass knockoff band (50:13), and whether or not the president of the Lou Christie fan club owns a smartphone (56:25). Then it's time to get down to business, transitioning into Marty's selection for 1963, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (57:00). After breaking down one of Jazz's greatest vocal albums, Kris is up next with Sam Cooke's classic live album- Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963. (1:27:00) Don't miss this one!
We discuss the pitched battle for the highest of singers! Lightning strikes Lou Christie, Smokey's tears of Cathy's clown, and even rock giants Spinal Tap can't out-do Tiny Tim. Join us!
Today's Program features a performer that's kept it real for 6 decades, Van Morrison. Additional tuneage from NRBQ, Dave Clark Five, Little Richard, John Mellencamp, Monkees, Lovin' Spoonful, Youngbloods, Grateful Dead, Rick Nelson, Chris Hillman, Traveling Wilbury's, Dubliners, Fairport Convention, Seatrain, Dee Clark, Cascades, Ronettes, Lou Christie, Critters, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Beatles, Serendipity Singers, Drifters, Traffic, Blues Project, Shuggie Otis, Radiohead, Nick Drake, Nada Surf, Jackson Browne, Elton John, Rod Stewart & Bob Dylan.
Lou Christie joins us on All Access with State Theatre New Jersey to chat about the upcoming Sixties Spectacular on October 28. He discusses how all of these amazing groups he has been performing with over the past few decades feel like "graduating classmates" and how everyone feels like a second family. Christie became a star almost overnight and he ended up being lucky enough to work with some of his idols from when he began performing.
Some time ago, while doing my normal morning Facebook routine of checking out the various posts I'm interested in, I notice there's a guy who's posting almost every day, stories and pictures of various music groups from the ‘60s. And he's in a lot of the photos with stars like Tommy James and the Shondells, the Platters, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Lou Christie. It turns out that he is the quintessential ‘60s music fan, James W. Foster. You've got to check him out on Facebook. I tracked him down and he's here with us today. We talk with Jim Foster about his regular weekend visits to all of the ‘60s revival concerts around the country.
On this date in 1966, Brian Wilson began recording what would come to be the Beach Boys single “Good Vibrations.” Here are some things you may not have known about the song. “Good Vibrations” was recorded while the Beach Boys were working on their album “Pet Sounds.” At some point, the song was intended to appear on the album, but was later held back as Brian Wilson continued to work on it. The recording and production of “Good Vibrations” took seven months and cost an estimated $50,000 to $75,000, making it the most expensive single ever made up to that time. The entire “Pet Sounds” album had cost $70,000, which was an unusually high cost for an album at the time. Wilson worked on individual portions of the song, and spliced them together later. It’s believed that more than 90 hours of tape were used in more than a dozen sessions while recording the 3 minute, 35-second song. While Wilson was the driving force behind the song, the lyrics were written by his bandmate, and sometimes rival, Mike Love. The lead vocals on the song were sung by Carl Wilson, Brian’s brother and the band’s lead guitarist. The song was described by Wilson and the band’s publicist Derek Taylor as a “pocket symphony,” for its episodic nature and otherwise complex musical structure. Perhaps the most notable feature of the song is the presence of the electro-Theremin. The electronic instrument, which was frequently used in science-fiction and horror films, was rarely used in popular music at the time. Its use in “Good Vibrations” and other Beach Boys songs led to a shortage of the instruments. It also led Soviet authorities to exile the inventor of the instrument, Leon Theremin. When the song was released, it was hailed as one of the finest pop songs of all time. It was the Beach Boys’ first million-selling single and their third of four No. 1 singles in the United States. Our question … it’s more of a command, really: Name one of the other three No. 1 hits by The Beach Boys. Today is unofficially National Cabbage Day, National Woman’s Heart Day, and National Cafe au Lait Day. It’s the birthday of football legend Jim Brown, who is 81; basketball legend Michael Jordan, who turns 54; musician Billie Joe Armstrong, who is 45. This week in 1966, the top song in the U.S. was “Lightnin’ Strikes” by Lou Christie. The No. 1 movie was “Doctor Zhivago,” while the novel “The Source” by James Michener topped the New York Times Bestsellers list. Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Subscribe on iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9 Subscribe on Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro-Theremin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys_discography https://www.checkiday.com/2/17/2017 http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-february-17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1966_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1966
On this episode of All Access with State Theatre New Jersey we go behind the scenes of the recent State Theatre Benefit Gala featuring comedian Martin Short, plus a show review of Golden Oldies Spectacular featuring Darlene Love, Bobby Rydell, Lou Christie, and Gary U.S. Bonds.
samples from the song Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie
Who are the two optimistic songwriters who argued that we could solve the world's problems as easily as tying a t-shirt together and dying it all the colors of the world?! It's an Echo Valley mystery, solved in this spectacular hour! Plus a dramatic reading from a book on groovy crafts! Bubblegum from Captain Kangaroo! Plenty of great gummy pop from the 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Left Banke, The New Christy Minstrels, Bobby Sherman, Slim Goodbody and Friends, Lou Christie, Robert John, Michael Gately, The In Crowd, Design, Playhouse, The Bats, The Free Design and Normand Gelinas!
Another hour of non-stop bubblegum fun! An Echo Valley world premiere of a great new Archies tribute song by Bill Dann and Jack Servello! A rare Mike Lookinland solo recording (Bobby from the Brady Bunch)! An amazingly bubbly DeFranco Family single! A dramatic reading of Archie Club News from a 1971 Archie comic book! Bob Marley sings gum! And plenty of unusually catchy bubblegum music from the Bourbon Family, The Buffoons, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Electric Banana, The Archies, Lou Christie, Brian Hyland, Sally Field, Andy Kim, Tommy James and the Shondells, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Shadows of Knight and The Tygers!
Hits and Lost Hits of the 50s, 60s,and 70s. Featuring Dion ,Lou Christie, the Emotions and many more! Enjoy!!
Lou tells Red the stories behind "Lightning Strikes", "Rhapsody In The Rain" and "Two Faces Have I". Recorded at EXPO 86, Vancouver.
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