Boot Sale Sounds (Free subscription) | 01/14/2010
Some old ska singles now that I have put up from time to time. I've always had a soft spot for this kind of thing. I have a huge box full of Blue Beat and Ska beat singles from the 60's and will try and feature a few from time to time. "Lord Tanamo (born Joseph Abraham Gordon, 2 October 1934, Kingston, Jamaica) is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound...
SibLINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS (Free subscription) | 12/17/2009
A cautionary tale, and an unusual stab at fusion from producer Bunny Lee which left everyone involved with undressed wounds in the back and sundry infections. At some point in 1977, Lee invited guitarist, Carl Harvey - born in Jamaica but raised in Toronto, Canada - to collaborate on an ill-considered production involving the reinterpretation of several popular international standards, ranging from...
Ego Development (Free subscription) | 12/16/2009
It’s Christmas time.., I’m dreaming.We hope your festive favorite is on our top 100 list, and we wish you all a very merry Christmas… Rank Song Artist 1 White Christmas Bing Crosby 2 The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks 3 Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry 4 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jimmy Boyd 5 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms 6 The Christmas Song Nat King Cole 7 Snoopy’s...
Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of America’s foremost blues musicians. . . that you probably never heard of. He was born Robert Lee McCollum in Helena, Arkansas on November 30, 1909, but blues aficionados know him as Robert Nighthawk. “In many ways,” writes an anonymous author at the site Sunday Blues ,” Nighthawk was the archetype of the classic bluesman...
POPSURFING.COM (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org. You can download the episode on iTunes. Enjoy! Wanna make a request? Here are some potential themes for upcoming shows. Feel free to email me with a request for one of your favorite songs that fits the theme...
TheHoundBlog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
At the very first Ponderosa Stomp (I don't even think it was called the Ponderosa Stomp yet, it might have been called the Knights Of The Mau Mau Ball), held at the Circle Bar in New Orleans (size: 750 square feet) Dr. Ike brought in, among dozens of other greats (Howard Tate, R.L. Burnside, Paul Burlison, Tousaint McCall, et al) Tony Joe White. I'd never seen him live but have always loved his records....
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
A.P. : George Jones On Rap Asked whether he’d ever branch out to a completely different genre of music, like heavy metal or rap, Jones laughed and said: “Rap? That’s tacky….How can you call that music'” he added. “Now, I love music, too. I love all kinds. I really do. I’ve got Brook Benton. I like his singing. Ray Charles. I’ve got an open mind. But...
news from me (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Obit for Shel Dorf in the New York Times. I don't understand why the accompanying photo has a copyright line for DC Comics, either....
roshan21gh1 | 11/06/2009
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
For lovers of lists, here's one I found on the internet. Not a bad selection I have to admit. The Best R&B Male Singers according to DigitalDreamDoor.com http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/ 1. Jackie Wilson 2. Sam Cooke 3. Clyde McPhatter 4. Marvin Gaye 5. Tony Williams (Platters) 6. Curtis Mayfield 7. Smokey Robinson 8. Al Green 9. Roy Hamilton 10. Little Willie John 11. Solomon Burke 12. Ben...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Rod Stewart, "Soulbook" (J Records)
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Harris | 01/01/2009
Tony Adamo Reviewed by L.A. Jazz Scene’s Jim Santella www.myspace.com/tonyrocadamo UrbanzoneRecords Franki La Mantia Pop songs with R&B horns make Tony Adamo’s STRAIGHT UP DEAL sizzle with excitement. He sings with the bold character of a man who knows how to entertain, recalling pop singers Tom Jones, David Clayton-Thomas and Brook Benton as well as jazz singers Al Jarreau and Mark Murphy. His program,...
Harris | 12/03/2008
Tony Adamo Reviewed by L.A. Jazz Scene’s Jim Santella UrbanzoneRecords Franki La Mantia www.myspace.com/tonyrocadamo Pop songs with R&B horns make Tony Adamo’s STRAIGHT UP DEAL sizzle with excitement. He sings with the bold character of a man who knows how to entertain, recalling pop singers Tom Jones, David Clayton-Thomas and Brook Benton as well as jazz singers Al Jarreau and Mark Murphy. His program,...
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