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The Edsels- "Rama Lama Ding Dong" - "ONE S...
There are 8 Million fables in the Doo-Wop City. This is one of them.
Posted by Rich Buckland, 11/18/2019 04:48 PM
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Wayne Cochran- "I Can't Turn You Loose"- ...
They called him The White Knight of Soul. Dedicated pale soul singers were not in great quantity when Wayne Cochran first caught my attention back in 1965.
Posted by Rich Buckland, 11/10/2019 05:23 PM
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Johnny Rivers- "THE RISING OF JOHNNY RIVER...
This is the unlikely musical tale of a 1950’s Italian kid from New York City not named Dion DiMucci. We’re talking about John Henry Ramistella.
Posted by Rich Buckland, 10/23/2019 05:56 PM
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Checkmates LTD - "Black Pearl" - "OF BLACK...
In retrospect, the Checkmates Las Vegas Lounge Act heritage should have translated to the biggest stages of all. They were one of the first integrated acts of their period creating a sense of inclusion during a time of 60’s turmoil.
Posted by Rich Buckland, 10/23/2019 12:45 PM
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Frank Sinatra- "FRANKIE AND THE ROCK OF AG...
Dig This Splendid Treatment of “Where Or When” Featuring Loretta Lynn, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Dino, Leslie Uggams, John Denver and Robert Merrill.
Posted by Rich Buckland, 10/22/2019 11:26 AM
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Elvis Presley- Unchained Melody - Live In ...
Three months prior to his passing in 1977, Elvis debuted this performance of “Unchained Melody” in South Dakota. It engages as a literal prayer from a dying man.
Posted by Rich Buckland, 10/22/2019 10:52 AM
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Tom Waits - "Downtown Train" - 1985 - "OD...
“The Moon ain’t romantic. It’s intimidating as Hell” “I’ve got my own double cross to bear.” - Tom Waits
Posted by Rich Buckland, 10/21/2019 01:48 PM
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Mickey Newbury - "THE TRIUMPHANT SORROW OF...
“How many people have listened to my songs and thought, ‘He must have a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a pistol in the other.’ Well, I don’t. I write my sadness.”- Mickey Newbury
Posted by Rich Buckland, 10/13/2019 04:09 PM