Turntable Talk #51 – Singly Under-Appreciated

This is my contribution for Round #51 of Turntable Talk presented by Dave Ruch of A Sound Day. As I have stated in the past, this is one of my favorite features to write for. He always comes up with interesting topics for us to write about and this month is no exception. As a … Continue reading Turntable Talk #51 – Singly Under-Appreciated →

Song Lyric Sunday

This week for Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has asked us to write about a song written or performed by someone who was born in the month of August. There were plenty of artists to choose from including Madonna, Whitney Houston, Tony Bennett, Robert Plant and so many more. When choosing an artist for a … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday →

Tune Tuesday – Judy In Disguise With Glasses

John Fred (Gourrier) died on this day in 2005. His career in the music biz started in 1956 when he formed the band, John Fred and the Playboys. He was 15 years old. The first single that charted (#82) for the band was "Shirley" and the instrumentation was by Fats Domino's backing band. Their only … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Judy In Disguise With Glasses →

Turntable Talk #46 – Love Is In The Air

Here we go with another month and another Turntable Talk topic from Dave at A Sound Day. For the 46th round, Dave has picked quite a broad topic - love. Dave has called this "Love is in the Air". He asks, "Has there been any topic that inspired more songs than "love"? I doubt it. … Continue reading Turntable Talk #46 – Love Is In The Air →

Tune Tuesday – Will It Go Round In Circles

Billy Preston was born on this day in 1946. Preston was a keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed many genres of music. He was R&B, rock, soul, funk, and even gospel. Preston started off at the age of 10 playing keyboards for gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Later he joined Ray Charles' touring band before recording … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Will It Go Round In Circles →

Tune Tuesday – Act Naturally

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. who was born on this day in 1929. You probably know him as "Buck." I was introduced to Buck when I saw him on Hee Haw with Roy Clark. They co-hosted the show together from 1969-1986! Had quite a run full of hillbilly humor and corny jokes. … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Act Naturally →

Time to Retire These? My Response

I mentioned yesterday that an MSN article listed some 1960's Pop Songs that they felt needed to be retired. I didn't say much about how I felt, as I wanted to see what my musical friends had to say. So here is a look again at the songs and why they felt they should be … Continue reading Time to Retire These? My Response →

Time to Retire These?

I post this for all of my readers, but for my musical readers especially. Let me have your honest opinion. While surfing MSN the other day, I came across an article entitled "1960's Pop Songs That Should Be Permanently Retired." I agree with some of these, and I'm sure you can guess which ones. On … Continue reading Time to Retire These? →

The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1990’s

I noticed that I accidentally scheduled this to post at 8pm instead of 8am. Sorry I am late. This is sort of a continuation of the Music of My Life feature. It focused on music from 1970-2025. It featured tunes that have special meaning to me, brought back a certain memory or a tune that … Continue reading The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1990’s →

Turntable Talk #37 – Turn It On Again

This was first posted on the A Sound Day blog hosted by Dave Ruch: Once again, Dave from A Sound Day has invited me to participate in his month Turntable Talk feature. I truly appreciate the fact that he always comes up with great topics. Some of those topics are a bit more difficult to … Continue reading Turntable Talk #37 – Turn It On Again →