The Musicians Behind Phil Spector,Sinatra,Beach Boys,Sam Cooke – New Documentary,Book
12:00 12 MARCH, 2015 The Wrecking Crew Tell Musical History On New Soundtrack (from WreckingCrew) They were Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. They also played so many of the hits you know and love from the ’50s and the ’60s, from artists like the Beach Boys, The Monkees,...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEIL SEDAKA – CLASSIC SCOPATONE VIDEO
NEIL SEDAKA Going Strong at 76 We go from the classic Scopotone (first ever video?) above (1962) to a recent appearance (2012) on the Mike Huckabee show where Neil Sedaka showcases his latest project, cover versions of his early hits with lyrics changed...
LESLIE GORE – ’60s Teenage Voice of Heartache,Feminism-One of First Female Rock Stars
Leslie Gore on Cousin Brucie’s 60’s show , Sirius XM, not long before we left her. One of many qualities of Gore is her ability improvisation. Notice her stylized changes to Maybe I Know and , also, her ‘blues’ singing. Yes, Leslie hits alot of...
USS HORNET LIVING SHIP DAY in the shadow of Auschwitz -Nazi Survivor Arthur Weil
USS HORNET LIVING SHIP DAY in the shadow of Auschwitz Spent most of Feb 19, 2015 aboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, best known for its participation in World War II as well as the last three Apollo missions. It was decomissioned in the late 1960s and today...
BUY OLDIES MUSIC, MOVIES, MEMORIES – Get Them Here!
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- Remembering the genius of Brian Wilson and Phil Spector ConnectionNeil Diamond with Brian one special night Al Jardine on Brian https://www.facebook.com/iwakeupwithtoday/videos/1103502658272383/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6AJuK9 One of many aspects of Brian Wilson that we found especially interesting was his connection to Phil Spector, or maybe we should say his fascination with Phil Spector. Just as Brian Wilson was brought up on The Four Freshmen, Bryan Wilson became not […]
- Mathis goes out in his usual classy romantic StyleClick here for final concert video Lucky for San Francisco Bay Area Johnny Mathis fans who were there to see the ‘ voice of romance’ in his second from Final concert of his long, illustrious career Saturday night May 10 at the Luther Burbank theater in Santa Rosa California. Unlike most concerts today, there […]
- New Years Oldies Music Party, Fresh Start Resolutions, Overcoming (Dec.) Grief, Aging w/Willie Nelson, 91No better music to start off the year than with Oldies and Doowop! And now, you can have a ready-made singalong party concert better-than-karaoke program, courtesy of Oldies Country. The idea came about since there aren’t alot of doowop afficionados on the west coast, thus ‘the Wrong Coast Doowop Spectacular’ so for those of you […]
- Willie Nelson Words to Live by at 91Willie Nelson, at 91, Says He Doesn’t ‘Have Any Reason to Worry About Dying’ By Erin Doyle, 1 day ago 11-2-2 He may be 91, but Willie Nelson says he isn’t concerned about his mortality. The country singer shared his thoughts about dying in an interview with AP News on Friday, November 1. “Well, I’m 91 plus, so, you […]
- Jim Croce 50 Years Later – What a StoryAJ Croce singing Jim Croce’s ‘Leroy Brown’ at 50 th Year Tour Celebration San Jose 10-24 Something remarkable happened last night. I saw Jim Croce perform live (or does I?) What happened? Did I just see Jim Croce or or what tonight? Here it is 2024 , I think, and Jim Croce I thought passed in […]
