Rod McKuen Unlikely Star, Shunned Limelight Living His Introspective Poetry and Songs
We somehow missed out on Rod McKuen during the day (late 1960s) even having grown up in his hometown of Oakland. But, we’re appreciating Rod’s beautiful music, lyrics and orchestrations (along with Anita Kerr’s). Interesting connection between other...
Joe Franklin was Ultimate Nostalgist, Mr ‘Memory Lane’
“Joe Franklin’s Memory Lane,” read the sign nearly buried in an avalanche of ephemera in Room 305, off a nondescript hallway in a Times Square building. The office door bore a small “Joe Franklin Show” sign, and to venture inside on Tuesday was to wander — or squeeze,...
DICK DALE , THE LEGEND, RETURNS TO STAGE AFTER ANOTHER BOUT WITH CANCER
Classic 1963 performance by Dick Dale on Ed Sullivan show featuring Dick singing before breaking into ‘Miserlou’ IF YOU LIKE THIS PAGE THERE’S A LOT MORE – SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE TODAY! >>> DICK DALE , THE LEGEND, RETURNS TO STAGE...
JERRY LEE LEWIS GOING STRONG AT 80 -NEW LP and BOOK
JERRY LEE LEWIS STILL GOT IT at 80 in New LP ROCK & ROLL TIME [stars] – Lewis is the Last Man Standing from the Sun Records Class of 1955 – 60 Years Later Also new Autobiography – CHECK IT OUT BELOW! While all his...
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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 […]
