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Big Mama Thornton & Buddy Guy perform “Hound Dog”
This week’s My Vintage Video is a tribute to songwriter Jerry Leiber who died on Monday. He was one half of the great R&B songwriting team Leiber and Stoller. They wrote hundreds of classic tunes including “Yakety Yak,” “Stand By Me” and “Jailhouse Rock.” Here’s their tune “Hound Dog” performed by Big Mama Thornton with [...]
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The Beatles For Sale on Parlaphone Records by Bruce Spizer & Frank Daniels
There are record collectors and then there are Beatle record collectors. If you’re the latter, then the smallest of details can make all the difference. Beatle collectors ask questions like: Where is the publisher’s credit located on the label? What size is the ‘mono’ font on the upper right corner of the cover? Is the [...]
The Rolling Stones Book Monthly
The Rolling Stones Book Monthly was a British fanzine from June 1964 to November 1966. It was produced by Beat Publishing (the same company that published The Beatles Book Monthly). Each issue featured 32-pages of information including news, facts, pictures and more. The editorial in each issue says it was written by one of the [...]
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Buffalo Springfield Perform “For What It’s Worth”
Buffalo Springfield, the 1960s California-based band, recently completed a successful string of reunion concerts. It’s great Stephen Stills and the other band members were able to recruit Neil Young! Anyway, this week’s My Vintage Video is a TV performance of their classic tune “For What It’s Worth.”
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Judy Garland sings “Get Happy” in Summer Stock
This week’s My Vintage Video is a tribute to Judy Garland. One of the world’s greatest entertainers was born June 10, 1922. She died June 22, 1969 at the age of 47. One of her best, onscreen performances was this musical number from the 1950 film Summer Stock.
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The Smiths ‘The Queen is Dead’ album
Twenty-five years ago next month, The Smiths released their third studio album - The Queen is Dead. A year later the Manchester band broke up. Enjoy this week’s My Vintage Video, as they perform the biggest hit from the LP on Italian television (and yes, with subtitles!).
Cole Porter Songs & Lyrics
One of my fave songwriters is Cole Porter. The lyrics are smart, playful and often have a wonderful turn-of-phrase. The tunes are melodic. There are so many great songs that it’s hard to pick one, three or even 10 songs. But here are two that are worth a listen. Do you have a fave Cole [...]
The Ukulele: A Book and the Song “Shaft”
A new book about ukuleles came across my desk a few weeks ago. It’s called “Ukulele: The World’s Friendliest Instrument”. It’s by Daniel Dixon. Have you ever wondered what songs could be played on the ukulele? Songs other than Tiny Tim’s “Tip Toe Through the Tulips” or Don Ho’s “Tiny Bubbles”. Well, check out this [...]
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Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concert
This week’s My Vintage Video is a lesson in music. It’s a clip from Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concert. I really wish there was a program like this on the air today! In each program, Maestro Bernstein would talk about a piece of music. He’d explain it in a clear, unpretentious way. Did you watch [...]
The Kinks: Sittin’ On My Sofa
If there was a song title that best described me it would probably be this one. Sittin’ On My Sofa is an early Kinks tune. It was recorded in late 1965.