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Shelter Records: Duppy Conquerer 27 Aug 2013 | 09:40 am
Day three of our look at Shelter Records takes us to the island of Jamaica where Shelter picked up the rights to release Bob Marley and the Wailers’ first American single release. The single was relea...
Shelter Records: Breakdown 26 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Our second day of looking at Shelter Records features “Breakdown” – the first single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Released from their 1976 self-titled debut album, “Breakdown” just sneaked into...
Shelter Records: Roll Away The Stone 26 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
Active from 1969 to 1981, Shelter Records was the brainchild of Leon Russell and Denny Cordell. While featuring a number of artists from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area, Shelter Records was not limited to th...
Linda Ronstadt: Silver Threads and Golden Needles 25 Aug 2013 | 03:27 am
Yesterday, an AARP Magazine interview revealed that Linda Ronstadt was diagnosed eight months ago with Parkinson’s disease and since has lost the ability to sing. In the interview she stated, “No one ...
The Yardbirds: You're A Better Man Than I 23 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am
One of my favorite Yardbirds’ songs is “You’re a Better Man than I.” A cut that many Americans may have never heard, as it wasn't issued as single in the US and was relegated to only be an album cut....
Glen Campbell: Gentle On My Mind 22 Aug 2013 | 09:38 am
It is said that John Hartford was inspired to write the song “Gentle on My Mind” after seeing the film Dr. Zhivago. He utilized his personal experiences to complete the song’s storyline and a popular ...
Lindsey Stirling & Pentatonix: Radioactive 21 Aug 2013 | 10:35 am
This past weekend I was searching for Imagine Dragon’s hit “Radioactive” and I stumbled on a fantastic cover of the song. This collaboration between violinist Lindsey Stirling and the a cappella group...
Grand Funk Railroad: E Pluribus Funk 20 Aug 2013 | 10:27 am
Today we begin a new series called Atypical Tuesday which will explore album packaging that is a little different than the norm. I had been toying with this thought for about a year when my friend Gre...
Gus Black: Don't Fear The Reaper 19 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Last year I feel asleep watching one of the movie channels and I awoke at 3:00 AM to the sound of an unusual version of Blue Öyster Cult’s 1976 hit “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” I didn’t finish the movie, ...
B4 3 Dog Nite: Black and White 19 Aug 2013 | 03:25 am
I decided to extend our second week special on songs that were eventually recorded and made hits by Three Dog Night and feature one more song. “Black and White” was probably the oldest song that Three...
