Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of Bill Payne, pianist and co-founder of Southern rock boogie band, Little Feat . Happy Birthday Bill ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's first live album. the double LP,  Waiting For Columbus. Waiting For Columbus was released February 10, 1978 on the Warner Bros. label and produced by  lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George, (formerly of Mothers of Invention). It…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 73rd Birthday of  lead vocalist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger for Vanilla Fudge.  Happy Birthday Mark Stein ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight the psychedelic rock band 's fifth album, Rock & Roll.  Rock & Roll was released September of 1969 on the ATCO label and produced by Adrian Barber. It peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #34 in Canada. The disc saw the…

Good Tuesday morning to you morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Kenneth Charles "Jethro" Burns, better known simply as Jethro, one half of the country music comedy duo, Homer And Jethro.  Jethro would be celebrating his 100th Birthday today. The mandolinist passed away in 1989, age 68, from  prostate cancer.  With him in mind we proudly present their 4th record, Life Can Be Miserable. The LP was released in 1959 on RCA Victor, as part of their…

Good morning Monday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 75th Birthday of English rock guitarist and vocalist, Robin Trower, best known for his early work with  Procol Harum and later work as a solo artist. With him in mind, we spotlight his first solo outing, Twice Removed From Yesterday. The LP was released March of 1973, on the Chrysalis/Capitol labels and produced by Matthew Fisher. It peaked at #106 on the Billboard 200.

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Sir George Martin, the famed Beatles producer, known as the 5th Beatles, who also worked with America,  Gerry & The Pacemakers,  Jeff Beck,  John Williams,  Neil Sedaka,  Kenny Rogers, UFO, Cheap Trick, Elton John, Little River Band, and Celine Dion, among others. Today marks 4 years since he passed away in his sleep, age 90. To illustrate his legacy we spotlight John…

Good morning gang and welcome the the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday  edition. First up in our rotation is multi instrumentalist and vocalist Peter Wolf, best known for his work in The J. Geils Band. He is celebrating his 74th Birthday today and so are we, by spinning this 1982 EMI single, "Angel In Blue". It peaked at #55 in the UK, #40 on the Hot 100, and #39 in Canada. It and it's B-side, "River Blindness",  comes from The J. Geils Band's tenth album, Freeze Frame. Both Luther…

Good morning record junkies and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember British singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Alvin Lee, best known for his work in Ten Years After, on this, the 7th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2013, age 68, from  "unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure". To honor his legacy, we spotlight Ten Years After's third live album, Recorded Live. The double live album was recorded during four…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Cowboy Copas (real name Lloyd Estel Copas) the popular C+W music star, whose life was cut short on this day in 1963. He was killed (age 49) in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of Patsy Cline and  Hawkshaw Hawkins. With them in mind, we spotlight his 1966 Hilltop Record, A Satisfied Mind. The title track was written by Joe "Red" Hayes and Jack Rhodes and has been covered by a…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember founding member and bassist, Chris Squire, of progressive rock band Yes, on what would have been his 72 Birthday. He passed away in 2015, age 67, from  acute erythroid leukemia. Today we honor his legacy by spotlighting Yes' first live album. Yessongs was released in May of 1973 on Atlantic Records and produced by Eddie Offord. It is a triple live album, recorded between Feb-Dec, of the previous…

Good Tuesday morning to you gang, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Our record of choice today, is none other than this 1972 Fontana Records compilation, Rock Revival 1. The LP collects such acts as , Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, the Contours, and Jerry Lee Lewis, to name a few. As best as I can tell this is a European pressing and has Made In Holland, printed on the label. I believe someone named Herb Snyder, possibly a previous owner, wrote on the front cover. Thanks Herb…

Good morning Monday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 64th Birthday of John Cowsill, best known as a vocalist and drummer for the sibling psychedelic pop band, The Cowsills. Happy Birthday John ! To help make this date great, we find ourselves spinning their 4th studio album,  Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools. The LP was released in 1968 on MGM Records and produced by Wes Farrell and Bob and Bill Cowsill. It reached #105 on the Billboard…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Iowa born Air Force Veteran,  big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader, Glenn Miller, on what would have been his 116th Birthday. He and the plane he was traveling in disappeared on December 15, 1944, while flying over the English Channel. He was 40 years old. To this day there have been no definitive answers to the many questions that surround his assumed…