Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Before we get into the post, we'd like to take a moment to offer up Prayers to the Family, friends,  and fans of Mac Davis, Helen Reddy, and Southern gospel musician Big John Hall, who all passed away yesterday. God speed. 

It was on this day in 1965, that Scottish rocker Donovan first appeared on US televisions with his performance on the ABC show Shindig. To mark the occasion, we spotlight his…

Good morning record junkies and welcome back to the Tuesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Our subject of celelbration today is multi Grammy and Emmy award winning composer Mike Post, as he celelbrates his 76th Birthday. Happy Birthday Mike. You have heard his themes on televisionyour whole life, such as , Law & Order, , The A-Team, NYPD Blue, Renegade, The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., The Greatest American Hero and Hill Street Blues, to name a few. In…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 66th Birthday of guitarist, vocalist and founding member of both Dokken and Lynch Mob, George Lynch. Happy Birthday George ! To commemorate the date, we turn our collective ear towards Dokken's second studio album, Tooth And Nail. Took And Nail was released September 14, 1984 on the Elektra label and produced by  Tom Werman and Roy Thomas Baker. It peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200 and spawned…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate guitarist/vocalist, radio personality and founding member of both The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Randy Bachman, as he celebrates his 77th Birthday. Happy Birthday Randy ! With him in mind, we spotlight the 4th compilation by The Guess Who, The Best Of The Guess Who. The LP was released April 1971, on the RCA Victor label and produced by Jack Richardson. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a number one edition. First up in our way back machine is the song "Cherish" by sunshine pop band The Association. The tune topped the charts on this day in 1966. It has been issued a month earlier on the Valiant label and produced by Curt Boettcher.  The track hailed from their debut album,  And Then... Along Comes the Association, also hit number 1 in Canada, features "Don't Blame It on Me", from the same LP, as it's…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today brings us great joy as we celebrate the 52nd of rapper , actor, and producer, Will Smith. Happy Birthday Will ! To get the day started, we spotlight the second LP by Will and his partner Jeff, He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. (That's right kids, back in the 80s/90s we didn't even know Will's name, we called him The Fresh Prince.) He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper was…

I'm deeper than a bight
Wider than a fjord
I used to have a voice
Then you took my words
Now I'm selling silence
In the sound behind the sea
Producing silent movies
Inspired by your lunacy

With bedrock in my mouth
I approach isostasy
Will this shift give birth to equilibrium

Or abort my apostasy

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we we remember English actor, singer-songwriter and director, Anthony Newley, on what would have been his 89th Birthday. He passed away in 1999, age 67 from renal cancer. To honor his legacy, we spotlight the original cast soundtrack to The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, a musical by Newley and Leslie Bricusse.  The LP was released in 1965 on the RCA Victor label. The story revolves around…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 77th Birthday of original The Lovin' spoonful bassist, Steve Boone. Happy Birthday Steve ! To get this party started we find ourselves spinning this 1970 Kama Sutra Records compilation, The Very Best of the Lovin' Spoonful. The collection collects their very best hits through the 60s to 1970. The front album covers features claymation versions of the band, sculpted by Ollie Alpert and…

She used to hang on every word

Now she'd just as soon see me swinging

The solid pitter patter

The rain assures us

The sun ignores us

And fails to brighten our darkened daze

I smile subtly when I realize

That it's not water

But handfuls of soil

Being tossed at the coffin lids at our graves.

Could I have saved her

Instead I blame her

It's just that torture keeps us company

Death and misery create our harmony

And once…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully wish Pennsylvania born rock singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer, and occasional actress Joan Jett, a very happy 62nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Joan ! With her in mind, we spotlight her first solo LP after leaving the Runaways, Bad Reputation. Bad Reputation was released January 23, 1981 on the Boardwalk label and produced by Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell, Mark Dodson, Steve…

Good Monday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, icinic drummer for English rock band, Motörhead, on what would have been his 66th Birthday. He passed away in 2015, age 61, from liver failure. To commemorate the date, we shine a light on Motörhead's 6th studio album, Another Perfect Day. Another Perfect Day was released June 4, 1983 on  Bronze Records and produced by Tony Platt. It would be their last album on the Bronze…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this day in 1973, a day before the release of the title track to his fifth and final album,  South Philadelphia folk and rock singer-songwriter, Jim Croce, perished in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was 30 years old. The album, I Got A Name,  was released  December 1, 1973 on the ABC label and produced by  Terry Cashman and Tommy West. It peaked at #2 in both Canada and America and spawned 3 singles ;…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up, we remember R&B/Soul singer-songwriter and actor, Brook Benton, on what would have been his 89th Birthday. He passed away in 1988, age 56, from pneumonia. To honor his legacy, we find ourselves spinning "The Boll Weevil Song". The song was released in 1961 on Mercury Records and produced by Shelby Singleton. It peaked at #2 on the Hot 100, #2 on the Cash Box, #2 on the R&B charts, #1 on…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember drummer Roger Pope, known for his work with Rod Stewart,  Hall & Oates, Sir Cliff Richard, Buddy Guy, Kiki Dee, Al Stewart, Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, and Paul McCartney. In addition to that, his band Hookfoot was  Elton John's backing band on 6 albums. Rumor has it Pope, was part inspiration for Jim Henson's  Animal, the drummer puppet on The Muppets Show.…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl again. Today we remember Hiram "Hank" Williams, The Hillbilly Shakespeare, on what would have been his 97th Birthday. He died at the tender age of 29, on New Year's Day, 1953, while traveling to his next show in Canton, Ohio. His death was listed as heart failure brought on by prescription drug abuse and alcoholism. Yet still his influence shines and has inspired many the career of many a musician. It's a downright shame…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 57th Birthday of  adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and husband to former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes, Richard Marx. Happy Birthday Richard ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight his sophomore album, Repeat Offender.  Repeat Offender was released  April 26, 1989 on the EMI label and produced by Richard Marx and David Cole. The LP peaked at #1 on…

Good Tuesday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember The King Of Country, Roy Acuff, on what would have been his 117th Birthday. He passed away in 1992, age 89, from congestive heart failure. To honor his legacy, we take a listen to this 1962 MCA Records release, Saturday Night At The Grand Ole Opry. The LP collects a live concert at the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry show, that showcases some of the best Opry stars of the day including Kitty…

Good Monday morning gang ( if you believe in such things) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 1968, that the CBS Saturday morning cartoon The Archies debuted. The show, created by  John L. Goldwater and based Bob Montana's 1941 comic strip, follows the adventures of Riverdale High School students Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones, including their time as a bubblegum pop rock band, conveniently called The Archies.…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks one year since the death of Edward Joseph Mahoney, known the world over as Eddie Money. He passed away in 2019, age 70, from Complications from esophageal cancer. He is severely missed. To honor his legacy, we find ourselves spinning his sophomore release, Life For The Taking. The LP was released  January 1979 on the Columbia label and produced by  Bruce Botnick. It peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 and…