Good morning , morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember New Orleans born trumpeter and bandleader, Al Hirt, on what would have been his 99th Birthday. He passed away in 1999, age 76, from liver failure. With him in mind, we spotlight his 14th studio album and his most successful one, Honey In The Horn. Honey In The Horn was released in 1963 on the RCA Victor label and produced by Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes. The LP peaked at #3 on…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles. With the impending and dreaded time change tonight, we thought it appropriate to time travel back to yesteryear with a couple of songs about time. Our first one comes to us via Bronx born singer and actor, Jerry Vale. His song, "Go Chase A Moonbeam" was released in 1958 on the Columbia label. The tune reached #60 on the Hot 100 and features Glenn Osser And His Orchestra, who accompanies Jerry. It's B-side,  our interest…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Jimmie Davis, singer songwriter, former educator and two term Governor of Louisiana who passed away on this day 21 years ago at the ripe old age of 101. At the time of his death in 2000, he was the oldest living Governor, having been born in 1899. In addition to his political career he appeared in several 1940s films, often playing himself and has been inducted into multiple…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate Pennsylvania born keyboardist, composer, record producer, and bandleader, Jeff Lorber, as he celebrates his 69th Birthday. Happy Birthday Jeff ! He is best known for the Jeff Lorber Fusion, but you might have heard his music on the Weather Channel, as many of his songs have been used on the Local on the 8s segments, as well as appearing on their jazz compilation albums.…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Because we know all to well from personal experience that Wednesday can be tough, we thought we'd lend a helping hand with this 4 record set from TeleHouse Records, called Easy Listening. The LP(s) were released in 1974 and contain 40 tracks from the mostly mellow artists of the day, such as Trini Lopez, Love Unlimited, Paul Davis, The Spiral Staircase, B. J. Thomas, Classics IV, Norman Greenbaum, Paul Mauriat…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 76th Birthday of Detroit born singer, songwriter, and actor, J. D. Souther, best known for co-writing with the Eagles (both collectively and individually) , Linda Ronstadt, as well as his work with Glenn Frey in Longbranch Pennywhistle. Happy Birthday JD ! Today we look and listen to his work in the country rock supergroup, Souther–Hillman–Furay Band (with Chris Hillman and Richie Furay) and…