Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Indiana native, author, minister and Southern gospel musician, Doug Oldham, on what would have been his 92nd Birthday. He was born in 1930 and passed away July 21, 2010, age 79, after a fall that resulted in a broken back. During his six decade career he released 64 albums (some sources say 66), performed for Presidents (Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan,…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember English guitarist, singer songwriter, and producer, George Harrison, on this, the 21st anniversary of his passing. He was born February 25, 1943 and died from lung cancer, age 58. With him in mind, we spotlight the second live album by the Beatles, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. The record consists of excerpts from three concerts, the first one recorded August 23, 1964 and the latter two…

Good Monday morning gang (if you believe in such things, especially after a long holiday weekend) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Minnesota native, Army Veteran, and  jazz pianist and clarinetist, primarily in the genre of ragtime and stride, Butch Thompson (Richard Enos Thompson) on what would have been his 79th Birthday. He was born in 1943 and passed away recently on  August 14, 2022,  of complications of Alzheimer's. He is best known for his work as house…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we wish British guitarist/bassist, Ashley Ingram, a very Happy 62nd Birthday. He is best known for his work in the post disco, soul/funk trio, Imagination. The group formed in 1981 while Singer/keyboardist Leee John was singing backup vocals for other groups like the Delfonics, Chairmen of the Board, the Velvelettes and the Elgins, and met Ashley Ingram. The two formed a songwriting…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up under our needle is the song "Little Lies" by British-American rock band, Fleetwood Mac. Their bassist, and co namesake, John McVie, is celebrating his 77th Birthday today. Happy Birthday John ! He was born in 1945 in Ealing, Middlesex, England and is best known for his work in  John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac, which he joined shortly after it's formation by  Peter Green and Mick…

Good Black Friday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are overjoyed to celebrate the 78th Birthday of English drummer, Bev Bevan, best known for his work in the band Electric Light Orchestra and it's sequel ELO Part Two. Happy Birthday Bev ! With him in mind, we spotlight ELO's third studio album, On The Third Day. The LP was released  November 1973 on the United Artists label and produced by co founder, Jeff Lynne. It reached #289 in Japan, #52 on…

Good Thursday morning gang and welcome to the Thanksgiving 2022 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . You got to admire America's penchant for building up holidays around food, and Thanksgiving may be the BIGGEST example of that. Now I know people celebrate differently, but I think most people's festivities revolve around home cooking and who are we to break tradition when it comes to breaking bread. That is why today we are serving up our own home cooking with this radio station compilation…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today our record(s) of choice is this double compilation, Country's Greatest Hits - 20 Great Stars - 20 Great Hits At A special Low Price. They were released in 1969 on the Columbia label and feature 20 of the greatest C&W songs in history including choice cuts from Johnny Cash & June Carter, Jimmy Dean, Marty Robbins, Carl Smith (June's other husband), Little Jimmy Dickens, Lefty Frizzell, Scuggs and…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks 7 years since the beginning of this very page. That's right gang, for 7 years we have spun the records, snapped the photos, and given our fresh take on the vintage vinyl in our collection. We truly appreciate everyone of you that has followed along, read, liked, commented, and or shared. 

In addition to all that, it is also the 25th anniversary of the death of Australian musician,…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome to the return of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we enthusiastically wish California native, composer, multi instrumentalist, and vocalist, Lonnie Jordan, best known for his work in WAR, a very Happy 74th Birthday. Happy Birthday Lonnie ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's 4th studio album, All Day Music. The LP was released  November 1971 on the United Artists label and produced by Jerry Goldstein, Chris Huston, and WAR. It peaked at #16 on the…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to celebrate the 84th birthday of New York native,  actor, comedian, composer, and musician, Dick Smothers, best known as one half of the sibling comedy duo, The Smothers Brothers. Happy Birthday Dick ! Dick, along with his brother, Tommy, have starred in two television shows, the sitcom The Smothers Brothers Show, and the variety program,  The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and recorded 12 comedy…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Number Ones edition. First up under our needle is the tune that topped the charts on this day in 1976. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart was released September 1976 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Tom Dowd. The song was written by Stewart and appeared on his 7th studio album, A Night on the Town. It peaked at #44 on Canada's Adult Contemporary charts, #42 on Billboard's Easy Listening…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to wish Cuban born heavy metal bassist, Rudy Sarzo (Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont), a very Happy 72nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Rudy ! He is best known for his work in the bands  Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, but has also performed with other acts such as,  Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche, Devil…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember North Carolina born singer songwriter and country musician, Don Gibson, on this, the 19th anniversary of his passing. He was born April 3, 1928 and passed away in 2003, age 75, from natural causes. With him in mind, we spotlight his 1966 RCA Camden album, Hurtin' Kind. The LP was produced by Chet Atkins, who also plays guitar on it, but if it charted or had any singles…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Lakeland, Florida native,  gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter, J.D. Sumner    (John Daniel Sumner), on this, the 24th anniversary of his passing. He was born November 19, 1924 and died in 1998, age 73, from a heart attack, while on tour in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Throughout his career Sumner performed with several different vocal quartets, including Sunny South Quartet, the Dixie…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyously celebrate the 90th Birthday of English singer, actress, and composer, Petula Clark. Happy Birthday Petula ! To get her party started, we find ourselves spinning her 20th studio album, My Love. The LP was released 1966 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Tony Hatch, who also arranged and conducted the whole affair. It peaked at #68 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles ;  "A Sign…

Good morning gang and welcome back to another Metal Monday, here at Stuck In The Vinyl Again. that's right we liven things up and get your week started properly with a little mandatory metal . Our featured disc today is this 1984 Metal Sampler from Capitol Records. It is a Promotional Copy that features two songs off of Iron Maiden's Powerslave, three songs off Helix's Walkin' the Razor's Edge, two songs of W.AS.P.'s self titled debut, and last but not least, three songs from The Warning LP…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we look ahead to tomorrow (11/14/22) in observance of what would be tghe 86th Birthday of Englsih singer and actor, Freddie Garrity, best known as the front man for the English Beat/ novelty band, Freddie and the Dreamers. He was born in 1936 and passed away May 19, 2006, age 69, after batting emphysema. With him in mind, we spotlight the Dreamers 4th  album, Do the Freddie. The LP was released August 1965 on the…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a birthday edition (well, maybe...) . The "maybe" stems from information available on the internet. Our first selection is the song "Our Day Will Come" by Akron, Ohio-based R&B group, Ruby & the Romantics. The tune, written by Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson, was released February 1963 on the Kapp label and produced by by Allen Stanton. It was the title track to the quintet's debut album and reached #38 in the UK, #19 in…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome to Friday and Veterans Day 2022 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the service of US military veterans and offer a resounding thank you to them all. With that in mind we spotlight this American Forces Radio And Television Service record possibly from 1974. 

American Forces Radio And Television Service, since it's inception in 1942, has provided entertainment on both radio and television for service members and…