Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Not only is it Sunday but also the 61st Birthday of D.C. born vocalist and guitarist, Ian MacKaye, ( Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye)  best known as the front man for the hardcore punk band, Minor Threat, the vocalist for the post-hardcore band Fugazi, and the co founder and owner of Dischord Records. Happy Birthday Ian ! Today turning our our table is Minor Threat's first compilation album,…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. Today we celebrate the 57th Birthday of the beautiful and talented, London born dance pop singer, model, actress, Samantha Fox. Happy Birthday Samantha ! With her in mind, we spotlight her debut single, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Some 20 years later, the title track to her first record was released on March 10, 1986 on the Jive label  and was written by Mark Shreeve, Jon Astrop, and Pete Q. Harris, with the latter two…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember  Hunt City, Illinois native,  musician, actor, and author, Burl Ives (Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives), on this, the 28th anniversary of his passing. he was born June 14, 1909 to parents Levi "Frank" Ives, a farmer and contractor and Cordelia "Dellie" Ives. He passed away on this day in 1995, age 85, from oral cancer. During the course of his 7 decade career, he excelled in films like East of Eden, A Face In…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Gillespie, Illinois native, actor and singer, Howard Keel, on what would have been his 104th Birthday. He was born in 1919 to parents Homer Keel, a Navy Veteran and coalminer and Grace Margaret. He passed away November 7, 2004, age 85, from colon cancer. He was primarily known for his roles in a number of musicals like Annie Get Your Gun,  Pagan Love Song, Show Boat, and …

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Montecito, California native, comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist,  Jonathan Winters, on this, the 10th anniversary of his passing. He was born Jonathan Harshman Winters III on November 11, 1925 to parents Jonathan Harshman Winters II, an insurance agent and investment broker and Alice Kilgore, a radio personality. His career begin a few months after his marriage to Eileen…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Chicago born, Air Force Veteran,  singer and actor of stage, TV, and film, Ray Middleton, on the 39th anniversary of his death. He was born February 8, 1907 and is known for his roles in Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific, Man Of La Mancha. He was also the first actor to portray Superman for the public when he appeared as the character on July 3, 1940 at the New York World's Fair at the World of…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome to the Easter 2023 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again .

Today we recognize the Sacrifice and Rebirth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. His message of Resurrection and Redemption comes to us from Oklahoma born singer, pianist, and author, Sandi Patti. Her ninth studio album, Morning Like This, was released in March 1986 on the Word label and produced by Patti and Greg Nelson. It peaked at #1 on the US Top Inspirational Albums and saw the release of 5…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition . Our first wish belongs to Owosso, Michigan (where I've been many times to visit my cousins) native, and bassist, best known for his work in the rock band, Grand Funk Railroad. Mel Schacher (Melvin George Schacher) was born in 1951 is celebrating his 72nd Birthday today. Happy Birthday Mel ! He started his career with Question Mark and the Mysterians and during his time with them, he was approached by…

Good Friday morning gang and welcome to the Good Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember and commemorate the crucifixion and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We couldn't think of a better way to get the weekend started than with The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Album to Jesus Christ Superstar. The film, released in 1973,  was  directed by Norman Jewison, who also co wrote the script with Melvyn Bragg. The movie stars  Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Oildale, California native, outlaw country musician, guitarist, and vocalist, Merle Haggard, on this, the 7th anniversary of his death and what would have been his 86th Birthday. He was born in 1937 to parents Flossie Mae and James Francis Haggard, and passed away on his 79th Birthday in 2006, age 79, from complications of pneumonia. With him in mind, we spotlight his eighth…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Connecticut born singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer, Gene Pitney, on this, the 15th anniversary of his passing.  He was born February 17, 1940 to parents, of Anna A. (Orlowski) and Harold F. Pitney. He died in 2006, age 66, from a heart attack, just hours after his final performance. Today we have his 23rd album, The Country Side Of Gene Pitney turning on our table. The LP was…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Hernando, Florida native, singer and actress, Frances Langford (Julia Frances Newbern-Langford), on what would have been her 110th Birthday. She was born in 1913 and as a child lived here in our hometown of Lakeland, FL. In 1946 we named our Lake Mirror Promenade as the Frances Langford Promenade. She passed away July 11, 2005, age 92, from congestive heart failure. She was originally trained as…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are over the moon to be able to wish Brooklyn born actor, comedian, and singer, Eddie Murphy (Edward Regan Murphy), a very Happy 62nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Eddie ! He was born in 1961 to parents  Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer and an amateur actor and comedian, and his Mother, Lillian Murphy, a telephone operator. During the course of his 6 decade career he has released three music…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we wish Alabama native, singer, songwriter and musician, Emmylou Harris, a very Happy 76th Birthday. Happy Birthday Emmylou ! She was born in 1947, to parents Walter Rutland Harris, a Marine Corps officer, and her mother, Eugenia,  a wartime military wife. Over the course of her 5 decade career, she has released 26 studio albums, but it is her sixth studio album, Blue Kentucky Girl, that is…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, the April Fool's edition. First our way back machine takes us to 1974 with the Canadian rock band, April Wine. The song, "I'm On Fire For You Baby" was a non album single, released on the Big Tree label and produced by  Doug Morris. It is b/w "Come On Along", from there third album, Electric Jewels. This track was produced by Ralph Murphy.

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 75th Birthday of Dutch vocalist, keyboardist, and flautist, Thijs van Leer. Happy Birthday Thijs ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's sophomore release, Making Waves. The LP was released October 1971 on the Imperial label and produced by Mike Vernon. It peaked at #15 in Australia, #8 on the Billboard 200, #6 in Canada, #4 in the Netherlands, and #2 in the UK.…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to wish English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Eric Clapton, a very Happy 78th Birthday. Happy Birthday Eric ! He was born in 1945 to parents, Patricia Molly Clapton and  Edward Walter Fryer and is known for his work in the bands in The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, John Mayhall, and Derek and the Dominoes. The latter is our subject of sound today. Layla and Other Assorted…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. The National Event Calendar tells us that today (03/29/23) is Piano Day 2023, the day where we celebrate  "the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.” Our contribution to it? This International Award Series record, The Excitement Of Percussive Piano by Michael Grant. I cannot find a year for it, but I assume it's late 50s or early 60s…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today, according to the National Event Calendar, is Barnum & Bailey Day and that's good enough for us. On this day we celebrate all things circus and our contribution is this 1956 Mercury Records release, Music From The Big Top by Carl Stevens And His Circus Band. We tend to collect clowns, so I've included a few from our collection. 

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