Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to celebrate the 72nd Birthday of Paintsville, Kentucky native, country music singer songwriter, and occasional actress, Crystal Gayle (Brenda Gail Webb). Happy Birthday Crystal ! She was born January 9, 1951 to parents, Clara Marie and Melvin Theodore Web and ws the youngest of 8 siblings, including fellow country music musicians, Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue, and Brother Jay Lee Webb. They are also…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, A Number Ones edition. First up under our needle is this #1 from 1984. "Like A Virgin" by Madonna was released November 6, 1984 on the Sire/ Warner Brothers labels and produced by Nile Rodgers. It is the title track to her second studio album. The song, written by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg debuted at #48 on the Hot 100 and #26 on the Dance Club Songs chart, but within weeks captured the top spot on both those charts as…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember  Cleveland County, North Carolina native, banjoist, and guitarist, Earl Eugene Scruggs, on what would have been his 99th Birthday. Earl was born January 6, 1924 to parents George Elam Scruggs, a farmer and bookkeeper and Georgia Lula Ruppe. Earl's Father died when he was four years old, leaving his Mother to raise him and his four siblings alone. At age 17 Earl met Bill Monroe and by age 21 was…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Have you ever looked into the never-ending 'National Day' calendar of events ? It seems everyday of the week is a national day for something, often numerous things. For instance today is :  National Keto Day, National Screenwriters Day, National Whipped Cream Day, and last but not least, National Bird Day. Now I tried to find an album that just screamed all four of those things but I could…

Hello Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . It was on this very day in 1965, that the 36th President of these United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), gave his historic State of the Union address, laying out his vision for the Great Society. In it he spoke into existence the words that proved to be the catalyst for generations worth of government programs and initiatives, including Medicare/Medicaid, Head Start, the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act, the…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 78th Birthday of Dallas, Texas native, vocalist, bandleader, multi instrumentalist, and producer Stephen Stills, best known for his work with  Buffalo Springfield and the supergroups, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Happy Birthday Stephen !  Stephen was born in 1945 to parents  William Arthur Stills and Talitha Quintilla Collard. They were a military family…

Great !  Monday morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Fort Worth, Texas native, singer songwriter, musician, and actor, Roger Miller, on what would have been his 87th Birthday. About a year after he was born , his Father, Jean Miller, passed away, and his Mother,  Laudene, sent him and his two Brothers to live with their Uncles in  Erick, Oklahoma. There Roger became a farm boy, plowing mules, picking cotton, and composing songs while he…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome to the inaugural edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again 2023 ! Happy New Year gang ! We hope your celebrations were the stuff of legendary lifelong memories and everyone arrived safely at their destinations. 

Sorrow and woe.

Those words evoke sounds, sights, and sentiments in me. The sound of a lonesome voice wailing and sometimes yodeling into the night. The sight of a white Stetson. The sentiment that before I ever walked…