Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 87th Birthday of Los Angeles born trumpeter, bandleader, and record executive, Herb Alpert. Happy Birthday Herb !  In honor of his big day, we find ourselves spinning his 7th studio recording, S.R.O. . The LP was released November 1966 on the A&M label and produced by Alpert and Jerry Moss, who are the A and M in A&M Records. The disc peaked at #17 in Norway, #5 in the UK, #3 in…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we ecstatically wish English guitarist, Eric Patrick Clapton CBE , a very Happy 77th Birthday. Happy Birthday Eric ! With him in mind, we spotlight this double album, Back To The Roots by John Mayhall. The LP was released March 1971 on Polydor Records and produced by Mayhall himself. It peaked at #44 in Australia and #31 in the UK. At some point John decided to have a reunion of sorts inviting former members…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Belguim born Nun and recording artist, Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers, also known as Sœur Sourire, The Singing Nun, who along with her partner, Annie Pécher, committed suicide on this day in 1985. Decker was 51 and Pécher was 40 years old. With them in mind, we spotlight Decker's debut album, The Singing Nun. The LP was released 1963 on the Phillips label. In December of that same year,…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 76th Birthday of Chicago born lead vocalist, Ray Graffia, best known for his work with soft rock band, New Colony Six. Happy Birthday Ray ! To get his party started, we find ourselves spinning the group's third studio album, Revelations. The LP was released in 1968 on the Mercury label and produced by Pete Wright. It peaked at #157 on the Billboard 200 and gave birth to three singles ; "I Will…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 69th Birthday of London born lead guitarist, Wally Stocker, best known for his work with the rock band, The Babys. Happy Birthday Wally ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's fourth studio album, Union Jacks. The LP was released January 8, 1980 on the Chrysalis label and produced by Keith Olsen . It peaked at #58 in Australia and #42 on the Billboard 200. Two…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up we remember Cayce, Mississippi born  rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer, Rufus Thomas, on what would have been his 105th Birthday. He passed away on December 15, 2001, age 84, from heart failure. We honor his legacy by spinning this song, "Do The Funky Chicken". "Do The Funky Chicken" was released November 1969 on Stax Records and Al Bell…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we actually celebrate a Birthday on the right day, and that Birthday is the 62nd one of South Dakota born multi instrumentalist and vocalist Ron Keel . Happy Birthday Ron! He got his start in the heavy metal band Steeler, featuring Yngwie Malmsteen, then formed his own band Keel, who we will feature today, has fronted the Japanese rockers Saber Tiger and even however briefly, was the…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Just as yesterday, we were a day late in wishing Roger Whittaker a Happy Birthday, today we are a day early in wishing country music artist, Ronnie McDowell, a very Happy 72nd Birthday. The Tennessee native and former NAvy serviceman was born March 25, 1950 and we send him off early by giving his debut record, The King Is Gone, a look and a listen. The King Is Gone was released in 1977 on…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Yesterday (03-22-22) wasn't only Captain Kirk's Birthday, it was also the 86th Birthday of Nairobi born singer-songwriter and musician, Roger Whittaker. Happy belated Birthday Roger ! Today we find ourselves spinning his 16th US album, When I Need You. The LP was released in 1979 on the RCA Victor label and produced by Eric Robertson and John Mackswith . On it we hear Roger cover Barry Manilow, the Eagles, Jim…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are ecstatic to celebrate the 91st Birthday of Canadian actor, musician, astronaut, and pop culture icon, William Shatner. Happy Birthday William ! The Captain Kirk actor has released 11 studio albums and with his ride into space last year makes him the oldest person to do so. We shine a spotlight on his debut record, The Transformed Man. The LP was released in 1968 on the Decca label and produced by Don…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 71st Birthday of Philadelphia born soul and R&B vocalist, Russell Thompkins Jr., best known as the original lead singer in The Stylistics. Happy Birthday Russell ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's self titled debut album, The Stylistics. The LP was released November 6, 1971 on the Avco label and produced by Thom Bell. It peaked at #42 in the UK, #38 in Canada, #23 in…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Latrobe, Pennsylvania born television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister, Fred Rogers, on what would have been his 94th Birthday. The popular  host of the children's show, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, passed away on February 27, 2003, age 74, from stomach cancer. To honor his legacy, we spotlight his 7th studio album,  Misterogers Knows That You Are Special. The…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. First up, under our needle, is the tune "Run Runaway" by British glam band, Slade. The song, hailing from their eleventh studio album, The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, was released January 13, 1984 on the CBS Associated label and produced by John Punter. It peaked at #20 on the Hot 100, #13 in Canada, #7 in the UK, and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Charts. It's B-side is the track "Don't Tame a Hurricane", from the same…

Top of the morning to you all and welcome to the St. Patrick's Day edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again, otherwise known as Thursday. In lieu of an actual album about the Feast of Saint Patrick or one with Irish drinking songs, we offer up this one from Germany,  Folk Songs And Drinking Songs from Germany by The Vienna Male Choir With The Horn Quartet Of The Vienna Symphony And The Hamburg Singing Society. The LP was released in 1960 on the Epic label and features Folk songs…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. This week (03-15-22) also marks what would have been the 95th Birthday of Tennessee born country music guitarist and vocalist, Carl Smith.  The Country Music Hall of Famer was born March 15, 1927 and died January 16, 2010, age 82, of undisclosed causes. In addition to to scoring 30 Top Ten hits Carl was also the first husband of June Carter and they have a daughter together, Carlene Carter, a country musician…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Georgia born trumpeter and bandleader, Harry James, on what would have been his 106th Birthday. He was born in 1916 and passed away in 1983, age 67, from cancer. With him in mind, we spotlight his album, The King James Version by Harry James & His Big Band. The LP was released in 1976 on the Sheffield Lab label and produced by Lincoln Mayorga. It was recorded at the First Presbyterian Church…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 59th Birthday of California born singer-songwriter, bandleader, and producer, Mike Muir, best known for his bands, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, and Cyco Miko. Muir is considered one of the Fathers of Crossover Thrash.  We get our Monday started by spinning Repo Man : Music From The Original Motion Picture. The LP was released in 1984 on the MCA label and  produced by Peter…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up, under our needle is Boston born vocalist and multi instrumentalist James Taylor, as he celebrates his 74th Birthday. Happy Birthday James ! We take a listen to two of his hits, via this Back To Back Hits 45. According to Discogs,  "Steamroller" is the A-side.  "Steamroller" also known as "Steamroller Blues" was released in 1970 on Warner Brothers label. The song, written by Taylor and produced…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . It was this week four years ago that Chicago's legendary rock station WLUP The Loop signed off air. The station went live in 1977 and the first song they played was  "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens. 41 years later they signed off the air with "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC. They then became the WCKL, "K - Love" a contemporary Christian format. To mark the occasion we spotlight this 1980…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we happily celebrate the 82nd Birthday of Los Angeles born pioneer of the surf rock sound, Dean Ormsby Torrence, also known as Dean in the duo Jan & Dean. Happy Birthday Dean ! To get his and our party started, we shine a light on their third studio album, Surf City (And Other Swingin' Cities) . The LP was released July 1963 on the Liberty label and produced by Jan (Berry). It peaked at #32 on the Billboard…