Good Monday morning gang and welcome to the Memorial Day 2021 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember and honor our Military members who have died in the line of duty. From our Revolutionary War to all our armed conflicts today, we remember and honor your  greatest sacrifice, per your lives and acknowledge that you died for our Freedoms. Memorial Day saw it's origins shortly after the Civil War ended when General John A. Logan called for a nationwide day of remembrance to…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Friday was what would have been the 113th Birthday of British writer, journalist and naval intelligence officer, Ian Fleming, best known as the creator of James Bond. He passed away in 1964, age 56, from a heart attack. To honor his legacy, we spotlight this 1966 Design Records release, Thunderball & Other Secret Agent Themes by The Jazz All-Stars.

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Number Ones Edition. Our first #1 topped the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1971. The Rolling Stones released "Brown Sugar" on Rolling Stones Records. It was written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger and produced by Jimmy Miller. It hails from their 9th studio album, Sticky Fingers and features "Bitch" on it's B-side. In addition to topping the Hot 100, it also claimed #1 in Canada, the Netherlands, and…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are wildly pleased to wish The Empress Of Soul, Atlanta born singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author, a very Happy 77th Birthday. Happy Birthday Gladys ! Gladys Knight & the Pips released their third compilation album, The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips, in 1976 on Buddah Records. The soon to be Gold certified disc reached #36 on the Billboard 200, #35 in Canada, #8 on Billboard's…

Good morning audiophiles and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Greg Allman, Tennessee born vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and along wit his Brother Duane, founding member of Southern Rock band, The Allman Brothers, on this, the 4th anniversarsary of his passing. He died in 2017, age 69, from complications of liver cancer. He is severely missed. For your listening enjoyment, we have this 1972 Bold Records release, Duane & Greg Allman ( the…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. In addition to hump day it is also the 72nd Birthday of Louisiana born singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist, Hank Williams Jr. Happy Birthday Hank ! We honor his legacy with this 1986 double compilation album from Curb Records. The LPs collect work from Hank just before he broke through on the charts. These selections primarily come from two studio albums in 1977, One Night Stands and The New South. My…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are ecstatic to celebrate the 85th Birthday of Kentucky born country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer, Tom T. Hall. Happy Birthday Tom ! Tom released his second greatest hits compilation, appropriately titled, Greatest Hits Vol. 2 in 1985 on the Mercury label. The Gold certified disc peaked at #12 on the Country albums charts and was produced by Jerry Kennedy. We…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 83rd Birthday of Canadian-American actor, writer, director, musician, cannabis rights activist and comedian, Tommy Chong, best known as one half of the comedy stoner duo, Cheech & Chong. Happy Birthday Tommy ! The pair released their ninth and final studio album, Get Out Of My Room, in 1985 on MCA. It peaked at #111 on the Billboard 200 and #96 in Australia. Two singles were released,…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we count the candles on the cake of English rock guitarist, Rick Fenn, known for his work with  Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, Peter Howarth , Nick Mason and since 1978, a member  of progressive pop band, 10cc. Happy 68th Birthday Rick ! 10cc released their 6th studio album, Bloody Tourists, in September 1978, on the Polydor label. The Platinum selling disc was produced by band members Eric…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of English lyricist, poet, singer and artist, Bernie Taupin, best known for his collaborations with Elton John. Happy Birthday Bernie. In addition to his Elton connection, Bernie has also written songs for Heart, Starship, Peter Cetera, Richie Sambora, Melissa Manchester, and Alice Cooper. IN fact, it;s an Alice track that is our first Saturday's Single.

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Good morning audiophiles and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember English vocalist/guitarist Tony Sheridan, known for his early collaborations with The Beatles, on what would have been his 81st Birthday. He passed away in 2013, age 72, following heart surgery. To honor his legacy we spotlight this 1970 Polydor compilation, In The Beginning (Circa 1960) by The Beatles featuring Tony Sheridan. The album reached #117 on the Billboard 200. It is an…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember English vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Joe Cocker, who would have turned 77 today. He passed away in 2014, age 70, from lung cancer. He is severely missed. Joe Cocker's greatest Hits was released in November of 1977 on the A&M label and produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell. It reached #114 on the Billboard 200, #88 in Canada, and #2 in New Zealand. The disc collects his hits from the…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 72nd Birthday of Dallas born bassist, keyboardist and vocalist, Dusty Hill, of ZZ Top. Happy Birthday Dusty ! The trio released their fifth studio album, Tejas, November 29, 1976 on the London label. The Gold certified disc was produced by Bill Ham and peaked at #17 in the US and #72 in Australia. Two singles were released ;  "It's Only Love" (#44 Hot 100)  and "Arrested For Driving While…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate English keyboardist, songwriter, producer, television and radio presenter, actor and author, Rick Wakeman, best known for his with with progressive rockers Yes, as well as his own solo career, as he celebrates his 72nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Rick ! Rick released his 4th studio album, The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table, on March 27th, 1975. The self produced…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome to the return of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 79th Birthday of Harlem born blues musician, singer songwriter, multi - instrumentalist, actor and record producer, Taj Mahal. Happy Birthday Taj ! He released his self titled debut album in 1968 on Columbia records. The disc was produced by  Bob Irwin and  David Rubinson. On it Taj covers Sonny Boy Williamson II, Robert Johnson, Sleepy John Estes, as well as Blind Willie McTell's…

Good Sunday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. today we remember Wisconsin born jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader, Woody Herman, on what would have been his 108th Birthday. Woody passed away in 1987, age 74, cardiac arrest. Today's record is this 1981 Insight Records compilation, The Great American Dance Bands: Woody Herman, 1937-1944. My beautiful Wife Lynn, actually saw Woody Herman about a year before his death, right here at the…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the the return of Saturday's Singles. Ou time machine travels back first to this day in 1982 when Beatle John Lennon teamed with with Stevie Wonder to have the #1 song in the land with "Ebony and Ivory". The track, using the keys of a piano as an analogy for racial harmony, was released on the Columbia label with George Martin as producer. It hailed from Paul's 3rd album Tug Of War and featured the tune, "Rainclouds" as it's B-side. It's rumored that…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Jersey born  singer and actor, Frank Sinatra, on this, the 23rd anniversary of his passing. He died in 1998, age 82, from a heart attack. To honor his legacy, we spotlight this two disc compilation, Close Up. Close Up was released in 1969 on Capitol Records. It's basically an abridged version of This Is Sinatra Volumes 1 and 2, collecting his singles and B-sides. Those were…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of none other than Michigan born  singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Happy Birthday Stevie ! To get his BIG day started, she shine a light on his 20th studio recording, the 1985 Tamia release, In Square Circle. Stevie produced the 2X Platinum selling record and it reached #5 on the Hot 100 and in the UK, #4 in Switzerland,  #3 in Italy, Japan, and…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 79th Birthday of Missouri born country/rockabilly singer songwriter, multi - instrumentalist, and producer, Billy Swan. Happy Birthday Billy. Swan released his self titled third album in 1976 on th Monument label. The self produced disc reached #28 on the Country Albums chart and two singles were released ; "Just Want to Taste Your Wine" (with The Jordanaires) (#45 Country Singles)…