Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we emphatically wish Indiana born rock musician, singer, songwriter and former radio personality, David Lee Roth, a very Happy 67th Birthday. Happy Birthday Dave ! With him in mind we spotlight his debut solo recording, the 4 song EP, Crazy From The Heat. The record was released January 28, 1985, a few weeks before he left Van Halen, on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Ted…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up, under our needle is the song "I Can't Explain" , by English rock band, The Who. The track, written by Pete Townsend,  was released February 13th, 1965 on Brunswick Records (ours is later copy on MCA) and produced by Shel Talmy. It peaked at #93 on the Hot 100, #87 in Australia, #57 on the Cash Box, #14 in France and #8 in the UK. It's B-side is "Bald Headed Woman". "I Can't Explain" was the…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Nebraska born popular music pianist, Roger Williams on the 10th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2011 from pancreatic cancer a week after his 87th Birthday. To honor his legacy, we give his 1962 Kapp Records greatest hits album, appropriately titled, Greatest Hits, a listen. 

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Amsterdam born guitarist and songwriter, Eddie Van Halen, on this , the 1 year anniversary of his passing. He died of a stroke at the age of 65. Words cannot describe how much he is missed. We honor his legacy by giving Van Halen's second record, Van Halen II, a spin. The LP was released March 23, 1979 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Ted Templeman. The 5X Platinum selling disc…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It brings us great joy to wish Wisconsin born guitarist, singer and songwriter, and bandleader, Steve Miller, a very Happy 78th Birthday ! Happy Birthday Steve ! To get the day started we give the Steve Miller Band's 10th studio record, Book Of Dreams, a spin. The LP was released May 1977 on the Capitol label and produced by Steve Miller. It peaked at #12 in the UK, #11 in Sweden, #6 in Australia, #5 in New…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of Canadian drummer and vocalist, Gil, Moore, best known for his work in the hard rock band Triumph. Happy Birthday Gil. We focus on their 7th record Thunder Seven, which was released  November 10, 1984 on the MCA label. The Eddie Kramer produced disc reached #37 in Canada and #34 in America, where it has been certified Gold. The album's two singles were  "Follow Your Heart" (#88 Hot…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are overjoyed to be able to wish South Carolina born singer and dancer, Chubby Checker, a very Happy 80th Birthday . Happy Birthday Chubby ! With him in mind, we spotlight his 10th studio album, Limbo Party. Limbo Party was released in 1962 on Parkway Records and the single, "Limbo Rock" reached #2 on the Hot 100. In addition to that, we get limbo versions of "La Bamba". "The Bossa Nova", "The Banana Boat…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up, on our calendar of cake is Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford, known simply as Mike Rutherford, bassist for progressive pop rock band , Genesis. Mike is celebrating his 71st Birthday today and we celebrate it with him by spinning this 1981 Atlantic Records single, "Man On The Corner".  "Man On The Corner" hails from their 11th studio album, Abacab, and is produced by the band with Hugh…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this very day 50 years ago on October 1st, 1971 Walt Disney opened the doors to Disney World in Central Florida. Over the years, the 40 square mile attraction would house four theme parks, 2 water parks, golf courses, shopping and hotels, etc.  To commemorate the date, we spotlight this 1968 Disneyland Records release,  Walt Disney's Merriest Songs. The LP features beloved Disney classics performed by Dick Van…