Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Shreveport, Louisiana born country music producer, musician, and songwriter, Faron Young on this, the 25th anniversary of his death. He committed suicide in 1996, age 64, after declining health, and years of depression/alcoholism. What a shame. With him in mind, we spotlight his 36th album, Chapter Two.  The LP was released in 1979 on the MCA label and produced by Eddie…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again .  If you look through the annals of music history, a lot of stuff went down on December 8th. Here are a few :

In 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped at gunpoint,

In 1968 Graham Nash left The Hollies,

In 1980, John Lennon was murdered by crazed fan Mark Chapman,

In 1982 country singer Marty Robbins died aged 57,

In 1984 Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil was involved in a…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Danish pianist and composer, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, known the world over simply as Bent Fabric, on what would have been his 97th Birthday. He passed away last year in July at age 95. We honor his legacy with his sophomore release, The Happy Puppy. The LP was released in 1962 on the ATCO label and features Fabric's joyful brand of jazz on 12 tracks. Three singles were released,  the title track…

Good Monday morning gang ( it's possible ... ) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice to get your juices flowing and your work week started is this compilation Best Of ... Unsound Bands (1983-'85). The record collects 24 tracks from 5 punk and hardcore bands that made up the roster of the New York based Unsound Music label.  Two of the  bands are Insanity Defense and Satan's Cheerleaders and they share members. The other bands are Fatal Vision, Stands For…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 61st Birthday of Montebello, California born  rock vocalist, Jack Russell, best known for his work with Great White and more recently Jack Russell's Great White. Happy Birthday Jack ! With him in mind, we spotlight JRGW's second record,  Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes. The LP released in 2020 on the Deadline Music label features stripped down acoustic versions of some of Great…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles. It was on this very day in 1971, that the events in the Deep Purple song, "Smoke On The Water" occurred. The band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their sixth studio album, Machine Head, using a mobile recording studio they rented from the Rolling Stones. Frank Zappa and the Mothers were playing a gig in the casino portion of the building. It was the last show to be played there before the…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember English keyboardist, Ian McLagan, best known for his work with Small Faces and Faces, on this, the 7th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2014, age 69 from a stroke. We honor his legacy with Faces' third studio album, A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse. The LP was released November 17, 1971 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by the band with Glyn Johns…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas born saxophonist Bobby Keys, on the 7th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2014, age 70, from liver cancer. His six decade career saw him appear on hundreds of albums from bands like the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and many more. It's his work on…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . We didn't want the week to get away without mentioning that yesterday (11-30-21) marked 4 since the passing  of Sylacauga, Alabama born actor, singer, and comedian, Jim Nabors, best known for the role of  Gomer Pyle on the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, and it's spin off  Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. He died in 2017, age 87, after years of declining health. With him in mind, we spotlight this 1971 Harmony Records…