Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome to the Valentine's Day 2023 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. For every 'Happily Ever After' they are also relationships that end with lost loves, breakups, and heartaches that bring tears to ones eyes. These are the songs we find on today's record of choice, Crying Time by various artists. This 2 disc set was released in 1979 by Lakeshore Music, Ltd.  and features choice tunes by Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, Mel Tillis,  Wilma Burgess, and…

Great Monday morning Gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate two Birthdays as yesterday was the 73rd Birthday of English guitarist, Steve Hackett, and today is the 73rd Birthday of his fellow and former bandmate, Peter Gabriel. Happy Birthday guys ! To get their party started, we spotlight Genesis'  fourth studio album, Foxtrot. The LP was released October 6, 1972 on the Charisma label and was produced by Dave Hitchcock and Genesis. It reached #45 in Germany,…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, percussionist, vibraphonist, arranger, bandleader, and composer,  Vince Montana, on what would have been his 95th Birthday. He is best known as a member MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother) a group of about 30 musicians who were  the house band for Philadelphia International Records, as well as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra, and is considered…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. This week brought us the sad news that  Kansas City, Missouri native, composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist, Burt Bacharach had passed away at age 94 from natural causes. Our Hearts, Thoughts, and Prayers go out to his Fans, Friends, and Family. With him in mind we spotlight two singles with his musical fingerprints on them. The first one is "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Dionne Warwick. The song was written by …

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 74th Birthday of English drummer and backing vocalist, Nigel Olsson, best known for his work with Elton John. Happy Birthday Nigel ! With him in mind, we shine a light on Elton's sixth studio album, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. The LP was released January 26, 1973 on the MCA label and produced by Gus Dudgeon. It peaked at #16 in West Germany, #4 in Denmark,…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, Percy Faith, on the 47th anniversary of his passing. He was born the oldest of 8 children on April 7, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to parents Abraham and Minnie Faith. He passed away in 1976, age 67, from cancer.  Initially as a child he played violin and piano, but after a fire that left his hands badly…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate Black History Month by spinning this 1957 Capitol Records release, Session At Riverside. The LP features a slew of jazz greats getting together at The Riverside Plaza Hotel in New York. The roster includes Earle Warren,  Arvell Shaw, Milt Hinton, Peanuts Hucko,  Osie Johnson, Lou Stein, Art Ryerson, Coleman Hawkins, Jerry Jerome, Lou McGarity , Urbie Green, Billy Butterfield, and Charlie…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 61st Birthday of Tulsa, Oklahoma native, country music singer and songwriter, Garth Brooks . Happy Birthday Garth ! During the course of his 4 decade career, Mr. Brooks has sold over 170 million albums worldwide, including 9 LPs that have achieved Diamond Certification. (10 million plus in sales). For this he has earned a world record, beating The Beatles and their former record of 6 Diamond…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember New York City native, orchestra leader and composer, Hugo Montenegro, on this, the 42nd anniversary of his death. He was born September 2, 1925 and passed away in 1981, age 55, from  emphysema. He is perhaps best known for his score of  the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Today we have him and Al Hirt working on the soundtrack to Viva Max ! . The film was released 1969 and directed…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember  Buffalo, New York native, vocalist, and guitarist, Cory Wells ( Emil Lewandowski), best known as one of the vocalists for Los Angeles based rock band Three Dog Night, on what would have been his 82nd Birthday. He was born in 1941 and passed away October 20, 2015, aged 74, from multiple myeloma. To honor his legacy, we spotlight this 1979 compilation album from Pickwick, The Golden Greats…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles. It was on this day, 40 years ago, February 4, 1983 that New Haven, Connecticut drummer and singer, Karen Carpenter, passed away, age 32, from consequence of anorexia nervosa. With her in mind, we find ourselves playing "Top Of The World" by The Carpenters. The single was released September 17, 1973,…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on our calendar of cake is English singer-songwriter and drummer, Jim Capaldi, best known for his work in the progressive rock band Traffic. He was born on this day in 1944 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England and passed away January 28, 2005, age 60, from stomach…