Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today is National Florida Day, the day set aside to recognize Florida's arrival into the Union in 1845. To commemorate the date, we shine a light on this 1982 album produced by Sea World Of Florida, Inc.  Florida Festival Presents Starsong is an album featuring the husband…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are ecstatic to wish Clarkdale, Georgia native,  country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, Ray Stevens (Harold Ray Ragsdale) a very Happy 84th birthday. Happy Birthday Ray ! The two time Grammy Award winner was born in 1939 to parents Willis Harold Ragsdale…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . we wanted to get a jump on things and wish New York City native, singer, and guitarist, Neil Diamond,  an early Happy Birthday. Tomorrow (01/24/23) he will be celebrating his 82nd Birthday. He was born in 1941 to parents Rose and and Akeeba "Kieve" Diamond and on his 16th Birthday…

Good morning, Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Clarksdale, Mississippi native, and singer songwriter, Sam Cooke (Samuel Cook) on what would have been his 92nd Birthday. He was born in 1931 to parents  Rev. Charles Cook, and his wife, Annie Mae. He was the 5th of 8 children, and one of his Brothers,  L.C., was a member of the doo wop band, Johnny Keyes and the Magnificents. Sam got his start with his siblings in a band called the Singing…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Yesterday brought us the sad news that legendary singer songwriter, and musician,  David Crosby has passed away at age 81 after a long illness. Our Hearts, Thoughts, and Prayers to out to his Family, Friends, and Fans.

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Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Tiptonville, Tennessee native, guitarist, singer and songwriter, carl Perkins, on this , the 25th anniversary of his passing. He was born April 9, 1932 to sharecroppers Louise and Buck Perkins. He grew up picking cotton and on Saturday nights would listen to the Grand Ole Opry on his Father's radio. This inspired him to ask his parents for a guitar. They could not afford one, so they made one…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this very day in 1980, that Macon, Georgia based Capricorn Records filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The label, started in 1969 by  Phil Walden and Frank Fenter, is credited with inventing the Southern rock genre, and was home to great acts such as Elvin Bishop, the Allman Brothers Band, the Charlie Daniels Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Grinder Switch. Over the next decade the company would…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we wish Hollywood, California native, singer and actor, Jack Jones (John Allan Jones), a belated Happy Birthday. The Grammy award winning standard pop singer who sometimes delves into jazz and big band era music turned 85 on Saturday (01/14/23) . He was born January 14, 1938 and his Father, an actor and tenor recorded the song, "The Donkey Serenade", on the night he was born. his Mother is actress Irene…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Not only is it Martin Luther King, Jr. day, it is also the 73rd Birthday of Houston, Texas native, actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Debbie Allen. Happy Birthday Debbie ! She was born in 1950 to parents Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist and Vivian Allen, a  Pulitzer Prize-nominated artist, poet,…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday the 13th edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Chicago native, soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger, Donny Hathaway, on this, the 44th anniversary of his death. He was born October 1, 1945 to Drusella Huntley, but was raised by his Grandmother, Martha Pitts, a…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl again . Yesterday brought us the extremely sad news that English rock guitarist, Jeff Beck (June 24, 1944 – January 10, 2023) had passed away at age 78, after contracting bacterial meningitis. Our Hearts, Thoughts, and Prayers go out to his Family, Friends, and…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice is a bit of local fare. The name of the group is Orange Blossom Bluegrass and they are a Tampa based band who recorded 5 albums between 1974 and 1985. Today's feature, Orange Blossom Country, was released in 1974 on Eagle Records and produced by  Leonard Needham. The address for Eagle Records was Hwy 17 South - Crystal Beach Rd. Winter Haven, FL. The LP was recorded at Central Sound…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. January 8th is a special day, in that it is the Birthday of Elvis, Mother Love Bone front man, Andrew Wood, The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, David Bowie, and Loverboy lead singer, Mike Reno. Happy 68th Birthday Mike ! Mike Reno (Joseph Michael Rynoski) was born January 8, 1955  

New Westminster, British Columbia. In 1979 he met guitarist Paul Dean and they hit it off immediately and a…