Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE, best known for his work in the 'brother band', the Bee Gees, on this, the 19th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2003, age 53, as of a twisted intestine, which caused him to go into cardiac arrest. We honor his legacy by spinning the 10th album from the group, To Whom It May Concern . The LP was…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. We didn't want the week to get away without wishing Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE, known the world over as simply, Rod Stewart a very Happy belated Birthday. The British rock and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer was born in 1945 and celebrated his 77th Birthday, yesterday (01/10/22) . Happy Birthday Rod ! With him in mind we spotlight his sixth studio album, Atlantic Crossing. The LP was…

Good Monday morning gang (if you believe in such things) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 67th Birthday of German guitarist Michael Schenker, best known for his work in UFO, the Scorpions, the Michael Schenker Group, and the McAuley Schenker Group. Happy Birthday Michael. With him in mind, we spotlight the 2nd record from the Michael Schenker Group, Assault Attack. The LP was released October 1982 on the  Chrysalis label and produce by  Martin Birch. It…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember the 37th president of the United States,  Richard Milhous Nixon, on what would have been his 109th Birthday. He was born in 1913 in Yorba Linda, California and passed away in New York on April 22, 1994, aged 81, following s stroke. We honor his legacy, which includes the  Environmental Protection Agency, The War On Drugs, resignation due to Watergate, and a meeting with The King, Elvis Presley, (who…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. In addition to Friday, it is also the 75th Birthday of Washington born vocalist/guitarist Kenny Loggins, best known for his work in the duo Loggins and Messina. Happy Birthday Kenny ! To mark the occasion, we spotlight Kenny's first live albu, Alive. Alive was recorded in between 1978 and 1980 in Chico, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, California and Tahoe, Nevada. It was then released in September…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 53rd Birthday of Ohio born singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, painter, and absinthe manufacturer, Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Hugh Warner) a very Happy 53nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Marilyn ! To get the celebration started we have opened and are spinning his 11th studio album, We Are Chaos. The LP was released September 11, 2020 on the Loma Vista label and produced by…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember  Irish singer, musician, and songwriter, Phil Lynott, of rock band Thin Lizzy,  on the 36th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1986, age 36, from pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia. We honor his legacy with this Collector Series - Radio/In-Store Sampler from 1977 and London Records. The LP collects two songs from Them, two from Thin Lizzy, two from David Bowie, one from John…

Good morning people and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Yoday we joyfully celebrate the 77th Birthday of Dallas born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Stills, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, in addition to a highly successful solo career. Happy Birthday Stephen ! With him in mind, we spotlight the second and last effort by his band Manassas. Down The Road was released April 23, 1973 on…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember St, Louis born vocalist, David Lynch, best known for his work with R&B group, The Platters, on this, the 41st anniversary of his passing. He died in 1981, age 51 from cancer. To mark the occasion, we spotlight this 20 song compilation appropriately titled  20 Greatest Hits. The LP was released in 1982 on the Black Tulip label. According to Discogs ours is a Netherlands…

Good morning gang and welcome to the New Year's Day edition of Saturday's Singles ! We, like the rest of the world, are saddened by the loss of The First Lady Of Television, Betty White. She spent 8 decades charming us and the world is a dimmer one now that she has moved on. A lot of people my age knew her first from the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, which aired from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. We don't own the Cynthia Fee version of the theme, but we do have the next best thing,…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday and New Year's Eve 2021 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we spin our last album of the year,  while we remember  New Jersey born  bass singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist,  Nick Massi, best known for his work with The Four Seasons. He passed away on Christmas Eve in the year 2000, age 73, from cancer. To mark the occasion, we spotlight this double compilation called Stories. Stories was released in 1975 on…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. A week ago today (12/23/21)  Washington, D.C. born vocalist/guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, best known for his work in Jefferson Airplane and it's offshoot side project Hot Tuna, celebrated his 81st Birthday. Happy belated Birthday Jorma ! With him in mind we spotlight the third studio album from Hot Tuna, Burgers. Burgers was released in February of 1972 on the Grunt label and produced by Jorma…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember English singer and songwriter Joe Cocker who passed away 7 years ago on December 22, 2014, age 70, from lung cancer. We honor his legacy by spinning the double live album, Mad Dogs & Englishmen. The LP was recorded March 27–28, 1970 at the  Fillmore East, in New York City, and then released in August of that same year. It was produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell. It peaked at #20 in…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Walden Robert Cassotto, East Harlem born singer, musician, and actor, known the world over as Bobby Darin.  He died 48 years ago on December 20,1973, age 37, after multiple heart surgeries. What a shame. We honor his legacy by spinning his sophomore record, That's All. That's All was released March 1959 on the Atco label and was produced by brothers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun,  along with…

Good Sunday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. We hope your Christmas was a great one. Every year when we start the Christmas selections we miss people and occasions that occur during that time, so we thought it would be nice to catch up on some of those this week.  First up is West Virginia born country music singer and songwriter, Little Jimmy Dickens, who would have celebrated his 101st Birthday last Sunday (12/19/21). He passed away in 2015, age 94, a few days…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of the Christmas edition of Saturday's Singles. Yes Virginia, this is a Christmas and it is today ! We get the festivities started with this double shot of  singer, actor and television personality, Perry Como. We have these two cool Extended Play 45s that come in cardboard sleeves that look like ornaments, that you can actually hang on the tree. They were released in 1953 on the RCA Victor label and were the nucleus of his Christmas album, "All…

Good morning gang and welcome to the Christmas Eve edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. With Friday finally here and Christmas just a few hours away, we find ourselves spinning Mariah Carey's classic Merry Christmas. The original LP was released October 28, 1994 on the Columbia label and produced by Carey, Walter Afanasieff, and Loris Holland. It is her first Christmas album and overall fourth studio album.  The record reached #5 in Estonia, #4 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway,…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's Christmas Classics Countdown. We're looking at just two more days to Christmas and thought it was time to break out Lee Greenwood's Christmas album, Christmas To Christmas. The LP was released on September 26, 1985 on the MCA label and produced by Steve Day and Ernie Winfrey. It reached #29 on the Top Country Albums chart. On it, the patriotic performer, best known for his song "God Bless…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's Christmas Classics Countdown. With just 3 more days to go, we find ourselves spinning this two record set, All I Want For Christmas, by actor, comedian, writer, composer, and conductor, Jackie Gleason. The LPs were released in 1969 on Capital Records and peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200. Yesterday was a all day rain event for us and we listened to this album last night. It was the prefect way to end our day with…

Good morning to you all and welcome back to the Tuesday edition of our Christmas Classics Countdown. With just 4 more days to go, we find ourselves spinning this 1979 Disneyland Records release, Disney's Christmas Favorites. The disc collects 13 tracks by Larry Groce, The Mike Sammes Singers* And The Disneyland Children's Sing-along Chorus, which is directed by Betty Joyce. The LP is chocked full nostalgia and guaranteed to put a seasonal smile on your…