Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles . Today we remember Indiana born drummer, Roger Hawkins, on what would have been his 76th Birthday. He passed away in May, age 75 after bouts with numerous health problems, including COPD. He was best known for his work in the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, but also served as a session drummer for the likes of Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers, Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Womack, Clarence Carter, Etta…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we offer up for your listening experience, this 1970 Harmony Records compilation, Beautiful People by various artists. The LP collects tracks from recognized acts like John Kay of Steppenwolf, The Great Society With Grace Slick, and the Byrds, while balancing things out with lesser known names like The United States Of America, The Rising Sons, and Tom Rose. The liner notes were written…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Washington born singer and actor and the world's first multimedia star, Bing Crosby, on the 44th anniversary of his passing. He died in 1977, age 74, from a massive heart attack. He had flown to Spain for a game of golf and after playing said, "That was a great game of golf, fellas. Let’s go have a Coca-Cola." He collapsed as he was walking to the Clubhouse.  We honor his legacy with this 1967…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we cheerfully wish New Jersey born musician, singer, songwriter, actor and producer, Paul Simon, a very Happy 80th Birthday. Happy Birthday Paul. He is best known for his partnership with Art Garfunkel in the folk rock duo, Simon & Garfunkel, one one the bestselling musical acts of the 60s. It is their third studio album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, that is our focus today. The LP was released …

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember New Mexico born  singer-songwriter, producer, activist, and humanitarian, John Denver, on this the 24th anniversary of his passing. He died in 1997, age 53, as a result of a plane crash over  Monterey Bay. He was the lone occupant. With him in mind, we spotlight his 6th studio album, Rocky Mountain High. Rocky Mountain High was released September 15, 1972 on the RCA label and produced by Milton…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome to the Columbus Day 2021 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. In addition to the holiday we also remember today as being the 30th anniversary of the passing of comedian and actor Redd Foxx (real name John Elroy Sanford) who died on this day in 1991, age 68, from a heart attack. At first witnesses thought he was faking a heart attack, like his fictional character Fred Sanford, was prone to do. He is truly missed. We honor his legacy with this 1956 Dooto…

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…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Join us today we we wish Texas born pop and standards singer - songwriter Johnny Mathis a very Happy 86th Birthday. Happy Birthday Johnny ! Today we focus on his 49th studio album, You Light Up My Life. The LP was released March 13, 1978 on the Columbia label and produced by Jack Gold. It peaked at #33 in New Zealand, #9 on the Billboard 200, #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #3…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 86th Birthday of Louisiana born pioneer of rock n roll and rockabilly, who it's safe to say has dabbled in country, gospel, blues and honky tonk, Jerry Lee Lewis. Happy Birthday Jerry ! To mark the occasion we shine a light on his 6th compilation album, The Best Of Jerry Lee Lewis. The LP was released in 1970 on the Smash label and reached #114 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. We enjoyed yesterday's compilation album so much, we thought we'd follow up with another one. Hit Machine was released in 1976 on K-Tel Records. This collection sees acts like K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Linda Ronstadt, War, Frankie Valli, Billy Ocean, KISS, Rick Springfield, ELO, Elton John, Jessi Colter and others bringing you the hits you want to hear and some you probably haven't heard in a while. I can't…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In the Vinyl Again . Sometimes high gravity Mondays require a few different artists to get your morning motivated. With that in mind, we offer up this 1979 Columbia Records compilation, Lookin' Back by various artists. On it we see songs from The Surfaris, Little Anthony & The Imperials, the Kingston Trio, Classics IV, and more. This was a recent purchase from Treasure House Antiques & collectibles in…

Good Sunday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . On this day in 1948,  British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, activist, and Dame, Olivia Newton-John, was born. Today the multi Platinum recording artist celebrates her 74th Birthday and we wish her a very Happy Birthday ! To mark the occasion we find ourselves spinning our only ONJ album, Physical ( I mean we have the soundtracks to Grease and Xanadu, but still ...). Physical, her most…