Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas born singer songwriter, producer, and actor, Kenny Rogers, on what would have been his 85th Birthday. He was born in 1938 to parents Lucille Lois Rogers, a nurse's assistant, and Edward Floyd Rogers, a carpenter and during the course of his 6 decade career he sold over 100 million records worldwide, released 39 solo LPs, and 80 singles, 24 of them which were number ones. Today we have him on his…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of Texas born actor, composer, guitarist and vocalist, Rudy Gatlin of the world famous Christian country music group, The Gatlin Brothers. Happy Birthday Rudy ! He was raised on albums by the Statesmen Quartet and Blackwood Brothers Quartet and got his start at two years old when he performed with his Brothers Larry (age 6) and Steve (age 4) on a talent show in Abilene, Texas. With…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. First our way back machine takes us to this day in 1948 when New York native and future lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the band Looking Glass, Elliot Lure was born. Happy 74th Birthday Elliot ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's most popular song, "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". The tune,  written by Elliot, was released May 18, 1972 on the Epic label and produced by Mike Gershman, Bob Liftin and…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Wednesday (08/16/23) brought us the sad news that New York City native, Army Veteran,  and record executive, Jerry Moss, had passed away at age 88. He is perhaps best known for cofounding the A&M Records in 1962 with Herb Alpert (Who is the "A")  and is the "M" in A&M Records . Today we have him on the 15th studio album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Summertime was released in 1971 on the…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . According to the National Event Calendar, today (08/17/23) is National Black Cat Appreciation Day and that's good enough for us. On this day the powers that be try to destigmatize the familiar felines who have been connected with bad luck since the middle ages. Our contribution of the day is LP. London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II was recorded January 12–14, 1983 at the Twickenham Film Studios…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Toda y we remember Tupelo, Mississippi native, actor, and singer, Elvis Presley, on this, the 46th anniversary of his passing. He was born January 8, 1935 to parents, Vernon Presley and Gladys Love and during the course of his 3 decade career he has sold over 500 million records worldwide and has dabbled in rock an roll, pop, rockabilly, country, gospel, R&B, and blues. Today we have him on the gospel side of…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today is a two for Tuesday of sorts as we remember Sherman, Texas native, country musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader, Buck Owens, who would have celebrated his 94th Birthday on Saturday  (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) and his best friend and bandmate, Don Rich, would have celebrated his 82nd Birthday today (August 15, 1941 – July 17, 1974). Don was born in Olympia, Washington and along with Buck…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today our record(s) of choice is this double compilation from Columbia Musical Treasuries. The Nostalgic Voices And Sounds Of Old Time Radio by various artists was released in 1968 and collects songs, comedy bits, and new reels from the 20s, 30s, and 40s from the golden age of radio with selections from Rudy Vallee, Bing Crosby, Harry Hershfield, Al Jolson, Burns And Allen, Baby Rose Marie, Victor Borge, FDR, and…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. According to the National Event Calendar, today (08/13/23) is International Lefthanders Day, a day set aside to celebrate left-handedness and to raise awareness of the issues that lefties face as we live in a world designed for right-handers. (Full disclosure" I'm a Southpaw.) Among famous lefthanders are US Presidents like Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama, actors like Ben…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's singles, a Back To School Edition. With all the pictures of first days of school we're seeing it can only mean that class is back in session. We thought we'd get in on the learning with these two school themed records. First up in our way back machine is this 1969 release from Peter Pan Records. Here the Peter Pan Orchestra And Chorus get us back in the swing of things with the following track list :

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again  . Today we celebrate the 69th Birthday of  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native and guitarist, Bryan Bassett . Happy Birthday Bryan ! He is best known for his work in the Ohio based funk rock band, Wild Cherry, although he did spend some time in Lonesome Dave's Foghat and Molly Hatchet. Today we have him on Wild Cherry's sophomore record, Electrified Funk. The LP was released   April 1977 on the Epic…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate Harlem born R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter, and actress, Patti Austin, as she celebrates her 73rd Birthday ! Happy Birthday Patti ! She got her start at 4 years old when she performed at the Apollo and by the time she was 15 she was recording commercial jingles and performing as a session musician. In 1981 she signed with Quincey Jones' label Quest and released her 4th studio…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Not only was yesterday (08/08/23) Mel Tillis' Birthday but it also marked 6 years since the death of country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor Glen Campbell. He was born April 22, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas to parents, John Wesley Campbell (a sharecropper) and Carrie Campbell. He was the 7th of 12 children. At age 4 his Father bought him a Sears guitar and his Uncle taught him to play. At age 17 he moved…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Tampa, Florida native, outlaw country musician, actor, and Air Force Veteran, Mel Tillis, on what would have been his 91st Birthday. He was born Lonnie Melvin Tillis to parents Burma and Lonnie Lee Tillis and after a bout with malaria as a child he developed a stutter. During the course of his 6v decade career he recorded over 35 studio albums and released over 15 compilation alums, including…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember  Kansas City, Missouri  native, vocalist, and founding member of The Platters, Herb Reed, on what would have been his 95th Birthday. He was born in 1928 and is the only member of The Platters to have sung on all of their over 400 songs and was the last remaining member to pass away. He died on June 4, 2012 after suffering heart disease and C.O.P.D. he was 83 years old. Today we are spinning this…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . We didn't want the week to get away without mentioning that Friday (08/04/23) was what would have been the 104th Birthday of Choctaw County, Mississippi native and founding member of the Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers, James Blackwood. He was born in 1919  to sharecropper William Emmett Blackwood and his wife Carrie Prewitt Blackwood and when he was 15 co founded the group…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, A Number Ones Edition. First up under our needle is the one hit wonder by Lincoln, Nebraska based pop rock duo Zager and Evans. The title track to their debut album, "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" was released in April 1969 on the RCA label. It was written by Rick Evans and then produced by Zager and Evans. It reached #47 in Italy, #2 in Australia, and #1 on Canada's Top Singles and Adult Contemporary charts, #1…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Bell, California native,  keyboardist and bassist, Larry Knechtel, best known as one of the session musicians that make up the Wrecking Crew, as well as a member of the soft rock group bread, on what would have been his 83rd Birthday. He was born in 1940 and passed away August 20, 2009, age 69, from of an apparent heart attack. Today we have him on the 6th studio album from…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are estatic to celebrate the 82nd Birthday of Passaic, NJ native and vocalist, Beverly Lee, best known as a member of the girl group, The Shirelles. Happy Birthday Beverly. The quartet was formed in highschool after a teacher heard them sing and encouraged them to enter a talent show. The original line up consisted of Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice is the sophomore release from UK rock band, Dizzy Heights. High & Alive was released in 1982 on the SRTW label . The band was formed in July 1979 by David "The Dudge" James (keyboards, vocals), Nick Salt (lead guitar, vocals), Nicky Millward (drums, 1979-82), and Lesley Skillings (bass, vocals). Lesley was later replaced by Steve Tolley in 1982 and then he (Tolley) was replaced…