Buenos días, amigos and welcome back to Friday and the Cinco de Mayo edition. In lieu of an album detailing the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, we opted to celebrate what would have been the 89th Birthday of  Grenada, Mississippi native, and tenor and alto saxophonist, Ace Cannon. He was born in 1934 and passed away suddenly at home, December 6, 2018. He was 84. Before starting his solo career in 1961, he toured with Bill Black's…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 64th Birthday of Marshville, North Carolina native,  country and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor, Randy Travis (Randy Bruce Traywick). Happt Birthday Randy ! He was born in 1959 to parents Harold Traywick, a  a horse breeder, turkey farmer, substitute school teacher, and construction business owner, and Bobbie Traywick,  a textile factory worker.…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember  Tacoma, Washington native, singer and actor, Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby Jr.) , on what would have been his 120th Birthday. He was born in 1903 to parents Harry Lowe Crosby, a  bookkeeper, and Catherine Helen. Bing passed away October 14, 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…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate British singer, Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey), as he celebrates his 87th Birthday. Happy Birthday  Engelbert ! He was born on this very day in 1936 to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, and his Wife, Olive. In 1965 he teamed up with his former roommate, Gordon Mills. Mills became his manger and and producer and suggested he change his stage. Today we have him on this 1977 Music For…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again and the first day of May. Today we remember  Greenville, Virginia native and contralto vocalist, Kate Smith, on what would have been her 116th Birthday. She was born in 1907 to parents, Charlotte 'Lottie' Yarnell and William Herman Smith, who were Kate's earliest musical influences as her Father sang in the choir in church and her Mother played piano. During the course of her 5 decade career, she excelled in radio,…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Los Angeles born country/ rockabilly vocalist and guitarist, Johnny Horton, on what would have been his 98th Birthday. He was born in 1925 to parents, Ella Claudia Robinson and John Loly Horton and passed away November 5, 1960 in an automobile accident when a drunk driver hit the vehicle he was traveling on while crossing a bridge. He was 35. To honor his legacy, we find ourselves spinning this 1968…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on our calendar of cake is Abbott, Texas native singer, songwriter, outlaw country musician, political activist and actor, Willie Nelson. Happy 90th Birthday Willie ! He was born in 1933  Ira Doyle Nelson and Myrle Marie and over the course of his 7 decade career has released over 180 charting singles, but it is his song, "Georgia On My Mind" that is turning on our table today. The single was released …

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today the National Event Calendar tells us it's National Superhero Day and as comic book collectors, we are fine with that. National Superhero aims to honor all of society's superheroes, both real and imagined and our contribution to the day is this 1972 Buddah Records release, The Amazing Spider-Man: From Beyond The Grave - A Rockomic. The LP features 6 spectacular stories and 4 songs. The songs are performed by…

Good Thursday morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember beloved American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, voice actor, and actor, Casey Kasem, on what would have been his 91st Birthday. The Michigan native passed away June 15, 2014, age 82, from sepsis. He is missed beyond belief. I can honestly say had it not been for Casey Kasem, Stuck In The Vinyl Again would not exist. He instilled a love for music and it's information in…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Saratoga, Texas native, musician, singer, and songwriter, George Jones, on this, the 10th anniversary of his death. He was born September 12, 1931 to parents George Washington Jones, a shipyard worker and Clara Jones, who played piano at the Pentecostal Church. He passed away in 2013, age 81, from respiratory failure. To mark the occasion we spotlight this collaboration album from him and…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember North Carolina native, broadcast journalist and war correspondent, Edward R. Murrow (Egbert Roscoe Murrow), on what would have been his 115th Birthday. He was born in 1908 to parents  Roscoe Conklin Murrow and Ethel F. Murrow, who were Quakers. In 1925 he joined CBS as director of talks and education and stayed with the network for the duration of his career. He became a household name after he…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to wish Brooklyn born singer, actress and director, Barbra Streisand, a very Happy 81st Birthday. Happy Birthday Barbra ! she was born April 24, 1942 to parents Diana Ida, a a school secretary, and Emanuel Streisand, a high school teacher. With her in mind, we spotlight her second live record, Live Concert at the Forum. The LP was recorded April 15, 1972 at The Forum in Inglewood, California,  as…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Well according to the National Event Calendar, today is National Movie Theater Day, and that's good enough for us to break out this 3 record box set called, 50 Years Of American Movies. The LPs were released in 1977 on Musicor Records as part of the Musical Heritage Series and sees 50 years worth of academy award winning songs performed by the world's greatest orchestras and vocalists. It stretches back to 1927…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, a Saturday Night Live edition. That's right folks, both of our selections today have basis in the late night comedy show. It was on this night in 1978 that comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi debuted the characters of lead vocalist 'Joliet' Jake Blues and harmonica player/vocalist Elwood Blues. The duo would become the first SNL performers to carry their own movie and in addition to that they released a  four albums. Our first…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we wish Jacksonville, Florida native, and singer songwriter, Johnny Tillotson, a very Happy belated Birthday. He was born April 20, 1938 to parents Doris and Jack Tillotson, and as of yesterday (04/20/23) is now 85 years old. Over the course of his 7 decade career, the singer has dabbled in pop, country, and adult contemporary, was featured as the vocalist for the theme song to the…

Good morning party people and welcome to the 420 2023 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again, otherwise known as Thursday. That's right folks, today is the unofficial official day for all things centered in the world of wacky weed, Our contribution ? The third album by Los Angeles based country rock duo, Brewer & Shipley. Tarkio (sometimes referred to as Tarkio Road) was released in 1970 on Kama Sutra Records and produced by Nick Gravenites, who used to front to front The Electric Flag. The…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today our record of choice is this 1973 RCA Special Products release, Toyota Jazz Parade: Dixie / Rock. This compilation LP is great ! The first side, labeled Dixie sees tracks from Al Hirt, Louis Armstrong, and King Oliver, while the second side, Rock, revs us up with tunes from Jerry Reed, The Guess Who, and Jefferson Airplane. We've had this record for awhile and recently picked up an additional copy. I've…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Durham, North Carolina native,  comedian, singer, dancer, and actor, Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham, on what would have been his 119th Birthday. He was born in 1904 and got his start performing with Bessie Smith's Traveling Revue and later moved into films and performances at The Apollo. The 50s saw him move towards television appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show and  Laugh In and the 60s brought us a…

Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we wish a Happy 80th Birthday to former bassist/vocalist, Roy Estrada, best known for his work in Little Feat, Captain Beefhart's Magic Band, and the Mother's Of Invention. He is currently incarcerated in Texas as a sex offender, but as I've said before, even criminals get Birthdays on this page. With him on on minds, we find this compilation album from Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, Transparency,…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Not only is it Sunday but also the 61st Birthday of D.C. born vocalist and guitarist, Ian MacKaye, ( Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye)  best known as the front man for the hardcore punk band, Minor Threat, the vocalist for the post-hardcore band Fugazi, and the co founder and owner of Dischord Records. Happy Birthday Ian ! Today turning our our table is Minor Threat's first compilation album,…