SATURDAY'S SINGLES : GREAT WHITE and THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday Edition. First up on our calendar is California born rock vocalist, Jack Russell, known for his work in Great White and Jack Russell's Great White. Happy 60th Birthday Jack ! Perhaps their best known song, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" was originally released in 1975 as the lead track on Ian Hunter's (Mott The Hoople) debut album. Great White covered it on their 4th record,  ...Twice Shy. The single was released in 1989 on the Capitol label. It peaked at #83 in the UK, #6 on the Mainstream Rock charts, and #5 on the Hot 100. It's B-side is "Slow Ride". We saw Jack Russell's Great White back in 2018, along with Enuff Z'nuff and Bulletboys. It's a show we won't soon forget. 

Great White :

Jack Russell – vocals

Mark Kendall – guitar, backing vocals

Michael Lardie – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, engineer, arrangements

Tony Montana – bass guitar

Audie Desbrow – drums

Alan Niven – producer, arrangements
Michael Lardie - producer
Eddie Ashworth – engineer
Melissa Sewell – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering

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Our second set of Birthday candles belongs to California born  jazz pianist and composer, Dave Brubeck, of The Dave Brubek Quartet. Today would have been his 100th Birthday. He died in 2012, age 91, from heart failure, just one day short of his 92nd Birthday. The title track to Dave's 1963 album  "Bossa Nova U.S.A." was released in 1962 on the Columbia label. It reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured the Rodgers and Hart tune,  "This Can't Be Love" on the flip side.

Dave Brubeck – piano
Paul Desmond – saxophone
Joe Morello – drums
Eugene Wright – double bass

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