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Atlantic Records Popular Series

craigr244 wrote 5 hours ago: Atlantic Records featured a diverse and rich catalog of great performers and lesser-known artists … more →

Tags: 1940's Pop, 1950's pop, Early Rock, Record labels, Atco, atlantic records

Atco Records

craigr244 wrote 1 week ago: The Premier Atlantic Record Family of Labels Atlantic’s Atco records were the lighter pop side … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, Great Record Labels, leiber and stoller, Atco Records, atlantic records, ahmet ertegun

Pop Blitz: Part 1

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Tags: 1950's pop

Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

craigr244 wrote 1 month ago: When it came to Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller – it didn’t really matter what building th … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, brill building, Rock Composers

Durango's Lords of London1 comment

craigr244 wrote 1 month ago: Western Slope Travelers – Dragonfly – The Legend & More! Durango Colorado’s Lo … more →

Tags: Colorado Groups, The Lords of London, Durango Colorado rock groups, DragonFly

All That Pop

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Tags: 1950's pop, Music Industry Ads

Who is Billy Murray Anyway?

craigr244 wrote 2 months ago: Number 9 All-Time! Billy Murray – Hit Machine Music chart enthusiasts have long conducted excr … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, 1940's Pop, the beatles, Billy Murray, Music VF, Hot 100 Charts, Ada Jones

kexp sessions – the zombies

samplestiltskin wrote 2 months ago: kexp has just started rolling out some of the performances from their spot at this year’s sout … more →

Tags: banter, Indie Music, Tennis, KEXP, Pop, Indie, KEXP sessions, SXSW, The Zombies

Picture Sleeves: Part 25

craigr244 wrote 2 months ago: Terry Day (Melcher)  was Doris Day’s son and was part of the 60′s surf/hot rod/etc. duo … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, 45 Picture Sleeves, Sandra Dee, Kathy Dee, Bruce and Terry, terry day, Terry Melcher, De Castro Sísters, debbie dean

Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield

craigr244 wrote 2 months ago: Sedaka & Greenfield Neil was the performer and Howard the adaptable composer.  Neil’s firs … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, brill building, neil sedaka, howard greenfield

Picture Sleeves: Part 24

craigr244 wrote 2 months ago: Dennis Day was a star of movies, TV (Jack Benny) and of course a recording star.  He never charted d … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, novelty, 45 Picture Sleeves, Dick Dale, Jim Dale, Dennis Day, Gail Davis, Bill Dana, ron dante

Burt Bacharach & Hal David

craigr244 wrote 2 months ago: Bacharach & David Burt Bacharach & Hal David weren’t cut from a similar cloth as the other B … more →

Tags: brill building, The Brill Building writers, hal david, burt bacharach

Carole King and Gerry Goffin

craigr244 wrote 2 months ago: Supreme Brill Building Hit Makers! Carole King & Gerry Goffin Carole King and husband Gerry Goff … more →

Tags: brill building, carole king, Jerry Goffin, carole king and gerry goffin, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles

Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

craigr244 wrote 3 months ago: Mort Shuman – Doc Pomus They were an unlikely pairing in the world of pop music. Pomus (Jerome … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, brill building, Ray Charles, doc pomus, mort shuman, Jermoe Felder

The Brill Building: Part 1

craigr244 wrote 3 months ago: (“They say the neon lights are bright”…) On Broadway 1619 Broadway the “Bril … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, brill building, bacharach & david, Barry & Greenwich, Goffin & King, leiber and stoller, Mann & Weil, Pomus & Shuman, Sedaka & Greenfield

Group Groups and More Groups!

craigr244 wrote 3 months ago: The Wildweeds December 1967 The Trashmen January 1964 The Tradewinds 1966 The Sir Douglas Quintent … more →

Tags: classic '60s rock, Music Industry Ads, wildweeds, Trashmen, Outsiders, Sir Douglas Quintent, the kingsmen, the ramrods, The Tradewinds

Where Are They Now?

craigr244 wrote 4 months ago: The Danvilles – April 1959 Crazy Elephant – 1969 The Cleffs of Lavendar Hill – Jul … more →

Tags: 1950's pop, classic '60s rock, Music Industry Ads, Calvin Arnod, Candy Kisses, The Danvilles, The Chariots, Alice in Wonderland, crazy elephant

Denver's Vicki Martin2 comments

craigr244 wrote 5 months ago: I finally located information about Denver recording artist – Vicki Martin.  She recorded for … more →

Tags: Denver Groups, Band Box Records, Vicki Martin Denver, Vicky Martin Denver, Morey Bernstein, Morris Bernstein, Gene Amole, KDEN Radio Denver, Finer Arts Records

Rockin' on Billboard

craigr244 wrote 5 months ago: The Doors – On The Smother’s Brothers 1968 Mark Dinning – February 1961 The Deterg … more →

Tags: Early Rock, 1950's pop, classic '60s rock, Music Industry Ads, The Danleers, the detergents, Dick Dale, The Doors, mark dinning


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