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Top Ten @ 10: Valentines Day
Since we had a special Valentines Day edition of “The Grooveyard” this week, there was no formal Top Ten @ 10. Instead, here’s host Alan Seltzer’s 10 favorite love songs from… more →
The Grooveyard
Re-release Me
wrote 11 hours ago: When watching BBC Four’s Friday night programme ‘The Richest Songs in the World’, … more →
Soul Serenade: The Shirelles, “Mama Said”
wrote 4 days ago: Soul Serenade: The Shirelles, “Mama Said” 1961 was a very good year for the Shirelles, and many othe … more →
Ben E. King in Jamaica for Mother's Day Concert
wrote 1 week ago: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alumnus, singer and composer of “Stand By Me” Ben E. King i … more →
Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Each of the ten tracks on here are well crafted pop songs. It’s a Bank Holiday Monday and it … more →
BEN E. KING-I HAD A LOVE.
wrote 2 weeks ago: BEN E. KING-I HAD A LOVE. In 1975, Ben E. King returned to Atlantic Records, where he’d spent much o … more →
Weekly Rock! - Hanson, Cold War Kids, Marvin Gaye, Green Day and more
wrote 2 weeks ago: Ever find a song you absolutely, cannot stop listening to? The Weekly Rock is a list of tunes we ca … more →
Ben E. King - I Who Have Nothing (Dexcell Bootleg) [FREE]
wrote 2 weeks ago: Get it here ! Dexcell: ♦ … more →
Deep Cut of the Week - 'Young Boy Blues'
wrote 3 weeks ago: Classic R&B is great. Classic rock is great. So now imagine a Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Jeff Bec … more →
GO GOOGLE!!!!! Ella Fitzgerald and Jerry Leiber
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Kudos to Google for celebrating the birthday of Ella Fitzgerald!!! I used to love seeing her on Ed S … more →
A Girl Named Sandoz
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s a little mix to keep you guys occupied until we can start blogging again. Dirty, Dirty … more →
The only light we'll see
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wrote 1 month ago: It’s been one of those weeks…death in any language and under any flag is irrevocable. Ou … more →
The Drifters
wrote 1 month ago: The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally fo … more →
In Memoriam: Phil Ramone (1934-2013)
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wrote 1 month ago: Today, The Second Disc remembers Phil Ramone. The multiple Grammy-winning producer, 79, died on Satu … more →
Learning Guitar - Video 11
wrote 1 month ago: This was the final week of my semester of learning to play the guitar. I think I covered all of the … more →
"Shake," "Shuffle" and Roll: Harlem's Greatest Hits
wrote 2 months ago: Although I seriously doubt that I’ll ever be 100 percent down with the idea of Internet memes … more →
The Last 5 Films I Watched
wrote 2 months ago: Since I’ve Been At University, I Found Myself Watching Films From A Totally Different Angle, M … more →
9/365 - 'Stand By Me', Ben E. King (1961) - 365 Days of Music
wrote 2 months ago: What can I say about this song that hasn’t already been said? This is one of my favourite son … more →
Music Theory - 0019
wrote 2 months ago: Last time was all dry and theoretical and true. We have expectations when listening to Western Music … more →
Today in Music History, March 10
wrote 2 months ago: On this date 38 years ago in 1975 John Lennon released his cover of the Ben. E. King classic “ … more →
