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GENE PITNEY R.I.P. ROCK N PERPETUITY 1 comment

Artie Wayne wrote 2 days ago: GENE PITNEY  2/17/41 – 4/5/06 “Whenever publisher/ producer Aaron Schroeder was looking … more →

Tags: Aaron Schroder, al kooper, Gene Pitney R.I.P. ROCK N PERPETUITY, Musicor Recores

LOU RAWLS R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY!1 comment

Artie Wayne wrote 3 days ago: LOU RAWLS 12/1/33 – 1/6/06 “I was aware of the impact that Lou Rawls had on his own generation … more →

Tags: "Lover Is A Hurting Thing", capitol records, Lou Rawls R.I.P., margo matthews, Phil Wright, warner brothers music

WHEN CENSORSHIP RULED THE EARTH!2 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 9 months ago:   Who knew that one day you’d be able to see Britney Spears naked and Justin Timberlake’s “Dic … more →

Tags: midnight mary, "Keep The Ball Rolling" Video, jerry ross, Jay and the Techniques, joey powers, Shah of Iran, When Censorship Ruled The Earth!

"And you sip your Napoleon Brandy, but you never get your lips wet"

justwilliam1959 wrote 10 months ago: Here we are again, my my doesn’t time fly? Probably not if it wants to take a suitcase on a Ry … more →

Tags: Adams Faith, Barack Obama, David Bowie, fats domino, Happy Days, Johnny Cash, Morrissey, Nine Inch Nails, NME

Teenage Death Songs: "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson3 comments

Gordon Winslow wrote 1 year ago: Part two of a grisly series. “Tell Laura I Love Her” is one of the most famous teenage d … more →

Tags: Teenage Death Songs, Answer Record, Answer Song, Corrina Corrina, ellie greenwich, Elvis, Elvis Presley, jeff barry, Leader Of The Pack

R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY ARCHIVES1 comment

Artie Wayne wrote 1 year ago: These are personal tributes to my friends or major musical influences in my life who have passed awa … more →

Tags: hank medress, bo diddley, Bobby Darin, ahmet ertegun, Elvis, isaac hayes, Johnny Cash, shel silverstein, van mccoy

AL GALLICO R.I.P. ROCK N PERPETUITY!5 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 1 year ago: AL GALLICO 1920 – 5/21/09 When Ben Raleigh (“Tell Laura I Love Her’, “Wonderful, Wonderful”) a … more →

Tags: Al Gallico R.I.P., Al Gallico Rock In Perpetuity, Artie Wayne

The True Story Behind "Midnight Mary"!27 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 2 years ago: In the early 60’s, I went out with a few Iranian girls who actually told me that they were bro … more →

Tags: joey powers, Paul Simon, amy records, larry taylor bourne music, jerry cole, charlie macey, buddy saltzman, jeannie thomas, lettye hamblin

BOBBY DARIN R.I.P. ROCK N PERPETUITY!8 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 2 years ago: BOBBY DARIN  5/13/36 – 12/20/73 During the 50’s and early 60’s, racism divided rad … more →

Tags: bobby darin heart condition, bobby darin video "dream lover", bobby darin video "mack the knife", bobby darin video "if i were a carpenter", artie wayne open heart surgery, wayne and raleigh wrote b-side of "danke schoen", brooklyn fox theater, bo diddley, carole king

BEN RALEIGH R.I.P. ROCK N PERPETUITY! 11 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 2 years ago: BEN RALEIGH  – 1997 One of my first songwriting heroes was Ben Raleigh, who was the lyric writ … more →

Tags: al gallico, aretha franklyn, arnold shaw, Bobby Darin, catch a falling star, danny jordan, detergents, diamond records, Dion

Brief Encounters With Jimmy Webb!7 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 2 years ago: Growing up in the turbulent 60’s in the Shadow of the Cold War, wasn’t easy! Growing up … more →

Tags: Leslie Gore, Jimmy Webb, MacArthur Park, richard harris macarthur park, jackie deshannon, quincy jones publishing company, association cherish, malibu beach, bruce johnston the beach boys

Part 2-Trade Martin And An Exclusive Look Inside A Phil Spector Recording Session!5 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 2 years ago: Trade Martin and Al Gorgoni listen to a playback. After the impromptu interview I had with Songwrite … more →

Tags: Neil Diamond, bert berns, phil spector, carole king, jerry ross, gerry goffin, al gorgoni, danny jordan, gerry and the pacemakers

A Tribute To The King...Elvis Presley!1 comment

Artie Wayne wrote 2 years ago:   Elvis on his 1968 NBC Comeback Special I can’t think of person in Modern History who has had … more →

Tags: spectropop, Elvis Presley, otis blackwell, doc pomus, in the ghetto, mort shuman, aaron schroeder, wally gold, sid wyche

My One And Only Unforgettable Encounter With John Lennon - Imagine That!4 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 3 years ago: John Lennon among the clouds. After the “English Invasion” of the U.S. in 1964, at the u … more →

Tags: "sebastian prooth", 60s music, beatles, bob haynes, david leaf, George Harrison, helen shapiro, jackie deshannon, John Lennon

An Itsy, Bitsy,Teenie, Weenie Mistake In The Media - Paul Vance Is Alive And Well!5 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 3 years ago: Sept. 27, 2006, 3:37PM Songwriter complains of impostor By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer © 20 … more →

Tags: joey powers, Buddy Holly, ellie greenwich, aldon music, paul vance, itsy bitsy yellow polkadotbikini, brian hyland, danny jordan, joe kolsky

A Song Of Simpler Times- Of Kitty Cats And Nursery Rhymes 2 comments

Artie Wayne wrote 3 years ago: I wonder how many people on Earth woke up this morning and realized that the World had changed overn … more →

Tags: "dennis madalone", you can't push a bullet back into a gun, whoppy, streaker, millions of hearts, sebastion prooth, california wildfires, mister rogers


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