Monthly Archives: December 2022

Here’s a record you should know about. Garage bands were a staple of 1960’s Rock N Roll. Garage music generally refers to bands whose sound was not too polished or professional as if recorded in a garage and not a … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan continues to be very collectible. “Mixed up Confusion” was a song written by Dylan originally for the “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album. However, since the entire album was acoustic, “Mixed up Confusion” wouldn’t have fit since the song was … Continue reading →

“Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick” was a movie musical released in 1952. It starred Alan Young who ten years later would play Wilbur on TV’s “Mr. Ed.” Dinah Shore played the female lead in the story of a country bumpkin outsmarting … Continue reading →

Obscurity and rarity can often add up to big money when it comes to Doo Wop records. The Five Chances was a Doo Wop group from the south side of Chicago. It was thought that theirs would be a successful … Continue reading →

The Angels was one of the girl groups of the 60’s that had some lesser-hits like “Til” and “Cry Baby Cry,” The “Cry Baby Cry” single on Caprice Records can now sell for $40.00. But it’s their 1963 number 1 … Continue reading →

The first charted single for the Rolling Stones in the U.S. came in 1964 with a cover version of Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away.” It wasn’t a big hit for the Stones, reaching only number 48 on the Billboard Hot … Continue reading →

In 1959 a young Neil Sedaka first broke into the top-10 with a song about his girlfriend, Carol Kline. She would later change her name to Carole King and go on to have one of the greatest musical careers of … Continue reading →

On January 14,1973, “Aloha from Hawaii” was an Elvis concert broadcast live via satellite from the Honolulu International Center, but wasn’t shown in the U.S. until April 4, as the original date was the same as the Super Bowl. Most … Continue reading →

Sam Cooke set the pace for the soul singers to follow. His first hit, “You Send Me,” went all the way to number 1 in 1957. Then a deluge of smashes followed like “Only Sixteen,” “Wonderful World,” and “Chain Gang.” … Continue reading →

Not every Surf music record is worth money but many are, especially from the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, the Surfaris, and the Astronauts. One of the lesser-known Surf music albums is “Surfin’ Wild” by Jim Waller and the Deltas. … Continue reading →