Monthly Archives: September 2025

“The Chirping Crickets” was the first album for Buddy Holly and his band. It contains Rock N Roll classics such as “Maybe Baby”, “That’ll Be the Day,” and “Oh Boy!” which on a 78 as seen here can get you … Continue reading →

Working as a secretary at Motown paid off big time for Martha Reeves. In need of background singers at a recording session, she was called upon to back up Marvin Gaye on his songs, “Stubborn Kind Of Fella” and “Hitch … Continue reading →

Clambake” is used many times as an example of a bad Elvis movie. By 1967, his movies had been so poorly received that “Clambake” was the last film for which Elvis could command a million dollar salary. The 1967 soundtrack … Continue reading →

Creedence Clearwater Revival was a band with numerous Rock N Roll classics beginning with “Suzie Q” in 1968 followed by “Proud Mary” the same year. In 1969 came four more hits including “Bad Moon Rising” and “Green River.” Three more … Continue reading →

Dizzy Gillespie was a Jazz innovator responsible for a style known as Be-bop. He was also known for the weird shape of his trumpet. A recipient in 1990 of the Kennedy Center Honors Award, Dizzy was famous as well for … Continue reading →

There wasn’t that much vinyl being produced by 1997, but some albums that were have become collectible such as “Flaming Pie” by Paul McCartney. Critics acclaimed it as one of his better albums with the charm he had exemplified on … Continue reading →

Before the Supremes became household names with hits like “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love” and “Stop In The Name Of Love,” the ladies released a few lesser-known singles that can be quite valuable today. Among them is their … Continue reading →

Mickey Gilley who is cousin to Rock N Roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis and preacher Jimmy Swaggart and owner of Gilley’s, the world’s largest honky tonk and where the girls all look prettier at closing time, is best known for … Continue reading →

The Heavy Metal, hard rockin’ Punk band Guns ‘N’ Roses holds the record for the biggest selling debut album in the history of Rock N Roll with the 1987 release of “Appetite For Destruction.” But they did release an EP … Continue reading →

Genesis is one of the most popular and well-known groups of the seventies and eighties. They really had two different sounds, first with Peter Gabriel who was known for art rock and influencing such groups as Kansas and Styx. And … Continue reading →