Monthly Archives: February 2022

If nothing else, Britain’s Motorhead is one of the world’s loudest bands. An influence on Guns N Roses and Metallica, Motorhead has barely seen any action on the U.S. charts. Their 1996 album, “Overnight Sensation,” released on CMC Records, can … Continue reading →

Jackie De Shannon had hits like “What the World Needs Now is Love” and “Put a Little Love in Your Heart.” She also wrote a lot of hits for others like “Bette Davis Eyes” for Kim Carnes in 1981, which … Continue reading →

Paul Revere and the Raiders owned the charts from the mid-60’s until the early 70’s with Mark Lindsay singing lead on hits like “Kicks (Just Keep Getting Harder to Find)” and “Indian Reservation.” The band formed in 1959 as the … Continue reading →

In the 1970’s John Denver was all over the radio with hits like “Rocky Mountain High” and “Take Me Home Country Roads.” Twelve of his albums went gold. Four went platinum. In 1966 he put out his first album “John … Continue reading →

“Records you should know about” are records that most people have never heard of but are worth a lot of money. The Del-Larks was a group first formed in 1953 in Plainfield, New Jersey with Sammy Campbell as lead singer. … Continue reading →

Jim Reeves, often referred to as “Gentleman Jim,” was one of the most successful and popular Country stars of all time. However, baseball was his first love. But after severing his sciatic nerve, his prospects of becoming a pitcher for … Continue reading →

The Delfonics found fame at the height of the soul-music wave in the mid to late 60’s. Their first hit came in 1968 with “La La Means I Love You.” The song, written by William Hart, was inspired by the … Continue reading →

Van Morrison has been called brilliant, introverted, aloof, and extremely influential on other icons like Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. His first solo hit came in 1967 with “Brown Eyed Girl,” which is worth no more than $20.00. But in … Continue reading →

The Ventures are often considered to be a surf-music band, but they were around long before surf music captured the nation’s interest in the early 60’s. The Ventures are probably best known for two of their hits, “Hawaii Five-O” and … Continue reading →

Usually the death of a recording artist does not affect the value of his or her records. Speculation kicks in immediately after the loss of a superstar. It might be a good time to sell but not to buy. Prices … Continue reading →