Monthly Archives: July 2022

Many recording artists in the 1960’s and 70’s made special promotional records for brand name advertisers. Connie Francis released an album in 1961 for Brylcreem with its slogan, “A Little Dab’ll Do ya.” Not a big collectible it’s worth up … Continue reading →

Johnny Winter was a white Blues guitarist who had local fame in Texas in the early 1960’s. In 1968, after Rolling Stone magazine described him as a “cross-eyed albino with long fleecy hair, playing some of the gutsiest blues guitar … Continue reading →

Ella Fitzgerald is known as the “First lady of Jazz,” working with such Jazz giants as Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. Before her rise to fame she was a lookout for a brothel and ran numbers. But winning an amateur … Continue reading →

The Who’s “Live at Leeds” album, released in 1970, featured some of the band’s biggest hits like “Substitute”, “My Generation,” and “Magic Bus.” The New York Times said, “It’s the best live rock album ever made.” Also on the album … Continue reading →

In the spring of 1962 one-hit-wonder, Bruce Channel, rode the top of the charts with “Hey Baby” ( I wanna know if you’ll be my girl). The harmonica riff at the beginning of the song inspired John Lennon’s playing on … Continue reading →

The Paris Sisters were discovered by 1940’s and 50’s stars, the Andrew Sisters. Soon, the Paris Sisters were performing in Las Vegas. With wigs, padded bras, and lots of make-up the nine, ten, and fifteen-year olds sang at the Dunes … Continue reading →

In 1968 the Okaysions’ giant beach-music hit, “Girl Watcher,” was in the top-10 for nine weeks and in the top-100 for twenty-six weeks. Most copies can be found on ABC Records and worth no more than $10.00. However, it was … Continue reading →

Following World War II, Detroit was a mecca for Blues artists like Eddie “Guitar” Burns. Influenced heavily by artists like Sonny Boy Williamson and Big Bill Bronzy, Burns soon found himself cutting sessions with Blues legend, John Lee Hooker. In … Continue reading →

“Desire Under the Elms” was written by Eugene O’Neil and first published as a play in 1924. In 1958 it was brought to the screen with its story of greed, lust, and family betrayal. It was kind of like a … Continue reading →

Willie Nelson is one of the most popular and well-loved musicians/song-writers in the history of recorded music. He has written some of the greatest Country classics of all time like “Funny How Time Slips Away” and “Crazy,” one of the … Continue reading →