Monthly Archives: June 2023

Without a doubt, the one album that many people think is worth big money but is not is “Street Survivors” by Lynynrd Skynyrd. Released on MCA Records in October 1977, just before a plane crash that took the lives of … Continue reading →

Lionel Hampton was a master of the vibraphone and a drummer who could juggle drumsticks without missing a beat. He played with all the Jazz greats from Charlie Parker to Louis Armstrong. But it was Benny Goodman who first recognized … Continue reading →

Donna Loren is one of the best known unknowns of the sixties. She is best known as spokesperson for Dr. Pepper from 1963-1968. She recorded over a dozen singles but never had a hit. Nonetheless, she appeared on “Shindig” several … Continue reading →

The first Spanish group to hit the Billboard Hot 100 was Los Bravos from Madrid. Their giant contribution to Rock N Roll was the smash single, “Black is Black (I Want My Baby Back),” reaching #4 in 1966. The single … Continue reading →

Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran are among the giants in the history of Rock N Roll. Both would die young, well before their time; Holly in a plane crash and Cochran in a car accident. Any and all of their … Continue reading →

In the summer of ’62 you couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing “The Loco-motion” by Little Eva. This former baby sitter for Carole King scored again that same year with “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby.” But it’s her … Continue reading →

Bobby Freeman’s first hit came in 1958 with the classic, “Do You Want To Dance,” which was also a hit for the Beach Boys in 1966. Freeman’s version on a 45 can now sell for $40.00. In 1964, Bobby Freeman … Continue reading →

In 1953, Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed won Academy Awards for best supporting actor and best supporting actress for their roles in “From Here To Eternity.” The movie also won the Academy Award for best picture. Hollywood legends Burt Lancaster … Continue reading →

Barbara Lewis was not just a great singer but she also wrote many of her hits like “Hello Stranger,” which charted at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, and can now sell for $25.00. More hits followed like … Continue reading →

Before Graham Parsons worked with the Byrds and Emmylou Harris, he helped form the International Submarine Band. With Parsons doing vocals, the band never had any real commercial success but are recognized as being influential on the Country-Rock bands that … Continue reading →