Monthly Archives: September 2024

September 10, 2024 Records of the Day

Bert Convy was best known as a TV game show host on “Tattletales,” “Win, Lose, or Draw,” and “Super Password.” As a actor he appeared on many shows like “Hawaii Five O,” and “Bewitched.” And in 1955 Convy was a … Continue reading

September 9, 2024 Records of the Day

In our continuous series of Pre-War blues records that are worth big bucks we include two more today. In 1927, Paramount records released “Frisco Whistle Blues” by Ed Bell. An original copy is now worth up to $2,500.00. In 1931, … Continue reading

September 8, 2024 Records of the Day

In 1964, the Hondells went top-10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Little Honda,” written by Beach Boys Mike Love and Brian Wilson. The song was given to Chuck Girard to record with studio musicians that included Glen Campbell. The … Continue reading

September 7, 2024 Records of the Day

The Bobby Fuller Four’s most famous contribution to Rock N Roll history is the 1965 classic, “I Fought the Law (And the Law Won),” featured in a previous Record of the Day. Their first album was released in 1966. “KRLA … Continue reading

September 6, 2024 Record of the Day

In 1995, to support the release of the Marvin Gaye 4CD box set, “The Marvin Gaye Classics Collection,” Tamla Records released the vinyl 45 “This Love Starved Heart of Mine” with “It’s a Desperate Situation” on the flip side. The … Continue reading

September 5, 2024 Records of the Day

Don Gardner had been recording since 1947 with little success. However, in the early 1960’s he joined forces with Dee Dee Ford. In 1962 they recorded a song called “I Need Your Lovin’,” which they had featured in their club … Continue reading

September 4, 2024 Record of the Day

In 1979, Deborah Harry and Blondie went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Heart of Glass.” Rolling Stone magazine includes the single as part of their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. … Continue reading

September 3, 2024 Records of the Day

Bobby Freeman was just 17 years old when he went top 10 on Billboard in 1958 with the Rock N Roll classic, “Do You Want to Dance.” In 1965, the Beach Boys also went top 10 with their version. Freeman’s … Continue reading

September 2, 2024 Records of the Day

The first big hit for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, came in 1967 with “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” The song is listed among the biggies on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All … Continue reading

September 1, 2024 Records of the Day

In the early days of Rock N Roll many artists had hits with the same song such as “I’m Walkin’” for both Fats Domino and Ricky Nelson. Little Richard and Pat Boone each had hits with “Tutti Frutti.” Elvis and … Continue reading