The "Just One Song" game, part 2 |
Come check it out and be part of the fun!
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:56:00 GMT |
Just One Song, Part 1 |
What would you do if you had to choose just one song by some of your favorite acts? For some groups, it's easy. How many people are going to take anything by the Syndicate of Sound besides "Little Gir...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:06:00 GMT |
Holiday Pop/Rock: "Deck Five," by Saturday’s Children |
Here's a sweet little slice of Chicago-produced holiday music from 42 years ago.Saturday's Children, a five-piece band on the local Dunwich label (which also sported excellent local garage groups The ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:58:00 GMT |
TJ: King of Psychedelic Bubblegum |
Tommy James: It's Good to be KingFew American singers were as popular in the late 1960s as Tommy James. Some of his big hits are remembered well today ("I Think We're Alone Now," "Crimson and Clover,"...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:47:00 GMT |
Jan Bradley, "Your Kind of Lovin’" |
Here's a Chicago soul track by Jan Bradley, a talented singer mostly forgotten today despite enjoying a big hit ("Mama Didn't Lie") in 1963.Ms. Bradley, from the south suburbs of Chicago, hooked up wi...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:50:00 GMT |
The D.C. Playboys! |
Van McCoy is famous these days for "The Hustle," a fun chunk of Latin disco from 1975. But for 15 years up to that left-field hit, he'd been at the helm of some of the best soul music ever made.McCoy ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:08:00 GMT |
And even more Beatles-like non-Beatles! |
I gotta get off this Beatle-ish record thing!But not until I share another one. Milwaukee's The Ricochetts recorded "Losing You" for the Chicago-based Quill label. This early 1966 single was the group...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:41:00 GMT |
Chicago History Museum interview with Terri Hemmert |
Come hear Chicago radio legend Terri Hemmert of WXRT-FM at the Chicago History Museum on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00 PM!I'll be your host for the evening, which is part of the CHM's continuing "Chi...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:18:00 GMT |
Early Non-Beatles Beatles 3 |
Here's a charming 45 in the early Beatles mode by United Nations, a completely obscure group most likely hailing either from Illinois or Indiana. I'm guessing that this record, released on the Chicago...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:07:00 GMT |
Early Non-Beatles Beatles, part 2 |
Hello again everybody. Here's another lovely hunk of American faux-Merseybeat, post-65 division. Many of you pop fans know something written and recorded by the Merry-Go-Round, even if you don't know ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:06:00 GMT |
