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The Rascals People-Got to be Free (Original)

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:16:23 +0000

The original studio recording of this great 60s classic song by The Rascals.

Duration : 0:3:2

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Red Rubber Ball – Cyrkle, The

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:52:24 +0000

The Cyrkle was a short-lived American rock and roll band active in the mid-1960s. Though not officially a one-hit wonder (the group charted two top-40 hits), they are best known for their 1966 version of the song Red Rubber Ball, which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and still receives significant airplay on oldies radio stations across the United States.

The band was formed by guitarists and lead singers Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes (bass guitar), who met while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The other members were Earl Pickens on keyboards and Marty Fried on drums. They were originally a “frat rock” band called The Rhondells but were later discovered and managed by Brian Epstein, who was better known as manager of The Beatles. Epstein’s partner was New York attorney Nathan Weiss, who heard the band in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Labor Day in 1965. He became their manager and renamed them. John Lennon provided the unique spelling of their new name. They were produced by John Simon.

In the summer of 1966, they opened on fourteen dates for the Beatles during their U.S. tour. On August 28, they headed the opening acts performing prior to The Beatles at Dodger Stadium. The other artists who appeared were Bobby Hebb, The Ronettes, and The Remains. Before touring with The Beatles, The Cyrkle had a successful engagement at the Downtown Discotheque in New York City.

The Cyrkle is best known for their 1966 song “Red Rubber Ball,” which went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was co-written by Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers. It was released on the Columbia record label. The band had one more Top 20 hit, “Turn-Down Day,” later in 1966. After the release of their debut album, Red Rubber Ball, they recorded a second album, Neon, in late 1966, and a movie soundtrack, The Minx, in 1967. They followed that with various singles and then disbanded in late 1967.

Both Dawes and Danneman became professional jingle writers after The Cyrkle disbanded. Dawes later wrote the famous “plop plop fizz fizz” jingle for Alka-Seltzer. Danneman wrote jingles for Continental Airlines and Swanson Foods. He penned the original 7Up Uncola song. In 1977, Dawes produced Foghat. [Source: Wikipedia]

Duration : 0:2:14

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MARY TRAVERS – “Follow Me” (1971)

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:18:10 +0000

Beautiful song written by John Denver. Mary Travers sang it in her inimitable style and produced the hit single that received airplay. Another example of folk music that is blatantly absent from oldies radio.

Mary Travers passed away on September 16, 2009. May this beautiful soul rest in peace.

Duration : 0:2:44

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Simon & Garfunkel – The Sounds of Silence – 45 RPM ORIGINAL HOT MONO MIX

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:48:21 +0000

Original Columbia Records #43396

Debut 11/20/65
Peaked at #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Written by Paul Simon
Produced by Tom Wilson

From the Columbia LP “Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.”

This is the “electric version” where Columbia Records took the original acoustic version as recorded by Simon & Garfunkel originally, and then added additional electric instruments including both a lead & bass guitar.

This electric version helped make this Simon & Garfunkel’s first major hit!

This is also the original HOT MONO MIX that sounds much more powerful and superior compared to the very common thin, wimpy stereo version that is heard all the time on oldies radio.

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Duration : 0:3:23

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Cars & Jingles

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:57:33 +0000

Good old cars and good old radio jingles

Duration : 0:4:52

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When JACK became back WCBS-FM !

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:56:32 +0000

On July 12, 2007, two years after the shocking switch (listen to my other clip), New York City happily met back its Oldies station.

The new owners kicked the JACK format off the 101,1 frequency of NYC and flipped it back to WCBS-FM. The whole change lasts 30 minutes, and as you know, Youtube allows only 10-minute segments, sorry !

But at least you’ll hear the first ten minutes of the switch, enjoy and feel free to comment !

As you’ll hear, the last JACK song is something called, I think, “Don’t stop believing”. It ends cold on purpose to remind the blunt way WCBS-FM DJs were treated, especially Bill Brown.

And, as the last song before JACK was “Summer Wind”, they had the great idea of slowly getting it back on air, followed by a great sound-and-music countdown from 1964.

Enjoy the first 10 minutes of that historical come-back !

Long live WCBS-FM d’un auditeur du Québec ! (Sorry for the lack of images)

(Source: wcbsfm.org)

Duration : 0:10:0

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Eamonn Andrews – The Shifting Whispering Sands

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:11:13 +0000

Posted in response to a request for the world’s worst song ever. Eamonn Andrews, TV and Radio Host, with The Shifting Whispering Sands.

Duration : 0:4:2

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Bob Shannon Interview

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:17:29 +0000

Interview with legendary radio show host Bob Shannon. Bob talks about returning home to 101.1 WCBS-FM, Oldies Radio New York. www.wcbsfm.com

Duration : 0:2:45

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The Capris INDIAN GIRL – Upbeat Doo Wop!

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:57:13 +0000

The Capris are known for “There’s A Moon Out Tonight” & “Morse Code Of Love”, so these songs will be posted on youtube again and again and again. And, yes the Oldies stations plus the new XM/Sirius believe that these are the only two songs from this group listeners ever want to hear. They’re obviously hugely wrong about this, hence the sad & trite state oldies radio is in.

The Capris made other good songs. “Indian Girl” is the flip side of “There’s A Moon Out Tonight”, and is a great song never posted in the past.

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Duration : 0:2:26

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CONNIE FRANCIS: “Yes, Indeed!” (LIVE RADIO)

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:07:31 +0000

A swingin’ gospel medley performed live on the National Guard radio program with the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra. I created the video slideshow using photos and music from my personal collection.

Duration : 0:3:59

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