Lots of Old Rock Additional discographical (usually original label, year of release), biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.
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He is arguably one of the most influential and legendary musicians from Ethiopia. During the 1960’s, he studied music abroad in London, Boston, and New York. He then returned home to Ethiopia, and blended Ethiopian traditional music with Latin-jazz, tocreate a unique hybrid he called “Ethio-jazz”. / Click the Link above, left, to view the original vinyl album.
PERSONNEL: Peter Green - guitar, vocals / Jeremy Spencer - slide guitar, piano, vocals / Danny Kirwan - guitar John McVie - bass / Mick Fleetwood - drums // A recording of this song was fficially released on the 1970 album: 'Blues Jam In Chicago - Volume Two' {Blue Horizon} / Click the Link above, left, watch a live performance of this, in outstanding video quality.
* - from the film of same name (the second installment in "The Pink Panther" film series), starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer / Click the Link above, left, to view the original Jamaican single
Cuban close-harmony vocal group, active from 1961 to 1970. They were formed in Cayo Hueso, Havana in 1961. // Click the Link above, left, to view the original album
A review in Billboard magazine described Hawkins' version as "right rhythmic rock and roll music", possibly the first use of the term "rock and roll".
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FOR the two or three of you that _thoroughly_ read Track-Blaster while listening to this show on The Archives, the online playlist is now completely annotated, up to the track above. Lucky YOU!! (I still working on some of the tracks below) - Lawrence Azrin:
... One of the most influential Ethiopian musicians. During the 1960’s, he studied music abroad in Boston, and New York. He then returned home, to create a unique hybrid he called “Ethio-jazz”. / Click on the Link above, to view the original album
The song title refers to: 1) JACKIE ROBINSON - the first Afro-American player in Major League Baseball in the 20th Century ... 20 Larry DOBY - The song title refers to: 1) LARRY DOBY - the first Afro-American player in the American League
Greek Garage band - formed in 1994 in Thessalonski, Greece/ MORE useless details - MEMBERS: Alex Klimentopoulos (Drums), Manolis Chatzidakis (Bass) , Chris Kiriazis (Vocals) and Kostas Kapetanakis (Guitar). They met in a garage party at bar "Berlin" in Thessaloniki, started talking for hours about garage music, movies and stuff and finaly they decided to join their forces and form a band.
In memory of Jeff Breeze, WMBR's #1 BOBBY DARIN fan (He told me directly - Lawrence Azrin) // * - first recorded by Roland Gerbeau, 1945 - but a hit in 1946 for Charles Trenet
Original release of the 'Last Splash' CD: Aug 30, 1993 (4AD) / * - this has been remastered based off of the original analog tapes, which were previously thought to be lost.
This album is a " rock opera about a woman who buys a Kawasaki to ride as far away as possible from a town that she’s been carrying on her shoulders for too long." - John Darnielle // Click on Link above/ left, to read an article about this upcoming release
From Yakima, WA they were also known as "Georgy and the Velvet Illusions", and as just "The Illusions". /
Click Link above/left, to see the original single
Released in the US, 2004, titled 'Jack O'Diamonds 1949 Recordings' (Eagle) / Recorded by Gene Deitch, during a private performance at his home in Detroit, 1949.
Real name: John Kimber, a DJ in Melbourne Australia at the time / * - on their debut LP // Click Link above/ left, to see the original Aussie single, then SCROLL down to read the "Comments" - the artist John Kimber himself leaves a (very informative) comment!, that's incredible.
One of the very greatest of the 1st generation of Rock N' Rollers, in 1986 he was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame, and the last surviving member (YEAH - I know - who'd a thunk?!?) // The album was included in Mojo Magazine's "The 67 Lost Albums You Must Own!" - "An unbelievably seismic document of rock 'n' roll so demonic and primal it can barely keep its stage suit on.... It's up there with James Brown's great live albums."
