Probably one of the most popular and most recorded of the “Yè-Yè” genre of French female singers of the 1960’s was Sylvia Vartan. Married (for a time) to Johnny Hallyday, the Elvis Presley of France, she and Hallyday were considered Royalty in French Pop/Rock music circles. She had a huge
Click on the link here for Audio player: Moon – Landing-7-20-69 Shocking and sad – the news of the death today of Neil Armstrong, forever known as the First Man On The Moon. And as a reminder of just how much of an icon he was to millions of people,
Click on the link here for audio player: Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia – 1968 Even though news during this August in 1968 was primarily about the upcoming Democratic Convention in Chicago, the just finished Republican Convention in Miami and the ongoing protests to the Vietnam War, news for this August
Click on the link here for audio player: Lill-Babs – Vicken Tavla – 1963 Swedish 60’s Pop tonight – not that far removed from French Yè-yè of the same period. One of the big names blazing out of Stockholm was Lill-Babs who scored very huge with the Swedish language version
Click on the link for Audio player: Jethro Tull – BBC Session – June 22, 1969 One of the early legends of the Progressive Rock movement. Jethro Tull initially got lumped into a mish-mash of genres. Labeled Folk-Rock, Art-Rock and Jazz-Rock, they were in fact a hybrid of everything, but
Click on the link here for Audio player: Elvis_Presley_Interview_March_1960 Thirty-five years ago today the sad news flashed around the world that Elvis Presley, the King of Rock n’ Roll had suddenly died. Tributes came pouring in and most every radio and TV station had some sort of remembrance of one
Click on the link here for Audio player: Jackie Lomax – Sour Milk Sea – 1969 One of the most distinctive voices in Rock tonight. Jackie Lomax is probably best remembered for his brief stay at Apple Records, and the heavyweight session folks joining in on his maiden effort with
Click on the link here for audio player: Ashton, Gardner & Dyke – It’s gonna be high tonight/It’s A Drag – 1972 To call Ashton, Gardner & Dyke one hit wonders is something of a cheat. They were a short-lived power-trio (augmented by a horn section) that had largely come
Click on the link here for audio player: Brigitte Bardot – Contact – 1967 Yes, Brigitte Bardot. Probably one of the most recognizable sex symbols to come out of France in the 1950’s and 60’s, Bardot also tried her hand at being a Popstar as well. And tonight’s track is
Grateful Dead – High Time – 1970 Since we’re spending some time today remembering the contributions to music by Jerry Garcia, I thought I would toss in my two cents and offer a track tonight from one of my favorite Grateful Dead albums. Tonight it’s High Time from Workingman’s Dead,
