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Little Richard has died at age 87

May 9, 2020 by Joe Mirrione

Little Richard 1956

A legend of rock and roll has died.  He was arguably the first to combine gospel, rhythm and blues and boogie-woogie but undeniably one of a small number of artists who can be counted among the very first architects of rock and roll.  Perhaps no artist in history has inspired bigger names – among them
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Things You Didn’t Know About The Drifters

April 10, 2020 by Joe Mirrione

Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records may very well be the true founder of The Drifters Ertegun was the driving force behind Atlantic’s success with Solomon Burke, Ruth Brown, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett.  He convinced Crosby, Stills and Nash to join up with Neil Young.  He discovered The
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Do You Know How These Classic Groups Got Their Names?

April 8, 2020 by Joe Mirrione

The Elegants Before creating the number one hit “Little Star” in 1958, Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa, Frank Tardogno, Carmen Romano, and James Moschello were just local kids harmonizing in South Beach, Staten Island. Like many street corner groups of the time, this group would perform informally on local street corners and the boardwalk near their
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Jerry Lee Lewis Emerges After Stroke, Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker

December 19, 2019 by Joe Mirrione

Jerry Lee Lewis Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker

NESBIT, Miss. (Dec. 19, 2019) – Music icon Jerry Lee Lewis received a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail Thursday afternoon at The Lewis Ranch, his longtime home in Nesbit, Miss. The event was his first public appearance since a minor stroke in March of 2019 and signals a productive 2020 for the Rock
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Best Books for the Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp fans on your Christmas list

December 15, 2019 by Joe Mirrione

Christmas Gifts 2019 - Best Books

The book The Flamingos: A Complete History of the Doo-Wop Legends by historian Todd Baptista is the definitive chronology of one of the most revered groups in the history of rock and roll.  The book promises (and delivers) the goods on the group’s “back-room record deals, life on the road, the creative process, meticulous recording sessions
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Pop Rock Music of the Sixties is Center-Stage in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Soundtrack

July 29, 2019 by Joe Mirrione

Paul Revere & the Raiders with Mark Lindsay

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Soundtrack In a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, its tough imagine anything other than the stars of the movie being the stars of the movie.  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid love letter to 1969, proves that the duo can be upstaged.  There’s little
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Doo Wopp Love from Non-Doo Wopp Artists

January 29, 2019 by Joe Mirrione

Robert Plant was raised on Doo Wopp

10 (Non-Doo Wopp) Artists Who’ve Publicly Proclaimed Their Love for Doo Wopp 1.  Robert Plant is forever enshrined in hard rock history as Led Zepplin’s wailing frontman.  However, not many know that Plant was a big fan of doo wopp – particularly, the Capris.  When Rhino was churning out the “Doo Wop Box” series, A&R VP
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Teddy Scott, G-Clefts Singer, Dies at 82

October 27, 2018 by Joe Mirrione

©2018 Todd Baptista        (photo above- Ilanga, Teddy Scott, Ray Gipson, Christian Scott, Timothy Scott) Teddy Scott,  baritone and founding member of the G-Clefs who scored national hits during the early rock’n’roll era with “Ka-Ding Dong” and “I Understand” died at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts on Saturday morning, October 27, 2018 at
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Gary Puckett

September 11, 2018 by Joe Mirrione

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap

Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Gary Puckett & the Union Gap tore up charts in the late sixties and continue to tour internationally to this day. Catch Gary in concert:  04/15/23 – Dearborn, MI  +  09/16/23 – N Tonawanda, NY Here are… 6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gary Puckett Gary has performed on
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Aretha Franklin

August 16, 2018 by Joe Mirrione

Aretha Franklin dead at 76

Aretha Franklin dead at 76 The Queen of Soul and the woman who Rolling Stone Magazine called “the greatest singer of all time”, has died.  Aretha Franklin was 76 years old.  Aretha Franklin dead at 76. At first, there were unconfirmed rumors of serious illness.  Shortly after, Franklin’s press rep revealed Franklin to be “seriously
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Brooklyn Bridge

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge has long been considered one of the best bands to come out of New York in the late 1960s, both vocally and instrumentally.  Much has been written about the legendary band, but here are 5 things you probably did not know about The
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Dennis Tufano at the Ormond Beach PAC

The original lead voice of the Buckinghams hits the Daytona area February 20, 2015

Whoever coined the phrase “you can’t go home again” had obviously never met Dennis Tufano.  After an enviable string of top-ten hit records in the late 1960’s as the lead singer of the Buckinghams, Tufano went on to write for other artists and work in film and television for many years before deciding to return
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