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ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE KINGSTON TRIO PT.4 FINAL

Our final chapter on the Kingston Trio.
In 1961, Dave Guard left the group, and among those considered as a replacement for him was Roger McGuinn of the Byrds,
They agreed on John Stewart, a terrific songwriter who wrote Daydream Believer, a smash for the Monkees.
I have some more fun songs to hear, including a hit in 1963 when the word “Damn” was still frowned upon.
A mere gnat to the way I curse, lol!
The group members disbanded in 1967 to pursue individual carreers.
(Yeah, that always works!!)
Bob Shane in particular seemed to make some blunders in that regard- I’ll tell you about it.
I’ll play a song that after all these years can still bring a smile, about that Man Who Never Returned.
And a darkly humorous rumination on nuclear war that may not seem so comical today, but was always a concert favorite. Even back then it mentions “strife in Iran”. Ah, those happy-go-lucky Iranians!
Taking it all out is the strange story of a song we all know written by Dino Valente of Quicksilver Messenger Service.
I have heard versions of it by the Jefferson Airplane and Spanky & Our Gang, to name a few, before the Youngbloods had their hit with it in 1967.
But did you know the Kingston Trio sang it in 1964?
As always, I hope you enjoyed the high academic presentation and lowbrow-humor I call Rockollections, lol!

Mike

Tags: Bob Shane, Byrds, Dave Guard, Daydream Believer, Dino Valente, Engineer Ken Stanley, Jefferson Airplane, John Stewart, Monkees, Nick Reynolds, Quicksiver Messenger Service, Roger McGuinn, Spanky and Our Gang, Youngbloods

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE CSN DEBUT PT.1

I broadcast this show this past August- a hot, sticky August day in New York City, after having taken the bus and train to get to the radio station.
The hard candy in my pocket was melting!
It seemed like the kind of day to just play an album all the way through.
Nothing difficult, just take a classic album from 1969, let it spin and talk a little about it.
So that’s what I did with the debut album by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
The LP blew everyone away upon its release and they became superstars.
The Players in our drama:
David Crosby, from the great and still-thriving Byrds;
Stephen Stills, from the great and dissolved Buffalo Springfield;
Graham Nash, feeling stifled with the great and to continue being great Hollies.
And to keep the feeling of playing an album, I have Side One in this chapter.
I’ll flip the album over for the forthcoming Part Two.

Mike

Tags: 1969, buffalo springfield, Byrds, david crosby, Graham Nash, Hollies, stephen stills

RockRoll360 #046 - I Got A Feeling - Part. 1

 

Well The Columbus Weekend has ended and now we head for Halloween.
Year is going by too fast.

Hey if your a baseball fan, you have to check out the
last 3 minutes to the end of show on this show. I wish I
could say it was my idea completely but I have to give
credit to WBZ AM 1030 - News Radio in Boston.

My Fav’s & Gem’s on this one is by Black Eyed Peas ( Another Guilty Pleasure ),
Neil Young, Cage The Elephant and a really lost classic by Jack Kittel. 

So please click, listen, download and of course share this show.

Music includes ::::

I’VE GOTTA A FEELING - THE BLACK EYED PEAS
I’VE GOT A FEELING - THE BEATLES
STAYS IN MEXICO - TOBY KEITH
YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING - JAMES MORRISON
MY BACK PAGES -  THE BYRDS
DAYS THAT USE TO BE - NEIL YOUNG
THE SHOW MUST GO ON - THREE DOG NIGHT
AIN’T NO REST FOR THE WICKED
- CAGE THE ELEPHANT
NOTION - KINGS OF LEON
PSYCHO   (Rated PG-13) - JACK KITTEL
CANDY - PAOLO NUTINI

Sound Bites include:::::::

1972 Eclipse Of The Sun ( On WLSO.FM 360 )
- Sound Bite from Monty Python & Mike A.
You can take Salem out of the country but
- Commercial for Salem Cigarettes
WBCN  - This is new rock - Kings of Leon  WBCN New Rock I.D.
WBCN / Dwayne / and Robert Palmer audio collage
- WBCN Radio Audio Collage
Bring Out Your Dead - Monty Python

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Tags: Beatles, black eyed peas, Byrds, cage the elephant, eclectic, free mp3, jack kittle, james morrison, mix, mixed, Monty Python, mp3, music, Neil Young, paolo nutini, progressive radio, robert palmer, RockRoll360, salem cigarettes, three dog night, toby keith, wbcn

ROCKOLLECTIONS: SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER PT.10 CONCLUSION

Here at long last is the conclusion of Space: The Final Frontier.
Gonna start this one with a real nice song from a few years ago.
Followed by yet another spacey song from the Byrds.
Some more fascinating trivia. For instance, the Sun contains over 99.8% of the mass in our Solar System- and Jupiter has most of the rest.
Makes us feel kind of small here on earth!
Finally, as promised, the Stars.
I will open up with a song about an artist famous for, among other things, a Starry painting.
Then some directions to a magical place called Neverland.
Next, a guilty pleasure that was an oldie when I started to get old enough to like girls, though not as much as baseball and hockey.
Come to think of it, hockey has never broken my heart, lol!
Upon seeing a picture of her, I did develop a crush on Linda Scott.
And NOW I find out she lived in Queens, New York!
Hell, I could have gone to her house, and received another restraining order!
From there, a far more sophisticated song from a debut album.
As I think I have told you, I place a great emphasis on opening and closing songs.
I started with a President, and will give the final word, after this long journey, to the great Cliff Edwards.
Don’t doubt it, you WILL know him!
I hope I didn’t space you out with this 10 part marathon that I could have easily taken even farther.
And I am most definitely NOT saying I won’t do it again with another topic.
Lastly, thanks Walt.
For the ideas given me, and mostly that I had the opportunity to grow up with and never forget your wholesome and classy productions!

Mike

Tags: Byrds, Cliff Edwards, Jupiter, Linda Scott, Neverland, New York, Queens, Solar System, The Sun

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EAGLE LANDING-SPACE:THE FINAL FRONTIER PT.7

Well, I am going to finish up the Moon portion of this Space series with what I am calling Kitchen Sink Moon Songs.
Those are Moon songs that didn’t quite fit into any category in our various stops along the way, but are good enough or just plain interesting enough to warrant playing.
We’ll start off with George Wurzbach, who I ALMOST know.
At my TV announcing job, I work with his on-camera wife- a real nice lady!
George, besides his solo career, is also a member of a group called Modern Man- the male answer to the fabulously funny female Four Bitchin’ Babes.
He can write serious, beautiful songs that can tug at your heartstrings. And he can also write songs like this, A Much Better View Of The Moon, that show his funny, twisted way of looking at things.
Gotta admire the guy in this one, he’s got the right attitude- for him the glass is always half FULL!
After that a very short song by Melanie, then one that although I consider myself very well versed in the music of the past, I had never heard nor heard of. And it reached # 8 on the charts in 1957!
Finally, a sound clip from a Beatles appearance on a British TV comedy show, having fun with an old standard.
Heading in a different direction, 2 Space songs that go together, and you will easily hear why.
And I should point out, in the first one the Byrds accurately sing about pyramids instead of monoliths- as they appeared in Arthur C. Clarke’s original short story.
This will set the table for our next subject- Astronauts.

Mike

Tags: A Much Better View Of The Moon, Arthur C. Clarke, Astronauts, Beatles, British TV, Byrds, Four Bitchin' Babes, George Wurzbach, Melanie, Modern Man, Monoliths, Pyramids, The Moon