Bill Drake, who invented "Boss Radio", died over the weekend: Bill Drake, pop radio innovator, dies at 71 by Jacob Adelman, Associated Press Los Angeles - Bill...
... I would imagine it's because those two halls (like the Academy Awards in motion pictures) are looking for people who are considered by critics to be more...
It is very sad news I learned today that Jeff Lind passed away 2 weeks ago at home in Chicago. Despite the below funeral announcement, I would have thought ...
... Hmm... Between us, I think the Spectropop community would have no problem coming up with a list of songs of theirs that would have sounded as good...
... Phil...Country Paul...Thank you so much for the information on how to download videos from YouTube. Now I can save some of the treasures I've discovered. I...
Clark, thank you for informing us all of Jeff Lind's untimely passing. I corresponded a wee bit with him in the late 11980s when I was on the trail of the ...
I remember meeting Alan Gordon at a California Copyright Conference....We sat at the same table and I found him warm and engaging......I thought to myself...
... On an historical side note, I worked with Bev Warren once. She was the lead singer on a couple of my California 45's for the Laurie Label in the 1970's. ...
I had the pleasure of hearing Beverly and jamming with her live at last year's Brooklyn "girl group" party. She is not only still a fantastic singer, but she...
Well she was discovered by Bert Berns, who introduced her to Greenwich/Barry, who had her record "It was me yesterday" (a song Ellie Greenwich had written with...
Hi Craig! Beverly's an old friend of mine and a really great singer. She currently sings in a local NY-area oldies band called the Tercels, along with Nanette...
Having brought up the subject the other day, and after checking to see if it was available on CD (apparently not), I've played Artie Lewis' "Abracadabra" to...
... Jeff, I thought this was a really good song. Too bad it did not see the light of day before now. I can see Tom Doody singing lead on this with the Cryan...
... Hi Everybody, I second Julio's request for a tracklisting for the Mann & Weil cd. I'm pulling my hair out (not literally) looking for the tracklisting...
Found some pictures taken at a Nashville Spectropop gathering held by Ed Salamon on May 7, 2006. The group included Ed Salamon, Alan Gordon, Mark Volman, Gary...
I had uploaded a slide show of Piccola Pupa doing Jackie DeShannon's "Breakaway" to YouTube and had been unable to find current info on our girl singer, though...
... John, you are exactly right. Jeff was not only a great historian, but a good guy who has worked, sometimes without credit, usually without pay, on many a...
I've just uploaded to Musica, two obscure holiday singles which you won't hear played anytime soon on the radio. Arthur Prysock - 'A WORKING MAN'S PRAYER' ...
Re: Richard Wess... He did arrange and conduct the orchestra for Connie Francis, for the Oct 11-13 1960 session recordings for the LP SONGS TO A SWINGING...
Greetings, fellow Spectropoppers. I've been wondering for a while about Boots Walker, who had a small hit in 1967 with the Napoleon XIV take-off "They're...
I've just uploaded a song to Musica, "You Put Me Down The Nicest Way You Can" (I believe that's the title). It's performed by Lauree Berger in the 1966 movie, ...
To all Roy Orbison admirers, Back in 1975, while working for Casey Kasem as the East Coast Researcher for American Top Forty, I did a private phone interview...
... To clear up the mystery, I emailed Ernie. He sent me ... One of the songs that Ernie and Lou wrote together was the hit "Party Girl," recorded by...
As posted for another group, here's the Complete Gayla Peevey (aka Jamie Horton) collection. As Gayla Peevey: http://www.sendspace.com/file/x0m29t 77 Santas...
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