There is no rhyme or reason as to how I come up with the songs I choose to write about every day. They usually spring out of something I’ve been listening to or something I’ve read. So, if you regularly follow this column, you’ll get a pretty good idea of some of the stuff I listen to on a daily basis. For instance, today’s Song Of The Day came about after reading a review … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Take A Giant Step” by Taj Mahal
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Happy 3D Birthday Elvis Presley
I'm everyone's Uncle Marty, on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, #516 as we prepare for and celebrate the birthday of a musical icon. Elvis is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recording. . He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel. He won three competitive Grammys, received their Lifetime Achievement Award at age … [Read more...] about Happy 3D Birthday Elvis Presley
RadioActive Christmas Bells
I'm everybody's Uncle Marty, this is The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, and on installment # 514, we are going to have a ringing endorsement, not necessarily more cowbell, however that is sort of half right. With Christmas upon us, we're about to embark on a visit to silver, gold and jingle varieties with a ringing and rocking endorsement for the season! Download … [Read more...] about RadioActive Christmas Bells
Song Of The Day – “The Nutcracker Suite” by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
The story of The Nutcracker was inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 'The Nutcracker and the King Of Mice' and was presented to Russian composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, by Marius Petipa who was maître de ballet of the Imperial Theater from Dumas. Tchaikovsky was unmoved by the prospect of writing a ballet for the story and was practically strong-armed into doing so. At the same … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “The Nutcracker Suite” by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
Song Of The Day – “I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman” by Whistling Jack Smith
Whistler’s brother? Actually, no. Then who was Whistling Jack Smith, and why is his sole hit from 1967 haunting me? I played an album of British Invasion hits released on the Parrot Record label from the late ‘60s before I went to work this morning. When this song came on, my ears quickly perked up. Although I recognized the recording, I hadn’t heard it in years and … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman” by Whistling Jack Smith