I'm everybody's Uncle Marty, on The 3D RadioActivity chapter 569. Hold on, because this au courant, cool, def, downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, trendy, turned-on, with-it word and soundtrack begins NOW. The average age of the NOW music this time is over 30 years, while the sixteen tunes mean duration clocked in at three and a third minutes. How do we top this next … [Read more...] about Now Again 3D
Instrumental
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Skating” by Vince Guaraldi Trio from the album “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman - "Skating" by Vince Guaraldi Trio from the album "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Christmas songs...I really don't like most of them! However, there are some classics you can never really do without…The Ventures' Christmas Album, John Fahey's Christmas Album, The Phil Spector Christmas Album, Eugene Ormandy’s performance of The Nutcracker, and … [Read more...] about Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Skating” by Vince Guaraldi Trio from the album “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
3D VeeJay
Vee-Jay Records was founded in the 50s, located in Chicago, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Founded by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, the husband-and-wife team used their initials for the label's name. One of the earliest African American-owned record companies, they quickly became a major R&B player. In a decade, they had significant … [Read more...] about 3D VeeJay
ChesSecon3DGlance
I'm everyone's Uncle Marty, The 3D RadioActivity hits the 563rd yard line as we continue our deep dive into Chess Records, the iconic Chicago label that specialized in blues along with RnB. They put names like Willie, Muddy, Fontella, Bo, Ramsey and Etta into the spotlight. We'll get to all of them and more for you this time because in some areas it isn't just a good idea, it's … [Read more...] about ChesSecon3DGlance
3D Chess Volume 1
Welcome back my friends, I'm The Uncle Marty, on installment number 562 of The 3D RadioActivity. We have been taking a look at the history of some fabled studios over the past few episodes, starting in Memphis to visit Sun and Stax. Now we head north to Chicago, where Chess was established in 1950 focusing on Blues and RnB. Over time it expanded into soul, gospel, early rock … [Read more...] about 3D Chess Volume 1