The song was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and originally recorded by The Temptations. This recording was released as a single back in 1969 by Cuban-born Latin Jazz percussionist, Mongo Santamaria and featuring some blazing sax work by Grant Reed. Mongo was most famous for his recording of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” and […]
Legally 3D Tender
Welcome to the 455th get together of The 3D RadioActivity, I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, featuring music to satisfy all tastes, with some juicy cuts that can be classified as rare, through well done. Let’s get cookin, you won’t need teeth to chew on these, your ears will let you know that it’s legally TENDER. Download […]
RadioActive Pains
I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, this is our 454th adventure on The 3D RadioActivity, as we investigate aches, agony, distress, irritation, suffering, and twinges. You might consider these tunes MegaHz, all under the generalized headers of PAIN. Or Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20181028-RadioActivePains.mp3 We trust that our selections have left you more of the latter than the former! […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Seam Crooked Sam” by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
As if it wasn’t enough that last year finally saw the release of the great lost “Smile” album by The Beach Boys, this year we get the original “Bat Chain Puller” by the good Captain Beefheart. The story in a nutshell involves financial finagling back in 1976 by Herb Cohen, the manager of both Frank […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Work Song” by Cannonball Adderly Quintet
The “Cannonball” in Julian Edwin Adderly’s name stood for “cannibal” and was given to him by his high school friends due to his robust eating habits. Adderly was one of the most talented and in-demand saxophone players of the ’50s and ’60s. He participated in the recording of two of the most heralded records in […]
Song of the Day – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo A funny thing happened when jazz vocalists like Lena Horne fell on the wrong side of the generation gap during the late 1960s. Suddenly, older classics like “Stormy Weather” and “Love Me or Leave Me” began to sound […]
In 3D We Trust
I’m your Uncle Marty, with The 3D RadioActivity for the 450th gathering of gracious listeners with discerning tastes, good folks who know what they like and how we present it. You have come to know over the past programs that I find the unique, the forgotten and the overlooked favorites for your entertainment. Aretha may […]
Today in Rock History – September 28
1968, The Beatles started a nine week run at number one on the singles chart with “Hey Jude.” The Paul McCartney penned tune was about Lennon’s son Julian, and gave the Fab Four their sixteenth chart topper, and the biggest selling single of 1968. 1968, The Rascals went to number one on the album chart […]
Because It’s 3D
The crack staff of The 3D RadioActivity, gathered for the 448th edition with a valiant attempt to respond to all of the questions that were asked last time which actually boils down to the age old call and response discussion of Why? It’s all Because! Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180916-BecauseIts3D.mp3 With all the music we have to play, I […]
Song of the Day – Peggy Lee: “Is That All There Is”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #21 – Peggy Lee: “Is That All There Is” b/w “Me And My Shadow” – Capitol 45 RPM Single 2602 (A3/B3) Records seldom get any darker than today’s jukebox classic by Peggy Lee. “Is That All There Is” was written by songwriters Jerry Lieber […]
