email 1968, The Jackson Five signed a one-year contract with Motown Records. 1968, Decca pulls the Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet from its release schedule, citing problems with the sleeve. The design features a graffiti-covered toilet. It’s one of the first disagreements between the band and the label, with Mick Jagger angrily pointing out that Decca […]
3D Radio Rides Again
email The 3D RadioActivity Rides Again! I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty on installment 392 of our ongoing sonic journey. This time we’re examining the features of RIDE music once more… This time we will be going back to Part II of show 315 to take you on another audio excursion. Click to play: Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170716-3DRadioRidesAgain.mp3 […]
Song Of The Day – “The Horse” by Cliff Nobles & Co.
email Cliff Nobles was a gospel singer from Alabama who relocated to Philadelphia to break into the recording industry. He was quickly signed to Atlantic records where he recorded three singles: “My Love Is Getting Stronger,” “Let’s Have A Good Time” and “Your Love Is All I Need” that failed to find any action on […]
Song Of The Day – “Soulful Strut” by Young-Holt Unlimited
email It was a breath of funked out fresh air when “Soulful Strut” hit the charts in 1968, and today the song is one of the most refreshing instrumentals of all time. Eldee Young (bass) and Isaac “Red” Holt (drums) were Chicago musicians who made up the rhythm section for The Ramsey Lewis Trio. After […]
Song Of The Day – “Sail Away” by Bobby Darin
email By 1972, Bobby Darin was long past his “Splish-Splash” rock ‘n’ roll beginnings and the supper club success that followed. He’d moved from his successful home at Atco records to the new confines of Capitol records where the supper club hits began to dry up. The late ‘60s was a turbulent time in our […]
Another 3D Mental Time Out
email I’m Uncle Marty, with a heapin’ helpin’ of Summertime Seconds as this is The 3D RadioActivity, the 391st in the collection and we’re not running off… We’re running out. Out of our heads, minds, and most importantly, out of time. Click to listen: Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170709-Another3DMentalTimeOut.mp3 We’ve been out all over this time, and […]
Song Of The Day – “Clean Up Woman” by Betty Wright
email She doesn’t do windows, and for that matter she doesn’t even clean houses. But the “Clean Up Woman” of Betty Wright’s top-ten hit from 1971 sure ‘nuff cleaned up on the charts! Bessie Regina Norris (aka Betty Wright) got her start as a three year old member of her family Gospel group The Echoes […]
Today in Rock History – June 30
email 1969, Fleetwood Mac, Pentangle and Duster Bennett all appeared at London’s Royal Albert Hall “Pop Proms.” 1969, King Crimson played at the Old Granary, Bristol, England. 1969, Pink Floyd performed a one hour show at the President’s Ball at the Top Rank Suite, in Cardiff, Wales. It was presented by Llandaff Technical College. They […]
The 3D RadioActivity Jumps One More Time
email I’m Everybody’s Uncle Marty, and on this, installment #389, we’re revisiting a popular theme again as The 3D RadioActivity Jumps One More Time. Click to play: Or Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20170625-The3DRadioActivityJumpsOneMoreTime.mp3 We’ve been jumping all over the place this time, and we still have more tracks on the topic. Maybe we can revisit it again […]
Song Of The Day – “Simple Game” by The Four Tops (with The Moody Blues)
email Today’s Song Of The Day could have only happened in that strange and mystical place where the worlds of The Moody Blues and The Four Tops intersect. “Simple Game” was originally the B-side to the Moody Blues’ 1967 single “Ride My See-Saw.” The song was written by Michael Pinder, and didn’t appear on a […]
