Once again, Uncle Marty is at the helm of The 3D RadioActivity, as we set out on our 546th passage beyond adventure where we'll examine some of the avenues and vehicles where BOOGIE can be found. Our Summertime Seconds Series sails along next with BOOGIE tracks for children of all ages, whether they might be all the way from Mean Mamas to Pretty Babies because we still … [Read more...] about Boogie RiD3
Easy Listening
Song Of The Day – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo
A funny thing happened when jazz and pop 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 Suddenly, older classics like “Stormy Weather” and “Love Me Or Leave Me” began to sound hopelessly out of date to a younger generation of listeners, who didn’t give artists like Horne the time of day, or worse, time on their … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Alley Cat” by Bent Fabric
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Alley Cat” by Bent Fabric Dance crazes come and go, but they are never forgotten. Most recently there was Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” wreaking havoc across dance floors all over the world while the youth of America (and Myley Cyrus) began to twerk. In the 1990s, there was “The Macarena.” In the 1980s, country line dancing and “The Lambada” … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Alley Cat” by Bent Fabric
Song of the Day – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald A few days ago, I featured Fats Domino’s recording of “Lady Madonna” from the 1969 album Fats Is Back. That record was produced by Richard Perry for Reprise Records, and today’s Song of the Day by Eric Berman follows Perry to the very next project he worked on, Ella by Ella Fitzgerald. Reprise records of … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald
Song Of The Day – “Apeman” by The Esso Steel Band
My parents married in 1953 and chose Bermuda as the destination of their honeymoon. Like many folks of their era, they came back with souvenirs from their dream vacation. In my parents’ case, they returned with the pregnancy of my older sister, and a souvenir LP by The Esso Steel Band. The Esso Steel Band began in 1942 as The Tripoli Steel Band which was named for the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Apeman” by The Esso Steel Band