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 country and, especially in Darin’s life. He was deeply dedicated to … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Sail Away” by Bobby Darin
Motown
The Radio Way
I'm Uncle Marty, this is the 521st gathering of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, as we are having our Radio WAY, closing out our eleventh year of finding common musical denominators, so if you feel alone, no worries, anyone can be a Long WAY From Home. Download here:https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20200209-TheRadioWay.mp3 or click to … [Read more...] about The Radio Way
Song Of The Day – “Simple Game” by The Four Tops (with The Moody Blues)
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 Moody Blues album until the two record compilation This Is The Moody Blues … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Simple Game” by The Four Tops (with The Moody Blues)
Song Of The Day – “Creepin’” by Stevie Wonder
Today’s Song Of The Day is from Stevie Wonder’s 1974 album Fulfillingness’ First Finale which was released shortly after a car accident that almost took his life, making the album an all-the-more-important part of his canon. While on tour in North Carolina in August of 1973, Wonder’s car smashed into the back of a logging truck, and the bed of the truck crashed into the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Creepin’” by Stevie Wonder
Song Of The Day– “Dancing Machine” by The Jackson 5
They were growing up…and the world liked their Jacksons young. By 1973, The Jackson 5 were becoming somewhat of a spent force around Motown. It had been a few years since the group scored a bona-fide top ten hit, and there was plenty of dissatisfaction to go around. Brother Michael was no longer the pint-sized dynamo that he once was. He was now a pimply 15 years old geek … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day– “Dancing Machine” by The Jackson 5