Song Of The Day - "Hot Rod High" by The Knights Here's a follow up to yesterday's post by The Super Stocks. Once again, it's Gary Usher and company from 1964 giving The Beach Boys a run for their money. The song was even co-written by Beach Boys collaborator Roger Christian. The expert backing was provided by The Wrecking Crew including Glen … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Hot Rod High" by The Knights
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Draggin' Deuce" by The Super Stocks (Gary Usher)
Song Of The Day - "Draggin' Deuce" by The Super Stocks The Beach Boys weren't the only game in town on Capitol Records in the early '60s when it came to surf and hot rod tunes. There were numerous groups like The Kickstands, The Knights, The Hondells, The Superstocks and Mr. Gasser and the Weirdos...and they all had one member in common...Gary Usher. Usher was Brian Wilson's … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Draggin' Deuce" by The Super Stocks (Gary Usher)
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Do The Evolution" by Pearl Jam
Song Of The Day - "Do The Evolution" by Pearl Jam Just watched James Cameron's excellent documentary "Pearl Jam Twenty" the other night. Whether it's fighting Ticketmaster for lower ticket prices, giving "Ten" fan club members first dibs on concert tickets, the special 7" 45rpm single featuring rarities fan club members receive each year, … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Do The Evolution" by Pearl Jam
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite" by Tchaikovsky
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman - "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky" The story was inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Nutcracker and the King Of Mice" and was presented to Tchaikovsky by Marius Petipa who was maître de ballet of the Imperial Theater from Dumas. Tchaikovsky was unmoved by … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite" by Tchaikovsky
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Be Sweet" by Afghan Whigs
Song Of The Day - "Be Sweet" by Afghan Whigs One of the great underrated bands of the 1990s with one of the most enigmatic lead singers in all of Rock. Greg Dulli has a soul-drenched voice and writes dark lyrics about his liquor-fueled obsessions. As much as I hate to say it, he musically came off like a latter-day Jim Morrison...minus … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Be Sweet" by Afghan Whigs