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Second 3D Stop

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I’m your Uncle Marty, with our 541st 3D chapter, as we evaluate what STOPs to make during this pandemic thing that is going around. Social distancing can be difficult in both dance and romance, so we’ll consider those sub themes within this halting feature for you this time on The Award Winning RadioActivity!

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We hope you continue to be careful in these isolating times, as we have provided numerous chapters of Quarantine styled STOP, STAY & ALONE themed music along with a few more honoring those who have checked out due to corona cooties. You may recall that we Boogied and Woogied a year ago or so, and believe it or not we’ve played over 125 tunes along those lines, yet there are well over 300 more that have not graced our airwaves and are ready to roll out. For our Summertime Seconds, we could Boogie Woogie our way into Fall, so that is just what we are thinking of doing! If you or your dog have any suggestions, be sure to let me know via email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s MileHiRadio,  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York,  TuneIn  and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Keep Rockin’ On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Alone Again With The RadioActivity

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I’m Uncle Marty to all on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, at our 539th virtual gathering of the sensibly separated faithful. Please remember the fact that wherever you go, as long as we are together, we’re never really ALONE.

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Once again, we’ve been using physical distance by staying ALONE, as we pray that this health crisis will end soon, so we’re gonna continue to play tunes which feature the STOP action theme the next time we share musical notes. Tell me your recommendations via email, or with a message on our Facebookpage which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s MileHiRadio,  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York,  TuneIn  and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Keep Rockin’ On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Easy Come Easy Go” by Cass Elliot

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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Easy Come Easy Go” by Cass Elliot

Only in the 1960s could someone as robust as Cass Elliot become an equally big star. Sure, she had talent to burn and a set of unrivalled pipes, but in this day of the thinner than thin in showbiz, she just would not have stood a chance…and a shame it would have been indeed.

The former Ellen Cohen was born in Maryland and got her start as part of the folk trio, The Big Three along with James Hendricks, whom she was married to for a time in an effort for him to avoid the draft, and Tim Rose. When Rose left the group in 1964, future Lovin’ Spoonful member Zal Yanovsky and Denny Doherty joined their ranks and they became The Mugwumps.

Shortly thereafter, Yanovsky joined forces with John Sebastian while Doherty joined The New Journeymen who counted John Phillips and his wife Michelle amongst their ranks. After Cass joined the fold, the group would soon become The Mamas And The Papas. Of course you can listen to their track,“Creeque Alley” to have the blanks filled in for you.

It would only be a matter of time before Cass, the ultimate hippy chick would record on her own, and with the help of extensive television work, she began to have her own hits. Her records were pure pop affairs cut at Western Recorders in LA in the late 60s and early 70s featuring a who’s who of Wrecking Crew favorites including on this track Hal Blaine, Joe Osborne, Larry Knechtel, Steve Barri and Phil Kaye.

Today’s song of the day is better known for Bobby Sherman’s version than Cass’, but I think the 1971 production values and arrangements on this version make it much better. It is originally from her album Bubble Gum, Lemonade &…Something For Mama whose cover image was framed in chewed bubble gum. Elliot died in London in 1974 of a heart attack (and not from choking on a ham sandwich) in the same flat that Keith Moon would die, at the same age four years later.

RadioActive Memorial 3Day 2020 III

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Uncle Marty here with you on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity number 538, as we observe the third part of our musical Memorial Day. On this our final tribute, we pay last respects to the memory of the artists who have left us in the past 12 months by playing cuts from their catalog.

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We have managed to pay tribute to musical lives lost 40 times over our past three programs, ten different varieties of cancer, with 7 heart issues, and 8 ‘natural causes’ rounding things out after a quarter of them were due to corona cooties.  We will have another few followup quarantine music installments to begin our Summertime Second’s Series where we go back to visit earlier features that had more music than we could squeeze in, so it will be more fresh and choice cuts that have not been featured on our Frequency before. Got any suggestions?  Then tell me messaging me on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section, or by email .  Remind your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;   Denver’s MileHiRadio,  TuneIn  and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, as Al always says, “Rock On!”

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Waters Of March” by Art Garfunkel

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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Waters Of March” by Art Garfunkel

Art Garfunkel certainly missed his calling during his post Simon & Garfunkel solo career. If ever an artist was better suited to cut a Bossa Nova album, it was Art Garfunkel who possesses a gentle, smooth voice and impressive octave range to match. Proof positive is his recording of the Antonio Carlos Jobim classic “Waters Of March” from his second solo record, 1975’s Breakaway.

“Waters Of March” was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim in both English and Portuguese (“Águas de Março”) and appeared on his 1973 album called Jobim. Although, the Bossa Nova craze was in the early 1960s, the song has since become a standard part of the repertoire, covered numerous times by the likes of Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’77, David Byrne and Marisa Monte, Al Jarreau, John Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney, and dozens more.

Breakaway was a high water mark for Garfunkel that generated three top 40 singles: “I Only Have Eyes For You” (US #18, UK #1), “Breakaway” (US #39) and the Simon And Garfunkel reunion duet, “My Little Town,” which peaked at #9. Further driving the popularity of the record was the Simon And Garfunkel reunion that took place on TV’s Saturday Night Live, which at the time was the hip epicenter of the media world.

The Richard Perry produced album was an all-star affair featuring a who’s who of backing talent including appearances by David Crosby, Graham Nash, Andrew Gold, Nicky Hopkins, Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Barry Beckett, Larry Knechtel, Russ Kunkel, Joe Osborne, Bill Payne, Klaus Voorman, Toni Tennille, Stephen Bishop and Leland Sklar.

Not only were the hits great, but there were quite a few non-singles that have become central to Garfunkel’s repertoire, including the Bruce Johnston penned “Disney Girls,” “99 Miles From L.A.” with lyrics by Hal David and a terrific cover of Stevie Wonder’s “I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever).”

Word is that Garfunkel’s voice isn’t what it used to be, so I guess a Bossa Nova album coming from him today would be too much to ask…however, with him at least on the road and back in front of audiences, I’ll bet he could still pull it off…

RadioActive Memorial 3Day 2020 II

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I’m Uncle Marty with chapter 537 of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity as we observe part two of our musical Memorial Day as, we pay tribute to the memory of the artists who have left us in the past year by playing cuts from their playlist. 

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Once again, this presentation has focused on some of the great artists who have crossed over and are now playing in a heavenly orchestra and choir.  There were too many to fit into one show, so we will be back next time for one more round. Tell me who you want to hear, by sending email, or with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Look for us on Denver’s MileHiRadio,  Theacidflashback.com,  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/Long Island, New York,TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Keep Rockin’ On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Toledo” by Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Toledo” by Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

THE SUMMIT…that’s the term Fran Sinatra coined to sum up the grouping of Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and himself many years ago. To me, THE SUMMIT equals two of my very favorite artists collaborating together for an album and a tour…and one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen!

Elvis Costello was always a fan of Burt Bacharach. He covered his song “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself” right from the beginning of his career. The Bacharach-Costello collaboration began with the song “God Give Me Strength” which was written for the exceptional 1996 Allison Anders film Grace of My Heart” which was loosely based on the story of 1960s Brill Building pop songsmiths.

After the film, the two worked together by email and telephone and found they had a knack for writing great songs. They continued their long distance collaboration writing a batch of songs that became their sole album from 1998, Painted From Memory which today’s Song of the Day by Eric Berman was culled.

Here fans got the best of both worlds…Bacharach’s singular and angular way with a melody matched with Costello’s knack for the turn of a phrase. The ensuing 1998 tour was, for my money, a meeting of two of the greatest songwriters of all time…right up there with Lennon and McCartney!

RadioActive Memorial 3Day 2020

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I’m Uncle Marty on The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity number 536, as we observe part of our musical Memorial Day. On this episode, we pay tribute to the memory of the artists who have left us in the past 12 months by playing cuts from their discography.

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This presentation has focused on “Remembering” some of the great musicians who have crossed over and are now playing in a heavenly orchestra and choir. There were too many to squeeze into one show, so we will be back next time with the proverbial more. Tell me what you want to hear, by sending comments or suggestions via our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section, or by email .  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/Long Island, New York;   Denver’s MileHiRadio,  TuneIn  and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, as Al always says, “Rock On!”

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

 

 

3D Stop QUARANTUNES

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I’m everybody’s Uncle Marty, as The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity hits episode 534, with more of our QUARANTUNES advising all to as they say in London to “Mind The Gap” only in this case it is social distancing, not the underground.  That said, the idea is not to halt all the dancing, as this time we are pulling out all the STOPS!

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We hope that our musical selections have provided pause to ponder and help us all to STOP getting too close to each other, as next time up we will review more choice QUARANTUNES for and with you.  I was happy to get in ones for Ken, Tom, Susan, Candi, & Sundae this week, as they checked in to let me know what was on their mind.  Got any suggestions?  Then tell me by sending comments or suggestions via our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section, or by email .  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;   Denver’s MileHiRadio,  TuneIn  and InternetFM dot com,  because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, as Al always says, “Rock On!”

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day – “Midnight At The Oasis” by Maria Muldaur

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mariamuldaurYou either loved it…or you completely loathed it, but there’s no doubt that if you were around in 1974, you could not avoid Maria Muldaur’s “Midnight At The Oasis.”

Today’s Song Of The Day was released on Muldaur’s eponymously titled first solo album which soared all the way to the #3 position on the Billboard charts on the wings of this David Nichtern-penned top-ten single. Yet, most people don’t know much about Maria Muldaur before she sent her camel to bed in back in 1973.

Muldaur’s maiden name was Maria D’Amato and she got her start performing as a member of the Even Dozen Jug Band alongside future Lovin’ Spoonful member John Sebastian, David Grisman and Stefan Grossman. The Jug Band was part of the same Greenwich Village folk scene that spawned Fred Neil, Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan. D’Amato then went on to join the Jim Kweskin Jug Band where she met her future husband Geoff Muldaur. After Kweskin’s outfit split up, Geoff and Maria went on to release two marvelous down-home old-timey albums for Reprise records. The first one called Pottery Pie was released in 1968, and a second called Sweet Potatoes followed in 1971.

Muldaur went solo after their marriage split up in 1972 and released her first album the following year. On the album, Muldaur wraps her precious pipes around the songs of Dolly Parton (“My Tennessee Mountain Home”), Dr. John (“Three Dollar Bill”) and Jimmie Rodgers (“Any Old Time”). It was also a springboard for several then-unknown songwriters including Wendy Waldman whose “Vaudeville Man” and “Mad Mad Me” were both included, as well as Kate McGarrigle’s wonderful “Work Song.”

Producers Joe Boyd and Lenny Waronker assembled a who’s who of the current rock and jazz scene for backing support on the album,  including Clarence White, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, David Grisman, Dr. John, Jim Dickinson, Spooner Oldham, Chris Ethridge, Klaus Voorman, Freebo, Ray Brown, Dave Holland, Jim Keltner, Bettye LaVette and Jim Gordon. But it was the lyrical and languid guitar solo of the great Amos Garrett (who also played on the Geoff & Maria records) that lights up the album’s signature song.

During the late 70s, Muldaur sang backing vocals with The Jerry Garcia Band. She’s released over 30 albums over the years and continues to release folk and gospel albums to this day.