I'm Uncle Marty, this is The 3D RadioActivity number 567, as we continue our retrospective look at Chicago's Vee Jay records. The parent company adopted a distinctive label design: a rainbow-colored band around a black and silver background which featured an inset red and white oval logo. There were a great number of hits to come out of their headquarters at 1449 Michigan … [Read more...] about 3D VJ II
Rock and Roll
3D Chess Volume 1
Welcome back my friends, I'm The Uncle Marty, on installment number 562 of The 3D RadioActivity. We have been taking a look at the history of some fabled studios over the past few episodes, starting in Memphis to visit Sun and Stax. Now we head north to Chicago, where Chess was established in 1950 focusing on Blues and RnB. Over time it expanded into soul, gospel, early rock … [Read more...] about 3D Chess Volume 1
3D Sun Colors
This time on The 3D RadioActivity, your favorite Uncle Marty takes a look at the different colors we found at Sun Records as we focus on a favorite, starting out with some swinging blues for you that are out of sight and state. The Sun Studio catalog is one of the deepest around, there were well over 250 titles when we began, so there's still plenty more Memphis hits to … [Read more...] about 3D Sun Colors
Son Of Sun
I'm your Uncle Marty, as we continue our deep delve into Sam Philips and his Sun Studio releases with and for you on adventure number 553 of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity. Another jam packed show, 22 tunes averaging two and a half minutes long, and over six decades old, proving how timeless this music really is. Next time, we will either get closer to The Sun or … [Read more...] about Son Of Sun
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “He’s My Baby” by Jean Shepard
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “He’s My Baby” by Jean Shepard There was an interesting time during the late 1950s where straight Country and Western music melded with then-burgeoning Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, giving birth to a new form of music called Rockabilly. Capitol records was a hotbed for Rockabilly recording crossover artists like Ferlin Husky, Faron … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “He’s My Baby” by Jean Shepard
