Song Of The Day - "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox Buddy Holly wasn't the only rockabilly artist to come out of Texas in the late '50s. Buddy Knox and his Rhythm Orchids featuring Jimmy Bowen on bass also sprang forth from the Lone Star State with this classic in 1957. Like Holly, Knox also wrote his own material...and like Holly, Knox's early … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox
Rockabilly
Chess Pieces
I'm Uncle Marty, as The 3D RadioActivity turns to chapter 565 by taking another listen and look at the company who produced and released discs to become regarded as "America's greatest blues label". It was named after founders Leonard and Phil Chess, two Jewish brothers from Poland, whose keen ear and tastes put many legends in the spotlight. Let's check our glucose levels with … [Read more...] about Chess Pieces
STAX Studio Wax
I'm everyone's Uncle Marty, with program # 561 of The 3D RadioActivity, as we take another in depth look at songs from STAX Studios. Heavily influenced by their team of producers, writers and musicians, sessions had no time limits, as all artists were free to make contributions and suggestions. Ideas moved openly between the control room and the soundstage as head arrangements … [Read more...] about STAX Studio Wax
RadioActive Satellite Enterprises
Atlantic, Enterprise, Satellite and Volt were the largest subsidiary operations putting out records made at the prodigious studios that came out of the Memphis movie theater converted into one of the most fabled music production houses. They employed a style called head arrangements, in which none of the parts were written down and nothing was worked out in advance. Sessions … [Read more...] about RadioActive Satellite Enterprises
Ladies And Babies Of STAX
Founded in 57 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax in four years and shared its operations with Volt. Featuring several popular integrated bands and a similar team of staff and artists, it was unprecedented in that period of racial strife and tension. Their use of "one studio, one equipment set-up, the same set of musicians and a small group of songwriters" … [Read more...] about Ladies And Babies Of STAX