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Former Toto vocalist not doing well

Last post by matt1 « Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:34 am
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by matt1 » Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:38 am

Bobby Kimball, the former & original lead singer of Toto has dementia. :( Story here:

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Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:34 am
Bob James (Montrose) dies

Last post by matt1 « Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:20 pm
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by matt1 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:27 pm

Rock singer Bob James (who replaced Sammy Hagar in Montrose in late 1974) has died. Bob was in Montrose for Warner Bros. Presents Montrose (1975) &...

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:20 pm
UNI Records story (1970)

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:34 am
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by matt1 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:25 am

UNI Records story (1967 till late 1972) Part 1 from 1970:

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:34 am
Tommy Cash "Honest Truth"

Last post by matt1 « Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:49 am

by matt1 » Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:49 am

Country singer Tommy Cash (brother of the late Johnny Cash) The Honest Truth (with gunshots at the end of the song) :oops: :shock: (audio only &...

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:49 am
Walter Murphy

Last post by matt1 « Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:24 am
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by matt1 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:52 am

Walter Murphy Just A Love Song (from 1976) Heard this song on 96 WIN (WHNN) in Saginaw, MI (when it was a hit station) (audio only & album track)...

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:24 am
Most Unusual Tracks From Mainstream Top 40 Artists

Last post by matt1 « Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:28 am
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by Ben Zonia » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:18 am

Crazy Horses-The Osmonds, 1972. Not a big hit in Detroit due to its anti-automobile theme.

Electric Stories-The Four Seasons, 1968. Top 10 Hit in...

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Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:28 am
Need help on song

Last post by matt1 « Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:21 am
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by matt1 » Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:52 pm

When I heard The Detroit Tigers on the AM radio during the mid 70's either on WJR 760 Detroit or WSGW 790 AM in Saginaw, MI, there was a song called...

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Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:21 am
Sensual songs

Last post by matt1 « Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:56 pm
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by matt1 » Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:06 pm
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Roy Ayers The Memory (from 1976 Vibrations ) (audio only) I heard this song back then on POWER 107.1 WTLZ in Saginaw, MI!! This song makes you want...
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Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:56 pm
Rupert Neve, mixing console pioneer dies at 94

Last post by Lester The Nightfly « Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:02 pm
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by Lester The Nightfly » Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:56 am

Rupert Neve, maker of iconic audio mixing consoles passes at 94. His custom Model 8028 installed in LA recording studio Sound City mixed over 100...

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Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:02 pm
Chick Corea (Return To Forever) dies

Last post by Turkeytop « Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:56 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:50 pm

Jazz fusion keyboardist Chick Corea (Return To Forever) has died of cancer at 79 years old. Return To Forever Romantic Warrior & his My Spanish Heart...

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Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:56 pm
Mary Wilson (Supremes) dies at 76

Last post by Oldiesman1955 « Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:29 pm
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by matt1 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:45 pm

Mary Wilson of The Supremes (1962 - 1977) & the only original has died this morning at 76 years old.

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Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:29 pm
Super Bowl LX

Last post by sfpcc « Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:11 pm
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by sfpcc » Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:04 am

Does anyone have any thoughts about this years Super Bowl? (the game the Ads and the Halftime Show ) My takeaway is basically A, the game was kind of...

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Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:11 pm
Alice Cooper & Diana Ross (1976)

Last post by matt1 « Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:56 pm

by matt1 » Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:56 pm

Alice Cooper & Diana Ross at the 2nd Rock Music Awards show on CBS from 1976!! :shock:

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Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:56 pm
"NO" songs

Last post by Turkeytop « Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:01 pm
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by matt1 » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:38 pm
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Bulldog NO (from their self - titled Decca album) Went to # 44 (Billboard Hot 100) on December 30, 1972 & their only charted record. The lead singer...
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Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:01 pm
Some of my favorite Classical Music Pieces

Last post by Turkeytop « Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:31 pm
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by Deleted User 15475 » Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:44 am
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I'll start out with Beethoven Symphony 9 op 125. Everything seems to blend well together, a tad sinister but optimistic as well.
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Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:31 pm
Dixie Dregs "Ice Cakes"

Last post by sfpcc « Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:39 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:22 pm

The Dixie Dregs (with guitarist Steve Morse, later of Deep Purple) Ice Cakes (instrumental from 1978 What If ). This song reminds me of violinist...

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Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:39 pm
Animals' Hilton Valentine, 77

Last post by kager « Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:41 pm

by kager » Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:41 pm

The Animals' guitarist Hilton Valentine, best known for the iconic opening riff on the English rock band's arrangement of The House of the Rising...

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Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:41 pm
The Moneygoround by The Kinks' Ray Davies

Last post by moldyoldie « Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:00 pm
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by moldyoldie » Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:31 pm

Another of Ray Davies' fine autumn summer theatrical creations, a one-man show giving often poignant autobiographical context to the Kinks' classic...

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Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:00 pm
WPLJ

Last post by Robert Faygo « Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:49 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:27 pm

1. WPLJ was originally a drink consisting of White Port wine and Lemon Juice. Most people describe it as unmemorable.

2. There was a recording by...

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Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:49 pm
Phil Spector, 81

Last post by matt1 « Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:10 pm
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by kager » Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:46 pm

60's music producer Phil Spector has passed away:

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Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:10 pm
"Sweet Caroline" (with guns)

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by matt1 » Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:26 pm

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Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:26 pm
Roger Waters "Pigs" (2017 recut)

Last post by matt1 « Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:19 pm

by matt1 » Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:19 pm

Recut version originally on Pink Floyd 1977 Animals (from 2017 & cartoon music video featuring Trump) which Waters HATES!!

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Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:19 pm
Gerry Marsden dies at 78

Last post by matt1 « Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:05 pm

by matt1 » Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:05 pm

Singer Gerry Marsden of British group Gerry And The Pacemakers ( Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying & Ferry Cross The Mersey ) has died at 78 years...

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Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:05 pm
WMMS Cleveland story

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by matt1 » Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:48 am

Story here:

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Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:48 am
A Bunch Of Hippies Hijacked 60s On 6 All Time Top 300

Last post by Robert Faygo « Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:11 am
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by Ben Zonia » Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:50 pm

A bunch of hippies have apparently hijacked the voting on the Listeners' Choice Top 300 of the 60s on 60s on 6.

Some of the weirdest tracks have...

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Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:11 am
CKWW - Xmas "Michael" - Charlie O'Brien?

Last post by flv « Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:01 pm
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by WOHO » Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:21 pm

Okay, going back 15-20 years when Charlie O'Brien was on AM580 CKWW, at Christmas time he played a track called Michael - a spoken word recording of...

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Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:01 pm
Alto Reed (Bob Seger) has died

Last post by matt1 « Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:24 pm
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by matt1 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:57 pm

Saxophonist Alto Reed of Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band has died of colon cancer at 72 years old. :(

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Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:24 pm
2nd rap song??

Last post by matt1 « Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:42 am

by matt1 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:42 am

Back in 1975, Aerosmith did Walk This Way (from 1975 Toys In The Attic ) later a hit in 1977. In 1987, rap duo Run DMC did the remake (from Raisin'...

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Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:42 am
Leslie West (Mountain) dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:56 am
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by matt1 » Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:08 pm

Singer Leslie West of Mountain ( Mississippi Queen in 1970) has died at 75 years old.

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Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:56 am
Grand Rapids Native And University of Michigan Graduate Makes Obscure Record In 1972

Last post by matt1 « Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:00 am
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by Ben Zonia » Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:27 am

David Cole Idema made records which referenced Michigan road signs. One of his first bands was The Fredric, from a sign on I-75 near Gaylord.

Then...

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Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:00 am
How Many Of You Played "The Chipmunk Song" 45 At 33 RPM?

Last post by CK-722 « Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:56 pm
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by CK-722 » Fri Nov 27, 2020 4:42 am

How many of you who are old enough ever tried playing The Chipmunk Song 45 at 33 RPM to see how Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. produced the chipmunk sounds?

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Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:56 pm
NPR Most Played 2020

Last post by sfpcc « Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:43 pm
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by Mike Oxlong » Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:12 pm

Found this while wandering around the internet. 30 most popular songs in heavy rotation on NPR stations in 2020.

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Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:43 pm
Recording Artist And Band Names That Mention Fruits And Vegetables

Last post by sfpcc « Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:58 am
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by CK-722 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:18 am

Strawberry Alarm Clock
Moby Grape
The Raspberries
Smashing Pumpkins
The Lemon Pipers
Fiona Apple
The Black Eyed Peas

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Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:58 am
Bob Dylan's 300 million dollar tax move.

Last post by TC Talks « Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:58 pm

by TC Talks » Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:58 pm

As we know, Dylan sold his music earlier this month, more than likely it was to reduce his tax liability...

That old order is rapidly fadin’. The...

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Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:58 pm
Charlie Pride

Last post by stopnswop2 « Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:32 am
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by sfpcc » Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:44 pm

Country legend Charlie Pride has died of Covid at age 86.

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Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:32 am
Youtube playlist - "Upbeat Music at Work"

Last post by stopnswop2 « Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:27 pm
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by stopnswop2 » Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:20 am

Ok, so first I did my general Office Playlist , with mostly soft AC Standards.
Now I've eliminated the ballads with this second list and added in...

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Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:27 pm
Country Music

Last post by stopnswop2 « Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:16 am
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by stopnswop2 » Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:30 am

What happened to songs about trucks and Tennessee, with honky tonk guitars?
This pop crap out today isn't country

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Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:16 am
Rain

Last post by matt1 « Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:06 am
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by sfpcc » Fri Nov 06, 2020 2:01 pm
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Can anyone out there think of any song with the word rain in it? Here are two to start:

Beatles / Rain
Led Zeppelin / The Rain Song
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Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:06 am
Miley Cyrus / Dua Lipa: Prisoner

Last post by matt1 « Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:11 pm
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by Deleted User 4520 » Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:57 pm

A fantastic tune!

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Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:11 pm
Is "Time Passages" A Holiday Song?

Last post by matt1 « Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:10 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:34 pm

Read the lyrics.

Sure beats many of the current songs being played. Is it played in any secular Christmas radio format? I haven't ever heard it...

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Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:10 pm
ZAPPA documentary drops Nov. 23 and Nov. 27.

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by SolarMax » Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:22 pm

The long-awaited Alex Winter documentary Zappa premieres on November 23, with a number of in-theatre events (which may or may not still happen) that...

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Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:44 pm
707

Last post by ftballfan « Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:43 am
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by kager » Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:22 am

Anyone here remember a band called 707?

I hadn't heard this song in decades, but woke up to the melody playing in Radio Noggin the other day and had...

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Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:43 am
104.3 WOMC Christmas song name help

Last post by stopnswop2 « Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:36 am
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by stopnswop2 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:43 pm

There's a song WOMC plays every December that I think is called It's That Time of Year Again by some weird band.
I can't find any evidence that song...

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Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:36 am
Mac Davis dies at 78

Last post by Bobbert « Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:06 pm
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by matt1 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:44 am

Singer Mac Davis dies of a heart attack at 78 years old. Mac wrote In The Ghetto for the late Elvis Presley in 1969.

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Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:06 pm
Unique Edit Of "Hello It's Me"

Last post by Bobbert « Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:53 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:38 pm
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Does anyone remember an edit of Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren, where at they very end after the outro with the short organ riff, someone in the...
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Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:53 pm
Beatles '73

Last post by Bobbert « Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:48 pm
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by Bobbert » Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:23 pm

My Amazon Music playlists include an imaginary Beatles album that collects solo Beatles music from 1973, which was the peak year for their solo...

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Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:48 pm
Tony Lewis (The Outfield) dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:16 am
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by matt1 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:41 pm

Tony Lewis, lead singer of The Outfield ( Your Love in 1986) has died at 62 years old.

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Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:16 am
Spencer Davis dies

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by matt1 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:43 pm

Spencer Davis (of The Spencer Davis Group who did Keep On Running , Gimme Some Lovin' & I'm A Man in 1967) has died at 81 years old.

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Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:43 pm
Middle of the Road

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by stopnswop2 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:54 am

Anyone remember them?
They had a some brief major success across Europe with hits such as Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep and Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum, and...

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Tue Oct 20, 2020 1:09 am
Martika vs. Madonna

Last post by matt1 « Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:49 pm

by matt1 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:49 pm

Martika Spirit (from 1991 Martika's Kitchen ) (audio only & album track) which sounds like Madonna 1990 song Vogue !!

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Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:49 pm

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