The team at Beatland Books tells us that a new video has been posted exploring the history of The Monkees’ “Headquarters” album!
You can check it out here …
DETAILS: https://mailchi.mp/beatlandbooks/2025-mar-parlogram?e=cc980e7aff
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vClDpBvYbQA
And save $15 off any Monkees Beatland book here:
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>>>Where Is The Chart From??? (kk)
Kent,
You were wondering where the Go Set 40 Chart is from. It is a national chart from Australia. Fun stuff!
Best to you,
Tony Waitekus
G'day, mate!
I recognized that July 1969 chart Timmy sent in from the Australian Go-Set magazine collection. Here's the link.
GO-SET Magazine - Australian singles and album charts, 1966-1974
Warning ... you may spend hours perusing.
Best,
Sam Tallerico
mixcloud.com/LAFOS
kk …
Today I'm Going To Talk About "THE VINNIE MODUGNO SHOW" --
On WABC77 AM / Only On For One Hour (5 – 6 PM) – Comes On Before Cousin Brucie
FIRST TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS SHOW
Interesting Story How Vinnie Got His First Break --
He Was In The Audience Of Cousin Brucie Show At NYC Feast --
Asked Cousin Brucie If He Could Sing … Bruce Said Yes
Vinnie Is A School Teacher From Staten Island, New York
He Just Entertained On One Of Those Sea Cruises
He Does A Great Job Singing "CARA MIA" -- He Got A Thumbs Up From Jay Black Himself!
He Usually Doesn't Do Interviews ... Not Much Time On A One Hour Show.
Today Was His First Interview.
(Who's Going To Say No To Interviewing Dion???) Nobody!!!
Dion Said He Was Inspired By Hank Williams When He Was 11 Years Old.
He Was Hanging Out With Ritchie Havens & John Sebastian In Greenwich Village Performing Folk Music.
He Used To Hang Out & Do Drugs With Frankie Lymon. Frankie’s Death Hit Him Hard.
February 1968 -- He Went To One Of Them Meetings -- Gave Up Drugs And Has Been Clean For 57 Years.
His New Song "NEW YORK MINUTE" Is About Two Things He Loves Most:
New York & Susan.
FB
It’s a great track … we featured it in Forgotten Hits several weeks ago …
You can check out Dion’s video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUcrSr8ctp0
Happy Birthday 🍰🎂! to two Los Angeles music greats … Ry Cooder and Mike Love.
Here’s Ry on stage at The Troubadour with Terry Evans and his son Joachim ...
And Mike after a gig at Capitol Records in Hollywood.
Happy March 16th birthdays 🥳! to Erik "Ponch" Estrada and Nancy Wilson of Heart at a Hollywood movie opening.
Best wishes and good health to Frank Beard, too!
Jim Roup
In today's now seemingly common atmosphere of "Tit for Tat" actions, Chuck Buell writes ...
As read in Forgotten Hits, you commented about the song, "Old MacDonald" as sung by Jimmy Jones in 1960, and offered it up, "so others can enjoy … or cringe … right along with me!"
It brought to mind another "cringe-worthy" song, Joe Perkins' Big 1963 Hit that charted on Billboard's Hot 100 at . . . Number 76, "Little EEEfin Annie!" which I now offer up to you in retaliation!
Interesting description to the style presented here by Perkins as defined by NPR's, Jennifer Sharpe, as "a kind of hiccupping, rhythmic wheeze that started in rural Tennessee more than 100 years ago." It has also been described as a vocal technique similar to today's beatboxing, but a century older.
It's attached for your convenience! So Crank Up them Ole Speakers, Kent, put in your "anti-teeth-grinding mouth guard" and enjoy!
CB ( which stands for "Cringe-worthy Boy! )
Yep, I remember this one …
Didn’t they work this into an on-going bit on “Hee Haw”???
Actually, the one that I preferred was The Chipmunks’ version, “Eefin’ Alvin”!!!
(This one “bubbled under” … everywhere EXCEPT Billboard! Lol)
I don't know if you have heard or not, but Herb Alpert will soon be releasing a 60th Anniversary edition of the famed album, "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" ...
The album itself will be pressed on green vinyl with the Whipped Cream girl herself on the picture disc.
GJ Kubat
Now WHAT on earth would make you think that I might be interested in something like that?!?!? (kk)
