Lost in all of the Super Bowl hype today is the fact that Sonny Geraci of the Outsiders passed away at the age of 69. If you have spent any time listening to Oldies radio, you undoubtedly know "Time Won't Let Me," the song the band is best known for. The tight playlists of Oldies … Continue reading RIP, Sonny Geraci: The Outsiders, “Respectable” (1966)
Month: February 2017
Mixtape review: “1984”
(Above: Non-Orwellian pop music.) A couple of weeks ago I spent a Saturday night going through boxes of 45s from the 1980s (read about that here and here) to see what sort of musical surprises lay within. On more than one occasion that evening I remarked about a mixtape of songs from in and around … Continue reading Mixtape review: “1984”
One boy’s quest for vinyl: Buddy Holly, “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
The tragic story of Charles Hardin Holley has always fascinated and saddened me. What would rock and roll have been had Buddy Holly not perished in the famous plane crash on the early morning of February 3, 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa? Would a British band inspired by his music so much that they also … Continue reading One boy’s quest for vinyl: Buddy Holly, “That’ll Be the Day” (1957)
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