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Once Upon a Time at the Top Spot: The Four Seasons, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (Article)
Thursday, November 17, 2016
54 years ago today, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons arrived at the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of five weeks with a song inspired by a John Payne movie. As far as which movie, however, it depends on who you ask. Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” arrived at a time when the Four Seasons were already riding high in the charts, a status best evidenced by the fact that it was the group’s second single of 1962 to spend five weeks at #1. (Their previous single, “Sherry,” had done the same thing.) Crewe and Gaudio have different stories as to how they
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Happy Anniversary: Stephen Stills, “Love The One You’re With” (Article)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
46 years ago today, Stephen Stills released the song that would go on to become the biggest hit single of his entire career. The origins of the phrase that drives “Love The One You’re With” are a bit murky, but the recurring rumor that continued to run rampant on Wikipedia is that Stills heard Billy Preston utter the words, after which he reportedly asked for and received permission to write a song around them. The only problem with this story is that there doesn’t seem to be a single interview with the late Mr. Preston wherein he says anything about it, and you’d think there would be. On the
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This Day in 1966: The Doors Sign with Elektra Records (Article)
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
50 years ago today, The Doors signed the contract that made them members of the Elektra Records roster, creating a partnership that has worked out quite nicely for the band, for the label, and for the fans as well. Although it’s hard to conceive of The Doors being on any other label during their heyday, it’s not as if the band came into existence and headed straight to Elektra with their wares. “We hit everyone in town [with our demo] – all the labels were in L.A. – and got rejected by everyone,” wrote Ray Manzarek wrote in his autobiography, Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors. “Capitol
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Deep Dive: Ray Charles, RAY CHARLES IN PERSON (Article)
Monday, November 14, 2016
56 years ago today, Ray Charles was at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Georgia on My Mind,” which is certainly an anniversary worth celebrating, but since we don’t actually have that track within our catalog, we decided to pay tribute in a different way: by taking a deep dive into the material by Brother Ray that we do have and spotlight something you might not have heard. If you never had a chance to hear Ray Charles in person, you can still do the next best thing and listen to his 1960 live album, RAY CHARLES IN PERSON, which was mostly recorded on May 28, 1959 at Morris Brown College
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Happy 45th: Genesis, NURSERY CRYME (Article)
Monday, November 14, 2016
45 years ago this month, Genesis released their third solo album, an effort which found the band’s sound evolving away from folk and toward more of a progressive-rock sound. Produced by John Anthony, who’d also helmed the band’s previous album, TRESPASS, NURSERY CRYME found Genesis working with a new guitarist for the first time, one who would stick around for a fair while: Steve Hackett, who replaced the band’s founding guitarist, Anthony Phillips. It’s hard to say that Hackett’s arrival was necessarily the cause of the change in the band’s sound, but it certainly enabled them to step in a
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This Day in 1984: Chaka Khan Breaks With “I Feel For You” (Article)
Thursday, November 10, 2016
32 years ago today, Chaka Khan’s cover of a 1979 Prince track began its breakthrough beyond the R&B charts and onto the Billboard Hot 100, a voyage which would ultimately take it all the way to the #3 spot. Recorded by Prince for his 1979 debut album, “I Feel For You” was actually written for Patrice Rushen originally, but she rejected it. Others were less picky, however: the Pointer Sisters recorded a version of the track in 1982 for their So Excited album, and only a few months earlier in 1984, Rebbie Jackson had tackled the song for her Centipede album, the title track of which was a hit in
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Rhino Factoids: The First Issue of Rolling Stone (Article)
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
49 years ago today, Rolling Stone released its very first issue, kicking off a run which continues unabated to this day. The brainchild of Jann Wenner and Ralph Gleason, Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco, its initial publication funded by a $7,500 loan from his family and the parents of his then-fiancée, Jane Schindelheim. Back then, the magazine was, in fact, less a magazine in its format than a newspaper, and it only cost 35 cents. With a cover photo of John Lennon as Private Gripweed in his film How I Won The War (yes, kids, Lennon briefly flirted with an acting career, and his
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This Day in 1975: David Bowie takes on Cher (Article)
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
41 years ago today, David Bowie made one of the most memorable TV appearances of his career, teaming with Cher to deliver a medley of seemingly-incongruous songs that is one of the true must-see moments of ‘70s variety-show history. Although it’s generally referred to as “the ‘Young Americans’ medley,” those four words hardly do justice to the six-and-a-half minute musical amalgam that resulted from the combination of the title track of Bowie’s 1975 album and a dozen other instantly-recognizable pop hits when Bowie appeared on Cher, the post-Sonny and Cher Show series that resulted when the
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Dr. Rhino's Picks #175 (Article)
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
We got Frank Black, we got Husker Du, we getting comfy, how ‘bout you? ABOUT DR. RHINO A young Dr. Rhino first encountered the magic of song whilst being born in the front seat of a Lincoln Continental. As the attending physician recalls, the tune was “Touch Me In The Morning” by Diana Ross. It was a mind-blower. Over the years, Dr. Rhino listened to many, many more songs. And, after several summers of diggin’ music, making the scene & a stint in Attica, the good doctor joined Rhino Records. A remarkable career of taste & empathy ensued. Dr. Rhino now spends his time hitting bull’s-eyes
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Rhino Factoids: Rod Stewart and the Faces Call It a Day (Article)
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
41 years ago today, the final Faces show took place. Not that there weren’t occasional reunions here and there, but insofar as their existence as a proper band goes, it concluded after their performance at New York’s Nassau Coliseum on October 12, 1975. With Rod Stewart’s increasing success as a solo artist, it was probably always inevitable that Faces would come to an end, especially since Ronnie Lane had already left the group more or less because of that very reason. It probably also didn’t help things any that Ron Wood had begun working with the Rolling Stones, although it almost certainly
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