Rear View Mirror - Special 4th of July Edition

This podcast highlights the careers of Terry Cashman, Gene Pistilli, and Tommy West. They comprised various groups that made the charts in the 60's and 70's, wrote several other hit songs and helped Jim Croce get started with his all-too-short career. Come on in, the music's fine!

As we kick off a "new and improved" podcast, we pick on a British group that started as The Gaylords in Glasgow, Scotland in 1961. They only reached the Billboard Hot 100 twice in their career but had great success in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. If you know them, you know them as Marmalade, step inside and marvel at the musical interconnections with many of the great artists of the 60's

Sharing some favorite "B" sides of 45's in this podcast. Artists listed in Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles" under A and B. Often these were either alternate versions of the "A" side, or an album cut, and very seldom got airplay. There were a few artists who often had double sided hits, like Elvis (51), The Beatles (26) and Fats Domino (21) but, for the most part, this cast looks at songs that I found listening to other side of the 45's I bought in the late 60's and early 70's. With the advent of CDs and format changes, the phenomenon of the "B" side has disappeared.

After a year's hiatus, I'm returning with another baker's dozen songs from my Love Songs of the Rock Era Hall of Fame. Come in and unwrap the music, there will be a couple of nice surprises awaiting you along the way.

My second annual Valentine's cast featuring a baker's dozen of the finest roses from my Love Songs of The Rock and Roll Era Hall of Fame. You'll hear from Leslie Gore, Mercy, Gery and the Pacemakers, Savage Garden, New Colony Six, Mama Cass, B.J. Thomas, Take That, Cherry People, Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, Jackie Wilson, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, and the Beatles.

Just a collection of favorite songs and some history to go with each. Artists include Richard Harris, Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Donovan Leech, Doobie Brothers, Edwyn Collins, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Blanket of Secrecy, Kenny Rogers, Mac Davis, Dr. Buzzard"s Original Savannah Band, Michael Martin Murphy, and Andrew Gold.

This cast takes a look at Acoustic Alchemy, a guitar duo that started in England in the early 80's and has become one of the top smooth jazz combos. We follow them through personnel changes as we listen to their evolving guitar and jazz music.

Time to take a quick look at my favorite band from the 60's. Check out the musical offerings of Felix Cavaliere, Edde Brigadi, Dino Danelli, and Gene Cornish - The (Young) Rascals. The premier blue eyed soul act of the late 60's, The Rascals not only were my favorite band but their summertime 1967 hit "A Girl Like You" is my favorite song from that era.

This podcast takes a look at the career of Gene Cotton, from his early days as an inspirational singer/songwriter to his pop and adult contemporary success.

My 2nd 4th of July special features 20 more songs of the 60's and 70's that truly represent the phrase music in the rear view mirror may appear closer than it is. These songs represent some of my bestest memories of that era. Artists include Don McLean, The Barracudas, Motherlode, The Clique, The Beatles, The Hollies, The Box Tops, the Beach Boys, Casey, Kelley, Michael Parks, Leo Sayer, The Blues Magoos, Every Mother's Son, The Magic Lanterns, The Cowsills, Neon Philharmonic, Bread, The Happenings, Jay & The Techniques, and Jamestown Massacre.