tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31285493793458508272012-02-16T19:47:19.420-05:00puttin' the wax back in your ears.GOLDENRODhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036765477901708484noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128549379345850827.post-38519437549803001952007-03-24T13:51:00.000-05:002007-03-24T13:57:59.554-05:00

This Minneapolis group, best known for their single "Cry, Cry, Cry," was popular in their area at CYO and teen dances, and was more often listed as "Little Artie and the Pharaohs," though on this single the "Little" has been dropped. The group included brothers Artie and Al Herrera, who went on to record as Kane & Abel (with the Phil Spector-esque single "Breakdown and Cry"). They then

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The Persuaders formed in the Bronx in '69 from the ashes of The Internationals and The Majestics, both of which were doo-wop groups, neither of which had much commercial success. They signed with Atco in '71 and released their biggest of only a few hits, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate," a well-known ballad. Today's selection comes from the B side of that hit, and is a confession of love for all

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Joe Cocker circa-1970 is ridiculous. Known to many as the guy who sang the theme from "The Wonder Years," he was, and probably still is, the weirdest looking English white dude who sounded not only like a Black American from the South, but at that, one many years his senior. The man had five buckets of grit in his voice. This live cover of "The Letter" (the famous original by The Boxtops), is

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This group, known originally as just "The Blazers," was the backing band for the O'Jay's in the mid sixties, and based out of Buffalo, NY. The story goes that, while on tour, the Blazers got stranded in Phoenix, AZ when the O'Jay's could no longer afford to support their travel and high-tailed it back East without them. Now involuntarily based out of Pheonix, Mr. Arlester "Dyke" Christian, who

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The track the Gilles Peterson has been making famous overseas.From the Ubiquity Site: A mystery to most, Darondo records are high on the wants-lists of many collectors. He is spoken about in hushed-tones by other Bay Area musicians. Back in the day he was seen cruising around town in a white Rolls Royce (with a "Darondo" license plate). He opened-up for James Brown and lived a colorful lifestyle

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