tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189225972024-03-18T20:21:45.285-04:00Frank Pozen's Big Bad BlogWelcome to Frank Pozen's Big Bad Blog. A lot of folks have been asking me to update them about my recovery. So I thought I would start a blog primarily to do that but also to talk about other topics of interest including the wrestling business and whatever else I can think of. I plan to update this on a regular basis so check back and leave a comment if you wish.frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.comBlogger11230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-4111445397939905732024-03-18T09:42:00.002-04:002024-03-18T09:44:56.902-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Mac and Katie Kissoon<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzQUmGIIetmC6YHeMlWdIYUKxPNo-iYtVDju_SSP-w-0MybSD55oI4SnWZbZnoAlJO7oK8xJB5Y-B9_D-mWHw1Ruqo8FSo5rqYiX7WE583jh1JCYbuZbhBDE8btUhuzcwuIT4XkNgTO-zxKvX-_dhP1gZ7I1uXTpqfmTxCvVgpeRmMIHRhN_5cw/s425/81kGgHI3QSL._SX425_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzQUmGIIetmC6YHeMlWdIYUKxPNo-iYtVDju_SSP-w-0MybSD55oI4SnWZbZnoAlJO7oK8xJB5Y-B9_D-mWHw1Ruqo8FSo5rqYiX7WE583jh1JCYbuZbhBDE8btUhuzcwuIT4XkNgTO-zxKvX-_dhP1gZ7I1uXTpqfmTxCvVgpeRmMIHRhN_5cw/w200-h200/81kGgHI3QSL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Mac and Katie Kissoon<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Hard to Find 45s on CD Vol. 11: Sugar Pop Classics</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The brother sister duo of Mac and Katie Kissoon scored a top 20 hit with the 1971 single Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. It was their only chart single in the US so they are a one hit wonder. The two were born in Trinidad and moved to England with their family in 1962. Katie Kissoon recorded four singles in 1965 as Peanut. Then she was a member of The Rag Dolls and they released a couple of singles. Mac Kissoon was a member of The Marionettes. Then he led a band that toured US military bases in Europe. He released a solo album in 1970. Lally Stott wrote Chirpy Chirpy Cheep and it was a hit in Italy where he was living at the time. The Scottish band Middle of the Road were living in Italy and producer Giacomo Tosti signed them to RCA and produced a 1971 album featuring Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. That recording topped the British Singles chart and was a hit across Europe. But it went nowhere in the US. Mac and Katie Kissoon recorded Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep with producer Miki Dallon. He sold it to ABC Records in the US. The record reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. I'm not sure why the Middle of the Road version didn't chart in the US. But I get the impression that the band didn't like the song and planned to tour in the US and didn't want Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep to be their calling card. You can get Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep on this various artists comp from the oldies label Eric Records. This was Mac and Katie Kissoon's only US chart single. But they had success in England with hits like Sugar Candy Kisses and Don't Do It Baby in 1975. After recording five albums in the 70s, Mac and Katie Kissoon became session singers singing backup for all kinds of acts. Both were regulars in James Last's band in the 80s. It looks like they are now retired. Here's a video for Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Mac and Katie Kissoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/27c-sQZ2I4U" width="320" youtube-src-id="27c-sQZ2I4U"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-30627662895312754302024-03-17T12:59:00.001-04:002024-03-17T12:59:10.484-04:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Jaqueline Amorim vs Cory McKenna<p> Here's the fight video of Jaqueline Amorim vs Cory McKenna from last night's UFC show in Las Vegas. This fight is at Strawweight. Jaqueline is 28 years old from Manaus, Brazil. She trains at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, FL with coach Conan Silveira. She's 1-1 in the UFC. She's a finisher with elite BJJ. Her one loss was by decision so endurance could be a problem. Cory is 24 years old from Wales. But she now trains with Danny Castillo at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. Her UFC record is 3-1 but that loss convinced her to leave home. Jaqueline is much quicker than Cory and wastes no time taking her down and tries to finish her with an arm triangle. Ref Mike Beltran thought Cory tapped but then he changed his mind and told them to continue. Jaqueline simply switched to an armbar and the fight was over at 1:38 of round one. Beltran's mistake could have been a big problem but Jaqueline did great and got a $50,000 bonus. Enjoy the video!</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/nwx4lzta" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-6760035897761531972024-03-17T12:38:00.001-04:002024-03-17T12:38:31.962-04:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Chelsea Chandler vs Josiane Nunes<p style="text-align: left;">Here's the fight video of Chelsea Chandler vs Josiane Nunes from last night's UFC show in Las Vegas. This fight is at Bantamweight. Both of these fighters were brought in as Featherweights. Chelsea missed weight. She is 33 years old. She trains at Cesar Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Stockton, CA. That's the Diaz brothers. She's 1-1 in the UFC. Josiane is 30 years old. She trains at Striker's House in Curitiba, Brazil. She's 3-0 in the UFC. Her big problem is she is 5'2" trying to fight girls who are much taller than her. Round one was the key round in this fight. Chelsea won round two by taking Josiane down and controlling her. She didn't try to finish. Josiane won round three with striking. In round one, Josiane displayed very effective striking but Chelsea may have stolen the round with a late round takedown. I scored it 10-9 for Josiane and all three judges scored it 10-9 for Chelsea. So Chelsea won the fight 29-28. The round could have gone either way. I was expecting a split decision. I doubt that either fighter has a long term future in the UFC. They aren't good enough. Enjoy the video! </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/shua1ceo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/xfngardt" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/fzqps1n8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-79005223696455817562024-03-17T11:49:00.001-04:002024-03-17T11:49:50.344-04:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Macy Chiasson vs Pannie Kianzad<p style="text-align: left;">Here's the fight video of Macy Chiasson vs Pannie Kianzad from last night's UFC show in Las Vegas. This fight is at Bantamweight. Both fighters were in TUF 28 for Featherweights and Macy beat Pannie in the final. I expected the same result. Macy is 32 years old from New Orleans. She trains at Fortis MMA in Dallas with Saif Saud. Her UFC record is 6-3. She's a good fighter but probably not a title contender. Pannie is 32 years old. She lives in Denmark but she trains in Sweden. Her UFC record is 5-4. She's a midcard fighter at best. That both of these fighters are ranked in the top ten says more about the lack of depth in the Bantamweight division than anything else. As I expected, it didn't take long for Macy to take Pannie down and submit her with a rear naked choke at 3:54 of round one. Macy got a $50,000 bonus for that. Her problem is when she has gotten the opportunity to get in a position to be a title challenger, she has failed miserably. This win doesn't help her get that title shot. Enjoy the video! </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/71rg00yp" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-86617266630568863862024-03-17T09:42:00.001-04:002024-03-17T09:42:39.255-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Souad Massi<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOh7c_d0ySAnGdTzfhLaiedLS0cDsrUnPBzyJzcovBprNDJXrBH9PWKk1jPftJFBhn4cwzLgoU-RoU_shYIyYbKMpNZAJHaKODLNY11iF9DevYwBhVDquR7DvPZKhQNXC-ttiCjrGOxRybapOF4luvySyyy3pcEnMqisnvO5APAiWFrWHyK-Erg/s300/41E1GR6EWHL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOh7c_d0ySAnGdTzfhLaiedLS0cDsrUnPBzyJzcovBprNDJXrBH9PWKk1jPftJFBhn4cwzLgoU-RoU_shYIyYbKMpNZAJHaKODLNY11iF9DevYwBhVDquR7DvPZKhQNXC-ttiCjrGOxRybapOF4luvySyyy3pcEnMqisnvO5APAiWFrWHyK-Erg/w200-h200/41E1GR6EWHL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Souad Massi<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Yawlidi</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Deb</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Souad Massi is an Algerian singer songwriter who has lived in Paris since 1999 because of the political climate at home. That's not unusual for African musicians. And though you won't understand what she's singing, her music is in the Western style as she works with French studio musicians. She was born Aug. 23, 1972 in Algiers, Algeria. She started singing as a child. She was a big fan of country and roots music. In the early 90s, Souad joined the Algerian political rock band Atakor. She was in that band for eight years. They were influenced by Led Zeppelin and U2. They released a successful album. But they became a target because of political content. After anonymous death threats, Souad moved to Paris in 1999. After performing at the Femme d'Algerie festival in Paris, she signed with Island Records and released the 2001 album Raoui. The album was a hit in France. Souad sings mostly in Arabic and French. Yawlidi is from Souad's 2003 album Deb. It was her second album. As with all her albums, Souad writes and produces her own music with French studio musicians like Jean-Francois Kellner on guitar, Jean-Rene Zapha on bass and David Fall on drums. They tour with her too. This album is available on CD. A few years ago, Universal sold Souad's French contract to the British label Wrasse. They were already releasing her albums internationally. So her recent albums including the 2022 album Sequana are on Wrasse. She's worth checking out. Here's Souad Massi with Jean-Francois Kellner on guitar, Rabah Khalfah on debourka, Jean-Rene Zapha on bass and David Fall on drums performing Yawlidi at the Bridgestone Music Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 21,2008.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fdhh-zltHow" width="320" youtube-src-id="fdhh-zltHow"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-44251872590221257362024-03-16T08:45:00.001-04:002024-03-16T08:45:46.451-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Keith Carradine<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDPCg4IvxdYOLxFtXH5pgMn6i0GdXKhhfh-cgzY-fRhbLORwXkgcnQUn-0mfF3i8jMVQpP-byCyN5nbyz2tphFrQtm3dCbOuhPRlFH9w06qSZmDOKRAbSpxjOMPC4ViCNZkskm4j329qTZ5TwQ90Fg8EICy0r961NJTzuudlHzE-fkIWfvu4tLw/s300/515p2nZDz-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDPCg4IvxdYOLxFtXH5pgMn6i0GdXKhhfh-cgzY-fRhbLORwXkgcnQUn-0mfF3i8jMVQpP-byCyN5nbyz2tphFrQtm3dCbOuhPRlFH9w06qSZmDOKRAbSpxjOMPC4ViCNZkskm4j329qTZ5TwQ90Fg8EICy0r961NJTzuudlHzE-fkIWfvu4tLw/w200-h200/515p2nZDz-L.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Keith Carradine<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:I'm Easy</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Singers and Songwriters: Late '70s</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Actor Keith Carradine had success on his brief foray into music when I'm Easy was a top 20 hit in 1976. Carradine wrote and performed the song in the 1975 film Nashville. Carradine recorded two albums in the late 70s and then returned to acting. He was born Aug. 8, 1949 in San Mateo, CA. Of course his father was legendary actor John Carradine and his brothers are all actors too. His childhood was troubled as his father drank and his mother was mentally ill. They divorced in 1957 and after a custody battle, Carradine was raised by his maternal grandmother. After performing in high school, Carradine studied drama for one semester at Colorado State University. After returning to California, his older brother David Carradine helped him get into acting. After appearing in the 1969 Broadway musical Hair, Robert Altman cast him in the 1972 film McCabe & Mrs. Miller and the 1974 film Thieves Like Us. Altman knew that Carradine could sing and play guitar. So he was a natural as womanizing folk singer Tom Frank in the 1975 film Nashville. After he wrote and performed I'm Easy in Nashville, ABC Records released it as a single and it reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it won the Best Original Song Oscar. Carradine signed a two album deal with Asylum Records. The 1976 album I'm Easy did OK. Carradine rerecorded I'm Easy for the album. He wrote all the songs on the album. L.A. Express drummer John Guerin produced and arranger Dave Grusin played piano and led the band of studio musicians. After his 1978 album Lost & Found, Carradine returned to acting and never recorded again. Neither the Nashville soundtrack or Carradine's album are available but you can get I'm Easy on this 2CD Time Life various artists comp. Carradine still appears regularly in films and on TV. He will appear in the upcoming Blumhouse film They Listen. On TV he mostly does TV movies and guest shots. But he was a regular on the series Madam Secretary a few years ago. Carradine's one notable singing appearance was in the 1991 Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies for which he was Tony nominated. Here's Keith Carradine performing I'm Easy in the 1975 film Nashville. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dbX-ekoWGWE" width="320" youtube-src-id="dbX-ekoWGWE"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-2155617881112819562024-03-15T09:20:00.001-04:002024-03-15T09:20:35.966-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Katinas<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuAh4htq8-1lFN-nMo_0sL6jy3AzfeZu74_4OqsO426rOyo7QGdlkA7KWQhB8lwI8UnYnhLNVh0aSqvzapDoTLo6JIF4WR7Qzes0xK8iu0wh1XpAZppyblbn8DHGZLkaJC3oIhHpnkVCfdv3oh5TsSRe5NBD2E38QsZ7IO-sE8LPjqoF2bq4c2Q/s130/21R5QTS9QXL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="130" data-original-width="130" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuAh4htq8-1lFN-nMo_0sL6jy3AzfeZu74_4OqsO426rOyo7QGdlkA7KWQhB8lwI8UnYnhLNVh0aSqvzapDoTLo6JIF4WR7Qzes0xK8iu0wh1XpAZppyblbn8DHGZLkaJC3oIhHpnkVCfdv3oh5TsSRe5NBD2E38QsZ7IO-sE8LPjqoF2bq4c2Q/s1600/21R5QTS9QXL.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><br />Artist:The Katinas<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Thank You</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Destiny</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The CCM group The Katinas had success in the early 00s on Gotee Records. They are still around but they record for their own label. The Katinas are five brothers from Samoa. They all sing but John and Jesse are the lead singers. Sam plays keyboards, James plays bass and Joe plays drums. They also write songs. They grew up singing in church and the family moved to the state of Washington in 1988. Their mom died shortly after the move. They released a couple of albums and their live shows got them a deal with the CCM label Gotee owned by Toby Mac of DC Talk. The Katinas had success on the Christian charts with the 1999 album The Katinas and the 2001 album Destiny. Toby Mac produced and The Katinas wrote most of the songs. The Katinas' music has more of an R&B feel than most CCM artists so it also appealed to gospel fans. They released a total of five albums on Gotee including a live album and a Christmas album. Since then they have released albums on their own Destiny label. Their latest album was a 2018 Christmas album. It doesn't look like they are active right now. They played a show a few months ago but that looks like a one time thing. Here's The Katinas performing Thank You on a Gaither DVD.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/74IgqePslco" width="320" youtube-src-id="74IgqePslco"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-29986567852990039372024-03-14T08:51:00.001-04:002024-03-14T08:51:50.811-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Flying Lizards<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpUx38p6Ud5_e6aZC_y-_SGCUz_-Bo4LIITv-vbhsIwXqGnd4_rYUwNKbkBJYw_88FpJMQ1lpVOn2Moc5NZyVqP8mzXDzo3jTTtUM5pxpQ3pVvGtN54AyHLz-yGu_he0myucLdcyVPiM-x0TB1ErpgssGmDsDvsH6HBfJvz8PTnPie-w2h5x5WQ/s300/410JW47WZ9L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpUx38p6Ud5_e6aZC_y-_SGCUz_-Bo4LIITv-vbhsIwXqGnd4_rYUwNKbkBJYw_88FpJMQ1lpVOn2Moc5NZyVqP8mzXDzo3jTTtUM5pxpQ3pVvGtN54AyHLz-yGu_he0myucLdcyVPiM-x0TB1ErpgssGmDsDvsH6HBfJvz8PTnPie-w2h5x5WQ/w200-h200/410JW47WZ9L.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:The Flying Lizards<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Money</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:The Flying Lizards</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This 1979 cover of the Motown classic Money was a top ten hit in England. It wasn't as big a hit in the US because radio stations were reluctant to play the emerging New Wave sound. But the video was played a lot on MTV. So I think the song was a bigger hit than its chart position. It's still a one hit wonder. The guy behind The Flying Lizards was Irish composer David Cunningham. He was attending Maidstone College of Art in Canterbury, England when he self released a 1975 album of minimalist music called Grey Scale. As an experiment, he recorded a minimalist cover of the Eddie Cochran classic Summertime Blues. The deliberately flat vocals were by his classmate Deborah Evans. He turned it into a demo and Virgin Records was the only label that liked it. They released it as The Flying Lizards and it did well enough that they agreed to a second single. That single was Money and after it reached #7 on the British Singles chart, Virgin wanted a whole album. Cunningham brought in free music composers David Toop and Steve Beresford to help him. Then Money crossed the pond and reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. MTV played the video in heavy rotation so I think the record was a bigger hit than the chart position. I suspect that radio stations didn't like the song and refused to play it. It reached #7 in Canada. The album is available. Cunningham released three Flying Lizards albums. Then he retired the name. In recent years he he has worked with composer Michael Nyman on some of Peter Greenaway's films. I guess Money is the prototype of the fluke one hit wonder. Here's the video for Money by The Flying Lizards. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EdULP1XctVM" width="320" youtube-src-id="EdULP1XctVM"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-13373417667944289582024-03-13T09:12:00.001-04:002024-03-13T09:12:37.017-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Sir Douglas Quintet<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNfp64SgjThh2dWOj34aGvw12Vc_vatFQldTnQIU8-pXkY9IGP3EY3Hzmzw-xl56p7albLTcjv08jthciV1apFUE6CqrKxABUwU04-kQW9aczdG571AJByGhzQ64B1ElVV3FdMnoYCYAj9Dvn1hreb7ud9DziHsCOYs5m3aWD-aFMJYQMqwmOCg/s425/61-a9SgR9vL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNfp64SgjThh2dWOj34aGvw12Vc_vatFQldTnQIU8-pXkY9IGP3EY3Hzmzw-xl56p7albLTcjv08jthciV1apFUE6CqrKxABUwU04-kQW9aczdG571AJByGhzQ64B1ElVV3FdMnoYCYAj9Dvn1hreb7ud9DziHsCOYs5m3aWD-aFMJYQMqwmOCg/w200-h200/61-a9SgR9vL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Sir Douglas Quintet<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:She's About a Mover</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Complete Singles 1964-1966</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The 1965 single She's About a Mover was the biggest hit for the Sir Douglas Quintet. The band's leader Doug Sahm had a long career as a musical cult figure. But this is where it all started. Sahm was from San Antonio, TX and as a high school student he was already building a reputation as a musician. The story goes that veteran producer Huey P. Meaux was analyzing Beatles records to see if there was a way to compete with them. He came to the conclusion that the beats resembled Cajun dance songs. So he wanted a group that could mix the two music styles. He already knew about Sahm and Meaux told him his idea. Sahm formed a band with his childhood pal Augie Meyers on organ, Frank Morin on sax, Jack Barber on bass and Johnny Perez on drums. Meaux gave them the name Sir Douglas Quintet because it sounded British. He released the single Sugar Bee and it flopped. But the second single She's About a Mover on Meaux's Tribe label reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sahm wrote the song and sang lead. Meyers' organ riff distinguished it from other songs of the era. After the single The Rains Came was a top 40 hit, Meaux released the album The Best of Sir Douglas Quintet. Shortly after, Sahm moved to San Francisco and formed an all new Sir Douglas Quintet. And he signed with Mercury. The band had some success on Mercury. But they rerecorded all their early songs including She's About a Mover. This CD from Varese is the only one that I can be sure has the original Tribe recordings. Remember the San Francisco band was different than the original band. So of course it's going to sound different. The Sir Douglas Quintet recorded for Mercury until 1973 and Sahm led a version of the band until his death on Nov. 18, 1999 at age 58. Meyers continued to work with Sahm including in the 90s band The Texas Tornados. Here's Sir Douglas Quintet performing She's About a Mover on Hullaballoo 1966. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XboE3_7KZ3Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="XboE3_7KZ3Y"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-76748799125935021662024-03-12T12:15:00.002-04:002024-03-12T12:15:59.240-04:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-The Kabuki Warriors vs Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler<p style="text-align: left;">Here's the match video of The Kabuki Warriors defending the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships vs Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler from last night's episode of RAW. Zoey and Shayna's gimmick is they are tough. It's probably not enough for them to win the titles. The match was OK but not great. The commercial break in the middle didn't help. The end came when Shayna applied her Kirifuda Clutch finisher on Kairi. Obviously I don't recommend using that in a tag team match as it can be easily broken up. Then Dakota Kai grabbed Shayna's leg which distracted her enough that Asuka kicked her in the head and followed that with their Insane Elbow double team for the finish. I don't think there is a tag team that can beat The Kabuki Warriors right now. So I don't know what will be done with them for WrestleMania. Enjoy the video! </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YvTte7oU-PY?si=chfgRI1WbUBuJJbi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-61871707284703506982024-03-12T08:52:00.001-04:002024-03-12T08:52:35.127-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Jackie Moore<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5bGr1whQKEjflpTYSYkwgpfKRU4UgwFIFcQupflKZnDmFHHmI8XIDVPYFVzKkBtPeab9BC5qgbvnZWLAkq7okWwdGHpsUsLlpKzO44TjcvKLoliWPRmHBcfZOBkC30Q8SJIpzQWDjJcHk0M_6rNxw6ZWYh_1NLSjxHZSUm_NMYKMzIzQ4gRb2A/s425/51jK7W8nMrL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5bGr1whQKEjflpTYSYkwgpfKRU4UgwFIFcQupflKZnDmFHHmI8XIDVPYFVzKkBtPeab9BC5qgbvnZWLAkq7okWwdGHpsUsLlpKzO44TjcvKLoliWPRmHBcfZOBkC30Q8SJIpzQWDjJcHk0M_6rNxw6ZWYh_1NLSjxHZSUm_NMYKMzIzQ4gRb2A/w200-h200/51jK7W8nMrL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Jackie Moore<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Precious, Precious</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Sweet Charlie Babe</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">R&B singer songwriter Jackie Moore had success in the early 70s mostly on the R&B charts. The 1970 single Precious, Precious was her biggest hit. No doubt the rise of disco killed her career. She was born in 1946 in Jacksonville, FL. After recording a couple of singles for Bang's Shout label and Wand, Jackie got together with her cousin and Atlantic Records house producer Dave Crawford. He wrote and produced the Linda Lyndell hit What a Man. At Atlantic he worked with Wilson Pickett. Crawford took Jackie to Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia to record. Precious, Precious was the first single in 1970 and it reached #12 on the R&B Singles chart and #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified Gold. This would turn out to be her biggest hit. Jackie wrote the song with Crawford and Crawford played piano on the song. It also features guitarist Cornell Dupree and The Memphis Horns. Andrew Love played the sax solo. They didn't record an album at first. Instead a few singles were released that didn't do as well as Precious, Precious. The album Sweet Charlie Babe was released in 1973. It has been released on CD by Collectables. That was Jackie's only album for Atlantic. The 1975 album Make Me Feel Like a Woman was released by TK's Kayvette label and recorded at Muscle Shoals with guys like Barry Beckett and Roger Hawkins. Then she recorded a couple of disco albums for Columbia produced by guitarist Bobby Eli. And that was Jackie's final album. She recorded a couple of singles in the early 80s. But like I said, disco killed her career. Some singers adapted to it and some didn't. Jackie Moore never recorded again and she died on Nov. 8, 2019 at age 73. Here's a video for Precious, Precious by Jackie Moore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9TLCLOOkPkU" width="320" youtube-src-id="9TLCLOOkPkU"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-77885912317557681542024-03-11T08:29:00.001-04:002024-03-11T08:29:19.188-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Caravans<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC8SRFkZRb4weXrc6LOk2j5AlEKCj4x3TK013_vk4sKly5naTJiZU4iJ_ejXToxI4zowo59Bd44liMiU68nVmgTXYEk5dJN19IHl1bMlrdZVdLCQSpO0dpfvEoc2TD7NX4ecXr9AxNUAz_KBR65_aTtwego7qH6BKwk6jIgKbubLI51oywrnXMA/s425/81VfJdY8JhL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC8SRFkZRb4weXrc6LOk2j5AlEKCj4x3TK013_vk4sKly5naTJiZU4iJ_ejXToxI4zowo59Bd44liMiU68nVmgTXYEk5dJN19IHl1bMlrdZVdLCQSpO0dpfvEoc2TD7NX4ecXr9AxNUAz_KBR65_aTtwego7qH6BKwk6jIgKbubLI51oywrnXMA/w200-h200/81VfJdY8JhL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:The Caravans<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:I Won't Be Back</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Where Gospel Meets Soul 1952-1962</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The gospel group The Caravans are best known today as the starting point for gospel music legend Shirley Caesar. She sings lead on the 1962 classic I Won't Be Back. They started out in the late 40s but by the early 60s the lineup was more stable and they were very active during the civil rights movement. They started out in 1947 in Chicago as Robert Anderson and his Gospel Caravan. Anderson was lead singer. The Gospel Caravan was three female singers, a pianist and organist. In 1952, they were called Robert Anderson and the Caravans. They had signed a record deal with Savoy. Albertina Walker and Nellie Grace Daniels joined the group. Anderson left during the recording session and Albertina was now lead singer of the group now called The Caravans. James Cleveland joined The Caravans in 1953 and he wrote and arranged everything until he left in 1957. Albertina was the only consistent member of The Caravans. Bessie Griffin, Cassietta George and Dorothy Norwood were all members at one time. But Shirley Caesar was the key addition in 1958. Along with Delores Washington and pianist and songwriter James Herndon, that's the version of The Caravans that recorded I Won't Be Back in 1962. That was their final recording for Savoy. They signed with VeeJay. Shirley left to go solo in 1966. Albertina finally ended The Caravans in 1976. This 2CD comp from the British label Acrobat covers the Savoy recordings. Albertina reunited The Caravans occasionally and the 2006 album Paved the Way was nominated for a Grammy. The Savoy recordings are a must for gospel fans. Here's The Caravans featuring Shirley Caesar performing I Won't Be Back at Boston University 1962. </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8o5rLzPB9E?si=NjbJ2WbyZ41jML8u" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-83886595517492419372024-03-10T12:49:00.001-04:002024-03-10T12:49:11.987-04:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Joanne Wood vs Maryna Moroz<p style="text-align: left;">Here's the fight video of Joanne Wood vs Maryna Moroz from last night's UFC show in Miami. This fight is at Flyweight. Joanne is 38 years old from Scotland. She trains with her husband John Wood at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas. Her UFC record is 8-8. This is her retirement fight. She was supposed to do it last summer but she pulled out. Maryna is 32 years old from the Ukraine. She trains at American Top Team in Florida. Her UFC record is 6-5. Her history is she pulls out of a lot of fights. She's on a two fight losing streak. Joanne is a kickboxer and Maryna is a boxer. So I expected the fight to stay standing. Maryna won round one and Joanne won round three. But round two was very close. I scored it for Maryna so I scored the fight 29-28 for Maryna. Two of the three judges scored round two for Joanne so she won by split decision. I wish for Joanne Wood a happy retirement. Enjoy the video! </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/oeupw6fn" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/v6kc15tw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/v64zkral" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-85509284447070065162024-03-10T12:20:00.001-04:002024-03-10T12:20:26.272-04:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Maycee Barber vs Katlyn Cerminara<p style="text-align: left;"> Here's the fight video of Maycee Barber vs Katlyn Cerminara from last night's UFC show in Miami. This fight is at Flyweight. Maycee is 25 years old from Fort Collins, CO. She trains with Danny Castillo at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. Her UFC record is 8-2 and she's on a four fight winning streak. Katlyn is a former title challenger. She is 35 years old and she trains at All Star Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Jersey City, NJ. Her UFC record is 11-5. She lost her last fight. The main reason to do this fight is Katlyn is ranked #4 and Maycee is ranked #6. The problem Katlyn has is she needs to fight at distance to win and I don't think there is any way she can keep an aggressive fighter like Maycee off of her for three rounds. And that's how it went. I scored the fight 30-27 for Maycee. Two of the three judges scored it the same. The third scored round two for Katlyn when she was able to keep Maycee at distance for part of the round. Katlyn needed to do something different from her usual style and she couldn't do it. Maybe she should retire. A win doesn't get Maycee any closer to a title shot. The UFC just named Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko coaches of the next The Ultimate Fighter. There will be a title fight after that. Maycee wouldn't get the next title shot anyway. That will go to the winner of Erin Blanchfield vs Manon Fiorot. I doubt Maycee could beat either of them. But to get a title shot, she might have to. Enjoy the video!</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/vg15d0ro" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/rh7q0mgo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//sendvid.com/embed/mc0xrxw1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-40907051380578631192024-03-10T09:53:00.001-04:002024-03-10T09:53:39.897-04:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Gaither Vocal Band<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzQ_ojAk3X4aTzLyoeqeGbTbcXG-2IbdxY2dhhsWOHbT-RgfcK1fNnkTzXlz1drl543LkN_k0C_VkzchREf3d_Az6-gDk5jHmmVSPpJoW04SOHv3gp3pOoDs5EjSE7EADfWz_6glR7puA51PKwAAPpmr2AYvNwKH8evQZg4RVnypJU6XO0ScAzQ/s425/71jlbzXzTnL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzQ_ojAk3X4aTzLyoeqeGbTbcXG-2IbdxY2dhhsWOHbT-RgfcK1fNnkTzXlz1drl543LkN_k0C_VkzchREf3d_Az6-gDk5jHmmVSPpJoW04SOHv3gp3pOoDs5EjSE7EADfWz_6glR7puA51PKwAAPpmr2AYvNwKH8evQZg4RVnypJU6XO0ScAzQ/w200-h200/71jlbzXzTnL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Gaither Vocal Band<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Best of the Gaither Vocal Band</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Bill Gaither is probably the most successful Southern Gospel artist and this is because he produces so much content that it's hard to avoid him. The Gaither Vocal Group (GVB) is an offshoot of The Bill Gaither Trio which started in 1956. Gaither has been very careful in balancing appealing to his existing fanbase and being contemporary enough to attract new fans. I guess I should call them followers since we are talking about religious music. The Gaither Vocal Band was formed backstage at a 1981 Bill Gaither Trio concert. The original group was Gaither and Gary McSpadden of the trio and backup singers Steve Green and Lee Young. It was decided to call them Gaither Vocal Band so they could vary the number of members. Gaither also thought the term "quartet" was archaic in gospel music. For most of its history, GVB has had four members though currently it has five. McSpadden was the original lead singer. But after Michael English replaced him in 1985, McSpadden left to go solo in 1988. Mark Lowry replaced him and remained until 2001. After English left in 1994, Guy Penrod replaced him and remained until 2009. I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary was written by Bill and Gloria Gaither and it appears on the 1997 album Lovin' God & Lovin' Each Other. The members at the time were Jonathan Pierce formerly of The Imperials, Penrod, Lowry and Gaither. Pierce would soon leave and was replaced by David Phelps. This 2CD budget comp is a good intro to GVB's music. After Penrod left in 2009, English and Phelps returned and Gaither turned GVB into a quintet. Adam Crabb of The Crabb Family is the current lead singer. GVB's latest album was released in 2022. Gaither also produces GVB reunions and of course there are videos available for purchase. So Gaither Vocal Band is a real cash cow. Here's Gaither Vocal Band performing I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary. I think this was from when Phelps, English and Lowry returned to the group. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wTyuT3WkrEE" width="320" youtube-src-id="wTyuT3WkrEE"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-80615253272585296302024-03-09T08:56:00.001-05:002024-03-09T08:56:16.187-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Steve Taylor<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdxGLs3_NOGNQro6Di3EZV3wcQCuQkPFo18I-NOuxgPeIHy5Qm8PyTiuFfvZmG5rBPg9GZ1JBjjDZbMiJWTYmdLcPwH5S-qll9TXL-0Drd9xU5xaeu6TVXEcej_dRZx5nQFn3A-HYYEIei-okSTjAcSiD0MIX0ZimLKuUb-SY0r9NqSUQAeiP4w/s300/41gdz4qNSBL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdxGLs3_NOGNQro6Di3EZV3wcQCuQkPFo18I-NOuxgPeIHy5Qm8PyTiuFfvZmG5rBPg9GZ1JBjjDZbMiJWTYmdLcPwH5S-qll9TXL-0Drd9xU5xaeu6TVXEcej_dRZx5nQFn3A-HYYEIei-okSTjAcSiD0MIX0ZimLKuUb-SY0r9NqSUQAeiP4w/w200-h200/41gdz4qNSBL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Steve Taylor<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds)</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Now the Truth Can Be Told</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">CCM singer songwriter Steve Taylor had success in the early 80s by recording CCM in the popular New Wave style. The 1984 single Meltdown topped the CCM Rock chart. Taylor was also known for using humor in his music but that wasn't always well received by the audience. He has gone on to be a successful record company owner and producer. He was born Dec. 9, 1957 in Brawley, CA. His father was a Baptist minister. When Taylor was six years old, his family moved to the Denver suburb of Northglenn. He got into music during high school. While attending Biola University in Los Angeles, he attended John Davidson's summer camp for aspiring singers. Then he studied music at the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. After writing a musical comedy and a short film, Taylor wrote for the Christian humor magazine The Wittenburg Door and CCM Magazine. A demo got him a job as assistant director for the church singing group Continental Singers. After touring with them, Taylor was asked to perform at the 1982 Christian Artists Music Seminar in Denver. Sparrow Records president Billy Ray Hearn was backstage and immediately signed Taylor to a record deal. His EP I Want to Be a Clone was released in 1083 and Taylor became known for his use of satire. Meltdown was the title song of Taylor's 1984 album Meltdown. It topped the CCM Rock chart. The video was played on MTV and featured an appearance by Facts of Life actress Lisa Whelchel. Taylor recorded three albums for Sparrow. He continued to have success but the 1985 single I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good about Ant-abortion activists who kill doctors in abortion clinics was not received well by Christians. Sparrow pulled his albums from Christian bookstores. Taylor left Sparrow and formed the band Chagal Guevara. They released one unsuccessful album for MCA and split up. For the 1993 album Squint, Taylor signed with Warner Alliance. After they closed, Taylor started his own Squint label and he has had a lot of success producing Newsboys and Sixpence None the Richer. Taylor has also directed music videos. Though Taylor still records occasionally, he mostly runs his record label these days. This 2CD comp covering Taylor's entire career is available as a digital download. Here's the video for Meltdown (At Madame Tussauds) by Steve Taylor. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AyawtDc2M4g" width="320" youtube-src-id="AyawtDc2M4g"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-15891187257393870342024-03-08T08:40:00.001-05:002024-03-08T08:40:55.113-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Jason Lytle<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35RIibs1fXjgx_7GnK7Gn71RaAUplJxSHdb28Nc3hhm3ecfnd2T5B9YoOk2PxlolucESGsZdhUNa8JEbsLAbPwo5uex_-DG5it27RUZcBrfIHCfufytfNWLSMepiAbvl-gidxP5lMDTVET-572rzHIT82uXWSjeVVXlH_XIK4LjN_g_FU8Mivmg/s425/611GTe4XevL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35RIibs1fXjgx_7GnK7Gn71RaAUplJxSHdb28Nc3hhm3ecfnd2T5B9YoOk2PxlolucESGsZdhUNa8JEbsLAbPwo5uex_-DG5it27RUZcBrfIHCfufytfNWLSMepiAbvl-gidxP5lMDTVET-572rzHIT82uXWSjeVVXlH_XIK4LjN_g_FU8Mivmg/w200-h200/611GTe4XevL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Jason Lytle<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Brand New Sun</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Yours Truly, The Commuter</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Jason Lytle is best known as leader of the band Grandaddy. It started out as a home recording project and he turned it into a band. After Grandaddy disbanded in 2005, Lytle signed a new record deal and released the 2009 album Yours Truly, The Commuter. He reformed Grandaddy in 2012 and now he goes back and forth between solo and the band. He was born Mar. 26, 1969 in Modesto, CA. Lytle played drums as a child. He was a competitive skateboarder as a teen until he blew out his knee. That's when he started Grandaddy and signed with Virgin Records. After modest success, Lytle got tired of touring and Grandaddy split up in 2005. Eventually Lytle signed a new record deal with ANTI- and released the 2009 album Yours Truly, The Commuter. So what's the difference between Grandaddy and a Jason Lytle solo album? Probably not much but I think at the time, he had no plans to reform Grandaddy. He formed another band Admiral Radley and released an album in 2010. After releasing another solo album, Lytle reformed Grandaddy in 2012. They are now signed with Dangerbird Records and they released an album last month. So I think at this point Lytle is concentrating on Grandaddy but that could change tomorrow. Here's Kevin Lytle performing Brand New Sun at the 2009 SXSW in Austin, TX.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ahmpsOP73g" width="320" youtube-src-id="0ahmpsOP73g"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-467553000905640352024-03-07T08:38:00.001-05:002024-03-07T08:38:14.746-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Imogene Coca<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW6PkLi1sfQS3rKLC4L5tIiukLQB8W2cKrF7GgPfs3fewk8liVXjLvUbi-fBR46dTXvXutFpVbU8pZDz59lFvwCJtfhYVm4JFq2uGlRzhidnPbwfnpS1_JLapu1Bdd3VZd_KD5ePGePX9hIiB1uUCHrva0ccQsyC8fcBRqzgKghZLN64jbc0h3A/s425/9198JyYq6QL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW6PkLi1sfQS3rKLC4L5tIiukLQB8W2cKrF7GgPfs3fewk8liVXjLvUbi-fBR46dTXvXutFpVbU8pZDz59lFvwCJtfhYVm4JFq2uGlRzhidnPbwfnpS1_JLapu1Bdd3VZd_KD5ePGePX9hIiB1uUCHrva0ccQsyC8fcBRqzgKghZLN64jbc0h3A/w200-h200/9198JyYq6QL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Imogene Coca<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Repent</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:On the Twentieth Century</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Of course Imogene Coca was best known for her days on the 50s TV series Your Show of Shows. But she started out on Broadway in the 30s. Imogene made a triumphant return to Broadway when she was Tony nominated for playing Leticia Primrose in the 1978 Broadway musical On the Twentieth Century. Repent was her big song in the show. She was born Nov.18,1908 in Philadelphia. Her father was a violinist and a vaudeville orchestra conductor. Her mother was a dancer. After Imogene took piano, dance and voice lessons as a child, she moved to New York at age 16 and got her first job in the chorus of the 1925 musical When You Smile. After that, she performed in clubs until she got her first big break in the 1934 show New Faces of 1934 where she performed a comic strip tease. Imogene continued to perform mostly on stage until the dawn of TV and she appeared with Sid Caesar on The Admiral Broadway Review in 1949 which led to Your Show of Shows from 1950-54. Imogene won an Emmy in 1951 So this was really the high point of her career. After Your Show of Shows ended, Imogene did mostly TV guest shots. A couple of unsuccessful attempts were made to give her a series. Then she made her big Broadway comeback in the 1978 musical On the Twentieth Century. This was based on Ben Hecht's 1932 play Twentieth Century and the 1934 film version. This new version added songs by Adolph Green and Betty Comden and music by Cy Coleman. Madeline Kahn and John Cullum starred. Imogene was billed third. Imogene was Tony nominated and her career was revived. This was her final Broadway show. But I'm sure most will remember her as the dead mother in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation. And she was a regular on the daytime soap One Life to Live. Today Imogene Coca is considered to be a big influence on female comics like Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. So it's great that she had that big Broadway comeback. The original cast album of On the Twentieth Century is available as a digital download. Imogene Coca was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and died on June 2, 2001 at age 92. Here's Imogene Coca performing Repent from On the Twentieth Century on the 1982 TV special Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B2My_BgcDfg" width="320" youtube-src-id="B2My_BgcDfg"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-80723798735400733792024-03-06T12:36:00.001-05:002024-03-06T12:36:12.098-05:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-The Kabuki Warriors vs Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley<p style="text-align: left;">Here's the match video of The Kabuki Warriors defending the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships against Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley from last night's episode of NXT. The Kabuki Warriors are in NXT mainly to give the ratings a boost. Lyra and Tatum are a makeshift team. Lyra is the current NXT Women's Champion. So the match could have been a squash. But Asuka and Kairi don't do squash matches. They will normally allow opponents to get in more offense than expected. That makes for a more entertaining match. So the match is pretty good with fans going nuts for The Kabuki Warriors. It looked to me that Kairi got her bell rung at one point. Keep in mind that she is concussion prone. But she looked OK by the end of the match. The end for Lyra and Tatum came when Tatum accidently nailed Lyra with a spinning back kick. And that led to Kairi's Insane Elbow for the finish. Enjoy the video! </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3alGNekLWMc?si=WCFFWsGAJW7UEHRI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RVyI6QhhxjA?si=AYUAZEglww2u2xer" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-62481877938980128152024-03-06T09:06:00.000-05:002024-03-06T09:06:02.811-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Lavelle White<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGJK9yQuEaC6JGE6ht7hV3Hwyftu-uBZsK2SUjVaaC7koEK87aM4pXV5pB2niO3meHbFY3CGNyXDBghSWzTdKX44Jm4VnlyHIilbNtG70dG8jXmtyWmHUCJ1VbwSPW8bZ018lhbUfnhJ3BSIeQL2R993pPItdAYoE08OMg25flmfMKm8S6gTPIw/s425/41JerO2TfwL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGJK9yQuEaC6JGE6ht7hV3Hwyftu-uBZsK2SUjVaaC7koEK87aM4pXV5pB2niO3meHbFY3CGNyXDBghSWzTdKX44Jm4VnlyHIilbNtG70dG8jXmtyWmHUCJ1VbwSPW8bZ018lhbUfnhJ3BSIeQL2R993pPItdAYoE08OMg25flmfMKm8S6gTPIw/w200-h200/41JerO2TfwL._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Lavelle White<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Don't Let My Baby Ride</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:It Haven't Been Easy</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Singer Lavelle White has been around since the 50s. But she didn't get to record an album until the 90s. In the interim she has mostly been a backup singer and songwriter. She was born July 3, 1929 in Amite City, LA. Her parents were sharecroppers. She started writing at age 12 and performed in local clubs when she moved to Houston at age 15. Lavelle's big break came when blues singer Johnny Copeland spotted her and recommended her to Duke Records owner Don Robey. Lavelle recorded several singles for Duke from 1958-64 as Miss La-Vell. She also recorded with Copeland. Lavelle wrote her own songs and wrote songs for Duke artists like Bobby "Blue" Bland. She toured with Bland and others until she moved to Chicago in 1978 and worked with Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks and Buddy Guy. She returned to Houston in 1986 and then moved to Austin in the 90s. And that's when Lavelle got to record three albums for the label owned by the Austin club Antone's. Don't Let My Baby Ride is from the 1996 album It Haven't Been Easy. This was Lavelle's second album. Lavelle wrote and produced the album though Don't Let My Baby Ride was written by O.V. Wright. From what I could tell, Lavelle White still performs in Austin clubs and music festivals. Here's Lavelle White performing Don't Let My Baby Ride.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fZUqJnijEYo" width="320" youtube-src-id="fZUqJnijEYo"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-45555524234933834932024-03-05T09:20:00.001-05:002024-03-05T09:20:28.096-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLIAbhu-KoctjIOQ3NqSLtEVwtS50_qMo9-Px_v0472Ymnxy0HnjuJyfYc92-PEG5Vyk9cRNyHWiQJ69adLnDGOPpDD87JvcG6ESey8k8_ZL8O8ENs9AxGgqNSNNaj_Q3-AIh8-GUsuhayB6wUTCsJKU46yMEz8YScSoLAR0P8QBX3S_Ztt-Aow/s450/71L9KMaWRXL._SX450_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="450" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLIAbhu-KoctjIOQ3NqSLtEVwtS50_qMo9-Px_v0472Ymnxy0HnjuJyfYc92-PEG5Vyk9cRNyHWiQJ69adLnDGOPpDD87JvcG6ESey8k8_ZL8O8ENs9AxGgqNSNNaj_Q3-AIh8-GUsuhayB6wUTCsJKU46yMEz8YScSoLAR0P8QBX3S_Ztt-Aow/w200-h181/71L9KMaWRXL._SX450_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:Tennessee Birdwalk</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Life and Death and Almost Everything Else</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The husband and wife duo of Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan topped the country charts with the 1970 single Tennessee Birdwalk. This crossed over to be a top 30 pop hit. This was their only big hit but it allowed them to tour for many years. As novelty songs go, it's fairly memorable. I recognized it immediately when AccuRadio played it today. But I'm sure many of you have never heard it. Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan were both born in Buffalo. And they both grew up in Ohio. But they didn't meet until both were living in Florida in 1963. Blanchard was a comedian and Misty was a pianist. They started working together and released a couple of 1965 singles. They married in 1967. They signed with Wayside Records for the 1969 album Birds of a Feather. The album was produced by the label's owner Little Richie Johnson. Tennessee Bird Walk was the third single and it topped the Country Singles chart and reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The next single Humphrey the Camel reached #5 on the Country Singles chart. And That was their final big hit. For their 1972 album Two Sides of Jack and Misty, they signed with the much larger Mega label. Some of their songs charted but not high enough to keep them on the label. They released a few singles on Epic but Blanchard and Misty wouldn't release another album until 1987. But they continued to tour for many years. This comp is available as a digital download. Blanchard has written a column in Florida newspapers for years. They recorded a final album in 2012 and then Misty died on Jan. 1, 2021. Here's Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan performing Tennessee Birdwalk on a 1975 episode of Pop! Goes the Country.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4-OrVQaqkg0" width="320" youtube-src-id="4-OrVQaqkg0"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-71436267052912304992024-03-04T09:02:00.001-05:002024-03-04T09:02:35.559-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Bobbi Martin<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gOtcVlsnQ4xcexoeBx394KcfomDoW11aknhYICupsfOWsrI6EEKB7xj42OC_x-XiScokWkJSaPMzFuDfIBP5bUhWtXnF8GYeR5aDwRER8cmsiAIRTtVDYNEdv7IUynnsOLe7-Us_6hMJCB7DKDen3BxsOYBfj2DjDCoITAXFPege_HmvRWQ3Cg/s426/615z368c5lL._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="425" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gOtcVlsnQ4xcexoeBx394KcfomDoW11aknhYICupsfOWsrI6EEKB7xj42OC_x-XiScokWkJSaPMzFuDfIBP5bUhWtXnF8GYeR5aDwRER8cmsiAIRTtVDYNEdv7IUynnsOLe7-Us_6hMJCB7DKDen3BxsOYBfj2DjDCoITAXFPege_HmvRWQ3Cg/w199-h200/615z368c5lL._SX425_.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br />Artist:Bobbi Martin<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:For the Love of Him</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:The Best of United Artists 1958-1972</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Bobbi Martin was a nightclub singer who recorded in the 60s while appearing on TV. The 1969 single For the Love of Him was a top 20 hit and her biggest hit. I heard this song for the first time today and Bobbi sounds a lot like Jackie DeShannon. Soundalike hits are not as unusual as you might think. She was born Nov. 29, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY but she grew up in Oslo, MN. She never knew her father and Her mother refused to tell her anything about him. When her mom remarried, Oslo was her husband's hometown. Bobbi started out singing in nightclubs until she signed with Decca's Coral label in 1960. She had success mostly on the Adult Contemporary chart. Bobbi's 1964 single Don't Forget I Still Love You reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. She continued to have success on the AC chart. For the most part, Bobbi worked with producer Harry Jerome. He was a bandleader in the 40s. By the 60s he was head of A&R at Coral. When he left Coral in 1968 to be A&R director at United Artists, he took Bobbi with him. Bobbi continued to appear on nightclubs and on TV shows like Ed Sullivan. She continued to work with Jerome at UA and the 1969 single For the Love of Him reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it topped the Adult Contemporary chart. Bobbi and Jerome wrote the song and Jerome produced. Don Tweedy wrote the arrangement. As I said, it looks like Jerome was trying to make a record that sounds like Jackie DeShannon to fool listeners. You can get For the Love of Him on this various artists comp. Bobbi continued to have success on the AC chart until she and Jerome left UA in 1970 for Buddah Records. After a couple more albums, Bobbi retired to raise her family. She died on May 2, 2000 at age 60. Here's Bobbi Martin performing For the Love of Him on American Bandstand May 31, 1970.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zfwJ1gpU_Kw" width="320" youtube-src-id="zfwJ1gpU_Kw"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-87487175507465386422024-03-03T07:55:00.001-05:002024-03-03T07:55:27.508-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Herbie Hancock<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9kVqNwCHb5fOdtDrvchK5I6awP-yxq-xLbxIRA5Vsk5l9KtnnwwweTUlW_EdjJ0PGBtlRMPqBY4jcsMyMSqkPF6ZYQ-eSXeg8E5wkWUJ3CMsvgevdFd3gi6Gs-T1x_bcCLIMObT511zxIQ7aLe8EmxMtyK0kzVoKT2vAyiV6QAdIp4Z5CxEvgQ/s425/71tr1uUEh6L._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="425" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9kVqNwCHb5fOdtDrvchK5I6awP-yxq-xLbxIRA5Vsk5l9KtnnwwweTUlW_EdjJ0PGBtlRMPqBY4jcsMyMSqkPF6ZYQ-eSXeg8E5wkWUJ3CMsvgevdFd3gi6Gs-T1x_bcCLIMObT511zxIQ7aLe8EmxMtyK0kzVoKT2vAyiV6QAdIp4Z5CxEvgQ/w200-h198/71tr1uUEh6L._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Herbie Hancock<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:One Finger Snap</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This is another one of my Jazz for Beginners series. The only requirements are a live performance video and a CD appropriate for beginners. Of course pianist Herbie Hancock is one of the all time jazz greats. The problem is he has been around since the 60s and done so many different kinds of music that it's impossible to cover his entire career in this post. So I'm concentrating on his early days when he recorded for Blue Note and was in the Miles Davis band. He was born Apr. 12, 1940 in Chicago. His parents were obviously music fans because they named him after singer and actor Herb Jeffries. Hancock studied piano as a child and at age 11, he performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He got into jazz as a teen. Major influences include Hi-Lo's arranger Clare Fischer, Bill Evans, Gil Evans and blind pianist Chris Anderson. Hancock graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa with degrees in electrical engineering and music. He moved back to Chicago and played with Donald Byrd and Coleman Hawkins while taking courses at Roosevelt University. Hancock signed with Blue Note and released his 1962 debut album Takin' Off. At the time, Miles Davis was assembling a new band and drummer Tony Williams brought the album to Davis. Hancock joined the Davis band in 1963 with Williams on drums and Ron Carter on bass. Davis was trying out saxophonists like George Coleman and Sam Rivers, But he really wanted Wayne Shorter and got him in 1964. Meanwhile, Hancock was recording as a leader for Blue Note and appearing on albums by other Blue Note artists like Kenny Dorham, Grant Green and Hank Mobley. One Finger Snap is from the 1964 album Empyrean Isles. This was Hancock's fourth album for Blue Note. The band is the Davis band of Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums with Freddie Hubbard substituting for Davis on cornet. So it's almost like they are practicing for working with Davis. You can get One Finger Snap on this budget comp. The success of the Davis band paralleled Hancock's solo career and really prepared him for when the Davis band ended in 1968. Hancock composed the score for the 1966 film Blow-Up. And he composed jingles for ad agencies. As an electrical engineer, Hancock has always been fascinated with gadgets and new technology which he would soon incorporate into his music. He started playing electric keyboards while in the Davis band. So those two were headed in the same direction. But instead he lied to Davis about being on his honeymoon in 1968 when Hancock was starting his own band. Davis was ending the band anyway and would soon invent jazz rock fusion on albums like Bitches Brew. But as we would find out in the 70s, Herbie Hancock was a trailblazer too. Here's Herbie Hancock with Jeff Littleton on bass and Gene Jackson on drums performing One Finger Snap at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1994.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZK3iNaXNfKc" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZK3iNaXNfKc"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-55126100029155546032024-03-02T12:22:00.001-05:002024-03-02T12:22:16.768-05:00Big Bad Blog Video Theater-The Kabuki Warriors vs Bayley and Dakota Kai<p> Here's the match video of The Kabuki Warriors vs Bayley and Dakota Kai from last night's episode of Smackdown. The most notable thing about this match is it is Dakota's first match after recovering from knee surgery. She set it up on last week's show. Of course this is more angle than match as Dakota turns on Bayley when Bayley tries to tag her in. And the funny part is Dakota never actually wrestles during this match. Of course the whole thing was predictable and likely to result in Bayley winning the title from IYO SKY at WrestleMania. No other result makes sense. Enjoy the video!</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kO5GJmHFV4w?si=oc9nO9LFIu2uk4ZI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18922597.post-84580537361111303642024-03-02T09:26:00.001-05:002024-03-02T09:26:27.984-05:00AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Clay Aiken<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskuoeV3q5qVpXPOdK-QJdZn146E2dxGQPvopInPljHMHa1ETLzXH3oxcZlccOwhwI9Kq4jJZoEtLMyO3Oo0R-yjVgY_W7xPeW3ZOIxXtCH0kwrpvw4WtFbvHc9AffnRcGMZNCUN0ZQRyENtnBaBbtJxcbza4mZecSDX1ge40Ha48KijMU2VR4_A/s425/51peMISaFML._SX425_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="425" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskuoeV3q5qVpXPOdK-QJdZn146E2dxGQPvopInPljHMHa1ETLzXH3oxcZlccOwhwI9Kq4jJZoEtLMyO3Oo0R-yjVgY_W7xPeW3ZOIxXtCH0kwrpvw4WtFbvHc9AffnRcGMZNCUN0ZQRyENtnBaBbtJxcbza4mZecSDX1ge40Ha48KijMU2VR4_A/w200-h199/51peMISaFML._SX425_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Artist:Clay Aiken<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Song:This Is the Night</p><p style="text-align: left;">Album:Super Hits</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Clay Aiken was runner up on season two of American Idol (AI) in 2003. His popularity at the time transcended AI and his debut single This Is the Night topped the charts. After that he had success as an album and touring act and in the Adult Contemporary market. In recent years he has been politically active in his home state of North Carolina. He was born Clayton Grissom Nov. 30, 1978 in Raleigh, NC. He grew up singing in choirs. He was lead singer of the local band Just By Chance. He took his mother's maiden name of Aiken at age 19. He attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with the intention of becoming a special education teacher. Aiken worked at the YMCA. He made some demos so he was still interested in singing. Aiken was going to apply for the reality show The Amazing Race. But a friend suggested he audition for American Idol instead. And he made the show. Aiken was not typical of an AI contestant. He looked like a nerd. His singing voice is OK but more suited for Broadway or 50s pop vocal than contemporary music. This underdog perception is probably what made AI fans go crazy for him. Aiken was cut from AI's round of 32. But he returned in the Wild Card round and got back in the round of 12. During the show, Aiken started wearing contact lenses and had the show give him a makeover so he looked less nerdy. Aiken ultimately lost in the final fan vote to Ruben Studdard. Most thought he would win. He signed with RCA Records and sang his debut single This Is the Night on AI. Not surprisingly, it topped the charts. RCA released it as a double A side with Aiken's recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water. This Is the Night was written by veteran songwriters Chris Braide, Aldo Nova and Gary Burr and produced by Westlife producer Steve Mac. Braide says he wrote the song after 9/11. Aiken released his debut Album The Measure of a Man Oct. 2003. It was certified 2XPlatinum. Half the album was produced by Clif Magness who produced Avril Lavigne. Though This Is the Night was on the first pressing of The Measure of a Man, it was yanked in 2004. But you can get it on this comp. After his initial success, Aiken was successful mostly on the Adult Contemporary chart. After four RCA albums, Aiken signed with Decca. His 2010 album Tried and True was all standards and so was his 2012 album Steadfast. Both albums were produced by Alex Christensen for the Adult Contemporary market. That is Aiken's latest album. In 2008, Aiken appeared on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot. In recent years Aiken has unsuccessfully ran for Congress in North Carolina. He did this most recently in 2022 so he may continue to pursue that. It doesn't look like he's a singer anymore. Here's the video for This Is the Night by Clay Aiken.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xi9G5-JNlnw" width="320" youtube-src-id="Xi9G5-JNlnw"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>frankp316http://www.blogger.com/profile/15952643308239496436noreply@blogger.com0