AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Angie & Debbie

Artist:Angie & Debbie

Song:Light of Love

Album:Angie & Debbie

Angie & Debbie Winans are the youngest of the ten Winans siblings. Like the rest of the family, they write songs and sing. They had modest success on the R&B charts with the 1993 album Angie & Debbie and the single Light of Love. They won a Soul Train award for Best New Artist. It was their only album for a major label. And after one more album, they kind of disappeared. Angie Winans was born in 1968 and Debbie was born in 1970 in Detroit. The whole family is in Gospel music. Angie & Debbie started out touring and singing backup vocals for Bebe & Cece Winans. Bebe decided it was time for Angie & Debbie to go out on their own. He got them a deal with Capitol Records. The catch was Capitol wanted an R&B album. Bebe was executive producer so it was his responsibility to give Capitol what they wanted. He wrote, produced and arranged a lot of the album. The single Light of Love did well enough in the R&B market that Angie & Debbie won a 1994 Soul Train award for Best New Artist. The song was written and produced by Gary Brown and Steve Harvey who usually work together on R&B albums. You will notice that Whitney Houston makes a guest appearance in the video. She sang backup vocals on the record and Angie & Debbie opened for her on tour. This album is available as a budget CD. This was Angie & Debbie's only album for Capitol. In a 1997 interview with Gospel Flava, Angie & Debbie said they wanted to return to Gospel. So they left Capitol and started their own label for the 1997 album Bold. Angie & Debbie wrote and produced the album with Angie's husband Cedric Caldwell and his brother Victor Caldwell. There was a backlash because the song Not Natural reflected Angie & Debbie's views about homosexuality. This was their final album as a duo. Angie released a solo album in 2001. And since them they have raised families and occasionally sang backup on Winans family projects. Here's the video for Light of Love by Angie & Debbie. I'm glad they can sing because they sure can't play basketball.

 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Snow

Artist:Snow f/MC Shan

Song:Informer

Album:12 Inches of Snow

The 1992 single Informer topped the charts for seven weeks. It was the only big hit for Canadian rapper Darrin "Snow" O'Brien. He had one other chart single so technically he's not a one hit wonder. He's more of a one album wonder as subsequent albums flopped. He was born Oct. 30, 1969 in Toronto and he grew up in the Toronto suburb of North York. O'Brien fell into an Irish-Canadian group trying to be gangsters. He dropped out of school and couldn't read. He grew up listening to rock. But with Jamaicans moving into the area, he became adept at speaking with the Patois dialect. After spending time in jail for assault, Jamaican born DJ Marvin Prince saw O'Brien DJing at a party and they became friends. They practiced in Prince's basement and played parties with O'Brien doing vocals and Prince playing records. O'Brien was in jail in 1988 for an assault charge. He was acquitted but he wrote Informer while in jail. That's what the assault charge was about. O'Brien didn't do it but he wouldn't say who did. In 1991, O'Brien went to New York to audition for rapper Shawn "MC Shan" Moltke. Moltke owned his own label with Warner Bros. distribution. Moltke introduced O'Brien to producers David Eng and Steve Salem and he signed with their Motorjam label with Elektra distribution. They had to record the album 12 Inches of Snow quickly as O'Brien had to return to Canada and report to prison. He was convicted of assault. He was in prison when the album was released. The album was produced by Moltke along with Edmond Leary and John Ficarotta. Ficarotta had previously produced Kid 'n' Play. Informer topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks, O'Brien's second single Girl I've Been Hurt reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Platinum. It's available as a budget CD. Prince and Leary were still part of O'Brien's live act. Prince sued O'Brien but they never had a contract. Leary feels he never was properly paid for his work on the album. O'Brien released two more albums for Elektra's EastWest label that went nowhere. He also recorded for Victor in Japan and Virgin in Canada. O'Brien still releases occasional single. And he hit the jackpot all over again when the 2019 Daddy Yankee single Con Calma was based on Informer and O'Brien appears on the record. Here's the video for Informer by Snow.  

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Miss Toni Fisher

Artist:Miss Toni Fisher

Song:The Big Hurt

Album:The Big Hurt

The Big Hurt was a top five hit in 1959. It was the only big hit for Miss Toni Fisher. A couple of her other songs charted so she is not technically a one hit wonder. But The Big Hurt is her only memorable song. She was born Marion Nolan Dec. 4, 1924 in Los Angeles. Not much is known about Toni's early life except she performed in an act called The Marco Juvenile Revue put on by the stage school Fanchon & Marco. After a brief appearance in the 1949 film Make Believe Ballroom, Toni performed in Los Angeles clubs. She recorded a demo of the Julie London hit Cry Me a River that got the attention of Wayne Shanklin. Shanklin had success when his song Jezebel was a top five hit in 1951 for Frankie Laine. By the late 50s Shanklin was trying to start his own label Signet Records. And he thought Miss Toni Fisher, as he billed her, was exactly what he was looking for. He wrote The Big Hurt and took Toni to the recording studio. The record reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The most notable thing about this recording is the first use of the audio effect known as "flanging". It sounds like a cross between a jet plane and an echo chamber. It is unclear if this was an accident but I can tell you that Phil Spector used "flanging" when he recorded at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles with the same engineers. After Toni was unable to follow this success on Signet, Shanklin closed the label and signed with Bigtop Records. The 1962 single West of the Wall was a top 40 hit. Shanklin wrote and produced. Toni also recorded for Columbia, Smash and Capitol with no success. You can get all of Toni's recordings on this budget CD from the British label Harkit. The Big Hurt also appears on many various artist CDs. Wayne Shanklin died of a heart attack in 1970. Toni retired from music in the 70s to raise her family and she died on Jan. 1, 1999 at age 74. Here's a video for The Big Hurt by Miss Toni Fisher. 

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Hikaru Shida vs Toni Storm

Here's the match video of Toni Storm defending her AEW Women's Championship against Hikaru Shida from last night's 200th episode of AEW Dynamite. This was the main event of the show. With The Outcasts at ringside, I expected a non finish of some sort. The match was pretty good. Hikaru looked great as usual and Toni looked better than usual. The Outcasts did interfere but Hikaru zonked Ruby Soho on the top of her head with her kendo stick. Typical of AEW, the ref was completely useless during this match. Also typical of AEW was the use of false finishes. But when Hikaru kicked out of Toni's Storm Zero finisher after spray painting Hikaru in the face, I knew Hikaru would win as they had to get off the air. And Hikaru won with a flash roll up pin off all things. Congratulations to Hikaru on winning the AEW Women's Championship. So AEW's All In show will be Aug. 27, 2023 at Wembley Stadium in London. What put a crimp in AEW's plans for this title was when Jamie Hayter was got hurt and they had to get the belt off her. You'll notice that they don't use interim titles anymore. Then they discovered that Jamie won't return for All In. I don't expect Hikaru to hold on to this title for very long because she goes home on a regular basis. There are a couple of ways they can go. Toni could get a rematch and regain the belt. Or they could have Saraya win it in England. But a quick title switch is likely. Enjoy the video! 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Dee Alexander

Artist:Dee Alexander

Song:C U On the Other Side (Ode to "Light" Henry Huff)

Album:Wild Is the Wind

Jazz singer Dee Alexander is a member of the Chicago collective The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). So that means her music is on the adventurous side of the jazz spectrum. She has recorded a few albums but these days she is a radio show host. She grew up on the south side of Chicago listening to her parents record collection of Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. But her biggest influence is saxophonist Henry Huff. He was a long time member of AACM until his 1993 death. He encouraged Dee to cross boundaries in jazz. After she created a tribute to Nina Simone at the Jazz Institute of Chicago, this led to participation in AACM projects with guys like Malachi Thompson. She eventually started her own band. And after self releasing an album, she signed with blujazz for the 2009 album Wild Is the Wind. Dee wrote C U On the Other Side as a tribute to her mentor Henry Huff. The album was produced by jazz violinist Diane Delin. The musicians are Mike Logan from Ramsey Lewis' band on piano, Harrison Bankhead on bass and Leon Joyce on drums. This album is available as a budget CD. Dee last recorded as a leader in 2014. But she has recorded with The Metropolitan Jazz Octet and most recently with Chicago Soul Jazz Collective. She hosts Sunday Jazz with Dee Alexander on Chicago radio station WDCB. Here's Dee Alexander with James Sanders on violin, Tomeka Reid on cello, Janius Paul on bass and Ernie Adams on drums performing C U On the Other Side at the Bridgestone Music Festival at Citibank Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 20, 2010.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Supergrass

Artist:Supergrass

Song:Alright

Album:Supergrass Is 10

Supergrass had success mostly in their native England. Attempts to break through in the US didn't pan out. The 1995 single Alright was their biggest hit and signature song. Maybe you heard it on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Supergrass is from Oxford, England. Lead singer Gaz Coombes and drummer Danny Goffey were classmates and were in the band The Jennifers with Danny's brother Nick Goffey. The Goffeys are sons of motoring journalist and former BBC Top Gear host Chris Goffey. The Jennifers were playing locally and recording demos looking for a record deal. After releasing a single and having a second single rejected by their label, The Jennifers split up in the fall of 1992. While working at a local restaurant, Coombes befriended co-worker Mick Quinn and asked if he wanted to jam. At first the band was called Theodore Supergrass and then shortened to Supergrass. Then Gaz Coombes brother Rod Coombes joined to play keyboards. After releasing a single and appearing on John Peel's BBC radio show, Supergrass signed with EMI's Parlophone label. Their debut album I Should Coco was released in 1995. The album was produced by Sam Williams of The Mystics. Supergrass was his first production gig. Alright was the fifth single and it reached #2 on the British Singles chart. The album was certified Platinum in England. Alright appeared on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Supposedly Steven Spielberg wanted Supergrass to star in a proposed TV series. Though Supergrass continued to have success in England, they were never able to break through in the US. You can get all their hits on this budget comp. After Parlophone was sold in 2008, Supergrass left and started their own label with BMG distribution. Supergrass split up in 2010. They have reunited a couple of times but the guys are working on their own music. So it appears that the split is permanent. Here's the video for Alright by Supergrass. 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Oleander

Artist:Oleander

Song:Why I'm Here

Album:February Son

The post grunge band Oleander probably came around a little late to have the success of bands from the early 90s. They got a major label deal and had modest success with the 1999 album February Son and then were dropped by the label. That was the end though a version of the band is still around. Oleander is from Sacramento. The band name is a flowering shrub that lines Northern California highways. They were formed in 1989 by lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Thomas Flowers and bassist Doug Eldridge. They worked together at a Sacramento restaurant. They knew each other from other bands. They started working with guitarist Ric Ivanisevich and with fellow restaurant employee Fred Nelson Jr. They started playing gigs in 1995 and released a 1996 EP followed by the 1997 album Shrinking the Blob on their own label. They gave the CD to a friend who worked at Sacramento radio station 98-Rock KRXQ. Down When I'm Loaded became a local hit. It got Oleander a chance to open for Sugar Ray. They were approached by Republic/Universal and signed a record deal. The album was rereleased and Oleander went on tour. They recorded the 1999 album February Son with recording engineer Stephen Haigler credited as producer. Flowers wrote all the songs. Nelson was replaced by Scott Devours after the album was finished. The single Why I'm Here reached #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and the song appeared on the TV series Dawson's Creek. The album was certified Gold. They also appeared on Woodstock '99. When the 2001 album Unwind didn't do as well as the first album, Oleander left Universal and released the 2003 album Joyride on the British label Sanctuary. Then they split up and Flowers started the band Black Summer Crush. Flowers reformed Oleander in 2008 and released a 2013 album. Though they still have a website, Twitter and Facebook, they don't seem to be active right now. Oleander is recommended to post grunge fans and February Son is available as a budget CD. But as I said, Oleander came about five years too late to be really successful. Here's the video for Why I'm Here by Oleander. 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Arthur Lyman

Artist:Arthur Lyman

Song:Yellow Bird

Album:The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman was a vibraphonist in Martin Denny's band when he went solo and recorded similar Exotica music. Lyman scored a top five hit with the 1961 single Yellow Bird. A couple of his other songs charted so he was not a one hit wonder. Lyman was an Easy Listening staple for years. He was born Feb. 2, 1932 in Kauai, Hawaii. He was the youngest of eight children. After Lyman's father was blinded in a riveting accident, the family moved to the Honolulu suburb of Makiki. His dad locked him in his room with Benny Goodman records with orders to "learn what good music is". Lyman learned all of Lionel Hampton's solos on a toy marimba. He made his radio debut at eight years of age, toured USO shows with his dad and brother and started playing clubs at age 14. After graduating from high school, Lyman worked as a hotel desk clerk. And that's where he met pianist Martin Denny, known today as The Father of Exotica. After hearing Lyman play, Denny offered him a spot in his band playing at the club Don the Beachcomber. Lyman was making good money with a successful band. After Denny signed with Liberty Records and had success with hits like Quiet Village, Lyman went solo and signed with Hi-Fi Records. Lyman's music was similar to Denny's but of course it featured the vibraphone. Lyman had immediate success when the 1959 single Taboo reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 200. Then his 1961 single Yellow Bird reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Yellow Bird was a 19th Century Haitian song that was turned into the calypso instrumental Yellow Bird by Norman Luboff, leader of The Norman Luboff Chorale. Marilyn and Alan Bergman wrote lyrics and The Mills Brothers charted with their 1959 recording of Yellow Bird. This twofer CD has Yellow Bird and Taboo and Yellow Bird appears on several various artist comps. Like many Easy Listening artists of the era, Lyman continued to release instrumental albums until 1968. Lyman continued to appear in Hawaiian hotels. For years Lyman and Denny didn't speak until they reunited for a 1990 album. Arthur Lyman died of cancer on Feb. 24, 2002 at age 70. Here's a video of Yellow Bird by Arthur Lyman. 

 

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Miranda Maverick vs Priscila Cachoeira

 Here's the match video of Miranda Maverick vs Priscila Cachoeira from last night's UFC show in Salt Lake City. Joanne Wood was supposed to be Priscila's opponent but she pulled out a couple of weeks ago due to visa problems. I think Joanne was planning for this to be her retirement match. Miranda came in on two weeks notice. She's 26 years old from Missouri. She trains at Elevation Fight Team in Denver. She's 4-3 in the UFC. Priscila is 34 years old from Brazil. She trains at MMA Masters in Miami. She's 4-4 in the UFC. She's mainly a striker. So Miranda needed to take Priscila to the ground and try to get a finish. In the first two rounds Miranda controlled her on the ground but it was too close to the fence to get a finish. In round three she got the takedown in the middle of the cage so there was enough space for Miranda to progress to an armbar finish. I expected Miranda to win this fight. But she hasn't done well against better opposition. I don't think Priscila belongs in the UFC. Enjoy the video!

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Tierney Sutton Band

Artist:The Tierney Sutton Band

Song:Sometimes I'm Happy

Album:On the Other Side

Jazz singer Tierney Sutton has been recording since the late 90s. She has been nominated for several Grammys including the 2007 album On the Other Side. She was born June 28, 1963 in Omaha but she grew up in Milwaukee. She sang and played piano while growing up. But she didn't know about jazz until she saw a Betty Carter concert while studying Russian language and literature at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. So she studied at Berklee in Boston under jazz saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi. Tierney moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and released her debut album on Challenge Records in 1997. Then she signed with Telarc Records. She has worked with the same musicians her entire career. She says that as a member of the Baha'i faith, all decisions are made by the band collectively. So her band is Christian Jacob on piano, Trey Henry and Kevin Axt on bass and Ray Brinker on drums. Sometimes I'm Happy is from the 2007 album On the Other Side. All the songs are standards with the word "happy" in the title. Sometimes I'm Happy was written by Vincent Yeomans and Irving Caesar for the 1927 musical Hit the Deck. After Benny Goodman recorded it in 1935, the song became a jazz standard after Bud Powell and Carmen McRae recorded it in the 50s. Trumpeter Jack Sheldon makes a guest appearance on the album. On the Other Side was Grammy nominated. Tierney has received nine Grammy nominations. After Telarc was purchased by Concord, Tierney switched to BFM Jazz. Her latest album was released last year. Tierney and her band appeared in the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully. Christian Jacob scored the film. Here's Tierney Sutton with Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker performing Sometimes I'm Happy. 

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose

Here's the match video of Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose from last night's episode of AEW Rampage. Both are former AEW champs but AEW hasn't done much with either of them lately. In this video, you will see the complete match. I thought the match was fine though I really don't care much for Nyla. But it shows that Hikaru can work with anyone and that she is very strong. I could have done without Marina Shafir at ringside. After Hikaru won the match, AEW announced that on Wednesday's 200th episode of Dynamite, Hikaru will get a shot at Toni Storm's AEW Women's Championship. I don't know why they didn't announce this in advance to promote Rampage. I don't expect Hikaru to win because she returns to Japan every other month. But I do expect Hikaru to get a better match out of Toni than we have seen in AEW. And I also expect outside interference which could result in a non finish. Tony Khan likes that kind of screwy nonsense. Enjoy the video! 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day.Aventura

Artist:Aventura

Song:Su Veneno

Album:14 + 14

Aventura is a very successful Bachata group. The 2009 single Su Veneno is one of their biggest hits. Aventura is from The Bronx, NY though they are all of Dominican descent. They started out in 1993 when Lenny Santos and his brother Max Santos started a group with a cousin called Banda Sueno. It didn't last long as the cousin was much older and the two high school students wanted someone younger to sing lead. But they couldn't find anyone in the neighborhood who could sing. One of the band musicians knew someone at his school. That was Anthony Santos. He sang in his church choir with his cousin Henry. They called themselves Los Tinellers which is teenagers spelled so that Hispanics could pronounce it. The group performed in the neighborhood. They got a manager and released a 1995 album. It didn't sell and they got a new manager who changed their name to Aventura and tried to sell them as a boy band. The 1999 album Generation Next was released on Premium Latin Music. They performed traditional Dominican Bachata with contemporary sounds. They started to have success on the US East Coast and in the Dominican Republic. Their music was eventually called Urban Bachata. They had success with the 2002 album We Broke the Rules when the single Obsesion featuring Judy Santos charted and the album sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Then Anthony Santos changed his name to Romeo partially to project a romantic image and he didn't want to be confused with Bachata singer Antony Santos. Aventura's success continued. Probably the high point was when they sold out The Theater in Madison Square Garden on Mar. 10, 2006. Aventura signed with Sony Latin for the 2009 album The Last. Su Veneno was one of several singles that were top ten Latin hits. The album was certified 4XPlatinum. Romeo Santos wrote most of the songs and the band self produced. Su Veneno was released in Bachata and Bolero versions. You can get both on this CD/DVD set that is a greatest hits comp with a DVD of videos. Aventura went on hiatus in 2011. Romeo Santos was very successful as a solo artist. They reformed in 2019. They released an album and toured. There has been talk of new music but nothing yet. They played their final concert on Dec. 19, 2021 and there are no plans to tour anymore. So I think Aventura could be finished but they had a great run. Here's the video for Su Veneno by Aventura. This is the Bachata version. There is a video for the Bolero version.

 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Los Bukis

Artist:Los Bukis

Song:Falso Amor

Album:30 Inolvidables

The 1974 single Falso Amor was the first big hit for the Mexican group Los Bukis. They were very popular until they split up in 1996 and they have since reformed. The group was formed by lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist Marco Antonio Solis and his guitarist cousin Joel Solis. At first they called themselves Los Hermanitos Solis and then changed it to Los Bukis which translates to The Kids. They have had various members over the years. But Marco writes and sings all the songs. And the only reason Los Bukis split up in 1996 was Marco wanted to go solo. Los Bukis signed with Melody Records which was purchased by Fonovisa and more recently Universal. After Falso Amor (False Love) became a big hit in 1974, their debut album Casas De Carton was retitled Falso Amor with a new cover. Falso Amor sold a million copies in the first month of release. Los Bukis was very successful especially after they moved to the US in the 80s. Marco's songs were recorded by other artists. So it got to a point in the 80s where he was writing and producing all of Los Bukis' recordings. Not surprisingly Marco got the itch to go solo. He left in 1996 for a very successful solo career. The rest of the band stayed together as Los Mismos which means the same members of Los Bukis. When Marco's solo career ran its course, he reformed Los Bukis in 2021. They have not recorded new music but they have been touring. This comp is a good intro to their music. Here's Los Bukis performing Falso Amor on the 1977 TV show Siempro De Domingo.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Pat Monahan

Artist:Pat Monahan

Song:Her Eyes

Album:Last of Seven

Fans of the popular band Train should be interested in this 2007 album by that band's leader Pat Monahan. It is to date his only solo album and I don't expect him to record solo again. He was born Feb. 28, 1969 in Erie, Pa. His dad owned a clothing store and was an amateur musician. He was the youngest of seven children. Monahan was in the local band Rogues Gallery in the late 80s. After they split up, he moved to San Francisco. Train was formed in 1994 and they were very successful until they decided to go on hiatus in 2006. Monahan went to England to work on some music for Tina Turner with British producer Guy Chambers. Chambers is a former member of World Party and is best known for producing Robbie Williams. A couple of their songs appeared on the 2009 3CD box set Tina! The Platinum Collection. After he returned home, Monahan wrote and produced the 2007 album Last of Seven with Patrick Leonard. Leonard is best known for his work with Madonna. Her Eyes was the lead single and it charted on the Adult Contemporary chart. Monahan and Leonard wrote Her Eyes with John Shanks. Shanks is best known for producing Westlife. He played guitar on Her Eyes. Those making guest appearances include Brandi Carlile, Graham Nash and Richie Sambora. The album did OK. But not surprisingly, Monahan reformed Train in 2009 and they still record and tour. Train fans should check out Monahan's solo album. But I don't expect him to do another one unless Train splits up or something. Here's the video for Her Eyes by Pat Monahan.

 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Mel McDaniel

Artist:Mel McDaniel

Song:Louisiana Saturday Night

Album:Greatest Hits

The 1980 single Louisiana Saturday Night was not Mel McDaniel's biggest hit but it was his first top ten country hit. He scored a total of eight top ten hits in the early 80s. He was born Sept. 6, 1942 in Checotah, OK and grew up in Okmulgee. This was near Tulsa. McDaniel was inspired to play music after watching Elvis Presley on TV. After performing at a high school talent contest, McDaniel was in several bands. After graduating from high school, he started playing Tulsa clubs. After an unsuccessful trip to Nashville, McDaniel performed in clubs near the oil fields in Anchorage, AK. He returned to Nashville in 1976. And after working as a demo singer for Combine Music, that company's owner Bob Beckham helped McDaniel get a record deal with Capitol Records. McDaniel had modest success at first. But for his 1980 album I'm Countryfied, things clicked when they brought in producer Larry Rogers to work with McDaniel. Rogers had previously worked with Bill Black's Combo. This was McDaniel's third album. No doubt Capitol was getting impatient with McDaniel. Louisiana Saturday Night reached #7 on the Country Singles chart. It was written by veteran songwriter Bob McDill and was first recorded by Don Williams on his 1977 album Country Boy. Louisiana Saturday Night is the theme song for LSU football. McDaniel continued to have success with top ten hits like Right in the Palm of Your Hand (1981), Take Me to the Country (1982), Big Ole Brew (1982) and I Call it Love (1983). Then he finally scored his only #1 country hit with the 1984 single Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On. By this time McDaniel was working with veteran producer Jerry Kennedy. This was also written by Bob McDill. McDaniel was known for singing happy songs and he did this deliberately. He said folks were bummed out already and he didn't want to add to that. McDaniel recorded 11 albums for Capitol from 1976-89. You can get all his hits on this comp. It's short but it's the only one with the original recordings. McDaniel didn't record much after that. He did continue to tour until he was forced to retire after falling into an orchestra pit on Nov. 14, 1996 in Lafayette, LA. McDaniel never recovered from that. And after a 2009 heart attack, McDaniel died from lung cancer on Mar. 31, 2011 at age 68. Here's Mel McDaniel performing Louisiana Saturday Night and Big Ole Brew on the TV show Church Street Station. 

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-scolohofo

Artist:scolohofo

Song:The Dawn of Time

Album:oh!

This 2003 album is from four of the top jazz musicians in the world. Fans of all four guys should dig it. Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano was in guitarist John Scofield's early 90s band. Lovano left the Scofield band to start his solo career. Meanwhile bassist Dave Holland and drummer Al Foster were both members of the Miles Davis band at different times. Of course Holland has his own career as a leader. He also appeared on a couple of Lovano's early 90s albums. Foster is mainly a sideman. He appeared on Lovano's 1996 album Celebrating Sinatra. Also Scofield, Holland and Foster all appeared on Joe Henderson's 1993 album So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles). They may have been interested in recording and touring. Scheduling can be difficult for these guys. By the time they were able to make the project a reality, Henderson had died. No doubt Scofield wanted to work with Lovano again. And both guys were on Blue Note and they wanted to tour. I'm sure Blue Note liked that. The end result was the 2003 album oh! by scolohofo. The Dawn of Time is a Lovano song that first appeared on Lovano's 1993 album Universal Language with Tim Hagans on trumpet, Kenny Werner on piano, Charlie Haden on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums. The Dawn of Time also appears on Logano's 2008 album Symphonica with the WDR Big Band and Orchestra. scolohofo is a great album is and it's available as a budget CD. But it turned out to be a one off album probably due to busy schedules. Scofield and Lovano did reunite on Scofield's 2015 album Past Present. But they were never able to record a second scolohofo album. Here's scolohofo performing The Dawn of Time at the 2002 JazzBaltica festival in Germany.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-REZ

Artist:REZ

Song:Lovespeak

Album:Civil Rites

Resurrection Band were pioneers in what is now called Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). When they first started in the 70s it was called Jesus Music. By the time the 1991 single Lovespeak topped the Christian Rock chart, the band name was changed to REZ and they went in an AC/DC influenced heavy metal direction. Resurrection Band were part of Chicago's Jesus People USA community led by the husband and wife team of Glenn and Wendi Kaiser. Both sing and Glenn Kaiser plays guitar. The band was called Charity when it was part of Jesus People Milwaukee in 1972. When Jesus People USA split into four groups, the Kaisers moved to Chicago and called themselves Resurrection Band. The band would play anywhere for free and gave away cassettes of their music. At this point the established church community was very skeptical of Jesus Music, especially hard rock like Resurrection Band. An $8,000 donation allowed Resurrection Band to record the 1978 album Awaiting Your Reply. They wanted to get the album into Christian bookstores. But religious record labels didn't like the music. Finally, Star Song signed Resurrection Band and the album sold well. But when Star Song didn't like the 1979 album Rainbow's End, Resurrection Band signed with Light Records for the 1980 album Colors. Resurrection Band recorded for Light and Sparrow in the 80s. But they built their own recording studio and started their own label Grrr in 1988. They also changed their name to Rez Band then REZ. This was after some of their videos were played on MTV. Their move to a more heavy metal sound helped. But CCM was more acceptable by the mid 80s with some acts having mainstream success. This included the CCM metal band Stryper. Lovespeak is from the 1991 album Civil Rites. It topped the Christian Rock charts. The band continued but by the late 90s, Kaiser was more interested in being a solo act and REZ split up. REZ has reunited occasionally but Kaiser still leads his own band. He last released an album in 2020. Here's REZ performing Lovespeak.

  

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Bruna Brasil vs Shauna Bannon

Here's the fight video of Bruna Brasil vs Shauna Bannon from yesterday's UFC show in London, England. This fight is at Strawweight. Bruna is 29 years old. She owns her own gym in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She got into the UFC through Contender's Series and lost her UFC debut. Shauna is 29 years old from Dublin, Ireland. She trains with former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan. This is her UFC debut. She went 2-0 in Invicta. There was a lot of hype surrounding Shauna including a Conor McGregor endorsement. Both fighters are kickboxers so I was expecting three rounds of kickboxing. I don't know if it was the UFC jitters or fighting in England but Shauna couldn't get going until the third round. So Bruna won the first two rounds. Shauna won the third round but she needed a finish. I wasn't impressed with either of them. Enjoy the video! 

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Ketlen Vieira vs Pannie Kianzad

Here's the fight video of Ketlen Vieira vs Pannie Kianzad from yesterday's UFC show in London, England. This fight is at Bantamweight. Ketlen is 31 years old from Brazil. She trains at Nova Uniao which is probably the largest gym in Brazil. Ketlen is 7-3 in the UFC. She has all the skills to be a champ but she lacks killer instinct. Pannie is 31 years old from Denmark but she trains in Sweden. She's returning from knee surgery. She's 5-3 in the UFC. She was runner up on TUF 26. Her history is she can beat lower level competition but she loses to high level fighters. So I expected Ketlen to win this fight. But she needs to win convincingly to get into the Bantamweight title picture. She didn't do it. Ketlen won the first two rounds by controlling Pannie on the ground and then Pannie won round three. But Ketlen needed a finish to get a Bantamweight title shot and her lack of killer instinct betrayed her again. Enjoy the video! 

Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Julija Stoliarenko vs Molly McCann

Here's the fight video of Julija Stoliarenko vs Molly McCann from yesterday's UFC show in London, England. This fight is at Flyweight. This fight with two really lousy fighters was the co-main event of the show because of Molly's popularity in England. She's 33 years old from Liverpool, England. She trains at Next Generation in Liverpool. Paddy Pimblett is one of her teammates. She became popular with a 3-0 run in Cage Warriors. She's 6-4 in the UFC but she won three in a row until she lost by submission to Erin Blanchfield. Molly is a striker with no ground skills. Julija is 30 years old from Lithuania. She trains at Fighter House. She's 1-5 in the UFC. She was fighting at Bantamweight until this fight. The only thing she is good at is the armbar. All Molly has to do to win this fight is keep it standing and avoid the armbar. But she couldn't do it and Julija won with the armbar at 1:55 of round one. I don't think either fighter belongs in the UFC. But they are always going to hire fighters who are popular at home to sell tickets. The crowd sure was deflated when Molly tapped. Enjoy the video!