AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Elton Anderson

Artist:Elton Anderson
Song:Highway Back Home
Album:Bayou Blues Blasters





Elton Anderson was a pretty good R & B singer who recorded a few singles from 1959-63 for a couple of small labels in Louisiana. He had modest success but was just never able to break through to a larger audience. He was born Feb. 9, 1930 in Ville Platte, LA. By the mid-50s he was performing with the Sid Lawrence Band at the Southern Club in Opelousas, LA. He was spotted by Wayne Shuler who offered to record Anderson. Shuler was the son of Goldband Records owner Eddie Shuler. Shuler owned a radio repair shop in Lake Charles, LA and then opened a recording studio and a record label. The usual pattern of these regional labels was to release singles and hope to sell them to a larger label for national distribution. In this case, Wayne Shuler sold Anderson's 1958 single Shed So Many Tears to Ace Records owner Johnny Vincent who released it on his new label Vin Records. Then Shuler started Trey Records with Minit Records owner Joe Banashak. Anderson's next single Secret Of Love was picked up for national distribution by Mercury. It reached #22 on the R & B charts. But Anderson's next two singles went nowhere and Mercury dropped him. Anderson moved to Lee Lavergne's label Lanor Records. One of his singles Life Problems was sold to Capitol and was a regional hit. But subsequent singles went nowhere and Anderson went back to Lanor. Highway Back Home was originally released as Don't Touch Me Baby and then the title was changed to avoid confusion with the blues song Don't Touch Me. The British label Ace Records has released a lot of Goldband singles on a series of various artists CDs. Highway Back Home was Anderson's final single in 1963. He moved to Los Angeles but never recorded again. He died on Nov. 13, 1984 at age 54. He sounds pretty good but Lavergne said he was difficult to work with. Here's a video for Highway Back Home by Elton Anderson.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League

Artist:Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League
Song:Visit Me In Music City
Album:From The End Of Your Leash




Of course Bobby Bare Jr. is the son of legendary country music singer songwriter Bobby Bare. He sang with his dad when he was a child. So it's not surprising that he would follow in his father's footsteps. He was born June 28, 1966 in Nashville. His mom Jeannie sang in dad's band. Growing up, his next door neighbours were George Jones and Tammy Wynette. In 1974 when Bare was eight years old, he recorded the song Daddy, What If with his dad and then toured with him. That record won a Grammy. The song was written by Shel Silverstein. Bare began writing while earning a degree in psychology at the University of Tennessee. He sent the songs to Silverstein for evaluation. And that's why a lot of Bare's songs like Visit Me In Music City conain humour and satire. It's Silverstein's influence. Bare started out with his rock band Bare Jr. in the 90s and recorded two albums for the heavy metal label Immortal Records. Then he formed his country group Young Criminals' Starvation League and mostly he has recorded for the alt country label Bloodshot Records. Visit Me In Music City is a very funny song from the 2004 CD From The End Of Your Leash. Bare wrote the song with Tony Crow of Lambchop who played keyboards on the album. A lot of different musicians go through his band. Bare's latest CD Undefeated was released Apr. 2014 and he is currently on tour. Also a Bobby Bare Jr. documentary Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost) has been touring the festival circuit. Here's Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Crininals' Starvation League performing Visit Me In Music City at Music City Roots at the Loveless Cafe in Nashville Nov. 30, 2011.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Caterina Caselli

Artist:Caterina Caselli
Song:Sono Qui Con Voi
Album:Collection




Normally Italian pop music is too melodramatic for me. But Caterina Caselli's adaptation of the Them hit Baby, Please Don't Go seems to have more in common with the French Ye Ye sound. And I love that stuff. Caterina had success in the 60s and then became a music exec in the 70s. She was born Apr. 10, 1946 in Modena, Italy. She quit school at age 13 and performed in the band Gil Amici while working a day job. She released an unsuccessful single in 1964. Then she signed with MGD in 1965 and dyed her hair blonde for a more contemporary look. Sono Qui Con Voi was reasonably successful. I think it's gritty for Italian pop music. And as I said, it reminds me of Ye Ye. Caterina established herself as a star in Italy when she sang Nessuno Mi Puo Giudicare at the 1966 San Remo Song Festival. It topped the Italian charts for nine weeks in 1966. I think that record is more typical of Italian pop music so I like Sono Qui Con Voi better. But I think high profile of her San Remo appearance made a big difference in establishing her as a star in Italy. You can get both on this Rhino comp. Caterina was very successful in Italy for the remainder of the 60s. She made films and appeared on TV. There were unsuccessful attempts to sell Caterina outside Italy. And by the 70s, she married Sugar Music owner Filippo Nicola Sugar. Though Caterina has recorded occasionally, mostly she has discovered and produced artists for Sugar. Her best known discovery was singer Andrea Bocelli. Sugar Music is still around. Here's Caterina Caselli performing Sono Qui Con Voi in The Anna Moffo Show 1966. As usual when I write about this kind of music, many thanks to the Ready Steady Girls website for the Catrina Caselli bio.

Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington added to Dec. 6 UFC show

Holly Holm, Raquel Pennington

Last week it was announced on UFC Tonight that Russian Milana Dudieva was to be the likely opponent for Holly Holm's UFC debut. Usually when something is announced on UFC Tonight, it will probably happen. But last night they announced that Holly Holm will face Raquel Pennington on UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It looks like this match will be on the main card. So what happened to Dudieva? It looks like foot dragging by her management in Russia. Maybe they thought it was too big a fight for her. Milana tweeted that people shouldn't start rumours. Except that the UFC announced this themselves on UFC Tonight. It was not reported by other media outlets until after the UFC announced it. It looks to me like the UFC was trying to force her manager to make a decision because they needed to announce the fight. It's just as well because though Raquel has a 4-4 record, I think she's a better fighter than Milana. She was training at Altitude MMA in Colorado Springs, CO. but has moved to Victory MMA. On The Ultimate Fighter 18, she won a memorable overtime scrap against Jessamyn Duke. She's 1-1 in the UFC. She lost her most recent fight by split decision to Jessica Andrade on Mar. 15. I thought Jessica won the fight 29-28. Raquel's needed to be more aggressive earlier in the fight. Part of the problem is her corner gave her very poor advice between rounds. They told her the fight was closer than it was. By the time she got her act together, it was too late. Maybe that's why she switched camps. Raquel is a striker with not much of a ground game. And Holly Holm is a former boxing champ. I don't think Raquel can win a striking battle with Holly. I would recommend a different strategy but I don't know if she has that in her. Holly Holm should be the favourite to win.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Gary Allan

Artist:Gary Allan
Song:Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)
Album:Set You Free





Country singer Gary Allan had success in the 90s and looked to be fading in the mid-00s. But he roared back in 2013 with Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) and it's one of his biggest hits. He was born Gary Alan Herzberg Dec. 5, 1967 in La Miranda, CA. He played in his father's band as a teen was offered a record deal by A & M Records. But his parents wanted him to finish high school first. After graduating Allan continued to play local clubs until he met producer Byron Hill in 1993. Hill tried to get him a deal with BNA/RCA but they were going through changes at the time. In 1995 Allan moved to Nashville to record a new demo and this led to a deal with Decca/MCA. Hill and Decca house producer Mark Wright produced Allan's first three albums. Her Man, It Would Be You and Right Where I Need To Be were all top ten country hits. But he finally topped the charts when Tony Brown was brought in to produce the 2001 album Alright Guy. Man To Man, Tough Little Boys and Nothing On But The Radio all topped the country charts. After Allan's wife Angela committed suicide in 2004, he went on hiatus. When he returned with the 2007 album Living Hard, it didn't do as well. Allan reversed the slide with the 2013 album Set You Free. Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) was his first number one country hit since 2004. Allan produced most of the album with veteran recording engineer Greg Droman. And he wrote Every Storm with frequent songwriting partner Matt Warren and Hilary Lindsey. Lindsey has written hits for Carrie Underwood among others and that's her singing backup vocals on the record. The girl in the video is model Ashley Speegle. He's currently on tour. Allan's sound is heavily influenced by the Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens and fans of that should check him out. Here's the video for Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) by Gary Allan.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Keith & Tex

Artist:Keith & Tex
Song:Stop That Train
Album:Riding The Musical Chariot





I'm sure most reggae fans are familiar with Stop That Train but they don't know much about Keith & Tex who had a hit with it in 1967. The story of Keith & Tex begins with Jamaican music pioneer Derrick Harriott. Harriott was a big star in Jamaica in the mid-60s. Then he started his own record company. Keith Rowe and Texas Dixon grew up in the same area of Kingston but didn't know each other. But Rowe wanted to be a singer. He was introduced to Dixon and Keith & Tex was born. It seems they auditioned for and were rejected by every producer in Kingston including Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid. Then Harriott signed them to his Crystal label. Keith & Tex had a few hits including Tonight, This Is My Song and Don't Look Back. But their biggest hit and most memorable song was Stop That Train in 1967. Stop That Train was recorded by The Spanishtonians in 1965. Herriott and his studio bandleader Lyn Taitt were familiar with the song. Today Stop That Train is considered a classic. You can get it on this Derrick Harriott comp. Stop That Train was sampled by Scotty in the song Draw Your Brakes from the 1972 film The Harder They Come. And it was sampled by The Beastie Boys and Vanilla Ice and covered in 1983 by Clint Eastwood & General Saint. Keith & Tex split up in 1970. Dixon moved to Canada. Rowe moved to the US and was in the US Army for 20 years. He recorded solo with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. He currently hosts the Sounds of the Caribbean radio show on WBZC in New Jersey. Keith & Tex still perform together occasionally. Here's Keith & Tex performing Stop That Train in Switzerland Apr. 2014.

DEEP JEWELS adds low card filler matches to Nov. 3 show

Naomi Taniyama, Yukiko Seki

DEEP JEWELS has added a couple of matches to it's Nov. 3 show at Shinjuku FACE. This show will air on UStream iPPV and the main event will be Ham Seo Hee defending her DEEP JEWELS Featherweight Championship against Saori Ishioka. Both are Featherweight matches scheduled for two five minute rounds. The first match will have veteran Yukiko Seki facing Naomi Taniyama. Seki is 43 years old with a record of 12-24. She trains at FightChix. On the last DEEP JEWELS show, she lost a grappling match to Saori Ishioka and Ishioka isn't much of a grappler. Taniyama is 1-2 and trains at WK Hearts. She was trained by DEEP fighter Kenji Osawa. Her last fight was a win over Yuko Kawabata on the May 18 DEEP JEWELS show. Kawabata is now 0-6. This match is being sold as the grizzled veteran against the cute rookie. DEEP JEWELS wants to find out if Taniyama is any good because she has the looks to get traction there. The other fight will have Brittany Decker or Brito as she is called facing Chinese fighter Pan Hui. Brittany trains at WK Hearts. She lost her pro MMA debut to Tomo Maesawa on the May 18 DEEP JEWELS show at 52kg and she is dropping to 48kg for this fight. Pan Hui is from China but she was trained in Tokyo at Reversal ALPHA by current UFC fighter Masanori Kanehara. The press release says she's a striker. I saw a picture of her. She looks old. I don't expect much from either fight as they will be on the lower end of the card.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons

Artist:Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons
Song:Hittin' The Jug
Album:Groovin' With Jug





Richard "Groove" Holmes was one of several organists who built on the success of Jimmy Smith in the 60s. This album with sax player Gene Ammons was one of his early recordings. He went on to commercial success in the mid-60s. Holmes was born May 2, 1931 in Camden, NJ. I assume he played organ in church. As a teen he played local clubs in Philadelphia and this led to a record deal with Pacific Jazz. His 1961 debut album The Dynamic Jazz Organ of Richard Groove Holmes featured legendary sax player Ben Webster. His second album Groove was supposed to be a Les McCann album also featuring Webster. But while recording it, the musicians decided to turn it into Les McCann Presents Richard "Groove" Holmes. Holmes continued to work frequently with McCann. When news about Holmes reached other musicians, they wanted to work with him. Gene Ammons had just had success with the 1960 album Boss tenor. Holmes went to Los Angeles to record Groovin' With Jug. His usual band of Gene Edwards on guitar and Leroy Henderson on drums came with him. Three songs were recorded in the studio on Aug. 15, 1961 and the rest of the album was recorded later that day live at The Black Orchid in Los Angeles. When Blue Note released Groovin' With Jug on CD in 1989, Hittin' The Jug was one of three added bonus tracks. Holmes moved from Pacific Jazz to Prestige in 1965 and charted with the single Misty. He continued to have success in the 70s working with guys like Jimmy McGriff and Houston Person. Richard "Groove" Holmes died on June 29, 1991 of prostate cancer. Here's a video of Hittin' The Jug by Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons.

Jessica Aguilar vs Kalindra Faria announced for Nov. 15 WSOF show

Kalindra Faria

Yesterday John Morgan of MMA Junkie reported that WSOF will have three championship matches on their Nov. 15 show at the Sun Dome in Tampa, FL. This show will air on NBC Sports Network in the US. TSN airs the WSOF in Canada but they don't always air the shows live. Jessica Aguilar will defend her WSOF Women's Strawweight Championship against Brazilian Kalindra Faria. So we all know about Jessica. We know how good she is. But is Kalindra a worthy challenger? Probably not. Her record is 15-3-1 and she has won her last eleven fights in a row. But she has never fought outside Brazil nor has she beaten a top fighter. So I think her record is padded. Her latest fight was a win over Serbian Sanja Sucevic on the Apr. 26 XFC show in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Kalindra is from Sao Paulo so that's a home game for her. That's why I talk about fighting outside her comfort zone in Brazil. It makes a difference. This fight will be in Jessica Aguilar's home turf in Florida. Kalindra won't have the home town fans on her side. I watched Kalindra's fight against Sucevic. Kalindra won by unanimous decision but I thought it could have been stopped for ground and pound at the end of round two. Kalindra was dominant but Sucevic had zero offense even in round three she knew she had to finish and still did nothing. Kalindra's three losses were to Vanessa Porto, Carina Damm and Claudia Gadelha though she did beat Damm in a rematch. And I don't rate Damm as a top fighter. So she's had an eleven fight winning streak but she hasn't fought a high level of competition. Now she's getting into the deep end of the pool against an elite fighter outside Brazil for the first time. It looks like a mismatch to me.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Jerry Butler and Betty Everett

Artist:Jerry Butler and Betty Everett
Song:Let It Be Me
Album:His Best





By 1964, Jerry Butler had established himself as one of the most versatile singers around and one of the top stars of R & B with hits like He Will Break Your Heart and Moon River. Betty Everett had just scored her first top ten hit with It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song). So it wasn't surprising when Vee-Jay Records producer Calvin Carter decided to have Butler and Everett record together. But I'm sure they were all surprised when Let It Be Me turned out to be a bigger hit than any of their solo hits. The album of mostly covers was called Delicious Together. Let It Be Me reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by legendary French singer songwriter Gilbert Becaud with English lyrics by Manny Curtis. It was first recorded by Jill Corey in 1957 on the TV series Climax!. Then Cadence Records owner Archie Bleyer gave the song to The Everly Brothers and Let It Be Me reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. That is the most memorable version of Let it Be Me but Butler and Everett's version comes a close second. Butler and Everett also charted with their cover of the Charles Chaplin classic Smile. Delicious Together isn't available on CD. It's a short album anyway. But Let It Be Me and Smile are on this Jerry Butler comp from the Dutch oldies label Neon. Vee-Jay Records went bankrupt in 1966 so the two never recorded together again. Butler signed with Mercury Records in 1969 and had a lot of success there including some duets with Brenda Lee Eager. He also recorded for Motown and Philadelphia International. Currently Butler hosts PBS oldies specials and has been a Cook County commissioner since 1985. Betty Everett recorded for UNI, Fantasy and United Artists but she never had another big hit. Here's Jerry Butler and Betty Everett performing Let It Be Me on a PBS oldies special. I understand this was Betty's final public appearance prior to her 2001 death.

Review of WWE Total Divas season 3 episode 5

Here's the video of WWE Total Divas season 3 episode 5. I guess the way to describe this episode is contrived reality. I believe that all three storylines are reality based. But the producers have deliberately left out details so they can neatly tie up the stories during this episode. First, the Nattie Neidhart and TJ Wilson cliffhanger from last week will conclude on next week's episode. Why would they do a cliffhanger and not deal with it immediately? I assume it needed more time than they could give it this week. This episode begins with yet another useless scene of The Bella Twins bickering about whether a seal is a fish or a mammal. Obviously the producers think their constant bickering is funny when it's just stupid. Then we go to Phoenix for the first of three major storylines. This is about Bryan Danielson's reluctance to have a second surgery despite medical advice to the contrary. First he will try acupuncture. I had acupuncture in 2005 and it worked for me. But it doesn't work for everyone. It's hit and miss. Next we go to Orlando where Jonathan tries to convince wife Eva Marie that they need a gun for home protection. Of course she's against it but he suggests they go to a shooting range before she makes up her mind. What the producers fail to mention is that Jonathan grew up with guns in the house so he knows how to handle them. They reveal this later but it should have been revealed up front. Next we get the obligatory John Cena appearance talking with Nikki about Danielson's injury. But Cena gives an important counterpoint to Danielson's reluctance to have surgery because Cena has had that surgery. Back to Orlando where Ariane Andrew aka Cameron has been training at NXT and has lunch with Eva Marie. Remember when these two hated each other? They are buddies now. Ariane gets a call from her mom who tells her that Ariane's 15 year old brother Quintin is hanging around with a bad crowd and not answering his phone when mom calls. She goes home to Los Angeles to try to straighten him out. The problem with this storyline is the producers don't give enough background. This is because they want to do this story but they don't want to prolong it past this episode. Then we are shown Brie's return to TV. Eva Marie and Jonathan's trip to the shooting range doesn't change her mind. Danielson and Brie are having lunch when he drops his fork. This alarms Brie but he still doesn't want more surgery. Ariane goes home to talk to her mom and she and boyfriend Vinny search for Quintin. Back to Phoenix and Brie convinces Danielson he should see WWE doctor Chris Amman. Ariane finds Quinton but he's not listening. So she says a friend put her in touch with a former gang member who will scare Quintin. I'm sure the show producers were responsible for this. Eva Marie gets home and finds that Jonathan has bought a gun without clearing it with her. Then Danielson goes to see Dr. Amman and not surprisingly, he recommends a second surgery. Danielson gives his big promo at Money In The Bank and he tells Brie that he won't have surgery. And he hasn't because we would know it. But he hasn't returned either. Then we get the Scared Straight talk from the ex-gang members and it seems to have some effect on Quintin. He apologizes to his mom. Eva Marie and Jonathan discuss the gun. He apologizes for not discussing it with her. But he didn't say he would get rid of the gun. Expect more drama over this. And of course there will be more about Bryan Danielson's injury. I'll tell you one thing. These people sure go out to eat a lot. Next week is Eva Marie's bachelorette party and more about Nattie and TJ. Enjoy the video.
WWE Total Divas S03E05 2014-10-05 by watchwwelive

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Harpers Bizarre

Artist:Harpers Bizarre
Song:The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Album:Pop Memories of the '60s: My Special Angel



Here's a song that I am Sure everyone knows but you probably don't know anything about Harpers Bizarre. The 59th Street Bridge Song was a top 20 hit in 1967. A couple of their other songs charted so technically they aren't a one hit wonder. But Feelin' Groovy is the only thing most will remember. Harpers Bizarre started out as The Tikis in Santa Cruz, CA. Ted Templeman was lead singer and drummer along with Eddie James and Dick Scoppettone on guitar and Dick Yount on bass. They had success locally and signed with the San Francisco based label Autumn Records in 1965. Autumn was the home for The Beau Brummels. The Tikis recorded a couple of singles. But then Autumn was sold to Warner Bros. in 1966. House producer Lenny Waronker was given the task of figuring out what to do with The Tikis. First he suggested that Templeman do the lead singing up front and they hire a new drummer. That was John Petersen of The Beau Brummels. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) was written by Paul Simon and appeared on the 1966 Simon & Garfunkel album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme. Waronker hired Leon Russell to write the arrangement. The result was a lot different from The Tikis' surf rock sound. So Waronker wanted a new band name and based it on the magazine Harper's Bazaar. When the single reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, Harpers Bizarre got to record the album Feelin' Groovy. Russell wrote some of the arrangements and Randy Newman wrote others. A couple of their other songs charted but The 59th Street Bridge Song is the only memorable song. You can get it on this Time Life various artists budget comp. They recorded four albums and split up when most of the band wanted a new producer but Templeman wanted to continue with Waronker. Templeman became a Warner Bros. house producer best known for producing The Doobie Brothers. Petersen married Templemen's sister Roberta Templeman. She also worked for Warner Bros. Harpers Bizarre reunited in 1976 minus Templeman. Here's Harpers Bizarre performing The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) on The Mike Douglas Show 1967.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Jessi Colter

Artist:Jessi Colter
Song:I'm Not Lisa
Album:The Very Best Of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw...A Lady




I'm Not Lisa topped the country charts in 1975 and crossed over to the pop top five. But Jessi Colter is best known as the wife of Waylon Jennings. She was a big part of his Outlaw movement of the mid-70s. She was born Mirriam Johnson May 25, 1943 in Phoenix. Her sister was married to producer Cowboy Jack Clement and they introduced her to guitar legend Duane Eddy. The two married and Mirriam toured with Eddy until their 1968 divorce. As Miriam Eddy, a couple of her songs were recorded by Nancy Sinatra. Lee Hazlewood produced Eddy and Sinatra. After her divorce, Mirriam moved back to Phoenix which is where she met Waylon Jennings. She sang a couple of duets with him and he got her a record deal with his label RCA Records. She named herself after the outlaw Jesse Colter who was her uncle. Her 1970 album A Country Star Is Born didn't sell and she left RCA. She toured with Jennings and signed with Capitol Records in 1975. I'm Not Lisa was the first single from the album I'm Jesse Colter. It topped the country charts and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was her biggest solo hit. Some of her other singles like What's Happened To Blue Eyes hit the country charts. And her 1976 duet of Suspicious Minds with Jennings reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. That was from the album Wanted! The Outlaws that launched the Outlaw movement. You can get Jessi's hits including Suspicious Minds on this comp. Jessi's solo career faded and she left Capitol in 1981. She continued to tour with Jennings and their 1981 album of duets Leather & Lace for RCA did very well. She didn't record much after that and remained with Jennings until his 2002 death. Their son Shooter Jennings is also a successful recording artist. Jessi recorded a duet of I'm Not Lisa with Deana Carter on Deana's 2007 CD The Chain. And Jessi released the live CD Live From Cain's Ballroom Mar. 2014. So Jessi Colter still performs but I don't think she tours regularly. Here's Jessi Colter performing I'm Not Lisa 1975.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Antibalas

Artist:Antibalas
Song:The Rat Catcher
Album:Antibalas





Those who are fans of Afrobeat probably already know about Antibalas. But if you have never heard Fela Kuti, Antibalas is sort of an Afrobeat tribute band. At first they were called Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and now are just Antibalas which means bulletproof in Spanish. They are from New York City and were formed in 1998 by guys who were in similar bands like The Daktaris, King Chango and The Soul Providers. The leader of Antibalas is sax player Martin Perna. They started out performing at parties and recorded their first CD in 2000. An early member of Antibalas was bassist Gabriel Roth. He owns Daptone Records and is in Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Other original members that are still in Antibalas today are guitarist Luke O'Malley, keyboard player Victor Axelrod and singer and percussionist Duke Amayo. They recorded a couple of albums and then they were the band in the Broadway musical Fela! which was a tribute to Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Then in 2011 they signed with Daptone Records and Roth produced the 2012 CD Antibalas. If you have never heard of Afrobeat, Antibalas is a good starting point. They will never be mainstream but I think they have already done better than anyone would expect. Antibalas will be touring with Zap Mama in 2015. Here's Antibalas performing The Rat Catcher on Jimmy Kimmel Live Jan. 31, 2013. This video is not on Youtube.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Chris Kenner

Artist:Chris Kenner
Song:I Like It like That, Part 1
Album:I Like It Like That: The Definitive Chris Kenner Collection 1956-1968




Chris Kenner was mainly known as a songwriter. But he scored a top five hit with I Like It Like That in 1961. He was born Dec. 25, 1929 in Kenner, LA and he moved to New Orleans as a teen. He first recorded for Baton Records in 1955 and then for Imperial Records in 1957. Kenner's song Sick and Tired was a hit for Fats Domino. Kenner found success working with producer Allen Toussaint at the Minit Records spinoff Instant Records. I Like It Like That reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Kenner also charted with Land of 1,000 Dances. But that song was more successful when it was covered by Cannibal & The Headhunters and Wilson Pickett. It's an all time classic. And Kenner's song Something You Got was a top 20 hit for Ramsey Lewis in 1964 and charted for Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown. The Dave Clark Five scored a top ten hit with I Like It Like That in 1964. The 1994 chart topper Here Comes the Hotstepper by Ini Kimoze sampled Land of 1,000 Dances. Kenner continued to record for small labels. He recorded an album for Atlantic in 1966. This comp from Shout Factory covers Kenner's entire career. Chris Kenner was convicted of statutory rape in 1968 and spent three years in prison. He died of a heart attack on Jan. 25, 1976 at age 46. here's a video for I Like It Like That, Part 1 by Chris Kenner.

Holly Holm to make UFC debut on Dec. 5

Holly Holm

On last night's episode of UFC Tonight, it was announced that Holly Holm will make her UFC debut on UFC 181 Dec. 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Her opponent will be Russian Milana Dudieva. They wouldn't say the fight is confirmed but UFC Tonight is a Zuffa show. So the fight is happening. Holly was recovering from a broken arm. She is the former boxing champ trying to succeed in MMA. She's 7-0 but she really hasn't fought anyone decent. And I'm not sure Dudieva will be much of a test for her. Milana won her UFC debut by split decision over Elizabeth Phillips on the Aug. 23 Macau show. I scored it for Elizabeth but it was a terrible fight and neither of them deserved to win. Milana apologized afterwards for her performance. She said she was very nervous. I have seen some of her other fights. I don't think she's that good. Her record is 11-3. It's very heavily padded. And two of her losses were to Pannie Kianzad who has a Cage Warriors title fight coming up and current UFC fighter Jessica Andrade. Holly Holm is already perceived as an elite fighter though I think she still needs to prove herself. Milana has never beaten an elite fighter. I doubt Holly will have any trouble with her.

Review of The Ultimate Fighter 20 episode 4

Here's the video for last night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter 20. The match on this episode has Carla Esparza of Team Pettis vs Angela Hill of Team Melendez. Carla is the #1 seed. They set up a possible upset on last week's teaser which made me think the exact opposite would happen. This episode begins with Urijah Faber filling in for Anthony Pettis for a couple of days. Of course the thing that comes with this is the girls making goo goo eyes at him. And Carla and her BFF Felice Herrig discuss this later on while sitting around the pool. Meanwhile, Heather Clark hurts her knee during training. This would give her something new to whine about and make her more annoying than she already is to the other girls. Angela Magana is very vocal. Most of the others try to ignore Heather. Next they talk about Justine Kish's difficulty making weight and her attempts have aggravated an old knee injury. This comes out of nowhere because up to now, Justine has had very little face time on the show. So obviously something is up with her. So will there be another upset this week? I didn't think so after Carla's talking head scenes. She wasn't cocky. She was concerned about ring rust because she last fought a year and a half ago. Carla has a bad habit of overthinking her strategy and that can get her into trouble sometimes. Angela's only hope was to keep the fight standing. But Carla takes her down early and wins with a rear naked choke. Angela may have a lot of kickboxing experience but she looked way out of her league against an accomplished wrestler like Carla. Next week's fight will have Felice Herrig of Team Pettis vs Heather Clark of Team Melendez. I think most fans are aware that these two hate each other. I will put off discussing that drama until next week. The tease is that someone is forced to go home due to injury. They didn't show any of next week's fight footage in the teaser so expect a major swerve. Enjoy the video!

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Glenn Yarbrough

Artist:Glenn Yarbrough
Song:Baby, The Rain Must Fall
Album:Baby, The Rain Must Fall/It's Gonna Be Fine




Folksinger Glenn Yarbrough was a member of The Limeliters. He went solo in 1963 and had his only big hit with Baby, The Rain Must Fall in 1965. He was born Jan. 12, 1930 in Milwaukee. He got into folk music while attending St. Johns College in Annapolis, MD in the early 50s. His roommate was Jac Holzman who would soon found Elektra Records. After a stint in the US Army during the Korean War, Yarbrough moved to New York City and recorded a couple of albums. Then he moved to Aspen, CO and opened the folk music club Limelite. It was here that he met Lou Gottleib and Alex Hassilev and formed The Limeliters. They recorded several albums for RCA Records. In 1963, RCA asked Yarbrough to record solo and he left The Limeliters. The 1965 album Baby, The Rain Must Fall was his fourth album for RCA. The single reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Baby, The Rain Must Fall was a 1965 film starring Steve McQueen, Lee Remick and Don Murray. The song was written by the film composer Elmer Bernstein and Ernie Sheldon. Sheldon replaced Yarbrough in The Limeliters and was also in the folk music group The Gateway Singers. He would go on to work in film music for a few years. The record was arranged by future Bread lead singer David Gates. Yarbrough's other chart hit was It's Gonna Be Fine in 1965. You can get both songs on this twofer from Collectables. Yarbrough left RCA for Warner Bros. in 1968 and even recorded for Stax in the 70s. He has recorded for his own label for years and still performs today. Yarbrough also has done a lot of jingles. That's him singing the original Things Go Better with Coke. Here's Glenn Yarbrough performing Baby, The Rain Must Fall on Hollywood A Go Go 1965.

Marloes Coenen to make Bellator debut Oct. 24

Marloes Coenen

Yesterday Bellator announced that Marloes Coenen will make her debut on the Oct. 24 show at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, KS. Her opponent will be Italian fighter Annalisa Bucci. This will be on the main card on Spike TV. When Scott Coker took over Bellator, I was not surprised that he signed Marloes as she is a former Strikeforce champ and he likes her. Marloes has chosen not to drop to 135lb. If she did, she would be an immediate UFC title contender. And that's where the money is. Instead she had two fights in Invicta and things didn't go well for her. She won her first fight over Romy Ruyssen but she broke her hand. Then she lost to Cris Cyborg. With Cyborg dropping to 135, Marloes is a very big fish in a very small 145lb pond. Maybe Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou can develop talent in that weight class but the talent level is low right now. For example, I've seen a couple of Annalisa Bucci's fights and she's a kickboxer with zero ground skills. We see this a lot in some European countries because kickboxing is more popular than MMA and it can be tough finding decent MMA training. Her record is 7-3 and her latest fight was a win over Maria Hougaard on a show in Copenhagen in May. Maria will be on the next Invicta show but that doesn't mean she's good. It just shows how low the talent level is. Before that Annalisa lost to Swedish fighter Pannie Kianzad who currently fights for Cage Warriors. She's a very good fighter who could end up elsewhere. I think when three promotions are fighting over scraps and signing fighters who aren't ready for prime time, the talent won't develop properly. We'll see how competitive this match is. There is another women's fight on the prelims of the Oct. 17 Bellator show in Council Bluffs, IA. It will be Jozette Cotton vs Holly Lawson. This fight will be at 150lb. Jozette is from Omaha. She's 4-0. I watched one of her fights. She's a brawler and very green. I don't see her being competitive against a quality fighter. Holly is making her MMA debut at age 36. So I dunno if she's any good. We'll see.

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Artist:Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Song:Vale Mas Un Guaguanco
Album:Un Gran Dia En El Barrio





The Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a modern day attempt to continue the tradition of Puerto Rican music pioneered by guys like Tito Puente, Ray Barretto and Eddie Palmieri. They are led by pianist Oscar Hernandez. He grew up in the South Bronx in New York City. He started out in the 70s as an arranger for Ray Barretto and then Ruben Blades. He also produced and arranged the music for the Paul Simon musical The Capeman. You may have heard Hernandez play piano on the soundtrack of the HBO series Sex and the City. In 2000 he was approached by Warner Music exec Aaron Levinson about forming a new band as a tribute to salsa music. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra was born. Un Gran Dia En El Barrio (A Great Day in the Neighborhood) was their 2002 debut CD on Atlantic Records. The album won the Grammy for Best Salsa Album. The lead singer on Vale Mas Un Guaguanco is Ray De La Paz. He also worked with Ray Barretto. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra just released a new CD Spanish Harlem Orchestra through ArtistShare with guest appearances by Chick Corea and Joe Lovano who have also appeared on some of their live shows. Fans of salsa music should check them out. Here's the Spanish Harlem Orchestra performing Vale Mas Un Guaguanco at the 2003 Montreal Jazz Festival.