October 29, 2016

88 Rewound

I love this WMBR radio show and look forward to it every week.

October 26, 2016

Six O'Clock Rock tv show

Six O'Clock Rock was a teenage music program from Australia that aired from 1959-1962. All that spinning is making me dizzy.

The host Johnny O'Keefe, 1959
December 1960

October 21, 2016

Halloween's a comin'

Shake it with Wednesday while she does the James Brown.

How cute is this circa 1964 elementary school Halloween parade?
Here is some excellent footage of another parade from 1932.

October 19, 2016

Wednesday morning dose of 1968

Put on your Nehru jacket and love beads and boogaloo baby.

October 15, 2016

Little Green Bag

Here are two videos from the Dutch group The George Baker Selection of their groovy hit Little Green Bag from 1970. Five years later, they would have a humongous, world-wide hit with this.

October 7, 2016

London's Marquee Club

Let's drop into The Marquee for a little afternoon shimmy...

Michael the Lover, The Ram Jam Band
You Don't Know Like I Know, The Ram Jam Band
I Take What I Want, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
I'll Take Good Care of You, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix
My Generation, The Who

Here's another version of Michael the Lover and Garnet Mimms' original version of I'll Take Good Care of You with intro by Otis.

I Take What I Want, Sam and Dave here and here
You Don't Know Like I Know, Sam and Dave