I'm so grateful to have seen Booker T. Jones once again last night at my favorite venue. Being at TCAN is like being in someone's...

Everybody on board . Let's  cha cha all the way to cha cha ville . Choo Choo Cha Cha , The Rinky Dinks , 1959

Comin' Down , Jackie Shane , 1963  (Learn about Jackie Shane )

When things are swirling all around you, detach and know that it will pass . During these unprecedented times, my latest painting entitled ...

I love the mid-1960s jangly sound dominated by The Byrds . Have You Seen Her Face , The Byrds , 1966

Motown songs never cease to change my mood. The pounding rhythms, background singing and creative lyrics really get my body groovin' ...

I'll never understand the mindset of people who litter. For decades starting in the 70s , Woodsy Owl reminded us how not to be little ...

If the hippie movement had an aroma , what would it be ? People Are Strange , The Doors , 1967

This Rolling Stones tune was released during the chaos of 1968 .

How do I dance when I can't hear the music ? Pump up the volume .

Rockabilly group Lonnie Lee and the Leemen perform Frankfurt Special on Australia's   National Bandstand which aired from 1958-197...

Robins have flown back to New England for the spring and summer. I love watching them boogie across the grass searching for worms.

The Kessler Twins  sing  Quando, Quando, Quando in a Scopitone film from the early 1960s . Here's the original by Tony Renis .

All you groovy peeps sing along now: Gliddy glup gloopy Nibby nabby noopy la la la lo lo. Sabba sibby sabba Nooby abba nabba le le lo lo....

How can people be so heartless ? Don’t these ding-dongs  know anything about karma because it’s real, folks. Make the world better .

I know you've all been jonesing to hear Pee-wee and friends singing Sly and the Family Stone . You're in luck. Jambi grants your...

Cilla performs on Ready Steady Go! . She sings her first hit here . Love of the Loved , The Beatles , 1962

Divine Spirit , move me in the direction of my highest good, the good of all concerned and the good of all affected. Whooooooooaaaahhh!

A sibling received this 45 for Christmas when it came out in 1970 . I loved it and would play it over and over . What a beautiful voice ...

Will you please be my valentine and go to the dance with me?

Surround yourself with folks who make you feel mighty real . Sylvester performs on The Merv Griffin Show  with  Two Tons O' Fun  ( Ma...

As a teenager, my mom would ask me "why don't you know your math like you know your music?" I recently met Bob and Gary on va...

I'm fascinated with school pics and how styles change. Say cheese .

Dorothy Dandridge and her walking rainbow have outfits made while singing about Zoot Suits and reet pleats . I want a brown gown with a ...

Miriam Makeba and her girls perform on The Ed Sullivan Show .

I'm in love with the Charleston . Cut a rug and be the cat's meow . • A Charleston competition • Check out this dame • Thes...

Here are three versions of Gordon Lightfoot's   1965 song  (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me by Lightfoot , Waylon Jennings ...

I walked and whistled all the way to Tucumcari and this is what I get ? It all works out though, unless you're evil , then you'r...

I love this 1965 Ray Conniff Christmas special featuring traditional songs from his 1962 album . It includes  Wilbur from Mister Ed and ...

Santa convinces Sam to stop being gloomy and be joyous instead.

'Tis the season to be jolly so deck the halls with boughs of holly .

Have a listen to one of the original " tough girl " groups of the 1960s . Heaven Only Knows , The Shangri-Las , 1964 The...

My first movie theater experience happened at age 3 in 1968  while seeing  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . Do I remember? No, but the film was sh...

This Thanksgiving I'm grateful for this guy who sings to animals .

Let's hear it for those  short shorts . Fifteen-year-old Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons is playing piano and co-wrote Short Shorts . I...

Let's boogie back to 1968 for a psychedelic dance party and roller coaster ride courtesy of Where Angels Go... Trouble Follows . ...

Just One Look , Doris Troy , 1963 Just One Look , The Hollies , 1964 What'Cha Gonna Do About It , Doris Troy , 1963 ...

I love this video of a meetup in Central Park in New York City . Tell Me What You See , The Beatles , 1965

This is my latest painting entitled There's a Monster Under My Bed .  Get your kicks from this Halloween mix.

Some people are weak, corrupt and greedy. Just tell them no kings. Tell Him No , Travis and Bob , 1959 Tell Her No , The Zombies , 1...

Teenagers dance to The Theme From "A Summer Place" on The Jack Spector Show  out of Providence, Rhode Island in 1960 . WM...

White Bird , It's a Beautiful Day , 1969

PopSpot was a 10-minute show which aired from October 1964 to March 1965 . It featured one group per week performing three songs. Here ar...

Both Sides Now , Judy Collins , 1967 (written by Joni Mitchell )

If you were a kid living in the Boston area between 1956 - 1974 , then you probably watched Boomtown  hosted by the beloved Rex Trailer . ...

This is my latest painting entitled This Too Shall Pass Gas . Yup . Trouble in Paradise , The Crests , 1960