Well alright, DJ-ChiO, you sure know how to drag a guy outta his work cage! The mere suggestion of street corner doo woo sends this boy into paroxysms of uninhibited rhythmic gyrations! Here's what's currently ratlin' the earwax on DJ Dewey's iPod: THE PARKTOWNS "That Day Will Never Come" ...

DJ Maven!! I never thought I'd live to see the day! Hey, DJ Dewey digs the TDN big time--ever since he (sorry 'bout the third person jive) saw 'em live at the Grandee Ballroom in Detroit back in '69. Here's founding member DANNY HUTTON a few years earlier with his 1964 semi-hit ROSES AND RAINBOWS [y...

Johnny Otis had a son named Shuggie who was another kind of musical genius who more or less came and went in the early 70s and left behind some remarkable psychedelic rhythm & funk… SHUGGIE OTIS STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAPPAJ1sT8g&feature=fvwrel[/youtube]...

Arriving a little late to your party, Maven. Keep it going as long as you can.
Best to you as always!

And I'm later than ChiO!! And like my friend from Chicago, I too
look forward to seeing you at the Roxie this spring! Happy Birthday!!

Tracey thanks you all profusely as do I. She wants everyone at the Record Party to enjoy these wonderful tunes (from her to you!) BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND "The Intro and the Outro" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9YXFeZkQM&feature=related[/youtube] THE WEB "Harold Doubley...

Yep, it's January 9 and another birthday celebrated by my extremely beautiful wife Tracey! THE ARROGANT WORMS "Happy Birthday To You" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-28jAoTPFw[/youtube] I really wish someone had written a groovier song than this one, but she sure gets a kick out ...

Congrats on your Xmas bounty, Red! That set will provide you with many years of repeated use. All the eps are great, some exceptionally so. My own personal faves are SOLOMON (with the incredible Elisha Cook and Cloris Leachman in guest roles), NATURE OF THE NIGHT , Cook again in EVIL , MURDER FOR CR...

And in the end...
WILLIAM SHATNER "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
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I just found out today that Fred Milano, who sang tenor with Dion and the Belmonts, passed away last week. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPEfdjvTqE[/youtube] Here's an article about it: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/dion-and-the-belmonts-singer-fred-milano-72-1.3424135 Th...

Lots of fascinating chatter going on over at the neighboring thread about THE BEATLES . Here now is a handful of interesting cover versions from the song writing duo of Lennon and McCartney... D EL SHANNON “From Me To You” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfl9BUOuwBE[/youtube] JACKIE & RO...

Howdy, Maven! Nice to see you at the Record Party! But y'know,
DJ ChiO is the one you have to thank for that brilliant set
of tunes from Dionne and Burt. But here's one he left out..
ALFIE
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When the 5th DIMENSION wasn't busy covering the Laura Nyro songbook, they worked wonders with the songwriting magic of JIMMY WEBB... UP, UP AND AWAY [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=505O1om9g-c[/youtube] CARPET MAN [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl51gzCtB-w[/youtube] PAPER CUP [youtu...

The beautiful and indispensible LAURA NYRO is my hands-down favorite of the so-called “singer-songerwriters” from the late 60s / early 70s. I would have posted some of her great songs as done by others but I just wasn't in the mood to hear The 5th Dimension's Greatest Hits. Here instead is Laura doi...

ChiO asked: Out of morbid curiosity: How does Sgt Pepper's.... hold up for folks, especially for those of you who bought it in 1967? I plunked down my dough for SGT PEPPER back in June 1967 and, like virtually everyone else in the world, thought it was just about the greatest record ever made. Time ...