The International Gold Standard in Internet Radio The Gold Standard in Internet Radio
Happy 76th Birthday Jimmy Webb thanks for all the great tunes
https://youtu.be/orptBZCX53Q
Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session - Wichita LinemanGlen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session is the sixty-second album by American singer-guitarist Gle...
The late Bettie Page who is know as the "Queen of PinUps" for her PinUp modeling in the 1950's will be receiving a historical marker near Hume-Fogg High School in Downtown Nashville, TN, where she graduated 2nd in her class in 1940. This will happen in late 2022 or early 2023. It's awesome to see Nashville finally recognize one of it's most iconic natives.
The Complete '68 Comeback SpecialBuy/Listen - https://Elvis.lnk.to/ep_68cs!iicdAbout the album:From the iconic television special starring Elvis Presley, ori...
http://www.facebook.com/raystevensmusic1707http://www.raystevens.comhttp://www.raystevensvideos.comClyde Records Inc.From the 1970 summer television show "Th...
Five For Fighting official music video for '100 Years'. Click to listen to Five For Fighting on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/FiveFFSpotify?IQid=FiveFF100As fe...
One Champ and 4 pretty cool dudes!
Remembering Glen Campbell and celebrating his life on his birthday today.
Born April 22, 1936.
Love you and miss you Glen.
Glen Campbell (Official) * Glen Campbell I'll Be Me * Glen Campbell A Campbellology for Fans * Glen Campbell A Campbellology for Fans
* Glen Campbell: The Original Fan Forum - News and Information * Glen Campbell Fans * Glen _Campbell Fans
Bobby Rydell and myself have been friends forever. I'm going to miss him, Eternal Rest My Dear Friend.
RIP Bobby Ryder
One of the most iconic moments in the history of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies has been re-edited by the original director, Joel Gallen...
Remembering Karen Carpenter who was born on this day March 2, 1950 in New Haven, CT.
The family moved in June 1963 to the Los Angeles suburb of Downey CA. after her father was offered a job there by a former business associate. Carpenter entered Downey High School in 1964 at age 14 where she started to play drums. She graduated from Downey High School in the spring of 1967, receiving the John Philip Sousa Band Award, and enrolled as a music major at Long Beach State where she performed in the college choir with her brother Richard.
Carpenter's first band was Two Plus Two, an all-girl trio formed with friends from Downey High.In 1965, Karen, Richard, and his college friend Wes Jacobs, a bassist and tuba player, formed the Dick Carpenter Trio. In mid-1966, they entered the Hollywood Bowl annual Battle of the Bands competition. They played an instrumental version of "The Girl from Ipanema" and their own piece, "Iced Tea". They won the competition on June 24 and were signed by RCA Records. They recorded two instrumentals, but they were not released.
In April 1966, the Carpenters were invited to audition at a session with bassist Joe Osborn. Though she was initially expected to just be the drummer, Karen tried singing and impressed everyone there with her voice. Osborn signed a recording contract with her for his label, Magic Lamp Records; he was not particularly interested in Richard's involvement.
In 1967, along with other musicians, including Gary Sims and John Bettis, the siblings formed the group Spectrum. and recorded many demo tapes in Osborn's garage studio, but were turned down by many labels.
A&M Records finally signed the Carpenters to a recording contract in 1969. Karen started out as both the group's drummer and co-lead singer, and she originally sang all of her vocals from behind the drum set. She sang most of the songs on the band's first album, "Offering" (later retitled "Ticket to Ride"); her brother wrote ten of the album's thirteen songs and sang on five of them.
Their next album, 1970's "Close to You", featured two hit singles: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". They peaked at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on the Hot 100.
After reviews complained that the group had no focal point in live shows, Richard and manager Sherwin Bash persuaded her to stand at the microphone to sing the band's hits while another musician played the drums (former Disney Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien served as the band's other drummer for many years).
In 1979 Karen made a solo album with producer Phil Ramone. The album met with a tepid response from Richard and A&M executives in early 1980 and was shelved by A&M Records co-owner Herb Alpert, in spite of attempts by producer Quincy Jones to convince him to release the solo record after a remix.
A portion of the solo album was commercially released in 1989, when some of its tracks (as remixed by Richard) were included on the album "Lovelines", the final album of previously unreleased material from the Carpenters. In 1996, the complete solo album, titled Karen Carpenter, was finally released.
Carpenter died February 4, 1983 at the age of 32.
Remembering singer Nancy Wilson who was born on this date February 20, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Her career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today".
Wilson's discography includes 52 studio albums, 3 live albums, 9 compilation albums, and 53 singles.
She also appeared as a guest on many TV variety shows, and series.
There’s a new “Elvis Film” coming out and I’ll probably watch it. I’m a big Elvis fan. But, whatever young actor they get to play Elvis, nobody can match Kurt Russel’s Elvis.
Kurt Russell brought Elvis Presley to life in the 1979 TV movie 'Elvis' and even though he didn't do the singing...he nailed it.
I met Sonny one night in Palm Springs, in addition to his talent he was a very nice guy.-Skip
Remembering singer, songwriter, producer, actor and politician Sonny Bono who was born on this date February 16, 1935 in Detroit, MI. The family moved to Inglewood, California, when he was seven.
Bono decided early in life to become part of the music business, and began writing songs as a teenager. "Koko Joe", a song he wrote at age 16, was recorded by Don and Dewey in 1958, and later covered by several other artists including The Righteous Brothers.
Bono began his career as a songwriter at Specialty Records, where his song "Things You Do to Me" was recorded by Sam Cooke, and went on to work for record producer Phil Spector in the early 1960s as a promotion man, percussionist and "gofer".
One of his earliest songwriting efforts, "Needles and Pins" was co-written with Jack Nitzsche, another member of Spector's production team. Later in the same decade, he achieved commercial success with his wife Cher in the singing duo Sonny and Cher.
Bono wrote, arranged and produced a number of hit records including the singles "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On", although Cher received more attention as a performer. He played a major part in Cher's early solo recording career, writing and producing singles including "Bang Bang" and "You Better Sit Down Kids".
Bono co-wrote "She Said Yeah",covered by The Rolling Stones on their 1965 LP "December's Children". His lone hit single as a solo artist, "Laugh at Me", was released in 1965 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sonny continued to work with Cher through the early and mid-1970s, starring in a popular television variety show, "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour", which ran on CBS from 1971 to 1974. From 1976 to 1977, the duo, since divorced, returned to perform together on "The Sonny and Cher Show".
Bono's acting career included bit parts as a guest performer in such television series as "Fantasy Island", "Charlie's Angels", "The Love Boat", "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "CHiPs". In the 1975 TV movie "Murder on Flight 502", he played the role of rock star Jack Marshall.
Bono entered politics after experiencing great frustration with local government bureaucracy in trying to open a restaurant in Palm Springs, California. Bono made a successful bid to become the new mayor of Palm Springs. He served four years, from 1988 to 1992.
Bono was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1994 to represent California's 44th congressional district. Bono remains the only member of Congress to have scored a number-one pop single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Bono died on January 5, 1998, of injuries incurred when he hit a tree while skiing at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, California. He was 62.
10pm CST February 14 on xbhsradio.com or on the Live 365 Radio App (search XBHS Radio)
63 years ago today February 3, 1959
"February made me shiver, with ever paper I delivered. Bad news on the doorstep. I couldn't take one more step" -Don McLean "American Pie"
RIP Meatloaf
https://youtu.be/3jPMv9zJ1LE
Music video by Meat Loaf performing Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are. © 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.http://vevo.ly/SUDyas
SHARED A PERSONAL VIDEO OF HIS FATHER TALKING ABOUT HIS FIRST MEETING WITH ... Visit HERE (Watch the video): https://beatlesmagazine.blogspot.com/
If you’re gonna go from MP3’s to hard copy why would you not go straight to vinyl? CD’s make no sense…and there is not a vinyl shortage. Typical Rolling Stone bull crap, but here’s the article…you decide.
Compact discs never had the romance of vinyl or the convenience of MP3s. But they’re still the ideal format for getting lost inside your music collection
Finally proof the timelines fit
Jimmy got a great note from Australia addressing one of the profound questions about his song, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
Dear Jimmy,
Years ago we heard you talking about a fan who said “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” didn’t work, that is, it would be impossible to do the drive as described in the song. We satisfied ourselves with our own calculations. It is entirely possible and it is a truly great song.
Google Maps reckons you can drive from Phoenix City to Oklahoma City in 14 Hours 20 minutes in a car.
——
So presuming the bo***ir is east of Phoenix it is entirely possible to
Rise
Work
and then Sleep again in a 13 to 16 hour period, which fits in with all the lyrics. We can’t assume any standard work hours but most jobs would fit.
Thanks for all your work over the years , particularly like your versions of your own songs.
Regards,
Your biggest Jimmy Webb fans,
Peter & Glenis McPhee
Australia
RIP Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector, Eternal rest my dear friend🙏
Rest In Peace Sydney Poitier
https://youtu.be/EV1qmmMwc9M
Soundtrack from the 1967, James Clavell film "To Sir, with Love" with Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Lulu, Ann Bell, Geoffrey ...
Happy New Year from XBHS Radio
England Dan & John Ford Coley perform I'd Really Love To See You Tonight on Midnight Special (1976)
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when XBHS Radio Network posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Want your business to be the top-listed Media Company?
