“96 Tears” – ? and The Mysterians
What a great song by some guy named “?” and his band, “The Mysterians”. No, we have no idea who might’ve come up with that stuff. John really takes this
What a great song by some guy named “?” and his band, “The Mysterians”. No, we have no idea who might’ve come up with that stuff. John really takes this
This was a band from Spain that sang the song phonetically, not unlike ABBA. Everybody thought it was Gene Pitney when it first came out. After September 11 the song
Albert Hammond enjoyed a monster hit with this song. The production was done by the top-notch Wrecking Crew and holds up well today. A Billboard #5, this one still evokes
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Oh, yeah, I LOVE that song! The guitar sound is, as so much of the music of that generation, unmistakable and instantly recognizable. It took me such a long time
We love this song. I get to sing it and play the very cool guitar solo. It made it to #4 on Billboard and the band, much like the ‘mystery
Paul Rodgers sang this one and made a monster hit with Brit rock passion and the Les Paul/Marshall stack tone on the guitars was unmistakable and unforgettable. It made it
The Bellamy Brothers, Howard and David, had a smash hit with this one. This was their only pop charts single and it went straight to #1. They went country immediately
Here’s a great song with all the right particles. A great vocal, really good guitar work,a rock groove that won’t quit and subtleties in the the production that you can
The Edison Lighthouse made this one a hit. Just off exit 129 on the Garden State Parkway at Metuchen is the Lighthouse named for Thomas Edison. We still have no
Continue reading“Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes” – Edison Lighthouse
Here’s another one hitter that we all heard on the AM radio in our parent’s station wagon. A few bands like Chicago Transit Authority and Blood, Sweat and Tears were