Bob Kuban was the drummer and leader of a group called Bob Kuban @ the In-Men when the group hit #12 on the charts in 1966. Pretty amazing because the Beatles were doing pretty well then too not to mention groups with names like Mancini, Doobies, 3 Dogs, Dave Clark, Moms …
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Frank Sinatra Can’t Make It. Who Ya Gonna Call?…..Lorraine Ellison (?).
Picture 45 mostly white professional studio musicians sitting a Warner Brothers recording studio waiting for none other than Frank Sinatra. But, where’s Frank! Chris CummingsWhat’s not to like about music? At age four, I liked to lie in front of my Dad’s huge console record player/radio and listen to the …
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Chris CummingsWhat’s not to like about music? At age four, I liked to lie in front of my Dad’s huge console record player/radio and listen to the big bands of the 40’s. I have early memories of hiding under the covers with a mono earphone in my ear, sound streaming …
Read More »Will The Artists Who Really Recorded “Junkman” Please Stand Up
Raise your hand if you have never heard of Patti LaBelle and the BlueBelles. Her first hit was written in 1946 but Patti and company never actually recorded it until…well, actually, they never did record it. Chris CummingsWhat’s not to like about music? At age four, I liked to lie …
Read More »A little known song from The Soul Clan 1960s
I am lucky to have a unique collection of Soul music called Beg, Scream, and Shout!: The Big Ol’ Box of ‘60s Soul. The 6 CD collection consists of Beg I and II, Scream I and II and, (wait for it), Shout I and II. Chris CummingsWhat’s not to like …
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