Archive for the ‘60s pop’ Category
Song of the Week #117 – “Ode to Billie Joe”
Written by admin on July 30, 2012 – 10:29 pm -| Bobbie Gentry’s country-pop masterpiece “Ode to Billie Joe” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Ode to Billie Joe” was released on single in July 1967, backed with “Mississippi Delta,” which was originally intended to be the A-side. The song was also the title track of Gentry’s debut album released that summer. |
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Tags: Bobbie Gentry, Ode to Billie Joe
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Song of the Week #116 – “Blue Moon”
Written by admin on July 23, 2012 – 10:56 pm - |
The Marcels’ superb doo-wop hit “Blue Moon” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Blue Moon, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, The Marcels
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Bobby Rydell receives double organ transplant
Written by admin on July 19, 2012 – 10:19 am -Bobby Rydell is recovering after undergoing liver and kidney transplants at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. The 60s teen idol, now 70-years-old, told KYW-AM in Philadelphia that his doctor had said that he might have died within a month without the surgery.
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Song of the Week #115 – “Monday, Monday”
Written by admin on July 16, 2012 – 11:44 pm - |
The Mamas & the Papas’ timeless folk-pop hit “Monday, Monday” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Dee Dee Warwick, Monday Monday, Neil Diamond, The Mamas and the Papas, Wilson Phillips
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New releases update – July 2012
Written by admin on July 6, 2012 – 11:00 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for July.
Highlights for July include:
- “Jimi Hendrix at Berkeley” expanded edition on Blu-ray, DVD and CD, + “Voodoo Child” Blu-ray (July 10)
- “Woody at 100: Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection” book and CD box set (July 10)
- “Elton John vs Pnau – Good Morning to the Night” (July 17)
- “Crosby, Stills and Nash – CSN 2012” on DVD and Blu-ray (July 17)
- “I Am An Elvis Fan” compilation (July 31).
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