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This is Graham Nash with David Crosby and Stephen Stills and the demo for "Marrakesh Express". Graham Nash originally wrote this for The Hollies but they never recorded it. Graham wrote the song after traveling by train from Casablanca to Marrakesh in

After he left the Belmonts (Angelo D-Aleo, Carlo Mastrangelo and Fred Milano) in 1961 Dion (DiMucci) topped Billboard with "Runaround Sue" (Dion Dimucci - Ernie Maresca). The single ended up on the album of the same name. Teen idol, singer and actor

The title track of Brenda Russell's 1988 LP saw the single of "Get Here" (Brenda Russell) co-produced by Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears. The single peaked at number thirty-seven on the R&B chart. Brenda's father, Gus Gordon was once a member of The

Xavier (Javier) Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra recorded one of the first versions of "Begin The Begine" (Cole Porter) in 1935, with vocalist Don Reid. The tune, written while on a Pacific cruise, was introduced along with Cole Porter's "Just One

Mark Wills (Williams) recorded "What Hurts The Most" (Jeffrey Steele - Steve Robson) for the 2003 LP "And The Crowd Goes Wild". It was not issued as a single. Rascal Flatts (lead vocalist Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney) covered "What Hurts

The working title "Love Is A Highway" led to Tom Cochrane's solo success. Obviously not intended for commercial release this is an interesting track from the twenty-fifth anniversary edition release of "Mad Mad World". This is an edited version to include

Mama Africa aka Miriam Makeba and The Skylarks with "Phata, Phata". Released in 1959, the song was inspired by an African dance. Wikipedia: "The male dancers stand in a row with their arms extended out to the front, palms to the floor, while the women pat

Former big band vocalist Monty Norman (Noserovitch) plays the original "James Bond Theme" on piano. This was written for the 1962 film Dr. No. John Barry and publishers have unsuccessfully sued Monty Norman twice claiming that it was John Barry who wrote

This is a clip from the Bert Herbison files featuring John Bettis singing "Yesterday Once More" (John Bettis - Richard Carpenter). John was the lyricist for Carpenters hits "Goodbye To Love", "Only Yesterday" and "Top Of The World"! The Carpenters

Backed by the keyboards of Isaac Hayes along with Booker T and the MGs, Johnnie Taylor's "Who's Making Love" (Homer Banks - Bettye Crutcher - Don Davis - Raymond Jackson) hit number five on the Top One Hundred and number one R&B. Composer Bettye

Shep Fields (Saul Feldman) and His Rippling Rippling Rhythm Orchestra featuring the vocal talents of Bob Goday recorded "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (Cliff Friend - Dave Franklin) in 1937, the year it was written. This is posted in it's entirety. For

In 1966 Van Dyke Parks recorded his composition "Come To The Sunshine". After many years of not being available the track was released on the 2011 "Arrangements, Volume 1". Van Dyke Parks collaborated on the legendary Beach Boys album "Smile" and worked

Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" (A. Cleveland - M. Gaye - R. Benson) is from the album of the same name. The single topped the Soul chart and reached number two on the Top One Hundred. Wikipedia: "Musician and songwriter Elgie Stover, who later served as

Here's the original gospel tune that inspired "Chain Of Fools". In 1967 Houston's Reverend Elijah Fair with the Sensational Gladys Davis Trio recorded "Pains Of Life" (C. Davis). Don Covay (Randolph) and The Good Timers released an instrumental of

The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Keith Richards - Mick Jagger) single reached number three in 1968. Although the tune was not on the LP it was recorded during the "Beggars Banquet" sessions. The single peaked at three on Billboard and topped the

The late Stevie Woods sang "Through The Years" (Marty Panzer - Stephen Dorff) on his 1981 album "Take Me To Heaven". This was not released as a single. Stevie was a cousin to actor Philip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice fame. The 1982 Kenny Rogers album

British singer and multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel recorded "Ai No Corrida" (Chaz Jankel - Kenny Young) on his self titled 1980 debut album. The title is Japanese for "Rope Of Love", literally. Chaz is on both lead and background vocal, guitar,

The voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's "Pinocchio", Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards issued "Side By Side" (Harry Woods) in 1927. The single, edited here to include the vocal, reached number twelve on Billboard. He is backed by stalwarts Eddie Lang, Joe

This is Alex Call and "867-5309/Jenny" (Alex Call - Jim Keller) in concert from the 2004 LP "Incredibly Thick". Alex is quoted on Wikipedia: "Despite all the mythology to the contrary, I actually just came up with the 'Jenny' and the telephone number and

Little Willie John hit with "Talk To Me, Talk To Me" (Joe Seneca) in 1958 when the single placed at number twenty on the pop chart and number five R&B. Little Willie John was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame eighteen years after his death.

Once a back-up group for LaVerne Baker, Nat King Cole and Roy Hamilton, The Cues (lead vocalist Ollie Jones, Eddie Barnes, Jimmy Breedlove, Abel DeCosta and Robie Kirk) were first to record "Burn That Candle" (Winfield Scott) in 1955 and charted on

Singer, songwriter and actor Harvey Shield (Schildkraut) lead the group Shields on "The Way I Feel Tonight" (Harvey Shield) in 1976 but the song didn't chart. Harvey was once with Episode Six, the group that spawned Deep Purple. The Bay City Rollers

The 1946 Broadway musical "St. Louis Woman" introduced "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer) when it was sung by Ruby Hill. The show was not as successful as hoped but this song became a standard. Composer Johnny Mercer's good friend

In 1931 Al Bowlly and the Roy Fox Orchestra released "Guilty" (Richard Whiting - Harry Akst - Gus Kahn) and peaked at number twelve on Billboard. This track was edited to include the vocal. Al was killed in the bombing of London in 1941 when a Luftwaffe

The 1971 LP "Tupelo Honey" includes the opening track titled "Wild Night" from one of "Them", Van Morrison. The single was actually first recorded in 1968 and rerecorded for the album, it peaked at number twenty-eight on Billboard. John Mellencamp and

11:45 a.m. June 5, 1973 CFRB, Toronto radio personality 73 year old Gordon Sinclair delivered an impassioned editorial he later titled "The Americans". This was rebroadcast on a small number of American radio stations and then spread rapidly before being

This is singer, songwriter and bassist Roger Waters and his home demo of "Money" (Roger Waters). Apparently it was recorded in his garden shed. Roger was a co-founder of Pink Floyd. The groundbreaking 1973 LP "The Dark Side Of The Moon" by Pink Floyd

Hal Kemp and his Orchestra with vocalist Deane Janis were first to record "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" in 1933 before the movie "Moulin Rouge" was released in 1934. This track is edited to include the vocals. The 1934 Franchot Tone motion picture

Producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and Harvard University graduate summa cum laude in visual arts Dan Wilson at the Canadian Music Week 2012 Songwriters Circle performs "Someone Like You" (Adele Adkins - Dan Wilson). In a music publication Dan

Dennis Lambert sings "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)" (Dennis Lambert - Brian Potter) from an evening at Joe's Pub in New York City in 2008. The songwriter is backed by The Losers Lounge. Dennis' writing and production talents have almost

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Sam Dees sings his composition "One In A Million" from a John Peel hosted BBC radio broadcast aired in late 1991. Following contracts with the SSS International, Chess and Atlantic labels Sam started concentrating on producing

Judy Collins was first to record "Hello Hooray" (Rolf Kempf) when she issued the 1968 top thirty LP "Who Knows Where The Time Goes". Playing guitar on the release: James Burton, Stephen Stills and Buddy Emmons. Judy was a piano prodigy when she made her

In the late 1960s Dick Wagner was rejected from joining Blood, Sweat and Tears so he became the front man for a Michigan group called The Frost. During that time he wrote a tune that he said had "horrible lyrics". When he worked with Alice Cooper he