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Can Anyone Explain (No! No! No!)

27 Feb 2022
The Soft Notes were composers Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss. The mixed duo recorded "Can Anyone Explain (No! No! No!)" in 1950. Bennie eventually became a major stockholder in The West Indies Bank and Trust while George became president of The Son…

Summer Set

26 Feb 2022
Clarinettist Mr. Acker (Bernard) Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band recorded "Summer Set" (Acker Bilk - Dave Collett) in January of 1960. Co-composer Dave Collett was the pianist in Acker's band. By 1962 Acker's "Stranger On The Shore" would top worldw…

No Woman, No Cry

25 Feb 2022
Bob Marley and The Wailers (Al Anderson, Aston and Carlton Barrett, Bernard Harvey and Jean Roussel) recorded "No Woman, No Cry" (Vincent Ford) on the 1974 LP "Natty Dread". This version included the use of a drum machine. Vincent Ford was given writ…

Tied Up

24 Feb 2022
The 1982 LP "Rit/2" by jazz great and Grammy winner Lee Ritenour has "Tied Up" (Lee Ritenour) leading off the B side with vocalist Eric Tagg. Lee has been playing guitar professionally for well over half a century.…

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

23 Feb 2022
Ethel Merman (Zimmermann) was first to record "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues" (Harold Arlen - Ted Koehler) from the 1932 Broadway Show "Earl Carroll's Vanities". Recorded with Nat Shilkret's Victor Orchestra this was the first solo session for Ethe…

Springsteen

22 Feb 2022
Songwriters Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell perform "Springsteen" (Eric Church - Jeff Hyde - Ryan Tyndell) at a Beaver 100.3 Songwriter Showcase in Clarkesville, Tennessee. The 2012 number one Pop and Country album "Chi…

Even Better Than The Real Thing (Real Thing)

21 Feb 2022
While U2 (lead singer Bono aka Paul Hewson, The Edge aka David Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.) were in Los Angeles for the "Rattle And Hum" sessions the Edge developed a guitar riff and a demo was produced for "The Real Thing". This was put…

Music Stopped (The)

20 Feb 2022
The song was originally sung by Frank Sinatra over the opening credits to the 1943 movie "Higher And Higher" This was Frank in his first featured role singing "The Music Stopped" (Jimmy McHugh - Harold Adamson). Frank danced to the song with Barbara…

Song Sung Blue (Mozart's Piano Concerto #21)

19 Feb 2022
Alfred Brendel plays the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed the work in 1785. In 1967 the second movement can be heard in the film Elvira Madigan and in 1972 it became the theme for a Neil Diamond succes…

America

19 Feb 2022
The demo for "America" is from disc three of the 2018 Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition. The six compact disc set contains over a hundred tracks including the original hits, some demos and unissued rare recordings.…

Last Time I Saw Paris (The)

18 Feb 2022
The star studded motion picture "Lady Be Good" had Ann Sothern signing "I Saw Paris" (Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein ll). The composers won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1941 but the honour worried Jerome Kern because the song had not…

Off The Wall

17 Feb 2022
From the 35th Anniversary 2014 release of Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" (Rod Temperton) this is the demo for the hit. The song was originally offered to Karen Carpenter for her solo album. She turned it down. Featured on the 1979…

This Is Heaven

16 Feb 2022
Saxophonist Charlie (Carmine) Mariano and The Jazz All Stars featuring Herb Pomeroy were first to record "This Is Heaven" (Sherm Feller) in January, 1953. This version is from Charlie's album "Boston Days". Julius La Rosa had his f…

I'll Get Along Somehow

15 Feb 2022
In 1932 Ted Black and His Orchestra introduced "I'll Get Along Somehow" (Gerald Marks - Budd Fields) with a vocal refrain from an unnamed male trio. The track is edited to include the vocal. Ted formed the band in 1929 and most members stayed with hi…

Don't Ya

13 Feb 2022
Chris DeStefano sings and plays "Don't Ya" (Brett Eldredge - Chris DeStefano - Ashley Gorley) along with co-writer Ashley Gorley. Chris also produced the song for Brett Eldredge. The 2013 Brett Eldredge top twenty album "Bring You Ba…

Trouble

12 Feb 2022
In the summer of 1987 La Toya Jackson recorded "Trouble" (Steve Harvey) for her album "La Toya" but the song did not make the album. It was finally issued in 2015 but it didn't chart despite almost a dozen re-mixes.…

Cross Over The Bridge

11 Feb 2022
"Cross Over The Bridge" (Benjamin -Weiss) was first issued by Chicago group The Flamingos (lead vocals by Sollie McElroy and Johnny Carter, Jake and Zeke Carey and Paul Wilson) in February, 1954. The next year the song was published .…

Nobody Wins (J'veux d'la Tendresse)

10 Feb 2022
French singer Janic Prevost recorded "J'veux d'la Tendresse" (Jean-Paul Dreau), English translation "I Want Tenderness" in 1980. While he was in France the song was heard by Elton John who asked his lyricist at the time, Gary Osborne, to write new wo…

I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore

09 Feb 2022
Time for something different. Nat King Cole (Coles) scored a number four R&B, six Adult Contemporary and twenty-two pop hit on Billboard with "I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore" (Charlotte McCarthy) in 1964. This is from the LP of the same name.…

Navy Blue

08 Feb 2022
Eddie Rambeau (Fluri) sings his writer's version of "Navy Blue" (Bob Crewe - Bud Rehak - Eddie Rambeau). This is a bonus track on the album "Rambeau Sings The '60s In His 60s". In 1964 seventeen year old Diane Renay (Kushner) hit nu…

Tricky

07 Feb 2022
Pianist and bandleader Gus Jenkins wrote "Tricky" and released the single as Gus Jinkins in 1956. The single peaked at number two on the R&B chart. Gus accompanied Percy Mayfield, Johnny Otis and Big Mama Thornton. Trumpeter Ralph Marterie (…

Dirty Deeds

06 Feb 2022
The opening track and the title of the AC/DC (lead singer Bon Scott, Mark Evans, Phil Rudd, Angus and Malcolm Young) 1976 LP was "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (Angus Young - Malcolm Young - Bon Scott). The album was issued in Europe and Australia tha…

Mercy

05 Feb 2022
The son of professional musicians, Sean McConnell wrote "Mercy" with Brett Young. It's performed here at Amsterdam's Paradiso Noord in early 2020. Sean's music has been recorded for almost decades by a diverse group including Christina Aguilera, Rasc…

Save The Best For Last

04 Feb 2022
Wendy Waldman's mother was a professional violinist and her father was composer Fred Steiner who wrote the themes for both "Perry Mason" and "The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show" while sharing an Academy Award nomination for "The Color Purple". Wendy perfo…

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening

03 Feb 2022
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer teamed to write "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" for a Betty Hutton movie that was never made. The song was finally resurrected for the 1951 film "Here Comes The Groom". Hoagland sings his song.…

Beyond The Reef

03 Feb 2022
Canadian Jack Pitman was in Hawaii when he wrote "Beyond The Reef" in 1948. It was recorded the next year in Hawaii by native entertainer and radio personality Napua Stevens. The song earned the composer hundreds of thousands of dollars.…

California Gurls

02 Feb 2022
Singer, songwriter Bonnie McKee included "California Gurls" (Katy Perry - Bonnie McKee - Calvin Broadus - Max Martin - Lukasz Gottwald) in an in concert medley. Bonnie collaborated with Katy Perry for "Last Friday Night", "Part Of Me", "and Roar ", "…

Venus (Frankie Avalon)

01 Feb 2022
The top of Billboard's pop chart for five weeks was the place for Philadelphia's Frankie Avalon's (Avallone) "Venus" (Ed Marshall) in 1959. The song also hit the R&B top ten. Singer, actor, teen idol and musician Frankie started his career playing th…

All My Life (Fats Waller)

31 Jan 2022
February, 1936 Phil Regan sang "All My Life" (Sam H. Stept - Sidney Mitchell) and introduced this in the 1936 movie he starred in, "Laughing Irish Eyes". Phil was known as the "Singing Cop" after he worked as a detective in New York City.…

Hold On Tight

30 Jan 2022
In late 2000 Electric Light Orchestra (lead vocalist Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Kelly Groucutt and Richard Tandy with studio musicians) released the box set "Flashback". Included on the third CD was an alternate introduction to "Hold On Tight" (Jeff Lynn…

Give Me Back My Hometown

29 Jan 2022
Grammy winning singer, songwriter and producer Luke Laird performs "Give Me Back My Hometown" (Eric Church - Luke Laird) in March, 2014 at The Rutledge in Nashville. Luke was once the tour manager for Brooks and Dunn. The second sin…

Rotation

28 Jan 2022
Co-author Andy Armer is on keyboards, studio owner Dayne Wood plays drums and Richard Taelour guitar during a recording session at The Firing Room in Bend, Oregon May, 2016. The tune is "Rotation" (Andy Armer - Randy Badazz).…

You're A Sweetheart

27 Jan 2022
"You're A Sweetheart" (Jimmy McHugh - Harold Adamson) was recorded in October, 1937 by Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven (select members of his orchestra) with singer Edythe Wright. This is edited to include the vocal. Dolly Dawn…

All Night Long (All Night)

26 Jan 2022
In 1983 Lionel Richie issued the album "Can't Slow Down". Twenty years later in 2003 Lionel released the two CD "deluxe edition" which included the demo version of "All Night Long (All Night)" (Lionel Richie). The Caribbean feel was different for a L…

Hello

26 Jan 2022
James Anthony Carmichael was a session musician, an arranger and producer for The Olympics, Bob and Earl, Diana Ross, Bill Cosby, The Commodores and Lionel Richie. When James visited Lionel he would hear "Hello, is it me you're looking for?" and Jame…

Take Me Home Tonight

25 Jan 2022
From his 2021 album "The Original Composer's Cuts, Deep River" Peter Vale sings "Take Me Home Tonight" (Peter Vale - Mick Leeson - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Phil Spector). The album art was done by Klaus Voormann. The song was written with Pat B…

Indiana

24 Jan 2022
Lead by Patrick Conway, The Conway's Band was first to record "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald - James F. Hanley) aka "(Back Home Again In) Indiana". The charts of the day listed the issue at number eight. The song has been performed at the Indianapolis…

Perfect (Duet)

23 Jan 2022
Superstar singer, songwriter Ed Sheeran released his third album "divide" in 2017. One of the many hits included was "Perfect". The single hit number one on Billboard in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and other countries. Ed has been the openi…

My True Confession

22 Jan 2022
Brook Benton (Benjamin Peay) recorded an alternate take on his hit "My True Confession" (Sam Coslow - Frederick Hollander). From the 1963 Brook Benton LP "Singing The Blues - Lie To Me" comes the hit version o…

Play Something Country

21 Jan 2022
The band McBride and The Ride (Terry McBride, Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas) had six top twenty hits as a group. They disbanded is 2002. The talented Terry McBride went on to co-write "Play Something Country" (Ronnie Dunn - Terry McBride). Terry playe…

Listen To The Mocking Bird

20 Jan 2022
The first recording of "Listen To The Mocking Bird" (Richard Milburn - Septimus Winner aka Alice Hawthorne) came from whistler John Yorke Atlee in 1891. The song was published in 1855 and sold in excess of twenty million copies of the sheet music.…

We Just Disagree

19 Jan 2022
Session musician Jim Krueger was second guitarist and sometimes wrote tunes with Dave Mason. Jim sings "We Just Disagree" (Krueger) from his 1978 album "Sweet Salvation". Jim has worked with Michael Omartian, Les Dudek and Tim Weisberg. In Jim's 1993…

Indian Summer

18 Jan 2022
Cellist, composer and conductor Victor Herbert wrote "An American Idyll" in 1919. Victor was a founder of the American Society of Composers, Author and Publishers. Lyrics were added, the title changed to "Indian Summer" in 1939 by Al Dubin who also w…

San Fransisco

18 Jan 2022
The 1936 Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy film "San Francisco" introduced Jeanette MacDonald (McDonald) singing the title tune composed by Bronislau Kaper, Walter Jurmann and Gus Kahn. The musical, drama disaster movie focused on the 1906 earthquake was th…

Hold Back The Night (Scrub-Board)

17 Jan 2022
Trammps (lead vocalist Jimmy Ellis, Stanley and Harold Wade with Earl Young) 1975 debut LP "The Legendary Zing Album" included the instrumental "Scrub-Board" (Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young) as the final track on the A side. The tune was iss…

Regulate (I Keep Forgettin')

16 Jan 2022
Former member of the Del-Vikings, Chuck Jackson's 1962 LP "Any Day Now" introduced us to "I Keep Forgettin'" (Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller - Gilbert Garfield). This peaked at number fifty-five on Billboard. The Michael McDona…

Angel (Rod Stewart)

15 Jan 2022
Angel (Rod Stewart) This song started off titled "Little Wing" in 1967 and then "Little Angel". The next year lyrics were written for "My A…

Dixie Danny

14 Jan 2022
The Matys Brothers (Emil, Gene, John and Walt Matys) first recorded "Dixie Danny" (Reichner - Singer) in 1954. The song's co-writer Bix Reichner, also wrote "Mambo Rock" for Bill Haley, "I Need Your Love Tonight" for Elvis Presley, "Papa Loves Mambo"…

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