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Yes, there have been six years since I opened my blog. Although I'm often tired to present articles, I love it and I will never stop doing it. As I remember at some time 5 years ago, I said that when I will find the vinyl of Grady Tate and Gwynne Michaels ,  I will stop presenting articles on my blog. I found the vinyl and now I say that I will continue doing it. In many occasions, the articles I have presented appeared for the first time in the world. I always try to present articles concerning special and rare vinyls. First of all, I want to thank all my visitors. Especially I want to thank some musicians who gave me the opportunity to come in contact with them last year. Special thanks to Lee Mays who is a real gentleman and helped me on my article Lee Mays - Real Love (Upcoming CD) .  For the past 15-17 years Lee Mays has written several songs which were " stashed away ". The songs are available for the world to hear. For Nick Fradiani what ...

--> Grady Tate Starting my article, it is worthy to mention that the legendary Grady Tate is one of my favorite singers, although he became known as a drummer of jazz music. It was a night of October 2008. I was in Kavala in Greece. I tried to buy a 12" record by Grady Tate & Gwynne Michaels on ebay. I lost it in the last second. It was sold for $ 100.99. I was very disappointed. I remember this night like now. However I believed that I would find it some day. Gwynne Michaels I started to search in web concerning this record. I found only a mention on  Jet Magazine of June 1984. Later I was looking concerning Gwynne Michaels. I found some information about some live performances she did in New York during the 90s and later. In one of those performances, Gwynne Michaels appeared in June 1990 at New York Women's Jazz Festival  along with the bassist Carline Ray , the pianist Bertha Hope , the trumpeter Jean Davis and the saxophonist Carol Sudh...

I decided to present another obscure record 45". It is a special song which reminds me of jazz standard songs. However it is an original song which was written by Gael Smith in the late 70s. He performed under the name Gayle Smith . His real name is Gael Gorman Smith and was born in 1946. He released a single " Hey Little Girl " on Tama Records in 1979. It was recorded at T.J.Productions, San Antonio, Texas. Arranged by Mike Feliciano . Note: The above posted single is not played in full

I saw it for the first time on ebay several years ago. However I had the opportunity to buy this record in Athens. In fact this album is not soul. It was influenced from AOR and pop music. Bama was a studio group from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The members of the group were Terry Skinner , Ken Bell and Jerry Lee Wallace . All of theses guys were songwriters on Welk Music Group. They released one and only album in 1979 on RCA/Free Flight Records. It was recorded at East Avalon Recorders, Inc, Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The self titled song " Touch Me When We're Dancing " was released as a single on the same label. The same song was also recorded by Carpenters in 1981. The album was produced by Jim Vienneau and Bama. I have chosen two songs. The first song was named " Summer Nights (Are Made For Making Love) " and the other " Touch Me When We're Dancing ". Both songs were penned by themselves. I want to mention that the member...

I have the pleasure to present an extremerly rare record 45". It was released on Starborn Records in 1981. Three years ago, I had the opportunity to present another rare record 45" on the same label by Robert Jason . DiDi Anthony  is an unknown singer.  I tried to find information for DiDi Anthony but it was very difficult.   As it seems, she collaborated with Robert Jason and Brian Ross.   Robert Jason was co-writer and arranger. Brian Ross who was also the producer of the Robert Jason record on the same period did the production. The vinyl includes two songs entitled " Makin Love / Cry Like A Baby ". I have chosen a great mellow song entitled " Makin Love ". The lyrics were penned by Lorri Marlow and the music by Robert Jason. Note: The above posted single is not played in full

--> This record is an ultra rare vinyl which was released probably in 1974 on MS Records. The label was formed by Marjorie Schuck . Marjorie Schuck was owner and operated  Valkyrie Press and she is editor and publisher of the poetry magazine Poetry Velture . Manager of the label was Tony Lawrence . Sherill and Dee are Sherill Tomes and Dee Dibble . They along with Tony Lawrence rehearsed and recorded twice in recording sessions at Titan Sound Studio in Largo. The tapes were sent to California where they were pressed. It was released as a single entitled " Ain't That A Laugh / Things Have Changed " on MS Records. I chose the song " Things Have Changed ". It was penned by Sherill Tomes & Tony Lawrence. Note: The above posted single is not played in full

The last five years, this record has been sold only two times on ebay. I was fortunate to buy one of them. Roadway Band  was probably formed by the drummer and producer Bobby Cohen from North Carolina. He was owner of the label Cohen Records. The singer of the group is Kathy Hawkins who wrote the song " One To Many ". The other song " Break Music " was written by Ray Jackson . Both songs were recorded at Sandcastle Recording Studio in Greenville South Carolina.     In 2009 Kathy Hawkins collaborated with legendary Clarence Carter . Both appeared at Harrah's Tunica Event Center. Next year she released an album CD under the name " Kathy Sings " on Cee Gee Entertainment. Note: The above posted single is not played in full.

I saw this album for the first time in 2006. The vinyl is an ultra rare. However the fans of music can find the songs for the digital downloading easily. In fact this album is tejano music. Tejano music was born in Texas. Although it has influences from Mexico and other Latin American countries, the main influences are American. This music genre has various categories of music and bands. Three major categories are Conjunto, Orchestra and Modern. ShowBand USA is a representative of Tejano music. The band was formed in the 70s. They have released many albums until nowadays. This album was released in 1982 on Hacienda Records. It was recorded at Hacienda Recording Studios, Corpus Christi Texas. At that time, the members of the group were Robert Garcia  on keyboards and vocals, Paul Garcia  on vocals, Joseph De La Cerda  on sax, percussion, synthesizer, Faustino Saenz on sax, Omar Ruiz and  Roel De la Paz  on trumpet, Israel Cantu on guitar, Rene Munoz...

--> I'm sorry for the delay. I was very busy. I had the opportunity to present Dorothy Moore and the single  " Talk To Me-Every Beat Of My Heart / Lonely "  about five years ago. In my opinion Dorothy Moore deserved more recognition because she has recorded excellent songs in her career. I often hear some of them during the free hours of the day. I want to note that one of the best albums of Dorothy Moore is the album of 1978, called " Once More With Feeling ". I suggest that everyone buy this record. It is worthy to have it in your personal collection. It was released on Malaco Records and includes some brilliant songs. Participated in this album  Don Barrett on bass, James Stroud on drums, Dino Zimmerman and Fred Knobloch on guitars, Carson Whitsett on keyboards. Backing vocals by Jeanette Williams, Jewel Bass, Kathy Young, Donna Rhodes, Charles Chalmers and  Sandra Rhodes. Arranged by Charles Chalmers, Mickey Davis and Mike Lewis . Produ...

Bob Anderson  is a great singer, actor and entertainer . He  started a genre in show business that became one of the most popular forms of entertainment on stage today. Merv Griffin , the well known talk show host discovered Bob’s unique talent one evening at his Hollywood Hills home and decided to introduce him to the world on the next taping of his TV show from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Griffin introduced Bob as “ The Singing Impressionist ”. The audience response to his performance was overwhelming. Griffin brought the young performer back for a second appearance and the response was the same. Soon after that appearance he became a regular on the TV talk show circuit performing over 100 national TV shows including; HBO , Showtime , Regis , David Letterman , and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson where Bob again received such a grand audience response on his Tuesday appearance that Johnny invited him back just two days later for another appearance on Thurs...