Posts From Greg Brodsky

The Number One Singles of 1966: Good Vibes

Only one song stayed at the top for 3 weeks or more. And thus, no less than 37 singles reached #1 that year. Several musical acts had more than one

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Massive Laura Nyro Box Set Uncovers Her Songwriting Genius

The acclaimed singer-songwriter and Rock Hall inductee is the subject of Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966 – 1995, a 19-CD Deluxe collection

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11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 4)

Our series continues with novelty songs, a German driving song, and one from a movie that scared the daylights out of us. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting…

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Review: “Beatles ’64” Documentary Now Streaming: That Footage!

The film captures the electrifying moment of their first visit to America. It features never-before-seen footage of the band.

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Elton John and John Lennon at MSG in 1974: Behind-the-Scenes

Ray D’Ariano was just 25 when he got his dream job. One month into his gig at MCA Records, he was alone backstage with two of the world’s biggest music stars

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10 Private Concerts by Top Recording Artists

It’s one of the hush hush topics amongst music stars: performances by major stars at private events, often by billionaires throwing parties for themselves

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When Tom Petty Moved On With ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’

With MCA owed one final album, the decision was made to finish the contract with the star’s first greatest hits LP. The inside story of how the single was chosen

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Leah Kunkel Dies: Singer and Sister of Mama Cass

She was a much in-demand session vocalist for such artists as Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Carly Simon, and Stephen Bishop, and was previously married to drummer Russ Kunkel.

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Restaurateur Alice Brock, Who Inspired Arlo Guthrie Song, Dies

In the recording, spanning more than 18 minutes, the songwriter recounts his exaggerated but largely true story of protesting the Vietnam War draft

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It’s Beatlemania! Beatles ’64 U.S. Albums Return To Vinyl in Mono

Out of print on vinyl since 1995, they have been reissued in a new 8-LP box set and individually

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