Monday, June 15, 2026

Uggy Pugs I Have Done

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I wonder if Phil Celia came to Tin Pan Alley thinking of himself as a serious vocalist, capable of great singing and hoping to be given wond...
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Saturday, May 30, 2026

My First Rodd

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Just under 30 years ago, in the fall of 1996, I got my first taste of song-poems when I bought the MSR Madness Volume 2 CD, "The Makers...
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Monday, May 25, 2026

He Does it ALL For You, But Apparently Only Once

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  Nearly three years ago, I shared my choice for Sammy Marshall's Greatest Hits, each of which are is one one side of the same 45. That ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Disco Norris

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I'm here today to continue the unique saga of Norridge Mayhams, better known (when known at all) as Norris the Troubadour. If you follow...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

He's Just a Lonely Dairy Boy

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Today, I just have another record on the Air label, and it's just by Jeff Reynolds, who was just one of the stalwarts with Lee Hudson, w...
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Friday, April 24, 2026

The Bass Player... Yes, THAT Bass Player.... from Tin Pan Alley... is BACK!!!!

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If I have a chance to pick up a Tin Pan Alley single from the late 1950's through the 1960's, I'm going to go for it, if the pri...
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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Something Quite a Bit Different From Preview Records

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Okay, well I couldn't pass up a chance to buy a Preview single showing this label, even without hearing it:  Well, it turns out that, al...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

I Thought YOU Were Buck!

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Sorry about that post title - it's an inside joke that I couldn't resist which will make sense to only one person who reads this blo...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Cara, Sammy and Marilyn

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It's time for another Air EP, featuring a trio of Cara Stewart/Lee Hudson productions and one item from Globe headliner Sammy Marshall. ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Mary Jo and Ted "Millionaire" Kennedy

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Today's record is called "The Spoiled Millionaire" and it's by the great Gene Marshall. I'm sure that when I got this ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2026

This Record Goes Round and Round

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It's been a bit of a crazy month, and I've only just barely gotten two posts out, for the first time since last June. And I'm st...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

A Very Noval Valentine's Day

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It's Valentine's Day! There is no better way to celebrate such a day than with a dull and dreary sounding small combo, led by an uni...
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