The Laundromat - your musical washload

2011-12-31T02:45:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT –4th January

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
We’re A Happy Family - The Ramones - Ramones Mania
Eine Kleine Middle-Klasse Musik - The Rutles - Archaeology

The Odd Sock
The Ian Botham leg-Over Incident - Brian Johnson

Love Of The Common Man - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 – 1985
Don’t Tell Me No - Bread - Guitar Man
‘Til I Met You - The Searchers - The Searchers

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
New Orleans Hop Scotch Blues – Bessie Smith
Jenny’s Ball - Mamie Smith
Walkin’ The Dog - Bunny Berrigan
Gatemouth - Kid Ory
Baby Let Me Take You Home - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Have You Ever Loved A Woman - Eric Clapton

I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again

Lowdown - Chicago - Chicago III
Alba - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 - 1998
My City Of Ruins - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Dirt - Cobra - Soldier Of Loneliness
Roaring Of The Lamb - Steely Dan - The Early Years
Immigration Man - Crosby & Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby

Silly Boy Blue - David Bowie - A Second Face
Is That The Way - Tin Tin - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Beatle Crazy - Bill Clifton - Beatlemaniacs

1941 - Tom Northcott - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Rainsun Song - Sparrow - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
You Went The Wrong Way Old King Louie - Allan Sherman - My Son, The Nut, Sings Nutty Things

I’ve Found A Love - David Garrick - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Times Like This - City Stompers - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Baseball - Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby

Quote “These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig” - Alfred Hitchcock

2011-12-21T04:04:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 28th December

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
I Think I Love You - Larry Norman - Collection
All Of My Life - The Bee Gees - Hit Sounds

The Odd Sock
Betty Boo - Arnold Brown

Untitled - Procol Harum
Bop ‘Til You Drop - The Ramones - Ramones Mania
I’m Watching You - Heritage - Masque

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Mattie Mac Blues – Sonny Boy Williamson
Mean Ol’ World - Little Walter
I’m In The Mood For Love - Bill Coleman
The Kissing Bug - Duke Ellington
Dimples - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Early In The Morning - Eric Clapton

Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny Rivers - The Best Of …
Black & White - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 - 1985
Picture In Your Mind - Bread - Guitar Man

Goodbye My Love - The Searchers - The Searchers
The Viper Sequence - captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee
Mother - Chicago - Chicago III

Sraidean Na Roinn Eorpe - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 - 1998
Flower Garden - Nick Lampe - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
We Love The Beatles - The Vernon Girls - Beatlemaniacs

One Way Ticket - Helen Reddy - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Everybody Knows Matilda - Duke Baxter - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
The Great Train Robbery - Beyond The Fringe

Don’t Come Any Closer - Allison Durban - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Do What You Gotta Do - Al Wilson - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Bill Cosby Goes To A Football Game- Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby

Quote “The Rolling Stones suffered a great loss with the death of Ian Stewart, the man who had for so many years played piano quietly and silently with them on stage” - Andy Peebls (BBC radio DJ)

2011-11-23T04:18:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 30th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
If Anyone Falls - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
Hear Me Lord - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

The Odd Sock
I Like Grils - Col’n Carp’ner

Fancy Seeing You Here- The Easybeats - Vigil
Off & Running - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
I’m Watching You - Heritage - Masque

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Howlin’ For My Darlin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
House Of The Rising Sun - Josh White
End Of The World - Stan Kenton
High Society - Louis Armstrong
My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) - Tampa Red
Mary, Come On Home - Sleepy John Estes

Come Dancing - The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection
The Big City - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House
Give Peace A Chance (+ a phone call) - John Lennon - Ascot

The Right Medication - Peter Steel - Rhythmism
Laughing Stock - Love - The Best Of …
Catch Me Falling - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of …

Rock Salt & Nails - John Martyn - No Little Boy
She Said - The Valentines - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Product Name - D Generation

I Can’t Let Go Of This Feeling - Ram Jam Big Band - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Terrible Way To Treat Your Baby - The Vibrants - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
News Tonight - The 2 Ronnies

What Do You Do? - Spice Of Life - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart - Nova Express - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
La Kookaracha- Aunty Jack Cast - Auntyology

Quote “Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them” - Richard Strauss

2011-11-16T04:46:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 23rd November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
House Of Broken Dreams - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits

The Odd Sock
Shakespeare - Rowan Atkinson

Stand Back - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
Isn’t It A Pity (alternative version) - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Land Of Make Believe - The Easybeats - Vigil

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Wine Wine Sweet Wine – Wynonie Harris
Pete Kelly’s Blues - Ella Fitzgerald
Vibe Boogie - Lionel Hampton
I Don’t Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington
Hide Me In Thy Bosom - Blind Willie McTell
Liquor Store - Sleepy John Estes

In The Time Of Our Lives
Filled With Fear
Soul Experience
You Can’t Win
Are You Happy?
In-a-Gadda-da-Vida - Iron Butterfly - Iron Butterfly Live

Open To Ideas - The Faces - Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
The Farmer’s Daughter - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
Art Of Dying - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

Young Love - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
She’s Sure The Girl I Love - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Tea For One - Led Zeppelin - The Presence

Face The Moon - Heritage - Masque
Better Things - The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection
The Big City - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House

Catch Me Falling - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of …
She Said - The Valentines - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Product Name - D Generation

I Can’t Let Go Of This Feeling - Ram Jam Big Band - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Terrible Way To Treat Your Baby - The Vibrants - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
News Tonight - The 2 Ronnies

What Do You Do? - Spice Of Life - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart - Nova Express - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
La Kookaracha- Aunty Jack Cast - Auntyology

Quote “The Beatles are not merely awful … they are god-awful. They are so unbelievably horrible, so appallingly unmusical, so dogmatically insensitive to the magic of the art, that they qualify as crowned heads of anti-music” - William F. Buckley

2011-11-09T19:08:00.001-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 16th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Pamela Jo - Donovan - Barabajagal
The Dangling Conversation - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Collection

The Odd Sock
The Seven Lost Cities Of The Incas - Bob Newhart - Behind The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart

Down The Track - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
House Of Broken Dreams - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Bonnie Came Back - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Jack Of Diamonds Blues – Blind Lemon Jefferson
Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
London Café Blues - Lou Waters
Shanghai Shuffle - Buster Bailey
Murderer’s Home Blues - Blind Willie McTell
Stop That Thing - Sleepy John Estes

Open To Ideas - The Faces - Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
The Farmer’s Daughter - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
Art Of Dying - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

See Saw - The Easybeats - Vigil
We Know We’re In Love - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
Gone From My Mind - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again

Hots On For Nowhere - Led Zeppelin - The Presence
Excuses - The Kinetics - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Five More In A Row - D Generation

Love Is A Happy Thing - Little Pattie & Grantley Dee - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
The Easy Life - The Grape Escape - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Rupert Beard - The 2 Ronnies

That It’s Me - Glen Ingram & The Clan - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Son Of A Simple Man - Jon Blanchfield - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Do The Kev - Aunty Jack Cast - Auntyology

Quote “Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast,/ To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak” - William Congreve (N.B.: This quote is commonly misquoted as "the savage beast.")

2011-11-03T04:42:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 9th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Come & Buy My Toys - David Bowie - A Second Face
The Last Nail - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel

The Odd Sock
Bali – Tim & Debbie - Brainspace

Come Up Into The House - Tom Waits - Mule Variations
In The Pines - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
No No No - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Alabama Blues – Elmore Nixon, Henry Hays & The Kings
Royal Garden Blues - Fats Waller
Believe It - Bill Colman
Love Is Just Around The Corner - Pee Wee Russell
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
B & O Blues No 2 - Blind Willie McTell

The Three-Piece Suit
Rinse The Blood Off My Toga - Wayne & Shuster

Trudi - Donovan - Barabajagal
He Was My Brother - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Collection
Soft Parade - The Doors - Soft Parade

Tell Me What You Want & I’ll Give You What You Need - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Straight Line - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Restless Farewell - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin’

Trambone - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
It’s A Happening World - The Executives - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
The Roar Of The Crowd - Bob Hudson - After Me Cat Left Home

Excuses - The Kinetics - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Love Is A Happy Thing - Little Pattie & Grantley Dee - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Football - Bill Cosby

The Easy Life - The Grape Escape - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
That It’s Me - Glen Ingram & The Clan - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
The Seven Lost Cities Of The Incas - Bob Newhart - Behind The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart

Quote - “The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish” - Virgil Thomson

2011-10-30T04:20:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 2nd November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Mother’s Lament - Cream - Disraeli Gears
The Wall Song - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby

The Odd Sock
Bulbous Bouffant – The Vestibules

Love You ‘Til Tuesday - David Bowie - A Second Face
Crow - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel
Take It With Me - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Detroit Bound Blues – Blind Blake
3rd Floor Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Jimmy Noone
Tea For Two - Louis Armstrong
Not At Home - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Pocket - Chicken Shack

Flick - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry
Lean On Each Other - David Meece - 7

To Susan On The West Coast Waiting - Donovan - Barabajagal
Leaves That Are Green - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Collection
Wishful Sinful - The Doors - Soft Parade

You Just Can’t Stop It - The Doobie Brotherws - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Surrounded By A Ray Of Sunshine - Robbie Snowdon - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
26 Tomorrow - Bob Hudson - After Me Cat Left Home

Baby What I Mean - The Castaways - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Butterflies - Daisy Clover - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Russell & The Toilet Bowl - Bill Cosby

Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) - The News - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
I’m Gonna Find Myself a Girl - Buddy England - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
The Uncle Freddie Show - Bob Newhart - Behind The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart

Quote - “You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works.” - Van Morrison

2011-10-19T19:08:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 26th October

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Six O’clock - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
Paradise - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

The Odd Sock
God Bless My SUV

Try A Little Harder - Cobra - Soldier Of Loneliness
Android Warehouse - Steely Dan - The Early Years
Take It Back - Cream - Disraeli Gears

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Bad Acting Woman – Big Bill Broonzy
Pleading At Midnight - Little Willie Littlefield
The Minor Drags - Fats Waller
Found A New Baby - Sidney Bechet
Blues Jam 1 - The Rolling Stones
Get Like You Used To Be - Chicken Shack

The Three-Piece Suit
Catherine Of Aragon
Anne Of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Jane Seymour
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Parr - Rick Wakeman - Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Girl To Be On My Mind - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
Faith - The Cure - Faith
Little Bombadier - David Bowie - A Second Face

Man In The Mirror / Below The Surface - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel
Pretending To Care - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge
Filipino Box Spring Hog - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Inner Spring - FABLE Label
What Is Soul - The Groove - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Ukelele Love Song - Bob Hudson - After Me Cat Left Home

Down To The Last 500 - R Black & The Rocking Vs - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Listen Listen - The Avengers - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Russell Laughs At Dad - Bill Cosby

She’s Coming Home - Marty Rhone - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Lovely Loretta - The Gathering - I Used To Hear That On The Radio
Harvest Of Love - Benny Hill - Ultimate Collection

Quote - “He moves like a parody between a majorette girl and Fred Astaire” (about Mick Jagger) - Truman Capote

2011-10-06T03:38:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 12th October

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
That Cat Is High - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee
Hungarian Rant - Sirocco - Earth Dance

The Odd Sock
Daffodils - Derek Godfrey & Michael Jackson

Into White - Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
The Room - Cascade - Taken By Surprise
Some Good Advice - Spectrum - Ghosts: Post-Terminal Reflection

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Little Queen Of Spades – Robert Johnson
Moonshine - Floyd Dixon
No More - Sonny Rollins
A Monday Date - louis Armstrong & Earl Hines
Lookin’ For Trouble - The Rolling Stones
Silicosis Is Killin’ Me - Josh White

The Three-Piece Suit
The Auctioneer
The Day After Tomorrow’s World
The Doctor
Blimpht
John & Mary
Robin Hood - I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again

At The Sunrise - Chicago - Chicago
Easy For Me - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
Lay Your Burdon Down - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard

You’re Missing - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Gold & Cold - Cobra - Soldier Of Loneliness
You Go Where I Go - Steely Dan - The Early Years

I Can See The World - The Rebels - FABLE Label
Can You Make It On Your Own? - The Rebels - FABLE Label
The End of The World - Beyond The Fringe

Purple Curtains - Doug Parkinson In Focus - FABLE Label
All The Days - Alison Gros - FABLE Label
Like Ringo - Dick Lord - Beatlemaniacs

Sweet September - The Strangers - FABLE Label
Juliet - The Valentines - FABLE Label
Harvest Of Love - Benny Hill - Ultimate Collection

Quote - “Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that's what it feels like to me. Whether that's what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs” - Tori Amos

2011-09-24T06:53:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 28th September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Rockin’ Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie ‘Flu - Johnny Rivers - Best of …
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’

The Odd Sock
Coulda Been Worse - Barry Creyton & Noelene Brown

Let Me Go - Bread - Guitar Man
Real Man - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 – 1985
International Robots - The Saints - Eternally Yours

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Pool-Playin’ Blues – Amos Milburn
Just One More Chance - Dizzy Gillespie
Boom Boom - Eric Burdon
Prison Bound Blues - Josh White

The Three-Piece Suit
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Don’t Let Me Down
Hot As Sun
Junk
Polythene Pam
Octopus’s Garden
I Should Like To Live Up A Tree
Zero Is Just Another Even Number
What’s The News Mary Jane?
Dirty Old Man (Mean Mr. Mustard)
Proud As You Are (Madman)
Watching Rainbows - The Beatles - Hot As Sun

Ribhinn o - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 – 1998
Take Me For What I’m Worth - The Searchers - The Searchers
Down Undergroundsville - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee

Think It Over - The Cars - Shake It Up
Up In Queensland - Carson - Blown
Sittin’ ‘Round - Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani

Girl In The Garden - Hugo - Digging For Gold Downunder
I Feel Good - Greg Anderson - Digging For Gold Downunder
Dear Scarlett - Aunty Jack Cast - Auntyology

She’s A Go-Go - The Librettos - Digging For Gold Downunder
Hit The Road Jack- The Morloch - Digging For Gold Downunder
John, Paul, George & Ringo - The Bulldogs - Beatlemaniacs

I Want So Much To Know You - Max Merritt & The Meteors - Digging For Gold Downunder
Time Will Come - Tol-Puddle Martyrs - Digging For Gold Downunder
Gather In The Mushrooms - Benny Hill - Ultimate Collection

Quote - “I like a beautiful song that tells you terrible things. We all like bad news out of a pretty mouth” - Tom Waits

2011-09-14T06:09:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT

21st September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Now She’s Left You - The Rutles - I Archaeology
Strawman - Lou Reed - New York

The Odd Sock
Cockney Sermon - Ronnie Barker

Rat Race - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Look To Your Soul - Johnny Rivers - Best of …
When the Ship Comes In - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Under The Spell Of The Blues – Ella Fitzgerald
Friday the 13th - Thelonius Monk
Just One More Chance - Dizzy Gillespie
To Make Somebody Happy - Eric Clapton
I’m Gonna Change The World - Eric Burdon

Tecolote - Bread - Guitar Man
Don’t You Ever Learn? - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 – 1985
I’m Misunderstood - The Saints - Eternally Yours

Foghar nan Eilein - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 – 1998
Have You Ever Loved Somebody? - The Searchers - The Searchers
Naima - Santana - The Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent

It’s Time You Realised - The Morloch - Digging For Gold Downunder
You - Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys - Digging For Gold Downunder
Speed Queen - The In-Crowd - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Peace Of Mind - Lost Souls - Digging For Gold Downunder
Separate The Men From The Boys - Russ Kruger - Digging For Gold Downunder
Stick Shift - The Duals - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Leave Myself To Me - Southern Gentlemen - Digging For Gold Downunder
Got Love If You Want It - Blues rags & Hollers - Digging For Gold Downunder
A Football Opera - Aunty Jack Cast - Auntyology

Quote - “*Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune” - Thomas Fuller

2011-09-07T06:18:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT

14th September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Easy Listening - The Rutles - I Archaeology
Jailhouse Rock - The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers Movie Soundtrack

The Odd Sock
Loud Mufflers - Robert Williams

Xmas In February - Lou Reed - New York
Bring It On Home - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers - Best of …

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Limehouse Blues – Ella Fitzgerald
Billie’s Blues - Billy Holiday
Friday the 13th - Thelonius Monk
Just One More Chance - Dizzy Gillespie
Blow Wind Blow - Eric Clapton
Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders Here - Tampa Red

The 3-Piece Suit
Who Do You Love?
Mona
Maiden Of The Cancer Moon
Calvary
Happy Trails - Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails

Don’t Be Afraid - Boston - Don’t Look Back
When the Ship Comes In - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’
Tecolote - Bread - Guitar Man

Quote - “The phonograph has no commercial value at all” - Thomas Edison

2011-08-10T07:02:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 17th August

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Wrecking Yard - Dave Hole - The Plumber
Looking For Somebody - Gary Moore - Blues For Greeny

The Odd Sock
Wombie Zombie - Bill Taylor & The Teardrops

Doxy - The Graham Bond Organisation - Solid Bond
Right Now For You - Al Kooper - I Stand Alone
I’m Coming Home - Andrew Gold - Andrew Gold

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Dipper Mouth Blues – Louis Armstrong
Ad-Lib Blues - Bunny Berrigan
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Sunny Side Of The Street - Lester Young
Mama T’ain’t Long Fo’ Day - Blind Willie McTell
Everybody Oughta Make A Change - Sleepy John Estes

The 3-Piece Suit
Roundabout
Cans & Brahms
We Have Heaven
South Side Of The Sky
Five Percent Of Nothing
Long Distance Runaround
The Fish
Mood For A Day
Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes - Fragile

Long Time Gone - Max Merritt & The Meteors - Back Home Live
I Wish That All My Friends Would Let You In- Larry Norman - The Collection
The French Waltz - Art Garfunkel - Scissors Cut

Resort Girls - Australian Crawl - Sirocco
6060-842 - B52s - B52s
Seagull - Bad Company - Bad Company

Choose Love - Andrew Horabin - Georgie Boy
Social Life - Iggy Pop - American Caesar
Expressway - The Crazy Crickets - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Priscilla - Everton Park - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Nimble Bones - Everton Park - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Creep A Con Rock - Joe Cota - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Star Spangled Banger - Star Spangled Banger - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Sailing - Star Spangled Banger - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Wombie Zombie – Bill Taylor & The Tear Drops - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote - “It’s kind of like watching a chicken try to fly, you wish it would stop, or turn into a swan, or even just stop trying so hard. (about Belinda Carlisle) – Stud Brothers

2011-08-03T06:56:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 10th August

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Gotta See You - Collard Greens & Gravy - Silver Bird
Is It True? (part 2)) - Dave Hole - The Plumber

The Odd Sock
I Hate Rabbits - Jerry Neal

I Couldn’t Tell You - Anni Piper - Jailbait
Love That Burns - Gary Moore - Blues For Greeny
Better Said In Bed - Jan Preston - Wild Mood Swing

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Back O’ Town Blues – Louis Armstrong
All Blues - George Benson
Lover - Erroll Garner
Love Me Or Leave Me - Chet Baker
Chainey - Blind Willie McTell
Down South Blues - Sleepy John Estes

The Grass Is Greener - The Graham Bond Organisation - Solid Bond
Voodoo Medicine Man – Aerosmith - Pump
Toehold - Al Kooper - I Stand Alone

Keep On Rollin’ - Bluesville Station - Keep On Rollin’ – The Best Of …
Ten Years Behind Me - Andrew Gold - Andrew Gold
Find A Home - Max Merritt & The Meteors - Back Home Live

Outcast - The Angels - Face To Face
The Man From Galilee - Larry Norman - The Collection
Goodbye Baby - The Roxters - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Liberate Rock - Lobby Lloyd & The Coloured Balls - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Slowest Guitar On Earth - Lobby Lloyd & The Coloured Balls - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Expressway - The Crazy Crickets - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Priscilla - Everton Park - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Nimble Bones - Everton Park - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Creep A Con Rock - Joe Cota - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Star Spangled Banger - Star Spangled Banger - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Sailing - Star Spangled Banger - The Complete HAVOC Singles
Wombie Zombie – Bill Taylor & The Tear Drops - Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote - “Most of the faces I see on the covers of American music magazines are just dreadful - people with nothing to offer the world at all - Steven Patrick Morrissey, British singer/songwriter, 2004

2011-07-27T06:52:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 3rd August

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Your Mind & We Belong Together - Love - Best Of …
Ever Lovin’ Man (live) - The Loved Ones - Magic Box

The Odd Sock
Down In The Cellar - Ramsey Gordon

One World - John Martyn - No Little Boy
Mistreated - Collard Greens & Gravy - Silver Bird
Feeling So Good - Manfred Mann - The Ascent Of Mann…Fontana Years 1966 – 1969

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Back O’ Town Blues – Louis Armstrong
All Blues - George Benson
Lover - Erroll Garner
Chainey - Blind Willie McTell
Down South Blues - Sleepy John Estes

The 3-Piece Suit
Brady Bunch
Buckingham Blues
Polkas On 45
Drum Solo
I Lost On Jeopardy
Gonna Buy Me A Condo
Audience Inspiration Song
Yoda
Guitar Solo
Stop Draggin’ My Car Around
Mr. Popeil
King Of Suede
Bass solo
Midnight Star
Still Billy Joel To Me
Theme From Rocky XIII
Flatbush Avenue
Spameater
Feel Like Throwing Up
Avocado
Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut
Take The L Out Of Live
Fatter
My Bologna
Whole Lotta Lunch
We Got The Beef
Nature Trail To Hell
Eat It
If I Could Make Love To A Bottle
I Love Rocky Road
Another One Rides The Bus - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic - Fort Lauderdale, 17th May 1984

Quote - “My second hit was a flop” - Shakin’ Stevens

2011-07-20T18:03:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 27th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Everything Is You - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of …
I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier - John Lennon - Ascot

The Odd Sock
10 Commandments Of Beautiful Hair - The Moonglows

You Set The Scene - Love - Best Of …
I’m No Good Without You - The Loved Ones - Magic Box
Autumn Leaves - Manfred Mann - The Ascent Of Mann…Fontana Years 1966 – 1969

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Besin Street Blues – Louis Armstrong
Uptown Blues - Charlie Barnett
Tea For Two - Lester Young
Blue Moon – Dizzy Gillespie
I Got To Cross The River O’ Jordan - Blind Willie McTell
Watch’ Doin’ - Sleepy John Estes

Man In The Station - John Martyn - No Little Boy
Don’t Mention The War - Mental As Anything - Beetroot Stains
Bluff City Blues - Collard Greens & Gravy - Silver Bird

New Way To Live - Dave Hole - The Plumber
Ain’t Nobody Watchin’ - Anni Piper - Jailbait
Showbiz Blues - Gary Moore - Blues For Greeny

2nd-Hand Car Blues - Jan Preston - Wild Mood Swings
Ha Ha Country Kicking Blues - The Graham Bond Organization - Solid Bond
Boom Stix - Curley & The Jades - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Believe It Just Like Me - The Aztecs - Complete Havoc Singles
Get To Hell Out Of There - The Aztecs - Complete Havoc Singles
I’m The Wolfman - Round Robin - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Liberate Rock - Lobby Lloyds & The Coloured Balls - Complete Havoc Singles
The Slowest Guitar On Earth – Lobby Lloyds & The Coloured Balls - Complete Havoc Singles
The Midnight Drag Of Paul Revere - The Drag Kings - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Priscilla - Everton Park - Complete Havoc Singles
Nimble Bones - Everton Park - Complete Havoc Singles
I Hate Rabbits - Jerry Neal - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote - “Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable” - Samuel Johnson

2011-07-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 12th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Candy Store Rock - Led Zeppelin - Presence
She’ll Be Around - Heritage - Masque

The Odd Sock
I Married A Dog - Roger Hallmark & Gresham

Minstrel In The Gallery - Jethro Tull - Best Of …
Supersonic Rocket Ship - The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection
Half A Mill A Week - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Bleep Blop Blues – Count Basie
St Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong
Think Of One - Thelonious Monk
Summertime – Errol Garner
The Letter - Chicken Shack
Not At Home - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

No Help From Me - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of …
God Save Oz - John Lennon - Ascot
Live & Let Live - Love - Best Of …

I Want You To Love Me - The Loved Ones - Magic Box
Home Groan - Magna Carta - Songs From Wastie’s Orchard
I Love You - Manfred Mann - The Ascent Of Mann…Fontana Years 1966 – 1969

Bless The Weather - John Martyn - No Little Boy
$25 More - Mental As Anything - Beetroot Stains
Roo Buh Doo Buh Doo - The Statesmen - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Just Around Midnight - Michael Turner In Session - Complete Havoc Singles
Pattern Of My Life - Michael Turner In Session - Complete Havoc Singles
Frankenstein’s Den - The Hollywood Flames - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Hot Pants Sue - Robbie Snowden - Complete Havoc Singles
Look In The Lake – Robbie Snowden - Complete Havoc Singles
She’s A Bad Motorcycle - The Crestones - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Gloria - Jeff Phillips - Complete Havoc Singles
Come On With Me - Jeff Phillips - Complete Havoc Singles
Rumble Rock - Kip Tyler - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote - “If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together” - Richard Milhouse Nixon

2011-07-06T18:14:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 12th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
One More Night - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
I Dig Love – George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

The Odd Sock
I’m Fat And That’s That! - Koumba

Sha La La – The Easybeats - Vigil
Nobody’s fault But Mine - Led Zeppelin - Presence
What Am I Gonna Do With You? - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Two For The Blues – Count Basie
Stormy Monday Blues - Count Basie
Almost Like Being In Love - Sonny Rollins
Great Times – Duke Ellington
Tears In The Wind - Chicken Shack
I’m A Sucker For Love - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

You Gave Me Somebody To Love – The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Spotlight - Heritage - Masque

Bungle In The Jungle – Jethro Tull - Best Of …
Victoria - The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection
Dispatch From High Castle - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House

Through With You - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of …
How Do You Sleep? - John Lennon - Ascot
One Potato - The Elite - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Little Dove - Gil Matthews - Complete Havoc Singles
Girls Things - Gil Matthews - Complete Havoc Singles
Crazy Talk - The Loafers - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Travelling South - Carson - Complete Havoc Singles
Moonshine – Carson - Complete Havoc Singles
Ballad Of A JD - Phil Johns & The Lonely Ones - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Just Around Midnight - Michael Turner In Session - Complete Havoc Singles
Pattern Of My Life - Michael Turner In Session - Complete Havoc Singles
Roo Buh Doo Buh Doo - The Statesmen - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote - “That’s a really good question actually because it works differently for everybody. Me, I would always have to hear some sort of music, so I’d sit down and programme a beat, I just think of something that I’m feeling at the moment. So say, for example, I’m feeling some kind of up-tempo beat. And I’ll programme something and then with that beat, without any music in it, just the beat, I’ll come up with the melody straight away, and then with that melody I’ll think of a bass line, and then with that bass line I’ll then think of the keyboard, and then with the keyboard, I’ll think of the strings. And that’s my process. Lyrics are always the last thing, always. Melodically I’ve got to do what I’m feeling. And then lyrically …… it’s kind of funny, because when you’re singing along to something, you just make up your own words, a lot of the times, and most of those words are what you’re feeling at the time so you kind of use those words, a lot of the times, when I just make up words, just practising, I’ll use those words. - Peter Andre - (asked how he writes songs – basically he makes them up as he goes)

2011-06-29T07:39:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 5th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Don’t Let Me Down Again - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
All Things Must Pass – George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

The Odd Sock
One Fine Mice - Jim & The Chauntays

You Can Make Me Sing, Dance Or Anything - The Faces - Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – The Easybeats - Vigil
Royal Orleans - Led Zeppelin - Presence

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Minnie The Moocher – Cab Calloway
Every Day I Have The Blues - BB King
Bag’s Groove - Milt Jackson
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Stan Getz
San Ho Zay - Chicken Shack
Nature’s Disappearing - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

I Don’t Care - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
I Love Her Still – The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
51st Anniversary – Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?

The Magic In You - Heritage - Masque
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day – Jethro Tull - Best Of …
Plastic Man - The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection

Why Call Them Back From Heaven? - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House
Sweet Little Cherokee – k d lang - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
I Was A Teenage Creature - Lord Luthor - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Hey Na (I Think I Love You) - Mark Justin - Complete Havoc Singles
Suzanne - Mark Justin - Complete Havoc Singles
Countdown - The Twisters - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Cold Feet - Chook - Complete Havoc Singles
Tables Turn – Chook - Complete Havoc Singles
Magic In A Summer Night - Myron Lee & The Caddies - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

I’m The Sea (Stop Killing Me) - The Wild Cherries - Complete Havoc Singles
Daily Planet - The Wild Cherries - Complete Havoc Singles
That’s Show Biz - Dale Wright - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote - “I smash guitars because I like them” - Pete Townshend

2011-06-22T07:22:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 29th June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Sparrow (live) - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Collection
Runnin’ Blue – The Doors - Soft Parade

The Odd Sock
King Kong (your song) - Bobby & Pete

Road Angel - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’
Kommotion - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Bye Bye Blues – Chu Berry & Cab Calloway
Beale Street Mama - Cab Calloway
I Cover The Waterfront - Don Byas
Brown Betty – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
It’s My Life - Eric Burdon & The Animals
New Milk Cow Blues - Josh White

Fireflies - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
Jeannie – Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Awaiting On You All – George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

Pool Hall Richard - The Faces - Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
What In The World – The Easybeats - Vigil
Like Thunder - The Rialtos - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

No Matter What You Do - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
Truly Yours – The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Bop-Diddle In The Jungle - Tommy King & The Starlighters - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Twenty Mile Zone - Jasmine - Complete Havoc Singles
Beware Of Young Girls - Jasmine - Complete Havoc Singles
Tornado - The Jiants - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Midnight Witch - Ash - Complete Havoc Singles
Warrant – Ash - Complete Havoc Singles
Bop-Diddle In The Jungle - Tommy King & The Starlighters - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

The Dawn Song - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Complete Havoc Singles
Time To Live - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Complete Havoc Singles
Bop-Diddle In The Jungle - Tommy King & The Starlighters - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote – “If music be the food of love, why do the Eurythmics insist on serving up spam and chips all the time?” - Pauline

2011-06-15T07:36:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 22nd June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Lady Strange - Def Lepard - High ‘n’ Dry
The Unknown Soldier - David Meece - 7

The Odd Sock
Hey You! Get Offa My Roof! - Jerry & The Landslides

Death Is A Star- The Clash - Combat Rock
The Love Song - Donovan - Barabajagal
Sideshow Alley - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Baby Please Don’t Go – Big Joe Williams
Bugle Blues - Chu Berry & Cab Calloway
Can’t Give You Anything But Love - Lester Young
Undecided – Dave Brubeck Trio
I Can’t Believe It - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Lazy Black Snake Blues - Josh White

Eyes Of Silver - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
When The Ship Comes In - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’
Wild Child – The Doors - Soft Parade

Richard Cory - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Collection
Skid Row – Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Cat’s Eyes - The Invaders - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Shazam - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Ooh La La - The Faces - Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
Fifty Megatons - Sonny Russell - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

You Gotta Live Love – The Groop -
Pretty Girl - Perfection -
Long Black Stockings - Tony Butola - - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote – “He sounds like he’s got a brick dangling from his willy, and a food-mixer making puree of his tonsils”- Paul Lester about Jon Bon Jovi

2011-06-08T06:48:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 15th June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
The Hole - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
You Got Me Runnin’ - Def Lepard - High ‘n’ Dry

The Odd Sock
She’s Got Colonel Sanders’ Thighs - Rotunda

We Can Overcome It All - David Meece - 7
Inoculated City- The Clash - Combat Rock
I Love My Shirt - Donovan - Barabajagal

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
I Don’t Know Where I’ve Been - Bo Diddley
Now’s The Time - Charlie Parker
Crazy Rhythm – Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
For Miss Caulker - The Animals
Little Brother Blues - Josh White

We’ll All Go Together When We Go - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band
Black Water - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Boots Of Spanish Leather - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’

Easy Ride – The Doors - Soft Parade
A Most Peculiar Man - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Collection
Ghost Train - The Swanks - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Love Ain’t Worth The Livin’ When It Dies – Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Some Kinda Earthquake - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
There Was A Fungus Among Us - Hugh Barrett & The Victors - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

St. Johns Wood – The Sect -
Plastic Dream & Toy Balloon - Peter Doyle -
The Invasion Is Coming - The Invasion - - The Complete Insane Madness Invasion

Quote – “That bouffant looks ridiculous; it looks more like a mushroom, for God’s sake! But then, this is Gary Glitter, after all, a man unacquainted with taste” - Nick Duerden

2011-06-01T07:56:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 8th June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
All The Same - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge
Georgia Lee - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

The Odd Sock
Father Of A Boy Named Sue - Bird & McDonald

Stagger Lee - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak / Switch 625 - Def Lepard - High ‘n’ Dry
The Alien - David Meece - 7

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
All Blues – George Benson
Between The Hard Place & The Ground - Mike Bloomfield
What’s New? - Milt Jackson
Night & Day – Django Reinhardt
It’s Heated - Tampa Red
County Jail Blues - Eric Clapton

Pandora’s Box - Donna Summer - Love To Love You
Ghetto Defendant - The Clash - Combat Rock
Happiness Runs - Donovan - Barabajagal

Only You & I Know – Doug Parkinson - GTK Tapes
Woman With Reason - Company Caine - GTK Tapes
Hong Kong Baby - The Tabbys

3-Piece Suit –
Final Episode - Brunswick Heads Revisited – Regrets, I’ve Had A Few: Excerpts From The Diary Of Lady Glenys

If I Never Get To Love You – Buddy England - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Sound Of The 60s)
Love Makes Sweet Music - The Valentines - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Sound Of The 60s)
Strollin’ On The Beach - The Hollywood Flames

Laughing Man - The Town Criers - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Sound Of The 60s)
St. Johns Wood – The Sect -
Ghost Train - The Swanks

Plastic Dream & Toy Balloon - Peter Doyle -
You Gotta Live Love – The Groop - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Sound Of The 60s)
There Was A Fungus Among Us - Hugh Barrett & The Victors

Quote – “Rod Stewart songs to become Musical” - Newspaper headline

2011-05-18T06:44:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 25th May

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Told You Once - Nuisance - Sample Bag
Yours & Mine - Crosby Stills & Nash - Live It Up

The Odd Sock
The Ballad Of Irving - Frank Gallop

The Funeral Party - The Cure - Faith
In The Heat Of The Morning - David Bowie - A Second Face
Old Tennessee - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Bourgeois Blues – Leadbelly
Oh Lord, What Are You Doing To Me? - Big Maybelle
Soulful Mr. Timmons - The Jazz Messengers
The Way You Look Tonight – Dizzy Gillespie
Stockyard Fire - Tampa Red
Give Me Strength - Eric Clapton

I’m Alright Jack - Tom Robinson Band - Power In The Darkness
It’s All In The Music - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge
Picture In A Frame - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Who Said What – Carson - GTK Tapes
Blow In D - Chain - GTK Tapes
The Late Late Late Movies Pt. 1 - Spike Jones & His City Slickers

3-Piece Suit –
Episode 18 - Brunswick Heads Revisited – Regrets, I’ve Had A Few: Excerpts From The Diary Of Lady Glennys

The Devil’s Disciple – Coloured Balls - GTK Tapes
Mango’s Theme - Blackfeather - GTK Tapes
The Late Late Late Movies Pt. 2 - Spike Jones & His City Slickers

Winter Song - Country Radio - > GTK Tapes
If Only – Ted Mulry - > GTK Tapes
Squeelin’ Parrot Twist - Vince Edwards

Only You & I Know - Doug Parkinson - > GTK Tapes
Woman With Reason – Company Caine - > GTK Tapes
Standing In A Trashcan - The legendary Stardust Cowboy

Quote – “*Disco music is a kind of background music that is louder than anything in the foreground.” - Miles Kingston

2011-05-11T06:30:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 18th May

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
swlabr - Cream - Disraeli Gears
Page 43 - Crosby & Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby

The Odd Sock
You’re So Vain - Tony Randall & Jack Klugman

Singin’ The Blues - Nuisance - Sample Bag
Haven’t We Lost Enough? - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock & Roll You? - Ten Years After - The Essential …

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Blues Is My Middle Name – Ray Charles
Livin’ In Misery - Charles Brown
African Flower - Gary Burton
Rosetta – Earl Hines
Atlanta Strut - Blind Willie McTell
It Hurts Me Too - Savoy Brown Blues Band

All Cats Are Grey - The Cure - Faith
We Are Hungry Men - David Bowie - A Second Face
Captured Angel - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel

It’s All Over Now – Ted Mulry Gang - Albert Archives
My Kind Of Music - Stevie Wright - Albert Archives
Brigitte Bardot - Joel Grey & Burt Bacharach

3-Piece Suit –
Episode 17 - Brunswick Heads Revisited – Regrets, I’ve Had A Few: Excerpts From The Diary Of Lady Glennys

Mendicino – The Kopy Kats - New Guinea Scene 1969
Love Is All Around - The Stalemates - New Guinea Scene 1969
Everyone Was There - Robert Gordy

Twiddle-e-dee - The Avengers - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Scene in the ‘60s)
I’ve Got To Go – The Vibrants - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Scene in the ‘60s)
The Flubber Song - Fred MacMurray & Annette Funicello

Everything I Touch Turns To Tears - Jeff Phillips - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Scene in the ‘60s)
You’ve All Got To Go – The Party Machine - Buried But Not Dead (The Melbourne Scene in the ‘60s)
Very Interesting - Artie Johnson & Ruth Buzzi

Quote – “His writing is limited to songs for dead blondes” - Keith Richards, about Elton John

2011-05-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 11th May

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Tinagera - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard
Mary’s Place - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

The Odd Sock
She Loves You - Homer & Jethro

Hot Love - Cobra - Soldier Of Loneliness
Only You (And You Alone) - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
A Horse In Town - Steely Dan - The Early Years

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Payin’ The Cost To Be The Boss – B.B. King
Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
Moment’s Notice - Chick Corea
Morning Of The Carnival – Kai Winding
My Bay’s Gone - Blind Willie McTell
Louisiana Blues - Savoy Brown Blues Band

No Change - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes
Bitterblue - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat
Tales Of Brave Ulysses - Cream - Disraeli Gears

To Love Somebody – Alison MacCallum & Tully - Albert Archives
All Gone Boy - The Easybeats - Albert Archives
Terrorvision Time - Brian & Gary

3-Piece Suit –
Episode 16 - Brunswick Heads Revisited – Regrets, I’ve Had A Few: Excerpts From The Diary Of Lady Glennys

Natural Man – Marcus Hook Roll Band - Albert Archives
What Becomes Of You My Love - Jeremy Paul - Albert Archives
The 3 Hip Piggies - Five & Three Quarters Year-old Dian

So Tough - The Hooter Sisters w/ Alison MacCallum, Janice Slater & Bobbi Marchini - Albert Archives
Been & Gone – Cool Bananas - Albert Archives
There’s A Hole In My Cigarette - Smokey

You Drive Me Crazy - John Paul Young - Albert Archives
Rockin’ In The Parlour – AC/DC - Albert Archives
Very Interesting - Artie Johnson & Ruth Buzzi

Quote – “Lloyd Webber’s music is everywhere, but so is AIDS” - Malcolm Williamson

2011-04-21T21:54:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 27th April

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Motorboat To Mars / Free - Chicago - Chicago
Esmerelda - Spectrum - Ghosts: Post-Terminal Reflection

The Odd Sock
In The Mood - The Henhouse Five Plus two

Quiet Hour - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard
Further On Up The Road - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Secret Kiss - Cobra - Soldiers Of Loneliness

The Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Lonesome Dog – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Every Day I Have The Blues - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Autumn Leaves - Stan Getz & His Orchestra
Lullaby Of Birdland – Dexter Gordon
Remington Ride - Chicken Shack
Anything I Can Say - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Call Me - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
More To Come - Steely Dan - The Early Years
Doesn’t Make It Alright - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes

Skye Boat Song – The Stalemates - The New Guinea Scene 1969
Last Train To Clarkesville - The Freebeats - The New Guinea Scene 1969
Somebody Else’s Dandruff (On My Lover-Baby’s Shirt)- Jeanne Hayes - Mad Twists Rock & Roll

3-Piece Suit –
Episode 15 - Brunswick Heads Revisited – Regrets, I’ve Had A Few: The Diary Of Lady Glennys

Ten Guitars – The Stalemates - The New Guinea Scene 1969
Heisi Emy Nega - The Kopy Kats - The New Guinea Scene 1969
Agnes, The Teenage Russian Spy - The Dellwoods - Mad Twists Rock & Roll

The Mighty Quinn - The Freebeats - The New Guinea Scene 1969
Adventures In Paradise – The Stalemates - The New Guinea Scene 1969
(Even If I Live To Be 22) I’ll Always Remember Being Young - The Dellwoods - Mad Twists Rock & Roll

Quote – “The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago” - Louis Armstrong

2011-01-19T05:24:00.001-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 26th January

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick

High Rollin’ Man - Johnny O’Keefe
Bird On The Wire - Friends
La La Song - Friends
Harry Rag – The 69ers
Johnny B. Goode - Lobby Lloyde
Down By The River - Madder Lake
12lb. Toothbrush - Madder Lake
Messin’ With The Kid - Band of Light
Going Back Home - Billy Thorpe
I’m Gonna Love You – Blackfeather - Sunbury Music Festival 1973

Writing Letters To Nowhere - Muszak
I’ll Be Damned - The Groop
Why Why Why – The Dave Miller Set

3-Piece Suit –
Episode 3 - Brunswick Heads Revisited

I Had A Dream - Doug Parkinson In Focus
What A Silly Thing To Do - The Twilights
Pink Dawn - Human Instinct

H.M.S. Buffalo – Inside Looking Out
Wright Of Wayne - Sun God
Barefoot When I Saw Her - The Master’s Apprentices

Every Second Day - Bobbie & Laurie
Still I Can Go On - James Taylor Move
Unforgotten Dreams - King Fox

Quote – “The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago” - Louis Armstrong

2010-12-29T05:01:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 5th January

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick

Rock The Boat - Jan Preston - Wild Mood Swings
I Woke Up This Morning - Ten Years After - Ssssh

The Odd Sock –
Four and A Half - Barry Creighton & Noeline Brown - The Front Side & Flip Side Of …

It’s Not Goodbye – The Graham Bond Organization – Solid Bond
Hungry - Peter Steel - Rhythmism
You Can’t Hide - Bluesville Station - Keep On Rollin’ – The Best Of …

My Girl - Aerosmith - Pump
I Can Love A Woman - Al Kooper - I Stand Alone
A Note From You - Andrew Gold - Andrew Gold

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Brick – Albert Collins
Pussycat Moon - Katie Webster
Never Had A Reason To Believe You - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
Morning Air – Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith
Rock Me Baby - BB King
Cold Women With Warm Hearts - Albert King

MEO 245 – Screen Memory
Comin’ Back – Max Merritt & The Meteors – Back Home (Live)
Sunnyboys - Sunnyboys

Summer Sun - Andy Mackay - In Search Of Eddie Riff
Take A Long Line - The Angels - Face To Face
Sometimes - Midnight Oil - Scream In Blue

3-Piece Suit –
Episode 1 - Brunswick Heads Revisited

Love Is Hard - Ross Nobel - Surviving
Unknown title - Larry Norman

Quote – “The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago” - Louis Armstrong

2010-12-01T04:01:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 8th December

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick

3-Piece Suit –
Moby Grape Introduction - Tommy Smothers
Indifference - Moby Grape
Mr. Blues - Moby Grape
Sittin’ By The Window - Moby Grape
Omaha - Moby Grape
Bajabula Bonke - Hugh Masakela
Renaissance Fair - The Byrds
Have You Ever Seen Her Face - The Byrds
Lady Friend - The Byrds
Chimes Of Freedom - The Byrds
So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star - The Byrds
Today - Laura Nyro
The Wedding Song - Laura Nyro
Poverty Train - Laura Nyro - Monterey Pop Festival – Saturday Night 17th June 1967

Fine Lines – John Martyn – No Little Boy
Love Conclusions – Mental As Anything – Beetroot Stains

The Odd Sock –
The Two Ronnies

Driving All Night – Collard Greens & Gravy – Silver Bird
Sign Me Up - Dave Hole - The Plumber
Blues For Days - Decland ‘Blind Dog’ Kenrick - Still Got The Blues At 9

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Serves Me Right To Suffer (parts 1 & 2) – Jimmy Johnson
Blues In The Night - Woody Herman
Blues For Days – Johnny Hodges

The Same Way – Gary Moore – Blues For Greeny
Waiting For Marty – Kelly Joe Phelps – Slingshot Professionals
Hitchhiker Shuffle – Anni Piper - Jailbait

Quote – “The type that makes me laugh and cry and scream and double over and dance and walk and spit and live and die and give birth and think and stop and go and read and go comatose” - Lori Ann Felker, on her favourite music

2010-11-24T04:09:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 1st December

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick

3-Piece Suit –
Look Over Yonders Wall - Butterfield Blues Band
Mystery Train - Butterfield Blues Band
Born In Chicago - Butterfield Blues Band
Double Trouble - Butterfield Blues Band
Mary Ann - Butterfield Blues Band
Droppin’ Out - Butterfield Blues Band
One More Headache - Butterfield Blues Band
All I Ever Wanted To Do - Quicksilver Messenger Service
Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Blues Band
Drinkin’ Wine - Electric Flag
Groovin’ Is Easy - Electric Flag
Night Time - Electric Flag - Monterey Pop Festival – Saturday Afternoon 17th June 1967

Walking In The Sun - The Zombies - Time Of The Zombies
School Days - AC/DC - TNT

The Odd Sock –
The Temperance Lecture – WC Fields

Head & Heart – John Martyn – No Little Boy
Village Idiot – Mental As Anything – Beetroot Stains
Standing On A Limb – Collard Greens & Gravy – Silver Bird

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Look – Kenny Neal
Fannie Mae – Elvin Bishop
Smoke Rings - Django Reinhardt
Billie’s Blues – Billie Holiday
The Thrill Is Gone - BB King
Truckload Of Lovin’ - Albert King

Broke & Lonely – Johnny Winter – Third Degree
Sign Me Up - Dave Hole - The Plumber
Blues For Days - Decland ‘Blind Dog’ Kenrick - Still Got The Blues At 9

Quote – “I’m not a pop star, and if I am I’m a real one matey. I haven’t been invented. I’m an average lad who was born in Burnage, who played conkers. Conkers mate, conkers. The f***ing lot” - Liam Gallagher (Oasis)

2010-11-15T19:17:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 17th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick

3-Piece Suit –
Rollin’ & Tumblin’ - Canned Heat
Dust My Broom - Canned Heat
Bullfrog Blues - Canned Heat
Down On Me - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Combination Of The Two - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Harry - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Roadblock - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Ball & Chain - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Not So Sweet Martha - Country Joe & The Fish
Fixin’ To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
Please Don’t Drop That H Bomb - Country Joe & The Fish
Section 43 - Country Joe & The Fish
Wake Me Shake Me - Al Kooper - Monterey Pop Festival – Saturday 17th June 1967

All I Wanna Do - Manfred Mann - Ascent Of Mann – The Fontana Years – 1966 - 68
I Know She Will - The Zombies - Magic Box

The Odd Sock –
The ‘What’s It To Ya’ Chorus – Bob Rivers

Good Morning Sun – Magna Carta – Songs From Wastie’s Orchard
Rocker – AC/DC - TNT
Date Stamp – ABC – Lexicon Of Love

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Double-Eyed Whammy – Tinsley Ellis
I’m Free – Lucky Peterson
Blues In The Dark - Count Basie
‘Round Midnight – Miles Davis

Lay Down My Worries – Harry Manx – Road Ragas
Sunday’s Child – John Martyn – No Little Boy
A Universe Apart – Mental As Anything – Beetroot Stains

Quote – “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture” - Laurie Anderson

2010-11-07T02:30:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 10th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick

3-Piece Suit –
Introduction - John Phillips
Along Came Mary - The Association
Windy - The Association
Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing - Lou Rawls
Dead End Street - Lou Rawls
Tobacco Road - Lou Rawls
Memphis - Johnny Rivers
Paint It Black - Eric Burdon & The Animals
San Francisco Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Gin House Blues - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Hey Gyp - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
At The Zoo - Simon & Garfunkel
Feelin’ Groovy - Simon & Garfunkel
For Emily - Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Benedictus - Simon & Garfunkel
Punky’s Dilemma - Simon & Garfunkel - Monterey Pop Festival – Friday Night 16th June 1967

Maybe The people Would Be The Times Or Between Clark & Hilldale - Love - Best of
The Loverly Car - The Loved Ones - Magic Box

The Odd Sock –
Telstra Customer Service

I Know She Will - The Zombies - Time Of The Zombies
Sunday On The River – Magna Carta – Songs From Wastie’s Orchard
Let It Be Me - Manfred Mann - Ascent Of Mann – The Fontana Years – 1966 - 68

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Big Chief – Professor Longhair
That’s Why I’m Crying – Koko Taylor
September In The Rain - Peggy Lee
Falling Leaves – Glenn Miller

Quote – “You know how the Beatles broke off, they all did their solo projects and they came back together again, and they were even stronger” - Kelly Rowland (Destiny’s Child – is she referring to the same Beatles that we know of?)

2010-10-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 27th October

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
For Your Life - Led Zeppelin - Presence
50 Year Void - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of

The Odd Sock –
I’m Sailing Away - Eric Cartman

Alone Again Or - Love - Best of
More Than Love - The Loved Ones - Magic Box
Maggie May - John Lennon - Ascot

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Helpless Blues – John Lee Hooker
Give Me Back My Wig – Hound Dog & The House Rockers
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
This Is Out Last Night Together – Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
I Got Some Outside Help - BB King
The Very Thought Of You- Albert King

3-Piece Suit –
Grab & Snatch & Hold - Chain
Now I’m Free - Sid Rumpo
Forty Days & Forty Nights - Sid Rumpo
Sweet Marie - Dutch Tilders
Do What You Wanna Do - Chain
Roberta - Matt Taylor
My Soul’s On Fire - Alta Mira - Garrison – The Last Blow (part 2) recorded between 6th & 10th June 1973

Gealach Solas (Moonlight) - Eden MacKenzie - Living In A Clock
Time Machine (Spirits In TheLightning) - Eden MacKenzie - Living In A Clock
I Know She Will - The Zombies - Time Of The Zombies

Quote – “Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune ” - Kin Hubbard

ON THIS DAY – 27th October

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1927
· Cleo Laine, jazz singer

1933
· Floyd Cramer, singer

1938
· Alma Gluck died on this day

1939
· Dallas Frazier

1942
· Philip Catherine
· Lee Greenwood, country singer

1949
· Byron Allred, keyboard player for Steve Miller Band
· Garry Tallent, bassist for The ’E’ Street Band

1951
· Ken Downing, guitarist for Judas Priest

1953
· Peter Dodd, guitarist with The Thompson Twins

1958
· Hazel Dean (Hazel Dean Poole), singer
· Simon Le Bon, vocals for Duran Duran

1961
· Eddie Hind from Picnic at the Whitehouse

1967
· Scott Weiland, singer from Stone Temple Pilots

1975
· Oliver Nelson died on this day

1980
· Marc Bolan’s first performing partner, Steve Peregrine Took choked to death on a cherry stone after some magic mushrooms he had eaten numbed all sensations in his throat

1984
· Kelly Osbourne, singer and daughter of Ozzie Osbourne

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1916
· The first published reference to the term “Jazz” appeared in Variety

1956
· R&B singer Clarence Henry released Ain’t Got No Home. Clarence earned the name Frogman due to his unusual singing style

1957
· The Crickets sat at no. 1 on the UK singles charts for 3 weeks with That’ll Be The Day

1960
· Ben E. King completed his first recordings as a solo artist after leaving The Drifters - Spanish Harlem and Stand By Me

1962
· The Rolling Stones made their first recording at Curly Clayton Studios, in Highbury, London

1963
· Peter, Paul & Mary held the top 2 spots on the US album charts with Peter, Paul & Mary and In The Wind

1964
· The Supremes released Come See About Me

1966
· The Four Tops achieved their only no. 1 UK single with Reach Out, I’ll Be There

1970
· Black Sabbath played their first-ever live show in US when they kicked of a 16-date tour at Glassboro State College
· Jesus Christ Superstar was released with a presentation at St Peters Lutheran Church in New York. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber interpreted the music as it played. The LP featured Ian Gillan as Jesus Christ and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene

1973
· Gladys Knight & The Pips started 2 weeks at no. 1 in the US with Midnight Train To Georgia

1975
· Bruce Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Newsweek and Time, a move which embarrassed both magazines. Rock Chronicle edited by Dan Formento states, “The magazines spotlight Springsteen as a typical example of how publicists and the media can create a rock star, regardless of his talent. It becomes apparent that the two weekly giants have simply added to the hype they fervently criticise The publicity accelerates Bruce’s career”

1977
· Baccara hit no. 1 in the UK with Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

1979
· Elton John collapsed onstage at Hollywoods’ Universal Ampitheatre suffering from exhaustion

1984
· At a Grateful Dead concert in Berkeley the band allocated a specific area for recording bootleg copies of the show
· Big Country’s album, Steel Town, was no. I in the UK

1986
· Paul McCartney released Pretty Little Head

1989
· U2 bassist, Adam Clayton, was convicted by a Dublin court of a drink driving charge of being 2 times the legal limit. He was fined £500 and banned from driving for a year

1990
· Michael Waite from Musical Youth was jailed for 4 years after being found guilty of taking part in a robbery
· Paul Simon started 2 weeks at no. 1 on the UK album charts with The Rhythm of the Saints, his 3rd UK no. 1 solo album
· Janet Jackson topped the charts with Black Cat

1991
· E.M.F. were named Best British Group at the Smash Hits Poll Winners’ Awards. Kylie Minogue won Worst Female Singer award

1992
· Bo Diddley took his ex-manager to court claiming he had taken $75,000 through unauthorised personal expenses

1995
· Gloria Estefan performed for Pope John II as part of the celebrations for his 50th year in the priesthood. She was the first pop star to have received a request to perform for the pope

1996
· Bruce Springsteen performed at a rally in the Federal Building in Westwood

1997
· 34-year-old John Hector was arrested in Toronto and charged with criminal harassment after stalking U2 bassist Adam Clayton

1999
· Coldplay kicked off an 11-date UK tour at the Liverpool Royal Court Theatre

2000
· Lonnie Donnegan received an MBE for his services to pop music. Lonnie pioneered skiffle in the 50s and inspired a generation of teenagers to start bands

2010-10-07T04:19:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 13th October

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Diamond Rhyme - Heritage - Masque
Bricks & Mortar - The Jam - In The City

The Odd Sock –
Windows ‘95

Jump Start - Jethro Tull - Best of
Too Many Years - Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane
Wonderboy - The Kinks - Ultimate Collection

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Gypsy Woman – Muddy Waters
Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday
Chicks Is Wonderful - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
Little John Special – Lucky Milliner
Honeydripper - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Right Now - Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

3-Piece Suit –
I Can’t Say What I Mean - Ariel
Rock ‘n’ Roll Scars - Ariel
Roll That Reefer - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
The Prefect - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Out In The Suburbs - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Revolution - Skyhooks
Smut - Skyhooks
Saturday Night Skyhooks - A Reefer Derci (part 2)

Duplex Planet - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House
Ride of Bonanza Jellybean - kd lang - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
Battle Of Evermore - Led Zeppelin - Boxed Set

Stragglin’ Behind - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of
Oh My Love - John Lennon - Ascot
Nothin’s Fallin’ - Nils Lofgren - Damaged Goods

Quote – “That rap stuff is noise pollution” - Keifer Sutherland

ON THIS DAY – 13th October

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1940
· Chris Farlowe (John Henry Deighton), singer

1941
· Paul Simon, singer / songwriter, half of Simon & Garfunkel

1944
· Robert Lamm, singer & keyboard player with Chicago

1947
· Sammy Hagar, singer with Montrose and Van Halen, solo artist

1948
· Peter David Spencer with Smokie

1949
· Craig McGregor with Foghat

1950
· Simon Nicol with Fairport Convention

1959
· Marie Osmond singer, member of The Osmonds

1960
· Joey Belladonna from Anthrax

1962
· Rod Marche, guitarist with Jo Boxers

1974
· TV host Ed Sullivan died on this day

1977
· Shirley Brickley, founding member of The Orlons, died of gunshot wounds on this day at the age of 32

1980
· Ashanti Douglas, singer from Ashanti

1985
· Ricky Wilson, guitarist for The B-52s, died of complications from AIDS on this day at the age of 32

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1958
· Frank Sinatra sat at no. 1 on the US album charts for 5 weeks with Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely\
· Gene Vincent recorded Say Mama
· A Billboard feature on The Teddy Bears noted, ”18-year-old Phil Spector, who wrote and arranged their hit “To Know Him Is To Love Him”, is studying to be a court reporter”

1962
· Don Everly collapsed onstage at the Prince of Wales Theatre during rehearsals for a 22-date UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment while brother Phil did the tour solo
· Frank Ifield, born in Coventry England, but who spent his childhood in Dural, New South Wales, Australia, scored a UK no. 1 hit on his return to his homeland with I Remember You

1963
· The Beatles made their debut as top of the bill on ITV’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium. The resulting chaos from this performance was the source of the term Beatlemania, as fans battled police to get to the theatre. The live television broadcast was viewed by 15 million British viewers

1965
· The Who recorded My Generation

1970
· Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered at sea off Stinson Beach, Marin County, California

1973
· The Rolling Stones were no. 1 on the US album charts with for 4 weeks with Goat’s Head Soup, their 4th US no. 1

1975
· Neil Young underwent successful surgery to remove an object from his vocal chords

1979
· Michael Jackson went to no. 1 on the US singles charts with Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, his 2nd solo no. 1
· The Police were no. 1 in the UK for 4 weeks with their 2nd album, Regatta De Blanc
· 2 album charts were published in UK due to a change in the method of collation. The 2 no. 1s were Eat To The Beat (Blondie) and Regatta De Blanc (Police)
· Supertramp released Take The Long Way Home
· Chaka Kahn and Rufus enter the soul charts with Do You Love What You Feel?

1980
· AC/DC receive platinum for Back In Black

1984
· Stevie Wonder started 3 weeks at no. 1 on the US charts with I Just Called To Say I Love You, his 7th US no 1
· U2 scored their 2nd UK no. 1 album with The Unforgettable Fire

1986
· Australian Nick Cave was gaoled for 2 days in New York on suspicion of being a potential vagrant

1989
· Billy Joel released Storm Front

1990
· George Michael went to no. 1 on the US charts with Praying For Time, his 6th US solo no. 1

1992
· The Patti Smyth and Don Henley single, Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough was certified gold
· The US Supreme Court did not reinstate lawsuits alleging that Ozzy Osbourne’s music prompted the suicides of two teenagers

1995
· Rapper Tupac Shakur was released after 8 months in gaol for groping and fondling a woman in a New York hotel room

1998
· The Crossraods Centre in Antiqua, a $6.5 million addiction recovery centre underwritten by Eric Clapton, opened. The centre offered a 29-day intensive recovery program for $9,000, but those who couldn’t pay were expected to work off the debt after treatment. Clapton said he would offer his experience and would work directly with patients from time to time

1999
· BBC radio DJ, Johnny Walker was convicted of possession of cocaine and fined £2000. Set up by News of the World who filmed him with the drug, he was later reinstated by Radio 2 who had suspended him after the incident

2000
· UK newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton pulled out of this year’s US MOBO Awards after one of her breast implants exploded. A spokesperson from Arista said ”We don’t comment on our artist’s personal lives.”

2001
· A 29-year-old man was arrested by Dutch police on suspicion of sending indecent and threatening messages to Spice Girls’ Mel C. The mail was alleged to be sexually explicit and included a death threat

2002
· UK rock band MUSE took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced that her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called “Muse”. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said, ”we don’t want anyone to think we’re Celine Dion’s backing band”

2010-09-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 22nd September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
All Cried Out - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Soap Opera - Harvey Andrews - Writer Of Songs

The Odd Sock –
Clean The Catbox

Crest Of A Wave - Rory Gallagher - Deuce
The Ballad Of Tricky Fred - Arlo Guthrie - Arlo
Beware of Darkness - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Booze & Blues – Ma Rainey
Big Leg Blues – Mississippi John Hurt
I’ll Never Be The Same - Gene Krupa
Take The ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington & his orchestra
Bad, Bad Whiskey - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Cindy, Cindy - Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

Stigmata - Peter Gabriel - The Passion
Third Stone From The Sun - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
3 Into 2 - Flash & The Pan - Burning Up The Night

3-Piece Suit –
Morning, Good Morning - The La De Das
Roundabout - The La De Das
Gonna See My Baby Tonight - The La De Das
Soul Sacrifice - Pirana
Some Good Advice - Spectrum
I’ll Be Gone - Spectrum - Sunbury 1972 (part 1)

Quote – “The iPod completely changed the way people approach music” - Karl Lagerfeld

ON THIS DAY – 22nd September

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1290
· Bilbo Baggins by Shire reckoning. (Yeah, I know it’s not rock, but I thought you’d like to know. Ed)

1913
· Leroy Holmes (Alvin Holmes), US songwriter

1930
· Joni James (Joan Carmella Babbo), singer

1931
· George E. Chambers, the eldest of The Chambers Brothers

1942
· Mike Patto (Mike McCarthy) from Timebox and Patto

1949
· David Coverdale, vocals with Deep Purple and Whitesnake

1953
· Richard Fairbrass, singer with Right Said Fred

1956
· Debbie Boone (Deborah Ann Boone), singer and daughter of Pat Boone

1957
· Nick Cave, singer / songwriter with Birthday Party and Nick Cave & The bad Seeds. Sang with Kylie Minogue and also PJ Harvey

1960
· Joan Jett (Joan Larkin), singer, songwriter and guitarist with The Runaways and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

1975
· Mystikal (a.k.a. Michael Tyler), US rapper

1982
· Billie, UK singer and actress

1989
· Irving Berlin, composer, died on this day at the age of 101

1990
· Tom Fogarty from Creedence Clearwater Revival, died on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1956
· Billboard magazine ran an article which stated ”with new experiences to their credit, such as calling riot squads and with scars such as damaged seats, some arena and stadium officials have turned their thumbs down to rock and roll”

1962
· The Springfields’ Silver Threads & Golden Needles became the first single by a British vocal group to reach the US Top 20
· Bob Dylanperformed at a Carnegie Hall Hootenanny playing 5 original songs

1964
· Herman’s Hermits was at no. 1 in the UK for 5 weeks with I’m Into Something Good

1965
· San Francisco band, The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, made their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California
· The Who began a short tour of Scandinavia in Copenhagen; Roger Daltrey punched Keith Moon and was all but kicked out of the band

1966
· Jim Reeves was no. 1 on the UK singles charts with Distant Drums
· The Rolling Stones released Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby? as well as embarked on a British tour. Also performing were The Ike & Tina Turner Revue and The Yardbirds

1967
· The Beatles were on the cover of Time magazine

1969
· A new weekly TV show, The Music Scene, aired in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly & The Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show

1972
· David Bowie began his first US tour with The Spiders From Mars, at Cleveland’s Music Hall

1974
· The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue was aired for the first time on US ABC TV

1976
· Bob Dylan’s album, Hard Rain, which was a live document of the 1976 tour with the Rolling Thunder Revue, went gold

1979
· Jackson Browne, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty performed at Madison Square Garden, for 2 anti-nuclear benefit concerts

1980
· John Lennon signed with Geffen Records. He and Elton John were the new label’s first artists

1984
· Former singer for The Babies, John Waite, went to no. 1 with Missing You

1985
· The First Farm Aid concert was held in Champaign, Illinois. The concert, organised by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, raised $10 million for the nation’s farmers

1986
· The Smiths signed to EMI Records in the UK for £1 million

1989
· Bruce Springsteen performed onstage with Jimmy Cliff at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park

1990
· Garth Brooks’s album, No Fences, entered the US charts. It went on to become the biggest selling country album of all time, with sales of 13 million in 5 years

1991
· Bryan Adams made chart history when his single, Everything I Do (I Do It For You) had 12th consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the UK charts

1992
· During a US tour, Def Leppard were forced to cancel 2 shows when their sound equipment truck was found abandoned after the driver had attempted to rob a store. The driver was later charged with possessing drugs and criminal damage
· Bruce Springsteen broke the rules of MTV’s Unplugged series when he played electric guitar for his set. The episode was renamed MTV Plugged

1999
· Diana Ross was arrested on Concorde after an incident at Heathrow Airport. The singer claimed that a security guard touched her breasts while being frisked, so Ross retaliated by rubbing her hands down the security guard

2010-09-12T05:36:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 15th September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Borstal Boys - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
After The Thrill Is Gone - The Eagles - On The Border

The Odd Sock –
Samson - Mike Warnke

Remember Sam - The Easybeats - The Definitive Collection
What’s A Girl Supposed To Do? - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
Over & Over - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Downhearted Blues – Bessie Smith
Easy Rider – Leadbelly
Victory Ball - Charlie Parker
Double Talk – Lionel Hampton & his orchestra
I Don’t Know - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
CC Rider - Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

You Can Have Her - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
The Weaver’s Answer - Family - Old Songs, New Songs
3 Into 2 - Flash & The Pan - Burning Up The Night

3-Piece Suit –
Only In Your Heart
Woman Tonight
Story Of A Teenager
Half A Man
Company
Hollywood
Sister Goldenhair
Sandman
Horse With No Name - America - Music Hall, Boston 1975 (part 2)

Soap Opera - Harvey Andrews - Writer Of Songs
Crest Of A Wave - Rory Gallagher - Deuce
The Ballad Of Tricky Fred - Arlo Guthrie - Arlo

Quote – “Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it” - John Lennon

ON THIS DAY – 15th September

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1926
· Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, jazz alto-sax player

1940
· Jimmy Gilmer, singer

1941
· Les Braid, bassist for The Swinging Blue Jeans

1942
· Lee Dorman, bassist and guitarist from Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond

1956
· Jaki Graham, soul singer

1960
· Michel Dorge, drummer with Crash Test Dummies

1967
· Jerry Dixon, bassist for Warrant

1976
· Ivette Sosa vocalist for Eden’s Crush
· KG, singer with MN8

2004
· The Ramones’s guitarist, Johnny Ramone (a.k.a. John Cummings), died of prostate cancer on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1956
· Elvis Presley was at no. 1 in the US for 5 weeks with Don’t Be Cruel

1962
· The Four Seasons had no. 1 in the US for 5 weeks with Sherry
· Brian Epstein brought The Beatles to the offices of the London Daily Mirror for an interview with Peter Jones, who concluded they were ”a nothing group”

1964
· At Cleveland’s Public Auditorium, The Beatles were ordered off stage for 15 minutes by authorities so that the screaming crowd could be calmed down

1966
· The Small Faces had a UK no. 1 with All Or Nothing

1969
· Ed Sullivan released a rock & roll record, The Sulli-Gulli by the Ed Sullivan Singers & Orchestra
· Deep Purple, with new vocalist, Ian Gillan, and bassist, Roger Glover performed Concerto for Rock Band and Orchestra with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London;’s Royal Albert Hall

1970
· Black Sabbath and The Dog That Bit People played The Marquee in London
· Vice-President Spiro Agnew says that the youth of America ”are being brain-washed into a drug culture” by rock music, movies, books and underground newspapers

1974
· Gary Thain, bassist for Uriah Heep received an almost fatal electric-shock at a concert in Dallas, Texas. He retired

1975
· Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here

1976
· Steely Dan’s 5th album, The Royal Scam, went gold

1977
· President Carter met with 15 top record industry executives, the first time the music business had been recognised by a president
· The Rolling Stones released Love You Live

1978
· Bob Dylan’s longest concert tour began, a series of 62 one-night-stands across USA and Canada

1979
· Led Zepellin scored their 6th US No. 1 LP with In Through The Out Door which stayed on top for 7 weeks
· Bob Dylan released Slow Train Coming
· Abba played their first North American concert, in Vancouver, British Columbia

1980
· David Bowie opened on Broadway in the title role of the play The Elephant Man
· Paul McCartney released Temporary Secretary

1990
· George Michael scored his 2nd UK no. 1 with Listen Without Prejudice vol 1
· New Kids On The Block’s business manager had his briefcase containing $100,000 stolen from a hotel in Hollywood
· Steve Miller Band had a UK no. 1 with The Joker, 16 years after its first release
· Bruce Hornsby began filling in on keyboards for The Grateful Dead after the death of Brent Mydland

1996
· Pearl Jam went to no. 1 in the US with No Code

1997
· A 34-year-old man was awarded more than £20,000 by a French court for losing his hearing after standing too close to the speakers at a U2 concert in 1993

2002
· Dixie Chicks were no. 1 for 2 weeks on the US charts with Home

2003
· Abba tribute acts overtook Elvis impersonators in the battle of British covers of singers, according to a survey by The Performing Right Society

2010-09-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 8th September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Only A Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Do It - The Doors - Soft Parade

The Odd Sock –
The Bird Of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose) - Little Jimmy Dickens

By Bye Love - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Set
You’re The Song - Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Glad & Sorry - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Break ‘Em Down – Big Joe Williams
Moonshine – Memphis Minnie
These Foolish Things - Bennie carter & His Orchestra
The Thin Man – Art Blakey’s Messengers
This Old Fool - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
The Very Thought Of You - Albert King

Pretty Girl - The Easybeats - The Definitive Collection
Because They’re Young - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Episcopal Hymn - John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes

Visions - The Eagles - On The Border
My Town, My Guy & Me - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
Love from Here, Love From There - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work

The Weaver’s Answer - Family - Old Songs, New Songs
You Can Have Her - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Find The Cost Of Freedom - Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN Boxed Set

3-Piece Suit –
Intro / Tin Man
Muskrat Love
Baby, It’s Up To You
Moon Song
Old Man Took
To Each His Own
Lonely People
I Need You
Don’t Cross The River
Ventura Highway - America - Music Hall, Boston 1975 (part 1)

Quote – “Music is the art of thinking with sounds” - Jules Combarieu

2010-09-01T00:38:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 1st September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Soldiers of Peace - Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN Boxed Set
Pursuit on 53rd Street - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

The Odd Sock –
Nursery School - Joyce Grenfell

Black Magic - The Divinyls - Underworld
Shaman’s Blues - The Doors - Soft Parade
North Country Blues - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A-Changin’

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Blues at Midnight – Peter Chatman
Let Me Play With Your Poodle – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Stardust - Artie Shaw
Jeru – Miles Davis
Messin’ With The Kid - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Angel Of Mercy - Albert King

Bleecker Street - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Set
Willie’s Shades - Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Cindy Incidentally - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)

Peter Gunn Theme - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Saturday Night - The Easybeats - The Definitive Collection
Take It To The Limit - The Eagles - On The Border

America - John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes
It Was I - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
The look of Love - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again

3-Piece Suit –
Chicken Soup
The Fortune
White Lightning - Angel - King Biscuit Flower Hour

Quote – “Radio has no future” - Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist 1897

2010-08-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 25th August

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
My Daddy Rocks Me With A Steady Roll - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording
Spirit - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

The Odd Sock –
It’s In The Book - John Standley

Drive My Car - David Crosby - CSN Boxed Set
Tell All The People - The Doors - Soft Parade
Save Me - The Divinyls - Underworld

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Jim – Billie Holiday
Mean Red Spider – Muddy Waters
Nuages - Django Reinhardt
‘Round Midnight – Thelonius Monk Quintet

The Times, They Are A-Changin’ - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Leave Love Enough Alone - Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Set

Dance With The Guitar Man - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Cindy Incidentally - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)

3-Piece Suit –
Live Wire
Problem Child
Sin City
Gone Shootin’
High Voltage
The Jack
Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC - Going Dutch (Live in Nijmegen 1978)

Quote – “In order to send a more positive message, instead of smashing their guitars at the end of a concert, maybe rock stars could reconstruct guitars out of broken parts and play a song on them” - John Alejandro King, Who Killed The Covert Comic?

ON THIS DAY – 25th August

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1918
· Leonard Bernstein, composer, pianist and conductor

1933
· Wayne Shorter, sax player with Miles Davis and Art Blakey before forming Weather Report

1942
· Walter Williams, singer with The O’Jays

1949
· Gene Simmons fire-breathing bassist & vocalist for Chaim Witz and Kiss

1950
· Willy DeVille, vocalist for Mink DeVille

1951
· James Warren, vocalist & bassist for The Korgis
· Rob Halford, vocalist for Judas Priest

1954
· Martin Jourard, keyboard player and vocalist for The Motels

1955
· Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick McManus), singer / songwriter

1958
· Damian McKee of The Rosetta Stone

1961
· Billy Ray Cyrus, singer

1962
· Vivian Campbell, guitarist with Dio, Whitesnake and Def Leppard

1965
· Nigel Durham from Saxon

1979
· Stan Kenton, jazz leader, arranger and composer died on this day

1989
· A girl, Amber Rose, was born to Simon LeBon’s wife Yasmin
· John Mellencamp’s daughter, Michelle, gave birth to a girl, Alexis Suzanne Peach

2000
· Aaliyah, singer / actress, died in a plane crash on this day, aged 22

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1957
· Paul Anka was at no. 1 in the UK with Diana, his only UK no. 1 as a solo artist

1958
· The Everly Brothers had no. 1 with Bird Dog

1960
· The Shadows had a UK no. 1 with Apache

1962
· Little Eva was no.1 in the US with The Locomotion
· The Four Seasons released Sherry

1963
· Paul McCartney was fined £31 and given a 1 year suspended license for speeding

1967
· Brian Wilson, songwriter and genius behind The Beach Boys, made his first on-stage appearance with the band in 2 years

1969
· Maharishi Mahesh Yogi bought a custom-built Bentley, with push-button controls for seat elevation, and stereo sound-system. It cost his followers $26,500

1970
· Elton John made his US live debut when he kicked off a 17-date tour at The Troubador, Los Angeles
· Emerson, Lake & Palmer make their world debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England

1973
· Donny Osmond was no. 1 on the UK charts with Young Love
· Butch Trucks, drummer for The Allman Brothers, broke his leg when his Mercedes hit another vehicle
· Henry McCulloch, guitarist, quit Wings
· The Allman Brothers Band released Ramblin’ Man, and the album, Brothers and Sisters entered the charts
· Brother Louie had no. 1 in the US with Stories
· played what they claimed was the last UK date. Bassist Tetsu Yamaychi was denied a work permit by the Musicians Union, which had Rod Stewart calling the decision ”a disgrace”. The group stayed together and Rod claimed he’d devote all his time to the group since his next solo LP would be his last
· Stevie Wonder’s album, Innervisions, entered the charts

1975
· Elton John played 2 sets on the first of 3 nights at Los Angeles’ Troubador to raise money for UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute. $150,000 was raised on this 5th anniversary of his playing the same venue

1976
· Boston released their eponymous debut album. It became the biggest selling-debut album to date

1977
· Kiss played 3 sold-out concerts at the Los Angeles Forum. Recordings made that night were packaged as Kiss Alive II

1978
· Jackson Browne’s album, Running On Empty, turned platinum

1979
· 25 years after his first UK no. 1 single, Cliff Richard had his 10th with We Don’t Talk Anymore
· The Knack were no. 1 in the US with My Sharona
· Gary Numan released Cars

1981
· John Lennon’s murderer, Mark David Chapman, was sentenced to 20 years in prison

1982
· Fleetwood Mac received platinum for Mirage

1984
· Michael Jackson’s Thriller went to air on UK TV for the first time
· Glenn Frey’s Allnighter entered the charts

1986
· Paul Simon released Graceland

1993
· Snoop Doggy Dogg was released on $1 million bail after being accused of being involved with the murder of a member of the By Yerself Gang during a shootout in Los Angeles. He was acquitted of the charges in 1996

1994
· Jimmy Page and Robert Plant recorded their MTV unplugged set at London’s television centre. They called it Unledded
· Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley were divorced
· Jimmy Buffett’s plane tipped over taking off from Nantucket, Massachusetts. He swam to safety

1997
· A deranged man, who had escaped from a Helsinki, Finland mental institution, had planned to set fire to the stage that Michael Jackson was performing from. He man was arrested before he could light the fluid he had put on the stage

2000
· Appearing at this year’s Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festival were Oasis, Primal Scream, Foo Fighters, The Bluetones, Muse, Eminem, Beck, Stereophonics, Blink 182, Slipknot, Placebo, Pulp, Rage Against The Machine, Gomez, Limp Bizkit, Embrace and The Wannadies

2010-08-05T05:29:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 11th August

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
T-Bone Shuffle - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
High ‘n’Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry

The Odd Sock –
Dragnet - Jack Webb

The Ladder - David Meece - 7
Whispering Waves - Donna Summer - Love To Love You
Sean Flynn - The Clash - Combat Rock

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
John Hardy – Leadbelly
I Won’t Be In Hard Luck No More – Big Joe Williams
‘Round Midnight – Thelonius Monk Quintet
Jeru - Miles Davis

Pennies From Heaven - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording
Where Is She? - Donovan - Barabajagal
As I Come Of Age - CSN - Boxed Set

3-Piece Suit –

Jagger’s Jukebox (part 2) -

The Rolling Stones' frontman hand-picks a selection of artists and music that influenced the band's ground-breaking sound, in particular their classic album Exile On Main St. In conversation with Paul Sexton, Mick talks through a wide-ranging playlist that reflects his own, and the band's, love of classic R&B, gospel, country and reggae.

The fascinating mix of material conjures up the musical environment of the late 60s and turn of the 70s, in which the Stones, and so many of their peers, were scaling new and ever more eclectic creative heights. In a show that includes both vintage hits and lesser-known gems, we'll find out which of the band's fellow rock acts from that era have Jagger's personal seal of approval. We'll also hear some brilliant soul records that have remained his all-time favourites; plus singer-songwriters; giants of country and Americana; and much more besides.

Jagger's Jukebox follows closely behind the documentary Exile Of The Stones, which told the story behind the Rolling Stones' 1972 album.
Broadcast on: BBC Radio 2, 31st May 2010

Quote – “There’s a basic rule, which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don’t know what it is” - Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)

ON THIS DAY – 11th August

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1914
· Buster Brown, singer

1938
· Lou Reizner originally with The Skyliners and producer for Tommy with the London Symphony Orchestra

1942
· Mike Hugg, drummer for Mann Hugg Blues Band and then Manfred Mann
· Guy Villari of The Desires

1943
· Michael James Kale from Guess Who

1947
· Jeff Hanna, guitarist / vocalist for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1948
· Bill Hurd from The Rubettes

1949
· Eric Carman, vocalist, pianist and bassist with The Young Rascals, The Raspberries and a solo career

1950
· Erik Brann, guitarist for Iron Butterfly and Flintwhistle

1954
· Bryan Bassett, guitarist with Wild Cherry

1955
· Joe Jackson, singer / songwriter

1957
· Richie Ramone (Richie Beau), of The Ramones

1959
· Alan Frew from Glass Tiger

1960
· Paul Gendler of Modern Romance

1964
· Hamish Seeloghan of The Pasadenas

1968
· Charlie Sexton, solo artist

1982
· A girl, Amanda Grace Sudano, was born to Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano

1996
· Mel Taylor, drummer for The Ventures, died of lung cancer on this day. He was 62

2001
· A boy, Rocco Ritchie, was born to Madonna

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1952
· Hank Williams was fired from The Grand Ole Opry for unreliability due to alcoholism

1956
· Elvis Presley released Don’t Be Cruel

1957
· Jerry Lee Lewis appeared on The Big Beat 9 days after his previous appearance

1962
· Neil Sedaka started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US singles chart with Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
· The Beach Boys released Surfin’ Safari
· Booker T and The MG’s’ instrumental, Green Onions, was released

1963
· The Kingston Trio were mystery guests on What’s My Line?

1965
· The Beatles’s movie Help! premiered in New York City

1966
· At a televised press conference at the Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago, John Lennon apologised for remarks he had made in a British tabloid interview several months earlier. It was the kind of quote a journalist would kill for when John said, Christianity will go, it will shrink and vanish – we’re more popular than Jesus now. I don’t know which will go first, rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity.”
· The Beatles’ last concert tour of the US began

1967
· 7th National Jazz, Pop, Ballads and Blues Festival held at The Royal Windsor Racecourse in England, starred The Small Faces, The Move, Marmalade, Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, Donovan, Zoot Money, Cream, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. An advance 3-day ticket cost &pound2

1968
· The Beatles launched their own label Apple Records and declared this week National Apple Week The first single on the new label, released today, was Hey Jude / Revolution

1969
· Diana Ross invited 350 special guests to see Motown Records newest signing, The Jackson Five, perform at The Daisy Club in Beverly Hills

1972
· The Mayor of San Antonio declared today as Cheech & Chong Day
· Elvis Presley and Priscilla filed for divorce

1973
· Guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Selwell left Wings
· Bill Aucoin first saw Kiss playing at a New York hotel and offered to become their manager, promising a record contract within 2 weeks. A handshake sealed the deal
· The Edgar Winter Group released Free Ride

1975
· Aerosmith received gold for Toys in the Attic

1976
· The Who’s drummer, Keith Moon was hospitalised after collapsing in a Miami hotel during a tour of the US

1979
· The Knack started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with get The Knack

1982
· The Pretenders’ eponymous album was certified platinum

1984
· Ray Parker Jr. started 3 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with the theme from the Ghostbusters movie

1985
· Duran Duran singer Simon LeBon’s boat collapsed off the English coast during a race. He was rescued by the Royal Navy after spending 40 minutes breathing from an underwater air-pocket

1986
· After almost 20 years, 6 Monkees albums were re-released, and re-entered the Billboard album chart

1989
· Three members of the LL Cool J crew were arrested and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl. The incident occurred after a concert when the girl had won a backstage pass on a radio contest

1999
· Four music festivals took place in Cornwall for the full solar eclipse. James, The Levellers, Van Morrison, Kula Shakur and The Happy Mondays were all appearing at various events
· Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their star on the Walk of Fame. They had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records worldwide

2001
· Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson played the Ozzfest at PNC Bank Arts Centre, New Jersey

2002
· Bruce Springsteen started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with The Rising

2010-07-29T03:49:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 4th August

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Ginger’s Tune - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
Sugar Train - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge

The Odd Sock –
Bob - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic

Tumblin’ Down - David Meece - 7
Another Hit & Run - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry
Eyeball Kid - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets –
Come Back Baby – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Frankie – Mississippi John Hurt
The Moose – Charlie Barnet & his orchestra
Artistry Jumps - Stan Kenton & his orchestra

Atom Tan - The Clash - Combat Rock
Need A Man Blues - Donna Summer - Love To Love You
Pennies From Heaven - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording

Barabajagal - Donovan - Barabajagal

3-Piece Suit –

Jagger’s Jukebox (part 1) -

The Rolling Stones' frontman hand-picks a selection of artists and music that influenced the band's ground-breaking sound, in particular their classic album Exile On Main St. In conversation with Paul Sexton, Mick talks through a wide-ranging playlist that reflects his own, and the band's, love of classic R&B, gospel, country and reggae.
The fascinating mix of material conjures up the musical environment of the late 60s and turn of the 70s, in which the Stones, and so many of their peers, were scaling new and ever more eclectic creative heights. In a show that includes both vintage hits and lesser-known gems, we'll find out which of the band's fellow rock acts from that era have Jagger's personal seal of approval. We'll also hear some brilliant soul records that have remained his all-time favourites; plus singer-songwriters; giants of country and Americana; and much more besides.

Jagger's Jukebox follows closely behind the documentary Exile Of The Stones, which told the story behind the Rolling Stones' 1972 album.
Broadcast on: BBC Radio 2, 31st May 2010

Quote – “It’s a noise we make, that’s all. You could be kind and call it music” - Mick Jagger

ON THIS DAY – 4th August

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1901
· Louis Armstrong, singer, band-leader, trumpet-player. He is the oldest musician in Billboard history to have a no. 1

1936
· Elsberry Hobbs, vocalist with The Drifters

1940
· Larry Knechtel, guitarist & keyboard player for Bread

1943
· David Carr of The Fortunes

1946
· Maureen Cox Starkey, wife of Beatle, Richard Starkey

1947
· Paul Layton of The New Seekers
· Klaus Schulze of Tangerine Dream
· Rick Derringer, rock guitarist

1951
· Roy Flowers from Sweet Sensation

1952
· Marie Ni Bhraonain , singer with Clannad
· Paul Reynolds of A Flock Of Seagulls

1960
· Robbin Crosby from Ratt

1963
· Jody Turner from Rock Goddess

1978
· Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist, died of a bone disease on this day. He was 67

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1956
· Elvis Presley released Hound Dog
· The Platters had a no. 1 hit with My Prayer

1957
· The Everly Brothers made their 2nd appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, introducing their upcoming single Wake Up Little Suzie. The song went on to cause controversy and be banned for its risqué lyrics

1958
· Billboard introduced the ”Hot 100 Singles Chart”. No. 1 was Ricky Nelson with Poor Little Fool

1963
· UK music weekly, New Musical Express, reported that The Beatles could score their first US hit, From Me To You, as it was “bubbling under” at position 116

1966
· The Troggs were no. 1 on the UK singles charts with With A Girl Like You, their only UK no. 1
· Radio stations in 6 US cities banned the playing of Beatles’ records after the London Evening Standard quoted John Lennon’s comment that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. The blasphemous statement set off international uproar, complete with public burning of the band’s records

1967
· A female Monkees fan stowed away on the band’s plane between shows in Minneapolis & St Louis. The girl’s father threatened to bring charges against the band for transporting a minor across state lines
· British pirate radio station Radio 355 went off the air

1968
· The 2-day Newport Pop Festival began in Costa Mesa, California, featuring Canned Heat, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Tiny Tim, Iron Butterfly, Eric Burdon & The Animals and Jefferson Airplane. Over 100,000 fans attended

1969
· Concert promoter Bill Graham announced that he was ”finished with San Fransisco” effective December 31, when new owners took over the old Fillmore Auditorium

1970
· The Medicine Ball Caravan left San Francisco on its journey across the US. Members included Grateful Dead, Wavy Gravy, The Hog Farm, and 7 tie-dyed teepees. They later formed Stoneground
· Jim Morrison was arrested and charged with public drunkenness in Los Angeles when he fell asleep on a woman’s front porch

1973
· Maureen McGovern’s The Morning After (Song from Poseidon Adventure topped the charts

1974
· Paul Simon released Loves Me Like A Rock

1975
· Robert Plant, his wife and two children were seriously injured in a car crash in Rhodes, Greece. Plant had to be flown back to Britain in plaster to recuperate. He recorded the vocals of The Presence LP from a wheelchair

1979
· A benefit concert was held to raise money for the widow of Little Feat’s Lowell George who died from a heart attack linked to a drug overdose a few weeks earlier. Members of his band, Payne, Barrere, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton and Richie Hayward, as well as Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Nicolette Larson and Bonnie Raitt helped to raise over $230,000
· Electric Light Orchestra released Don’t Bring Me Down
· Led Zeppelin played their 1st UK concert in 4 years at Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England

1980
· John Lennon started recording what would be his last album, Double Fantasy at the Hit Factory, New York
· Pink Floyd began a 5-night season at London’s Earls Court Arena. The concerts were unique in that during the 1st half of each show, a wall was built across the stage to represent the separation of the group from its audience. During the 2nd half of each show, the wall was demolished

1984
· Prince started a 24-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with Purple Rain
· Phil Collins married Jill Tavelman

1987
· The soundtrack to Dirty Dancing was released

1990
· During a New Kids On The Block concert in Montreal, Canada, armed robbers stole souvenir sales proceeds valued at $260,000
· Mariah Carey started a 4-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with her debut Vision of Love

1996
· Oasis roadie, James Hunter was crushed to death between a fork-lift and a lorry during the band’s show at Balloch Country Park, Loch Lomond in Scotland

1999
· Britney Spears and support band Steps played The Paramount Theatre, Denver

2001
· News of the World reported that Mariah Carey had hired a private eye to spy on her ex-husband, recording boss Tommy Mottola. The investigator told the newspaper that Mariah believed her ex-husband was conducting a smear campaign against her

2002
· Bruce Springsteen scored his 5th UK no. 1 album with The Rising, also No. 1 un the US

2010-07-22T06:55:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 28th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
She’s Got Medals - David Bowie - A Second Face
Comes And Goes - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel

The odd sock –
Masseuse - Guido Hatsis

I Shall Be Released - Tom Robinson Band - Power Of Darkness
All I Do - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge
Black Market Baby - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Peach Orchard Mama – Big Joe Williams
A Poor Man’s Plea – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Gonna Follow My Baby – Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup
I Never Knew – Lester Young & his orchestra
What Love? – Charlie Mingus
Twin City Blues - Woody Herman & his orchestra

EBay - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic - Poodle Hat
You Can Go - David Meece - 7
Who’s To Blame? - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions

Let It Go - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry
Overpowered By Funk - The Clash - Combat Rock
Full Of Emptiness - Donna Summer - Love To Love You

Bourgeois Town - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording
Barabajagal - Donovan - Barabajagal
Stairway To Heaven - Dread Zeppelin - 5,000,000

3-piece suit –
Things we Do For Love
Food For Thought
Good Morning Judge
Feel The Love
Dreadlock Holiday
I’m Not In Love – 10CC - ‘Ahoy Rotterdam!’ 1983

Quote – “Rock is so much fun. That’s what it’s all about - filling up the chest cavities and the empty kneecaps and elbows” - Jimi Hendrix

ON THIS DAY – 28th July

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1938
· George Cummings, steel-guitar player for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

1944
· Mike Bloomfield, guitarist & member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Electric Flag

1945
· Rick Wright, keyboard player for Pink Floyd

1949
· Peter Doyle, singer with The New Seekers
· Simon Kirke, drummer for Free and Bad Company
· Steve Peregrine Tooke, percussionist with T.Rex

1951
· Gregg Guiffria, of Angel

1962
· Rachel Sweet

1965
· Tex Axile, from Transvision Vamp

1996
· Marge Ganser, from the Shangri-Las, died of breast cancer on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1954
· The first press interview with the 19-year-old Elvis Presley was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar

1956
· Gene Vincent appeared on The Perry Como Show, Gene’s first national exposure on US TV

1957
· Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show

1958
· Billboard magazine reported the research from Esso Research Centre indicated that “tuning in to rock & roll music on a car radio can cost a motorist money” due to the rhythm causing the driver’s foot to jiggle on the accelerator, thus wasting fuel

1962
· Tommy Roe released Sheila

1965
· Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts purchased a 16th-century manor house in Sussex, England

1966
· Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds were no. 1 on the UK singles charts with the Jagger & Richards penned Out of Time
· James Brown played the Apollo Theatre, New York

1969
· Police in Moscow reported that thousands of public telephone booths had been vandalised after thieves were stealing parts of the phones to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. A feature in a Russian youth magazine had shown details on how to do this

1970
· Jimi Hendrix performed at his home town of Seattle for the last time
· The film Ned Kelly starring Mick Jagger premiered in Glenrowan, near Melbourne, the scene of the final showdown of the Kelly saga. Australians didn’t take kindly to their national hero being portrayed by a middle-class English rockstar

1972
· Cheech & Chong’s debut LP was awarded gold

1973
· Organisers called it the biggest rock audience ever – 600,000 people turned up to an open-air show at Watkins Glen racetrack in New York for Summer Jam featuring The Allman Brothers Band, The Band and Grateful Dead. Presumably, the crowd was there for the atmosphere as it was doubtful anyone could see any of the artists. The only casualty was a skydiver whose parachute caught fire
· Gary Glitters’s I’m The Leader Of The Gang went no. 1 in the UK
· Grand Funk Railroad released We’re An American Band and B.W. Stevenson released My Maria

1974
· A record 140 hours and 34 minutes of continuous rock & roll was set by The Animation in St. Andrews Church Hall, Liverpool, England

1976
· Steve Miller received gold for Fly Like An Eagle

1979
· I Don’t Like Mondays, a song inspired by a real-life shooting incident, was the 2nd UK no. 1 single for The Boomtown Rats
· Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Journey and Thin Lizzyheadlined the World series of Rock at Cleveland Stadium in Ohio. 65,000 people attended, an 18-yaer-old man was shot to death in the car park, 30 people were robbed and 2 women were raped

1980
· The Police, Squeeze and a local band, U2 played the Dalymount Festival in Dublin. U2 had released their first single several weeks earlier, but it had failed to chart

1987
· The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records for the use of Revolution in shoe commercials

1990
· Elton John started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the UK album charts with Sleeping With The Past
· Partners In Kryme had UK’s first rap no. 1 with Turtle Power

1991
· 2000 young people rioted after a MC Hammer concert in Penton, Canada. Almost 100 arrests were made

1993
· 10,000 Maniacs performed their last show with lead singer Natalie Merchant

1995
· Jimi Hendrix’ father, Al Hendrix won back the rights to his son’s name, likeness, image and music after a number of companies had profited from them over previous years

1999
· Pete Townshend played the Supper Club in New York to showcase his upcoming album Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit For Maryville Academy. He was joined onstage by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder performing Magic Bus, Heart To Hang Onto and Better Man

2002
· Dave Matthews Band went to no. 1 on the US album charts with Busted Stuff

2003
· The wine Sir Cliff Richard made from his Algarve estate started a UK supermarket battle. Fans asked all supermarket stores when would it go on sale; Tesco said they would be the first, but the Waitrose shops had been selling it for a week

2010-07-20T02:58:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 21st July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Rob’s Song - Nuisance - Sample Bag
Tomboy - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up

The odd sock –
Things I Like - Eliot Goblet

Love Like A Man - Ten Years After - The Essential …
Other Voices - The Cure - Faith
The Bells Are Ringing - They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Keeps On A-Rainin’ – Bessie Smith
T-Bone Shuffle – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Stop Breakin’ Down Blues – Robert Johnson
Blow Mr. Dexter – Dexter Gordon’s All Stars
I Surrender Dear – Stan Kenton
Emanon - Dizzie Gillespie & his orchestra

Sell Me A Coat - David Bowie - A Second Face
Daddy Cool - Daddy Cool - Golden Hits
Right On Sister - Tom Robinson Band - Power Of Darkness

Aspen / These Days - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel
What’s He Building? - Tom Waits - Mule Variations
You Could Be Wrong - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge

Why Does This Always Happen To Me? - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic - Poodle Hat

3-piece suit –
Wall Street Shuffle
City Lights
I’m Mandy, Fly Me
Working Girls
Art For Art’s Sake
Lying Here With Me – 10CC - ‘Ahoy Rotterdam!’ 1983

Quote – “I hate music, especially when it's played” - Jimmy Durante

2010-07-07T06:40:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 14th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Tuesday’s Dead - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat
Blue Condition - Cream - Disraeli Gears

The odd sock –
Busted

Rock & Roll Hero - Nuisance - Sample Bag
Black Notes – Strangers’ Room - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
I’m Coming On - Ten Years After - The Essential …

Stuff you left in your pockets –
War Is Over (Goodbye California) – John Lee Hooker
Raise A Ruckus Tonight – Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Toad Frog Blues – Ma Rainey
Our Delight – Todd Dameron Sextet
When we’re Alone – Harry James
Move - Miles Davis

I Can Hear You - They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom
If Anybody Had A Heart - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Let Me Sleep Beside You - David Bowie - Another Face

Primary - The Cure - Faith
Glad To Be Gay - Tom Robinson Band - Power Of Darkness
Lollipop - Daddy Cool - Golden Hits

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 26) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Music inflames temperament” - Jim Morrison

2010-07-06T03:02:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 7th July

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
She Took A Little With Sugar - Steely Dan - The Early Years
Dance The Night Away - Cream - Disraeli Gears

The odd sock –
Transylvania Twist - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett

Bloody Dub - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes
Whole Cloth - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
How Can I Tell You - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Little Geneva – Muddy Waters
Goin’ Down Slow – Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Me & My Chauffeur Blues – Billie Holiday
Off Minor – Thelonius Monk Trio
A Sailboat In The Moonlight – Johnny Hodges
Hot Mallets - Lionel Hampton & his orchestra

Sister - Nuisance - Sample Bag
(Got To Keep) Open - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Sweet Little Sixteen - Ten Years After - The Essential …

Holy Hour - The Cure - Faith
Pet Name - They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom
I’ll Never Smile Again - Daddy Cool - Golden Hits

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 25) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Musically, my dream is to do what Norah Jones (jazz pianist / singer) did. I can’t play the piano, but to sit next to it and just sing” - Jessica Simpson

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 30th June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Love’s My Bag - Spectrum - Ghosts: Terminal Reflections
Evermore - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard

The odd sock –
The War - Bill Hicks

Let’s Be Friends (Skin On Skin) - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Last Laugh - Cobra - Soldier of Loneliness
All By Myself - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Please Don’t Go – John Lee Hooker
You Hear Me Talkin’ – Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
I’m A Low-Down Groove – Billie Holiday
Tippin’ In – Erskine Hawkins & his orchestra
Farewell Blues – Woody Herman
The Lady Is A Tramp - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

Yellow Peril - Steely Dan - The Early Years
World Of Pain - Cream - Disraeli Gears
Nobody’s Hero - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes

Southbound Train - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
Changes IV - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat
Got To Keep Open - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 24) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “I think everyone should have a Beatles phase in their life. I think it's part of growing up in the Western world.” - Jadel and Cristina Cordova

ON THIS DAY – 30th June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1917
· Buddy Rich, drummer & orchestra leader
· Lena Horne, singer

1939
· Tony Hatch, songwriter

1941
· Larry Henley, of The Newbeats
· Larry Hall, singer

1943
· Florence Ballard, singer with The Supremes

1944
· Glenn Shorrock, front man for Little River Band

1946
· Billy Brown, of The Moments

1951
· Andy Scott, guitarist & vocalist for Sweet
· Stanley Clarke, jazz bassist for the likes of Chick Corea, Santana, Keith Richards, Quincy Jones and Paul McCartney

1956
· Adrian Wright, from Human League

1962
· Julianne Reagan, from All About Eve

1983
· Cheryl Tweedy, singer for Girls Aloud

2001
· American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville on this day, aged 77. He was an influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1948
· Bell Laboratories announced transistors as a substitute for radio tubes

1962
· Neil Sedaka’s Breaking Up Is Hard To Do was no. 1 in the US
· Ray Stevens released Ahab the Arab

1963
· Brian Epstein signed The Fourmost

1966
· The Beatles played the first of 3 concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. Amateur recordings became the bootleg album referred to as Three Nights In Tokyo

1967
· Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were granted £7,000 bail in the High Court after spending a night in the cells

1971
· Paul Revere & The Raiders received gold for Indian Reservation

1973
· George Harrison’s Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth took the place of PaulMcCartney’s My Love at no. 1 on the US singles charts
· Slade had the no. 1 spot in the UK with Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me (their 5th UK no. 1)
· David Bowie played the Earl’s Court Stadium in London

1975
· Cher married Gregg Allman, 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono. They split after10 days
· The Eagles received gold for One Of These Nights

1976
· Police raided the home of Neil Diamond looking for drugs. They found less than 1 ounce of marijuana
· Stuart Goddard (aka Adam Ant) placed the following ad in the classifieds of Melody Maker magazine: ”Beat on a bass with the B-Sides.’ Andy Warren answered the ad and they went on to form Adam & The Ants

1977
· Marvel Comics launched a comic book based on the group Kiss. Each of th band members contributed a drop of blood into the red ink for printing. The book sold over 500,000 copies

1978
· United Artists released The Buzzcocks single Love You More, clocking in at 1 minute 29 seconds, the 2nd shortest single ever released. 1 minute 28 seconds was the time for Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs’ single, Stay, in 1960
· The Sex Pistols released their version of My Way

1979
· Tubeway Army started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the UK singles charts with Are Friends Electric?
· Anita Ward started 2 weeks at no. 1 in US with Ring My Bell
· Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins made their judgements as guests on BBC’s Juke Box Jury

1981
· Jerry Lee Lewis was rushed to hospital with holes in his stomach multiple abscesses in his chest. He and was not expected to survive. He did

1983
· 10 years after splitting up during a show in Hollywood, The Everly Brothers announced that they had settled their differences, and would reunite for a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall, later in the yaer

1984
· Huey Lewis & The News had the No. 1 US album with Sports

1987
· Beastie Boy Ad-Rock became engaged to Mollie Ringwald, star of the Pretty in Pink movie

1989
· Police were called in to the HMV Record Store in London’s Oxford Street to control over 4,000 fans trying to see the in-store appearance of Bobby Brown . 6 fans were hospitalised and 1 had to be given the kiss of life
· The Stone Roses almost didn’t play their gig at Leeds Polytechnic when a security guard refused entry to the lead singer, Ian Brown

1990
· Police raided the home of Chuck Berry and found homemade porn videos, drugs and guns
· Miles Davis played the first of 2 gigs at London’s Hammersmith Odeon
· Eric Clapton and others played a concert at Knebworth for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity
· Rappers 2 Live Crew were arrested and charged with profanity during their US tour
· New Kids On The Block topped the charts with Step

1994
· Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam testified before a congressional hearing concerning rising concert ticket prices

1995
· Garth Brooks was given a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Garth buried master tapes of his Hits album under the star

1999
· The Eric Clapton & Friends concert was held in Madison Square Gardens. Clapton performed with Sheryl Crow, Mary J Blige and Bob Dylan. The concert raised $1 million for Clapton’s drug rehab clinic in Antiqua

2000
· 9 people died & 24 were injured at a Pearl Jam portioomn of the Roskilde festival Denmark after people at the back, who couldn’t hear due to faulty speakers, stampeded forward

2001
· Al Jardine went to court to sue his former band-mates, claiming he had been ‘frozen out’ of The Beach Boys. The $4 million suit was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Supreme Court. In 1998, a judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name Beach Boys Family & Friends after representations from Mike Love & Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 23rd June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
When I Come Home - Spencer Davis Group - Best Of …
What Else Can I Say? - Chicago - Chicago

The odd sock –
Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins

What The World Needs Now Is A New Pair Of Sox - Spectrum - Ghosts: Terminal Reflections
Windy Town - Chris Rea - New Light Through Old Windows
Worlds Apart - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Death Letter Blues – Leadbelly
Come On In This House / Have Mercy Baby – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Cryin’ Blues – Kokomo Arnold
Cocktails For Two – Benny Carter & his orchestra
Bewitched – Benny Goodman
Think - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

Snookeroo - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
You Ask Me Why - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard
Take It Out On Me - Steely Dan - The Early Years

Soldier of Loneliness - Cobra - Soldier of Loneliness
At The Edge - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes
World Of Pain - Cream - Disraeli Gears

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 23) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!” - J. K. Rowling

ON THIS DAY – 23rd June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1915
· Zeb Turner (William Edward Grisham)

1923
· Dotty Todd

1929
· June Carter Cash, country singer & wife of Johnny Cash

1940
· Adam Faith (Terence Nelhams), singer & actor
· Stu Sutcliffe, bassist for The Beatles during 1960 – 61
· Diana Trask, Australian singer

1944
· Rosetta Hightower from The Orlons

1945
· Paul Goddard from The Atlanta Rhythm Section

1950
· Cyndi Lauper, singer

1952
· Betty Dragstra, from Pussycat

1957
· Lee John, from Imagination

1962
· Richard Coles, from Communards

1964
· Joey Allen, guitarist for Warrant

1965
· Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, guitarist for Oasis

1972
· Elton Britt, country singer, died on this day. He was 54

1981
· Anthony Costa, singer for Blue

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1848
· Antoine Joseph Sax was awarded a patent for his invention, the saxophone (This one’s a strange listing, folks. Other databases refer to this as “the birthdate of Antoine Sax, the inventor of the saxophone”, while others again refer to “1846, the birthdate of George Sax, inventor of the saxophone”. Ed)

1957
· Lonnie Donegan had no. 1 on the UK charts with Gamblin’ Man / Putting On The Style

1960
· Eddie Cochran topped the UK charts with Three Steps To Heaven

1962
· Ray Charles started a 14-week run at no.1 on the US album charts with Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music. His I Can’t Stop Loving You entered the UK charts on this day.
· The film sound track to West Side Story hit no. 1 on the UK charts for the first time. It spent a total of 13 weeks at no. 1 on seven different occasions

1965
· Motown Records released Tracks Of My Tears by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

1966
· The Beatles had their 10th consecutive UK no. 1 single with Paperback Writer
· The Rolling Stones departed London for their 3rd US tour. 2 weeks previously, Mick Jagger was hospitalised after collapsing from exhaustion at the end of tours of Australia and Europe

1967
· John Entwhistle, bassist for The Who, married Alison Wise. He told the London Daily Express, ”I always suspected we would marry one day. I was already playing in an amateur group and on our first date she carried my amplifier.”
· Arthur Conley received gold for Sweet Soul Music

1970
· Chubby Checker and 3 others were arrested at Niagara Falls after police found marijuana and other drugs in his car
· Ringo Starr arrived in Nashville to start recording sessions with Pete Drake, Jerry Reed, Charlie Daniels and Charley McCoyamongst others, top Nashville session men, and some who had worked on Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline. The work was later released as Beaucoups of Blues

1973
· 10CC were at no.1 on the UK charts with Rubber Bullets
· George Harrison started 5 weeks at no. 1 on the US album charts with Living In The Material World

1975
· During his Welcome To My Nightmare tour in Vancouver, Alice Cooper fell from the stage & broke 6 ribs
· Jefferson Starship released the Red Octopus album

1976
· Paul McCartney & Wings completed the Wings Over America Tour in Los Angeles

1979
· The Knack released My Sharona and The Charlie Daniel’s Band released The Devil Went Down To Georgia
· Supertramp’s Breakfast In America was top of the US album charts

1981
· 7 years after founder and leader Robert Fripp found himself the only member of King Crimson, the group he launched in 1969, he announced he was renaming his current band, Disciple, as King Crimson

1984
· Duran Duran started 2 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with The Reflex, their first no. 1
· An auction of items associated with John Lennon was held at Sotheby’s in London
· Van Halen released their Panama single

1989
· George Michael received the Silver Clef award for Outstanding achievements to British music
· New Kids On The Block were almost thrown out of their hotel in Anaheim, California, after being caught throwing balloons full of Kool-Aid at guests

1990
· 13-year-old Keith Sorrentine filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Madonna claiming he suffered nightmares and bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna’s house when she allegedly flung him to the ground
· Actor Gary Busey, who played the role of Buddy Holly in the film The Buddy Holly Story, paid £139,658 for Holly’s Gibson acoustic guitar in a Sotheby’s auction. The guitar was in a tooled leather case made by Holly himself
· Elton John had his first UK no. 1 single with Sacrifice / Healing Hands after achieving over 40 previous Top 75 singles

1995
· Drummer Alan White made his live debut with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival. Ex-Take That member Robbie Williams played onstage with the band
· CBS News anchor, Dan Rather joined R.E.M. onstage at Madison Square Gardens during a sound check to perform What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?. It refers to a bizarre incident years before when Rather was beaten up by thugs demanding an answer to the question. The performance was shown on David Letterman’s Late Show

2000
· The Experience Music Project was unveiled in Seattle by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. The Museum contained over 80,000 items of Jimi Hendrix memorabilia, including the smashed guitar from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival

2002
· Rolling Stone magazine listed the top earners from US sales during 2001. Madonna came in at no. 5 with $49.5 million, Dave Matthews Band at 4 with $52.7 million, The Beatles at 3 with $58 million, Dr. Dre at 2 with $63 million and U2 with $75 million

2002
· Nelly started 7 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with Hot In Here

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 16th June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
H2o (for cello & 4 dripping taps) - Sodacake - Everything’s Always
Pictures For Pleasure - Charlie Sexton - Pictures For Pleasure

The odd sock –
5 in a Row - D-Generation

The Greatest Show on Earth - Sparks - Terminal Jive
Loneliness Is Just A Word - Chicago - Chicago
Trampoline - Spencer Davis Group - Best Of …

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Rollin’ & Tumblin’ – Muddy Waters
My Baby She Left Me (a mule to ride) – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Beer Drinkin’ Women – Peter Chatman
Supersession – Don Byas Quartet
Blue Train – John Coltrane
Zoot Suit Riot - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

Trust Me - Spectrum - Ghosts: Terminal Reflections
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat - Chris Rea - New Light Through Old Windows
Empty Sky - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Rock & Roll Preacher - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard
Husbands & Wives - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
Darts - Cobra - Soldiers of Loneliness

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 22) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side - Hunter S. Thompson

ON THIS DAY – 16th June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1939
· Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock, singer
· Chick Webb died on this day

1941
· Lamont Dozier, producer & songwriter

1942
· Edward Levert, from The O’Jays
· John Rostill, bassist with The Shadows

1944
· Reg Presley, singer and founding member of The Troggs

1945
· Peter Hoorelbeke, from Rare Earth

1946
· Ian Matthews (Ian Matthew McDonald), singer with Fairport Convention, Matthews Southern Comfort and solo artist

1948
· Brian Eno, singer, electronic-music experimentalist, and member of Roxy Music

1952
· Gino Vanelli, singer

1953
· Ian Mosley, from Curved Air and Marillion
· Malcolm Mortimer from Gentle Giant

1954
· Gerry Roberts, guitarist with The Boomtown Rats

1958
· Patrick Waite, from Musical Youth

1970
· Lonnie Johnson, blues singer, died on this day. He was 81

1971
· Tupac Amaru Shakur, rapper

1982
· Pretenders’ guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died on this day after a sustained cocaine and heroin addiction. His colleague, bassist Pete Farndon, left the band the day before. He was 25

1999
· Rock singer turned politician Screaming Lord Sutch was found dead after he had hanged himself. He was 58

1994
· Kristen Pfaff, bassist for Hole, died of a heroin overdose on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1955
· Four different versions of Unchained Melody were on the UK Top-20. Latterday DJ Jimmy Young was first, then Al Hibbler, Les Baxter & his orchestra was next, followed by US pianist, Liberace

1956
· Gogi Grant topped the charts with The Wayward Wind

1959
· Gene Vincent released Be Bop a Lula

1962
· The Konrads, featuring David Jones (who later changed his name to David Bowie, made their live debut at Bromley Technical School in Kent, England

1964
· The Rolling Stones paid £1,500 in plane fares to fly from US to honour a booking made a year earlier for a performance paying £100 at Magdalen College in Oxford, England

1965
· The Rolling Stones performed at The Usher Hall in Edinburgh
· Herman’s Hermits earned their first gold for Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter

1968
· Bill Graham presented the Matrix Club benefit concert at The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, starring Janis Joplin & Big Brother and The Holding Company, The Steve Miller Blues Band, Dan Hicks and Santana

1967
· The 3-day Monterey Pop Festival in California began. All proceeds went to charity and artists agreed to play for free; The ‘Summer of Love” was born. The festival saw the 1st major US performances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix (who set alight his guitar) and Janis Joplin. Also on the bill were The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, The Steve Miller Band, Canned Heat, The Mamas & The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield and The Electric Flag. Tickets cost between $3.50 and $6.50

1969
· Feast of Friends, a film documentary of The Doors, premiered in Los Angeles

1970
· Mungo Jerry hit no. 1 in the UK with In the Summertime
· Woodstock Ventures, sponsors of the original Woodstock Festival, announced that it lost more than $1.2 million on the event. They hoped to recoup on sales of the album and other memorabilia

1973
· Suzi Quatro had her first UK no. 1 single with Can the Can 10CC had no. 2 position with Rubber Bullets and no. 3 was Fleetwood Mac with Albatross

1975
· John Lennon sued the US Government, charging that officials attempted to deny his immigration through selective prosecution

1977
· Beatlemania, a revue based on Lennon / McCartney songs and starring 4 Beatle look-alikes, opened on Broadway at the Wintergarden Theatre

1978
· The film version of Broadway musical Grease opened in New York
· Ringo Starr released Bad Boy album
· Wings released I’ve Had Enough

1980
· The film The Blues Brothers starring John Belushi and Dan Akroyd as well as a swag of well known actors and musicians, premiered in Chicago

1982
· Guitarist and singer Donny Van Zant of 38 Special was arrested on stage after a concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for public drinking in a dry town

1983
· Ringo Starr released Old Wave album in West Germany

1984
· Frankie Goes To Hollywood had their 2nd UK no. 1 single Two Tribes. It stayed there for 9 weeks, making Frankie the first band to have their first 2 singles go to no. 1

1988
· Motley Crue’s Vince Neil married mud wrestler Sharisse Rudell

1989
· The first day of the Glastonbury Festival, featuring Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Throwing Muses, Pixies, All About Eve, Hothouse Flowers, The Waterboys, Suzanne Vega and Fairground Attraction. Tickets cost £28
· Smokey Robinson released a women’s fragrance onto the perfume market

1992
· Rapper Sister Souljah called democratic presidential candidate bill Clinton a ”draft-dodging, pot-smoking womanizer.” he had criticised her for suggesting that blacks kill whites because ”there’s too much black-on-black violence”

1990
· Roxette hit no. 1 for 2 weeks with It Must Have Been Love
· The Rolling Stones’ single, Paint It Black, topped the Netherlands’ charts for the 2nd time in 24 years
· Bros (the Goss brothers), paid just over £40,000 in settlement over a legal dispute involving management

1995
· Pearl Jam began a tour without using Ticketmaster, accusing the ticket giant of monopolising the concert ticket industry. They used a mail-order service instead

2000
· On the first night of his Up In Smoke tour, Snoop Dogg’s tour bus was stopped at the Temecula border checkpoint, San Diego, after a border patrol smelled marijuana smoke wafting from the bus. One arrest was made

2002
· 46 years after his first hit, Elvis Presley started a 4-week run at no. 1 on the UK singles chart with A Little Less Conversation (Elvis vs. JXL), giving Elvis a total of 18 UK no. 1 singles – the most by any artist in chart history. It also set a new record for the longest span of no. 1 hits – 44 years, 11 months and 9 days

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 9th June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Turn The Tide - Sirocco - Earth Dance
Born A Man - Cascade - Taken By Surprise

The odd sock –
Making A Commercial - Benny Hill

Oralie - Sodacake - Everything’s Always
Wild World - Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
Stereo - Sparks - Terminal Jive

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Am I Blue – Billy Holiday
A Man Of Many Words – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Sail On Boogie – T-Bone Walker
Blue Skies – Benny Goodman & his orchestra
By the Fireside – Ray Noble & his orchestra
Shake a Tailfeather - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

Together ‘Til The End Of Time - Spencer Davis Group - Best Of …
Hold Me - Charlie Sexton - Pictures For Pleasure
Slow - Something For Kate - The Answer to Both Your Questions

Sing A Mean Tune Kid - Chicago - Chicago
Trust Me - Spectrum - Ghosts: Terminal Reflections
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat - Chris Rea - New Light Through Old Windows

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 21) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Jazz: music invented for the torture of imbeciles” -
Henry Van Dyke
ON THIS DAY – 9th June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1891
· Cole Porter, singer & composer

1902
· Skip James

1915
· Les Paul (Lester William Polfus), guitarist, inventor of the Gibson guitar, pioneer of the ‘close-miking’ technique and echo-delay. He also pioneered work on overdubbing techniques and the prototype Amplex recorder. He broke his right arm in a car accident & had the plaster set at an angle where he could still play guitar

1929
· Johnny Ace (John Marshall Alexander Jr.), singer, Billboard’s most-played artist of 1955

1934
· Jackie Wilson, replaced a career in boxing to replace Clyde McPhatter, singing for The Dominoes. He went solo later on
· Donald Duck, cartoon character (It’s not rock & roll, but I thought you’d like to know. Ed.)

1941
· Jon Lord, organist / keyboard player for Deep Purple, then Whitesnake
· Billy Hatton, bassist with The Four Jays, later called The Four Mosts and finally The Fourmost

1946
· Stuart Edwards, from Edison Lighthouse

1947
· John ‘Mitch’ Mitchell, drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, member of the Ready, Steady, Go! house band. Also worked with The Jack bruce Band and Ramatan

1949
· George Bunnell, bassist for The Strawberry Alarm Clock
· Francis Monkman from Curved Air

1950
· Trevor Bolder, from Spiders From Mars and Uriah Heep

1951
· Terry Uttley, from Smokie
· Bonnie Tyler (Gaynor Hopkins), singer

1953
· Errol Kennedy, from Imagination

1954
· Peter Byrne from Climie Fisher

1962
· Eddy Lundon, from China Crisis

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1958
· Johnny Mathis’ album, Johnny’s Greatest Hits, hit the top of the US charts
· Sheb Woolley’s The Purple People Eater topped the charts
· Jerry Lee Lewis, with the help of his producer Sam Phillips, took out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine, to explain about his 2nd divorce and 3rd marriage to his 14-year-old cousin , Myra

1962
· The Beatles have a “Welcome Home” night at the Cavern Club after returning from the Star Club in Hamburg

1963
· The Beatles play the last gig of their second British tour at King George Hall in Blackburn, Lancashire

1967
· The Monkees played the Hollywood Bowl

1969
· Guitarist Mick Taylor joined The Rolling Stones as a replacement for Brian Jones

1970
· Bob Dylan was given an honorary Doctorate of Music degree from Princeton University for “brilliantly distinguishing himself in good works”. For the ceremony, Dylan consented to wear the traditional graduation gown, but refused to wear the mortarboard cap. He was reported to be “very nervous and hesitant, and seemed appropriately out of place.”

1971
· Paul McCartney was awarded gold for his Ram LP

1972
· Columbia Records’ boss John Hammond signed up Bruce Springsteen
· Elvis Presley performed his first New York City show. Interviews were offered at $120,000, but there were no takers
· David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars

1974
· Blind Faith’s first concert

1977
· George and Patti Harrison divorce

1978
· Polydor Records signed Siouxsie & The Banshees

1979
· The Bee Gees’ made the top of the charts with Love You Inside Out

1982
· James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Brownr played a Peace Week gig at Nassau Coliseum, On Long Island, New York

1984
· Cyndi Lauper held the no. 1 position in the US for 2 weeks with Time After Time

1989
· The reformed Doobie Brothers played their first US concert

1990
· MC Hammer’s Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em started a record-breaking 21 weeks at the top of the US album charts, making it the longest uninterrupted stay at the top since the album charts started
· Wilson Phillips went to no. 1 on the US charts with Hold On
· The Sunningdale mansion owned by the group Five Star was repossessed after non-payment of the mortgage.
· Englandneworder started 2 weeks at no. 1 on the UK singles charts with World In Motion
· Michael Jackson was admitted to hospital with a mystery illness. It was later diagnosed as costochondritis, an inflamed cartilage in his ribcage

1994
· After an argument TLC singer Left Eye set fire to her boyfriend Andre Rison’s mansion, worth $2 million, burning it to the ground. She was charged with arson and fined $10,000 with 5 years probation

2000
· Sinead O’Connor announced that she was a lesbian. The mother of 2 told the US magazine Curve, ”I am a lesbian. I haven’t been very open about that, I’ve been out with blokes, because I haven’t necessarily been terribly comfortable about being a lesbian.”

2003
· Former Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating raised more than £100,000 for cancer during a 23 day walk from the Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim to Kinsale in County Cork. He visited 610 towns along the way, walking an average of 32kms each day

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 2nd June

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
All Around The World or The Myth Of Fingerprints - Paul Simon - The Graceland
Sunday In The City - Carson - Blown

The odd sock –
The Elder’s Lament - Andrew Horabin - Georgie Boy

Moroccan Sunset - Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani
Emmanuel - Cascade - Taken By Surprise
Criminal World - Simple Minds - Good News From The Next World

Stuff you left in your pockets –
You’re Gonna Miss Me – Muddy Waters
Chump Change – Albert King
Stack o’ Dollars – Big Joe Williams
Your Red Wagon – Count Basie & his orchestra
Autumn Leaves – Miles Davis
Got To Get You Into My Life - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

These Are The Guys - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu
Hard-Headed Woman - Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
Devil Train - Sirocco - Earth Dance

Restless - Charlie Sexton - Pictures For Pleasure
Breton’s Quartet - Sodacake - Everything’s Always
Sing A Mean Tune Kid - Chicago - Chicago

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 20) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Military justice is to justice what military music is to music” -
Groucho Marx
ON THIS DAY – 2nd June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1924
· Maurice Kinn, who launched the New Musical Express in 1953. The music weekly listed the first charts based on record sales

1927
· Carl Butler

1932
· Sammy Turner (Samuel Black), from Lavender Blue Moods

1936
· Otis Williams

1937
· Jimmy Jones, singer

1939
· Charles Miller of War

1941
· Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones. He also gigs with Charlie Watts & His Big Band. He started out as a jazz / R&B drummer for Alexis Korner’s Blues Unlimited
· William Guest, ‘Pip’ of Gladys Knight & The Pips

1944
· Marvin Hamlisch, pianist and composer

1948
· Jerry Mathers, from Beaver

1950
· Antone “Chubby” Tavaares, singer with Tavares (also listed as 1947. Ed)

1959
· Michael Steele, bassist & vocalist with The Bangles

1960
· Tony Hadley, vocalist with Spandau Ballet

1965
· David White from Brother Beyond

1976
· Tim Rice-Oxley, pianist with Keane

1980
· Fabrizio Moreti, drummer for The Strokes

1993
· A daughter, Renee, was born to Rod stewart and his wife Rachel Hunter

2008
· Bo Diddley, blues singer and guitarist, died of heart failure on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1896
· Guglieimo Marconi filed a patent for radio with the British Patent Office

1953
· Elvis Presley left L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee

1957
· Johnny Ray held the no. 1 position in the US with Yes Tonight Josephine

1962
· Owen Gray’s Twist Baby was Island Records’ first single
· Ray Charles started a 5-week run at no. 1 with I Can’t Stop Loving You

1964
· The Rolling Stones made their US TV debut on The Les Crane Show. They also played their first show as part of a tour that included The Chiffons, Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee in Lyn, Massachusetts
· The Associated Press wrote of The Rolling Stones, ”they are dirtier and streakier and more dishevelled that The Beatles and in some places, they are more popular than The Beatles’

1966
· Frank Sinatra took no. 1 position in the UK with Strangers In The Night

1967
· David Bowie released his self-titled debut album. It didn’t make the charts

1972
· Dion & The Belmonts reunited for a special concert at Madison Square gardens in New York. The band originally split up when Dion DiMucci opted for a solo career

1973
· The Electric Light Orchestra began their first US tour
· Diana Ross released Touch Me In The Morning
· Paul McCartney & Wings topped the charts for 3 weeks with My Love
· John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin, dumped a bucket of water over legendary concert-promoter Bill Graham following an argument at a show in San Francisco

1975
· Paul McCartney & Wings were awarded gold for Venus & Mars

1976
· Wings set a new world-record of 67,100 fans attending an indoor event when they played in Seattle

1978
· Bruce Springsteen released Darkness On The Edge Of Town, two and a half years after Born To Run, and delayed a year due to litigation involving his former manager

1979
· Donna Summer topped the charts with Hot Stuff

1981
· Prince made his British debut at The Lyceum in London

1984
· Wham! had their first UK no. 1 with Wake me Up Before You Go Go

1988
· James Brown’s wife Adrienne claimed diplomatic immunity while fighting numerous traffic violations under the grounds that she was “the wife of the Official Ambassador of Soul”

1989
· The Rolling Stones’s Bill Wyman secretly married 19-year-old Mandy Smith. His 28-year-old son was Best Man, and all Stones’ members attended. As an extra twist, Wyman’s son dated Mandy’s mum!

1993
· Ronald Ray Howard’s murder trial began in Austin, Texas. Howard killed a state trooper after listening to Tupac Shakur’s 2Pacalypse Now album. He was convicted and sentenced to death

1995
· Stone Roses’ John Squire smashed his collarbone in a cycling accident; major gigs for the band had to be cancelled

2002
· It was reported that Paul McCartney threw his fiancée Heather Mills’ engagement ring out of a hotel window during a row. Guards searched the grounds with metal detectors and found the £15,000 ring

2003
· A painting of Kylie Minogue in gold hotpants caused traffic problems in Brighton, when the artist put an almost life-sized picture on display in his Art Asylum Gallery. Motorists were causing traffic hold-up problems as they slowed down for a second look

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 26th MAY

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Who’s Gonna Hold Them Now? - Peter Shurley - Rescue Me
You Lied - Canned Heat - The Heat Brothers

The odd sock –
Money Saving Ideas - Norman Gunston - Popular Ballad Animal

That Was Your Mother - Paul Simon - The Graceland
Victim Of Love - The Cars - Shake It Up
Home - Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Katie May – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Cadillac Assemble Line – Albert King
Henry’s Swing Club – John Lee Hooker
Black & Tan Fantasy – Duke Ellington & his orchestra
The Sheik of Araby – Coleman Hawkins & his orchestra
Summertime - Billie Holiday

My Life - Simple Minds - Good News From The Next World
Better Times Will Come About - Carson - Blown
Home Of The Heroes - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu

Danielle - Cascade - Taken By Surprise
Gathering - Sirocco - Earth Dance
Where Do The Children Play? - Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 19) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Some people exist who like to see their names in print. John Lennon and Yoko Ono are print junkies” - Germaine Greer
ON THIS DAY - 26th MAY

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1886
· Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson), jazz singer & silent-film actor

1904
· George Formby, singer, comedian & ukulele player. During his life he was awarded the Order of Lenin by Russia

1920
· Peggy Lee (Norma Egstrom), singer

1926
· Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, pioneered ‘cool jazz’

1933
· Jimmy Rodgers died on this day

1938
· Jackie Liebesit, drummer for German experimental group, Can

1942
· Ray Ennis, guitarist and singer with The Swinging Blue Jeans

1943
· Levon Helm, drummer for Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, then The Band, and a solo career. He portrayed Loretta Lynn’s father in the movie, The Coalminer’s Daughter

1944
· Verden “Phally” Allen, keyboard player for Silence, which became Mott the Hoople

1945
· Garry Peterson, from Guess Who

1948
· Stevie Nicks (Stephanie Lynn Nicks), singer and songwriter with Fleetwood Mac and solo artist

1949
· Mick Ronson, guitarist for Mott The Hoople. Also worked with David Bowie
· Hank Williams Jr.

1958
· Marian Gold, from Alphaville

1959
· Wayne Hussey from Sisters of Mercy and Mission

1960
· Chris Duffy from Waterfront

1964
· Lenny Kravitz, singer and guitarist

1968
· William E “Little Willie” John, R&B singer died of pneumonia on this day while serving time for manslaughter. He was 30

1972
· Alan White, drummer with Oasis

1977
· Billy Powell of The O’Jays died on this day

1998
· Waldo Semon, the inventor of the vinyl used to make 33 1/3rpm & 45 rpm records, died on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK –

1932
· Frankie Laine (Frank LoVecchio) and his partner Ruth Smith set the all-time marathon dance record lasting 3,501 hours (145 consecutive days). They made $500 each, but Frankie went on to make 13 million-selling records

1958
· Elvis Presley was placed 2nd in a talent contest at a Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Show
· Jerry Lee Lewis played the 3rd and last of what should have been a 37-date tour of Britain. The London Morning Star ran an editorial calling Lewis “an undesirable alien” and called for his deportation. Lewis was booed from the stage and the next day went back to US

1962
· The Isley Brothers’s Twist & Shout was released

1963
· The Beatles played at The Empire, Liverpool

1964
· Acker Bilk’s Stranger On The Shore hit no. 1 in the US

1965
· Bob Dylan was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, England with a viral infection
· The Rolling Stones performed on TV popular music program Shindig! along with Jackie De Shannon, Sonny & Cher and Jimmie Rodgers

1966
· Bob Dylan and The Hawks rock & roll at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In Attendance were The Rolling Stones members of The Beatles as well as other rock personalities. The concert was recorded & bootlegged, which substantiated the claims that it was one of live rock & roll’s high-water-marks

1969
· John & Yoko began their 2nd 8-day ‘bed-in’, in the Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada. They recorded Give Peace a Chance in the bedroom. On the same day, John’s Life With Lions LP was released

1972
· At the point of splitting up, Mott The Hoople were offered Suffragette City and All The Young Dudes by David Bowie. They rejected the former but recorded the latter
· The first day of the 4-day Great Western Express festival, near Lincoln, featured The Faces, Joe Cocker, Humble Pie, Slade, The Groundhogs, Ry Cooder, Don McLean, Brewer’s Droop plus a special appearance by Monty Python

1973
· The Edgar Winter Group went to no. 1 in the US with Frankenstein
· Deep Purple released Smoke On The Water
· The Beatles’ Beatles 1967 – 70 album went to no. 1 in the US

1974
· Over 1000 fans had to be treated at a David Cassidy concert due to the frenzied excitement. One fan, Bernadette Whelan died from heart failure 4 days later. The head of the British Safety Council called it a “suicide concert” and Cassidy said “I do feel responsible”

1976
· A drunken Jimmy Page and Robert Plant verbally assaulted 1st-class passengers on a transatlantic British Airways flight. Amongst the abused were actors Telly Savalas and Dudley Moore

1978
· An Irish TV programme, Youngline, a series which regularly highlighted young people’s interests, featured a new Irish band called U2, alias Hype

1979
· Day 1 of the 2-day Loch Lomond Festival featured The Stranglers, Dr. Feelgood, Skids, Third World and The Dickies

1981
· Motown Records announced plans for a year-long silver anniversary salute to mark the 25th year of association between Motown chief Berry Gordy and William ‘Smokey’ Robinson, currently Vice-President of the label

1984
· Denice Williams topped the charts with Let’s Hear It For The Boy

1989
· The estate of the late Roy Orbison, who died in December 1988, was sued by the music publishing company to which he had been signed due to failure to fulfil commitments under a contract signed in 1985
· To illustrate the power of radio, over 8000 radio stations across US went silent for 30 seconds at 7:42 am

1990
· For the first time in rock history, the US singles top 5 chart positions were held by female artists. Madonna at no. 1 with Vogue, Heart’s All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You at 2, Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U at 3, Wilson Phillips at 4 with Hold On, and Janet Jackson’s Alright at 5
· David Bowie was sued by his ex-wife Angela for $56 million

1992
· ’Weird Al’ Yankovic begins his Off The Deep End tour

1994
· Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley

1995
· Flavor Flav(William Drayton) of the Rap group Public Enemy was sentenced to 3 months in gaol for firing a gun at a neighbour in his New York apartment

1996
· A fire at Eric Clapton’s house caused over £1.5 million worth of damage. Firemen arrived to find Eric braving the blaze to save his collection of guitars

2002
· The first episode of At Home with the Osbournes was shown on MTV in the UK

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 19th MAY

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Toussant L’Overture – Santana – Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent
All Things - The Byrds - Untitled

The odd sock –
Rock With A Policeman - The Goodies - Yum! Yum!

Rescue Me - Peter Shurley - Rescue Me
Harley Davidson Blues - Canned Heat - The Heat Brothers
Crazy Love Vol II - Paul Simon - The Graceland

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Joe Louis Strut – Memphis Minnie
Personal Manager – Albert King
Raised To My Hand – Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup
Rifftide – Coleman Hawkins & his orchestra
Dexter’s Minor Mad – Dexter Gordon’s Allstars
I’m In The Mood For Love - Louis Armstrong

Look My Way - Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani
Nagasaki - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee
And The Band Played On - Simple Minds - Good News From The Next World

I’m Not The One - The Cars - Shake It Up
How Long? - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu
Better Times Will Come About - Carson - Blown

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 18) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Hell is full of musical amateurs” - George Bernard Shaw
Intros & Outtros (19th MAY) – (Trying a new layout – I’d appreciate comments. Ed)

1932
· Alma Cogan, singer (the youngest female to top the UK charts in the 50s)

1935
· Thomas E Lawrence, (Lawrence of Arabia) died in a motorcycle crash on this day (Just thought you’d like to know. Ed.)

1941
· Eddie Raynor, of Split Enz
· Eric Burdon, joined The Alan Price Combo and then renamed The Animals. He fronted War and was a solo artist

1945
· Pete Townshend (Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend), vocals & guitarist for The Detours who morphed into The High Numbers and finally The Who

1946
· Philip Rudd, from AC/DC

1947
· Greg Herbert, sax-player for Blood, Sweat and Tears
· Jerry Hyman, trombone player and recorder player for Blood, Sweat and Tears

1948
· Tom Scott, sax player for The L.A. Express, also worked with Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Steely Dan

1949
· Dusty Hill, bassist for ZZ Top

1950
· Mike Wedgewood, from Curved Air and Caravan

1952
· Grace Jones, singer and model
· Jeffrey Hyman (a.k.a. Joey Ramone), vocalist with The Ramones
· Barbra Loomis of BT Express

1956
· Martyn Ware from Human League and Heaven 17

1960
· Yazz (Yasmin Evans)

1963
· ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, of Curiosity Killed The Cat

1969
· Coleman Hawkins, tenor-sax player, died of pneumonia on this day, aged 69

1970
· Attrell “Prince Be” Cordes, keyboard player and vocalist for PM Dawn

1972
· Jenny Berggren, vocals for Ace of Base

2001
· Mike Sammes, founder of The Mike Sammes Singers, died on this day aged 73

On this day (19th MAY) –

1958
· The soundtrack to South Pacific went to no. 1 on the US album charts and stayed there for 31 weeks
· Bobby Darin released Splish, Splash (It was the first B-track to be pressed to vinyl)

1960
· DJ Alan Freed and eight others were charged by Federal Grand Jury for commercial bribery (also known as ‘payola’). He refused to testify and became, some say, a scapegoat for others

1961
· The Everly Brothers launched their own record label, Calliope

1962
· B Bumble & The Stingers’s Nut Rocker hit no. 1 in the UK. It was his real name

1968
· Johnny Cash performed onstage at The Odeon, Newcastle, England

1969
· The Beatles were awarded gold for 1 million sales of Get Back
·
1973
· Stevie Wonder’ You Are The Sunshine Of My Life went to No. 1 on the US singles charts
· George Harrison released Give Me Love, Three Dog Night released Shambala and Paul Simon released Kodachrome

1976
· The Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards smashed his car after falling asleep at the wheel. Marijuana and cocaine were found in the vehicle, resulting in another fine

1978
· Dire Straits released their first major label single Sultans of Swing, recorded on a budget of £120
· Eric Clapton held a party to celebrate his marriage to Patti Boyd. He set up a small stage in his garden, and as the evening progressed, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr jammed with Clapton, Ginger Baker, Denny Laine and Mick Jagger, playing old Little Richard and Eddie Cochran numbers

1979
· Supertramp went to no. 1 in the US with their album, Breakfast in America

1980
· Ringo Starr and his future wife were involved in a car crash. The car was written off but Starr and Bach were okay

1981
· Sting was named songwriter of the year at the 26th Ivor Novello awards

1983
· ’Weird Al’ Yankovic performed live in Washington DC Wax Works

1984
· Bob Marley & The Wailers started a 12-week run at no. 1 in the UK with their compliation, Legend, released to commemorate the third anniversary of Marley’s death
· The Bachelors called it quits
· The Cars released Magic

1986
· Peter Gabriel released So

1988
· James Brown was arrested for the fifth time in 12 months, following a car chase near his home. He was charged with assault, resisting arrest and being in charge of illegal weapons. He was given a 6-year gaol sentence

1990
· Madonna’s Vogue started 3 weeks at no. 1 in the US

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 12th MAY

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Might as Well Get Juiced - The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon
Truck Stop Girl - The Byrds - Untitled

The odd sock –
99 Dead Baboons - Mr. Obvious

Run Down - The Saints - Eternally Yours
Hard Rider - Canned Heat - The Heat Brothers
Chi mi n tir - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 – 1998

Stuff you left in your pockets –
I Can’t Be Satisfied – Muddy Waters
Pleading The Blues – Junior Wells
Little Woman, You’re So Sweet – Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry
Ko Ko – Charlie Parker’s Reboppers
Night In Tunisia – Dizzie Gillespie & his orchestra
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller & his orchestra

Song Of The Wind – Santana – Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent
Sophisticated Mama - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee
Take It Or Leave It - The Searchers - The Searchers

Since You’re Gone - The Cars - Shake It Up
I Need You - Peter Shurley - Rescue Me
Rock & Roll Game - Carson - Blown

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 17) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Only sick music makes money today” -
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Intros & Outtros (12th MAY) – (Trying a new format – I’d appreciate comments. Ed)

1901
· Whitey Ford (Benjamin Francis Ford), The Duke of Paducah

1923
· Edwart G Abner, record company executive

1928
· Burt Bacharach, songwriter

1941
· Jay Otis Washington, of The Persuasions
· Ruud de Wolff, singer / guitarist with The Blue Diamonds

1942
· Ian Dury, singer / songwriter, poet, actor, front-man for The Blockheads

1943
· David Walker, keyboard player for Gary Lewis & The Playboys

1944
· Billy Swan, singer
· James Purify

1945
· Bob Rigg, of Frost
· Willie Parnell, singer for Archie Bell & The Drells

1946
· Ian McLagan, keyboard player for The Small Faces, The Faces and also toured with The Rolling Stones
· Robert MacVitte of Sugarloaf

1948
· Steve Winwood, producer, vocalist & multi-instrumentalist with the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and solo artist. Teamed up with Stomu Yamashta for an album, Go, and concerts in Paris and London

1950
· Billy Squier, singer / guitarist
· Jocko Marcellino from Sha Na Na

1957
· Shannon (Brenda Shannon Greene)

1960
· Terry McKee, of Rosetta Stone

1961
· Billy Duffy, of Cult
· Ray Gillen from Badlands

1996
· 17-year-old Bernadette O’Brien died the day after being injured while “body surfing” at a Smashing Pumpkins gig at The Point, Dublin

2003
· Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist, Noel Redding died at his home in Ireland on this day, aged 57

On this day (12th MAY) –

1934
· Duke Ellington’s Cocktails For Two goes to no. 1

1958
· The Everly Brothers started a 4-week run at no. 1 in the US with All I Have To Do Is Dream (It was written in 15 minutes!)
· Sun Records ran a trade paper ad announcing a disc by ”one of the truly great talent finds - Johnny Cash”. The record was I Walk The Line which he wrote.

1959
· Crooner Eddie Fisher, who had 18 hit singles during the 50s, married Elizabeth Taylor. He had previously been married to Debbie Reynolds, who had topped the charts in ’57 with Tammy from the movie Tammy and the Bachelor

1960
· Elvis Presley made a TV comeback after his 2-year stint in the armed forces on a Welcome Back Special hosted by Frank Sinatra

1962
· Billboard reported the previous year’s most-played jukebox hit was Jimmy Dean’s Big Bad John; one vote behind was Chubby Checker’s The Twist

1963
· Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for the Ed Sullivan Show after he was told he couldn’t perform Talking John Birch Society Blues, due to it mocking the military

1964
· The Beach Boys started a 4-week run at no.1 on the US album charts with Beach Boys Concert, their first no. 1 in the US
· Winners at the 6th annual Grammy Awards were Henry Mancini’s Days of Wine and Roses for Record and Song of the Year, and Album of the Year went to The Barbra Streisand Album

1965
· The Rolling Stones began recording (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. Guitarist Keith Richards came up with the guitar riff in the middle of the night a week earlier. It gave them their first US no. 1

1967
· Pink Floyd presented their Games For May at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. The name was later changed to See Emily Play

1968
· Jimi Hendrix was arrested on his way to Toronto for possession of hashish and heroin
· The Rolling Stones played at The New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert at Wembley

1971
· Mick Jagger married Bianca Perez Morena De Macias in a Roman Catholic ceremony at St. Tropez Town Hall. The guest list included such luminaries as other members of The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Stephen Stills

1972
· Paul McCartney & Wings released Mary Had A Little Lamb

1973
· Led Zeppelin’s Houses Of The Holy went to no. 1 in the US

1975
· The Jefferson Starship gave a free concert in New York’s central Park for 60,000 fans. The band flew in specially for the gig, and they, as well as a sponsor, paid a further $14,000 to have the park cleaned up afterwards
· Steely Dan earned its 3rd gold record for Katy Lied

1976
· The Brothers Johnson received gold for Look Out For #1

1977
· Led Zeppelin received the “Outstanding Contribution To British Music” at the 2nd Ivor Novello awards
· Pink Floyd played the first quadraphonic concert in London. The sound system was arranged to surround the audience on 4 sides

1979
· Jefferson Starship held a free concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to showcase their new lineup, featuring lead singer, Mickey Thomas
· Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush and Steve Harley played a benefit gig in London’s Hammersmith Odeon for the family of their lighting director, who was killed in an accident at a Bush concert earlier in the year

1980
· Linda Ronstadt received gold for her ‘New Wave’ experiment album Mad Love

1981
· The Who’s first album without Keith Moon, Face Dances went gold, but was regarded as a disappointment, even to the band itself

1983
· Meatloaf (Marvin Lee Aday), filed for bankruptcy with debts of over $1 million

1984
· Lionel Richie topped the charts with Hello

1986
· Joe Strummer of The Clash was banned from driving after being convicted of drink driving

1990
· Saturday Night Live used time-delay due to hosting by Andrew Dice Clay. Both Nora Dunn and Sinead O’Connor boycotted the show in protest of Clay

1996
· Hootie & The Blowfish went to no. 1 in the US with Fairweather Johnson

2000
· Thieves stole the gates to Strawberry Fields, the landmark immortalised in The Beatles’ song. The 3m. gates were found at a nearby scrap metal dealers

2001
· Travis played a gig at singer Fran Healy’s primary school fete at Weston Park, crouch End, London. Entry fee was £1

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 5th MAY

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Couldn’t I Just Tell You? - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 – 1985
I’m Goin’ Down - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

The odd sock –
Surfin’ Down The Swanee River - The Honeys - Brian Wilson rarities

Saint Of Me - The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon
Chestnut Mare - The Byrds - Untitled
This Perfect Day - The Saints - Eternally Yours

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Georgia On My Mind – Billie Holiday
Blues Medley –
Don’t Answer The Door
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
I Need Love So Bad
Nobody Loves Me But My Mother – BB King
I Can’t Be Satisfied – Muddy Waters
A Study In Brown – Casa Loma Orchestra
What A Difference A Day Makes – Dinah Washington
When The Sun Goes Down - Count Basie

Abhainn an t sluiagh - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 – 1998
CC Shooter - Canned Heat - The Heat Brothers
Everybody’s Everything – Santana – Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent

Wait For Me Juanita - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee
When I Get Home - The Searchers - The Searchers
Since You’re Gone - The Cars - Shake It Up

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 15) – Douglas Adams

Quote – There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another” Frank Zappa

Intros & Outtros (5th MAY) – (Trying a new format – I’d appreciate comments. Ed)

1901
· Blind Willie McTell (Willie Samuel McTell), blues artist

1934
· Ace Cannon

1938
· Johnnie Taylor, singer

1942
· Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh), country singer
· Jim King of Family

1948
· Bill Ward, drummer and founding member of Earth, which evolved into Black Sabbath

1950
· Eddy Amoo, of Real Thing
· Maggie McNeal (Sjoukje van Spijker), of Mouth & McNeal

1951
· Rex Goh, guitarist with Air Supply

1952
· Louis Cortelezzi, saxophonist with Mink De Ville

1953
· Billy Burnette, guitarist with Fleetwood Mac. Had songwriting cuts with Faith Hill, Josh Turner, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Ray Charles, Greg Allman, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, Cher, Tammy Wynette, and most recently had the George Strait single River Of Love

1954
· Angelo Kimball, guitarist with Face To Face
· Peter Erskine, drummer for Weather Report

1956
· Dick Kemper, vocalist & bassist for Vandenberg

1957
· Thereza Bazaar, of Dollar

1959
· Ian McCulloch, singer with Echo & The Bunnymen

1962
· Gary Daly of China Crisis
· Kevin Paul Mooney of Adam & The Ants

1964
· Kevin Saunderson of Inner City
· Lorraine McIntosh of Deacon Blue

1972
· ’Reverend’ Gary Davis, blues artist, died of a heart attack on this day, aged 76

1981
· Craig David, singer

1983
· Clarence Quick of the Del Vikings died of a heart attack on this day, aged 46

On this day (5th MAY) –

1900
· Rock publication Billboard began weekly publication

1958
· Elvis Presley had his 1st no. 1 single & album with Heartbreak Hotel on his debut album

1962
· The soundtrack to West Side Story went to no. 1 in the US
· The Shirelles had a no. 1 hit with their single Soldier Boy
· Cliff Richard received gold for the title song from his first movie The Young Ones

1963
· On George Harrison’s recommendation, Dick Rowe, head of A&R at Decca Records & the man who turned down The Beatles, went to see The Rolling Stones at The Crawdaddy Club. They were signed up within the week

1966
· Manfred Mann had no. 1 in the UK with Pretty Flamingo

1967
· Scott McKenzie’s San Fransisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) entered the US singles charts

1968
· Buffalo Springfield split up. Richie Furay formed Poco with Jim Messina, and Stephen Stills teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash

1969
· Creedence Clearwater Revival released Bad Moon Rising, Elvis Presley released In The Ghetto and Three Dog Night released One

1972
· The 1st day of the 3-day Bickershaw Festival in Wigan, England with The Grateful Dead, Dr. John, Donovan, The Kinks, Captain Beefheart, Hawkwind, America, Family, Country Joe McDonald, Wishbone Ash, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, Brinsley Schwartz and The Flamin’ Groovies
· Warren Beatty gathered 30 rock stars together for a benefit for presidential hopeful George McGovern. $4000 was raised by performances from Michelle Phillips, Mama Cass, Judy Collins, Goldie Hawn, Paul Simon, Carole King, James Taylor, Chicago and Quincy Jones

1973
· David Bowie started a 5-week run at no. 1 in the UK with his Aladdin Sane album
· Paul McCartney’s Red Rose Speedway was released to coincide with Wing’s first major UK tour

1979
· The Boomtown Rats played The Palladium in New York; the last night of their US tour
· Peaches & Herb went to no. 1 with Reunited

1983
· The Stranglers’ Golden Brown was named most performed work of 1982 at the 28th Ivor Novello Awards

1984
· Jim Kerr of Simple Minds married Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders in Central Park

1986
· Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chairman, Ahmet Ertegen announced that Cleveland, Ohio was to be the city where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was to be built

1987
· 135 girls fainted at a gig in Liverpool by Curiosity Killed The Cat

1990
· A John Lennon tribute concert was held in Liverpool, with Daryl Hall & John Oates, Kylie Minogue, Terence Trent D’Arby and Dave Edmunds amongst the performers

1992
· Radiohead released their EP, The Drill
· Tammy Wynette was hospitalised with a bile duct infection

1995
· Former Guns ‘n’ Roses drummer, Steve Adler, was arrested on a felony count of possession of heroin, as well as two misdemeanour drug charges

1996
· Cranberries’ singer Dolores O’Riordan received both a public apology and a donation of £7,500 to the Warchild charity, from The Sport newspaper after they ran a story claiming she had performed a gig in Hamburg without wearing any underwear

1997
· The Notorious B.I.G. had a no. 1 with Hypnotize

2000
· Rod Stewart underwent surgery to remove a benign growth on his thyroid

2010-04-22T05:59:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 28th April

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Baby, I Need Your Lovin’ - Johnny Rivers - The Best Of …
A Man I’ll Never Be - Boston - Don’t Look Back

The odd sock –
The Elements - Tom Lehrer - An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer

Pretty & High - The Roches - The Roches
One Too Many Mornings - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’
It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 – 1985

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Sally Mae – John Lee Hooker
Intro / BB King Theme / Caldonia – BB King
Short Haired Woman – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Bullfrog Moan – Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti
Temptation – Artie Shaw & his orchestra
Manha de Carnival - Don Burrows & The Brazilian Connection

Out Of Control - The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon
Make It By Yourself - Bread - Guitar Man
No, Your Product - The Saints - Eternally Yours

Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Tir An Airm - Runrig - The Gaelic Collection 1973 – 1998
Chestnut Mare - The Byrds - Untitled

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 15) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read”Frank Zappa

Intros & Outtros (28th April) – (Trying a new format – I’d appreciate comments. Ed)

1941
· Peter Anders of Anders & Poncia

1945
· John Wolters, drummer for Dr. Hook
1947
· Brian Miller of Isotope

1951
· Bob Robertson of Supercharge and The Rumour

1953
· Kim Gordon, bassist for Sonic Youth

1955
· Eddie Jobson, violinist with Zappa, UK, Roxy Music, Curved Air and Jethro Tull

1960
· Andy LeGear of The Rosetta Stone
· Enid Williams of Girlschool

1967
· Owen, daughter of ’Mama’ Cass Elliot

1968
· Daisy Berkowitz (Scott Putesky), guitarist for Marilyn Manson

1969
· Mica Paris
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1970
· Howard Donald, vocalist with Take That

1975
· Tom Donahue, the man responsible for launching FM radio in San Fransisco, died on the day he was to return to the station as General Manager

1980
· Tommy Caldwell, bassist for The Marshall Tucker Band died from head injuries received in a car crash on this day

1981
· Steve Currie, former member of T. Rex, was killed in a car accident in Portugal on this day. He was 34

1988
· BW Stevenson died on this day

On this day (28th April) –

1940
· Glenn Miller recorded Pennsylvania 6-5000

1963
· Andrew Loog Oldham saw The Rolling Stones at The Crawdaddy Club for the first time

1966
· The Kinks played the Mecca Ballroom, Nottingham, England

1967
· Gary Lewis & The Playboys received gold for This Diamond Ring

1968
· The first rock-musical, Hair, opened at the Baltimore Theatre, New York

1969
· King Crimson debuted

1971
· Barbra Streisand received gold for Stoney End

1973
· Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon hit no. 1 in the US and stayed on the charts for 741 weeks

1975
· John Lennon appeared on The Tonight Show
· Ringo Starr appeared on The Smothers Brothers Show

1976
· The Rolling Stones kicked-off a 2-month tour of Europe at the Festhalled in Frankfurt, Germany

1978
· FM, a film depicting the beginnings of progressive FM radio, premiered to dismal reviews in New York & Los Angeles. FM star, Michael Brandon commented, ”the whole idea was really ‘right on’, and it got blown in the editing room. They took out the story to make a double album”

1979
· Blondie scored their first no. 1 US single with Heart of Glass, also No. 1 in the UK
· Cheap Trick released I Want You To Want Me
· Van Halen released Dance The Night Away

1981
· Wings disbanded

1987
· Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones launched AIMS, a project which provided affordable recording-studio time to promising musicians
· Peter Gabriel’s innovative video for Sledgehammer won awards in the US for Best Pop Video, Best Design and Art Direction
· On a plane carrying returning ‘spring-breakers’ to Boston from Miami, Ozzy Osbourne bought 3 rounds of drinks and sang Crazy Train over the plane’s PA system

1989
· Jon Bon Jovi married his high-school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas

1990
· Guns ‘n’ Roses front-man Axl Rose married Erin Everly, daughter of Don Everly, at Cupid’s Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
· Sinead O’Connor started 6 weeks at no. 1 on the US album charts with I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got

1991
· Bonnie Raitt married actor Michael “Noonan” O’Keefe in New York

1997
· Mark Morrison was fined £750 after admitting threatening behaviour during an incident in Leicester city centre when he believed someone had kicked his car

1998
· Stevie Nicks released her 3-CD boxed-set, Enchanted

1999
· The tour bus carrying members of The Clint Boon Experience was involved in a near-fatal accident when it was involved in a train crash outside of Glasgow. Members of the band were air-lifted to hospital
· Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2000
· A blaze swept through James Brown Enterprises, the office that co-ordinated the superstar’s tours. Memorabilia & live tapes were destroyed and an employee was later arrested & charged with arson
· Paul Atkinson was gaoled for 3 years after being found guilty of stealing more than £25,000 from Rolling Stones’ drummer, Charlie Watts. Atkinson had been manager of an Arabian stud farm owned by Watts

2003
· Ozzy Osbourne’s 17 year-old son, Jack was reported to be in rehab at Las Encinas Hospital, California

2010-04-20T04:13:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 21st April

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Mannequin Dreams - Rez - Reach Of Love
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers

The odd sock –
Our Favourite Recordings - The Beach Boys - All Summer Long

Struggle - The Residents - Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses - Roosevelt
The Journey / It’s Easy - Boston - Don’t Look Back
Turn On Your Love Lights - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Night Time Blues – Ma Rainey
Trying So Hard To Forget – Fleetwood Mac
Outside Of That – Bessie Smith
Guitar Blues – Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti
Lady Be Good – Artie Shaw & his orchestra
Sitio Azul - Don Burrows & The Brazilian Connection

Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Johnny Rivers - The Best Of …
With God On Our Side - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’
Quitting Time - The Roches - The Roches

Guitar Man - Bread - Guitar Man
I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren - Anthology 1968 – 1985
No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 14) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny”Frank Zappa

Intros & Outtros (21st April) – (Trying a new format – I’d appreciate comments. Ed)

1924
· Ira Louvin (Lonnie Ira Loudermilk)

1939
· Ernie Maresca

1947
· Alan Warner, guitarist with The Foundations
· Iggy Pop (James Jewel Osterberg), singer with The Stooges and solo artist
· John Weider, guitarist with The Animals and Family

1948
· Paul Davis, country singer

1951
· Nicole Barclay of Fanny
· Paul Carrack of Squeeze, Ace and Mike & The Mechanics

1958
· Mike Barson of Madness

1959
· Robert Smith, guitarist and vocalist for The Cure

1963
· Johnny McElhorne, bassist with Altered Image then Texas

1970
· Earl Hooker, blues guitarist, died of tuberculosis on this day

1971
· Don Drummond, sax player, died on this day

1978
· Sandy Denny, folk-singer and member of The Fairport Convention, died of a brain haemorrhage on this day after falling down a flight of stairs

2000
· Neal Matthews of The Jordanians, (Elvis Presley’s backing vocalists), died on this day of a heart attack. He had also worked with Ricky Nelson, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones and Merle Haggard

On this day (21st April) –

1956
· Elvis Presley topped the charts with Heartbreak Hotel

1958
· The Platters had a no. 1 in the US with Twilight Time

1960
· Dick Clark, described as “the single most influential person” in the pop music business, testified before the congressional committee looking into payola. He admitted that he had a financial interest in 27% of the records he played on his show over a 28 month period

1962
· Elvis Presley started a 2-week run at no. 1 in the US with Good Luck Charm

1963
· The Rolling Stones were paid £50 for their performance at The Crawdaddy Club, Station Hotel, London. The Beatles met them for the first time on this day. Says Bill Wyman, ”We were playing there one Sunday and suddenly looked up and there were four sort of silhouetted guys with black leather overcoats … all dressed exactly the same. And we said to ourselves, “Shit! That’s the Beatles!” and got all nervous. But then we had a chat with them afterwards and stayed up all night rappin’ and we became really good mates.”

1962
· The Beach Boys performed on the pop music TV show, Shindig!

1969
· Janis Joplin, supported by Yes, played her concert debut at the Royal Albert Hall in London

1971
· Rolling Stones records first release was Sticky Fingers

1972
· Neil Young was awarded gold for Heart Of Gold

1973
· Alice Cooper went to no. 1 on the US album charts with Billion Dollar Babies
· Tony Orlando & Dawn started 4 weeks at No. 1 on the US singles charts with Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Round The Old Oak Tree). It was also no. 1 in the UK on this day
· Jim Croce released Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown
· The Doobie Brothers released Long Train Runnin’

1974
· Dolly Parton left The Porter Wagoner Show to embark on a solo career

1977
· Ex-Raspberries lead singer, Eric Carman, entered the charts with All By Myself

1977
· Jessie Winchester performed his first concert in the US since leaving there for Canada 10 years earlier to avoid the draft

1979
· Knock On Wood went to no. 1 on the US charts for Amii Stewart

1982
· Joe Strummer from The Clash went missing for 3 weeks, causing a tour to be cancelled. He was found living rough in Paris

1984
· Phil Collins started a 3-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with the theme from Against All Odds
· After 37 weeks, Thriller is replaced as no. 1 album by Footloose

1988
· Barbra Streisand recorded You’ll Never Know

1990
· Fleetwood Mac scored their 4th no. 1 UK album with Behind The Mask
· Paul McCartney played before 184,000 fans in Rio, creating a new world record for the number of fans attending a rock concert
· Sinead O’Connor started 4 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with her cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares To You
· Amy Grant sued Marvel Comics for including her likeness in a Dr Strange comic

1993
· Ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman married Suzanne Accosta

2001
· R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck was charged with being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting British Airways crew, by police at Heathrow airport after a flight from Seattle. He was taken into custody and questioned for 12 hours

2010-04-12T07:31:00.001-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 14th April

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
The Beginning Of A Great Adventure - Lou Reed - New York
Shake Your Tailfeather - The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers

The odd sock –
Pearl Pureheart - Aunty Jack Cast

Land Of Stolen Breath - Rez - Reach Of Love
Don’t Look Back - Boston - Don’t Look Back
The Cry Of A Crow - The Residents - Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses - Roosevelt

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Avalon Blues – Mississippi John Hurt
Lazy Poker Blues – Fleetwood Mac
Roberta – Leadbelly
Wild Cat – Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti
Chicks Is Wonderful – Jack Teagarden & his orchestra
Blues For Judy - James Morrison & Adam Makowicz

(I’m Leaving It) Up To You - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’
The Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers - The Best Of …

Welcome To The Music - Bread - Guitar Man
Runs In The Family - The Roches - The Roches
No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 13) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians”Frank Zappa

Intros & Outtros (14th April) –

1933 - Buddy Knox, singer
1935 - Loretta Lynn, C&W singer
1942 - Tony Burrows, singer with Edison Lighthouse, Flowerpot Men, White Plains
1945 - Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist for Deep Purple, Elf and Rainbow
1946 - Patrick Fairley of Marmalade
1948 - Larry Ferguson, keyboard player for Hot Chocolate
1949 - June Millington of Fanny
1949 - Sonja Kristina of Curved Air
1952 - Jerry Knight of Raydio
1983 - Pete Farndon, bassist for The Pretenders, died of a drug overdose on this day. He was 27
1995 - Burl Ives, singer, died on this day. He was 85

On this day (14th April) –

1953 - Lita Roza had a no. 1 hit in the UK with How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
1955 - Fats Domino released Ain’t That a Shame
1963 - George Harrison indicated he was impressed by the as-yet unsigned group The Rolling Stones
1964 - The King Bees (with a young David Jones, later to rename to David Bowie), played a wedding reception at the Jack of Clubs in London
1965 - The title of the upcoming Beatles’ movie was changed from 8 Arms To Hold You to Help!. Millie Small, Jerry Lee Lewis and Neil Sedaka appeared on Shindig!
1967 - A riot broke out in Warsaw’s Palace of Culture as The Rolling Stones made their first appearance in an Iron Curtain country. Police used tear gas to try and control over 2000 fans. Polydor Records released The Bee Gees’ New York Mining Disaster 1941 and billed the band as “the most significant talent since The Beatles”
1968 - Pink Floyd demonstrated an electronic device called an Azimuth Coordinator during a concert titled, More Furious Madness From The Massed Gadgets of Auzimenes at London’s Royal Festival Hall
1969 - The Ballad of John & Yoko was recorded by two of The Beatles. Paul McCartney played bass, drums & piano while John Lennon played guitars
1970 - Creedence Clearwater Revival made their live UK debut when they played the first of 2 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Stephen Stills broke his wrist in a car accident when he smashed into a parked car, while watching a Police car in his rear-view mirror
1971 - The Illinois Crime Commission issued a list of “Drug-orietated records, including Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit, Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade Of Pale and The Beatles’s Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
1972 - David Bowie released Starman from the LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars
1973 - Led Zeppelin sat at no. 1 in the UK for 2 weeks with Houses Of The Holy. Paul McCartney released My Love
1974 - Pete Townshend performed without The Who at London’s Roundhouse
1975 - After rumours that Jimmy Page, Steve Marriott, Jeff Beck and Chris Spedding were to replace Mick Taylor as guitarist for The Rolling Stones, it was announced that Ron Wood would play in the bands forthcoming US tour. Art Garfunkel started a 6-week run at no. 1 in the UK with Bright Eyes, theme to the movie Watership Down. The Doobie Brothers picked up a gold single for Black Water
1976 - Eric Faulkner of The Bay City Rollers reportedly came close to death after a drug overdose at the band’s manager’s house. Stevie Wonder and Motown Recordsannounced a contract agreement of $13 million
1978 - Joy Division played at the Stiff Test / Chiswick Challenge and was noticed by their future manager Rob Gretton
1979 - The Doobie Brothers went to no. 1 on the US singles charts with What A Fool Believes. Dr. Hook released When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman
1980 - Gary Newman released The Touring Principle the first longform rock video to be made commercially available in the UK. Pete Townshend released his Empty Glass LP. A New Jersey State Assemblyman introduced a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run the official state song. The Knack released their 2nd album … but the little girls understand
1987 - Fleetwood Mac released Tango In The Night
1989 - Tom Petty released Full Moon Fever
1990 - Tommy Page topped the charts with I’ll Be Your Everything
1994 - Kurt Cobain was cremated in Seattle. The death certificate listed his occupation as ‘poet/musician’ and his business as ‘punk rock’
2003 - A man was arrested and accused of making up a Bjork concert and then selling tickets. Alex Conate sold $14,000 worth of tickets after persuading a San Diego nightclub owner that the artist was going to perform there. He took the money & moved to Hawaii, where he was arrested

2010-04-03T05:39:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 7th April

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Pinhead - The Ramones - Ramones Mania
The Dreamer - Benny Mardones - Too Much To Lose

The odd sock –
Sax Man - The Lonely Island

Holding Out - Chris Rea - Wired To The Moon
The Myth Of Trust - Billy Bragg - Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
The Last Great American Whale - Lou Reed - New York

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Boogie Chillen – John Lee Hooker
If You Be My Baby – Fleetwood Mac
Walkin’ Blues – Muddy Waters
D’jango’s Castle – Dick Fregulia
The Madam Swings It – Gene Krupa & his orchestra
Indiana - James Morisson & Adam Makowicz

Reach Of Love - Rez - Reach Of Love
Megalomania - Black Sabbath - Sabotage
I Tried To Cry - The Residents - Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled asses - Roosevelt

She Caught The Katy - The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers
He - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A’Changin’

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 12) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to”
Elvis Presley

Intros & Outtros (7th April) –

1908 - Percy Faith
1915 - Billie Holiday (Elenora Harris), jazz singer
1920 - Ravi Shankar, sitar player and mentor to George Harrison
1935 - Bobby Bare, singer
1937 - Charley Thomas, tenor & lead singer with The Drifters
1938 - Spencer Dryden, drummer for Jefferson Airplane
1938 - Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter
1943 - Mick Abrahams, guitarist for Jethro Tull
1946 - Bill Kreutzmann, drummer for The Grateful Dead
1947 - Florian Schneider-Esleben, multi-instrumentalist with Kraftwerk
1947 - Patricia Bennett, singer with The Chiffons
1948 - Carol Douglas, of The Chantels
1949 – John Oates, half of Hall & Oates
1949 - Bryan Gannett, of Flower Garden
1950 - Steve Ellis, of Love Affair
1951 - Janis Ian (Janis Eddy Fink), singer / songwriter
1952 - Bruce Gary of The Knack
1960 - Simon Climie (Climie Fisher), songwriter / producer
1981 - Kit Lambert, manager for The Who fell down a flight of steps and died on this day
1988 - Tammy Wynette, US country singer died on this day aged 55
1998 - Wendy O Williams, singer with The Plasmatics committed suicide on this day
2000 – Heinz, bassist & singer with The Tornadoes died on this day aged 57

On this day (7th April) –

1943 - Lysergic acid diethylamide was first synthesized by Albert Hoffman in a lab in Switzerland. LSD played its part in the evolution of music & its culture in the 1960s
1956 - Little Richard released Long Tall Sally
1958 - CBS Radio Network premiered the first regularly scheduled nationally broadcast rock & roll show Allan Freed’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party. The Platters released Twilight Time
1962 - While at Alexis Korner’s Ealing Jazz Club, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones for the first time. Brian was calling himself Elmo Lewis and was playing guitar that night for Ian Stewart, Geoff Bradford and Paul Jones. Ian went on to be tour manager for The Rolling Stones while Paul ended up fronting Manfred Mann. Shelley Fabares had a hit with Johnny Angel
1973 - Diana Ross started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with Lady Sings The Blues. Elton John released Daniel. Vicki Lawrence had a hit with The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore quit Deep Purple to form his own band, Rainbow. Tommy Bolin replaced him in Deep Purple
1977 - The Clash released their debut album
1979 - Siouxsie & The Banshees played a charity gig for MENCAP but after crowd trouble, were hit with a £2000 bill for damage to seats. A 2-day California Music Festival opened at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum with 110,000 attending the event. Artist performing included Aerosmith, The Boomtown Rats, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent and Van Halen
1979 - The Doobie Brothers went to no. 1 with their only US chart topper, Minute By Minute
1981 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band started their first world tour in Hamburg. It was Bruce’s first tour outside the US and took in 10 countries. Steve Marriott, guitarist for Humble Pie, crushed his hand in a closing door. Rumours that he would never play again were unfounded.
1984 - A record 40 UK acts appeared on the US singles charts
1985 - Wham! became the first western pop group to perform in China 1988 - Alice Cooper almost hanged himself onstage when a safety rope snapped & left him dangling. A roadie came to his aid after a few seconds
1990 - Taylor Dane had a hit with Love Will Lead You Back. Farm Aid IV was held at the Indiana Hoosierdome. Artists included Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Guns ‘n’ Roses and Jackson Browne. Elton John dedicated Candle in the Wind to AIDS patient Ryan White who died later in the night
1997 - Liam Gallagher married Patsy Kensit
1998 - George Michael was arrested in a public toilet in Beverly Hills for lewd conduct
2000 - A tribute to Joni Mitchell was held in New York, and featured Elton John, Bryan Adams, Shawn Colvin, James Taylor, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Thompson, k d lang and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
2002 - UK Pop Idol runner up, Gareth Jones was at no. 1 for his version of Unchained Melody
2003 - Avril Lavigne won four prizes, including Best Single & Best New Artist at Canada’s Juno Awards

2010-03-28T18:37:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 31st MARCH

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
How Did You Know - Willie Porter - Willie Porter
Pay the Piper - Barry McGuire - Lighten Up

The odd sock –
An Average Song - Allan Sherman

Quite Rightly So - Procol Harum - Collection
Claustrophobia - The Bee Gees - Hits
I Wanna Live - The Ramones - Ramones Mania

Stuff you left in your pockets –
St. Louis Blues – Billy Holiday
Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Blind Boys of Alabama
Back Fence Picket Blues – Kokomo Arnold
Star Eyes – Dick Fregulia
Little White Lies – Tommy Dorsey & his orchestra
Jitterbug Waltz - Dinah Washington

Ace of Hearts - Chris Rea - Wired To The Moon
This Time - Benny Mardones - Too Much To Lose
Magnetic Highway / Remorse - Prop - Small Craft, Rough Sea

Love Gets Dangerous - Billy Brag - Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
There Is No Time - Lou Reed - New York
Don’t Start (Too Late) / Symptom Of The Universe - Black Sabbath - Sabotage

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 11) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have.”
Edgar Watson Howe

Intros & Outtros (31st March) –

1928 - William Orville “Lefty” Frizzell
1934 - Shirley Jones, singer & actress with The Partridge Family, and other movies & musicals
1934 - John D Loudermilk, country singer, rock drummer
1935 - Richard Hughes, drummer with The Johnny Winter Band
1937 – Herb Alpert, sax player & singer in The Tijuana Brass, and co-founder of the A&M record label
1937 - Mouth (William Duyn), of Mouth & MacNeal
1944 - Rod Allen (Rodney Bainbridge), bassist & vocals for The Fortunes
1946 – Al Nichol, guitarist in The Turtles
1947 - Al Goodman, singer for The Moments
1947 - Jon Jon Poulos, drummer for The Buckinghams
1948 - Mick Ralphs, guitarist for Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
1948 - Thijs Van Leer, organist, flautist & vocals with Focus
1953 - Sean Hooper, keyboard player and vocals for Huey Lewis & The News
1958 - Pat McGlynn, guitarist for The Bay City Rollers
1959 - Angus Young, guitarist for AC/DC
1964 - Erik Turner, guitarist for Warrant
1985 - Jeanine Deckers (The Singing Nun), died from an overdose of sleeping pills on this day, in a suicide pact with a friend
1986 - O’Kelly Isley of The Isley Brothers died of a heart attack on this day at 48. (Other sources attribute his death to cerebral haemorrhage. Ed)
1995 - Latino Selena was shot & killed by her former personal assistant and former president of her fan club, who had been fired for embezzlement

On this day (31st March) –

1957 - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Obie Wheeler and Glen Douglas opened a tour of the south in Little Rock, Arkansas
1958 - Chuck Berry released Johnny B. Goode
1960 - Lonnie Donegan sat at no. 1 on the UK singles charts with My Old Man’s A Dustman
1961 - Chris Kenners released I Like It Like That
1962 - The Beatles played their first gig in the south of England, at The Subscription Rooms in Stroud, on the same bill as The Rebel Rousers. Connie Francis was no. 1 on the US singles charts with Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You
1964 - The Beatles held the top 5 spots on Billboard’s Top 100: Can’t Buy Me Love, Twist & Shout, She Loves You, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Please Please Me. They also had 7 other spots on the chart on the same day
1967 - Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar onstage for the first time playing at The Astoria in London. It was the first night of a 24-date gig, appearing with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Englebert Humperdink. Robert Plant released Our Song
1969 - John Lennon’s Rape (Film No. 6) world premiered on Australian National Television. george Harrison and Patti Boyd were fined £250 for use of illegal drugs
1972 - The Beatles Official Fan Club closed. The Beatles’ monthly magazine had ceased some 3 years previously. America’s debut LP America was no. 1 on Billboard
1973 - Donny Osmond’s cover of Johnny Mathis’s The Twelfth of Never was no. 1 on the UK singles chart. Lou Reed made his singles charts debut with Walk On The Wild Side
1974 - Television performed at CBGB in New York
1975 - Chicago received gold for Chicago VIII
1976 - Brotherhood of Man were no. 1 on the UK singles chart with Save Your Kisses For Me
1979 - Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits No 2 started a 4-week run at no. 1 on the UK chart
1982 - The Doobie Brothers announced their break-up
1984 - Kenny Loggins’s Footloose, theme from the movie of the same name, started 3 weeks at no. 1 in the US
1987 - Prince released Sign O’ The Times
1990 - Two members of Orbital were prohibited from performing on Top Of The Pops wearing T-shirts protesting about a local poll tax
1991 - Gloria Estefan was seriously injured when her tour bus collided with a juggernaut
1992 - 2 Bruce Springsteen albums go on sale at midnight: Human Touch and Lucky Town
1995 - Jimmy Page escaped being knifed onstage by a fan at a Page & Plant gig in Michigan. Guards apprehended the man who had intended to kill Jimmy because of the satanic music he was playing
1998 - An all-star tribute to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours was released
2002 - Barry Gibb, of The Bee Gees, purchased his childhood home in Keppel Road, Chorlton, Manchester. He said he was going to clean it up, rent it out, and put a plaque on the wall. Celine Dion’s album, A New Day Has Come, started 4 weeks at no. 1 in the UK
2005 - RAP record company boss Marion “Suge” Knight was ordered to pay $107 million to a woman who claimed she helped him found Death Row Records in 1989. Lydia Harris said she invested in Death Row Records but was pushed out by Mr. Knight

2010-03-22T19:26:00.000-07:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 24th MARCH

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Beside You - Iggy Pop - American Caesar
Callin’ Me Home - Barry McGuire - Lighten Up

The odd sock –
First, The News - The Two Ronnies

The Phone Call - The Pretenders - The Isle Of View
Follow The Wind - The Bee Gees - Hits
All Fall Down - Willie Porter - Willie Porter

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Stepfather Blues – Big Joe Williams
Soldier – Blind Boys of Alabama
My Baby Quit Me – Leadbelly
Blue Koala Waltz – Dick Fregulia
Eager Beaver – Stan Kenton & his orchestra
Keepin’ Out Of Mischief - Dinah Washington

Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) - Procol Harum - Collection
Sheila C. - Benny Mardones - Too Much To Lose
Low - Prop - Small Craft, Rough Sea

It Says Here - Billy Brag - Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones - Ramones Mania
Hole In The Sky - Black Sabbath - Sabotage

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 10) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.”Dizzy Gillespie

Intros & Outtros (24th March) –

1922 - Dave Appell, singer / songwriter with The Applejacks
1937 – Billy Stewart, R&B singer and pianist in Bo Diddley’s band
1937 – George Fenton Hollis
1938 - Holger Czukay, bassist for Can
1944 - Patti LaBelle, vocalist for LaBelle
1946 - Colin Peterson, drummer for The Bee Gees
1947 - Mike Kellie, drummer for Spooky Tooth after V.I.P.
1948 - Lee Oskar, harmonica player for Night Shift (with friend Eric Burdon) and War
1949 - Nick Lowe, singer
1949 - Steve Lang, bassist for April Wine
1951 - Dougie Thompson, bassist for Supertramp
1960 - Nena (Gabriele Suzanne Kerner), singer
1970 - Pasemaster Mace, rapper with De La Soul
1970 - Sharon Corr, singer & violinist with The Corrs
1994 - Tommy Benford, jazz drummer died on this day at 88
1995 - Joey Long, blues / cajun guitarist died on this day at 62

On this day (24th March) –

1941 - Glenn Miller began work on his first movie
1945 - Billboard published its first US album chart. Nat ‘King’ Cole sat at no. 1 withA Collection of Favourites
1958 - Elvis Presley presented himself to the Memphis Draft Board to enlist for compulsory National Service. His service no. was 53310761. His new job cost the US Government over $500,000 per year in lost taxes from his record earnings. Buddy Holly & The Crickets played the Cardiff Capitol
1962 - Mersey Beat poll winners The Beatles played The Barnston Women’s Institute. Admission price was 7 shillings & 6 pence. The Shirelles released Soldier Boy. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue & The Blue Boys
1966 - Simon & Garfunkle had a UK singles chart debut with Homeward Bound
1972 - America was awarded gold for A Horse With No Name
1973 - Lou Reed had his bum bitten by a fan who climbed onstage and screamed “Leather!” at a concert in Buffalo, New York. The man was evicted & Lou completed the show. Alice Cooper went to UK album no. 1 with Billion Dollar Babies. The O’Jays’ Love Train topped the charts
1976 - Transvestite singer Wayne County appeared in court charged with assault after an incident at CBGB’s in New York. He attacked Dictators’s singer Handsome Dick Manitobe with a mike stand, fracturing his collarbone
1978 - Wings release With a Little Luck
1979 - The Bee Gees started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with Tragedy, their 8th No. 1 hit in the US. Supertramp released The Logical Song
1980 - The Beatles’s rarities was released, including rare versions of previously released songs including a stereo version of Penny Lane, She Loves You in German and an inner groove sound effect from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band not found on the album released in the US
1984 - Former Commodores’s singer, Lionel Richie, was at no.1 on the UK singles charts with Hello
1985 - Easy Lover, by former Earth, Wind & Fire singer Philip Bailey and Phil Collins reached no. 1 on the UK singles charts
1986 - The soundtrack album to the movie Absolute Beginners was released. It featured Ray Davies, David Bowie and others
1990 - Alannah Myles started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with Black Velvet. Sinead O’Connor became the first Irish female solo artist to go to no. 1 on the UK album charts, with her I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got album. Gloria Estefan was awarded a Golden Globe for sales of 5 million outside the US
1991 - The Black Crowes were dumped as the support act for ZZ Top’s tour for repeatedly criticizing the tour sponsor, Miller Beer
1992 - A Chicago court settled the Milli Vanilli class action suit by approving cash rebates of up to $3.00 to anyone proving that they bought the group’s music before November 27th, 1990, the date of their lip-synching scandal
1997 - U2 were at no. 1 on the US album charts with Pop
1998 - Mark Morrison was gaoled for a year after attempting to con his way out of doing community service. He sent his minder, Gabriel Mafereka in his place, who wore sunglasses and tucked his hair up under his hat to look like the celebrity
2000 - A film company paid £635,000 for over 9 hours of film shot by Yoko Ono. The footage contained shots of John Lennon smoking hash and talking about his political beliefs. Sir Elton John’s Aida opened on Broadway. It took 21 days to write & over 5 years to put together
2002 - Gareth Gates became the youngest male solo artist to score a UK singles hit with his debut release Unchained Melody. Gates was 17 years and 255 days

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 17th MARCH

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
You Better Believe It - Mountain - Super Hits
Dance This Mess Around - B-52s - B-52s

The odd sock –
Car Tips - Mr. Obvious

Highway Song - Iggy Pop - American Caesar
Don’t Let Me Down - Bad Company - Bad Co.
Lovers of Today - The Pretenders - The Isle Of View

Stuff you left in your pockets –
New York City – Leadbelly
Amazing Grace – Blind Boys of Alabama
Brother James – Big Joe Williams
Don Joao – Don Burrows & The Brazilian Connection
Estrillita – Harry James & his orchestra
Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Dinah Washington

Don’t Panic - Powderfinger - Vulture Street
Eve Of Destruction / Don’t Blame God / 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Barry McGuire - Lighten Up
Big Yellow Pine - Willie Porter - Willie Porter

I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men - The Bee Gees - Hits
Repent Walpurgis - Procol harum - Collection
Shiela C. - Benny Mardones - Too Much To Lose

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 9) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “When you can spell ‘subpoena’, that’s when you know you’ve made it”
David Lee Roth

Intros & Outtros (17th March) –

1919 - Nat ‘King’ Cole (Nathaniel Adams Coles), singer. (Some references quote 1917. Ed)
1934 – QT Macon, blues singer & guitarist
1935 – Adam Wade, singer from Tony Orlando & Dawn
1939 - Dean Mathis of Dean & Mark, then The Newbeats
1939 - Clarence Collins, singer with Little Anthony & The Imperials (Some references quote 1941. Ed)
1940 - Vito Picone, lead for The Elegants
1941 - Paul Lorin Kantner, founding member, guitarist and vocals for Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship
1944 - Patti Boyd, wife of George Harrison and later, Eric Clapton
1944 - John Sebastian, singer / songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, member of The Lovin’ Spoonful (Some references quote 1941. Ed)
1946 - Harold Brown, drummer for War
1948 - Pat Lloyd, guitarist with The Equals
1951 - Scott Gorham, guitarist for Thin Lizzy
1954 - Wally Stocker of The Babys
1959 - Mike Lindup, vocalist & keyboard player for Level 42
1959 - Terry Hall of The Specials and Fun Boy 3
1962 - Roxy Dora Petrucci of Vixen
1962 - Claire Grogan of Altered Images
1967 - Billy Corgan, guitarist & vocalist for The Smashing Pumpkins
1967 - Van Connor of Screaming Trees
1973 - Caroline Corr, drummer, pianist, vocalist for The Corrs
1975 - Justin Hawkins, vocalist for The Darkness
1976 - Stephen Gately, vocalist for Boyzone
1982 - Samuel George Jr., lead singer for The Capitols, died on this day from a stabbing wound during a family argument
1990 - Ric Grech, bassist to The Farinas (later Family), Blind Faith, Air Force, Traffic, temporary member of The Crickets, KGB and Grechmas, and session musician for Jim Capaldi and Ronnie Bond, died on this day of debilities not unrelated to drug addiction. He was 44
1997 - Sunnyland Smart jazz & blues singer & pianist died on this day aged 87
1997 - Jermaine Stewart, singer who worked with Shalamar, The Temptations and Boy George, died of cancer on this day

On this day (17th March) –

1958 - The Champs started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with Tequila. The Crickets play at The Gaumont, in Doncaster
1962 - The Ealing Club opened as a result of scorn for traditional jazz. Two sacked Chris Barber sidemen, harmonica player Cyril Davies and guitarist Alexis Korner formed Blues Incorporated in 1961, and in March 1962 found suitable premises for the band to play in West London’s Ealing Broadway. Playing in the band were Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Jack Bruce From this line-up emerged the nucleus of The Rolling Stones. The Shirelles released Soldier Boy. Billboard reported that Ray Charles started his own record label, Tangerine Records
1965 - The Beatles announced their upcoming movie was to be titled 8 Arms To Hold On To You. (It was named Help!)
1966 - The Walker Brothers had a UK no. 1 hits with The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore, originally a recording by Frankie Valli
1967 - The first night of a 17-date tour, Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave Booker T. & The MGs played London’s Finsbury Park Astoria
1968 - The Bee Gees made their TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show)
1971 - Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Have You Ever Seen The rain was awarded gold
1972 - Ringo Starr released Back Off Boogaloo in the UK
1973 - Eric Weissberg started a 3-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with Duelling Banjos, featuring the theme from the movie Deliverance
1976 - Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers played New York’s CBGB. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter was awarded a re-trial in part because of the influence from Bob Dylan’s song Hurricane
1978 - The movie about US disc-jockey Alan Freed, American Hot Wax, premiered in the US
1979 - Gloria Gaynor started a 4-week run at no. 1 on the UK charts with I Will Survive. Bad Company released Rock & Roll Fantasy and Styx released Renegade
1990 - Prince began filming Graffiti Bridge, the follow-up to his Purple Rain movie
1995 - Madonna holds the record for “The World’s Biggest Pyjama Party” as 1500 guests gathered with pjs & teddy bears. This was all for a premiere of Madonna’s new movie Bedtime Stories
1997 - Elvis Presley Enterprises of Memphis, Tennessee, lost its court battle to stop London trader, Sid Shaw, using the name of “The King” on his souvenirs. The legal tussle had been going on for over 17 years and speaking after the ruling, Mr Shaw said, ”I’m delighted. I’ve proved that Elvis belongs to all of us – Elvis is part of our history, part of our culture”
1998 - Van Halen released Van Halen 3 and later held a record signing for fans at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square
2004 - Ray Davies, front man for The Kinks, received a CBE for services to the music industry
2005 - Justin Hawkins from The Darkness became the centre of the latest hands-on activity at Madame Tussauds in London. His wax double would judge the ‘air-guitar’ skills of visitors, who are invited to play an imaginary guitar with smoke & liquid pumping out. Hawkins said, I find the process of air-guitar rather silly. What makes a good air-guitarist? Alcohol”

2010-03-08T19:49:00.000-08:00

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 10th MARCH

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Isn’t She Lovely - Ross Nobel - Surviving
Up In The World - Art Garfunkel - Scissors Cut

The odd sock –
Lucy In The Sky (With Diamonds) - William Shatner

Lead Me On - Larry Norman - Collected Works
Trusting You - Australian Crawl - Sirocco
For Yasgur’s Farm - Mountain - Super Hits

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Train Whistle Blues – Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry
Mexico City – John Mayall
L.A.Blues – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Papagio – Don Burrows & The Brazilian Connection
Music Makers – Harry James & his orchestra
Oleo - James Morrison & Adam Makowicz

Plastic & Concrete - Iggy Pop - American Caesar
52 Girls - B-52s - B-52s
Criminals - The Pretenders - The Isle Of View

Ready For Love - Bad Company - Bad Co.
Rage – Schitt Acht – Metal 11
Eve Of Destruction / Don’t Blame God / 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Barry McGuire - Lighten Up

Don’t Panic - Powderfinger - Vulture Street
I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men - The Bee Gees - Hits
Big Yellow Pine - Willie Porter - Willie Porter

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 8) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “These people are about as deep as a birdbath”
David Crosby (on teen pop)

Intros & Outtros (10th March) –

1903 - Bix Beiderbecke, jazz cornet player
1940 - Dean Torrence, singer with Jan & Dean (also Jan & Arnie). Dean played with The Legendary Masked Surfers, and ran a design studio
1945 - Pete Nelson, vocals for The Flower Pot Men
1947 - Tom Scholz, guitarist & keyboard player for Boston
1948 - Jethro Burns (Kenneth C Burns), of Homer & Jethro
1950 - Ted McKenna, drummer for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1955 - Bunny DeBarge, of DeBarge
1962 - Gary Clark (Danny Wilson)
1963 - Jeff Ament, bassist for Pearl Jam
1964 - Neneh Cherry, singer
1964 - Patrick Kane of Hue & Cry
1965 - Tina Charles (Tina Hoskins)
1965 - Eddie Brickell, singer with The New Bohemians
1967 - Susie Q (Susan Banfield) of Cookie Crew
1969 - Ricky Seagall of The Partridge Family
1988 - Andy Gibb, singer and brother to The Bee Gees died on this day following a cocaine addiction which weakened his heart. He was 30
1989 - Doc Green of The Drifters, died on this day
1997 – Laverne Baker, singer, died on this day aged 67

On this day (10th March) –

1956 - RCA Records placed a half-page ad in Billboard magazine claiming that Elvis Presley was the new singing rage. In Australia, Johnny Ray was mobbed by fans as he arrived for his first tour ‘down under’.
1959 - Elvis Presley released I Need Your Love Tonight / A Fool Such As I. The next day, RCA Records shipped a gold disc to Elvis, stationed in Germany, for advanced sales of over 1 million
1960 - UK trade paper Record Retailer published the UK’s first ever EP & LP chart. No.1 EP was Expresso Bongo by Cliff Richard & The Shadows and no. 1 LP was The Explosive Freddy Cannon
1961 - Jeff Barry, (Tell Laura I Love Her), signed an exclusive writing & recording deal with Trinity Music
1962 - Bruce Chanel started a 3-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with Hey Baby
1967 - The Monkees held no. 1 on the US album charts with More of The Monkees. Meanwhile, a London court appointed an independent receiver to handle The Beatles’ assets, and barred their manager Allen Klein from any more involvement in their affairs
1970 - Barbra Streisand recorded The Singer and I Can Do It
1972 - America were awarded gold for their debut LP
1973 - Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon in the US, Steely Dan released Reelin’ in the Years and The Edgar Winter Group released Frankenstein
1974 - David Bowie recorded an in-concert album, David Live, at Philadelphia’s Tower Theatre
1975 - Carnegie Hall overflowed with fans who turned out to hear ex-Moody Blues artists Justin Haywood and John Lodge, now The Blue Jays
1977 - The Sex Pistols signed to A&M Records. The contract lasted 6 days. Pink Floyd’s album, Animal is declared platinum
1978 - The Bee Gees’s Stayin’ Alive was replaced at no. 1 by their Night Fever
1979 - Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive started 3 weeks at no. 1 on the US charts. Also, James Brown played the Grand Ole Opry
1984 - Van Halen’s Jump was no. 1 on the US singles charts
1988 - Onstage in Perth, Australia, George Michael thanked Tipper Gore, head of the Parents Musical Resource Committee, for helping to boost sales of his Faith LP
1990 - The published results of a survey amongst Russian teenagers revealed that the western rock acts they would most like to see live were Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd and The Beatles
1992 - Prince won a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award at the Soul Train awards ceremony. Also receiving awards were Natalie Cole and Color Me Badd
1995 - Former Stone Roses manager Gareth Evans’s £10 million lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum
1996 - Alanis Morissette won Best Album for Jagged Little Pill, Best Female Singer, Best Rock Album, Best Songwriter and Best Single at the 25th Juno Awards held in Hamilton, Canada
2000 - The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde was arrested for leading an animal rights protest against clothing firm GAP, who were accused of using leather from cows slaughtered “illegally & cruelly”. The protest took place in a clothing store in Manhattan. The Daily Mail published pictures of Paul McCartney dancing with a cowgirl in the bar of a New York club. McCartney sang along to Whole Lotta Shakin’ through a megaphone and mimicked a striptease in front of onlookers
2001 - It was reported that the US manufacturer Art Asylum planned to send in excess of 100,000 Eminem dolls to shops in the UK. The life-like dolls had the rapper’s tattoos recreated in detail, including the words “Cut Here” on his neck
2002 - UK TV’s Pop Idol winner Will Young revealed in an interview that he was gay saying, “It’s no big deal, it’s just part of who I am”
2004 - Corey Taylor from Slipknot married Scarlett

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PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 3rd MARCH

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take Your Pick
Sell My Soul - Midnight Oil - Scream In Blue
A Heart In New York - Art Garfunkel - Scissors Cut

The odd sock –
Mr. Obvious - Bob & Tom

Ladies’ Man - Ross Nobel - Surviving
Love Beats Me Up - Australian Crawl - Sirocco
Lead Me On - Larry Norman - Vol 3

Stuff you left in your pockets –
Alberta – John Lee Hooker
Love That Burns – Fleetwood Mac
Burr Clover Farm Blues – Muddy Waters
Prossiga – Don Burrows & The Brazilian Connection
Sophisticated Swing – Les Brown & his orchestra
For You Irene - James Morrison & Adam Makowicz

Blood Of The Sun - Mountain - Super Hits
Planet Clare - B-52s - B-52s
Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band - Live Peace in Toronto 1969

Rock Steady - Bad Company - Bad Co.
Elements – Atheist – Metal 11
Eve Of Destruction / Don’t Blame God / 2 Chronicles 7:14 - Barry McGuire - Lighten Up

Plastic & Concrete - Iggy Pop - American Caesar
I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men - The Bee Gees - Hits
Criminals - The Pretenders - The Isle Of View

3-piece suit –
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 7) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “I never have a realistic sense of self. I either think everything I do is terrible and I'm the worst guy on the planet, or from time to time I'll think I'm the greatest gift to music and the coolest guy who ever lived, but that happens maybe an hour out of the week. Some days I'm more concerned with how my hair looks than what my guitar sounds like”
Dave Navarro