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Song of the Week #76 – “River Deep, Mountain High”
Written by admin on October 17, 2011 – 6:56 pm -| Ike and Tina Turner’s pop classic “River Deep, Mountain High” is Song of the Week.
“River Deep, Mountain High” was released on single in May 1966, backed with “I’ll Keep You Happy.” It was also the title track of the “River Deep Mountain High” album released in September 1966. |
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Tags: Ike and Tina Turner, phil spector, River Deep Mountain High, the wall of sound, Tina Turner
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Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection – 7 CD box set
Written by admin on September 11, 2011 – 7:40 pm -Fans of Phil Spector’s groundbreaking work on the Philles label will want to pick up the “Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection” box set next month. The set contains six classic albums, originally released between 1962-64, and a bonus disc of Spector’s instrumental B-sides.
Tags: Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, phil spector, Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection, the Crystals, the Essential Phil Spector, the ronettes
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Song of the Week #65 – “Be My Baby”
Written by admin on August 1, 2011 – 8:04 am -| The Ronettes’ timeless “Be My Baby” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Be My Baby” was released on single in August 1963, backed with “Tedesco and Pitman” and would go on to become one of the most enduring pop songs of all time. |
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Tags: be my baby, Cissy Houston, phil spector, the ronettes, the wall of sound, Travis
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Gene Pitney birthday tribute
Written by admin on February 17, 2010 – 10:44 am -Gene Pitney would have been 70 years old today. He died on April 5, 2006 at the age of 66 in a hotel in Cardiff, Wales, midway through a UK tour.
Gene Francis Alan Pitney was born in Hartford, Connecticut on February 17, 1940, but spent most of his youth in Rockville, Connecticut. He had musical ambitions from a young age and formed a band while a student at Rockville High School. His first singles were released as part of a duo called Jamie and Jane, with singer Ginny Arnell, and included the song “Classical Rock and Roll.” The singles were not hits and the duo was soon abandoned. Read more »
Tags: Gene Pitney, phil spector, The Rolling Stones
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Ronnie Spector sings Amy Winehouse
Written by admin on September 18, 2009 – 5:44 pm -| The Ronettes are my favourite girl group of the 60s, primarily because Ronnie Spector was such a charismatic and talented performer – and of course because of Phil Spector’s brilliant studio production.
Today I want to highlight two performances featuring Ronnie – one vintage and one modern. But first, some background on the group. |
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