I’ve been listening to The Harry J Allstars early Reggae album “The Liquidator” all day. It reminds me of the Tornados. I’m totally obsessed with the sound and great organ playing by Winston Wright. Check it out below:
The Harry J Allstars
The Woody Herman Big Band – “Caldonia” & “Northwest Passage” – 1947
September 27, 2009
Amazing big band! Jazz buffs will recognize a young Stan Getz and Shorty Rodgers.
Screaming Beatles Fans – 1960’s
September 25, 2009
Girls went NUTS over The Beatles. Most of these images are circa 1964.
Image: Getty
Si Zentner & His Orchestra – Great Trombone Playing; Early 1960’s
September 23, 2009
While most big bands were fizzling out in the 1950’s, Si Zentner and his Orchestra enjoyed a serge in popularity in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Check out the great trombone playing below.
"The Swingin' Eye!!!!!!!" Great LP featuring "Lonesome Road"
"High Noon Cha Cha Cha" - Awesome album cover
Big Band Brillance
"...A Thinking Man's Band"
Style – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Bing Crosby – 1964
September 11, 2009
You’ve either got, or you haven’t go style. If you got it you stand out a mile!
Great number from the 1964 film “Robin & the Seven Hoods” featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bing Crosby.
Dizzy Gillespie – “Salt Peanuts” – 1947
August 31, 2009
Joe Harris is on skins.
The Mellotron – Changing Pop Music in the 1960’s
August 20, 2009
A Mellotron M400 in clear lucite
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. The heart of the instrument is a bank of parallel linear magnetic audio tapes, which have approximately eight seconds of playing time each. Playback heads underneath each key enable the playing of pre-recorded sounds. (Info via Wikipedia)
The Mellotron was used by British rock artists Graham Bond and Mike Pinder before it was used and brought to public popularity by The Beatles in the song “Strawberry Fields Forever”
Check out the Mellotron below in action:
Sounds in Space – Pop Music of the 1960’s
August 18, 2009
The sounds of space age pop filled bachelor pads far and wide in the 1960’s. Below are some of my favorite album covers! Images via.
This cover features Charles Eames' solar powered "Do Nothing" toy!
Bobby Darin with Jackie & Gayle – “Sunday in New York” – From “The Red Skeleton Show” – 1965
August 16, 2009
Stan Getz & Edie Adams – Advertisement for Muriel Cigars – 1965
August 14, 2009
