Legendary Singer Rick Davies Supertramp 

  • Rick Davies, a cofounding member of the British progressive rock group Supertramp, died on Sept. 6, according to a statement shared on the band's social media account
  • Davies wrote many of the band's hits, including "Goodbye Stranger, "Bloody Well Right" and "The Logical Song," with Roger Hodgson
  • “Rick’s music and legacy continue to inspire many and bears testament to the fact that great songs never die, they live on,” the statement read

This year's Beatle Marathon  is a Tribute to the late Beatle Collector and Professor  Steve L.  RIP

On This Day 1968 The Beatles completed recording "While My Guitar Gently Weeps''. The song contains one of the Beatle's most beloved guitar solo, played by Eric Clapton. 

Birthdays Singers and Song Writers 

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1942 - Danny Hutton

Danny Hutton, singer with Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 UK No.3 & US No.1 single with a cover of the Randy Newman song 'Mama Told Me Not To Come'. The band scored 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting No.1) between 1969 and 1975.

1945 - Jose Feliciano

Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer Jose Feliciano, best known for many international hits, including his rendition of The Doors' 'Light My Fire'. His 1968 album Feliciano! reached No. 2 on the US charts. Jose was born blind as a result of congenital glaucoma.

 

 

 

 

The Beatlemaniacs!!!   Beatles Novelty Records just for laughs

The First Appearance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show NYC 

Classic Jingle Musical from the GwinSound Collection 

AI Imagines  Below and Beatle Mandaic Crazy 

The History of  "Let It Be"  Naked Album from Paul McCartney's concept

  • The Concept Behind the Album Released in 2003, Let It Be... Naked was Paul McCartney’s attempt to strip away the lush orchestration and studio embellishments added by producer Phil Spector to the original 1970 Let It Be album. McCartney felt Spector’s production clashed with the Beatles’ original intent: a raw, back-to-basics sound that echoed their early rock roots.

    🎛️ Musical Differences

    • The album features remixed and remastered versions of the original tracks, minus Spector’s strings and choirs.

    • Two tracks—“Dig It” and “Maggie Mae”—were removed, while “Don’t Let Me Down,” a fan favorite from the Get Back sessions, was added2.

    • Songs like “The Long and Winding Road” were restored to their simpler, piano-driven arrangements, closer to McCartney’s original vision.

    📼 Recording Origins The material was recorded during the tumultuous Get Back sessions in January 1969, including the legendary rooftop concert. The band was fraying, but the music still carried emotional weight and spontaneity. Let It Be... Naked tries to recapture that spirit—warts and all.

  • Legacy and Reception While McCartney championed the project, Lennon had once defended Spector’s work, calling it a salvage job on a messy set of recordings. Ringo and George were more diplomatic, with George giving his blessing to the Naked project before his passing

Brief History of The Human Beinz

  • Origins: Formed in 1964 as The Premiers, they became The Human Beingz in 1966, playing covers of Them, The Yardbirds, The Who, and Bob Dylan.

  • Breakthrough: Their hit “Nobody But Me” (a cover of The Isley Brothers) exploded in 1968, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s known for its rapid-fire repetition of “no”—31 times in a row.

  • Name Change: Capitol Records misspelled their name as The Human Beinz on the record sleeve. Since the single was a hit, the spelling stuck.

  • Japan Fame: While their second U.S. single “Turn On Your Love Light” barely charted, it hit #1 in Japan, leading to a tour and exclusive releases like “Hold On Baby”.

  • Breakup & Revival: The band disbanded in 1969 after their Japan tour but reunited in the 2000s. They were featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Hang on Sloopy exhibit in 2003.

 

 

This week in Rock News 

September 5, 1987 — American Bandstand airs for the last time after 30 years on the ABC-TV network with host Dick Clark. (It continues for one more season on cable television with a different emcee.)

September 7, 1957 — Keen Records releases "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke, his first secular hit (#1 pop and R&B) after 12 years singing with gospel groups. (Several months earlier, Specialty Records, the label on which his gospel ensemble records, issues his first secular recording, "Loveable," under the pseudonym Dale Cook to avoid a backlash from the gospel community, but it doesn't chart and he is soon unmasked.)
 September 8, 1955 — Chuck Berry does the duck walk for the first time at an Alan Freed rock concert at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, borrowing the move, along with some guitar riffs, from limber R&B guitarist T-Bone Walker, who began strutting it in the 1930s. Berry adopts the gait because his suit acquired wrinkles on the way to New York from St. Louis, so he keeps a crouch on stage to conceal them, improvising the step along the way. The crowd loves it, so Berry repeats it at the rest of the shows, where it wows the crowd every time.

September 10, 1955 — Berry's first hit, "Maybellene," reaches its peak U.S. chart positions (#1 R&B, #5 pop).
                                 1963 — John Lennon and Paul McCartney attend a Rolling Stones rehearsal in London, where the pair complete a song they were working on, "I Wanna Be Your Man," and give it to the Stones, which they use as their second British single.

September 9, 1954 — Johnny Cash watches in the audience as Elvis Presley performs for the grand opening of the Katz Drug Store in Memphis, Tennessee.

September 11, 1962 — The Beatles record their first British single, "Love Me Do" b/w "P.S. I Love You." "Love Me Do" peaks at #17 later that fall, but isn't released in the U.S. until mid-1964, when it reaches #1.
                                 2001 — Most U.S. radio stations replace music with news after a terrorist attack brings down the World Trade Center in New York. Many stars cancel concerts, but music proves vital when the healing begins. A number of benefit concerts take place, including America: A Tribute to Heroes, which is broadcast on all four major TV networks on September 21, 2001.


 

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History The Turtles "Happy Together" 

 

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      • The Turtles: A Musical Timeline

        🎶 1963–1965: Surf Roots & Folk-Rock Shift

        • Originally called The Crossfires, they started as a surf rock band in Los Angeles.

        • Founders Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman were high school choir buddies.

        • Rebranded as The Turtles in 1965, riding the folk-rock wave inspired by The Byrds.

        • Their first hit: a cover of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe”, which cracked the Top 102.

        🌼 1966–1967: Pop Stardom & “Happy Together”

        • Released “You Baby” and “Let Me Be”, showcasing their knack for catchy melodies.

        • In 1967, “Happy Together” became their signature hit, dethroning The Beatles’ “Penny Lane” from #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

        • The song’s joyful harmonies and whimsical lyrics made it a defining anthem of the era.

        🌀 1968: Satire & Psychedelia

        • Dropped “Elenore”—a parody of their own success, yet it became a hit.

        • Released the concept album The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands, where they impersonated different fictional groups across genres.

        • Tracks like “You Showed Me” (written by McGuinn and Clark of The Byrds) added a dreamy, melancholic layer to their catalog.

        • 1969–1970: Label Struggles & Breakup

          • Despite creative growth, tensions with White Whale Records led to lawsuits and burnout.

          • The band dissolved in 1970, but Kaylan and Volman didn’t stop there…

          🎭 Flo & Eddie Era

          • Joined Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, performing as Flo & Eddie due to contractual restrictions.

          • Became cult favorites with their comedic rock and later worked as session musicians for John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Alice Cooper.

          🔁 1983–2025: Revival & Legacy

          • Kaylan and Volman toured as The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie for decades.

          • After Kaylan retired in 2018, Ron Dante (of The Archies) stepped in.

          • Volman continued performing until his passing in September 2025.

       
       
       
       

       

     

     

     

     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     

     
     
     
     

     

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

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