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• Gale Garnett--We'll Sing in the Sunshine (1964)
  on May 16, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 1964 60s oldies 60s folk Gale Garnett We'll Sing In The Sunshine
       Gale Garnett was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved to Canada at the age of 11 in 1953. After high school, she chose to go into acting and singing. She got a parts in television shows of the early 60's, and made her New...
• Peter Gabriel--Solsbury Hill (1977)
  on May 15, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 70s rock 1977 Peter Gabriel Genesis Solsbury Hill 70s oldies
       In the village of Batheaston, Somerset England, there is a small flat top hill known as little Solsbury Hill. It was here that a young Peter Gabriel came to a decision that would influence the rest of his life. He felt the ne...
• The Rock and Roll Omnibus Radio Show #91 Part 2
  on May 14, 2013 in Uriah Heep John Hiatt Roger Hodgson Gong 70s rock The Byrds The Rock and Roll Omnibus Radio Show 80s rock The Hollies 60s rock
  Ken Hensley—Eager to Please 1975 Eager to Please Uriah Heep—Easy Livin' 1972 Demons and Wizards John Hiatt—Memphis in the Meantime 1987 Bring the Family Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks—Where's the Money 1971 Where's The Money Z.Z. Hill—Dow...
• The Rock and Roll Omnibus Radio Show #91 Hour 1
  on May 14, 2013 in Jimi Hendrix 70s rock The Rock and Roll Omnibus Radio Show 80s rock 60s rock Radio Show
  Jimi Hendrix—Purple Haze 1967 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix—Manic Depression 1967 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix—The Wind Cries Mary 1967 Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix—Foxy Lady 1967 Are You Experienced! Jimi Hendrix—Wait Unt...
• Bobby Fuller Four--I Fought the Law (1966)
  on May 13, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 1966 Bobby Fuller Four I Fought the Law 60s rock 60s oldies Bobby Fuller 60s pop
       Bobby Fuller was born in Baytown, Texas then as a small child moved to Salt Lake City. Shortly after his move at the age of 12 to El Paso, his life changed forever like many others who heard Elvis Presley. More importantly, h...
• Gallery--Nice To Be With You (1972)
  on May 13, 2013
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• Record Review: Rod Stewart--Time (2013)
  on May 12, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 70s rock New Albums Rod Stewart Time Album Review 80s rock 2013 Music
       It's been dammed difficult at times to be a Rod Stewart fan. In the 70's he was one of the best singer-songwriters that rock music had to offer. His voice was outstanding, but it was the depth of his writing that kept you lon...
• Saturday Music Digest--May 11th, 2013
  on May 10, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 70s rock Rock News 80s rock Music news 60s rock Saturday Digest
       I have become a big fan of twitter. Those are naysayers who grouse about the massive amount of inane stuff posted, but have you looked at Facebook lately? I can assure you as well that most phone conversations are just as use...
• The Friends of Distinction--Grazing in The Grass (1969)
  on May 9, 2013 in 1969 The Rock ad Roll Omnibus Jessica Cleaves Harry Elston Grazing in the Grass The Friends of Distinction Floyd Butler Jim Brown 60s oldies 60s pop Barbara Jean Love
       The Friends of Distinction were formed by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler who had been members of Ray Charles' backing band, The Hi-Fi's. When this group disbanded in 1966, the other members, Lamont McLemore and Marilyn McCoo w...
• Frijid Pink--House of the Rising Sun (1970)
  on May 8, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 70s rock The Animals 70s oldies 1970 House of the Rising Sun Frijid Pink
       I had been interested in rock music and it's history all my life, but it's been in the last several years since starting the blog and radio show that I've dug under the surface to find endless tributaries that feed into moder...
• Frida--I Know There's Something Going On (1982)
  on May 8, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus I Know Theres Something Going On Frida Lyngstad 80s pop 80s rock 1982 ABBA Steve Lillywhite Phil Collins
       The group ABBA never formally disbanded, but just slowly faded away in 1983 with the unfilled promise that the group had not stopped recording. The quartet had basically lost interest, as well as being lured by other new and...
• Friend and Lover--Reach Out in the Darkness (1968)
  on May 6, 2013 in Reach out in the darkness The Rock and Roll Omnibus Cathy Conn 60s oldies 60s pop 1968 Jim Post Friend and Lover
       Sometimes a song can capture a moment in time and frame the zeitgeist of a movement more than any other medium. This song from it's first line, "I think it's so groovy now that people are finally gettin' it together" spells o...
• Record Review: Ready To Die--Iggy Pop and the Stooges (2013)
  on May 5, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus James Williamson 70s punk Iggy Pop 70s rock New Music 70s oldies The Stooges Iggy and the Stooges 2013 2013 Music
  Track List 1. Burn (Iggy/James Williamson) 3:37 2. Sex & Money (Iggy/James Williamson) 3:18 3. Job (Iggy/James Williamson) 3:05 4. Gun (Iggy/James Williamson) 3:07 5. Unfriendly World (Iggy/James Williamson) 3:46 6. Ready To Die (Iggy/James Will...
• Saturday Bus Digest--May 4, 2013
  on May 4, 2013 in George Jones The Rock and Roll Omnibus Choices 70s rock Rock News 80s rock 60s rock Saturday Digest
  This is the first "Saturday Bus Digest". Hopefully we will be a one stop new source for your favorite artists and news of the past week. Included will be commentary on things that are related to music, rock and otherwise.  ------- Remembering Ge...
• Glenn Frey--The Heat Is On (1984)
  on May 2, 2013 in The Eagles The Rock and Roll Omnibus Glen Frey 80s oldies 80s rock Jackson Browne 1984 80s pop J.D. Souther Linda Ronstadt Bob Seger Beverly Hills Cop The Heat is On
       Glenn Frey was having a solid career as a solo artist by 1984. Perhaps not to the level of The Eagles, his previous group, but three top 40 hits gave promise to a brighter future. From his late teens, the Detroit native had b...
• Free--All Right Now (1970)
  on May 1, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus Andy Frasier Paul Kossoff Free 1970 Paul Rodgers All Right Now Simon Kirke 70s rock 70s oldies Bad Company
       The group Free came together in April of 1968, with all four band members being under the age of 20. Bass player Andy Frasier was only 15, guitarist Paul Kossoff 17, and lead singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke coming...
• The Free Movement--I've Found Someone Of My Own (1971)
  on Apr 30, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus Ive Found Someone Of My Own The Free Movement 70s soul 70s oldies 1971
       Normally on this forum I do not make fun of artists or songs. This is for a couple of reasons, the first of all being that music, like any kind of art is terribly subjective and what sounds great to one person might sound lik...
• Ace Frehley--New York Groove (1978)
  on Apr 29, 2013 in 70's oldies The Rock and Roll Omnibus New York Groove Ace Frehley KISS Frehleys Comet 70's rock 1978
       It's one of those questions that 35 years later makes one scratch their head. Why would the group KISS, at the top of popularity, decide for all of it's members to record a solo album? As we see now, even early on, the busine...
• Bobby Freeman--Do You Want To Dance (1958)
  on Apr 29, 2013 in The Rock and Roll Omnibus 1958 50s Pop Bobby Freeman Beach Boys 50s oldies Do You Want to Dance
       With rock music approaching 60 years and going through several generations, it's always a joy to not only discover new music, but to find songs that I thought had been original to an artist, just to find out it wasn't at all.
• Sunday Morning Vault: Stan Freberg--The Yellow Rose of Texas (1955)
  on Apr 28, 2013 in The Sunday Morning Vault. The Rock ad Roll Omnibus 50s parody music 1955 50s oldies The Yellow Rose of Texas Mitch Miller Stan Freberg Weird Al Yankovic
      When many think of music parody over the last 25 or so years, the first person to come to mind is "Weird" Al Yankovic. Since the mid-80's he has lovingly poked at the hits of the day. Some thought him brilliant, others (remember Co...

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