Above are my two favorite Jackie Robinson cards--the 1948 Leaf and the 1952 Topps--both in beautiful NM-MT condition
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Two Beautiful Jackie Robinson Cards
Above are my two favorite Jackie Robinson cards--the 1948 Leaf and the 1952 Topps--both in beautiful NM-MT condition
Friday, April 22, 2011
Halle Petro and the Jilt at the City Winery tomorrow night(4/23)
One of the best new bands to come on the scene in years is playing at the City Winery tomorrow night in New York City(4/23). The band is Halle Petro and the Jilt. Halle has an incredible voice and her bands style encompasses blues, country, jazz and rock. She lists her influences as among others Al Green, Otis Redding, Stevie Nicks, the Bee Gees and Patty Griffin. The show is at 9pm. If you are in or around the city check it out.
See halleandthejilt.com for more details.
See halleandthejilt.com for more details.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
My Top Songs of All Time 901-925
901 I Just Want to Celebrate Rare Earth
902 Unwell Third Eye Blind
903 The Boys of Summer Don Henley
904 No Matter What Badfinger
905 Lowdown Chicago
906 Pay to the Piper Chairman of the Board
907 A Groove Will Make You Move Jimmy Castor Bunch
908 Last Train to Clarksville Monkees
909 Dreams Fleetwood Mac
910 Breakfast at Tiffanys Deep Blue Something
911 Gey Outa My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean
912 Bang a Gong T Rex
913 She'd Rather Be With Me Turtles
914 Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
915 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart
916 Century's End Steely Dan
917 I've Got to Use My Imagination Gladys Knight and the Pips
918 Me and You and a Dog Naled Boo Lobo
919 Bullet with Butterfly Wings Smashing Pumpkins
920 Satisfaction Rolling Stones
921 Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals
922 Rock Me Gently Andy Kim
923 To Sir With Love Lulu
924 What Does It Take to Win Your Love Jr Walker & the All Stars
925 Tha Rain, the Park and Other Things Cowsills
Roland LaVoie or Lobo was one of my favorite singers of the 1970s--not so much this song which peaked at #5 but I'd Love You to Want Me(#2), Don't Expect Me to be Your Friend(#8) and How Can I Tell Her?(22) which are all higher on the charts. Lobo had 16 Top 100 hits in the 1970s and is currently semi-retired and lives in Florida. Last summer I walked into the Crimson Moon Cafe in Dahlonega, Georgia and talked about the red Georgia clay on my feet. Tom and Julie then started their first set with Me and You and a Dog Named Boo.
Badfinger was a UK band most popular 1969-72. They had 4 big hits and hit the Top 100 7 times. There was a close affiliation with the Beatles as Paul McCartney wrote their #7 hit Come and Get It and George Harrison played guitar on and produced their biggest hit--the #4 smash Day After Day. Also during this time singer-guitarist Pete Ham wrote the #1 hit Without You for Harry Nilsson. Sadly, Ham committed suicide in 1975 and Bassist Tony Evans did the same in 1983.
Who can forget the lyrics "You're dirty sweet and you're my girl"? T. Rex was founded by singer and guitarist Marc Bolan in 1967. Bang a Gong was their only big hit which peaked at #10 in 1972. The two singers for the Turtles sang background on this song.They had 3 other minor hits. The band dissolved after Bolan was killed in a car accident in 1977. Ironically another member of the band was also killed in a separate car accident in 1981.
Rare Earth formed as the Sunliners in 1960 and changed their name to Rare Earth in 1968 after signed by Motown's Rare Earth division. The band jokingly suggested the band change its name to Rare Earth and Motown agreed! While this is the only Rare Earth song on my survey they had big hits covering two Temptations songs--Get Ready(#4) and I Know I'm Losing You(#7). In total they had 9 Top 100 hits. They also lost a number of their members at an early age.
Chairmen of the Board was a soul band who had six Top 100 hits in the early 1970s including Pay to the Piper(peaked at #13) and their #3 smash Give Me Just a Little More Time which is further up my survey. The band was led by lead singer General Norman Johnson who recently passed away at age 57.
902 Unwell Third Eye Blind
903 The Boys of Summer Don Henley
904 No Matter What Badfinger
905 Lowdown Chicago
906 Pay to the Piper Chairman of the Board
907 A Groove Will Make You Move Jimmy Castor Bunch
908 Last Train to Clarksville Monkees
909 Dreams Fleetwood Mac
910 Breakfast at Tiffanys Deep Blue Something
911 Gey Outa My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean
912 Bang a Gong T Rex
913 She'd Rather Be With Me Turtles
914 Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
915 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart
916 Century's End Steely Dan
917 I've Got to Use My Imagination Gladys Knight and the Pips
918 Me and You and a Dog Naled Boo Lobo
919 Bullet with Butterfly Wings Smashing Pumpkins
920 Satisfaction Rolling Stones
921 Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals
922 Rock Me Gently Andy Kim
923 To Sir With Love Lulu
924 What Does It Take to Win Your Love Jr Walker & the All Stars
925 Tha Rain, the Park and Other Things Cowsills
Roland LaVoie or Lobo was one of my favorite singers of the 1970s--not so much this song which peaked at #5 but I'd Love You to Want Me(#2), Don't Expect Me to be Your Friend(#8) and How Can I Tell Her?(22) which are all higher on the charts. Lobo had 16 Top 100 hits in the 1970s and is currently semi-retired and lives in Florida. Last summer I walked into the Crimson Moon Cafe in Dahlonega, Georgia and talked about the red Georgia clay on my feet. Tom and Julie then started their first set with Me and You and a Dog Named Boo.
Badfinger was a UK band most popular 1969-72. They had 4 big hits and hit the Top 100 7 times. There was a close affiliation with the Beatles as Paul McCartney wrote their #7 hit Come and Get It and George Harrison played guitar on and produced their biggest hit--the #4 smash Day After Day. Also during this time singer-guitarist Pete Ham wrote the #1 hit Without You for Harry Nilsson. Sadly, Ham committed suicide in 1975 and Bassist Tony Evans did the same in 1983.
Who can forget the lyrics "You're dirty sweet and you're my girl"? T. Rex was founded by singer and guitarist Marc Bolan in 1967. Bang a Gong was their only big hit which peaked at #10 in 1972. The two singers for the Turtles sang background on this song.They had 3 other minor hits. The band dissolved after Bolan was killed in a car accident in 1977. Ironically another member of the band was also killed in a separate car accident in 1981.
Rare Earth formed as the Sunliners in 1960 and changed their name to Rare Earth in 1968 after signed by Motown's Rare Earth division. The band jokingly suggested the band change its name to Rare Earth and Motown agreed! While this is the only Rare Earth song on my survey they had big hits covering two Temptations songs--Get Ready(#4) and I Know I'm Losing You(#7). In total they had 9 Top 100 hits. They also lost a number of their members at an early age.
Chairmen of the Board was a soul band who had six Top 100 hits in the early 1970s including Pay to the Piper(peaked at #13) and their #3 smash Give Me Just a Little More Time which is further up my survey. The band was led by lead singer General Norman Johnson who recently passed away at age 57.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
2 1909 Ramly's (T204) PSA 8 Hall-of-Famers
My Top Songs of All Time 926-950
926. What I Am Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
927. One Hand in My Pocket Alanis Morisette
928. Rock of Ages Def Leppard
929. Volunteers Jefferson Airplane
930. You Little Trustmaker Tymes
931. Respectable Outsiders
932. Solitary Man Neal Diamond
933. White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
934. The Letter Boxtops
935. Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac
936. Always Something There to Remind Me Naked Eyes
937. Come and Get Your Love Redbone
938. Silence is Golden Tremeloes
939. Bust a Move Young MC
940.We Connect Stacy Q
941. Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook
942. Life in a Northern Town Dream Academy
943. Drift Away Dobie Gray
944. Paradise by the Dashboard Lights Meat Loaf
945. All Day Music War
946. No Love At All BJ Thomas
947. Rock the Boat Hues Corporation
948. Whip It Devo
949. Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin
950. See You in September Happenings
The Hues Corporation was a trio from Santa Monica, Cal formed in 1969 and had 5 Top 100 hits over that time. Rock the Boat which hit number 1 was of curse the biggest and was the second disco song to hit #1 on the pop chart. The group named themselver after the (Howard) Hughes Corporation but due to the hue of their skin they decided on Hues Corporation. The original proposed name was "The Children of Howard Hues".
The Boxtops had 10 Top 100 songs from 1967-1970 with their #1 smash The Letter being the biggest followed by their #2 hit Cry Like a Baby. This blue-eyed soul band developed a large following in indie and alternative music and as recently as 1996 had an album of new material. Lead singer Alex Chilton went on to the band Big Star and performed as a solo artist. He recently passed away.
The Tymes also had 10 Top 100 hits including their #1 hit in 1963 So Much in Love. Three of the original four members are performing today. You Little Trustmaker is their only song on my survey.
Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians had 3 Top 100 hits of wihich What I Am was the biggest--hitting #3 on the Top 100. Edie married Paul Simon and plays with her stepson(Paul's son) in the band Heavy Circle. The band released an album in 2008 which Sean Lennon played on.
927. One Hand in My Pocket Alanis Morisette
928. Rock of Ages Def Leppard
929. Volunteers Jefferson Airplane
930. You Little Trustmaker Tymes
931. Respectable Outsiders
932. Solitary Man Neal Diamond
933. White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
934. The Letter Boxtops
935. Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac
936. Always Something There to Remind Me Naked Eyes
937. Come and Get Your Love Redbone
938. Silence is Golden Tremeloes
939. Bust a Move Young MC
940.We Connect Stacy Q
941. Sylvia's Mother Dr. Hook
942. Life in a Northern Town Dream Academy
943. Drift Away Dobie Gray
944. Paradise by the Dashboard Lights Meat Loaf
945. All Day Music War
946. No Love At All BJ Thomas
947. Rock the Boat Hues Corporation
948. Whip It Devo
949. Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin
950. See You in September Happenings
The Hues Corporation was a trio from Santa Monica, Cal formed in 1969 and had 5 Top 100 hits over that time. Rock the Boat which hit number 1 was of curse the biggest and was the second disco song to hit #1 on the pop chart. The group named themselver after the (Howard) Hughes Corporation but due to the hue of their skin they decided on Hues Corporation. The original proposed name was "The Children of Howard Hues".
The Boxtops had 10 Top 100 songs from 1967-1970 with their #1 smash The Letter being the biggest followed by their #2 hit Cry Like a Baby. This blue-eyed soul band developed a large following in indie and alternative music and as recently as 1996 had an album of new material. Lead singer Alex Chilton went on to the band Big Star and performed as a solo artist. He recently passed away.
The Tymes also had 10 Top 100 hits including their #1 hit in 1963 So Much in Love. Three of the original four members are performing today. You Little Trustmaker is their only song on my survey.
Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians had 3 Top 100 hits of wihich What I Am was the biggest--hitting #3 on the Top 100. Edie married Paul Simon and plays with her stepson(Paul's son) in the band Heavy Circle. The band released an album in 2008 which Sean Lennon played on.
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