Yes, it’s that time of year. It’s the time when I take my camera gear and capture the CPKC Holiday Train and all its beautiful lights and majestic trim. Don’t even say a word about Halloween not arriving yet. As far as I’m concerned, I’m on a countdown and I’m not missing anything. And this…
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Want to listen to some great music? Here’s ten songs all stitched together with a common theme. On an online radio station that I call “K-Chuck Radio”!
K-Chuck Radio: Celebrating Earth, Wind & Fire Day
September 21 is officially Earth, Wind & Fire day, as it was declared in their classic song. This song, to be precise. Yep. “Do you remember … the 21st night of September…” So on today’s K-Chuck Radio post, I want to share the major influence Earth, Wind & Fire spread upon our musical culture. Because…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Billy Joel gets pitchy
I recently watched the Billy Joel five-hour HBO documentary “And So It Goes,” and found it tremendously fascinating. Yeah, it kinda bordered on hagiography at some points, but the early moments of Billy Joel’s career – his involvement with the Long Island band The Hassles, his attempts at hard rock with Attila – were intriguing.…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Out-Of-Phase Stereo Series
On today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, we have some recordings that, for one reason or another, sound WAY different than how you would remember them. These are called “out of phase stereo” recordings, and they were once created by flipping a couple of wires on the stylus pickup. Essentially, whatever was heard in the left…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: How a vintage doo-wop song turned into the OTHER Kingsmen hit
If the Kingsmen never had another recording, they would always have “Louie, Louie” – the classic party song with the barely audible lyrics that could be mondegreened into other meanings. You know “Louie, Louie.” Of course you do. Now the original “Louie, Louie” was recorded by Richard Berry, and the lyrics are pretty clear. Here’s…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The hidden evolution of Black Betty
You most likely know the classic 1978 rock song “Black Betty,” as performed by the one-hit wonder group Ram Jam. You can hear it now as you’re reading this blog post. But what if I told you that the Ram Jam version not only isn’t the most unique version of the classic blues song ……
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: How many cuts make the first one the deepest?
Yusuf / Cat Stevens wrote a ton of classic tracks in the 1960’s and 1970’s, many of which are still staples on classic radio stations. Right off the bat, let’s name a few. “Peace Train.” “Morning Has Broken.” “Moonshadow.” “Wild World.” “Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard.” Yeah, they’re stuck in your head right…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Musical Legacy of Terry Knight and the Pack
If I were to say to you, “name an iconic Michigan rock band from the 1960’s,” you’d probably give me the MC5 or the Stooges or Alice Cooper, and that’s fine. You might go on a deep cut and say ? and the Mysterians, or the Bob Seger System, and that’s fine as well. But…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Who is Broken Peach, and why do I want to hear more?
Okay. As near as I can figure out, Broken Peach is a cover band. A cover band that takes pop standards and rock classics, glams them up, rocks them up, and performs them while wearing weird costumes. That’s all I’ve got. But man, when they take these songs and ramp them into overdrive … I…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The hit song by a man who was a Beatle for two weeks
Jimmie Nicol had a long and varied career as a session drummer. And it all culminated in an amazing story where, in 1964, he substituted for Ringo Starr during the Beatles’ tour of Australia. Ringo had tonsilitis and was unable to perform, so the Beatles recruited Nicol and he performed along with them during the…
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