The best thing about 1960’s and 1970’s garage and psych music is that, once everything hits at the right time and in the right place, you’ll hear an amazing two-minute gem. It might be the best thing the band ever recorded, or it might be a small prelude to something they’ll make in the future. …
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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: Are they just children’s games?
Thought I’d do this for today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio. This playlist features several songs that were either inspired by, or build their song concept from, our games of youth. You know, the ones we played after lunch at recess; the ones we played in the parking lot; the sing-song chants we used with jumping…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: A new batch of Sunshine Pop
What is it about sunshine pop – also known as baroque pop or 60’s orchestral pop – that just captures my emotions and my attention? I think it has to do with the intricate melodies and the beautiful lyrics. It’s not sweet like bubblegum pop, and it’s not an acquired taste like artrock. But I…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Mary Lou Williams Suite
One of my Hamilton College classmates, Carol Bash, spent the past twelve years crafting and building an excellent documentary on the life of jazz pianist and arranger Mary Lou Williams. If you get a chance to turn to your public broadcasting station to see Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band, do so. …
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The horns of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
He was arguably the most successful American musician of the 1960’s. His albums with the Tijuana Brass were staples of nearly every music collection. And for today on K-Chuck Radio, I want to bring you the music of legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert. And the best way to start is with… THE LONELY BULL This was…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: For Those Who Served
Today I have a very special K-Chuck Radio, seeing as it’s Memorial Day and all. The songs in today’s blog-cast were inspired by those who have served in conflicts foreign and domestic. So as we remember those who served, and those who gave, let’s also remember them in song and in melody. Including… THE MILLS…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Melodysheep Stories
This is a mixture of K-Chuck Radio and Public Broadcasting Service mash-up clips, as crafted by PBS Digital Studios. And in watching them, I’m reminded of ancient times… in the years of B.C. (Before Cable), when our children’s programming involved watching WMHT and being entertained and educated at the same time. So when you click…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Let’s get Philip Oakey on this track, shall we?
One of my favorite bands from the 1980’s was the Human League. And believe me, if I’m in my car listening to Sirius/XM’s “First Wave” channel, and I hear that opening synth riff to a certain 1980’s #1 hit, I will roll down the windows, crank up the sound, and start singing at the top…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Guitars sound better with fuzz…
Plug it in. Crank it up. It’s time for a K-Chuck Radio show with a lot of nasty guitar work. Hear that guitar snarling and growling and everything. Garage band music, psychedelic stuff, you name it, here it is. And we start with a local band… THE GRAY THINGS Charity You might know this band…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The coolness of girl group music
Today on K-Chuck Radio, I want to bring you some beautiful vocal harmonies, all from “girl groups” of the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s. These were the artists who combined sweetness and beauty with awesome vocals and tender lyrics. And their music is still treasured today. In fact, what I’ve got on the playlist includes some…
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