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 ……
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K-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…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Song-Poem of Jimmy Carter
Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter. This was a President who truly embodied public service. Every family who now lives in a Habitat for Humanity home can thank Jimmy Carter’s commitment and generosity. And while he was President, he helped author the Camp David Accords, the groundbreaking peace plan between Israel and Egypt. And during his…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Someone’s Covering the Will-O-Bees
The Will-O-Bees were a three-member folk trio who, in the 1960’s, recorded several pop songs. Some of them actually became big national and international hits – albeit when someone ELSE recorded those same songs. Let me explain. The Will-O-Bees – former high school classmates Robert Merchanthouse and Janet Blossom, along with close friend Steven Porter…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Another 10 classic pop songs you barely remember
I believe that the songs we currently call “classics” and “oldies” are only branded as such because, at one point in time, they topped the pop charts – thus, by that metric, the song should be popular forever, while a song that might have inched into the Top 20 or been a regional hit is…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Just wipe the vocals off, we’ll take care of things.
There are so many tracks in the history of rock and roll where the song is recorded and ready for pressing on 45’s – and in some cases, pressed on 45’s and distributed – only to have someone decide, “Hey, let’s redo this song with another vocal.” And I don’t mean “re-record the entire song,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Surgeon General won’t like this…
It’s not as popular in popular song as it once was, but pop hits that involved smoking, or using cigarettes or cigars as a metaphor, were once as prevalent as modern country songs that mention whiskey. So for today’s K-Chuck Radio broadcast, let’s crack open a hard pack, flippo da zippo, and enter the world…
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