I remember some of the groups that were in it, though they weren't to my taste. Most of them did bubble-gum music that was mainly listened to by teeny-boppers (11 to 13 year olds)
Aaaargh. I was thinking of R. Dean Taylor, who appeared on Rare Earth Record. Not that there's anything wrong with the group, Rare Earth. Just something that, as a wee lad, I was confused about, and even though I eventually got it straightened out, it's still there, somewhere, wrong, in my head.
C'mon, Les, I know you were a WIXY fan. Or WHK. Or were you a closet CKLW fanboi, digging the Canadian scene? Total turncoat listener to WBZ from Boston? Or Jerry Gee? Or was "Boom-Boom" Goldberg on 'MMS your man?
...I still miss Super 'CFL outta Chicago, goin' head to head with WLS.
Wow, sped-up records, wall-of-sound audio processing and all the static anyone could hope for: what's not to like about AM radio? --But there are some records that don't sound right any other way. How are you gonna get that on a CD or MP3?
goodness. I can't believe I remember this song. At the time it was the bubblegum answer to Hey Joe (Hendrix) and "Cool Hand Luke", a multi-cultural trifecta.
goodness. I can't believe I remember this song. At the time it was the bubblegum answer to Hey Joe (Hendrix) and "Cool Hand Luke", a multi-cultural trifecta.
"Quick Joey Small" was a moderate hit by bubblegum standards, topping out at #25 in Billboard. I suspect rather a lot of DJ types were willing to read off "1910 Fruitgum Company," but drew the line at "Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus." (Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz produced all that early Buddah stuff, and Joey Levine, who sang the biggest Ohio Express songs, is out front on QJS.)
Incidently, the Brothers K (or whatever) eventually tried their hands at a classical album.
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I remember some of the groups that were in it, though they weren't to my taste. Most of them did bubble-gum music that was mainly listened to by teeny-boppers (11 to 13 year olds)
ReplyDeleteNope, doesn't ring a bell. But the AM stations up here on the NorthCoast weren't that great in that time frame, either.
ReplyDeleteDon't remember that one, either.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall it on WIBG or WFIL out of Philly. We were more soul music driven than that.
ReplyDeleteI would have been a freshman in high school.
Gerry
Nope, not my folks. Nor I, either, that I recall. And I do (not sure this is a good thing) recall other stuff from that era.
ReplyDeleteThe Cowsills
Paul Revere & the Raiders
The Pipkins
Rare Earth
Lobo
Hot Buttered Popcorn
Just to name a few.
Aaaargh. I was thinking of R. Dean Taylor, who appeared on Rare Earth Record. Not that there's anything wrong with the group, Rare Earth. Just something that, as a wee lad, I was confused about, and even though I eventually got it straightened out, it's still there, somewhere, wrong, in my head.
ReplyDeleteC'mon, Les, I know you were a WIXY fan. Or WHK. Or were you a closet CKLW fanboi, digging the Canadian scene? Total turncoat listener to WBZ from Boston? Or Jerry Gee?
ReplyDeleteOr was "Boom-Boom" Goldberg on 'MMS your man?
God Help me that I remember all this dreck.....
...I still miss Super 'CFL outta Chicago, goin' head to head with WLS.
ReplyDeleteWow, sped-up records, wall-of-sound audio processing and all the static anyone could hope for: what's not to like about AM radio? --But there are some records that don't sound right any other way. How are you gonna get that on a CD or MP3?
goodness. I can't believe I remember this song. At the time it was the bubblegum answer to Hey Joe (Hendrix) and "Cool Hand Luke", a multi-cultural trifecta.
ReplyDeletegoodness. I can't believe I remember this song. At the time it was the bubblegum answer to Hey Joe (Hendrix) and "Cool Hand Luke", a multi-cultural trifecta.
ReplyDelete"Quick Joey Small" was a moderate hit by bubblegum standards, topping out at #25 in Billboard. I suspect rather a lot of DJ types were willing to read off "1910 Fruitgum Company," but drew the line at "Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus." (Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz produced all that early Buddah stuff, and Joey Levine, who sang the biggest Ohio Express songs, is out front on QJS.)
ReplyDeleteIncidently, the Brothers K (or whatever) eventually tried their hands at a classical album.