Feature Friday: Ronnie Haig … Don’cha Hear Me Callin’ Baby!
Mornin’ Ginchers, Are you ready for the week-end? Well here is another edition of Feature Friday … Ronnie Haig … Don’t cha Hear Me Callin’ Baby? If you are from the ‘Burgh, if you ever listened to Mad Mike Metro, if you ever went to a West View Danceland Oldies Dance … then you know … Read more
Throw Back Thursday: Birth of the Jimi Hendrix Experience!
Mornin’ Ginchers, It’s Throw Back Thursday once again and today was the Birth of the Jimi Hendrix Experience! Yep, today back in 1966 the Jimi Hendrix Experience was created with Jimi on guitar & voclas, Noel Redding on Bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. While performing as Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, Jimi was … Read more
Wa’sup Wednesday: Ray Charles … America!
Mornin’ Ginchers, Time again for Wa’sup Wednesday … “Ray Charles … America!” Before I address my opening statement, I want to say Happy Birthday to one of the greatest entertainers of all time …born Ray Charles Robinson, September 23, 1930 in Albnany, Georgia … often called “The Genius” but referred being called “Brother Ray’ … … Read more
Tune In Tuesday: Bob Mack … Hanky Panky!
Mornin’ Ginchers, Are you ready to Tune in Tuesday? Welll then, how about a little flashback on Bob Mack and … the Hanky Panky? Some of my fondest memories of growing up in Pittsburgh during the 1960’s were the Teen Dances, the music, going to the dances and performing at the dances. We were so … Read more
Mo’ Music Monday: Shout! it’s the modern craze!
Good afternoon Ginchers, It’s Mo’ Music Monday and on this very day in 1959 the Isley Brothers charted with the new modern craze … SHOUT! Who hasn’t been to a wedding, dance, party or event with music that didn’t dance to the song SHOUT? A little bit softer now, a little softer now … hey, … Read more
Soul Sunday: Ben E. King, Drifter to stardom!
Mornin’ Ginchers, Welcome to Soul Sunday … as you all know Sunday’s are special to me and always have been since my days as a young man going to Sunday school, stopping at Aunt Kate’s on the way home to have a morning breakfast of Kiska and eggs all the way through my adult life … Read more