Johnny's Journey Through Music

Mornin’ Ginchers, Time once again for No School Saturday and … dreaming of the Caribbean!  As a boy growing up on the Northside of Pittsburgh I dreamed of Ocean voyages, the palm trees the Blue waters of the exotic Islands … I even listened to Martin Denny and his tropical paradise cool music.  So when … Read more

Mornin’ Ginchers, It’s Tune in Tuesday … Jerry Lee Lewis … the Killer!  Today is Jerry Lee’s Birthday, born September 29, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisianna.  Known as the “Killer” and described as Rock and Roll’s first Wild Man and defenitly one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and one of the all time greatest … Read more

Mornin’ Ginchers, Time once again for Soul Sunday … “In a Mellow Mood … the Temptations!”  I have been challenged many times during this covid era to post on facebook my top ten favorite albums.  Well, everytime I attempt to do so I always end up with at least twenty albums and then I sit … Read more

Mornin’ Ginchers, It’s No School Saturday and time to remenisce about a Saturday lodged in my Memory Banks!   “Stay” … just a little bit longer … what a song, what a group, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs.  That great song charted today back in 1960 … Oh, I remember it well.  “STAY”, was the first … Read more

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

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