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This past week I did my internet radio show, on jukinoldies.com, featuring two gentlemen who had birthdays this week both from the DooWop group …”The Spaniels!” Pookie Hudson (June 11, 1934) and Gerald Gregory (June 10, 1934) who grew up in Gary, Indiana and both went to Roosevelt High School. That’s where they formed their … Read more

This past Tuesday we celebrated an old friend’s birthday, Eddie Holman … and I posted a lot of photos and memories of days gone by. As I was reading through the responses, I saw one from Eddie… it said … “We have history, great memories and wonderful times my great and good friend” and it … Read more

I guess I’m in a mellow reminiscing mood today … yesterday I celebrated another birthday … I was blessed to have my family around and sat back to watch my son and daughter reminisce about their childhood memories. It was like watching an old favorite movie … their eyes lighting up as they recalled special … Read more

It started at an Air Force Base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … and they called themselves the Del-Vikings! The group went through several name changes as well as personnel changes do to contracts since most members were underage at the time of their signing. Only Kripp Johnson, one of the original members, was 21 when they … Read more

One of my favorite singers and music legends was the late great Harvey Fuqua, founder and lead singer of the legendary Moonglows. Where do I begin … I met Harvey when he was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and Museum. Early in the day I had time to sit and talk with … Read more