Hiya, I'm Brian Griffin!
As you recall, I'm a professional martooni taste tester.
(Lishen, I'm not as drunk as some thinkle peep I am.)
I am also the personable pooch from Family Guy
and a member of the DJ team on S-P-M-M
Retrosonic Radio here at Shady's Place.
Sorry about the typo in the title
of the post. It should read 174
14 YEARS.
That's right! This week,
Shady is observing his
14th blogiversary!
That figure includes 10 years as emcee of the old blog,
Shady Dell Music & Memories, and 4 years as the so-
called brains behind Shady's Place Music & Memories.
I shay this calls for a shalivation... and the gang's all here.
Well, some of them are here, because we only have time
for the traditional seven song salute. Without further
delay, let's start from scratch and get to the music
because I'm itchin' to dance with your leg.
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If you're a fan of my show Eclectic Avenue, then you know I love variety
(and Jerky Treats). The original by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
is still the greatest, but wait till you hear what I found, a cool rerecorded
version of Smokey's "More Love" released in the summer of 2015!
"More Love" (rerecorded) - The Miracles
(July/Aug. 2015, from albums Disco Hits, Disco Gold,
Disco Dance, Disco Heaven & Class A Soul Songs)
"The Woo Woo" is here for you you!
Hi everyone, this is Old Leather
Lungs... Old Aching Adenoids...
Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg
from WMEX Boston, simulcasting
my famous Night Train Show
on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.
Congrats to Shady Del Knight
on his fourteen years as a
member (in shady standing)
of the blogging community!
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To help Shady celebrate, here's
a song from my Wimex Tunedex.
It's the Brill Building Sound of Gene Pitney making a run
at the top 10 in the fall of 1964 with a song originally
intended for Neil Sedaka- "It Hurts To Be In Love!"
"It Hurts To Be In Love" - Gene Pitney
(Sept./Oct. 1964, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
A Doctor Donald D. Rosey good morning to you,
and happy 14 to Shady Del Knight! The Doctor's
in the house! I'm Dr. Don Rose, top 40 DJ at
"Quixie in Dixie," on loan to S-P-M-M here at
Shady's Place. I dropped by on this special day
to spin the kind of record you're likely to hear
on my Rose-Colored Glasses show, sounds
of the 60s that are good for what ails ya. In
1966, The Left Banke found fame thanks to
their top 5 hit "Walk Away Renee." In 1968
Motown's Four Tops covered the song and
scored a hit of their own, a record that
finished in the top 10 on Cash Box.
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Here they are, the mighty men of Motown, the Four Tops, with
one of the best covers of any song by anyone-- "Walk Away Renee!"
"Walk Away Renee" - Four Tops
(Feb./Mar. 1968, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box,
#14 Hot 100/#15 R&B)
HOWDY!
Hepcat Black's my name.
Hep music's my game.
I'm a cool cool kitty, but let's get one thing straight
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
On my S-P-M-M radio show Pink Cadillac
I play old school rock 'n' roll, R&R revival,
rockabilly, psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
On my S-P-M-M radio show Pink Cadillac
I play old school rock 'n' roll, R&R revival,
rockabilly, psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood
First off, happy 14 year blogiversary, Shady D! Now let's rock this
here roadhouse with a good old Texas boy named Moon Mullican,
a fella who earned the nickname King of the Hillbilly Piano Players.
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Here's Moon backed by Boyd Bennett And His Rockets with the original
recording of the classic rockabilly song "Seven Nights To Rock!"
"Seven Nights To Rock" - Moon Mullican
(Feb. 1956)
Hyski here - Hy Lit - The South Philadelphia Kid,
The Potentate of the Keystone State - veteran DJ
on Wibbage, WIBG, and the host of Natural Hy
on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. Before I spin a
boss golden, I wanna give a shout out and props
aplenty to my good friend Shady Del Knight on
his 14 years of blogging. Way to go, man!
On Natural Hy, I play groovy greats of the 60s
and 70s with some 50s doo-wop occasionally
added to the mix. The epicenter of my show
is Philadelphia from the mid 60s through the
mid 70s, the sweet soul, psychedelic soul and
blue-eyed soul sounds that the kids danced to
in the studio on The Hy Lit Television Show.
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Here's a great example - Philly's very own Intruders with a
sound of the season-- "Love Is (just) Like a Baseball Game!"
"(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" - The Intruders
(Aug. 1968, highest chart pos. #4 R&B,
#26 Hot 100/#41 Cash Box)
Hey, Vern! How's life been treatin' ya?
This here's yer old buddy, yer old pal
Ernest P. Worrell.
Ain't none of my beeswax, Vern, but looks like you got
somethin' caught in yer teeth there. Looks like Popeye
ain't the only one who's been eatin' his spinach!
somethin' caught in yer teeth there. Looks like Popeye
ain't the only one who's been eatin' his spinach!
Hey, Vern, guess what. Today Shady
Del Knight is celebrating the big 1-4.
No, he's not 14 years old, even tho
Del Knight is celebrating the big 1-4.
No, he's not 14 years old, even tho
it sure seems like it sometimes.
I mean that he's been sharin' his
music and memories with us for
I mean that he's been sharin' his
music and memories with us for
14 years on two different blogs.
He deserves a great big attaboy.
Just a reminder, Vern. On my S-P-M-M show Rock-A-Billygoat, I spin
the best of rockabilly, early rock & roll, rock & roll revival, traditional
country & western and country-pop crossover. Now hold onto
yer hat, Vern, 'cause I got a dilly for you right cheer.
This boy and his band played everything from
rock & roll to R&B, folk, country, pop
and even psychedelic rock.
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In the late winter of 1969, the group scored a hit with this country
pop song. Here are Kenny Rogers And The First Edition
performing-- "But You Know I Love You!"
"But You Know I Love You" - Kenny Rogers And
The First Edition (Feb./Mar. 1969, highest chart pos.
#15 Cash Box, #18 U.S. Easy Listening/#19 Hot 100,
#9 Canada Easy Listening/#11 Canada, performance on
Dec. 8, 1968, ep. of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
Flashing back to late '68 and early '69, that was the late great Kenny Rogers
and his group The First Edition appearing on The Smothers Brothers
and his group The First Edition appearing on The Smothers Brothers
Comedy Hour and doing "But You Know I Love You," a single
that made the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in the U.S.
Well, I'll be ding, Vern. We're
plumb outta time. Me and my
best buds need to skedaddle.
Hope you enjoyed this
anniversary bash we
threw to celebrate
Shady's 14 years
as a blogger.
Don't worry your head none, 'cause I'll be back in two shakes of a jiffy
with more toe tappin' tunes for your bobby sock high school hop,
your hillbilly hayride and your heartland hoedown.
Hey, this one's too cool for school, Vern.
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To play us off, Johnny Rivers and his cover of Chuck Berry's
"Memphis, Tennessee." Now for Brian, Arnie, Don, Hepcat
and Hy, this is Errnest P. sayin' don't take any wooden
nickels and don't do anything I wouldn't do...
know what I mean Vern?
"Memphis" - Johnny Rivers
(June/July 1964, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
