Top Hit Club of America Inc. Old York/Shady Dell Chapter Vol. 5: Ron & Tom Celebrate "V" Day!

Hi, I'm Debbie the Dellette...

...a teenager of the 1950s dancing at the Dell.

I am also president of the Old York - Shady Dell

chapter of the Top Hit Club of America!

 Today my friends and I will make  

 you regret the day you were born! 

What do I mean by that? When you hear the songs

that my fellow Dell rats play at today's meeting...

...you'll wish you had been a teenager in York,

Pennsylvania, in the 50s and 60s and a regular

at the Shady Dell during those golden years.

Remember, as these original rats

spin their songs: "Don't just listen

with your ears - listen with your heart."

In case you lost track of the calendar, today is

February 14 - Valentine's Day.  What better time

than V-Day for you to meet the newest members

of the Shady Bunch, the cute vector art women of

 THE V-TEAM 

...sister series to

  Black & White World 

and

Call Girls

  Vesta (V-Girl) 

You'll see pictures of the V-Team

V-Girls scattered throughout the post.

 Viviane (V-Girl) 

 Learn all of their names because

there will be a quiz at the end. 

 Vectoria (V-Girl) 

Just kidding. There'll be no quiz today,

 Velvet (V-Girl) 

but you might have fun learning their names.

Okay, let's begin the musical part of our show.

The rats are restless and eager to get started...

and I second that emotion.

The meeting of the Old York -  Shady Dell chapter of

the Top Hit Club of America will hereby come to order!

A review of the minutes of our last

meeting shows that, in volume 4,

original Dell rat Jerre Slaybaugh

joined Dell rat Tom Anderson,

and the veteran vermin took

turns playing Dell classics.

Today our good friend Dell rat

Ron Shearer returns to play

dueling banjos turntables

with Tom. Tommy Boy,

the floor is yours! 

 THE VALIANTS  (ALABAMA) 

Thanks, Debbie! Hey...

I like your outfits, just sayin'. 

So, this being Valentine's Day,

 Ron and I put our heads together

and came up with a special "V-Day"

presentation. We've got love songs

aplenty... and the "V" in today's

musical meeting also refers to

the first letter in the names

of all our featured artists.

Six of the songs are by The Valiants,

but they are two different groups.

In fact, there were at least 20

Valiants groups scattered

across the country. 

My first play by an act called The Valiants is a long lost relic from 1959 recorded

by a little known doo-wop group from the deep south, a single released on the

 label of the Speck Record Company located in Mobile, Alabama. The melody

of the song reminds me of the Jive Five's biggest hit "My True Story" which  

 topped the R&B chart two years later in 1961. The Jive Five is my good

 buddy Dell Rat Jerre Slaybaugh's favorite group. If Jerre is monitoring

today's club meet, I hope he'll report in and let me know if he hears a

 similarity. Here are the southern Valiants doing-- "Wedding Bells!"

"Wedding Bells' - The Valiants

(1959)

 Vanetta (V-Girl) 

 THE VALIANTS (LA) 

Sup, Tom & Debbie? The first record

I'm playing is by a different Valiants act,

a Los Angeles based R&B vocal group

fronted by Billy Storm. I remember

Shady introducing Billy and two

of his solo recordings in the 2022

Mother's Day post. I dug Billy's

sound so much that I decided to

dig deeper for Billy Storm gold.

Originally from Dayton, Ohio,

Billy Storm was a soulful R&B

singer who sounded a lot like

Clyde McPhatter, lead vocalist

for The Drifters on some of their

best records.  Billy had a string

of solo hits in addition to laying

down great sound as leader of

the LA group that went by

several other names before

settling on The Valiants.

From 1957 to 1960, Billy and his group waxed half a dozen singles on the Keen,

Shar-Dee and Ensign labels. Around Halloween, 1958, they released "Please

Wait My Love." I'd like you to hear the rare, long unreleased alternate take

issued for the first time in 1995 on the New York-based Early Bird label

and credited to Billy Storm and The Valiants.

"Please Wait My Love" - The Valiants

(Oct. 1958 alternate take) 

 Vernis (V-Girl) 

Ron, like you I'm flipping over the sound

Billy Storm and The Valiants put down.

Check this one out. It's the killer B on

the back of their March, 1958, single

"Lover, Lover." This is the craziest

and coolest sound I've heard since

Screamin' Jay Hawkins went into

the studio drunk as a skunk and

waxed "I Put A Spell On You."

It would be six years before

Roy Orbison had a hit singing

"Pretty Woman (walking down

the street)." In '58 The Valiants

had their sights set on another

-- "Walkin' Girl." 

"Walkin' Girl" - The Valiants

(Mar. 1958, B side of "Lover, Lover") 

 Vonnie (V-Girl) 

Wow, Tommy, that one's a far cry from

The O'Kaysions' "(I'm a) Girl Watcher"

or Andy Williams crooning "Music To

Watch Girls By." Okay, now that we're

on a Valiants roll, it's time to hear the

group's first single released in the fall

of 1957. It's their only charting record.

The song is "This Is The Nite " and,

as usual, Billy Storm is on lead vocals.

The backing band you'll hear is led by

Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, the man 

who orchestrated and produced the

early recordings of Little Richard, 

Ray Charles, Lloyd Price, Larry

Williams, Sam Cooke and other

rock & roll and R&B legends.

"This Is The Nite" reached #69

on the pop chart early in 1958.

Strangely, it didn't appear on

the R&B chart... nor did any

of the group's other singles!

"This Is The Nite" - The Valiants

(Jan./Feb. 1958, highest chart pos. #69 Hot 100)

 

 Vanna (V-Girl) 

 THE VELVELETTES 

Ron, in today's "V" Day special, "V" also

stands for Velvelettes, a fine, underrated

Motown girl group that failed to achieve

anywhere near the success of Diana Ross

and The Supremes and other female acts

on the company's roster. The song you are

about to hear was written by Harvey Fuqua,

the famed R&B singer, scribe and producer

who led the popular group The Moonglows

in the 50s. The Velvelettes recorded this one

in 1964, but it remained in the Motown vault

unreleased, even though it's better than a lot

of the material released by more popular acts.

Listen now to the great yet underappreciated

Velvelettes as they make a demand of their

lover man, "Stop Beating Around The Bush!"

"Stop Beating Around The Bush" - The Velvelettes

(1964, unreleased)

 Victoria (V-Girl) 

 THE VALIANTS (LA) 

Tommy, a while ago, you played

"Walkin' Girl," the wild and crazy

song on the B side of The Valiants'

March 1958 single "Lover, Lover."

It's about time we listen to that

A side song. Once again, you're

gonna swear the voice you're

hearing on lead is that of

Clyde McPhatter... but it's

the fabulous Billy Storm!

"Lover, Lover" - The Valiants

(March 1958)

 Vonita (V-Girl) 

To complete our tribute to 

Billy Storm and his LA- based

group The Valiants, I've cued-

up the A side of their second

single released early in 1958,

the follow-up to "This Is The

Nite." Listen again for the

Clyde McPhatterish vocal

on this mid tempo R&B love

song that boasts an irresistibly

bouncy back beat.  Here are

Billy and his Valiants letting

that special girl know that -

"(You're the) Temptation

Of My Heart." 

"Temptation Of My Heart"-

The Valiants (Feb. 1958)

 

 Vectory (V-Girl) 

 THE VIBRATIONS 

Tom and Deb, no V-name band salute

would be complete without a tune by

my favorite "V" vocal group of all -

The Vibrations. For my last spin of

the meeting, I bring you a dreamy

ballad The Vibes waxed in 1961.

If the song had been released as

a single, it could have been a hit.

Unfortunately, it remained un-

released for decades, locked in

the vault at Checker Records.

I can picture Dell rats swaying

to this one all night long, but

it was not meant to be. Here

now are The Vibrations

and-- "You're Mine."

"You're Mine" - The Vibrations

(1961, unreleased)

 Vanity (V-Girl) 

 THE VELS - THE VELLS 

 THE VANDELLAS 

Okay, Ronny, here comes my last play

of the day. "V" is for Vels, Vells and

Vandellas... the group that became

famous as Martha & The Vandellas.

The group formed in the late 1950s

as The Del-Phis with Gloria Williams

singing lead. Martha Reeves was not

yet part of the act. Renamed The Vels,

the group waxed "There He Is (At My

Door)" and released it October 1, 1962,

on the B side of the single "You'll Never

Cherish A Love So True ('Til You Lose It)."

Both sides of the record were written

and produced by Berry Gordy.

It's interesting that the groups's name was spelled "Vels," but a misspelling

on the label caused the single to be released as by "The Vells." Although

released as the B side, "There He Is (At My Door)" received more air-

play than the A side song with it's long, cumbersome and hard to

remember title, but neither side charted. Around that time, the

original lead singer, Gloria Williams, left the group, replaced

by Martha Reeves, and they were renamed Martha And The

Vandellas. According to original member Rosalind Ashford,

Berry Gordy came up with the name "Vandellas," but no one

seems to know the reason why. "There He Is (At My Door)"

was re-recorded using the original instrumental and vocal

backing tracks but with Martha singing lead. The updated 

version was released on the group's 1963 debut album

Come and Get These Memories, as the B-side of their

1964 hit single and signature song "Dancing In The

Street" and on their 1965 album Dance Party. 

"There He Is (At My Door)" - Martha And The Vandellas

(Sept./Oct. 1964, B side of "Dancing In The Street") 

 Venice (V-Girl) 

 RITCHIE VALENS 

Hey, guys, we have time for one more

song, so if you don't mind, I'd like to

play a performance that will bring this

meeting of the THC to an exciting end.

It's by Ritchie Valens, the Chicano rock

& roll pioneer who died tragically at age

17 in the February, 1959, plane crash

that also took the lives of rock & roll

legend Buddy Holly and J.P. Richard-

son, better known as The Big Bopper.

In June of 1959, four months after that fateful

"Day the Music Died," Ritchie appeared in

the Alan Freed - Jimmy Clanton rock & roll

movie Go, Johnny, Go and performed the

Little Richard-inspired song “Ooh! My Head.”

The merry Mr. Chuck Berry does the intro.   

"Ooh! My Head" - Ritchie Valens

(scene from June 1959 film Go, Johnny, Go) 

 Verica & Verna 

 (V-Girl Twins) 

Many thanks to Dell rats Ron Shearer and Tom Anderson

for sharing their Shady Dell music and memories with us.

I hope you had a good time eavesdropping on this meeting of the

Old York - Shady Dell Chapter of the Top Hit Club of America. 

Stay tuned for more golden greats of the 50s and 60s spun by

Dell rats Ron, Tom and Jerre Slaybaugh coming up in future

volumes.  This is Debbie the Dellette. See you next time!

 Debbie the Dellette aka "DD" 

 Veronica (V-Girl) 

I'm V-Girl Veronica. I hope you enjoyed meeting us V-Girls.

 Valerie & Velorie 

 (V-Girl Twins) 

Hugs and smooches until we see you again in Vol. 1 of

 THE V-TEAM 

 Valentine (V-Girl) 

Happy Valentine's Day!

2024 - Year of the Dell Rat Come Alive. You're in the Pepsi (and Shirlie) Generation!

 CAN SHADY DEL KNIGHT KEEP YOU 

 ENTERTAINED IN THE COMING YEAR? 

 IS IT A 

 BAD IDEA 

 TO READ 

 A COMIC 

 BOOK 

 WHILE  

 DRIVING? 

COLD OPEN:

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"Anyone Who Had A Heart" - Dionne Warwick/Cilla Black

cover by Atomic Kitten (Mar. 2008, highest chart pos. #77 UK)

Kicking-off the show, that was the popular English girl group Atomic Kitten

with their 2008 cover of "Anyone Who Had A Heart," the Burt Bacharach -

Hal David song that was a hit in 1964 for American soul sista

Dionne Warwick and for British thrush Cilla Black. 

Ava Winters

Hi, I'm Ava Winters, star of Obliterated, the outrageous

new action comedy series currently streaming on Netflix.  

Lana Head-Turner

And I'm Lana Head-Turner, Ava's Obliterated co-star. You can think of us as

"Atomic Kittens" because, on Obliterated, we get bombed and have a blast.

Liv Taylor

I'm Liv Taylor from the hit British psychological thriller

miniseries Wilderness now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Cara Parker

And I'm Cara Parker, "the other woman" who is having a fling with Liv's

husband Will. Liv and I are also "Atomic Kittens" because, on Wilderness,

our feline claws are constantly extended, thanks to that sly tomcat Will.

All four of us "Atomic Kittens" will be back soon to launch

our brand new shows here at Shady's Place, so stick around.

And now.... heeeeeeeeeere's Shady!

 WELCOME BACK, DEAR FRIEND! 

 AND (BELATED) HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

I'm delighted to have you

along for the ride as I begin

another year of blogging

here at Shady's Place.

You already met newcomers

Ava, Lana, Liv and Cara.

Now stand by as some of

your favorite Shady Bunch

celebrity presenters of the

past return to entertain you

on my first post of 2024.

So, without further delay,

I'll turn the mic over to

them. Enjoy the show!

Meg Pryor

Hi and Happy New Year! 

As you recall...

I'm Margaret "Meg" Pryor...

...a Catholic schoolgirl coming of age in Philadelphia in the early to mid 60s

 on the NBC TV series American Dreams. 

Imagine my excitement when I made the cut and was picked to

be a regular studio dancer on Dick Clark's American Bandstand!

Sweet American Dreams are made of this!

 Just when I thought life couldn't get any better,

Shady Del Knight picked me to join his Shady Bunch

DJ team and host my own show on S-P-M-M called 

Meg's Mysteries

& Pryor Convictions

...presenting the best songs from the glory years of Bandstand.

To kick-off 2024, I'm taking you back exactly 60 years, to the early days

of 1964, and giving you an opportunity to witness history being made,

the dawning of Beatlemania in America. In the span of three minutes,

you will observe the transition from the sleepy Eisenhower era

of the 1950s to the supercharged, electrified, rocking 60s. 

It's the January 18, 1964, episode of American Bandstand, the day that

host Dick Clark introduced The Beatles to his teenage dancers in

the studio and millions more watching on national network

television. The song is "I Want To Hold Your Hand."

  

On January 11, 1964, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" entered the Cash Box

Top 100 at an unspectacular #80. One week later, on January 18, the date

this episode of Bandstand aired, the Beatles song made its first appearance

 on the Billboard Hot 100 at #45. A week after that, it shot to #1 on Cash Box.

Two weeks later, it soared to #1 on the Hot 100. The Beatles record spent

8 weeks at #1 on Cash Box and 7 weeks at #1 on Billboard... igniting

Beatlemania and ushering in the British Invasion of the American

music industry. Keep in mind, American Bandstand was typically

taped a few weeks in advance of the air date, meaning that,

when this episode was being produced, the sound of

The Beatles was literally brand new in America. 

Let's turn back to the clock now to that pivotal moment in the history

of popular music, the day on Bandstand when millions of teenagers

across America heard this iconic Beatles song for the first time.

 

In the first 30 seconds of this video, the studio dancers sway to a mellow

Brenda Lee ballad, a throwback indicative of the placid Eisenhower years.

When the song ends, Dick Clark intros a record by a band called The Beatles. 

Watch the transformation in the mood of the dancers as they slowly get into the

brand new sound and start to come alive, swept away on a tsunami of excitement.

They seem to realize that something huge was happening... right then and there.

The bland, black and white Fifties were officially over... and the

mind-blowing, neon-colored, Swinging Sixties were underway.

Music as we knew it and, indeed, life as we knew it... 

would never be the same again.

Behold the start of a phenomenon, the beginning of a cultural revolution.

This was the day... this was the moment... when everything changed!

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles

(Jan./Feb./Mar. 1964, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

studio dancers on Jan. 18, 1964, ep. of American Bandstand)

Dell Rat Ron

Hi everyone, and happy new year!

As you might recall, I'm original

Dell rat Ron Shearer, one of your

hosts on the Shady's Place series

 Top Hit Club

of America.

 

The song you just heard, "I Want To

Hold Your Hand," was recorded in

October, 1963, and is one of the

best known and greatest hits of

the 20th century. In contrast, the

song I am about to play, waxed

a few months earlier, came and

went practically unnoticed.  

There's a good chance you remember the song "Keep On Dancing," a cover

made popular by the Memphis-based band The Gentrys. Their record peaked

in the top 5 at Halloween, 1965. I'm willing to bet that few of you know the

original version of the song which was recorded by an obscure R&B group

called The Avantis and released two years earlier in June, 1963, on the

Chicago-based Argo label, a subsidiary of Chess Records. 

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Many people prefer this soulful R&B recording to the pop platter released by

The Gentrys. Here are The Avantis with the original of "Keep On Dancing!"

"Keep On Dancing" - The Avantis (June 1963, uncharted)

Mikaela Shaw

Hi and happy 2024 to one and all! I'm Mikaela Shaw from the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor.

 

A social media influencer, I was appointed chief of staff to

Los Angeles Mayor Ted Danson uh... I mean Neil Bremer.

 You see, Neil, a retired billboard ad executive who runs for, and becomes,

Mayor of LA, looks exactly like actor Ted Danson. My show's a laugh riot.

Emily Price

Hello, friends! If you think you're seeing double, let me explain.

I'm Mikaela's lookalike doppelganger clone, Emily Price...

one of the stars of the Fox TV sitcom Animal Control.

As the good-natured director at the A.C. precinct, I am often taken advantage of

by my staff. Like Mikaela's series, Animal Control is a hoot-and-a-half.

Emily and I will be hosting our very own radio show on SPMM called

 DOUBLE DOWN 

with Mikaela & Emily

We're calling our series Double Down because I could double for Emily

and she for me, and also because ours will be the only Shady's Place

program to present nothing but double plays - two songs in a row by

the same artists all the way down the playlist on each and every show! 

To kick-off the new year, we've got a sample double play for you, a special request

that just came in on our toll free hotline from a British lad named Austin Powers.

When The Beatles took America by storm in early 1964, they opened the

floodgates to other English bands and duos. One of the most successful acts

of the so-called British Invasion was Herman's Hermits, a pop-rock group

led by kid-tested, mother-approved singer Peter Noone.

In the ultra-rare video you are about to see, Peter performs a cover of a song

written and first recorded in the fall of 1964 by U.S. singer - songwriter Kenny

Young, a Herman's Hermits single that brushed the American top 5 a year later.

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Looking too cute and cuddly for words, here's Peter Noone on

Top Of The Pops singing-- "Ain't That Just A Little Bit Better!"

"Just A Little Bit Better" - Herman's Hermits

(Sept.Oct. 1965, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100/#8 Cash Box,

live performance on Top Of The Pops)

To complete our double play, I've got another request, this one from an English

lady named Vanessa Kensington.  It's another high charting Herman's Hermits

cover - a song written by Brill Building greats Gerry Goffin and Carole King

and first waxed by Earl-Jean, a member of the U.S. girl group The Cookies.

Earl-Jean's version reached the top 40 in the summer of 1964.

The Herman's Hermits single, which charted that fall, topped

the UK chart and made a run at the top 5 on the U.S. Cash Box.

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Here again is baby-faced Brit Herman aka Peter Noone fronting

his band of Hermits, performing- "I'm Into Something Good!"

"I'm Into Something Good" - Herman's Hermits

(Nov./Dec. 1964, highest chart pos. #7 Cash Box,

#13 Hot 100/#7 Canada/#1 UK)

Please joins us when we return with the official launch of our new show

 DOUBLE DOWN 

with Mikaela & Emily

It's another Shady's Place exclusive on S-P-M-M

Retrosonic Radio... the station with personality.

Claire Brown

I'm Dr. Claire Brown from the hit TV series The Good Doctor

and one of the presenters on the S-P-M-M radio show

The Good Doctors:

Music Is Medicine.

For my first spin of the year, I've got Pepsi And Shirlie, an English

pop duo formed in the mid 80s. The pair first found fame as backing

singers and dancers for Wham!... the famous act comprised of

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. In September, 1987,

Pepsi And Shirlie appeared on the London-based music

television show Top Of The Pops and performed

their debut single and biggest hit.

It's a song about a common ailment that's hard to treat,

but one that goes away on its own over time. Here are

Pepsi And Shirlie to tell us all about-- "Heartache!" 

"Heartache" - Pepsi And Shirlie

(Aug./Sept. 1987, highest chart pos. #78 Hot 100/#83 Cash Box,

#2 U.S. Dance/#2 UK & Switzerland & Netherlands & Belgium,

performance on Sept. 12, 1987, ep. of Top Of The Pops)

Rondo

I'm Rondo, Meg Griffin's handsome heartthrob of a boyfriend on

Meg Griffin's Frantic Romantic. 

In the summer of 1965, former Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer

Annette Funicello and Walt Disney Studios regular Tommy Kirk

lit up the big screen in Disney's family comedy The Monkey's Uncle.

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The movie's catchy theme song was performed by Annette backed by The Beach Boys!

"The Monkey's Uncle" - Annette with The Beach Boys

(from Aug. 1965 Walt Disney motion picture The Monkey's Uncle)

"Sarah"

Hello again!  As you recall from my previous appearances here

at Shady's Place, I'm Sarah, star of the 2019 horror movie Mary. 

In my story, Mary is the name of a boat my husband just had to buy.

He then proceeded to hound me and our young daughters to go

with him on a maiden voyage to the islands. I'll never forget

the goofy song he sang trying to coax us into making the trip. 

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you

to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key Largo, Montego, Baby, why don't we go?

To make a long story short, that shakedown cruise shook us up,

and that maiden voyage was more like an iron maiden voyage.

 As it turned out, Mary is haunted by a sea witch who drowned

when she was forced by sailors to walk the plank. 

So that's my sad story, but on a happier note, I am your

Hostess With the Mostest on the S-P-M-M radio show

Along Comes

Mary.

I play songs that refer to boats and ships and sailing, along with songs

that fall into the Yacht Rock category - a term used to describe soft,

light rock - breezy, bouncy tunes that leave you feeling happy.

Safe to say that my nautical nifties are guaranteed

to leave you feeling Mary.

Since I was here last time, I've been harboring a great example of

Yacht Rock, saving it for this special occasion, my first play of 2024. 

It's an earworm by Robbie Dupree that was accused of being a

rip-off of "What A Fool Believes," the hit by Michael McDonald

and The Doobie Brothers. Listen to the ditty and see if you agree.

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Released in March of 1980, Robbie's song sailed to #2 in Canada and reached

the top 5 in the U.S. that summer. Here now is Robbie Dupree appearing on

The Midnight Special and performing the biggest hit of his career, "Steal Away!"

"Steal Away" (In/Out Mix) - Robbie Dupree (June/July 1980,

highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100/#2 Canada,

#5 Easy Listening, performance on Sept. 5, 1980,

episode of The Midnight Special)

Beth Boland
(... not Joan from Mad Men)  

Hi, there!  As you remember, I'm Beth Boland... 

star of the TV crime comedy-drama Good Girls and

host of the Shady's Place - S-P-M-M radio series

 BETH BOLAND'S 
 ADRENALINE RUSH 

 Earlier in the show, Good Doctor Claire Brown introduced

Pepsi And Shirley. The English pop duo is back to play us off

and bring our new year spectacular to a close with another

fun dance-pop ditty, the kind I love to play on

 ADRENALINE RUSH 

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Pepsi And Shirlie sing "Goodbye Stranger" and I say hello 2024!

Now for Sarah, Rondo, Nia, Claire, Ron and Meg, this is

Beth saying bye-bye and have a great year!

"Goodbye Stranger" - Pepsi And Shirlie

(July/Aug. 1987, highest chart pos. #5 Ireland,

#5 Switzerland/#8 Belgium/#9 UK)

STOP THE PRESSES!

HOLD THE PHONE!

I WANNA PLAY A SONG, TOO!

I'm Zogg, Paul Yung's drug-induced gremlin hallucination on the hit Netflix

series Obliterated, the rip-snorting action genre parody that Ava and Lana

told you about at the top of the show. Before you leave Shady's Place,

you must experience what might be the greatest rock cover of all-

time performed by a band from the Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Electrifying lead zinger Gabbi Gun is backed by musicians Rudy Sarzo,

Alex Skolnick, Ken Mary and Gary Schutt as they do maximum

justice to the Whitesnake classic-- "Still Of The Night!"

"Still Of The Night" -  Whitesnake cover by Gabbi Gun, Rudy Sarzo,

Alex Skolnick, Ken Mary and Gary Schutt of the Ken Tamplin

Vocal Academy (January 2024)

Happy New Year 2024

"The Year of the Dell Rat"

from the Pryor Family

and all your friends on

The Shady Bunch!