Many years ago, I separately purchased individual volumes of the Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947 – 1974 Collection. I likely started with Volumes 5 and 6. Growing up in the…
The Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra has its own version of “Sixty Minute Man” originally recorded by Billy Ward and the Dominos. They were an R&B group from the early 1950s. The…
The Band’s “Moondog Matinee” album is not a well-known album. None of my friends had it and I don’t think it was ever widely promoted. I believe I found it…
Back in 1981, I was visiting a friend who was one of those friends always turning me on to new and different records and sounds. He pulled out two albums…
Today I wanted to introduce you to the singer Little Willie John and the songwriter Otis Blackwell. I am embarrassed to say, I knew very little about Little Willie John…
Kerry, our drummer, suggested we cover “My Baby Just Cares for Me” by Nina Simone. He sent us an animated video for the song. The song is a jazz standard…
As many of you know, this coming Friday May 27th Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra will be hosting a Swing Dance Party at Bookshelf’s ebar. There have been some questions and comments…
Country music legend Merle Haggard died this past week at 79. If you don’t know his music, you should try and catch some of this songs. I first heard of…
This past week the Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra added the song “Deed I Do” to our set list. It’s a 1926 jazz standard written by Fred Rose and Walter Hirsch. I…
