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I Held My Nose, I Closed My Eyes, I Took a Drink

March 26, 2016

I don’t know where or when I first saw the writing credit of “Leiber and Stoller”. It may have been the first time I read the credits for the song…

You Got a Cute Vest Pocket Mazda

March 20, 2016

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to sing and I love singing harmonies. When we first put the Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra (Eclecticvo.com) together, I’m not sure I even…

The first time I got high, I was 8 years old.

March 13, 2016

Matty got turned on to music listening to these Rock Revival Greats

After my mother had showed me how to put on an LP, I stumbled across a bold yellow and red record jacket with a photo of an old looking machine…

One of our key influences, Louis Jordan!

March 6, 2016

As this is my fourth post, I think it’s time I spoke about Louis Jordan. I mentioned his “Saturday Night Fish Fry” in my last post as an example of…

Almost Like Being in Love (1950)

February 8, 2016

“Almost Like Being in Love” (1947) was written by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. The song was made popular in the musical “Brigadoon”. I think most people…

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