INSIGHT – FILM ON JAZZ GIANT JUNIOR MANCE AND THE CEREBRAL WRITER, MULTI-MEDIA GIANT – 04.27.17

Adam Kahn, Co-Director of “Sunset and the Mockingbird” joins Mark for a conversation on the feature documentary that tells the love story of legendary jazz pianist/composer Junior Mance and his manager and soul mate, Gloria Clayborne Mance.  Junior has recorded over 100 albums and during his illustrious career he jammed with fellow icons including Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, …

A Bowl of Soul – 05.27.16

A Bowl of Soul Broadcast – 05-27-2016

Honest I Do – The Spinners – R&B – 1975
Ordinary Guy (Jazzanova Rework) – Joe Bataan – R&B – 2012
Tears – Gina Carey – R&B – 2016
I’ve Got To Find It – Brenda Holloway – R&B – 1967
Brothers On The Slide – Cymande – R&B – 1974
Fulton County Line – Tommy Stewart – Jazz/R&B – 1976
Maybe So, Maybe No – New Holidays – R&B – 1969
Maybe So, Maybe No – Mayer Hawthorne – R&B – 2008
Let Love Flow On – Sonya Spence – R&B – 1981
Now I’m Free – Marian Marie – Neo Soul/R&B – 2016
If Serving God Is Wrong – Harold Holloway & Company – Gospel – 2016

The Vinyl Experience – 04.08.16

Vinyl Experience 296

For Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard Mama Tried, Grateful Dead: Ripple, Johnny Cash: A Boy Named Sue, Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash: Girl From The North Country, Buddy Holly: Everyday, Linda Ronstadt: When Will I Be Loved, Everly Brothers: Walk Right Back, Don Henley (with Mick Jagger and Miranda Lambert) Bramble Rose, Eagles: Take It Easy, Rolling Stones: Far Away Eyes, Georgia Satellites: Don’t Pass Me By, Little Feat: Sailing Shoes, Patsy Cline: Crazy, Rod Stewart: Mandolin Wind, Roy Orbison: Crying, The Band: King Harvest (Has Surely Come), Willie Nelson: All Of Me

The Vinyl Experience – 04.01.16

Vinyl Experience 295

Aretha Franklin: Chain Of Fools
Beatles: Fool On The Hill
Billie Holiday: I’m A Fool To Want You
Def Leppard: Foolin’
Doors: Ship Of Fools
Elvin Bishop: Fooled Around And Fell In Love
Elvs Presley: (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
Foghat: Fool For The City
Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Loving You Is Making A Fool Of Me
Labelle: Won’t Get Fooled Again
Led Zeppelin: Fool In The Rain
Los Lobos: River Of Fools
Rolling Stones: Fool To Cry
Bil Evans Trio: My Foolish Heart

The Vinyl Experience – 03.11.16

Vinyl Experience 293 – 3/12/16

For George Martin

Beatles: In My Life
George Martin Orchestra: This Boy (Ringo’s Theme)
The Goon Show with Peter Sellers: Excerpts
Matt Monro: My Kind Of Girl
Gerry & The Pacemakers: How Do You Do It
Beatles: Not A Second Time
George Martin Orchestra: I Feel Fine
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: Little Children
Gerry & The Pacemakers: Ferry Cross The Mersey
Cilla Black: Step Inside Love
Shirley Bassey: Goldfinger
Paul McCartney & Wings: Live & Let Die
Jeff Beck: She’s A Woman
America: Tin Man
George Martin Orchestra: Yellow Submarine Suite
Paul Winter Consort: Icarus
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Power Of Love
Beatles: Yesterday

The Vinyl Experience – 03.04.16

VE 116 Nonsense Lyrics

Today on the Vinyl Experience:

A whole bunch of songs that speak their own language. And to get the ball rolling, a few that don’t seem to be in a particular language. But somehow–they communicate.

Clark Terry: Mumbles
Sarah Vaughn: Pinky
Pink Floyd: The Great Gig In The Sky
Mike Oldfield: Sheba
Genesis: Naminau
Woody Herman: Lemon Drop
The Chips: Rubber Biscuit
Cab Calloway: Minnie The Moocher
Otis Redding: Fa Fa Fa Fa fa fa fa fa fa (Sad Song)
The Yardbirds: Hothouse Of Omagarashid
David Seville: Witch Doctor
Hanson: MmmBop
Brenton Wood: The Oogum Boogum Song
Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs: Wooly Bully
Outkast: Hey Ya
Beatles: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Crash Test Dummies: Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
Spike Jones: Hawaiian War Chant

The Vinyl Experience – 02.19.16

Today on the VE: Cities

There are so many songs about cities..but a very special subset of those specifically list cities…a whole bunch of em…in each song..I’ll play a cool assortment, from swing to punk, all from the original LPs.

Talking Heads: Cities

Hank Snow: I’ve Been Everywhere

Rolling Stones: Route 66

Chuck Berry: Sweet Little Sixteen

Martha & The Vandellas: Dancing In The Streets

X: The New World

Steve Miller Band: Rock N Me

Dave Loggins: Please Come To Boston

Little Feat: Willin’

Grateful Dead: Truckin’

Bloodhound Gang: Going Nowhere Slow

Smiths: Panic

Ian Dury And The Blockheads: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

James Brown: Night Train

Glen Miller: Chattanooga Choo Choo