Be Bop a Lula – Everly Brothers
The scene is Nashville, 1957. The air in the RCA Victor studio, or perhaps Owen Bradley’s famed Quonset Hut, is…
Oldies Songs
Thinking Of You Baby – Dave Clark Five
The air was thick with static and the smell of hot vacuum tubes. I remember it vividly—a late-night re-run of…
Whenever You’re Around – Dave Clark Five
The prevailing memory of The Dave Clark Five—the undisputed architects of the Tottenham Sound—is usually one of exuberant, driving rhythms…
Around And Around The Animals
I remember the first time this sound truly hit me. Not just as background noise on a dusty compilation, but…
Bony Moronie – Standells
The air in the rehearsal space was thick with cheap cigarette smoke and the humid musk of four young men…
Club A-Go-Go Animals
The moment I drop the needle on “Club A-Go-Go,” the air in the room changes. It’s no longer a quiet…
Hard Life, Hard Times (Prisoners) – John Denver
The air in the café was thick with the scent of old paper and bitter coffee. It was late, and…
Slow Down – Young Rascals
The sound hits you like a cheap shot of bourbon on a cold night: immediate, burning, and gone before you…
Help Yourself – Standells
The needle drops, and the air immediately thickens with the humid, low-slung swagger of early 1960s R&B. This isn’t the…
Let Her Dance – Bobby Fuller Four
The sound hits you immediately: a concussive wall of rhythm, bright as a chrome fender in the El Paso sun.…