Ohio Express 1968 – Yummy Yummy Yummy
The summer of 1968 was a volatile kaleidoscope: an era defined by profound social tremor and sonic innovation. While Hendrix…
Twistin U S A – Chubby Checker 1961
The year is 1961. The air in American living rooms still hums with the recent, revolutionary shock of “The Twist,”…
Don Gibson 1958 – Oh Lonesome Me
The scene is midnight in a roadside diner, somewhere between Knoxville and Nashville, 1957. The Formica countertop gleams under fluorescent…
Craig Douglas 1962 – Oh Lonesome Me
The air in 1962 was thick with anticipation. The raw, untamed heart of rock and roll was already beating a…
Nini Rosso 1965 – IL SILENZIO ( Tema di Se non avessi più te )
There are records that simply arrive, take their place on the wall of sound, and hold it. Then there is…
Jackie DeShannon 1965 – What The World Needs Now
The needle drops, and the air itself seems to soften. It is late afternoon, the light outside my studio window…
Hermans Hermits 1966 – Jezebel
The British Invasion of 1964 landed like a thunderclap, but the subsequent years were less a continuous storm and more…
Brian Hyland – Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
It is the summer of 1960. The air is thick, shimmering with heat and the nervous, expectant energy of a…
Dave Berry 1965 – Little Things
The room is dark, save for the sickly amber glow of a valve radio dial. Outside, 1965 is in full,…
Patsy Cline 1962 – She’s Got You
The scene is almost cinematic. A late winter evening in Nashville, December 1961. The city is still shaking off the…