It’s fall – sweater weather, longer nights. Perfect for walking a trail of colorful autumn leaves, a moonlight stroll or even watching the night sky and nightlights from your home. Fall can be lighthearted and carefree, just like songs from the Monkees, Gordon...
From The Vinyl Gym: A Soulful Summer
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Make what’s left of your summer a “soulful summer” with vinyl hits from the past. Check out the list below and add them into your favorite listening devices or check them out on YouTube. Among these oldies you’ll hear wailing, begging, pleading, finger pointing,...
From The Vinyl Gym: Summer Oldies Part 2
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Time to whip out the lemonade, cocktails and pop some more summertime tunes into your favorite listening devices.
Past decades have given us some of the best summer songs EVER. Whether you want soft songs for summer romance, sunny “pop” songs to go...
From The Vinyl Gym: Summertime Oldies – Part 1
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Summer is officially here! Enjoy these “summer flavored” blasts from the past, evoking simpler times.
We recently had 3 losses in our great rock/pop world in a short period of time. This included Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Their songs still scream “fun in the...
Patriotic Oldies for Memorial Day & July 4th
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Every year I re-post this song list and hope it makes you proud to be an American. Some songs are somber reminders of those who fought for our liberties. Other songs are just plain, good old-fashioned fun patriotic songs.
Ssgt. Barry Sadler’s 1966 Ballad of the...
From the Vinyl Gym: Oldies Rocks!
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Music can hold cherished memories for most of us. That’s why it’s important to take a step back in time and enter the Vinyl Gym where you can give these rockin’ oldies a real workout.
Not only can they bring back a flood of memories, but they are also great for...
Vinyl Gym: Oldies of Love & Romance
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It doesn’t need to be Valentine’s Day to give these gems from decades gone by a real workout! So many love songs lit up (and continue to light up) the charts! Songs of romance, erotic love songs, sad songs, love gone bad songs, silly love songs and peppy feel-good...
From the Vinyl Gym: Manupt
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The Vinyl Gym is giving songs involving “men” a real workout as we take a stroll down the Oldies Trail!
Some Oldies made proclamations: James Brown let everyone know that Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag and also, in no uncertain terms, that: It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s...