1956:  Do you remember Screamin’ Jay Hawkins as he popped out of his coffin and “put a spell on you” and millions of others?  He was a singer, songwriter and musician born in 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio (passed away in 2000).  He studied classical piano as a child and later...

I’m feeling calm and groovy.  Life is good.  It’s the kind of morning where silly songs from decades past are popping into my head. The 60’s ran amuck with bubblegum (and I don’t mean Bazooka) music!  Groups like the Ohio Express, and the Archies had their heyday with...

Around July 4th and Memorial Day who doesn’t feel extra patriotic? Some of my favorite patriotic songs go way back.  Do you remember Ssgt Barry Sadler’s Ballad of the Green Berets?  If you haven’t heard it in a while or never heard it, check out the lyrics — a solemn...