Having established themselves as a rough-hewn power pop band, Velvet Crush continued in a more refined manner.

Originally pressed on the Kama Sutra label in 1971, One Kiss Leads To Another was an anomaly of its era. But to hear the album today, as resurrected by Real Gone Records, a timeless quality persists. You May Also Like: The J. Geils Band, “One Last Kiss” from House PartyRead More

A band teetering on the brink of stardom, the Gants not only produced cherished memories for those lucky enough to witness them firsthand, but went on to win approval from “Pebbles” and “Nuggets” groupies. You May Also Like: Dave Clark Five – ‘All the Hits’ (2020) The Apples in StereoRead More

Prior to switching their name to Cherokee, these guys were known as the Robbs and experienced a sizeable degree of fame during the ’60s as the houseband on Dick Clark’s fantastic “Where The Action Is!” television show. You May Also Like: Ken Sharp, “Girl / Forget That Girl” (2020): OneRead More

Having acquired million-watt success as the singing drummer and one of the principal songwriters of the Eagles, Don Henley opted to take the solo route after the Los Angeles based band called it a day. You May Also Like: Elton John – Greatest Hits 1976-1986 (1992): On Second Thought TommyRead More

Due to a big soulful chorus, a funky pop touch and good time vibe, “Dancing In The Moonlight” could understandably be mistaken as a Three Dog Night song. You May Also Like: Spencer Davis Group – ‘Gluggo’ (1973): Forgotten Series Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk (1971): Forgotten Series

Released back in the day when vinyl was still king, although compact discs were rapidly gaining ground and would soon seize the throne You May Also Like: Maundy Quintet, Fewdle Lords, Cosmic Camel + others, Psychedelic States: Florida in the ’60s Vol. 4 (2015) Byrds’ The Notorious Byrd Brothers vs.Read More

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