JOE TROIANO'S BLOG ("KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE")

BOBBY DARIN…”DREAM LOVER” / “BULLMOOSE

joetroiano — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:26 +0000

BOBBY DARIN WOULD CHART ONE OF HIS MOST ENDURING TUNES OF HIS CAREER ON APRIL 20, 1959…THE SINGLE RECORD ON ATCO RECORDS LABEL (6140) IS THE CLASSIC…”DREAM LOVER”. IT WOULD CHART AT A HIGH OF #2 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100, #4 ON THE BILLBOARD R&B CHART, CHARTING ON MAY 18, 1959 AND #3 ON THE TOP 100 POP ON THE NATION’S HIT PARADE…ALSO CHARTING ON APRIL 20, 1959

“DREAM LOVER” WOULD BECOME A MILLION SELLING SINGLE RECORD….OFTEN OVERLOOKED IS THE FLIP SIDE OF THIS RECORD…”BULLMOOSE” A GREAT ROCK TUNE THAT DID NOT CHART, BUT RECEIVED AIR PLAY…HAD IT BEEN RELEASED AS A SINGLE ON ITS OWN…I BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG HIT. OF COURSE AFTER “DREAM LOVER” BOBBY WOULD CHANGE MUSICAL DIRECTION AND RECORD THE CLASSIC…”MACK THE KNIEF”, “BEYOND THE SEA” AND OTHER GREAT HITS AND THEN CHANGE DIRECTION ON CAPITOL RECORDS WITH SOME COUNTRY FLAVORED RECORDINGS AND THEN AGAIN ON ATLANTIC RECORDS WITH GREAT FOLK TUNES.

WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY HEARING “DREAM LOVER” AND THE ROCKIN’ “BULLMOOSE”…JUST ONE OF THE GREAT SINGLE RECORDS BY THE GREAT BOBBY DARIN.

TILL THE NEXT TIME…JOE (JOE T)

Download: bobby-darin-09-dream-lover.mp3

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Download: 01-bullmoose-1959.mp3

GRACE MASTRANGELO…”LIVE INTERVIEW”…TUESDAY MAY 28, 2013

joetroiano — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:37 +0000

JIMMY CLANTON…”EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE”

joetroiano — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:26:03 +0000

Jimmy Clanton has a great CD on the market that is filled with wonderful new music and a re-make of his first million seller “JUST A DREAM”. I have listened to this album and was totally amazed at how wonderful Jimmy sounds after all these years…55 years, making great recordings.

The title track “EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE” is a track that after just one listening, you will be back giving it more spins on you sound system…”LOVIN’ LOUISIANA” is a classic tune, that Jimmy sings to perfection and the lyrics will tug at your heart strings. “JUST A DREAM” really is a classic…for the second time. Jimmy sings this song with so much soul that my radio listeners are raving about it…

This great CD is filled with outstanding music, recorded by one of the biggest stars of the “Golden Era Of Rock And Roll”, Jimmy Clanton. The tracks mentioned are here for you to enjoy…the CD is available through Jimmy Clanton’s web site jimmyclanton.com

Download: 01-everybody-needs-love1.mp3

Download: 03-just-a-dream1.mp3

Download: 10-lovin-louisiana1.mp3

Till the next time…Joe (JoeT)

JIMMY CLANTON…LIVE INTERVIEW…MAY 2, 2013

joetroiano — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:19:22 +0000

ON MAY 2, 2013 I WAS HONORED TO INTERVIEW JIMMY CLANTON ON MY RADIO SHOW ON http://www.oldiesplus.net HERE IS THAT INTERVIEW.

Download: 01-jimmy-clanton-2.mp3

Till the next time…Joe (JoeT)

JIMMY CLANTON…LIVE INTERVIEW

joetroiano — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:50:47 +0000

JIMMY CLANTON WILL BE ON MY INTERNET RADIO SHOW ON MAY 2, 2013…AT 1PM EASTERN TIME…ON http://www.oldiesplus.net JOE T’S SODA SHOP….HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THIS LIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT JIMMY CLANTON.

RAY & THE DARCHAES

joetroiano — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:47:15 +0000

IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I POST “FOREVER FRIENDS” BY RAY & THE DARCHAES…THESE FRIENDS HAVE BEEN MAKING MUSIC GREAT MUSIC FOR OVER 50 YEARS…YOU WILL DISCOVER THE GREAT VOCALS OF RAY DAHROUGE ARE TIMELESS…I HAVE BEEN PLAYING TUNES FROM THIS CD ON MY RADIO SHOW ON http://www.oldiesplus.net AND THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GREAT!!!

THE TUNES ON THIS CD ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON CD BABY AND AMAZON.COM…CLICK ON A TITLE TO HEAR THESE TRACKS.
ENJOY…THE CLASSIC SOUNDS OF RAY AND THE DARCHAES…

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE (JOE T)

01 Forever Friends

02 You To Come Home To<

03 Eaten Alive<

04 Let’s Bring Back Romance

05 Forever Friends (Acappella Ending)-acappella-

JIMMY CLANTON…”CURLY”

joetroiano — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:40:47 +0000

ONE OF MY FAVORITE TUNES RECORDED BY JIMMY CLANTON IS HIS 1969 RECORDING OF “CURLY” ON LAURIE RECORDS (3508). CURLY MADE ITS BILLBOARD HOT 100 DEBUT ON NOVEMBER 15, 1969. THE SINGLE WITH “I’LL NEVER FORGET YOUR LOVE” ON THE FLIP-SIDE CHARTED AT A HIGH OF #97 AND REMAINED ON THE HOT 100 FOR 3 WEEKS. THE FLIP-SIDE DID NOT CHART. CURLY WOULD BE JIMMY CLANTON’S LAST CHARTED HIT.

ALL THIS SAID…CURLY IS ONE OF JIMMY’S BEST RECORDINGS…AND IF THIS TUNE WAS AROUND IN THE LATE 50S OR EARLY 60S…JIMMY SURE WOULD HAVE HAD A HUGE HIT WITH THE TUNE.

JIMMY WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1940 IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. HE IS THE BROTHER OF IKE CLANTON. HIS BIGGEST CHART HITS WERE RECORDED ON THE ACE RECORDS LABEL. HE RECORDED WITH FAMOUS NEW ORLEANS SESSIONMEN…HUEY “PIANO” SMITH AND LEE ALLEN AND TOURED WITH DICK CLARK’S CARAVAN OF STARS. HIS MUSIC REMAINS POPULAR TODAY HIS CLASSIC HITS…JUST A DREAM…GO JIMMY GO…MY OWN TRUE LOVE…ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT…AND…VENUS IN BLUE JEANS…ARE JUST A FEW OF HIS GREAT HIT RECORDINGS…JIMMY IS STILL OUR THERE PERFORMING TO HIS FANS…AND THOUSANDS MORE ARE DISCOVERING HIS TIMELESS MUSIC…

I KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY ONE OF HIS BEST….”CURLY”…BY JIMMY CLANTON

Curly Jimmy Clanton

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE (JOE T)

THE TUNE ROCKERS…”THE GREEN MOSQUITO”

joetroiano — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:37:25 +0000

THE TUNE ROCKERS ARE AN INSTRUMENTAL ROCK AND ROLL BAND FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK. MEMBERS INCLUDED GENE STRONG…LEAD GUITAR, FRED PATTON…GUITAR…JOHNNY CAPELLO…SAX, TIM NOLAN…BASS AND MICKEY VANDERLIP…DRUMS.

ON AUGUST 25, 1958 THEIR UNITED ARTISTS SINGLE (139) MADE ITS BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART DEBUT. THE SINGLE RECORD BECAME A BIG HIT, PEAKING AT #44 AND REMAINING ON THE HOT 100 FOR 10 WEEKS. THE FLIP-SIDE OF THE RECORD…”WARM UP”, DID NOT CHART. THROUGH THE YEARS “THE GREEN MOSQUITO” HAS BEEN A FAVORITE ON OLDIES RADIO. THE TUNE ROCKERS WERE HONORED IN 2012 BY THEIR INDUCTION INTO THE BUFFALO MUSIC…HALL OF FAME FOR THEIR CLASSIC RECORDING.

JOHNNY CAPELLO ALSO CHARTED HIT RECORDS AS LEAD SINGER OF THE DOO-WOP GROUP…THE GRADUATES. THEY CHARTED HITS WITH…”BALLAD OF A GIRL AND BOY” IN 1959 AND “WHAT GOOD IS GRADUATION” THAT SAME YEAR.

WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY LISTENINING TO THE TUNE ROCKERS, AS THEY PERFORM BOTH SIDES OF THEIR CLASSIC 1958 HIT RECORD.

Tune Rockers, Green Mosquito

Warm Up , Tune Rockers

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE (JOE T)

JOE T’S SODA SHOP WWW.OLDIESPLUS.NET

joetroiano — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:15:09 +0000

GOLDEN ERA OF ROCK AND ROLL JUKEBOX…DEL SHANNON

joetroiano — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:36:16 +0000

IN 1961 I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING DEL SHANNON AFTER A CONCERT A THE ROCHESTER WAR MEMORIAL…IT WAS A WINTER NIGHT AND THE ROADS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW…THERE WAS NOT A LARGE CROWD AT THE SHOW BUT DEL SHANNON HEATED THE BUILDING UP WITH HIS WONDERFUL MUSIC AND HIS KINDNESS TO THE CROWD THAT MADE IT TO THE SHOW…HE WAS A VERY GENTLE MAN WHO SHOWED HIS FANS THAT HE REALLY CARED…WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY SOME OF DEL’S CLASSIC HITS…

Del Shannon Runaway 1961

Del Shannon Hats Off to Larry 1961

Del Shannon Hey Little Girl 1961

Del Shannon Little Town Flirt 1962

Del Shannon So long Baby 1961

Del Shannon Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow the Sun) 1964

TILL THE NEXT TIME—JOE (JOE T)