McKenna Musical Jubilee

Thursday, December 5, 2019,  Audio, Photo, The 1950's, 1950, 1954  No comments

Adam Ant Part Four

Adam Ant Part Four

Unlike most from the 1980’s, he has continued without stopping, which means Adam Ant Part Four, isn’t the last one, so let’s get on with it.

2013–Present: Release Of New Album And Tours

Adam Ant Part Four

Adam Ant performing live at the Republik in Honolulu, Hawaii, in a concert by the BAMP Project

The album, the focal point of the comeback considering that 2010, finally received its release on January 21,2013. Its gestation had a lengthy background which had actually been running alongside the live comeback; in 2009, it was announced that Ant was intending on putting a new record out, with “sources“ informing The Sun that labels were associated with a bidding war over the new material. Adam likewise expressed inter...

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Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas

Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas

If you you grew up in the late 1970’s, then you heard of this song and it’s singer. In Kung Fu Fighting Carl DouglasI’ll be typing about both.

Carlton George Douglas (birthed 10 May 1942), also recognized by his stage name Carl Douglas, is a Jamaican recording musician that is best known for the 1974 Disco single “KungFu Fighting“.

Birth Name

Carlton George Douglas

Birthed

10 May 1942 (age 77).

Kingston, Jamaica.

Categories

Disco.

Occupation

singer.

Instruments

Vocals.

Years Active

1961— Present.

Labels

Pye, 20th Century.

Website

carl-douglas. com

Early Life

Douglas was born as Carlton George Douglas on 10 May 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica to Jamaican parents. After his grandmother died, his family moved ...

Sunday, December 1, 2019,  Audio, Photo  No comments

Frankie Avalon Part Two

Frankie Avalon Part Two

Even though you haven’t asked, and I never thought of doing it, I’ll be doing Frankie Avalon Part Two, so that way you can ask me, “When am I going to post it?”. The answer will be, I’m not sure yet, It might be after I finish it.

1970’s And 1980’s

In 1976, Avalon updated his song “Venus“ with a brand-new disco treatment
Emerging as a character called Teen Angel, his performance of “Beauty School Dropout“ in the hit 1978 film of the musical Grease presented Avalon to a new generation of audiences.
The 1980 film The Idolmaker, written by Ed Di Lorenzo as well as directed by Taylor Hackford, was a thinly-disguised biography of Avalon(“ Tommy Dee“ in the film) along with 1950s teenage star Fabian Forte (called “Caesare

Sunday, December 1, 2019,  Audio, Photo, The 1950's, 1950, 1954  No comments

Adam Ant Part Three

Adam Ant Part Three

As I sit, eating may pickle and mustard ice cream salad, mI realist that I haven’t done Adam Ant Part Three, yet. I know what you’re thinking, that I should have done it a year ago, so I would be doing Part Four. Well I thought of that, and reject it, for I was busy doing nothing, and I wanted to finish it, first so I can concentrate on my ice Crean salad dinner, for today.

2010–2012: Independent Label And Return To Touring

Adam Ant Part Three

Adam Ant on stage in 2011

On March 4,2010 Adam Ant registered his new label Blue Black Hussar Ltd. as a private limited company at Companies House. That month also marked a return to live music. Ant‘s first live performance since The Bloomsbury in 2007 was at “Through The Looking Glass“

Monday, October 28, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1940  No comments

Frankie Avalon Part One

Frankie Avalon Part One

Here am I, doing Frankie Avalon Part One, of someone that I only learned of because of My Mom. However, I like what I heard, and bought his albums, from iTunes (I couldn’t find them on CD.), so here’s one of my many favorites, I hope he’s one of yours also.

Frankie Avalon Part One

Frankie Avalon (birthed Francis Thomas Avallone; September 18, 1940) is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. Avalon had 31 charted U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including the number one hits“Venus“ as well as “Why“ in 1959.

Publicity Photo, 1963

Birthed

Francis Thomas Avallone

September 18, 1940 (age 79) 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Career

Singer, Actor

Years Active

1951— Present

Spouse

Kathryn Diebel (m.

Monday, October 28, 2019,  Audio, Photo, The 1950's, 1950, 1954  No comments

Adam Ant Part Two

Adam Ant Part Two

I remember back when I was on my deathbed, which was two months before I was born, I would play my Adam Ant albums, and my Adam and The Ant. albums, which I’m playing now, for my new blog, Adam Ant Part Two, and remembering, all those songs and videos, that I watch over and over again.

Adam Ant Music Career

1977— 1982: Adam And The Ants

Adam and the Ants began as part of the burgeoning punk rock movement. Ant later on acted in Derek Jarman‘s influential “punk“ film Jubilee in 1977, as Adam and the Ants was starting to gig around London with manager Jordan from the SEX Boutique on Kings Road. His debut as a recording musician was the song “Deutscher Girls“, which included on the film‘s soundtrack, together with “Plastic Surgery“ which was 

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Elton John Part Two

Elton John Part Two

I been trying to finish this blog for quite a few years. I kept pushing it off since My parents was deciding on a name for my birth certificate. I had it done, except for the title then it hit me (OW, that hurt), why don’t I call it Elton John Part Two, so everyone will think there’s two blogs and this is the second, which it is. I hope you read this one, so you can find the first one, before I upload the third one, (or is it “before I upload the third “three”).

Career

Bar Pianist To Staff songwriter (1962— 1969)

At age 15, with his mom‘s and stepfather‘s assistance, John was hired as a pianist at a neighboring bar, the Northwood Hills Hotel, playing Thursday to Sunday nights. Recognized simply as “Reggie“, he played a variety of popular sta...

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Chains The Cookies

Chains The Cookies

The name of this band, got me hooked, because nothing is better than Chocolate chip cookies and ice cream, but enough about what I’m having for dinner, I want Chains The Cookies, and I hope you feel the same.

The Cookies were an American R&B girl group active from 1954 to 1967. Members of the original lineup later became the Raelettes, the backing vocalists for Ray Charles.

Chains The Cookies

The Cookies in 1962

Background Information

Origin

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Categories

R&B, Pop, Soul

Years Active

1954— 1958;

1962— 1967.

Labels

Lamp/Aladdin Records.

Atlantic Records.

Dimension Records.

Associated Acts

The Raelettes.

Ray Charles.

Previous Members

Darlene McCrea.

Margie Hendricks.

Earl-Jean McCrea.

Dorothy Jo...

Sunday, October 13, 2019,  Audio, Photo, The 1950's, 1950, 1954  No comments

Adam Ant Part One

Adam Ant Part One

I have been following him since I heard “Desperate But Not Serious” and I’m happy to type that I have his CD’s and iTunes albums. So now I’m doing Adam Ant Part One, but only because I’m a fan.

Stuart Leslie Goddard better known as Adam Ant (birthed 3 November 1954) is an English singer and musician. He acquired popularity as the lead singer of new wave band Adam and the Ants and later on as a solo performer, racking up 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No. 1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films as well as TV episodes from 1985 to 2003.

Adam Ant Part One

Adam Ant in 2017

Background Information

Birth Name

Stuart Leslie Goddard

Birthed

3 November 1954 (age 6...

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Bob Seger Part Five

Bob Seger Part Five

It’s been awhile since I done one of his, but in this blog, Bob Seger Part Five, I will complete this series and move on with him on another, in the near future. So I might as well start, to finish, so you can finish reading, what I started.

Later years: 1988— Present

Bob Seger‘s next record was 1991‘s The Fire Inside, at a time when glam metal, grunge and alternative rock were taking the center. His new music found little exposure on radio or elsewhere. The very same was true of 1995‘s It‘s a Mystery, although the album was certified gold (500,000 copies sold). Nevertheless, in 1994, Seger released Greatest Hits; the compilation album was his biggest-ever record in terms of sales, selling almost ten million cop...