As I say during the show, this one explores three pre-Beatles hit makers still making music after so many UK artists sweep the charts here. This music from the Everly Brothers, Del Shannon and Brian Hyland has some similarities and contrasts as well. And never mind when I say the Hyland record is from 1965 because it came out in 1966. Of these three the Hyland track, The Joker Went Wild claimed the biggest hit at #20; he did not crack the top twenty again until 1970.
Read MoreI’d already listened to the entirety of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and The White Album. Chronologically the next step was Yellow Submarine, an album that everyone seems to write off as filler made out of contractual obligation. The animated film it’s attached to is one of my all time favorites, and I’ve always found the album itself to be an interesting curiosity.
Read MoreMulti-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, session player, band guy, father and friend of the show, John San Juan…
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