Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Bi-Annual Allentown Record Show

On Saturday, March 20, 2010, I hit up the twice a year record show in Allentown, PA with my good friend and fellow record collector, Bob Bosco. I played some of the records on my show 2 weeks ago, but I figured I'd share what I purchased for those that are curious. Some of these records I've been playing since the beginning of my career on radio, but never had a copy on 45. These are all original press 45's. Here we go!

I Give My Heart To You/Ching A Long - The Accents (Brunswick 1959)

Please Love Me/Glad That You're Mine - Johnny Alton (Chesnut 1961)

A Million And One Dreams/Satisfied - The Bel-Larks (Ransom 1963)

If I Had My Chance/Rock-Rock-Rock-A-Bye Baby - The Big Boys (Rob-Recs 1955)

Babalu's Wedding Day/My Way Of Saying - Billy & The Essentials (Smash 1966)

Baby Go Away/Don't Cry (Sing Along With The Music) - Billy & The Essentials (Smash 1966)

Lost In A Dream/This Makes Me Mad - The Charters (Merry-Go-Round 1963)

At The Shore/Gotta Dance - Johnny Caswell (Smash 1963)

Seaport At Sunset/Chalypso Train - The Chancellors (XYZ 1958)

What About The Children/Breaking Up Again - The Carmetts (Philomega 1974)

Beware, Beware/Borrow Til Morning - The Compliments (Midas 1968)

Should I Cry/It's Our Wedding Day - The Concords (Epic 1964)

Heaven Must Have Sent You/Running Away (From Love) - The Continental Four (Jay-Walking 1972)

Don'cha Shop Around/Red Blooded, True Blue American Boy - Laurie Davis (Guaranteed 1961)

Can't Get Him Off My Mind/Two Of A Kind - Dawn (Apt 1965)

In The Chapel In The Moonlight/Mister Twist - The Fabulous Four (Chancellor 1961)

Midnight/Doom Bada Doom - The Fascinations (Sure 1960)

One Love/Rosina - Vic Fontaine (Future 1960)

For You/Teenage Rock - Four Pips & A Pop (Mercedes 1959)

I'm Still In Love With You/That's The Way The Ball Bounces - The Four Seasons (Alanna 1959)

Starlight And Moonbeams/I'm So Tired - George Goodman & The Headliners (Val 1965)

I Want To Know/You Think You're Cute - The Incinerators (Sound-Dex 60's)

Need You/Join Us Singing Need You - Johnny Jack (Ricky 1962)

Somewhere (There Is A Girl)/Around & Around We Go - Lonnie Jay & The Jaynes (Arlen 1963)

Stardust/You Give Your Love To Me - The Jive Bombers (Savoy 1959)

Fool, Fool, Fool/The Beachcomber - Joey & The Flips (Cameo 1964)

I'm Coming To Get Your Love/Can't Wait Til Tonight - Lee Johnson (Apollo 60's)

I Know, I Know/Good Golly Miss Molly - Johnny Madara (Bamboo 1961)

Dolores/Dream A Dream - The Mood Makers (Bambi 1961)

Sound Of The Sun/Come On And Love Me Too - The Ran-Dells (Chairman 1963)

Triangle/Rendezvous - The Rays (Cameo 1958)

Foolish One/Quarter To Four Stomp - The Stompers (Landa 1961)

Do You/Tighten Up - Teddy & The Continentals (Richie 1961)

Goodbye To Love/Woman Is A Man's Best Friend - Teddy & The Twilights (Swan 1962)

Oh! What A Baby/Howie - The Tonettes (ABC-Paramount 1958)

Hit Man/The African Bump - The United Image (Branding Iron 1971)

The Picture/He's So Right - The Universals (Cora-Lee 1958)

Sherry/You and You Alone - The Valets (Jon 1959)

(Sending Out An) S.O.S./Instrumental - Retta Young (All Platinum 1975)

You Beat Me To The Punch/Maybe, It's The Best Thing - Retta Young (All Platinum 1975)


A generous sampling of pop, vocal group harmony, soul and early disco. Most of these will be incorporated into the show in the coming weeks, unless of course they've already been spun on the show.

Monday, March 29, 2010

The Rock & Roll Jamboree - Monday, March 29, 2010

Johnny Maestro Tribute


Record Hop Tonight - Andy Martin
Trouble In Paradise - The Crests
The Angels Listened In - The Crests
Pretty Little Angel - The Crests
The Way You Look Tonight - Johnny Maestro
I.O.U. - Johnny Maestro
Learning About Love - The Crests
Model Girl - Johnny Maestro
I'm Stepping Out Of The Picture - Johnny Maestro
Welcome Me Love - The Brooklyn Bridge
Your Husband, My Wife - The Brooklyn Bridge
Which Way To Nowhere - The Brooklyn Bridge
Free As The Wind - The Brooklyn Bridge
12:29 - The Brooklyn Bridge
Requiem - The Brooklyn Bridge
The Worst That Could Happen - The Brooklyn Bridge
Blessed Is The Rain - The Brooklyn Bridge
Ebb Tide - Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
Unchained Melody - Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
Meditation Medley/Boy Of Mine - Johnny Maestro & Johnny Farina


My Juanita - The Crests
Sweetest One - The Crests
Flower Of Love - The Crests
I Thank The Moon - The Crests
I'll Be True - Johnny Maestro
Journey Of Love - The Crests
Six Nights A Week - The Crests
16 Candles - The Crests
Step By Step - The Crests
It Must Be Love - The Crests
Isn't It Amazing - The Crests
What A Surprise - Johnny Maestro
Gee (But I'd Give The World) - The Crests
Molly Mae - The Crests
No One To Love Me - The Crests
Beside You - The Crests
Silhouettes - The Crests
A Rose And A Baby Ruth - The Crests
If My Heart Could Write A Letter - The Crests
Peace Of Mind - Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
You'll Never Walk Alone - The Brooklyn Bridge


FULL Live Concert Performance of Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge

Thursday, March 25, 2010

The LIVE Rock & Roll Jamboree - Thursday, March 25, 2010



Tribute to the one of the most influential and important voices in American Vocal Group and Pop Muisc, Johnny Maestro. Show to be posted SOON!


Monday, March 22, 2010

The Rock & Roll Jamboree - Monday, March 22, 2010

Hour 1 (Click Here To Download)

Record Hop Tonight - Andy Martin
Oh What A Baby - The Tonettes
Pennies From Heaven - The Skyliners
That Old Black Magic - The Robins
I Hear Bells - The Del-Vikings
Do You Hear Wedding Bells - The Jive Five
Crazy Bells - The Marcels
Let's Fall In Love - The Willows
Dolores - The Mood Makers
Down By The Ocean - Cornerstone feat. Golden Voice Harry
Deeper In Love With You - The O'Jays
A Lovers Concerto - The Toys
Step By Step - The Crests
Looking For My Baby - The Earls
Stormy Weather - Kenny Vance & The Planotones
Gonna Make Him My Baby - April Young
You Better Be A Good Girl Now - The Swans
He's Mine - The Swans
You Will Never Get Away - Cholli Maye
House Where Lovers Dream - The Timetones
Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown
But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry


Triangle - The Rays
I'm Through With You - The Dreamlovers
I'll Get By - Kenny & Tommy
It's Against The Laws Of Love - The Volcanos
Can't Wait Till Tonight - Lee Johnson
My Love - Lee Johnson
For You - Four Pips & A Pop
Ipsie Opsie Ooh - Shirley Gunter & The Flairs
That House On The Hill - Cornerstone feat. Golden Voice Harry
Beware, Beware - The Compliments
Check Yourself - The Italian Asphalt & Pavement Company
Love Eyes - The Duprees
It Happened Today - The Skyliners
Sherry - The Valets
Canadian Sunset - The Impacts
I Give My Heart To You - The Accents
These Golden Rings - The Turbans
These Golden Rings - The Jive Five
Little Lonely One - The Jarmels
Today's The Day - Maureen Gray
Remember Me - Maureen Gray
I Wonder - The Pentagons


Dear Ruth - The Universals
Dream Of A Lifetime - The Flamingos
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - The Moroccos
When I Come Home - The Del-Vikings
That's Why I Cry - The Casteleers
I Cried - Billy Duke & The Dukes
Wrapped Up In A Dream - The Clovers
Groovy Baby - Billy Abbot & The Jewels
What's Your Name - Don & Juan
World Of Fantasy - The Five Stairsteps
One Heart - The Emanons
My True Story - The Elegants
I Hear Your Name - The Explorers
I've Tried - Margo Sylvia & The Tuneweavers
Come Back To Me - Margo Sylvia & The Tuneweavers
Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) - Cornerstone feat. Golden Voice Harry
Your Promise To Be Mine - Angel Risoff
Dream A Dream - The Mood Makers
Till We Meet Again - Jaye P. Morgan

Monday, March 8, 2010

The Rock & Roll Jamboree - Monday, March 8, 2010

Hour 1 (Click Here To Download)

Record Hop Tonight - Andy Martin
Music Goes Round And Round - Paul Gayten
Steam Whistle Jump - Earl Bostic
Tonight And Forever - The Whirlers
Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers
Fannie Brown Got Married - Roy Brown & His Mighty Men
People Will Say We're In Love - The Spaniels
Dear I Swear - The Plants
Why Oh Why - Johnnie & Joe
Why Oh Why - The Clickettes
Bad News - Barbara Enlgish & The Fashions
Rockin' In The Jungle - The Eternals
Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets
Everyone Should Know - The Jayhawks
What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me - The Essex
Music, Music, Music - The Sensations
If I Oh I (Could Be With You Tonight) - Nolan Strong & The Diablos
Remember - The Velours
I Didn't Want To Do It - The Spiders
Your Friends - Dee Clark
I Cross My Heart - Billy Bland

Hour 2 (Click Here To Download)

Life Is But A Dream - The Harptones
There Goes The Boy - The Ly-Dells
The Diary - Neil Sedaka
This Time It's Love - The Tymes
A Love That's Real - The Intruders
The Thought Of Loving You - The Crystal Mansion
For The First Time - The Crystal Mansion
Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby - The Cookies
Softly In The Night - The Cookies
The Way You Look Tonight - The Jaguars
In The Chapel In The Moonlight - Junior & The Four Seniors
Runaround Baby - The Kodaks
'Cause You're Mine - The G-Clefs
Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymball
When In Love - Gregory Howard
Take Me As I Am - Nostalgia 5
Say You Love Me - Little Jimmy Rivers & The Tops
Dear Someone - The Rockafellas
Strike It Rich (Zoom To The Top Of The World) - The Rockafellas
My Baby (She's The Talk Of The Town) - The Rockafellas
Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

Hour 3 (Click Here To Download)

Heaven & Paradise - Don Julian & The Meadowlarks
Please Say You Love Me - Don Julian & The Meadowlarks
Magic Mountain - Vernon Green & The Medallions
Love Is A River - The Moonglows
Poor Butterfly - The Ebon-Knights
I Just Want To Be The Boy You Love - The Four Buddies
Mr. DJ - Van McCoy
Share - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
My Heart Belongs To Only You - Mary Swan
Crying In The Chapel - Mary Swan
Where The Boys Are - Mary Swan
Prisoner Of Love - Mary Swan
After Graduation - Four Fifths
I Lied To My Heart - The Enchanters
If You Want To - The Carousels
Out In The Cold Again - The Earls
Lonely Weatherman - John Kelly & The Premiers
Till We Meet Again - Jaye P. Morgan

Monday, March 1, 2010