Gene Simmons wants to pluck some more dollars out of the fan’s wallets with the announcement of yet another Kiss compilation album which is going to be released on October 21st. It will be four Disc set with each disc featuring the influential songs from each of the four members on vocals. The die-hard KISS fanatics are going to buy it even though there isn’t anything remotely new on here. Instead of perhaps taking off […]
Most of today’s generation have no clue who Norman Whitfield is, but the Detroit native was one of the most important producers of the late Sixties and early Seventies. He was the main catalyst from turning Motown Records from a freshly-scrubbed pop-friendly label into something a little more psychedelic and sinister. While he wrote and produced nearly every song during the Temptations phenomenal post-Smokey run (“I Wish It Would Rain”, “I Can’t Get Next to […]
Remember on “American Top 40” when Casey Kasem would skip over songs that had been on the charts forever and a day? Well, since I already discussed “Yah Mo B There” here, there’s no point in rehashing. It pops up at #87 on my list.
Now, song #86 is probably one of, if not the least-known song on this whole countdown. Most of you know Jody Watley as 1/3 of bubbly pop/disco group Shalamar or as […]