Way Back 2025

Ben E., Les B., Ronnie,
Neil and Nilsson Perform
Current Movie Tunes

Now playing on large public screens: Ben E. King's 1961 classic "Stand By Me" has a moment in box office leader Jurassic World: Rebirth, the seventh in the dino-packed Jurassic film series. Across the hall at the cineplex, "Taboo," the lead track from Les Baxter's 1956 album Caribbean Moonlight, helps heighten the mood in scary-doll sequel M3GAN 2.0. Materialists, Oscar nominee Celine Song's directorial ... MORE ››

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The Barbarians

Cape Cod rockers The Barbarians secured a spot on the list of the Top 100 Garage Band Hits 1963-1969! Check out the rankings of rowdy solo acts and groups ... MORE ››

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JIMMY DEAN

Jimmy Dean

Are these signs that might define a prolific career? Someone who's a musician, a singer, a jokester, a spoken word artist with a knack for bringing listeners to tears, a television show host and Muppet's best buddy...and a self-professed good ol' country boy...in addition to a connosieur of meat that's well-cooked and seasoned to most people's taste, making him a highly-successful businessman as a result. I'm sure there are even more phrases that describe Jimmy Ray Dean, the country music star of the 1950s through '70s who shared his name with a talented, ill-fated actor of the same generation, the difference being the latter actually had a slightly different first name (that would be James, of course). His life began in 1928 in Olton, Texas, a wide spot ... MORE ››



Vinyl Attack Caterina Valente

The Breeze and I
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Caterina Valente

In 1940, bandleader Jimmy Dorsey's adaptation of "The Breeze and I," with vocals by Bob Eberly, was a major hit, establishing the Lecuona melody as a standard in America. In 1955 it served as a benchmark in the long, diverse career of Caterina Valente, 24 at the time, an Italian born in Paris, France, who lived in Germany for many years and had her greatest ... MORE ››