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Welcome to Oldies
Connection
Welcome to Oldies Connection,
your one-stop-shopping place to catch up with all your favorite actively touring artists from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Oldies Connection covers the
light
pop music of the 50's, 60's and 70's -- not the culture,
not the politics, not TV
or movies -- just rock and roll! Oldies
Connection will devote itself mainly to rock,
pop, and doo-wop ... and
will especially focus on artists from the 50's through 70's who are still
touring and making personal appearances, like Lou Christie and
Neil Sedaka. However, for those of you who (like me!) are hopelessly
stuck in the Fifties or Sixties or Seventies, you'll enjoy our A Look Back section!
NEW - Artist profile page for acclaimed
composer/producer Mark Wirtz ("Teenage Opera"). In recent years, Mark has shifted his focus from music to
comedy and now performs regularly at comedy clubs in Florida, Georgia, and beyond.
Please vote for Mad Mark in the Famecast comedy contest (you can vote once a day) - your support is much appreciated!
Speaking of which ... take a look
at Mark's homemade video thanking his fans and friends for their votes - it's a classic!
His Name is Rambeau!
Singer-songwriter Ed
Rambeau had a Top Thirty (U.S.) hit in 1965 with "Concrete and Clay," and he wrote "Navy Blue" and "Kiss Me Sailor" for Diane Renay among other wonderful tunes.
Click on the pic above for an exclusive interview with Ed.
The Ron Dante Artist Profile page has just been updated ... please check it out!
SPOTLIGHT SITES:
Three excellent sites by
my UK counterpart, Rosemarie:
Mark Wirtz - Official site for the composer/producer who was the genius behind the "Teenage
Opera" concept in the mid-60s
Kris Ife - Singer, composer and producer, one of Mark Wirtz's frequent songwriting partners -
and what a voice!
Ed Rambeau - Singer/songwriter, best known for penning "Navy Blue" for Diane Renay
Also check out:
Jersey Girls Sing - Denise Ferri (The Delicates) and Bernadette Carroll ("Party Girl")
Oldies deejay Ronnie Allen has a weekly radio show, featuring
interviews with noted 50s and 60s recording artists, on Philadelphia-area radio station WNJC (1360 AM). All of
Ronnie's shows are permanently archived on the Jersey Girls Sing! website. To check 'em out, please click on the link for Ronnie's
Radio Page. (By the way, if you listen to the debut show from 07 Aug 2007, as well as the Ron Dante interview
from 03 Oct 2007, you'll hear a couple of cameo appearances by yours truly!)
Please click on the graphic above to vote
for Andy Kim ("Be My Baby," "Baby, I Love You," "Rock Me Gently") in the Hit Parade Hall of Fame!
Communities:
OLDIES
RADIO ON THE INTERNET - Have you been listening to Saturday Night Oldies on 77 WABC? If not, then you owe it to yourself
to head on over to the WABC website and have a listen! (Of course, if you're in the New York-Metro area, you
can just tune your transistor to 770 AM and listen the old-fashioned way.) Saturday Night Oldies, hosted by Mark Simone
and running from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m., features cool hits from the 60's and 70's as well as old airchecks, artist interviews,
and the occasional surprise guest or two.
Other
Internet Oldies stations:
Book recommendation
- Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building
Era. Read all about this fantastic new book by Ken Emerson! Always Magic... covers the lives and careers of seven powerhouse songwriting
teams from New York City: Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman; Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller; Burt Bacharach/Hal David; Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield;
Carole King/Gerry Goffin; Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil; and Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich. The page includes commentary by the
author, plus links to editorial reviews and to a December 2005 on-air interview with Ken. AVAILABLE
IN PAPERBACK!
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