Liner NotesFrank Sinatra That's Life Well, it’s Fathers Day. For me, that means another trip to the cemetery rather than a trip to visit my dad for dinner. I’m not looking for sympathy. That’s just the way it is. I mean. That’s life! And this episode’s featured artist...

Liner NotesBreaking out of his big band bonds Time to take a road trip around this great country we call the US of A. And who better to be our tour guide than the incredible Ray Charles. He had over 1,700 listings in discogs, the website I use to catalog my vinyl...

Liner NotesThe King of Calypso When I featured this artist the first time on this show, he was still with us. Unfortunately, Harry Belafonte passed away just a few weeks later. This is the second record we will hear of the two my dad had from this singer. This was...

Liner NotesRadio news broadcasts from history We now pull out the final disk of this six record box set filled with memories of radio days past. Back in the days before television when you had to imagine what was being described. To the days of live happenings....

Liner Notes78 RPM shellac record collecting It’s a 78 RPM Sunday. These episodes should probably more appropriately be labelled spinning my dad’s dad’s shellac. In the old days of records coming on 10” disks with one song per side, it made collections rather large. So...

Liner NotesTeen Idol Bobby Sherman Happy mothers day. This one’s for my mother who we lost ten years ago this month. As we go through this large record collection, I can tell which records my mom might have picked out. This is one of them. It’s a self-titled debut...

Liner NotesBeethoven's Biggest Hit We now pull out the third record from this seven disk box set. A record that features a relatively unknown work AND probably one of the most famous works in music history. Talk about a dichotomy. This is music from the immortal...

Liner NotesKing of Bourbon Street Here’s a trumpet player we’ve heard from before. He was a favorite of my dad’s. He’s also a favorite of mine. He’s loud and powerful. He plays at just below a blatting level, but keeps in control with some of the most intricate music....

Liner NotesRed Headed Stranger We’re going to have a little extra fun with this episode. In fact, you might say I have high hopes for it. One of my dad’s, and my, favorite artists is Willie Nelson. One of my favorite holidays is the day this episode drops, and I’m not...

Liner NotesSmooth Jazz Voices We haven’t reached into the great Franklin Mint section of my dad’s collection for a while. Most of the episodes featuring the Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time often get blocked by YouTube. But I’ve really grown attached to this...