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Category Archives: Popular & Crooners
ROD McKUEN – McKuen Country – (Warner Brothers) – 1976
McKuen goes country! And why not, when this album was released in 1976 country music was all over the pop charts. Country singers were regularly cracking the pop charts, country rock acts were in abundance, original rock n rollers were … Continue reading
RUSTY DRAPER – Rusty Meets Hoagy – (Mercury) – 1957
I'll speak of Rusty first only because he comes first when referring to the album. Wikipedia says, Rusty Draper "born Farrell H. Draper; January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American country and pop singer who achieved his … Continue reading
THE EVERLY BROTHERS – Christmas With The Everly Brothers – (Warner Brothers) – 1962
"It's Christmas time pretty baby and the snow is falling on the ground"… well, not here in Brisbane it's not, but in the Christmas sprit I have pulled this record from the pile. Now, I have always liked, no loved, … Continue reading
JOHN WALKER – If You Go Away – (Philips) – 1967
Everyone (well the critics and music tragics anyway) wax lyrical about Scott Walker (and rightly so) of The Walker Brothers but what about his "brother" John? John was one third of 1960s pop sensations The Walker Brothers. The Walker Brothers … Continue reading
ROD McKUEN – Seasons in the Sun, II – (Stanyan) – 1967
A man. A singlet. A beach. A piece of driftwood. A perfect LP sleeve. And perhaps a little gay.* Not to me though. To me the (almost) middle aged beachcomber depicted is a romantic slightly retreat-ist anti-hero at odds with … Continue reading
JIM KWESKIN – Side by Side – (Mountain Railroad Records) – 1979
The beauty of listening to old school Americana, folk, Tin Pan Alley or the Great American songbook music is you don't have to worry about authorship. Whether the artist wrote or didn't write the songs is second to the message … Continue reading
TONY BENNETT – Love Story – (Columbia) – 1971
"Bennett, born 1926, is the last of the great male trad pop singers". I said that in another comment on Tony Bennett and that is a great way to start any comment. That, followed by "and he is still recording … Continue reading
ROD McKUEN – Sleep Warm – (EMI) – 1975
I love quoting myself. Not because I think my words are wise but because I can fast track a comment because I have already said what I want to say. In relation to Rod I have said this before on … Continue reading
ROD MCKUEN – The Loner – (RCA) – 1966
The full title of this album is : Rod McKuen– The Loner And 13 Other Rod McKuen Songs Of Love And Loneliness. If ever there was an accurate album title it’s this albums title. That’s not to say McKuen … Continue reading
TONY BENNETT – Yesterday I Heard the Rain – (Columbia) – 1968
Here I will just be a little more random with my thoughts. Bennett, born 1926, is the last of the great male trad pop singers. As a kid, Elvis led me to Bobby Darin and Bobby led me to trad … Continue reading
