A week in fiji for Sadie’s Nana’s birthday so we have skipped a newsletter. You can go back to listen to April, 1961 before delving into May, 1961 below. Songs of the month “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” – Gene Mcdaniels “Apache” – Jorgen Ingmann “Asia Minor” – Kokomo “Baby Blue” – Echoes [new] “Barbara […]
We were away in Fiji for a family holiday this week back in 2023, so it’s straight into the music of April, 1961… Songs of the month [new] “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” – Gene Mcdaniels “Apache” – Jorgen Ingmann “Asia Minor” – Kokomo “Baby Blue” – Echoes “Blue Moon” – Marcels [new] “Breakin’ In […]
A new feature this month for the intro. Given the primary audience for this whole thing is Sadie, some handy (auto-generated) math for if she ever comes back and reads these later in life… It’s 59 years and 5 months before Sadie is born and 15 years and 11 months before Thomas is. Now let’s […]
It’s end of March, 2023 as we tune into the sounds of February, 1961… Songs of the month “Ghost Riders in the Sky” – Ramrods [new] “All In My Mind” – Maxine Brown “Angel Baby” – Rosie & Originals “Angel Baby” – Rosie & The Originals [new] “Angel On My Shoulder” – Shelby Flint [new] […]
It’s a belated summer here in Auckland of 2023, as we zip back to hear how 1961 sounded… Songs of the month “A Thousand Stars” – Kathy Young & The Innocents [new] “Angel Baby” – Rosie & Originals “Angel Baby” – Rosie & The Originals “Are You Lonesome Tonight” – Elvis Presley “Baby Oh Baby” […]
The end of our first year in the 1960s already – time sure does fly at 4x life. A few Xmas tunes on the charts for us to enjoy unseasonably… Songs of the month “A Thousand Stars” – Kathy Young & The Innocents “Alone At Last” – Jackie Wilson [new] “Angel Baby” – Rosie & […]