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  • Chicago : YOU'RE NOT ALONE (REMIX)

    by Frank Shankly
    Recorded by Chicago for their 1988 album Chicago 19, with Bill Champlin (Peter Cetera had departed the band three years earlier) singing lead vocal...

  • Mel Tillis And The Statesiders : THE ARMS OF A FOOL

    by Frank Shankly
    The Statesiders were Mel Tillis’ longtime backing band, named after his 1966 hit single STATESIDE. Between 1969 and 1980, 14 studio albums and four...

  • T. Graham Brown : SHE COULDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE

    by Frank Shankly
    SHE COULDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE is a song written by Mike McGuire, Billy Henderson and Billy Maddox, and recorded by T. Graham Brown. Co-writer Mike M...

  • Linda Ronstadt : POOR POOR PITIFUL ME

    by Frank Shankly
    What did David Geffen see in the pulpy, alcoholic musings of a former student of Ogor Stravinsky?

Aside from the fact that Geffen signed Warren Ze...

  • Chubby Checker : SLOW TWISTIN'

    by Frank Shankly
    Written by Jon Sheldon, SLOW TWISTIN’  was recorded by Chubby Checker with assistance from soul songwriter Dee Dee Sharp. Sharp was uncredited on t...

  • Dwight Yoakam : LITTLE WAYS

    by Frank Shankly
    LITTLE WAYS was released in June 1987 as the second single from Dwight’s album Hillbilly Deluxe.  It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Countr...

  • Jimmy Dean : BIG BAD JOHN

    by Frank Shankly
    Jimmy Dean's BIG BAD JOHN used to bring Frank, as a child, to the verge of tears.It has been covered at least 19 times, including by Henson Cargill...

  • The Exotic Guitars : NOW IS THE HOUR/ I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN

    by Frank Shankly
    I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook and was originally titled TOO MUCH BIRDSEED.  Record producer Noel Walker ...

  • The Exotic Guitars : HOLLY HOLY

    by Frank Shankly
    Ranwood was established in 1968 by Lawrence Welk and the president of Dot Records, Randy Wood. The label's name is a combination of Randy Wood's na...

  • Duck Smith | INTERVIEW

    by Frank Shankly

  • BRASS IN POCKET | The Pretenders

    by Frank Shankly
    Let’s talk about Chrissie Hynde for a moment. Actually, let’s talk about a song that has been rambling around in Frank’s brain for the last few day...

  • Four Facts About Four Tops

    by Frank Shankly
    Abdul “Duke” Fakir (tenor) was a teenager when he became friends with Levi Stubbs (baritone). The two first sang with Renaldo "Obie" Benson (bass...