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  • Walter Egan : MAGNET AND STEEL

    by Frank Shankly
    With backing vocals from Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, MAGNET AND STEEL was featured in Boogie Nights (1997), Overnight Delivery (1998), and...

  • Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds : DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE

    by Frank Shankly
    Rumored to have been written with Elvis Presley in mind, and first recorded (as DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE OUT) in 1970 by Country Store—an obscure group...

  • LaVerne Baker : TRA LA LA

    by Frank Shankly
    Another upbeat, catchy track from LaVerne. With an introduction by Alan Freed, LaVerne lip synches a performance of TRA LA LA for Will Price’s 1956...

  • Earl Scruggs and The Earl Scruggs Revue : FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN

    by Frank Shankly
    FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN was used as background music in Arthur Penn’s 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde, particularly during the car chase scenes, and h...

  • Linda Ronstadt : IT'S SO EASY

    by Frank Shankly
    One of the most successful albums of Ronstadt's career, Simple Dreams spent five continuous weeks at number one on the album chart in late 1977, re...

  • Two Fantastic Singles from The Founders' Bobbi Roberson

    by Frank Shankly
    In the early ‘70s, The Founders were a family soul group — siblings Cheavoria, FD, and Roy took turns with the vocal duties. They released two sing...

  • Mickey Katz : BORSCHT RIDERS IN THE SKY

    by Frank Shankly
    Two years after the release of Stan Jones and Death Valley Ranger’s GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY, Mickey Katz, the king of Yiddish parody, updated it fo...

  • Dyke And The Blazers : WE GOT MORE SOUL

    by Frank Shankly
    Beginning in 1968, Alester “Dyke” Christian made Dyke and the Blazers records with a variety of Los Angeles studio musicians.  The musicians would ...

  • Tyrone Davis : ARE YOU SERIOUS

    by Frank Shankly
    Super smooth early 80s effort from one of Frank's favorite soul crooners Tyrone Davis. Perfect for a slow dance. Produced by Leo Graham.

  • Classics IV : TRACES

    by Frank Shankly
    Released as a single in January 1969, TRACES served as Classics IV’s title track off their album of the same name.  The song peaked at No. 2 on 29 ...

  • Shangri-Las : GIVE US YOUR BLESSINGS

    by Frank Shankly
    An update of Ray Peterson's 1963 minor hit.

  • Iron Butterfly : SOUL EXPERIENCE

    by Frank Shankly
    Did Iron Butterfly have songs other than IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA? Yes. SOUL EXPERIENCE, an uncharacteristically uplifting song for the group, went to nu...