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There's always a feeling of Christmas in the air as long as Bing Crosby is singing! This episode celebrates his career, and in particular, his holiday-themed tunes. Although, the prolific artist recorded over 1,600 different songs in his lifetime.
We're in the holiday spirit now on this podcast! This week's episode features songs from a famous 1964 Christmas album... you could say it's a story that you've all been told. But I'm telling it again here!
Today's episode is my longest one yet... over 23 minutes! But with a song as legendary and iconic as this John Denver classic, I'd say it's worth it.
This episode is dedicated to 5 obscure Brooklyn doo wop songs, and what little I can tell of their artists. All 5 of them lived their vocal group lives like a candle in the wind! And the episode was all inspired by an uptempo ditty called "Ankle Bracelet".
Today we cover the fascinating career of Nancy Sinatra, a swinging sixties lady whose swagger and signature song helped separate her from her father's shadow. Are you ready? Start listening!
We're in 1967, the summer of love! And with this particular episode, the young narrator needs a quick airplane ride to find his lover. Sorry, aeroplane.
When I finished last week's episode by saying we'd discuss an R&B legend... this is who I had in mind! Sam Cooke is as good as it gets for late 50s/early 60s R&B. In this episode we cover his soul-stirring gospel beginning, to his secular transformation.
This week's episode is on one of my favorite groups of the late 50s... The Paragons! Produced by a cranky man, their raw vocal harmony shined on the 1959 album "The Paragons Meet The Jesters". Here's 20 minutes about their story.
Got this dance that's more than real! We're skipping straight into the 1980s with our latest episode. It features a spotlight on a trio of , goofy New Yorkers turned hip hop stars.
We have an 18-minute long episode for Episode 18! This one is all about The Shirelles run of hits in the early 60s, with a particular emphasis on one legendary slow jam.
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Welcome to PigzFromaGun, the podcast where we uncover the fascinating stories behind popular music from the 1950s through 1980s. Lots of different genres will be covered, but some of the main…