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Category: Music

  • At Early Candlelight

    At Early Candlelight

    This little song, written by Alice Hess Beveridge (1885-1956), was published in American Childhood Magazine, December 1949. At Early CandlelightWords and Music by Alice Hess Beveridge In days of old at Christ-mas time, Small chil-dren sang their lays Andall the folk both great and small, Were wak-ened fore the day Atpal-ace doors and hum-ble homes,…

  • Steam – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye/It’s The Magic In You Girl

    Behind file number 12 is a blue labeled 45 put out by Fontana records in 1969. It’s the smash hit by Steam Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye with It’s The Magic In You Girl as the B Side. I thought both of these songs were terrible, but in researching the group, it makes…

  • Lennie Hayton – Slaughter On Tenth Avenue Parts 1 & 2

    Behind file 11 is a yellow-labeled MGM 45 rpm, complete with the trademark lion’s head. This copy is from 1951. It’s the famous Slaughter On Tenth Avenue, from the 1949 film Words and Music, a film which I have never seen. If you don’t know the record by name, you’ll know it by the famous…

  • Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes/Help Me Mama

    Behind door number 10 we find another Capitol 45 rpm, this time from 1979. It’s Dr. Hook’s Sexy Eyes/Help Me Mama. Side A is Sexy Eyes, coming in at a tight 2:58. This video is a little embarrassing and super corny. I don’t know how you do that with a pretty straightforward filming of your…

  • Bob Seger – Tryin’ To Live My Life Without You/Brave Strangers

    Behind file number 9 is a 45 rpm from 1981. It’s a purple-labeled Capitol record by Bob Seger. The single is Tryin’ To Live My Life Without You/Brave Strangers. I like to try to give perspective by considering the ages of celebrities at the time of media release. So saying, Bob Seger is around 36…