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| Funk Legend Jimmy Castor Passes |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/18/12 8:30 am | updated: 01/18/12 8:30 am |
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Jimmy Castor, Funk Legend, Band Leader, and Saxophonist passed away Tuesday in Henderson, NV, of heart failure at age 71. Castor was born in Manhattan in 1940 and grew up in Harlem and Washington Heights playing with rock n' roll singer Frankie Lymon. He branched out on his own and took his mastery of R&B, doo woo, Latin soul, and Funk with him.
Castor released some 16 albums. His most known hits are "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "Bertha Butt Boogie". His funky hit... Read More |
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| December 5 Music Calendar |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/05/11 9:50 am | updated: 12/05/11 9:50 am |
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(1946) 65 Years Ago
Pop singer/songwriter Andy Kim (Andrew Youakim), best known for the 1974 hit "Rock Me Gently," is born in Montreal, Quebec,... Read More |
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| Alice's Restaurant Airing on Iradiophilly.com this Thanksgiving |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/21/11 2:12 pm | updated: 11/21/11 2:12 pm |
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Alice's Restaurant is based on a true incident in the life of Arlo Guthrie that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965. Released in 1967, with its repetitive and catchy ragtime guitar backing, Arlo tells the tale of being arrested for illegally dumping some of Alice's garbage after discovering that the town dump was closed for the holiday.
Iradiophilly.com will air the entire 18:34 musical monologue, Alice’s Restauarant Massacree at Noon and 6pm this Thanksgiving on these... Read More |
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| October 13 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/13/11 8:27 am | updated: 10/13/11 8:27 am |
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(1941) 70 Years Ago
Paul Simon is born in Newark,... Read More |
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| Sept 19 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/19/11 1:02 pm | updated: 09/19/11 1:02 pm |
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(1981) 30 Years Ago
Simon and Garfunkel reunite to perform a concert in New York's Central Park. More than 500,000 people attend the free... Read More |
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| September 12 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/12/11 8:45 am | updated: 09/12/11 8:45 am |
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(1966) 45 Years Ago
The Monkees, a situational comedy about a fictional rock group, premieres on... Read More |
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| July 14 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/14/11 9:17 am | updated: 07/14/11 9:17 am |
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(1941) 70 Years Ago
Guitarist Spencer Davis, founder of the Spencer Davis Group, is born in Swansea, South... Read More |
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| July 13 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/13/11 8:26 am | updated: 07/13/11 8:26 am |
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(1971) 40 Years Ago
Teen heartthrob and star of the Partridge Family, David Cassidy has his gall bladder removed at age 21.
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| July 11 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/11/11 8:29 am | updated: 07/11/11 8:29 am |
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(1991) 20 Years Ago
Prolific songwriting couple Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager file for divorce. They were married for nine years and have one child... Read More |
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| June 20 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/20/11 9:27 am | updated: 06/20/11 9:27 am |
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(2006) 5 Years Ago
Claydes Charles Smith, co-founder and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang, dies in Maplewood, New Jersey, at age... Read More |
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