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I know you’ve taken a look at my little selection of Instrumental Oldies and found a few interesting things that piqued your interest. And I know you’re probably waiting with baited breath for my recommendations for all the classic oldies from the finest re-issue labels out there.
Well, it’s coming. Be a little patient with me. There are just so many, and I am trying to pick the best of the bunches.
I also have a few things in my own physical collection here that I’m thinking of putting up on ebay, so that’s taking a little extra of my time, too.
I told ya, I’ve been collecting for a long time 
Stay tuned.
I just did an update to my Oldies Instrumentals Selections.
Before I discovered rock ‘n’ roll, those old melodies emanating from my parents’ radio and old-time phonograph really made an impression on me. Those Big-Band sounds of Nelson Riddle; the exotic sounds of Martin Denny, and a host of others really influenced me as far as the tastes that would influence what was to come.
Now, it’s near complete. I’d like you to take a look, or a fresh look, at Those Oldies But Goodies: The Instrumentals today.
I’ll bet you’ll have some fun!
Just gave this old blog a facelift. Like it? Don’t like it? There’s a comment section to express your opinion.
BTW, it’s not a downloaded theme. I did it myself If 10 people comment asking me how, I’ll tell ya.
I love those Oldies Instrumentals!
OK, my story goes way back, and I won’t bore you with it in detail. You’re busy enough as it is.
Born 1948 and grew up listening to all my parents’ and grandparents’ music. Opera, classical, country & western, Grand Ol’ Opry (my grandparents were weird). Mom and Dad loved the standards, from the crooners like Sinatra and Como to the orchestras like Lawrence Welk, Billy Vaughn and even Montovani and the 101 Strings. Yeesh…
Yet I developed a liking for it all. I was also a fan of TV and movies, and always listened to the soundtrack music. All of this was before I was 12 years old.
In 1960, I was home from school for two weeks with a double-whammy of the measles and mumps. My mom gave me a transistor radio (remember those?), and the first thing I heard while tuning in stations was “Walk, Don’t Run” by The Ventures. I was hooked.
It’s a long story, and (fair warning) I’ll probably tell most of it here eventually. Let’s just say my musical tastes are eclectic to say the least.
Those instrumentals, though… From soothing to stirring, from driving to relaxing, I love them all!
I’ve been testing a WP plugin called Twitter-Tools and I think this is a worthwhile addition to your arsenal of tools for Twitter.
It’s an easy installation from right inside your WP Plugins link, inside WP. It has numerous settings that allow you to set up things like tweeting your posts as you make them; setting up a sidebar tweeter; posting to your WP blog via tweets; using the bit.ly API…
Well, I just think it’s worth the FREE price tag
Elvis Presley is a legend of rock.
It’s to the point that he can never die. To this day, people claim to have seen him walking the streets of their home towns; performing in their favorite haunts.
If you read my About page, you’ll know that I never heard any of Elvis Presley’s material until I started listening to rock ‘n’ roll radio in 1960 – long after he’d already made a name for himself.
But, even in 1960, early R ‘n’ R radio had its “oldies,” and music from just 4 or 5 years ago was already “golden.” So, as I listened to Roy Orbison, The Ventures and Del Shannon, I was hearing the golden tunes of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.
Today, Elvis is legendary. Back then, he was a star. I’ve loved a LOT of his music over the years, and still do. There’s a reason they call him “The King.”
I’m testing a plugin for Wordpress. If it works, this should tweet on Twitter.
I’ve been wanting to do a blog like this for a long time. Even so, I’m not positive about what all I’m going to end up putting here. I guess we’ll both find out as we go along Welcome to the adventure!