grouchygreg, Author at RareSoul.com

Male Members of The Platters Beat Prostitution Charges

The four male members of The Platters were aquitted of prostitution charges today (December 10, 1959). Members of the group were arrested in August in Cincinnati, after police raided their…

grouchygreg 12/10/2012

Morning Scorchers

Morning Scorchers: Martha & The Vandellas – Come And Get These Memories – Instrumental

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rfgAIR0uZ0

grouchygreg 12/09/2012

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The Beatles’ John Lennon Shot Down In New York

The Beatles' John Lennon was shot and killed today (December 8, 1980) in New York, by Mark David Chapman. The group's first records were released on Vee Jay, one of…

grouchygreg 12/08/2012

Morning Scorchers

Morning Scorchers: Lillian Leach and The Mellows – Moon of Silver

http://youtu.be/JqxLUE9EPIU

grouchygreg 12/08/2012

Soul Music

Otis Redding Hits The Studio To Record The Single “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”

Otis Redding entered the recording studio to record tracks, including his legendary tune, "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." Redding was in rare form, because six weeks earlier, he…

grouchygreg 12/07/2012