Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic
Muhammad Ali enjoyed such worldwide popularity, I’m surprised The Champ didn’t release more recordings over the course of his career, aside from two albums, a handful of singles, and, of course, the Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay LPs: Ali would launch his national campaign for dental health
I’m surprised there aren’t more web pages that pay tribute to Julius Brinson, gym teacher extraordinaire, whose boundless energy and relentless good cheer have brightened countless days for the students, parents, and fellow staff of Sligo Creek Elementary School. It’s no secret that Mr. Brinson is rather adept at mixing
Love this playful take on the old nursery rhyme — for extra credit, count all the key changes: “Three Soulful Mice“ Carlton “King” Coleman (1967) Somehow this single has eluded the attention of the fine catalogers at 45Cat (i.e., not in their datbase). I have to assume – as Discogs.com
According to Michel Ruppli’s The King Labels: A Discography, Elaine Armstrong would record a total of four sides (possibly at King’s Cincinnati studio?) although only two would make it on to her one and only King 45 from 1968. “Sad But True” is the A-side: “Sad But True” Elaine Armstrong
[For an update on the perilous status of the original King Records site, click here] A recent Cincinnati visit allowed me the chance to verify that the former King Records complex is still standing. But for how long? Polly Lucke, Zero to 180’s West Coast correspondent, recently brought to my
“Sweet Touch of Love,” from the aforementioned acclaimed 1970 album, Toussaint (later named From a Whisper to a Scream), would be the A-side of a 45 that appeared not to have enjoyed any Billboard chart action from what I can see: “Sweet Touch of Love“ Allen Toussaint (1970) “Sweet Touch
Even less seems to be written about Allen Toussaint‘s final A-side for Bell, 1969‘s populist anthem, “We the People“: “We the People“ Allen Toussaint (1969) Imagine the magnitude of our collective output if we all directed our energies toward constructive ends instead of squabbling amongst ourselves. Help me understand exactly
So, have you figured out the pattern yet? It’s still early, I know, but congratulations to those who correctly deduced that Zero to 180 is paying tribute to Allen Toussaint (who left us exactly one week ago) by taking a little “time walk” – one that began last Friday with
Browsing 45Cat’s database for 1966 singles associated with Allen Toussaint, my eyes were immediately drawn to an A-side entitled “Omar Khayyam” by The Rubaiyats, issued on Toussaint’s own Sansu label. As it turns out, the band’s name is inspired by the term for “a collection of Ruba’i” (as in the
Allen Toussaint was the headlining act for the 2009 Silver Spring Jazz Festival. At that time, the festival venue was the parking lot behind the facade of the old JC Penney building, just prior to its conversion (using millions of taxpayer dollars) into the Live Nation concert facility that would
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