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Lee Faircloth From the final days of 2019 to the vinyl days is just a small step. So let’s go back to the sounds of American radio during the seventies & eighties and reminisce one more time before we go into 2020. It’s music from the vinyl era, long before cd’s, mp3’s and streaming audio took over. Enjoy this new episode of Mellow Mellow FM Radio ! State Cows are one of very few modern yacht rock / West Coast / AOR bands that create new original music. The band consists of Daniel Andersson on vocals and guitars and Stefan Olofsson on keyboards and bass. Many guest musicians have contributed to their recordings and live gigs, most notably Jay Graydon (two-time Grammy winner, twelve-time Grammy nominee), Bill Champlin (Chicago), Jason Scheff (Chicago), Michael Landau (Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd) and Ian Bairnson (Kate Bush, Alan Parsons Project). I Got The Message is from their new album Challenges : "Smooth guitar lines, half-time shuffles, funky bass l...

Unsplash “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray I've been for a walk on a winter's day I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A California dreamin' on such a winter's day” California Dreamin’ , originally from the Mamas & the Papas, is without any doubt the most iconic sunshine pop song. The genre was a mid-sixties, mainly Californian pop style, typified by rich harmony vocals, lush orchestrations, and an overall happy-go-lucky mood. In this type of “flower power” music folk and psychedelic sounds miraculously came together. Apart from the Mamas & the Papas, popular bands were Spanky & Our Gang and the Association. Later soulful elements popped up in the genre with acts like The Fifth Dimension, Rotary Connection (produced by legendary Charles Stepney) and Friends of Distinction. Sunshine pop largely disappeared in the early seventies and was more or less taken over by the Californian yacht rock sound. For a long time dj’s in the US thought D...

Sandra Hoj / Classic Copenhagen Merry Christmas to all my followers, subscribers and listeners! 😊 About his new Christmas track with Princess Freesia, Soulpersona tells us to “get comfy with a warming whisky and a mince pie as Freesia serenades the randy reindeer...” Italian born Giorgio Moroder went to Germany to record his debut single Looky, Looky in 1969, but his career would get a boost when he met fellow musician Pete Belotte a few years later. With him Moroder formed a highly successful production partnership. Together with then unknown American singer Donna Summer, who lived in Germany at the time, the trio created an electronic disco sound that is still influential today. From Here To Eternity is from Moroder's same-titled solo album. Tracklist: Soulpersona & Princess Freesia – Rudolph (2019) The Universal Robot Band ‎– Disco Christmas (1977) Giorgio Moroder – From Here To Eternity [intro] (1977) L.E.B. Harmony – Feeling Love [Joey Negro Edit] (1979...

Unsplash Enjoy another retro episode of my imaginary station Mellow Mellow FM Radio !  More or less by accident George McCrae had a worldwide hit with Rock Your Baby in 1974. The song was written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch from KC & the Sunshine Band. It was originally intended as a single for George's wife Gwen, as a solo artist, but she had called in sick the day the studio was booked. When George randomly showed up, they put him behind the microphone and the rest is history. Rock Your Baby became a worldwide hit and the song was the spark that lit the disco fire in the years to come. Shortly after this success George and Gwen McCrae made their only album as a duo, called Together (after some singles in the 1960s). The couple split in 1977. Singer/pianist/clown Elton John has the honour to have recorded the worst song of all time ( Nikita ) and the only good album he made ( The Thom Bell Sessions ) was not released at the time, so I do not k...

Unsplash The other day I saw the movie Fisherman’s Friends, which is about ten fishermen from Cornwall, whose debut album of fisherman’s songs surprisingly went into the UK top ten. There’s a key scene in the movie when the female protagonist talks about the joy of listening to a vinyl record. She thinks that’s the only way to learn more about the artist and she’s convinced that Steve Jobs spoiled that pleasure when he started selling single tracks of an album. And a few seconds later there’s a love scene, while Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation is on the record player. So that’s where the inspiration came from 😊 Enjoy this fresh new episode of Smooth Sailing ! Tracklist: Steve Turner ‎– Harbor Place (1983) Melissa Manchester ‎– I Wanna Be Where You Are (1977) Savannah Cristina – What You Won’t Do (2019) Rebecca Jean Eliott – Rock With You (2019) Chris Hillman ‎– Clear Sailin' (1977) The Hues Corporation – Rock The Boat (1974) Art Webb – You Can’t Hide Love (...