Coming Soon!!! Tim's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted by Dennis:

Our friend, Tim has been on a rampage lately! He gets a little bull-headed about the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" topic. I have seen him when he goes off on some of the current inductees enshrined in the Cleveland museum. I have also seen him go ballistic over anyone and everyone he believes has no business in the Hall of Fame OR those not in there who he thinks should be. Trust me. It's not pretty. To give you an idea, just imagine a toddler crying in a play pen. Yeah! Then it hit me. What better place for Tim to vent his frustrations than right here in the Vicksburg Chrysler CoolVibe blog! He's assembling all his RRHOF grievances as I write this, so with that in mind:

Be sure to stop back here soon for Tim's version of who should have been in there a long time ago and who has no business being ensconced in Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Favorite Music

Message Authored by Dennis,

Someone asked me the other day what my favorite kind of music is. Boy, that's a loaded question!
Thanks for asking!!!

I can recall people thumbing through my old record collection and commenting that there was no rhyme or reason to my collection. Jazz, rock, soul, easy listening, Latino, Brazilian... My favorite kind of music is shamelessly eclectic. No recognizable pattern of musical taste! Actually, there IS a method to my crazy musical tastes. Most everything in my personal record collection has one thing in common: a beautiful combination of outstanding melody, harmony or beat. As long as the music hits me hard with a quality mixture of these musical components, I'm happy. Some artists in my collection (listed below in no particular order) earned a special place in what they achieved. Artists such as Todd Rundgren, who I just saw recently at the State Theatre, are W-A-A-AY up the list of profoundly great musicians. I've been huge on Todd since his days with his 60s group called Nazz. You wanna talk about an artist who can write and perform about any kind of music. Todd is the man, I can tell you that much!

Other favorite legacy artists on the "Dennis Playlist" include Laura Nyro, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Earth Wind & Fire, Traffic, War, The Beatles, The Who, Marvin Gay, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Ten Years After, Savoy Brown, the pre-Buckingham-Nicks versions of Fleetwood Mac...and last but certainly not least, just about anything composed by Burt Bacharach!

My favorite artists (off the top of my head), who gained fame after the end of the "Oldies" era include Basia, Sade, Eliane Elias, Martin Taylor, Ivan Lins and Jane Monheit. I graded music of the 80s, 90s and beyond very hard. But I'll admit, there are a few groups and artists who did a mighty fine job.

Did I just confess earlier that I like Brazilian music? Well, if you like music with a great beat sprinkled with gorgeous chord changes, melodies and harmony, trust me, you're a candidate for appreciating Brazilian music! I have some outstanding examples if you're ever interested in knowing more about it.

And one last category: Oldies music! How could I ever exclude it? I can't! That's where the memories are!

I was weened on the Oldies and so was Tim! In fact, Tim loves his Oldies music so much, that often times while we record our show, Tim has been known to dance in his chair and flail his arms around when we preview our songs!!! He truly is an Oldies die-hard!!!

Do you have a variety of musical favorites??? I'll be the first to proclaim...there's no accounting for taste! Feel free to comment with YOUR favorite music!

Maurice White RIP

Maurice White

Whenever the subject of all-time favorite groups comes up, I've always maintained that Earth Wind & Fire should be on the high end of anyone's top 25 list. Even if their music isn't your favorite kind, no one can say they didn't have "IT". When I say "IT", I'm talking about music composition, arrangements, production and performance. Their melodies were and always will be infectious. Their production and arrangements are as good as any band has done to date. So carefully executed. Maurice White was the man behind the band and has earned every award he's received. The group owned the 1970's and 80's and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 along with Eric Clapton; The Lovin' Spoonful; Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor. 

Maurice White has a local connection to West Michigan as he worked with singer/songwriter, Wade Flemons a Battle Creek native in a group called the Salty Peppers. Shortly after that group, Maurice went on to put together Earth Wind & Fire.

Personally, I played the grooves off my EWF albums and later cassette tapes. What a truly great group and what a great talent Maurice White was; to create a rhythmical sound and musical style that absolutely no one had ever done before. Rest in Peace, Maurice and THANKS for so many wonderful songs!  

STUFF WE NEVER GET AROUND TO FEATURING!

How many of us have put off stuff we know we need to do? The answer is EVERYONE! Well, Tim and I are no different than anyone else. I have some house projects that are half done. My bathroom tile is almost done. I just need to grout it and replace the trim and baseboard. And that's only one project! I won't bore you with the rest of the honey-do's!!! Know what I'm sayin??? I'm sure Tim has numerous things he needs to do around his house, too! And so it goes.

Well, the same thing happens to me and Tim when it comes to CoolVibe tunes. Between the two of us, we  have tons of oldies tunes that we've been meaning to bring to your attention on the CoolVibe program, but we never get around to featuring them. For example, I came across an old doo wop song from an obscure group from the latter part of the 1950s and I have to tell you...I think it's one of the greatest doo wop songs I've ever heard. And I never get around to playing it primarily because I can't find any information on the group! What a ridiculous excuse for not featuring a song. I guarantee you'd love the song. And that's just one song! Tim and I have found many songs where we find very little info about the artist. That's just the way it is. Some groups get together and record a couple of songs and then POOF! Gone!

My New Years resolution is to get those tunes on the Vicksburg Chrysler CoolVibe Show. Maybe Tim and I can do a special segment with maybe a week of Tim's oldies songs that he never gets around to featuring and then I'll do the same....FIVE SONGS DENNIS HAS BEEN MEANING TO PLAY BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT!!!

There! I put in writing!!! Okay, that's it! I'll tell Tim to get them ready regardless of whether we find info on the artist or not!!! Just a couple of other things. I promise they will be really cool tunes...songs you may very well recall once you hear them! I promise they'll all pass the "Dennis and Tim" Test!!! You know about that test don't you? It's gotta be either really good...and if it's not, it's gotta bring back some great memories!!! That's what it's all about, right???

You know maybe, just maybe YOU have some rare oldies tunes. Don't hesitate to reply to any of these posts with some obscure oldies tune of your liking. We will do everything we can to get that song on the air with Kudos to you!!!



 

The Great Oldies Tunes You May Have Missed!

Greetings CoolVibe Fans and Happy New Year!


I confess. I absolutely LOVE unearthing songs from the Oldies era (50s, 60s thru mid 70s). Especially ones  that I think most people simply missed (like the one above). There are truly some great old songs out there. For example, a while back, we featured a great song from British blues man, John Mayall titled "Room To Move". In my circles back in the 70s, it was a fairly popular song. The album sold quite well but it wasn't a widely known song, but that's understandable because it was never released as a single. Hey, let me tell you something. That's OUR loss! Room To Move is a great tune and regardless of whether you remember hearing it back in the 70s, take it from me, you'd love hearing it - even if you never heard it before.

See what I mean? There is practically an unlimited supply of great oldies music that you may have missed - and that's okay! Tim and I have wide and varied taste in our generation's music and we're delighted to dig them up and play them for you! Tim has an uncanny way of finding rarely heard oldies tunes from the 50s and 60's while I'm equally versed in 60s music and have a slight upper hand finding those rare 70's tunes. So don't be surprised when the next time you tune into the Vicksburg Chrysler CoolVibe, you hear a song you've never heard before. We do the work and you can enjoy the songs, wherever you are! Have a great old tune you haven't heard in a long time? Even if all you can recall is a part of the song or maybe a part of the lyrics, let us know. right here or you can email us at, coolvibe101@gmail.com. We consider it a clue. We'll do everything we can to solve the mystery!

Happy New Year CoolVibe Fans!

Just a shout out to all our CoolVibe listeners! We appreciate your loyalty to the program. Tim and I have found it such a pleasure to bring all these long-lost oldies to your attention. We don't use someone else's oldies list to feature our music selections. We find them using good old-fashion research that we do on our own. I get regular e-mails from Tim about a new oldies tune he came across. And I confess, I do the same as I find them!

As we have said all along, it's a true love job. I wish I had a nickle for every time we have come across an old song where I make a comment similar to, "Holy Cow! Great Tune! I haven't heard that song in decades!!!". 

Happy New Year everyone...and get ready for some great rarely heard oldies tunes in 2016!!!

Love,
Dennis

WANTED:

Great Oldies tunes you never hear anymore!

 

These two fellas are "On the Hunt" and YOU can help! 

Pictured above is the CoolVibe broadcasting team of Tim (left) and Dennis; proving once again they have the perfect faces for radio! But don't let their modest and unassuming appearances fool you. These guys are on a lifetime mission to dig up memorable tunes from the 50's, 60's, and 70's Oldies Era that seem to have vanished from the face of the earth. They will never give up! Sounds more like a personal problem, doesn't it? But loyal to their cause, Dennis and Tim hope you enjoy hearing those long-lost Oldies and the stories behind them, as much as they enjoy bringing them to you!

 As a fan of the CoolVibe show, think about this. Maybe YOU have some long-lost or forgotten 45s or LPs of your own, tucked away somewhere in your house? Take a minute to find and flip through your collection. Half of them you probably forgot you even owned! Who knows? You might find an old "Gem"! If you think you found one, do the right thing and share it..right here..with Dennis and Tim! 

To interact with Dennis and Tim, just click the "Comment" link (located below any blog post). Share your thoughts or questions using the new CoolVibe Blog page. This Internet space is actually for YOU! Be sure to Bookmark this page or place it in your "Favorites". Watch for Dennis and Tim posting CoolVibe show related stuff, coming soon! They look forward to hearing back from you.

What can Dennis and Tim do to make the Vicksburg Chrysler CoolVibe program or blog site even better? Chime in!

Have a song suggestion from an artist (well known or obscure) that never gets played? This is your opportunity to tell them!

What might be featured here?

• Future CoolVibe featured artists and songs
• Past lists of featured songs
• Suggestions and requests or questions about featured songs/artists
• How Dennis & Tim decide what songs to play
• Personal Bios or Dennis & Tim Oldies FAQs
• Dennis and Tim's most interesting CoolVibe "Nuggets" they ever found. 
• Listener comments of all kinds
• Fill in this blank with your suggestions!

And one more thing. It's important to mention that the CoolVibe oldies show would not exist without their outstanding sponsor, Vicksburg Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram!

So if you or someone you know is looking to purchase or lease a new or used vehicle, THANK YOU very much for considering the dealership that makes your CoolVibe Oldies Program possible:

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