GROOVES & CUTS –May 2022 – By John Apice Dory Previn – Movie Lyricist / Solo Confessional Singer Once married to pianist/composer Andre Previn the NJ-born Dorothy Langdon (1925-2012) became Dory Previn & penned lyrics for many famous 60s movies. An intriguing singer-songwriter whose career is somewhat a footnote today when she became an intense […]
Grooves & Cuts — April 2022 – Reviews by John Apice GROOVES & CUTS – Spilled Mercury Special (14) Capsule Reviews Heavy-duty selection of capsule reviews this month. So I’m forgoing writing anything of the fairytale musical nature with journalistic importance with nostalgic wit & lots of jargon. Artists discussed — Courtney Jaye, Jon Chi, […]
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March 2022 – By John Apice GROOVES & CUTS – ED SULLIVAN CONSERVATIVE OR JUST SMART? It’s easy to whip out a word like Conservative when discussing the 50s. But what it really was in this era was in essence the Eisenhower years. All the TV shows on the 3 networks bowed to conformity. There […]
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Grooves & Cuts February 2022 – By John Apice GROOVES & CUTS – RETRO SINGERS WHO ROCKED…FOR AWHILE – Part 2 Continued from last month. Middle-of-the-road/easy listening artists take the plunge to sing songs a little rockier, edgier & darker. Ronnie Dove was a good-looking Virginia-born 60s pop stylist who had a string of 60s […]
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January 2022 – By John Apice GROOVES & CUTS – PART 1 – RETRO SINGERS WHO ROCKED…FOR AWHILE Sometimes I like to explore things that are a curiosity. This month, easy listening, middle-of-the-road (MOR), pop vocalists who did not rock, sing folk music or country — but took a risk, gave it their best shot, […]
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GROOVES & CUTS – When Steppenwolf’s Lead Singer John Kay Went Americana/Blues December 2021 – By John Apice This music may have slipped by over the decades but would be interesting to rediscover. Especially baby boomers & younger listeners who discovered great rock of the 60s. For those unfamiliar [I have to remember that […]
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GROOVES & CUTS – Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s Spaghetti Western Tribute NOVEMBER 2021 – By John Apice One of the most magnificent reproductions of composer Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti western themes was performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sarah Hicks & Danish National Concert Choir. Their performance of the main theme from Sergio […]
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Music Reviews: GROOVES & CUTS – Spilled Mercury – Brief Reviews That Got Away I had many good submissions for brief reviews in October. So, I chose not to rant this month. But in the coming months, I’ve prepared articles about how some middle-of-the-road/easy listening artists of the past (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme, Jack […]
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Music Reviews — SEPTEMBER 2021 GROOVES & CUTS – Artists Get Old – Some Keep Going With the passing of The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, it’s becoming obvious that our Beatle-era heroes are older & passing away. Many rock musicians from the 60s are in their mid-70s (Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend & Ray Davies), late […]
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AUGUST 2021 – By John Apice GROOVES & CUTS – Legendary Drummer Buddy Rich Insults Country Music In 1971, jazz drummer Buddy Rich (who I admire) erroneously on The Mike Douglas Show stated that he couldn’t stand country music. He said with a determination that this country needed to grow up. Mature in their musical […]
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