Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – The Hollies

The Hollies were formed in Manchester, England, in the early 1960s.  Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the era.  They enjoyed considerable popularity in many countries, although they did not achieve major US chart success until 1966.  The Hollies were inducted to the Rock and…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – Badfinger

Badfinger was formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s and became one of the earliest prototypes of the post-’60spower pop genre. The band was at times tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with them and partly because of their similar sound. Badfinger mastered the pop…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22, 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is an American country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. Campbell, one of twelve children born to an…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – Ricky Neslon

Eric Hilliard Nelson was born on May 8, 1940, and was the second child of bandleader Ozzie Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson.  “Ricky” was a small and insecure child who suffered from severe asthma. At night, his sleep was eased with a vaporizer emitting tincture of evergreen. Ricky began his entertainment career…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – Bob Seger

Let’s go local this time…who in our age bracket cannot think of some phase in our lives when a song by Bob Seger was popular?  How many of us have some memory of seeing him, either in concert or (betraying your age) playing at some local bar or a Notre Dame dance?  I still swear,…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – The Temptations

The history of the Temptations parallels that of contemporary American pop music.  For those of us who grew up in the greater Detroit area, they are an indelible part of the soundtrack of our lives.  An essential part of the early Motown Records machine, the Temps began their musical history in the early sixties.  It…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – The Kinks

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1963. Categorized in the US as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognized as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a wide range…

Timmy’s Midweek Music Break – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

Written by Tim Brooks   The Miracles started out as The Five Chimes in the mid-50s, while the members were still in high school.  The Detroit vocal group was comprised of William (Smokey) Robinson, Warren Moore, Clarence Dawson, and James Grice.  Shortly after the group’s formation, Wicker and Grice left—replaced by cousins “Sonny” and Bobby…