Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Billy Cobham’s Vital Transformation ~ Billy Cobham’s ‘Spectrum’
Photo Courtesy of Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
Spectrum
Billy Cobham became a legend well before releasing his debut solo album. Prior to 1973, the Panamanian drummer by way of New York cut...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Driven To Sniff ‘n’ the Tears
Photos Courtesy of Paul Roberts
Their lone U.S. hit begins simply enough until nine seconds in — a few acoustic guitar strums and then POW, the musical gas is punched...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: “Touch The Sun And Run” ~ The Association Go To...
Photos courtesy of Russ Giguere
Every Sunday night when I was growing up meant movie night with my father. Usually my sister and I would pick from a round robin...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: The Voice (‘Ooh Johnny Johnny Johnny’)
Black & white photos by Richard Avedon
Johnny Mathis didn’t need to come from a rock and R&B background to become one of the coolest entertainers ever.
Give a think as...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Out Of The Blue Angel
Before she had post-working day fun with the girls; before she made her true colors shine; before we looked and found her time after time, pop iconoclast Cyndi Lauper...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Royal Orleans
Photos Courtesy of Lance Hoppen
In 1976, the group Orleans came within reach of superstardom.
With two tender Top Five singles under its belt — “Dance with Me” and “Still the...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: The Sweetest Victory (“No Pain!”)
“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
I don’t want to be a statistic. That’s...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: The Crusaders – Takin’ It To The Street
Photos courtesy of Stix Hooper
What makes the late 1970s so unique musically is the fact that multiple genres all managed to secure their own distinct place in time. Sure,...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: ‘I’m Mississippi, Got The New York Blues’ (Forbert Comes Alive)
Photos courtesy of Steve Forbert
Between 1977 and 1978, at the height of the Bowery punk movement, a fresh-faced 22/23-year-old singing-songwriting Mississippian named Steve Forbert strove to make New York...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Mr. Bacharach Goes To Houston
At one time or another in your life you’ve sung some element of a Burt Bacharach song out loud.
With a virtual warehouse chock full of hit singles, the now...
