Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: The Power of Collaborative Gold ~ Dan Fogelberg & Tim...
Photo by Norman Seeff
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg
Twin Sons of Different Mothers
“This album constitutes a collaboration, experimental in nature, between Tim and myself. It is an attempt for both...
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: Oh Doctors!
Photos courtesy of Jeff Severson
For a brief shining moment within the new wave era, one group hailing out of Washington, D.C. came, saw, conquered, and went completely overlooked.
Yet a listen...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Don’t Forget Me – Glass Tiger’s Roaring Debut
In less than a decade’s time, the phrase “Take my breath away” made three separate musical acts pop luminaries in the states, albeit for microcosmic moments.
In 1979, teen mainstay...
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: “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: ‘Did I Hear You Say That This Is Victory’ –...
It’s doesn’t matter that it’s been 50 years; Blue Öyster Cult remains one of rock music’s most underappreciated bands.
Here we have a powerhouse collective where democracy (at least for...
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...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: White Punks With Hope – The Tubes ~ What Do...
Photo Courtesy of John Staley Photography
The Tubes
What Do You Want From Live
On their second album, they sang about the glories of being “young and rich,” but by 1977, the...
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...
