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July 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 533

The Grass Roots, More Golden Grass (1970) I love that sound – from the late 60s and into the early 70s that gets almost “dismissed” as jazz-rock but actually has a folksiness – or folksiness – to it too. A fine example being The Grass Roots. A few years back one of the bootleg sites […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago, Folk, I Can Turn Off The Rain, Jazz-Rock, LP, More Golden Grass, Quincy Conserve, Record, Records, The Grass Roots, The Vinyl Countdown # 533, Vinyl ·

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November 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. P.F. Sloan

P.F. Sloan has died. The singer/songwriter had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sloan is best known for the hit, Eve of Destruction, written for Barry McGuire as well as A Must To Avoid by Herman’s Hermits and a string of songs by The Turtles. In fact, Sloan compositions were recorded by several big-name acts in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 60s, Barry McGuire, Eulogy, Eve of Destruction, Herman's Hermits, Jan & Dean, Jimmy Webb, Johnny Rivers, P.F. Sloan, R.I.P., R.I.P. P.F. Sloan, Sailover, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriter, The Grass Roots, The Mamas & The Papas, The Searchers, The Turtles, What’s Exactly the Matter With Me? ·

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