Specialty Show of the Week – PREVIEW

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TUNEDEX MEMORIES strives to preserve the innocence of the music of the late 50’s and early 60’s and shares with you tunes you remember, tunes you haven’t heard in decades and lots of songs you SHOULD have heard.  Please let us know what you think of our shows and station. Send your comments in an email to chuck@songsyoushouldhaveheard.

Teen Angel The Guardian Spirit of Lost Music

Our shows run ELEVEN times during the week. Consult our website “Station Schedule” page for specific times. Whether you live on the East Coast, the West Coast or if you’re tuning in from Europe, Asia, or Australia we should have a convenient time for you to listen.  Questions or comments?  Send them in an email to chuck@songsyoushouldhaveheard.com.

Monday 9-11pm EST • Tuesday Mid-2AM EST – intended for our West Coast listeners (will air 9-11pm PST) • Tuesday 7-9 am EST – intended for our listeners in Asia and Australia (will air in Tokyo on Wednesday 8-10pm JST) • Tuesday 4-6 pm EST – intended for our listeners in Europe (will air in London 9-11 pm BST) • Wednesday 9-11 EST • Thursday Mid-2AM EST – Intended for our West Coast listeners (will air 9-11 pm PST) • Thursday 4-6 pm EST – intended for our listeners in Europe (will air in London 9-11 pm BST) • Friday 10-Mid EST – intended for our listeners in Asia and Australia (will air in Tokyo on Saturday from 11-1pm JST) • Saturday 8-10am EST (intended for our listeners in Europe (will air in London 2-4pm BST) • Saturday 6-8pm EST – intended for our West Coast listeners (will air 3-5pm PST) • Sunday 7-8am EST – intended for our listeners in Asia and Australia (will air in Tokyo on Monday from 8-10pm JST)

 

Timi Yuro helped Phil Spector create “the Wall of Sound”

Frank Kramer (host of TEENAGE MEMORIES) and I talk about music quite a lot. One song we both share a fondness for is “What’s A Matter Baby” by Timi Yuro. Frank has read many times over the years that Phil Spector was involved in the production of this song. Frank has the original 45 and Clyde Otis is listed as the producer. When he asked me, I had no idea, but one of the reasons I’ve always liked the song was that wonderful string arrangement. Together with the help of the Internet, we found the answer from the liner notes of the Box Set called “The Brill Building Sound”.

“Timi Yuro had been recording for Liberty since 1959; she enjoyed a huge hit with ‘Hurt’ in 1961 but had been unable to follow it up. Then, with this song half-finished, Liberty’s East Coast A&R chief Clyde Otis abruptly resigned. At this exact moment, Phil Spector was trying desperately to raise funds to get his Philles label established; somewhat disingenously, he accepted Otis’ job (and a year’s salary in advance), which allowed him to make ‘Uptown,’ the Crystals’ hit Philles needed. Spector did little during his brief tenure at Liberty to justify the cash he’d received, but he did turn this unfinished track into a minor masterpiece (even though the record bears Otis’ production credit).”

You’ll hear lots of Timi Yuro 24/7 at TUNEDEX MEMORIES!