Musical Misconceptions – Special Addendum: Oh, Neil!

Hello folks! It’s Retro Dee with a special addendum edition of “Musical Misconceptions”! Last week, I talked about two songs, both with the girl’s name “Carol” in their titles. The second song was “Oh! Carol”, a Malt Shop era hit by Neil Sedaka. I was reminded by D.J. Alan Seltzer of The Grooveyard that the…

The Great 88 is Coming!

Hi folks, it’s Retro Dee and I want to tell you all about my favorite music survey! It’s called The Great 88 and it's an annual part of my favorite radio show The Grooveyard hosted by D.J. Alan Seltzer on WCWP, a public radio station out of Long Island University. This year's survey is extra…

Musical Misconceptions: The Carols

Hey there folks! It's Retro Dee with another edition of Musical Misconceptions! In this edition, we'll be talking about another pair of songs that can easily be confused by their titles. They both come from the same wonderful era of Malt Shop music, and they both have the popular girl’s name of the day, “Carol”…

Dream Blog: The Down Side of Lucid Dreaming

Hello, readers! It’s Retro Dee with another “Dream Blog” entry. One of my interests (besides the 1950s) are dreams. I’ve been an avid dreamer my whole life. Most of my dreams play out as if I were in a movie. They are so clear and real, very detailed and I remember most everything. For those…

Update: Back to the Blog

Hi folks it’s Retro Dee and I’m happy to announce that my family and I are home (for now) after a 5-day evacuation from our home due to the California Wildfires. This is the second time in 2 years that we were evacuated from our house. The first time, we were in grave danger of…

Retro Dee Reviews: All The Best – Eddie Cochran

Hey there folks and Welcome to Retro Dee Reviews! In this section I will be reviewing music albums. I hope this will help other retro fans who are looking to add to their CD collection. (Yes, there are still people who buy CDs) So maybe this review will reveal that an album is just what…

Today We Remember: Chuck Berry – Rock N Roll Pioneer

Hi I’m Retro Dee and Welcome to another edition of Today We Remember. Today we remember Chuck Berry- a man so famous in early Rock N Roll that the name speaks for itself. Charles Edward Anderson Berry was born on October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, MO. He was the 4th of 6 children. The…