This week, the Vinyl Tap time machine takes us way, way back to 1967 and the summer of love. A movement began that year that would take the world by storm. As many as one hundred thousand hippies gathered in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco and began a culture of free love and free spirit… kind of free everything in fact. Musicians quickly added a soundtrack to what was going on and most of the key players appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival. On the Tap this week we’ll hear from Cr...
Sep 09, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The Vinyl Tap tour through the decades continues with more of the best music from 1966. It was a big year… Star Trek began on TV and the Beatles played their last public show in San Francisco 56 years ago! Some of the great music we’ll hear this week comes from the Beatles, the Hollies, the Kinks, the Yardbirds, Loving Spoonful, and of course from Canada, a couple of tidbits from the early Guess Who. We’re going back again to 1966 where it is still summer in the city so be sure to tune in to the...
Sep 02, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week Randy begins something new on Vinyl Tap. Over the next weeks the Vinyl Tap time machine will travel through the years and bring us some of the greatest hits and some of Randy’s favorites from year to year. The playlist is sure to bring back great memories as we begin in 1966, right at the start of what we now call classic rock. Music from Cream, The Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds, Guess Who and many more. Hold on tight for a ride you won’t forget when you tune in to the Tap....
Aug 26, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 9
What an incredible summer Randy Bachman has had! The real excitement began on July first when he went to Japan and finally got his 1957 Gretsch 6120 guitar back…tune in for more of that story. Gretsch guitars suddenly became popular when Chet Atkins endorsed them in the mid-fifties. Since then, they’ve been played by George Harrison, Pete Townsend, Brian Setzer, Neil Young, Angus Young, and of course me. It’s the return of the prodigal Gretsch so be sure to tune in to The Tap!...
Aug 19, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week on Vinyl Tap everything is alright. Those words have a couple of meanings… if you’re concerned about someone you might ask “is everything alright”? But if it’s a summer night and you’re rocking to some great tunes, “everything is alright”! Helping convince us that everything is alright this week we’ve got artists including The Beatles, The Who, April Wine, Blind Faith, U2, Free and so many more. Even the kids are alright so be sure to tune in to The Tap!...
Aug 12, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week on Vinyl Tap Randy shares a bunch more songs that he thinks are misnamed. A song may have a perfectly good title, yet the listeners pull a line from the chorus, or verse and call it that. Think about it… who doesn’t call the Who’s Baba O’Reilly “Teenage Wasteland”? And sometimes even the songwriters do it on purpose. Led Zeppelin’s “D’yer M’aker” never mentions those words. The playlist of misnamed songs this week includes Cream, The Band, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Rolling Stones and...
Aug 05, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
On Vinyl Tap this week we explore the mystery of misnamed songs. Songwriters struggle to find the best melody, the perfect lyrics and finally, the cherry on top… a memorable song title. And yet many times, the listeners call the song something completely different! This has even happened to me… Our playlist of misnamed songs this week includes tunes from Dishwalla, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Green Day, Sam Roberts and many others. So, call it what you will but be sure to tune in to The Tap!...
Jul 29, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week the Vinyl Tap time machine is heading to the other side of the world for a stop in Australia. AC/DC is probably the best-known rock and roll band from down under. They’ve been blasting their three-chord rock to world for nearly fifty years. But they are definitely not alone. Australians embraced rock and roll right from the beginning. It wasn’t long before a unique Oz music scene developed. This week’s playlist features some of those acts including the Easybeats, The Bee Gees, Rick Spr...
Jul 22, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 4
On Vinyl Tap this week our look at the piano in rock and roll continues. Early rock piano players drew from Jazz, rhythm and blues and boogie-woogie for their inspiration. As technology changed, so did musical tastes and the piano along with other keyboards became a huge part of progressive rock. And still a song just might need the versatility of 88 keys to make it sparkle. The playlist this week includes, Van Halen, Blue Rodeo, Spencer Davis Group, ELO, Gino Vanelli, The Doors and many more....
Jul 15, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week on Vinyl Tap we’ll listen to another important instrument in pop music. As you know, I have a real passion for guitar…driving rhythm and hot solos are what I call rock and roll. But often bands will include piano, organ, or keyboards to beef up their songs.This week will hear some of the best in a lineup that includes Bruce Hornsby, The Guess Who, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles, The Band, Little Richard, Elton John, Billie Joel and many more. This ain’t your Grandma’s parlour…the piano r...
Jul 08, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This week on Vinyl Tap we’ll turn our attention to the south. After a whole month of great Canadian music the time machine is set for Texas. The Texas Jam ran from 1978 to 1988 on the July 4th weekend. The Jam featured some of the best rock and roll out of the Longhorn State as well as many touring bands. BTO played the Jam in 1986 and I've got a great story about that gig.
Jul 01, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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