“Country Girls” by Bead Game If you were fortunate enough to experience the Boston club circuit in the late 1960s, you might remember Cambridge-based band, Bead Game! The first band of Steely Dan’s Jim Hodder, Bead Game released their debut album in 1970 featuring a variety of sounds from the upbeat “Wax Circus” to the […]
“Take My Hand / Just A Penalty” by The Premiers The DIGITAL RELEASE of The Premiers’ “Take My Hand / Just A Penalty” comes out this Friday, March 10th! Who are The Premiers? This Mexican-American garage band from the 1960s –– which reformed in 2001 with 3 of their original members––saw success with “Farmer John” […]
“It Don’t Mean a Thing” by Vivian Reed “What good is melody, what good is music / If it ain’t possessin’ something sweet?” Well this cover of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing” has that something sweet: the incredible vocal powerhouse, Vivian Reed! Listen to Vivian Reed perform this song and […]
“Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)” by The Stylistics “Why fool yourself / Don’t be afraid to help yourself / It’s never too late, too late to / Stop, look, listen…” …to The Stylistics! Spend your Saturday listening to “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) and other Stylistics favorites. Download/Stream: https://amherstrecords.lnk.to/Stylistics_DebutAlbum
“Are You Looking” by Congress Alley “…We are under the same cloud / If it rains on me it rains on you…” “Are You Looking” by Congress Alley has been sampled by music icons like Jay-Z (This Life Forever), Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg (Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang)! Listen to this family group’s original […]
“Sounds and Noises!” by Allan Nicholls “…Sounds and noises, you can hear, you can hear the sounds and noises in your ears….” Looking for a song that’s just plain fun to sing along with? Then check out Allan Nicholls “Sounds and Noises!” (A song that turns 53 today!) Download/Stream: http://amherstrecords.lnk.to/AllanNicholls
“Hurdy Gurdy Man” by Eric Mercury “…To find that I was by the sea / Gazing with tranquility / ‘Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man / Came singing songs of love…” Show your love for singer and actor, Eric Mercury, and celebrate black musicians through the decades by streaming “Hurdy Gurdy Man” off his […]
“Stuck on Yourself” by The Whole Darn Family February is Black History Month and we’d be remiss if we didn’t shine a spotlight on The Whole Darn Family, an interracial band whose song “Seven Minutes of Funk” became an industry favorite that shaped the future of rap and hip-hop. Read our full article at:https://amherstrecords.com/black-history-seven-minutes-funk/ Or […]
“Betcha By Golly, Wow” by The Stylistics “There’s a spark of magic in your eyes / Candyland appears each time you smile (ooh ooh ooh) / Never thought that fairy tales came true / But they come true / When I’m near you…” Live your own fairytale and celebrate Valentine’s Day in style with “Betcha […]