Johnny Click will speak at our next meeting on September 20th. Johnny Click was born and raised in Birmingham. He started in music at a young age, first with his parents in a gospel group, the Melody Makers. He learned to play the guitar, bass and piano and soon joined Sonny Duke and the Sundowners […]
Instead of a normal meeting in August, we have our annual picnic. It will be at Rickwood Caverns on August 22nd. There will be plenty of food, music & fellowship. Don’t forget your swimsuits! Please consult your member newsletter for details. Our next regular monthly meeting will be on September 20, 2014.
Our next meeting is July 19th. We gather at 2 pm for refreshments and music conversation. The business meeting is at 3 p.m. Visitors are welcome to drop by and meet us! We’re at the Homewood Library, located at 1721 Oxmoor Road, near Homewood Park. We meet in Room 110 in the lower level.
ARCA Honorary Members, Hotel, and their last Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Half Moon Silver” from 1980. This was the title song from their second album. With mainstream music moving more toward the ‘New Wave’ sound of the 80s, Hotel, with its second album, tried to get an edgier sound. This song utilized multi-part vocal harmonies […]
Be sure to check out this article on Jubal Dalzell (i.e. Jubal John). Jubal is an accomplished area musician and has been a member of the Alabama Record Collectors Association for several years. CLICK HERE
Our next meeting is June 28th. This is one week later than normal due to the Father’s day holiday. We gather at 2 pm for refreshments and music conversation. The business meeting is at 3 p.m. Visitors are welcome to drop by and meet us! We’re at the Homewood Library, located at 1721 Oxmoor Road, […]
I spoke to Mike Shell and he said that he and Terry are in the process of getting things together to “show and tell’ at the meeting next week. He his very much looking forward to it. Larry Cook is now only a possibility, however. Mike is hoping Larry can make it, but can’t guarantee […]
As previously announced, we will have members of the Tempos come and talk to us about the band and give us all the behind-the-scenes tid-bits and stories that are always entertaining. We even have some more good news. We had thought and announced that two members, Mike Shell and Terry Barnett, were coming, but also […]
Here is a great new (2015) song from Lou Christie, “Drive In Dreams.” This was not written by Lou like most of his early hits were, but by a new friend, Gregory Scharpf of the band, Sweet Breeze. The song was written with Christie in mind and is very nostalgic. At 72, Lou sounds as […]
The original lyrics for Don McLean’s “American Pie” (including rejected and edited lines) fetched $1.2 million at a New York auction Tuesday (April 7). The buyer remains anonymous. As for the meaning to the song, Don said in the auction catalog, “Basically, in ‘American Pie’ things are heading in the wrong direction. [Life] is becoming […]
