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Most fans of the British Invasion of the sixties know the Dave Clark Five's greatest hits. But many of their album cuts, those tracks that weren't "hits," were great as well. Here are fourteen of those album cuts - one from each of their American-released albums. Enjoy! 1. Doctor Rhythm (Album: You Got What It Takes 1967) 2. Maybe It's You (Album: I Like It Like That 1965) 3. I Really Love You (Al...

The Dave Clark Five, sixties British Invasion band, and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees, had many fine ballads among their fourteen American-released albums. Some of them were hits, while others, perhaps overlooked, were superb also. Here are thirteen album cut/non-hit ballads by the DC5 (one from each album, except their first album, Glad All Over, which didn't contain any ballads). Enjoy! 1...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the sixties British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, placed twenty-one songs in the U.S. Billboard Top 50 Charts. Here are those twenty-one hits, in chronological order along with their highest chart position: 1. Glad All Over #6 Feb. 1964 2. Bits & Pieces #4 April '64 3. Do You Love Me #11 May '64 4. Can't You See That She's Mine #4 June '64 5. Because #3...

What is a first-generation Beatles fan, who hosts a Beatles Hour show, who has tons of Beatles-related audio in his collection, to do? Well, in host Steve Ludwig's case, he presents this potpourri of fab sound in a series of Beatles Hours called BECAUSE...Here's the first in the series, BECAUSE. Enjoy! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, sixties British Invasion band, The Dave Clark Five, recorded 38 full length songs totaling less than two minutes each. Here are all 38 of them, in 65 minutes & 38 seconds, in album chronological order. Enjoy! Album: GLAD ALL OVER 1964 1. Bits & Pieces 1:56 2. I Know You 1:58 Album: THE DAVE CLARK FIVE RETURN! 1964 3. Funny 1:51 Album: DAVE CLARK FIVE AMERICAN...

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Sixties British Invasion Band, The Dave Clark Five, recorded 15 instrumental tracks on their twelve U.S. studio albums. Here they are: 1. Time (Album: Glad All Over 1964) 2. Five By Five (Album: If Somebody Loves You 1970) 3. Dum-Dee-Dee-Dum (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965) 4. On The Move (Album: Having A Wild Weekend 1965) 5. Rumble (Album: Glad All Over...

BEAU CHARLES, singer, guitarist, & chief songwriter of the sixties band, THE KNICKERBOCKERS, joins us for a career-spanning interview. Beau shares his amazing stories about the incredible rise of The Knickerbockers (whose million-selling hit, "Lies," is one of the most-covered songs of all time), with host Steve Ludwig. Through The Knickerbockers' film appearances, movie soundtrack songs, & the ba...

BEAU CHARLES, singer, guitarist, & chief songwriter of the sixties band, THE KNICKERBOCKERS, joins us for a career-spanning interview. Beau shares his amazing stories about the incredible rise of The Knickerbockers (whose million-selling hit, "Lies," is one of the most-covered songs of all time), with host Steve Ludwig. Through The Knickerbockers' film appearances, movie soundtrack songs, & the ba...

Let's relive, in under 9 excruciating minutes, those pimply days of TEEN LUST, with the help of Lustre Creme Shampoo, music from MAD magazine, advice from 1950's moms, and Tiny Tim!

Besides his legendary hits, Donovan has a brilliant catalog full of non-hit album cuts. Here are 14 of those tracks, spanning every decade from the sixties to the 20-teens. Enjoy!

Why have an entire Beatles Hour with only George Harrison? For the same reason we'd have one with only John, Paul, or Ringo...JUST BECAUSE! We'll hear George demos, alternate versions, isolated vocals, a duet. Twenty-seven HARRISONGS await you...just because...

Rhianna Ratta, professional dancer & yoga instructor, was a guest on Episode 162 of Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture at PlanetLudwig.com. At the end of their interview, host Steve Ludwig asked Rhianna to create a seven-song playlist, with Rhianna herself introducing each of her picks. Here is that playlist.

Once again, host Bill Ludwig brings us back to the days of the FM progressive rock radio days from the mid-sixties thru the eighties (and sometimes beyond). On this, Episode # 18, Bill spins music by The Savage Resurrection, The Green Pajamas, Wilco, Kooper/Bloomfield/Stills, The Kinks, Joe Pug, and nine other very cool tracks...Enjoy!

Solo Paul recorded a version of "Ain't That A Shame" on his Russian Album. Solo John also recorded a version of "Ain't That a Shame" on his Rock and Roll Album. If those two versions were mashed together, we'd have a brand-new "manufactured duet" featuring John and Paul singing together. That one plus 16 more await you on this latest Beatles Hour with Steve Ludwig # 66. Sacrilege? Perhaps, but let...

It's SIDE TWO of Episode 17 of BILL'S DOUBLE-ALBUM, DOUBLE-SIDED ALBUM CUTS Show. On Side Two, it's 14 tracks from legendary Australian musician, PETER RECHTER (and his Tol-Puddle Martyrs). Peter has been making music since the mid-60s, and Bill plays music from that era as well as music from Peter's latest 2021 release. And don't forget to check out SIDE ONE of Episode 17; Bill highlights New Jer...

It's a DOUBLE-ALBUM, DOUBLE-SIDED Show with Edition 17 of BILL'S ALBUM CUTS! Here on Side One, host Bill Ludwig presents 20 Garage Bands from New Jersey; all 20 in under 60 minutes ~ Including The Balloon Farm, The Hallmarks, The Abstract Mind, The Mods, The Yorkshire Puddins, and FIFTEEN others! Be sure to check out Side Two, as Bill presents music from legendary Australian musician Peter Rechter...

Progressive FM rock radio of the mid-60s thru the 80s (and sometimes beyond) is alive and well as Bill's Album Cuts offers up episode # 16, with host Brother Bill Ludwig presenting deep album cuts from the likes of Glitterhouse, Savoy Brown, Moby Grape, Gentle Giant, & plenty more. PLUS, a special segment that asks the question, "How are these songs alike?" Kick back, adjust the headphones, and en...

Sixty-eight minutes of relaxing, low-drone music...

It's Volume 15 of Bill's Album Cuts, as Bill Ludwig once again takes us back to the days of the late-60s through the 80s (and sometimes beyond) of progressive rock radio. This time around we'll hear album cuts from Buckingham-Nicks, Emmit Rhodes, The Byrds, John Lennon, Procol Harum, and many more. Headphones on ~ Enjoy!

Grammy-nominated record producer LEE LODYGA chooses nine songs for his music playlist...

We hearken back to the days of FM rock radio's progressive era of the mid-60's thru the 80's (and sometimes beyond) with Show # 14 of Bill's Album Cuts. On this edition, we celebrate Valentine's Day as host Bill Ludwig defines LOVE through tracks by artists including Leonard Cohen, The Cocktail Slippers, Elvis Costello, T-Rex, Donovan, Harry Nilsson, Donovan, & plenty more!

Beth Fieger Falkenstein, sister of Doug Fieger (the late front man for The Knack) joins us for an hour of great "Doug stories," as well as talking about the new 3-CD release of Doug's solo work...

Sixteen tracks in one fab hour ~ We bet you'll hear something you've never heard before ~ Beatles remixes, a mastering error on a Brazilian Beatles release, alternate mixes, & rare Beatles Flexi-Discs! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

It's a "powerful" start to 2021, as host Bill Ludwig presents Volume 13 of Bill's Album Cuts. Sixteen artists, including Ry Cooder, The Kinks, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Manassas, Jerry Garcia, Little Feat, & nine others take us back to those days of FM radio's progressive area of rock...

Thirty-four live songs from ten Beatles concerts from 1964, '65, & '66! Plus plenty of Beatles onstage banter...Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!