Vince Tracy Podcasts

www.vincetracy.com Follow Us hostgator coupons Follow Us The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself. - B. R. Haydon , 1786-1846 It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. - Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992 Kind words are the music of the world. - F. W. Faber, 1814-1863 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember you can listen to the day’s story of the music whilst reading my blog by clicking this link. .  1955, Based on sales from stores, radio and jukebox plays Billboard named ‘Unchained Melody’ by Les Baxter the number 1 US song of 1955 Today is a great journey with the story of the day’s music down the tunnel of time to light up your ears…..and there are some very interesting stories about the music of the day. 1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, crashed his Corvette Stingray, on the A

www.vincetracy.com Follow Us hostgator coupons Follow Us The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself. - B. R. Haydon , 1786-1846 It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. - Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992 Kind words are the music of the world. - F. W. Faber, 1814-1863 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember you can listen to the day’s story of the music whilst reading my blog by clicking this link. .   When The Beatles first went to the US, John Lennon was asked what he would like to see; he replied ‘Bo Diddley.’ Diddley died from heart failure in Archer, Florida aged 79 on 2nd June 2008. What a lovely day it was yesterday. No. It wasn't just the weather it was where we went in the afternoon. Forget the football. I know it's interesting but all those pampered millionaires co

Remembering TISWAS and Scaffold.........John Gorman...... http://ping.fm/WmDy0

meet Gerry Marsden and discover the facts about Ferry across the Mersey...... http://ping.fm/XLl4b

What was Merseybeat?...... http://ping.fm/zv3DO

Benidorm Palace:20.00 Sunday FREE ENTRANCE Spain v Italy.....Hot event.....cool theatre voted the best in Europe. Be there or be square

Benidorm Palace Special. FREE ENTRANCE to the PALACE at 20.00 to watch Spain v Italy in the beautiful air conditioned theatre. Food and drinks will be available. Come and support Spain in their bid to retain the European Championship. FREE ENTRANCE

Bring back the spaghetti, tagliatelli, pizzas, rocchè Crescentina, Farinata, Ficattola, Focaccia, Fragguno, Grissini torinesi, Michetta,............ Italy wins.......2-1

....it's Italy........good game and no penalty shoot out.....

German goalkeeper nearly loses his head........desperate moments........still 2-1

Break out the spaghetti, tagliatelli, pizzas, rocchè Crescentina, Farinata, Ficattola, Focaccia, Fragguno, Grissini torinesi, Michetta,............ hang on...penalty to Germany.......2-1

Italy should be 4-0 ahead......what a performance....

Annie Bennett discusses Love Addiction......serious issues @ http://ping.fm/UhKyu

great memories today include the Herd.........@ www.vincetracy.com

Prince Charles makes his entrance..... http://ping.fm/8ljqZ

great save by Italian goalkeeper........still 2-0 to Italy....

good performance by Italy 2-0 v Germany at this moment.....daily podcast @ www.vincetracy.com

Italy's performance putting England's performance in a good perspective......all credit to Roy Hodgson

Zorro..... http://ping.fm/nUxdZ

DJ Shaft..... http://ping.fm/St5Ji

a very interesting podcast discussing Beatles manager Brian Epstein... http://ping.fm/T0ami

Remembering Jet Harris.....the legendary Shadows Bass player........ http://ping.fm/Tpkv6

Big in Bangladesh...... http://ping.fm/PcsG7

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Tribute to Frank Sinatra........ http://ping.fm/spU4f

One of the bravest men on the planet....... http://ping.fm/yxMgl

Racist trolls target the two Ashleys after England’s Euros exit? For God's sake grow up. It's football ability-not the colour of someone's skin that counts!

“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option” Unknown

A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears. Woodrow Wyatt

"Miracles happen to those who believe in them." Bernard Berenson

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciencious stupidity.” Martin Luther King Junior

“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.” Anthony Robbins

“Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary” Mark Twain

2002, One day before the scheduled first show of The Who’s 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died .....www.vincetracy.com

2000, Following months of speculation, ex-Take That star Gary Barlow was dropped by his record label.....www.vincetracy.com

1989, Tom Jones was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame....www.vincetracy.com

1981, Michael Jackson had his first solo UK No.1 with ‘One Day In Your Life’...www.vincetracy.com

1968, Elvis Presley appeared on an NBC TV show that was billed as his “comeback special”...www.vincetracy.com

1964, The Rolling Stones appeared as the entire panel on UK TV show ‘Juke Box Jury’...www.vincetracy.com

1885, Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter applied for a patent on their invention the gramophone

probably the best story of the day's music.... http://vincetracy.com/

Vince chatting with a Formula 1 legend..... http://ping.fm/qgvCe

Here's Nicholas Parsons...the honorary chairman of..... http://ping.fm/GpYNn

always there with the daily podcast @www.vincetracy.com

Great effort by England-but the better team won. Ashley Cole.......

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Mother Teresa

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Mother Teresa

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice. Brendan Behan

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. George Bernard Shaw

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold. George Bernard Shaw

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. George Bernard Shaw

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. George Bernard Shaw

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. Daniel Bell

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. Daniel Bell

2003, A man who had been deported from Sweden for stalking Abba singer Agnetha Faeltskog was arrested near the singer’s island retreat.......@www.vincetracy.com

Looking ahead to the big match from Europe.....did we get it right?....... http://ping.fm/NnS85

1999, Eric Clapton put 100 of his guitars up for auction at Christie’s in New York City to raise money for his drug rehab clinic, the Crossroads Centre in Antigua.......memories @www.vincetracy.com

1967, The Monkees went to No.1 on the US album charts with ‘Headquarters’

1965, John Lennon’s second book of poetry and drawings, ‘A Spaniard In The Works’, was published.....www.vincetracy.com

1992, Donny Osmond started a year long run in the musical ‘Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, in Toronto....memories @www.vincetracy.com

The best night out in Europe....it's official..... http://ping.fm/04FXt

Get up to date with the news from Europe with Neil Colbourne and Vince the Prince.... http://ping.fm/pFSyJ

Great pop insight as Leapy Lee tells us how he met Cliff Richard....... http://ping.fm/XQRL9

Two quality goals for Xabi Alonso puts Spain into semi-final against Portugal.....

Alonso makes it 2-0

...penalty to Spain.......

Spain struggling in this second half......but clinging on to that Xabi Alonso goal...

It was a red letter day for me when I chatted with Chubby Checker....... http://ping.fm/JtFA3

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality. Winston Churchill

A joke is a very serious thing. Winston Churchill

All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth. Mahatma Gandhi

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. Mahatma Gandhi

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama

Cause I was already a smoker, it was easy to get addicted. The one thing that they don't teach you about marijuana is how addictive it is. Merle Haggard

1981, Mark Chapman pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering John Lennon in 1980....www.vincetracy.com for pivotal music and memories....

1974, Gordon Lightfoot started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Sundown’....music and memorie@www.vincetracy.com

1969, American singer, actress, Judy Garland, died of a barbiturate overdose aged 47,..music....memories@ www.vincetracy.com

1968, The Otis Redding album ‘Dock Of The Bay’ UK No.1 (Redding was killed in a plane crash on Dec 10th 196...memories@ www.vincetracy.com

1968, Herb Alpert started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘This Guys In Love With You’. ..podcast @ www.vincetracy.com

pivotal day..1963, 13-year old Stevie Wonder first entered the US singles chart as Little Stevie Wonder with ‘Fingertips Parts One and Two....podcast@www.vincetracy.com

Here's today's BIG show on BIG FM.... http://vincetracy.com/

the opera singer who sang at the Cavern in the Merseybeat days..... http://ping.fm/oRelk

Here's an insight to the brilliant career of David Alexander.... http://ping.fm/dTJWu

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein

1998, Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds UK No.1 with ‘Three Lions ’98′ ...good timing for revival...podcast @ www.vincetracy.com

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.”Albert Einstein

My tribute to Frank Sinatra from the Palm Springs Cemetery... http://ping.fm/rKGjc

Leapy Lee meets the Shadows and Cliff Richard..... http://ping.fm/CWHi6

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein

a brilliant concept and we needed to know more...... http://ping.fm/ad0eS

Who is Neville Dickie? You will know his hit!.... http://ping.fm/IcxoO

Enjoy the story of Karen Carpenter.... http://ping.fm/sonKe

“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Albert Einstein

The best night out in Europe-it's official.... http://ping.fm/DOEIZ

politicians are claiming the Olympics are coming in under budget but which figures are being used?..... http://ping.fm/BRrwu

How Leapy lee met Cliff Richards........ http://ping.fm/8Psnq

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein

Don´t speak unless you can improve on silence. Jorge Luis Borges

There´s nothing as surreal as reality. Salvador Dalí

Cashiers are always checking me out. Unknown

A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking. Unknown

Birthday boy born 1942, Brian Wilson, singer, songwriter, The Beach Boys ..’....music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

2006, Claydes Charles Smith, co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & the Gang died aged 57 ..’....music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

.2000, The Ronettes awarded $2.6 million (£1.5 million) in “back earnings” from Phil Spector. ..’....music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

1999, Dutch-based dance act The Vengaboys UK No.1 with ‘Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!’ ....’....music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

... 1999, Jamiroquai went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Synkronized’....music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

.. 1997, Lawrence Payton of The Four Tops died from liver cancer aged 59. music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

1981, Stars on 45 went US No.1 -a medley of Beatles songs set to a disco beat. It music and memories@www.vincetracy.com

1973, Neil Diamond appeared on the 20th anniversary show of American Bandstand....podcast@www.vincetracy.com

1969, David Bowie recorded ‘Space Oddity’ at Trident Studios London...podcast@www.vincetracy.com

1963, Gerry And The Pacemakers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I Like It’, the group’s second No.1.....www.vincetracy.com

1948, Toast Of The Town, which would later be called The Ed Sullivan Show, premiered on CBS-TV. ....here's today's blog..... http://ping.fm/4zWbJ