Saturday, September 02, 2006
The Matadors and Vince Castro
It's the same old story with me. Just the time I think another web page is imminent, something even more interesting comes up. On today's radio show, I will be interviewing Hank Ayala who fronted a group called the Matadors in the early 1960's. He was from southern Texas, and had just one record. He will be a live in-studio guest, and it should be a blast. Hope you can listen starting a 4PM Pacific. If not, I know I will get a web page up for him...I promise!
Vince Castro is alive and well, living in the Bronx. I talked with him a couple weeks ago, and will present a short interview on my September 9th radio show, along with his music. He has sung a few songs as of late, and I will try and feature at least one of them. He is a very nice guy, and sounds like he is doing OK.
Talked with Jimmy Charles today. He is doing well and has been talking to a good friend of his, Chubby Checker. He is still trying to get some singing engagements, and there are several of us that keep asking TJ Lubinski to find room for him at an upcoming show. We will see.
I have another first pressing to try and add to my website. The Monotones first recorded Book Of Love of the Mascot label. Then it was issued on Argo, where it sold a billion copies. I am really hoping to get those updates done on Monday. It will be cause for celebration and a blog update!
If you have never been to Jim Koenig's website, you really should. He features different labels every month, and has some fun with them. I always hate to say "This month is especially good", but it is. He has not had a bad month when it comes to record labels. Jim has a lot of records to pull from, and an abundance of knowledge to tie information together.
Vince Castro is alive and well, living in the Bronx. I talked with him a couple weeks ago, and will present a short interview on my September 9th radio show, along with his music. He has sung a few songs as of late, and I will try and feature at least one of them. He is a very nice guy, and sounds like he is doing OK.
Talked with Jimmy Charles today. He is doing well and has been talking to a good friend of his, Chubby Checker. He is still trying to get some singing engagements, and there are several of us that keep asking TJ Lubinski to find room for him at an upcoming show. We will see.
I have another first pressing to try and add to my website. The Monotones first recorded Book Of Love of the Mascot label. Then it was issued on Argo, where it sold a billion copies. I am really hoping to get those updates done on Monday. It will be cause for celebration and a blog update!
If you have never been to Jim Koenig's website, you really should. He features different labels every month, and has some fun with them. I always hate to say "This month is especially good", but it is. He has not had a bad month when it comes to record labels. Jim has a lot of records to pull from, and an abundance of knowledge to tie information together.
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