boba Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Today I interviewed the Puzzle People, who were East Chicago, IN hometown favorites and who cut a record on the ohio-based AMG label in 1977. Their record even got played once on American Bandstand but died due to a lack of promotion and distribution. The interview is at the bottom of my webpage: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html As a bonus, I also included the music part of the show this week. I saved it as a separate file so you could listen to the music or the interview independently. I started off the show with a focus on other Gary / East Chicago area groups. The show is available at: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/10-21-2007.mp3 Here is the playlist from my show. Thanks. Veratiles - Lonely man - Staff Richard Brown - Sweet and kind - Steeltown Velts - I'm so weak - Sundown Lost weekend - The Bridge of love - Lost Weekend Realistics - You're my sweet chocolate drops - Brunswick The Impulse - Once in a lifetime - Score Presidents - I miss my baby - Deluxe Carol Chandler - Time hasn't changed you - Steel City Marlynns - The very next time - Daran Devotions - Can you explain it - Nation Dramatics - Fell for you - Volt Dynamics - We found love - Columbia JR Bailey - Love Love Love - Toy thanks, Bob
Chalky Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Hi Bob, thanks again!! great listening as usual. Will listen to the interview bit later when doing nothing Edited October 22, 2007 by chalky
boba Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 Hi Bob, thanks again!! great listening as usual. Will listen to the interview bit later when doing nothing Thanks again. One thing that I didn't announce during my show that people here might be interested in is that Mel Britt was actually a member of the Versatiles on Staff.
Steve G Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 That Puzzle People 45 is really good - it always reminds me of the Temps in their early 70s period. Steve
boba Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 That Puzzle People 45 is really good - it always reminds me of the Temps in their early 70s period. Steve especially the group name? haha. It's kind of hard to believe that Dick Clark's american bandstand played such random records that that record got on. (apparently it was in some "you rate new records" segment). It would be cool to somehow get footage of that (with people dancing to the record) or even other episodes to see what other crazy 45s that no one ever heard otherwise got broadcast on nationally syndicated american TV.
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