Bob Babbitt News and Photos

Gone in threes: 2012

Tue, January 01 2013 7:33pm - Source: Am, Then FM

Tom Davis ("Saturday Night Live" writer), Willard Metscher (my 6th-grade teacher), Mike Wallace ("60 Minutes").

Notable 2012 deaths in music: Dave Brubeck, Dick Clark, Don Cornelius, Levon Helm, Jon Lord

Mon, December 31 2012 1:32pm - Source: Something Else!

We stop today to remember those who left the world of music in 2012, from Dave Brubeck and Dick Clark to Levon Helm and Ronnie Montrose.

Like A Whirlwind: Rodriguez And The Search For Sugarman

Thu, August 16 2012 8:10am - Source: The Quietus

At times it's a story that almost beggars belief.

Soul Serenade: Stevie Wonder, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”

Thu, July 19 2012 11:47am - Source: Pop Dose

Although Babbitt was certainly best known as a member of the Motown house band, he was playing on hit records long before he went to work for Mr. Gordy.

Soul Serenade: Freda Payne, “Band Of Gold”

Thu, May 10 2012 12:05pm - Source: Pop Dose

This week's selection is another one of those songs that has an interesting provenance.

Not Terrible

Tue, December 06 2011 6:23pm - Source: The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

In recent weeks, we have been listening to one-hit wonders whose lone American single peaked at #101 on Billboard 's Bubbling Under chart.

This post took a little time this morning to put together since it has an Instrumental Instrumental (Scorpio), a Wayback Wednesday (Gallery, The Royaltones, & The Temptations), a SUTC ( F**k You) & just a lot of info I was trying to incorporate in the post without putting you to sleep.