The Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl Podcast
1) Volume 194: Ray's Honey
I’m not sure why, but the episodes that feature Ray Conniff music have been among the most popular…by far. Maybe because his music is so enjoyable. Maybe because his music is laid back and brings back...Show More
2) Volume 252: A Champagne Christmas
Merry Christmas! My dad had a couple dozen records meant just for this time of year. So I HAD to come back for a Christmas Day music show. I talked a lot in yesterday's deep dive into the music of the...Show More
3) Volume 251: A Cleveland Ballet Christmas Tradition
The Nutcracker: Concert Suite vs. BalletWelcome back and Merry Christmas Eve. My girlfriend Karen and I partook in a Northcoast Christmas season tradition a week and a half ago for the very first time...Show More
4) Volume 250: Fading Out My Way
My Dad's Greatest HitsThis will be my last regularly scheduled weekly episode. We’ll talk about that as we go along. One of the last songs my dad heard in his hospital bed the day he died and the one ...Show More
5) Volume 249: A Pope Visits
Historic Papal VisitWe haven't broken away from music for a while, but what have I told you before? My dad has a record for every occasion. 60 years ago yesterday, on October 4, 1965, Pope Paul VI vis...Show More
6) Volume 248: Down Mexico Way
TJB South of the BorderOK…I was having Tijuana Brass withdrawals. While I did play plenty of his music in Volume 222: A TJB Concert Rewind earlier this year, that was a special episode shortly after I...Show More
7) Volume 247: A Conniff Concert
Ray Conniff Improvisations My father must have really loved the music of Ray Conniff. This is the sixth of eight albums from this arranger and orchestra leader in my dad’s collection. This one has a b...Show More
8) Volume 246: Western Trails
Real Country and Western MusicWe are pulling out the 6th record of this seven record set that has really grown on me over the four and a half years of this show. Reader’s Digest has compiled 83 classi...Show More
9) Volume 245: Sammy Jumps With Joya
Joy from Sammy and JoyaUsually I don’t title the episode exactly the same as the album I’m featuring, but this one was just too good not to use. Yes, we will hear the artist I think is the greatest sh...Show More
10) Volume 244: Big Band Vocals
Great Big Band VocalistsMost times when the Longines Symphonette Society put out albums, we had no idea who the musicians were. But sometimes they did give us all the information. And it’s even rarer ...Show More