Composers and synth players Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause were among the most high-profile electronic music acts of the late '60s, recording a series of LPs distinguished not only by their groundbreaking studio advances but also by the presence of notables including Gerry Mulligan and Mike Bloomfield. Krause -- a onetime member of the legendary... [+] Read More

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Enoch Light was a popular bandleader of the '40s and '50s who is best known for his Persuasive Percussion and Provocative Percussion albums of the mid-'50s, which were some of the first albums to exploit the capabilities of stereo recording and 35mm film as a recording devise.

During the '30s, he headed the Enoch Light and the Light... [+] Read More

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In the mid-'90s, Juan Garcia Esquivel enjoyed one of the most unexpected resurgences of popularity -- and hipness -- in the annals of 20th-century pop. The composer and arranger skirted the lines between lounge music, eccentric experimentalism, and stereo sound pioneer in the late '50s and early '60s on a series of albums aimed at the easy... [+] Read More

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Harpist Robert Maxwell's popularity surpassed that of Harpo Marx (at least as a harpist), and for good reason. He made many a great pop record without getting swallowed up by his classical training and performances. He was born in New York City, the son of unmusical parents. Taking up the harp at age ten, he won a Lincoln High School scholarship... [+] Read More

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Russ Case was already an in-demand studio trumpeter and arranger in the mid '30s, when he was still less than 25 years old. In the '40s he was the orchestra director for Perry Como on some of that artist's most classic recordings; considered such an essential part of Como knowledge, in fact, that a record label reissued two volumes of material... [+] Read More

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The story of Sandler & Young would make a fantastic motion picture or, at the very least, a fascinating documentary. They remain one of the most overlooked and underappreciated acts from the '60s and '70s, yet they sold millions of records and have a very loyal and dedicated following, even two decades after they stopped performing together.... [+] Read More

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The postwar-era pop trio the Three Suns comprised vocalist/organist Artie Dunn, guitarist Al Nevins and accordionist Morty Nevins. Although formed in 1939, the group did not achieve widespread success until their 1944 Top 20 rendition of "Twilight Time," co-written by the trio with Buck Ram, sold over a million copies. In 1947 the Three Suns... [+] Read More

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