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Gary Lee Yoder Obituary
9th August 2021
Northern California 60s legend Gary Lee Yoder, of The Oxford Circle, Kak and Blue Cheer, passed away this weekend from numerous health complications. His friend Alec Palao remembers one of the coolest rockers around.
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Joe Simon
16th December 2021
Joe Simon died on 13th December 2021, aged 85 years.
Joe Simon possessed one of the greatest Southern Soul voices heard throughout the golden age of the 60s & 70s soul music.
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Ace partners with Cosmos Music
12th January 2022
Cosmos Music and Ted Carroll, Trevor Churchill and Roger Armstrong - the founders of Ace Records and its associated companies - are happy to announce that Cosmos has entered into a long-term agreement to acquire a substantial interest in the owned master and publishing repertoire of the Ace group (amounting to some 9,000 masters and 3,000 compositions) and will work closely together with the management team at Ace Records to maintain and further build on its 46-year legacy.
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Freddie Hughes Remembered
25th January 2022
Soul singer Freddie Hughes died last week from complications in part due to Covid-19. His pal Alec Palao fondly remembers the man with the high-reaching, eminently soulful voice.
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Art Laboe 1925-2022
13th October 2022
The legendary Art Laboe, beloved Los Angeles deejay and founder of Original Sound Records, passed away last Friday at the age of 97. Alec Palao remembers a fascinating figure, and one of the true architects of the reissue business.