Upon retiring three years ago I bought a new car, a 2017 Toyota Camry XLE. JBL should be ashamed for putting its name on the entertainment system, because the sound quality is mediocre, but at least it includes an XM receiver (Sirius and XM merged, but their satellite technologies are incompatible).
Even before the Covid-19 lockdown I wasn’t doing a lot of driving because, like I said, I’m retired. So most of my SiriusXM listening is at home, online. Something I realized from listening to Cousin Brucie on “60’s on 6” is that his personal preference isn’t for the 60’s songs I heard him play on WABC as a kid. He’s big into Doo-Wop.
I’m still feeling stunned by the passing of Ian Whitcomb. His Luxuriamusic co-host Jim Dawson is someone who knows his Doo-Wop history. Andrew Sandoval, everybody’s friend in 60’s Production Pop music, is a big Dion fan. So put it all together and I’m enjoying a newfound interest in listening to Doo-Wop. Here’s one that Drew Carey played recently on his SiriusXM “Friday Night Freak-Out” show.