A Memory of June 15th, 1967, Monterey, California It was a mellow summer night. Orange colored pennants fluttered in the benevolent breeze as I walked down the midway. I breathed in the cool Pacific air, and released a sigh of satisfaction. In the middle of the grassy lane a short, chubby policeman stood like
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I first heard “It’s Alright” when the Impressions performed the song on Casey Kasem’s TV show, Shebang in 1966, and immediately fell in love with it. It had the simple gospel sound I’d listened to as a youngster. The melody and lyrics were so infectious, uplifting, I wanted get up, clap my hands, and
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– by Danny Faragher In June of 1976, my brothers and I embarked on a tour of the Eastern Seaboard to promote our first album for ABC Records, The Faragher Brothers (aka The ‘Yellow’ Album). The LP had been three years in the preparation and making, and had required a lot of sacrifice and hard
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Danny and Jimmy Faragher teamed up with DJ Tibo “Tibonious Funk” Cuellar of KCSB 91.9 FM Santa Barbara to take over the Sunday afternoon’s broadcast. Spanning from 1:30-4:00pm Tibo interviewed the Faragher Brothers and played many of their classic tracks from back in the day, including the hard to find original Brady Bunch Theme from
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On Sunday, February 17, 2013, Danny and Jimmy Faragher will be appearing live on Santa Barbara’s KCSB Radio 91.9 FM on DJ Tibo “Tibonious Funk” Cuellar on the Cold Cuts program. The brothers, who have played together in a variety of bands over the years, including The Peppermint Trolley Company, Bones and The Faragher Brothers,
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New photos have emerged of The Faragher Brothers at their 1976 concert with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan. These photos were taken by Keith Johnston, who was the owner of Brothers Studio in Redondo Beach where The Faragher Brothers rehearsed and later recorded. “It was an exciting night for music,” says Danny, “Diana Ross was dancing
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Danny will be appearing live on K-Earth 101 Radio, Los Angeles, along with the rest of the Caroling Company, this Thursday, December 6th, starting at around 6:45 AM. Television station KCBS2 will also be on hand and will likely broadcast a portion of the performance. Every holiday season, Danny joins up with the Caroling Company to
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I was recently on redtelephone.com, and was pleasantly surprised to discover an article on the Peppermint Trolley Co. Although I dug the spirit of the piece, and continue to be delighted at people’s interest in the music, I found that it contained some misconceptions which I run into now and again. I thought I would
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The New Peppermint Trolley Company Reissue “Beautiful Sun” is available now. The Peppermint Trolley Company’s self-titled masterpeice has been reissued with 15 bonus tracks and extensive liner notes, out now on Now Sounds / Cherry Red Records. Beautiful SunThe Peppermint Trolley Co. Due to high demand, the CD has entered a second pressing.
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