I tried something new this week. One of my favorite podcasts is "Tech Stuff" and I decided to take a stab a doing a similar format for this episode. No guests…just the mumblings and bumblings of yours truly. The last two guests on the podcast, Terry Keating (episode #26) and Gunnar Olsen (ep #27), both brought up the topic of the “click track”. It got me thinking…when did this thing start and why? Why was perfect time needed at all? Welllllll…follow me down the rabbit hole to find out about the history of the click track and hopefully, this is a format that tickles your fancy…or clickles your fancy?…eh that sounds weird.
Artst: Sly Stone
Song: I’m Just Like You
Record: Sly’s Stone Flower
Release Year: 1969
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Artist: Sly and The Family Stone
Song: Family Affair
Record: There’s A Riot Going’ On”
Release Year: 1971
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Artist: Silver Convention
Song: Fly Robin Fly
Record: Save Me
Release Year: 1975
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Artist: Genesis
Song: Home by the Sea
Record: Genesis
Release Year: 1983
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Artist: Phil Collins
Song: The West Side
Record: Hello, I Must Be Going
Release Year: 1982
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