James Whittemore
@synchro17.bsky.social
Retired tech exec - financial services. Punk Rock musician 1977-82. Synthesist since 1969, office manager for US importer of EMS synths 1976-79; sold large Moog modulars to schools. Fraud Investigator in 1980s. Still busy with music.
Great tune. Been enjoying this version by Lowell George lately. youtu.be/LYIg_ZTD9dk?...
Lowell George - I Can't Stand The Rain (1979)
YouTube video by West Coast 99
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December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Great tune. Been enjoying this version by Lowell George lately. youtu.be/LYIg_ZTD9dk?...
Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
Come on Home - Otis Redding
Fever - Little Willie John
Undecided - Johnny Burnett
Red Hot Rock & Blues - Jesse James
Down in Mississippi - Mavis Staples
Funky John - Johnny Cameron & the Camerons
Walking the Back Streets - Little Milton
Hit the Road Jack - Laverne Butler
Come on Home - Otis Redding
Fever - Little Willie John
Undecided - Johnny Burnett
Red Hot Rock & Blues - Jesse James
Down in Mississippi - Mavis Staples
Funky John - Johnny Cameron & the Camerons
Walking the Back Streets - Little Milton
Hit the Road Jack - Laverne Butler
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
Come on Home - Otis Redding
Fever - Little Willie John
Undecided - Johnny Burnett
Red Hot Rock & Blues - Jesse James
Down in Mississippi - Mavis Staples
Funky John - Johnny Cameron & the Camerons
Walking the Back Streets - Little Milton
Hit the Road Jack - Laverne Butler
Come on Home - Otis Redding
Fever - Little Willie John
Undecided - Johnny Burnett
Red Hot Rock & Blues - Jesse James
Down in Mississippi - Mavis Staples
Funky John - Johnny Cameron & the Camerons
Walking the Back Streets - Little Milton
Hit the Road Jack - Laverne Butler
War Babies - Hall & Oates
White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land - Phil Ochs
Vietnam Rose - Whichwhat
Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
Tame the Lion - Emmett Rhodes
Send the Marines - Tom Lehrer
Gonna Fight the War - Merry-Go-Round
Hydrogen Jukebox - Philip Glass
For What It's Worth - TV Toy
White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land - Phil Ochs
Vietnam Rose - Whichwhat
Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
Tame the Lion - Emmett Rhodes
Send the Marines - Tom Lehrer
Gonna Fight the War - Merry-Go-Round
Hydrogen Jukebox - Philip Glass
For What It's Worth - TV Toy
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
War Babies - Hall & Oates
White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land - Phil Ochs
Vietnam Rose - Whichwhat
Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
Tame the Lion - Emmett Rhodes
Send the Marines - Tom Lehrer
Gonna Fight the War - Merry-Go-Round
Hydrogen Jukebox - Philip Glass
For What It's Worth - TV Toy
White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land - Phil Ochs
Vietnam Rose - Whichwhat
Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
Tame the Lion - Emmett Rhodes
Send the Marines - Tom Lehrer
Gonna Fight the War - Merry-Go-Round
Hydrogen Jukebox - Philip Glass
For What It's Worth - TV Toy
Last week, pt 2; Cellblock Rock - Scientific Americans, 1983; Phone Call from Leavenworth - Chris Whitley, 1991; Chain Gang - Persuasions, 1971; Police in Helicopters - John Holt 1983; Murder in my Heart - Moby Grape, 1967; Police Car - Larry Wallace, 1977; Living with the Law - Chris Whitley, 1991.
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Last week, pt 2; Cellblock Rock - Scientific Americans, 1983; Phone Call from Leavenworth - Chris Whitley, 1991; Chain Gang - Persuasions, 1971; Police in Helicopters - John Holt 1983; Murder in my Heart - Moby Grape, 1967; Police Car - Larry Wallace, 1977; Living with the Law - Chris Whitley, 1991.
Last week: Woke Up This Morning - Alabama 3, 1997; Daylight - Kinks, 1972; Morning Will Come - Spirit, 1970; Days of Wine and Booze - The Minus 5, 2003; Another Night with the Boys - The Persuasions, 1971; Nighttime - Big Star, 1978; Rainy Night in Georgia - Steve Ellis, 197o.
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Last week: Woke Up This Morning - Alabama 3, 1997; Daylight - Kinks, 1972; Morning Will Come - Spirit, 1970; Days of Wine and Booze - The Minus 5, 2003; Another Night with the Boys - The Persuasions, 1971; Nighttime - Big Star, 1978; Rainy Night in Georgia - Steve Ellis, 197o.
Dennis Kelley wrote:
The EMSA (EMS America) studio in Northampton, MA, 1976. Note the (near-) life-size color photo of the Putney studio in the upper right corner - and oh yeah, innumerable Synthi products, plus RMI Electra-Piano, Moog Series 35, ARP Axxe and Sequencer, TEAC 3340, my drums....
The EMSA (EMS America) studio in Northampton, MA, 1976. Note the (near-) life-size color photo of the Putney studio in the upper right corner - and oh yeah, innumerable Synthi products, plus RMI Electra-Piano, Moog Series 35, ARP Axxe and Sequencer, TEAC 3340, my drums....
October 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Dennis Kelley wrote:
The EMSA (EMS America) studio in Northampton, MA, 1976. Note the (near-) life-size color photo of the Putney studio in the upper right corner - and oh yeah, innumerable Synthi products, plus RMI Electra-Piano, Moog Series 35, ARP Axxe and Sequencer, TEAC 3340, my drums....
The EMSA (EMS America) studio in Northampton, MA, 1976. Note the (near-) life-size color photo of the Putney studio in the upper right corner - and oh yeah, innumerable Synthi products, plus RMI Electra-Piano, Moog Series 35, ARP Axxe and Sequencer, TEAC 3340, my drums....