In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Plenty of the ...
There is some debate over the songwriting credits for “Incense and Peppermints.” The tune is credited with being co-written by producer/songwriter John S. Carter and Tim Gilbert, a singer/guitarist ...
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A candy store in Waterville is celebrating National Fudge Day with a variety of flavors. “orange cream, caramel praline, we have maple,” said co owner, Malcolm Porter. The ...
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Today is National Fudge Day. It’s also the first year anniversary for the fudge factory at Incense and Peppermints. Malcolm Porter is the co-owner of the candy and gift ...
The great thing about being reintroduced to an old song is that it’s a little like discovering them all over again. There was no shortage of pop classics in 1967, leaving many gems lost among enduring ...
When jazz critics calibrated their cross hairs on the covey of bands arising out of the Hammond B-3 organ explosion of the Sixties, chances are Trudy Pitts caught her share of shots. Pitts’ brand of ...
Sprouting forth from the San Fernando Valley, located in Los Angeles County, the Strawberry Alarm Clock acquired instant success when their debut single, “Incense and Peppermints" zoomed to the No. 1 ...
The 1960s turned catchy choruses into a kind of pop superpower, and a surprising number came from artists who only brushed the charts once. Long after the Summer of Love faded and vinyl gave way to ...