“Country Girls” by Bead Game
Download or stream "Country Girls" by Bead Game on your favorite music platform. Music licensing available through Amherst Records.

“Country Girls” by Bead Game If you were fortunate enough to experience the Boston club circuit in the late 1960s, you might remember Cambridge-based band, Bead Game! The first band of Steely Dan’s Jim Hodder, Bead Game released their debut album in 1970 featuring a variety of sounds from the upbeat “Wax Circus” to the […]

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“Take My Hand / Just A Penalty” by The Premiers

“Take My Hand / Just A Penalty” by The Premiers The DIGITAL RELEASE of The Premiers’ “Take My Hand / Just A Penalty” comes out this Friday, March 10th! Who are The Premiers? This Mexican-American garage band from the 1960s –– which reformed in 2001 with 3 of their original members––saw success with “Farmer John” […]

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“It Don’t Mean a Thing” by Vivian Reed
Download or stream "It Don't Mean a Thing" by Vivian Reed from Bubbling Brown Sugar. Music licensing available through Amherst Records.

“It Don’t Mean a Thing” by Vivian Reed “What good is melody, what good is music / If it ain’t possessin’ something sweet?” Well this cover of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing” has that something sweet: the incredible vocal powerhouse, Vivian Reed! Listen to Vivian Reed perform this song and […]

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“Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)” by The Stylistics

“Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)” by The Stylistics “Why fool yourself / Don’t be afraid to help yourself / It’s never too late, too late to / Stop, look, listen…” …to The Stylistics! Spend your Saturday listening to “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) and other Stylistics favorites. Download/Stream: https://amherstrecords.lnk.to/Stylistics_DebutAlbum

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“Are You Looking” by Congress Alley
Download or stream "Are You Looking" by Congress Alley and Amherst Records.

“Are You Looking” by Congress Alley “…We are under the same cloud / If it rains on me it rains on you…” “Are You Looking” by Congress Alley has been sampled by music icons like Jay-Z (This Life Forever), Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg (Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang)! Listen to this family group’s original […]

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“Sounds and Noises!” by Allan Nicholls
Download or stream "Sounds and Noises" by Allan Nicholls and Amherst Records.

“Sounds and Noises!” by Allan Nicholls “…Sounds and noises, you can hear, you can hear the sounds and noises in your ears….” Looking for a song that’s just plain fun to sing along with? Then check out Allan Nicholls “Sounds and Noises!” (A song that turns 53 today!) Download/Stream: http://amherstrecords.lnk.to/AllanNicholls

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“Hurdy Gurdy Man” by Eric Mercury
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“Hurdy Gurdy Man” by Eric Mercury “…To find that I was by the sea / Gazing with tranquility / ‘Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man / Came singing songs of love…” Show your love for singer and actor, Eric Mercury, and celebrate black musicians through the decades by streaming “Hurdy Gurdy Man” off his […]

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“Stuck on Yourself” by The Whole Darn Family
Celebrate Black History Month with The Whole Darn Family.

“Stuck on Yourself” by The Whole Darn Family February is Black History Month and we’d be remiss if we didn’t shine a spotlight on The Whole Darn Family, an interracial band whose song “Seven Minutes of Funk” became an industry favorite that shaped the future of rap and hip-hop. Read our full article at:https://amherstrecords.com/black-history-seven-minutes-funk/ Or […]

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“Betcha By Golly, Wow” by The Stylistics

“Betcha By Golly, Wow” by The Stylistics “There’s a spark of magic in your eyes / Candyland appears each time you smile (ooh ooh ooh) / Never thought that fairy tales came true / But they come true / When I’m near you…” Live your own fairytale and celebrate Valentine’s Day in style with “Betcha […]

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