Category Archives: Franorama 2.0

Franorama 2.0 3/14/24

Dion gets by with a little help from his female friends, including our Christine Ohlman. And his voice, at 84, is as clear and strong as ever.

Franorama 2.0 3/7/24

Time keeps movin’ on … 10 years already since my old New Haven pal Chip Damiani, the drummer for The Remains, departed suddenly.

Franorama 2.0 2/29/24

On a February 29 show full of songs about leaps and jumps, what else could I play at One O’Clock but Count Basie’s “One O’Clock Jump”?

Franorama 2.0 2/22/24

If you ain’t learnin’, you ain’t livin’. Case in point: I was this week old when I learned that The Osmonds didn’t record the original version of “Yo-Yo” – Billy Joe Royal did.

Franorama 2.0 2/15/24

Mister Mojo Fallen … and off to have to answer to Elvis.

Franorama 2.0 2/8/24

February 9, 1964. And the Western world would never be the same.

Franorama 2.0 2/1/24

You know what The Problem With Kids Today is? It’s that so few of them were born to rock. But this mighty young New Havenish trio does.

Franorama 2.0 12/21/23

The fourth and final Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganza for this year. Christmas, the Solstice and Festivus – what else could anyone want? Anyway, Franta Claus saved some of the best for last. Merry Whatever You Celebrate.

Franorama 2.0 12/14/23

The third of the four Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas. A little lot of something for everyone!

Franorama 2.0 12/7/23

Just wishing you … more fine holiday tunes. Even Hanukkah music for the first night.