CHARLES DE GOAL - "Commemoration" (1989)

 

Charles De Goal was a pretty cool band from France and they released this album called "Commemoration" in 1989 on the French label "New Rose.

There's not a lot to be found out about this group, the information on Discogs shows a band website that no longer exists, and their ancient Myspace page is almost totally devoid of information. 

Discogs lists them as "a the minimal synth project of Patrick Blain' but this song is a rockin' guitar based tune.

The title of this song is the same as the name of their record label, so I guess they were happy to be signed. 

This song has only had 15 views on YouTube in four years, and one of those is mine!

What a shame!

CHARLES DE GOAL - "New Rose"

SCOTT 4 - "Deutsche LP Record" (1997)

 

Scott 4.

The name of the band is the name of Scott Engel's 1969 LP titled ironically enough, "Scott 4."

 

 

That's Scott Engel aka Scott Walker of The Walker Brothers. 

The same Scott Walker that tore down all kinds of walls until his demise in 2019. 

So yeah, why not name your band after one of his albums? 

SCOTT 4 - "Deutsche LP Record"

THE KICKS - "Get Off The Telephone" (1980)

 

They started off as The Incredible Kidda Band, but changed their name to The Kicks after moving to London. They only recorded a couple of singles as The Kicks before changing their name to Were Only Human, and have continued recording all the way up to 2025 back where they started as The Incredible Kidda Band.

Here's one of their singles from 1980.

THE KICKS - "Get Off The Telephone"

TRAVIS WAMMACK - "Scratchy" (1964)

 

I never planned on doing tributes to all the great artists who have passed away over the years, but this is one I just can't ignore since this is a song that has been a part of my musical life almost forever.

Travis Wammack passed away on February 27, 2026. He was 81 years old.

The 'A' side of this single was titled "Fire Fly," but it was the 'B' side of this single titled "Scratchy" that caught everybody's attention and made it to number 80 on the charts in 1964.

Travis was only 17 years of age at the time.

With all the hubbub made over The Kingsmen's indecipherable lyrics in "Louie, Louie," I never could understand why nobody questioned the garbled backwards lines in this tune, because it always sounded like he was saying something nasty to me!

Travis Wammack might not be a household name, but he's pretty damn special to the people who do know who he was. 

Just listen to this song, one of the best instrumentals of all time, and understand why! 

TRAVIS WAMMACK - "Scratchy"