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11/26/07
We would like to announce the release of
the new Bobby Wayne CD "Soul Station".
This will be available 12/15/07

03/06/07
Scott Tady - Beaver County Times
Thirty years after cracking the Billboard Top-40 with a disco-pop
tune, Robert Peckman has released his first solo CD, “Stirrin’
Up Bees.” Peckman, formerly of New Brighton, said his horn-
infused, Memphis blues disc is getting spins from Internet blues
stations like bluescritic.com and bluesdeluxe.com, and Pittsburgh’s
own WYEP-FM (91.3).
Peckman penned all 14 of the disc’s songs, which have a
straightforward, engaging lyricism. He’s the kind of guy who can
get away with rhyming “horns waggled” with “mind boggled” in
a love song, then turn around and make you smile with his
analogy for trying to woo a frigid woman (“It’s like stirrin’ up
bees without getting any honey.”) Peckman, now of Avalon,
gets philosophical on another song, noting that if a man stands
for nothing, then he will fall for anything.
A Mon Valley blues label, Bonedog Records, released “Stirrin’
Up Blues.” Label chief Jeffrey Ingersoll managed to coax Stax
recording artist Johnny Daye out of retirement to sing on two
songs. “He was a little reluctant,” Peckman said. “He told me
he hadn’t been in a studio in more than 30 years and I said, so
what, let’s just have some fun.”
That was Peckman’s attitude all along, having put out this disc
from songs he had written over a 42-year singing career that
began with the Skyliners. He joined Beaver County’s
chart-topping Jaggerz in 1970, then while living above a New
Brighton recording studio in 1977 began working with Don
Garvin on a pop project that led to a short-lived band called
simply Q. In the spring of 1977, Q spent seven weeks on the
Billboard chart, peaking at No. 23 with a single, “Dancin’ Man.”
Sirius and XM satellite radio have rediscovered “Dancin’ Man,”
judging by the royalty checks Peckman gets every few months.
“They used to be for like $18 or $30, but now they’re up in the
hundreds,” Peckman said. “So it must be in regular rotation.”

02/05/07
Congratulations to Billy Price for winning vocalist of the
year for bluescritic.com's poll for 2006. Billy won a
tight race that included Robert Cray & Willie Walker
among others.
Bobby Wayne's 'Hit That Thing' was retroactively
awarded 2004's #2 album of the year. And Robert
Peckman & Jim Adler are reviewed for February.
You can link to bluescritic.com from our links page.

PRESS RELEASE 01/10/07
Bonedog Records is pleased to announce the release of "Stirrin'
Up Bees" a new CD of self penned songs by Robert Peckman
(BDRCD-22). The 14 track disc will be available February 12th.
Robert has been active as a bassist, drummer, singer, recording
artist and songwriter for the past 45 years. As a musician he has
performed with such noteables as The Skyliners (1964-'66),
Johnny Daye ('66 to '67), The Jaggerz ('70-'71) and Pure Gold
(1981-2001) among others. Peckman's recording career began
in ernest as lead vocalist of Mike and Ike on Acrtic Records in
1965 and of Sparkz on Bell Records in 1966.
In 1977 he was featured as a songwriter and lead vocalist for the
Epic Records group "Q". A single from this album charted in the
top 25 in Billboard magazine. Recently he can be heard as a
featured vocalist for Bonedog Records artists The Hoodoo
Drugstore (BDRCD-09 & 13).
This dynamic CD also features the return of Stax recording artist
Johnny Daye whom "Pecky" has coaxed out of retirement to sing
on two of his songs. Johnny hadn't been in a recording studio since
his last Stax release in 1968.

We at Bonedog Records, with great sorrow, announce
the passing of DC Fitzgerald. DC will be remembered as
a great artist, storyteller and human being. 11/13/06

PRESS RELEASE: 11/01/06
New from Bonedog in January - BRDCD-22 Robert Peckman -
Stirin' Up Bees "Pecky" has been recording since the mid 60's.
His releases on Bell Records as vocalist & bassist for Sparkz
and on Artic Records as Mike & Ike are northern soul classics.
This Cd will contain 14 self-penned songs. A very special treat
is a cameo appearance by Johnny Daye. Johnny was a Stax
recording Artist in the sixties and this CD will mark his first
recording since 1968.

Piney Brown in concert
PRESS RELEASE: 09/25/06
Dayton, Ohio/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2006 ,
Bonedog Records is proud to announce the release “One Of
These Days” a new CD by the R&Bicon Piney Brown
(BDRCD-20). Piney’s recording career began in 1947. Over a
seven decade span he has been held in the same reverence as
other “Big Voice”R&B singers such as Big Joe Turner, Wynonie
Harris and Roy Brown amongothers .The eighty four year old
entertainer is also featuring his BMI award winningsong writing
talents on the disc, penning eleven of the disc’s twelve tracks.
This CD establishes Piney Brown as one of America’s great
national treasures. FOR ONLINE PHOTO LIBRARY:
www.mojoboneyard.com/piney

Tommy Brown & The Bonedog Allstars
Blues Estafette - Utrecht, Holland 2004

Sean Jones & Dwayne Dolphin
at the Boneyard 2006

The Bobby Wayne Band