“All The Way” is an oldie, of sorts, except that it’s now newly-attached to a video of our Featured Artist, Tom Donald, traveling the world with his beautiful bride Mitzi Ngim. You’ll find the video right here on the hiTrecords YouTube channel. Video editorial by Mitzi Ngim.
It was a mere 35 years ago this past Valentine’s Day that singer/showman Bobby Vickers decided to inhabit an alter ego he fittingly dubbed Bud E. Luv. “Mr. Luv,” as he’s known to the always deferential members of his ensemble, modestly named The Bud E. Luv Orchestra. Now, at the behest of Tom Donald, founder of San Francisco’s hiTrecords, Bud E. Luv has recorded “Music
Back in the early 60s, people heard the blast coming out of Memphis, Tennessee and reacted. “What in the hell was that? And where can I get more?” That’s how we felt, and finally, we’ve done something about it. With every bit of due respect we can muster, we at hiTrecords dedicate this song to everyone who ever had anything to do with Stax/Volt, past
My pal and fellow songwriter Frank Grant sent me a lyric a couple of years ago. It was a story about rediscovering an old friend, but in unfamiliar circumstances. I read it and immediately decided the setting had to be New York City. And so, Joey Baker came to life. “Small town boy, had a best friend.” Click here for a link to Spotify: Joey
The boys in this band are a diverse bunch. There’s an acclaimed funk/hip-hop drummer, a power pop guitarist, a flights-of-fancy saxophonist, another guitarist prone to taking songs where no man or woman has ever been. And then there’s me. Bass, mostly, occasional keyboards. And usually, the writer and producer. We’ve been at it, off but mostly on, for about two years now. Our latest, “High
Glenn Walters is a legend, in the San Francisco Bay Area and indeed, worldwide. He’s been making music since he started playing drums in his family’s trio, and continues to delight audiences wherever he performs. And here at hiTrecords, we’re delighted to release his new single, “Where You Been (All My Life).” It’s the oft-told story of a musical life, and of musicians everywhere, on
