Bizarre Albums
Tony Thaxton explores the weirder side of music, celebrating and telling the story behind those strange albums that make you wonder how and why they exist. Doing deep dives on albums released by pro athletes, actors, fictional characters, and more. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bizarrealbums/support
Latest episodes
Oct 1, 2019 • 18min
Joe Pesci - Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You
Academy Award winning actor Joe Pesci seemed to always have a connection to music, whether that was playing guitar in bands or helping with the formation of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. In 1998, Pesci released an album of his own, as his character from the hit comedy, My Cousin Vinny....Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You.
Sep 3, 2019 • 19min
Lenny and Squiggy Present - Lenny and The Squigtones
Laverne and Shirley was a wildly popular American sitcom in the 70's and 80's. Michael McKean and David Lander played the roles of Laverne and Shirley's upstairs neighbors, Lenny and Squiggy. Occasionally they appeared in episodes playing music as Lenny and The Squigtones. In 1979, Lenny and The Squigtones released an album on Casablanca Records.
Aug 27, 2019 • 14min
Shaquille O'Neal - Shaq Diesel
NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal released a platinum selling hip-hop album in 1993. This is the true story of how it came to be.
Jul 10, 2019 • 1min
Introducing Bizarre Albums
On this new podcast, Tony Thaxton tells the story behind the strange albums that you can't believe actually exist.
