Jam’ n Java Online to Host the Legendary Vinny Martell of Vanilla Fudge Tonight 1/12/26

Watch & Interact Live January 12, 2026

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By K.P. Lynne

When you are Robby Robinson and have globe-trotted the world among the best-of-the-best in the music industry…you never know who is going to show up on your doorstep!

On tonight’s Jam’ n Java…Robby Robinson is hosting a genuine living legend and you are invited to chat during the broadcast! So, bring your professional music-related questions about Vanilla Fudge for Vinny Martell! 

How many people walking the planet can say they recorded and toured with the late great Jimi Hendrix?

How many people do you actually know who had Led Zeppelin as their opening act during their first U.S. Tour in 1969?

Vinny Martell is an original founding member and lead guitarist for Vanilla Fudge.

Vinny Martell and the Vanilla Fudge band possessed one of the edgiest, heaviest, rawest, psychedelic, progressive hard rock sounds of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

If by chance you’ve never seen Vanilla Fudge…go to the Ed Sullivan Show on You Tube and watch Vanilla’s Fudge’s groundbreaking iconic performance of You Keep Me Hangin’ On.

Vanilla Fudge's over-the-top electrifying live performance shook up the music scene, with a never-before seen sight and sound extravaganza of epic proportions, which redefined the music world and influenced hard rockers for generations to come!

Vanilla Fudge solidified their stellar place in music history, with their totally original, outlandish, hard rock, psychedelic cover version of You Keep Me Hangin' On, which they played to a standing ovation on the legendary Ed Sullivan Show.

A precursor to the heavy metal scene, Vanilla Fudge rocked out with deep, bluesy, psychedelic inspired heavy, powerful, soulful cover versions of other artists' hits, such as The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby and Shotgun by Junior Walker and the All-Stars.

Vinny Martell's unforgettable opening guitar riff for You Keep Me Hangin’ On was immortalized as the "#4 Heaviest Guitar Riff of All Time" in classic rock by Guitar Magazine.

The late great Ray Manzarek of the equally iconic group The Doors said, “A more soulful shredder may not exist in all of classic rock!”

A prolific and well-versed author, Vinny Martell has written his own top selling book, Psychedelic Solo, and he wrote the back cover notes for the Amazon #1 Best-Seller, Jam’ n Java for the Soul: Book One, written by Jam’ n Java’s resident chaplain, Pastor Chuck!

And to top it off he's a genuinely humble, compassionate, kind, down-to-earth guy and a devout Christian who has professed Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. 

Check out his book and CD shop at https://www.VinceMartell.com

Are You New to Jam’ n Java? Here’s What To Expect!

Robby Robinson is the longtime music director and keyboardist for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. He has toured the world, conducted music at top venues, and brings all those unique experiences to Jam' n Java.

Robby literally brings the best and brightest stars from music, sports and pop culture right into your living room, while you put your feet up, with a steaming cup of your favorite java, cocoa, tea or other hot beverage!

The only thing hotter than your steaming cup of java is the sizzling hot talent Robby brings on for every episode!

The popular online program originated in a live format at Trinity Lutheran Church in Simi Valley, but went online nationally, during the Covid-19 pandemic, providing a genre-defying mix of musical styles, as well as original faith-based songs, stories from the road, and interviews with the stars.

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Jam’ n Java For the Soul

Jam’ n Java is blessed to have #1 Christian author, Pastor Chuck aka C.W. Pearson, as the program’s official chaplain, opening every broadcast with a short devotional to kick-start your week.

Pastor Chuck was blessed with another #1 New Release, a book entitled, The Gift. And, of course, Robby Robinson wrote the foreword!

eBook Link: Amazon.com: The Gift eBook : Pearson, C.W., Robinson, Robby: Kindle Store

Pastor Chuck aka C.W. Pearson is a multitalented visual artist, stained glass artisan, fiction and non-fiction author and musician.

You can view his stained glass artwork online at God’s Glass Studio.