Another installment of Vintage Vinyl Treasures (Episode 36) highlighting five artists who gave us a hit song about the rain is at hand. Release dates span a period of 20 years, so I am covering a fair amount of territory from a musical style standpoint. Each brings back fond memories from the golden age of rock ’n’ roll in the ’60s and the ’70s to one new wave and two rock classics of the ’80s. My, how time passes quickly these days.

The Temptations: ...