I can’t tell you how many hours go into preparing this list. I can only say that we are talking geometric progressions of time as opposed to, say, what I spend on the MVP Awards. My wife and daughters served as sounding boards in finalizing the list. My hope is to turn you on to music you perhaps haven’t heard on your own. Consider it my holiday gift to you–whether you wanted it or not. As always, counting down from #50:
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48. From a totally obscure 1970’s California soul-gospel group, rereleased in 2015:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE-2y0npL_U
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More coming real soon…