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Song Of The Day: March 4, 2018
Harvey Schmidt died this week. Who? Along with lyricist Tom Jones (not that Tom Jones), Schmidt was a composer for several musical theatre productions, including The Fantasticks, the longest-running show of all-time. The show’s opening number has become a classic. Here it is, sung by the person who originated the role back in 1960. You […]
Song Of The Day: March 3, 2018
Used to play this for my daughter when she was little. She’d jump around to it. Called it ‘jumping music’. It sure was. Still is. Doesn’t hurt that the ‘little big band’ is Roomful Of Blues.
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 23-March 1, 2018
1. And Then There Were None. Announced R candidates for AG, that is. Tom Neuberger has dropped out to, what else, represent a plaintiff in a high-profile liability suit. In this case, this plaintiff in this suit. Let’s see, the Rethugs ‘discouraged’ the pro-marijuana guy from running…no word yet on whether they are gonna scrape […]
Song Of The Day: March 2, 2018
Best modern-day progenitors of jump blues? I hereby nominate Roomful of Blues:
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February, 2018
Hey, guys, it’s not my fault that the vast majority of tunes this month are from female artists. Up your game, and I’ll feature you. Afraid of a little competition? Until then, these are the artists on the cutting edge, according to moi:
Song Of The Day: March 1, 2018
Big Joe Turner got jazz immortal Coleman Hawkins and several of Count Basie‘s top players into the studio for this album. Big Joe was one of the really important, but oft overlooked, giants who helped create rock ‘n roll.
Song Of The Day: Feb. 27, 2018
If you ever saw Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks in concert back in the day, you never forgot ’em. Check out this mash-up of a great song and…Buster Keaton?:
Song Of The Day: Feb. 26, 2018
I love this band. I love them so much that I’ve booked them at the Arden Gild Hall for April 7. Voted Best Band at the Freshgrass Festival. Perhaps more importantly, they made it into my 50 Fave Tunes Of 2017 long before I booked them. This is a different tune, I like the karaoke […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 25, 2018
Heard this song on XPN yesterday, really liked it. At first, I thought it was Todd Rundgren, but it wasn’t. It was from another Philly-based legend, though. For some reason, this song had dropped completely out of my memory bank:
Song Of The Day: Feb. 24, 2018
That pernicious Russian influence is everywhere. Even…the Song Of The Day? From Russia with love for Elvis:
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 16-22, 2018
Man, what a week. 1. Rep. Bryon Short Retires. The Special Election that propelled Short into the General Assembly was a watershed event for the Democratic Party, especially for the Party in suburban New Castle County. Let’s first recount what happened. Fresh off of his reelection victory in 2006, House Majority Leader Wayne Smith (Delaware’s […]
Song Of The Day: Feb. 23, 2018
I know why Alby didn’t like yesterday’s selection. He’s not a fan of any sort of country/rock hybrid. He’s a fan of trad country. He’s a purist. As in, “Son, there’s only five country songs that’s ever been wrote.” This one, sung by the voice of God (if God was an ex-con), is definitely a descendant […]
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