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Song Of The Day, Nov. 13, 2017
So I’m watching this film noir on Turner Classic Movies. It’s called ‘The Window’, it’s really suspenseful and it features this child actor named Bobby Driscoll, who was on loan from Disney. Turns out he was a huge child star at Disney and was the voice of the animated Peter Pan. He was big. By […]
Song Of The Day For Nov. 12, 2017
We close out a week of early 70’s soul goodness with this Grammy Award-winning slice of what made Philly the Soul Center Of the Universe at the time: Don’t fret, folks. We haven’t exhausted this treasure trove of sweet soul. Not by a long shot.
Song Of The Day: Nov. 11, 2017
Staying with Philly producer/composer/arranger Thom Bell, he turned Motown afterthoughts The Spinners into Atlantic Records soul stars. He wrote and produced this classic:
Delaware Political Weekly: November 3-9, 2017
1. Who’s In, Out, Or Otherwise In AG’s Race. D’s: Tim Mullaney: In Sen. Bryan Townsend: Out Rep. Sean Lynn: Likely In Chris Johnson: Likely In Charles Oberly: Considering, but will not be in race if Jennings runs Kathleen Jennings: Considering, but will not be in race if Oberly runs Ian McConnel: Was thought to […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 10, 2017
‘Backstabbers’ by the O’Jays wasn’t just one of the greatest songs of the ’70’s. The album with the same name was, IMHO, one of the great soul albums of all time. One great cut after another. Buy it if you can find it. Produced by Gamble and Huff, gorgeous arrangements from Thom Bell. Just let […]
BREAKING: Townsend Will Not Seek AG Nomination, Will Run For Reelection To State Senate
State Senator Bryan Townsend stated today that he plans to seek reelection to the State Senate instead of mounting a race for Delaware Attorney General. Two D’s who might seek to appeal to progressives are considering the race and will likely decide in the next few weeks. State Rep. Sean Lynn appears poised to run […]
BREAKING: Roy Moore Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With 14-Year-Old Girl
Whoa. It COULD be a hoax, but if true…: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/woman-says-roy-moore-initiated-sexual-encounter-when-she-was-14-he-was-32/2017/11/09/1f495878-c293-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0_story.html?utm_term=.c1a64ab8a9b1 R senators are saying that, if true, he must leave race. The holier someone pretends to be, the sleazier they often are.
Song Of The Day: Nov. 9, 2017
One of the great soul ballads of all time. Out of the Philly Gamble and Huff stable. Of course, it really should have been Teddy Pendergrass and The Blue Notes, at least on this song: BTW, did’ja know that Melvin discovered Pendergrass while Teddy was the drummer for the Cadillacs, a band who often toured […]
Tom Neuberger Running For AG
Cites Tim Mullaney’s background, calls him dangerous: “I represented various people who wore the wire for the FBI back during the years when Tim Mullaney was the county attorney for New Castle County during the first [Tom] Gordon and [Sherry] Freebery administration–that’s when the county was buffeted by FBI investigations, federal corruption charges, criminal proceedings, […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 8, 2017
The sweet soul music of the first half of the ’70’s has been criminally underappreciated. I’ll feature some of my faves of that period for the rest of the week. Let the sideshow begin:
Election Day Results Open Thread, Nov. 7, 2017
We have gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia, down-ballot races in those two states, plus the NYC mayoralty race, and a Special Election to replace Jason Chaffetz in Utah. Here is a brief preview: http://www.businessinsider.com/election-day-2017-big-races-2017-11/#-1 Comment away!
Song Of The Day For Nov. 7, 2017
Yesterday, we featured a great song written by Dan Penn and Chips Moman. Today, another great one written by the duo.Today’s clip from, of all things, the Merv Griffin Show, circa 1967, featuring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 6, 2017
Not all great soul singers became famous. Which doesn’t minimize their greatness. James Carr was a great soul singer. But he suffered from a bipolar disorder that led to him being terrified of performing and touring. This great song was written by the ace team of Dan Penn and Chips Moman:
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