Arts and Entertainment
Song(s) Of The Day: Oct. 15 , 2018
We belatedly (I just forgot yesterday) close out Willie Dixon Week with (a) a song I’m gonna try ‘n convince Jason Ricci to let me sing when he comes to the Gild Hall in April; and (b) one that every British blues group cut its teeth to:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 13, 2018
Dixon reworked a Gospel tune called ‘This Train Is Bound For Glory’ into this distinctly secular hit. Reached #1 on the R & B charts:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 11, 2018
‘Back door man’ referred to the lover who heads in and out the backdoor to escape the jealous spouse. Yes, the Doors created an electric rock version of the song. But, this here is the blues. Howlin’ Wolf more than doing justice to one of Willie Dixon’s most famous tunes:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 10, 2018
I’ll give you two versions of this Willie Dixon-penned blues standard. First, the original, featuring Otis Rush: And then the version by world-famous blues wannabes. Gotta admit, they were pretty good wannabes:
Song Of The Day: Oct. 9, 2018
Everybody covered this one. Figured I go with the biggest hit version of it:
Song of the Day 10/7: RIP Martyn Jerel Buchwald
Song of the Day would be remiss if it ignored the recent death of Martyn Jerel Buchwald, better known as Marty Balin, founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, the band that towed the banner of the San Francisco scene. His start in music came much earlier, though, and his career went through several permutations. First […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: Sept., 2018: Volume Deux
More goodies: Don’t know how I missed this elegiac John Prine song from earlier this year. Missed no more: Lots to love, and some stuff that the hatas might hate. What do you like, and what do you, um, not like?
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: Sept., 2018: Volume One
Too many intriguing songs for just one music dump this month. I’m gonna continue doing them in alphabetical order by artist’s name. Select your faves: This was Drive-By Truckers before they were Drive-By Truckers. Just now being released: A classic in its infancy: I’m a sucker for great harmonies. When the song also gives me […]
Song of the Day 9/28: “Africa,” Weezer w/ Weird Al Yankovic
If you’re one of those people who hated Toto’s 1982 soft-rock hit “Africa” — and they were pretty easy to find back then — I have some bad news for you. While the rest of us were going on with our lives, the internet developed a taste for the song, to the the point where […]
Song Of The Day: Sept. 26, 2018
Proof that ‘good’ and ‘hot’ aren’t mutually exclusive. I always thought they were hot. And good:
Song Of The Day: Sept. 25, 2018
Too infectious to ignore. BTW, while most white people covering soul suck at it (*cough* Linda Ronstadt/Heat Wave *cough), Graham Parker more than did justice to this one:
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