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Song Of The Day: June 15, 2018
My fave blues guitar player settles in with a ‘Cold Cold Feeling’. Meant to be enjoyed late at night:
Song Of The Day: June 10, 2018
Alby came up with an idea that inspired me: Songs that should be posted at 12:01 am b/c they sound right at home in the wee wee hours. Couldn’t wait, so I’m starting a week of such tunes a day early:
Song Of The Day: Sat., June 9, 2018
Anyone else have their minds blown by A Love Supreme (1965)? The classic Coltrane quartet, featuring McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums, and Jimmy Garrison on bass. Guess what? An album recorded two years earlier has just emerged. Seems like only one or two people even knew it existed. My mind is blown […]
Song Of The Day: June 8, 2018
Phil Alvin, Lee Allen, and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Here’s a real interesting article about this album and a whole lot more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/11/06/carrying-the-tunes/755a3094-c02b-483a-ae3c-6fbe64a62d95/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f9d51f8de4c4
Song Of The Day: June 7, 2018
RIP, Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys Of Alabama. To quote Clarence: “If James Brown could come in here and do the twist, and do the mess around for the Devil, then I feel like it’s all right if I stand up here and mash potatoes for God”:
Song Of The Day: June 5, 2018
Eddy ‘The Chief’ Clearwater, one of the best from the Chicago blues scene, passed away last week. In his heyday, he simply was one of the most exciting blues performers you could see. My brother was in grad school at Northwestern at the dawn of the ’80’s, and he turned me onto the Chief. I’ve […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May 2018
While there’s one song that towers over all the others and could well be the Song Of The Year, there are nevertheless several other pleasures to savor. As always, something for almost everybody: This guy reminds me so much of Tim Buckley. Which should give you some idea of how far ahead of his time […]
Song Of The Day: June 4, 2018
I know it’s a crutch to do a Monday song on Monday. But it’s a damn tuneful crutch:
Song Of The Day: June 3, 2018
The wedding was great! If it had been a disaster, I might have posted ‘The Morning After’ from the Poseidon Adventure. But it was serious partying with a great band and lotsa alcohol. Hence:
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