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Song Of The Day: Jan. 30, 2018
Paste Magazine just did a piece on the greatest garage rock albums of all-time. Garage rock bands really didn’t do albums. Singles, baby. Like Little Steven’s Underground Garage. Like this:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 29, 2018
Dedications, we do dedications. This rousing anthem goes out to RE Vanella from his not-so-secret admirer, Alby:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 28, 2018
Mike Dinsmore gave me several songs from which to choose. Why did I choose this one? I’ll let Mike explain: “Most inspirational song I’ve ever heard. It inspired a relative to run for Congress many years ago. Against Tom Carper, no less!”
Song Of The Day: Jan. 26, 2018
Mike Dinsmore’s fave R & B song. Sung by, IMHO, the greatest soul singer of them all:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 25, 2018
Mike Dinsmore brings you a point-of-view you don’t often get in a song, but should:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 24, 2018
We briefly interrupt Mike Dinsmore Week to bring you a song that, I hope, Mike Dinsmore would embrace and endorse. The South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela (‘Grazing In The Grass’) passed away yesterday. Here, from Paul Simon’s Graceland tour, is Masakela calling to bring Nelson Mandela back home to the streets of Johannesburg. Political folk […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 23, 2018
I’ve worked most my life at a prison nearby And I’ve raised two sons and a daughter I knew all along, as I watched them grow strong They had a need for adventure Nothing could quell the longing they felt From the back of our lonesome holler Still I hoped somehow, they could find […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 22, 2018
Mike Dinsmore Week commences. Listening to Mike’s choices, it’s clear that he favors folk music of a political bent. A broad palette of such songs. We head north to Quebec for a taste from ‘Quebec separatist and environmental hero’ Richard desJardins:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 21, 2018
A great band you never heard of: Coming next week: Mike Dinsmore gets his musical closeup!
Song Of The Day: Jan. 18, 2018
Shoulda known that, once I took that detour to Muscle Shoals, I’d want to spend some more musical time there. The Swampers ( Barry Beckett, keys; Roger Hawkins, drums; David Hood, bass; and Jimmy Johnson, guitar) could make anything sound soulful. Real soulful. Like this:
Song Of The Day: Jan. 17, 2018
When a perfect song comes into your head, why overthink it? Just put it up on the blog. Written by Fenton Robinson (His ‘I Hear Some Blues Downstairs’ is a must-own blues album), otherworldly guitar from Duane Allman, keyboards from Barry Beckett, backed by some of Muscle Shoals’ greatest (The Swampers), Boz Scaggs takes leave […]
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