Arts and Entertainment

If George Harrison hadn't been considered a first-rate songwriter before, these classics from 1969's Abbey Road surely sealed his reputation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3OhtUtqY7Q

A pop hit from 1969 by this Dutch band. Love the hair on the lead singer as it's vintage Shangri-Las and/or Ronettes.  Mariska Veres was her name. She's got it:

Zep's first two albums came out in 1969.  This one is from Zep II:

From people who were there, this is a lot better on record than it was at Woodstock. Sure sounds good on record, though...:

There are lots of reasons why Curtis Mayfield is on my Musical Mount Rushmore. Among them is Mayfield's importance to the civil rights movement. It's amazing that this song, 50…

Although he wouldn't achieve cult status until long after he had passed away in 1974, Nick Drake released his haunting Five Leaves Left in 1969. These are the first two…

The Allman Brothers were one of several bands who made their name in the '70's, but who first emerged in the late-60's.  You still hear 1969's 'Whipping Post' on Classic…

The origin of the song, according to songwriter David LaFlamme, who co-wrote this 1969 classic with then-wife Linda LaFlamme: Where the 'white bird' thing came from ... We were like…

We had our 50th high school reunion last night, and it was really great. Everything I'd hoped for, and more. 'Get Back' was the #1 song nationally on the day…

Laura Nyro, one of my favorite songwriters from this era, wrote both songs.  She originally released an over-produced version of 'Save The Country' in 1968 (Columbia Records was pushing for…

Yep, 1969 was the year of 'Tommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AKbUm8GrbM Hey, might as well toss in... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRD_gIoVOmY And one of the greatest rock finales ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqmC1T9rukk          

This was #1 on the soul/r&b charts for 1969. Feel free to sing and dance along:   OK, I can't resist. Here's my fave cover of the song. Not from…

Fewer songs this month,  some more mellow than usual, likely the result of my having been away for two weeks and not obsessing daily over music.  I think you'll enjoy…