Arts and Entertainment
Song Of The Day: Nov. 20, 2017
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Home and family. This week, some songs that suit that sentiment. Starting with this one:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 19, 2017
Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. Nothing cut through the overproduced crap of the era like this. A hurricane of fresh air:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 18, 2017
Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. “He said ‘Take a right at the light, keep going straight until night, then boys you’re on your own’.” Youthful exuberance never sounded so good:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 17, 2017
Cut 1. Side 1. Album 1. A friend of mine and I once put together something we called “The Adrenaline Tape”. Every song had to get your pulse racing. I admit that listening to the finished product left us exhausted. But, if you’re searching for a ‘First Song Out Of The Box’ must-listen, this highlight […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 16, 2017
Cut 1, Side 1, Album 1. Some artists say ‘Here I am’ right out of the gate. Like this guy:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 15, 2017
Did someone mention Dave Alvin? I did. After he left the Blasters b/c he and his brother Phil just couldn’t get along, Dave joined X for one album. This great song first appeared there. It’s one of Dave’s best. Here’s a real cool version of that song, performed with, among others, David Hidalgo of Los […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 14, 2017
Glad to see a couple of other Tom Russell fans on the board. Here is my fave song of his, this time performed by one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Dave Alvin. Dave wrote all the songs for the Blasters, and he has written dozens of songs I love. But he’s also a great interpreter, and […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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