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You all know this wonderful song. The story behind this song, or more specifically, the man behind the song, is equally fascinating. From No Depression: Ric O’Barry, the founder and…

Still a travelin' troubadour some 40 years after he first released this song:

Best song ever about cricket? Since it's the only one I know, it is for me:

From a really cool band that got lost in the shuffle of the '80's:

"Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then." As did I today:

How about an injection of spiky punk energy to close out the working week? BTW, this has nothing in common w/the Henry Mancini standard with the same name:

My journey into Fagenville led me to Sunken Condos, a pretty darn good album from 2012. More late Dan-esque certainly than The Nightfly. And, let's face it, how can I…

Let's take one last listen to 'The Nighfly' before we move on. Wonder if there's anything worth salvaging off of 'Kamakiriad'...

Donald Fagen's hommage to the Four Freshmen:

Here was the event.  Here's the song:

This guy had more than one great song in him.  But he'll be remembered most for this one:

Maybe everybody has one memorable song in them. Danny O'Keefe did:

I scour the internets so that you don't have to. Sometimes I come up with something as mind-blowing as this: 28 trombonists performing the following: