Arts and Entertainment

They came right out of the gate full of catchy tunes. Temple University's own:  

Let's just enjoy the season, OK?

We belatedly (I just forgot yesterday) close out Willie Dixon Week with (a) a song I'm gonna try 'n convince Jason Ricci to let me sing when he comes to…

Dixon reworked a Gospel tune called 'This Train Is Bound For Glory' into this distinctly secular hit. Reached #1 on the R & B charts:

Van Morrison loves him some Willie Dixon: So does Muddy Waters:

'Back door man' referred to the lover who heads in and out the backdoor to escape the jealous spouse. Yes, the Doors created an electric rock version of the song.…

I'll give you two versions of this Willie Dixon-penned blues standard. First, the original, featuring Otis Rush: And then the version by world-famous blues wannabes. Gotta admit, they were pretty…

Everybody covered this one. Figured I go with the biggest hit version of it:

Song of the Day would be remiss if it ignored the recent death of Martyn Jerel Buchwald, better known as Marty Balin, founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, the band…

More goodies: Don't know how I missed this elegiac John Prine song from earlier this year. Missed no more: Lots to love, and some stuff that the hatas might hate. …

If you're one of those people who hated Toto's 1982 soft-rock hit "Africa" -- and they were pretty easy to find back then -- I have some bad news for…

Difford & Tilbrook. True pop masters: