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We continue our visit to Songs Of The Year Past. 2012. First, here is the 2012 Countdown, presented in two parts: http://delawareliberal.net//2012/12/11/bulos-best-songs-of-2012-part-1/ http://delawareliberal.net//2012/12/12/best-songs-of-2012-the-top-10/ I really like this list, and love…

I love it when an impromptu Tex-Mex week breaks out.  Let's dance the week out in style with Joe 'He's The King!' Carrasco:    

One of the great characters in rock 'n roll history  created one of the most memorable Tex-Mex classics.  BTW, the song was not about his cat.  If you wanna sing…

Went looking for Raul Malo's version of 'Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?', per Bamboozer's comment. Couldn't find it, but found this one, and it cooks:  

Had to do it, had to do it. Check out the Kinky Friedman shoutout: OK, kids, Trivia Time. Without looking it up, who had the first hit with this song? …

Don't get no more Tex-Mex than the Texas Tornados: Doug 'Sir Douglas' Sahm, Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez:

Just a great bleeping song. Written by Butch Hancock, performed by Joe Ely and a  blistering band. The Clash liked them so much they had them open for them in…

Why this song? It entered my head yesterday, and refused to leave. Real life? Perhaps at one time...:

We end Underground Motown Week with a great underappreciated classic from 1967.  Written by Smokey Robinson, performed by the Marvelettes. Lead singer Wanda Young-Rogers was married to Miracles' member Bobby…

Today's Motown Underground Week Question: Who was Marvin Taplin? Well, kids, Taplin was a Motown rarity. A guitar player who was not a member of the Funk Brothers, he was…

Underground Motown Week today features Brenda Holloway. If this song doesn't sound like a typical Motown single, it's b/c she originally recorded it in 1962 for the Del-Fi label.  Motown…