Brook Benton (1959) Since Spotify has decided to stop working with the bluetooth in my car, I’ve started carting CD’s along again. I’ve been listening to “Box of Rock,” which is a 3-CD set that has so much old gold in it; re-recorded songs but still sung by the original artists, which makes it especially…
Category: Music that strikes a chord
“Possum Kingdom” by Toadies (with update on 9/1/22)
Someone just shared this song on facebook and it joyfully brought it back. This song is about as perfect as a song can get. From wiki:Toadies are an American rock band formed in 1989 in Fort Worth,Texas, best known for the song “Possum Kingdom”. The band’s classic lineup consisted of Vaden Todd Lewis (lead vocals,…
Music that Strikes a Chord — “Hang on to me Tonight,” by Mick Jagger from Wandering Spirit
Wandering Spirit was released in 1993. As I had never bought any Rolling Stones albums before, what possessed me to buy Mick’s album is a mystery. It’s the kind of sleeper music that takes a few listens before it hits you in the feels. There are several good tunes on this one. I like this…
Music that Strikes a Chord — “Crying Out of One Eye,” by Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy, 2008. Photo by Tom Beetz Before getting into the song, I need to thank Cincinnati Babyhead for recommending Buddy Guy to me. I borrowed two albums from the library and have listened to one of them so far, “Born to Play Guitar.” The whole album is full of great tunes, but this one,…
Music that strikes a chord — “John Brown” Bob Dylan song cover by State Radio
State Radio, performing live at Terminal 5 in NYC on 11/23/07 I’m in the process right now of listening to a 4-cd set of Bob Dylan covers by other musicians, called, “Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan.” I am very much enjoying this set and must thank the library system for having…
Music that strikes a chord — Drug Dealer, by Macklemore (featuring Ariana Deboo)
The first time I came across Macklemore was with this song, which I fell in love with. Looking for more of his stuff I came across this one and loved him even more. Out on a youtube search for something I happened across this one and knew right away I wanted to share it. Macklemore…
Songs that Strike a Chord — The HU Band, “Wolf Totem”
image link If this doesn’t give your scalp a serious tingle… The HU Band! Just heard them for the first time a few days ago and was instantly hooked. Rock and Roll/Rockabilly/New Genre/Old Genre is alive and well, my friends. If you put the cc on the youtube you can see what they’re singing. And…
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