HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS OR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED A MATERNAL ROLE Jim Messina, formerly of Poco and Buffalo Springfield, was working as an independent record producer for Columbia Records in 1970 when he met Kenny Loggins, a little-known singer/songwriter and guitarist who was signed to ABC-Dunhill as a staff songwriter. The two…
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SLS — 2nd offering — Merle Haggard — Mama Tried
Because I’m feeling guilty for not choosing a song for all the moms out there, I’m posting 2 songs today for SLS. “Mama Tried” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from the…
SLS — Flowers — R.E.M. — The Flowers of Guatemala
Jim Adams is the ever-ready and always-prepared host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: The theme today is Mom/Mother/Flowers. Here are the “rules”: Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due. Make…
Coloring Club Plus — 5/11/19
Tunnel of Love is one of my most listened-to Bruce Springsteen albums. Most, if not all, of the songs are winners in my book. “Tougher than the Rest” reminds me a lot of “Thunder Road” in that he is urging a woman who may have given up on love to give it another chance –…
Friday Dance Cha Cha Cha — Morris Day & The Time — Release It
The Time, also known as Morris Day and the Time and The Original 7ven, is an American musical group that was formed in Minneapolis in 1981. Their work has been a part of the formation of the Minneapolis sound, featuring a mix of soul music and dance music with funk, rock n roll, and more….
Coloring Club Plus — 5/10/19
The album Zooropa came out when I was buying every new U2 that came out. Zooropa is the eighth studio album by Irish rock band U2. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge, it was released on 5 July 1993. Zooropa remains in a class by itself as far as its sound and its…
Coloring Club Plus — 5/9/19
I was trying to think of a good song for this coloring and finally settled on the woodsy sound of Jethro Tull’s, “The Witches Promise,” a single, released in January 1970. The single was the first recording to feature keyboardist John Evan, who would be a key member of Jethro Tull throughout the 1970s. He…
