August 7, 2014
Hot stuff here… Eric Clapton & Doyle Bramhal II & Derek Trucks – Little Queen Of Spades (LIVE):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlbfA7y37jMBlues perfection! Enjoy…
August 6, 2014
I’ll never forget the first time I saw Chris Isaak perform live in 1990, not long after I had moved to Los Angeles. It was the first of what would be a few times seeing him perform live, each memorable in their own way. I was sitting in the balacony at the then Universal Ampitheatre (aka Gibson Amphitheatre) and the audience was seemingly comprised of women, all thirty-something like me. It felt as though every women in the hous was swooning as Chris Isaak took the stage crooning.
That night he performed Blue Hotel from his 1990 self titled CD: Chris Isaak. One of my top ten Chris Isaak favs:
Enjoy…
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August 5, 2014
I love the brilliance of Melody Gardot’s smooth jazz arrangements and her sultry voice…
Love Me Like A River Does… Live at Bergen:
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July 28, 2014
Resonating with these words tonight from KT Tunstall’s Feel It All
Sitting pretty like a bird
But the hunter is hunting
And the eagle is us
And we can feel
Feel it all
Yes, we can feel
Feel it all
Enjoy…
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July 23, 2014
St. Paul and the Broken Bones have a great sound that harkens back to the 70’s soul and R&B music sound and scene.
You gotta just love this one… Call Me
Enjoy…
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July 21, 2014
Every Sunday morning, I listen to Lisa Garvey’s show A-Train on UMass Boston’s PBR station WUMB. Every now and then Lisa will play Les McCann and Eddie Harris’ Compared to What. It’s one of my all time favorite jazz and protest songs. From Les McCann and Eddie Harris’ seminal 1969 live performance album Swiss Movement
“Compared to What“, was a huge Billboard pop chart topper crossing into pop from the soul/jazz genre. The lyrics criticised both President Nixon and the Vietnam War. Written by Atlantic composer/artist Eugene McDaniels, the song first recorded by soul vocalist Roberta Flack, on her debut release, First Take
Lyrics: Compared to What
I love the lie and lie the love
A-Hangin‘ on, with push and shove
Possession is the motivation
that is hangin‘ up the God-damn nation
Looks like we always end up in a rut (everybody now!)
Tryin‘ to make it real — compared to what? C’mon baby!
Slaughterhouse is killin‘ hogs
Twisted children killin‘ frogs
Poor dumb rednecks rollin‘ logs
Tired old lady kissin‘ dogs
I hate the human, love that stinking mutt (I can’t use it!)
Try to make it real — compared to what? C’mon baby now!
The President, he’s got his war
Folks don’t know just what it’s for
Nobody gives us rhyme or reason
Have one doubt, they call it treason
We’re chicken-feathers, all without one nut. God damn it!
Tryin‘ to make it real — compared to what? (Sock it to me)
Church on Sunday, sleep and nod
Tryin‘ to duck the wrath of God
Preacher’s fillin‘ us with fright
They all tryin‘ to teach us what they think is right
They really got to be some kind of nut (I can’t use it!)
Tryin‘ to make it real — compared to what?
Where’s that bee and where’s that honey?
Where’s my God and where’s my money?
Unreal values, crass distortion
Unwed mothers need abortion
Kind of brings to mind ol’ young King Tut (He did it now)
Tried to make it real — compared to what?!
(Music break)
Tryin‘ to make it real — compared to what?
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