6:59am | Kris Kristofferson “Blame It On the Stones” from Kristofferson (Monument / Legacy 1970) —I had completely forgotten this little gem until somebody posted it on Facebook the other day; ah, remember the early days of the culture war? How innocent it all seemed.Buy it! |
7:02am | The Rolling Stones “Prodigal Son” from Beggars Banquet (London 1968) —There was us - and by us, I mean the young people - and there was them - you know, the ones who were told old to understand.Buy it! |
7:04am | Chris Smither “The Devil's Real” from Happier Blue (Flying Fish 1993) —I haven't listened to this classic Chris Smither era in a long time - gotta rectify that.Buy it! |
7:09am | Levon Helm “Ophelia” from Ramble at the Ryman (Vanguard vanguardrecords.com 2011) N —Levon Helm brought a gigantic band with horn section and all to the Ryman to play a bunch of Band classics and other great songs. Yeah, I'll listen to that.Buy it! |
7:13am | NRBQ “Here I Am” from Keep This Love (clang 2011) N —The Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet has assumed the mantle of Adams' previous band, NRBQ - this song was co-written by St. Louisian Scott Ligon.Buy it! |
7:17am | Stevie Wonder “All I Do” from Hotter Than July (Unknown 1980) —Bubbling, propulsive rhythm track and a lovely tune with an unforgettable hook - yeah, I'll take Stevie.Buy it! |
7:22am | Raphael Saadiq “Heart Attack” from Stone Rollin' (Columbia 2011) N —An r'n'b stomper - Saadiq plays drums, bass, gtrs, and mellotron, not to mention singing.Buy it! |
7:25am | Peter Bjorn & John “May Seem Macabre” from Gimme Some (Columbia 2011) N —One of my fave song titles - and the music actually lives up to it.Buy it! |
7:30am | Pelvic Girdles “Simple” from Sad Hammer (self 2011) N L —I've been playing this album in my car the past couple days - excellent job by this St. Louis band.Buy it! |
7:37am | Ha Ha Tonka “Usual Suspects” from Death of a Decade (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2011) N —Definitely one of my fave records so far this year.Buy it! |
7:41am | Alejandro Escovedo “Castanets” from No One Got Hurt (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2011) N —A new live album featuring most of the greats from the Bloodshot label over the years. This is a killer version of a masterpiece.Buy it! |
7:46am | Slade “Just A Little Bit” from Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet (Warner Brothers 1974) —Great version of a song that is always welcome.Buy it! |
7:50am | Booker T. Jones “Everything Is Everything” from The Road From Memphis (Anti 2011) N —Booker T. makes the Lauryn Hill song sound magnificent.Buy it! |
7:55am | Staple Singers “We The People” from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (stax 1971) —The hits on this album are so awe-inspiring that it's easy to forget the deeper cuts that are almost as great.Buy it! |
8:02am | Carole King “Music” (Ode 1971) —I woke up with this ditty in my head the other day - now it's in yours.Buy it! |
8:06am | k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang “Sing It Loud” (Nonesuch 2011) —Great advice. Sing it loud.Buy it! |
8:12am | Paul Simon “So Beautiful or So What” (Universal 2011) N —Life is what we make of it, so beautiful or so what.Buy it! |
8:18am | Lou Reed “Vicious” from Transformer (RCA 1972) —A cowbell classic.Buy it! |
8:21am | Humble Pie “C'mon Everybody” from Smokin' (A&M Records 1972) —Thanks to Said Parker for reminding me of this cool little cover (with some cowbell).Buy it! |
8:26am | Bleu “Singin' In Tongues” from Four (The Major Label 2010) —He'll be playing tomorrow afternoon at Euclid Records at 3 pm. I'll be there.Buy it! |
8:32am | Sarah Jarosz “The Tourist” from Follow Me Down (SUGAR HILL www.sugarhillrecords.com 2011) N —Jaw droppingly great - Jarosz backed by the Punch Brothers on a Radiohead song.Buy it! |
8:37am | Mia Doi Todd “My Baby Lives in Paris” from Cosmic Ocean Ship (City Zen 2011) N —I'm starting to catch on to this talented singer/songwriter - yeah,sometimes I'm behind the curve.Buy it! |
8:40am | Abigail Washburn “Burn Thru” from City of Refuge (Rounder 2011) N —Not going down with the rest of you.Buy it! |
8:46am | Peter Case “Good Times, Bad Times” from The Case Files (Alive 2011) N —Peter Case plays a hard blues.Buy it! |
8:49am | Gregg Allman “Floating Bridge” from Low Country Blues (Rounder 2011) N —Dennis Crouch on bass and Dr. John on piano make this cut shine!Buy it! |
8:54am | Béla Fleck & The Flecktones “Prickly Pear” from Rocket Science (Eone Music 2011) N —The Flecktones play some blues with Howard Levy back on harp.Buy it! |
9:02am | Cheri Knight “The Knitter” (East Side Digital 1995) —I somehow missed this gem of an album back when it came out, but it's chock full of terrific songs.Buy it! |
9:07am | Warren Haynes “River's Gonna Rise” from Man In Motion (stax 2011) N —After hearing about how great it was, I'm sorry I didn't catch this guy at the Pageant the other night.Buy it! |
9:16am | Al Green “For the Good Times” from I'm Still In Love With You SINGLE (Still 1972) —A Kristofferson song that's always amazing, but this is the most amazing version I know.Buy it! |
9:22am | Tracy Nelson “The Love You Save” from Victim of the Blues (Delta Groove 2011) N —Sing it, Tracy! My goodness, she's great.Buy it! |
9:26am | Solomon Burke “I Gotta Be With You” from Hold On Tight (Universal 2011) N —The Bishop of Soul tore it up on this final release.Buy it! |
9:32am | Patty Griffin “I Love” from I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow (Red Beet www.redbeetrecords.com 2011) N —From a brand new tribute album to an old Tom T. Hall album.Buy it! |
9:34am | Blind Boys of Alabama “I Was a Burden” from Take The High Road (Saguaro Road 2011) N —The Blind Boys are joined by the very talented Lee Ann Womack for this cut.Buy it! |
9:39am | Lyle Lovett “Don't You Think I Feel It Too” from Natural Forces CD ALBUM (Lost Highway www.losthighwayrecords.com 2009) —A David Ball song done beautifully by Lovett.Buy it! |
9:43am | Randy Newman “Sandman's Coming” from Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2 (Nonesuch 2011) N —A somewhat bittersweet lullaby.Buy it! |
9:45am | Chris Thile & Michael Daves “You're Running Wild” from Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch 2011) N —Thile can play straight bluegrass with the best of them - I don't know Daves, but he's excellent, too.Buy it! |
9:48am | Gibson Brothers “Just Lovin' You” from Help My Brother (Compass www.compassrecords.com 2011) N —I just love the voices of these guys together.Buy it! |
9:52am | Alison Krauss & Union Station “My Opening Farewell” from Paper Airplane (Rounder 2011) N —Beautiful song, beautiful singer.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.
