7:01am | The Blues Magoos “Chicken Wire Lady” from Kaleidoscopic Compendium: The Best of the Blues Magoos (Mercury 1992) —Opening with some early psychedelic awakenings.Buy it! |
7:05am | Paul Revere & The Raiders “Just Like Me” from the Essential Ride '63-'67 (Columbia 1997) —One of the greatest songs of the 60s, and one that doesn't get enough reverence from the nostalgia crowd.Buy it! |
7:08am | Van Morrison “These Dreams of You” from Moondance (Warner 1988) —I dreamed of playing cards in the dark, and you lost, and you lied.Buy it! |
7:12am | Dinah Washington “Trombone Butter” from Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith (emarcy 1958) —I love Bessie Smith, and I think Dinah Washington did the best tribute she ever got.Buy it! |
7:17am | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “It Ain't Necessarily So” from Porgy and Bess (Verve 1958) —If you want to hear Gershwin done to perfection, you might as well start here.Buy it! |
7:23am | Bobbie Gentry “Okolona River Bottom Band” from An American Quilt 1967-1974 (Raven 2002) —Who knew how smooth this transition would be? My subconscious brain, not my conscious one.Buy it! |
7:26am | Shelby Lynne “Lead Me Love” from Revelation Road (Everso 2011) N —A beautiful little song on a beautiful little record.Buy it! |
7:32am | Miranda Lambert “Look at Miss Ohio” from Four the Record (Sony 2011) N —Once again I find myself liking a Gillian Welch song much better when somebody else sings it.Buy it! |
7:36am | Emmylou Harris “Goodnight Old World” from Hard Bargain (Nonesuch 2011) N —A better song than I noticed when I first listened to this still disappointing record.Buy it! |
7:40am | Vince Gill “Tell Me Fool” from Guitar Slinger (MCA NASHVILLE 2011) N —I caught Vince Gill on Leno this week - strange he didn't pick one of the songs where he plays hot lead guitar, like this one.Buy it! |
7:45am | Sugar Ray & the Bluetones “(That's Not Yet) One of My Blues” from Evening (Severn 2011) N —My review of this record: http://blues.about.com/od/cddvdreview1/fr/Sugar-Ray-And-The-Bluetones-Evening-2011.htmBuy it! |
7:49am | Irma Thomas “It's Raining” from Time Is On My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas (EMI 1992) —One of the greatest songs from one of the greatest singers in the world.Buy it! |
7:51am | Jerry Townes “Just Say the Word” from Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels (Numero Group 2011) N —A brand new crate-digging batch of rare soul from the Numero Group.Buy it! |
7:54am | Conway Twitty & Sam Moore “Rainy Night in Georgia” from Rhythm Country and Blues (MCA 1994) —Twitty's last recording, and a stone-cold soulful masterpiece.Buy it! |
8:03am | Doll By Doll “The Palace of Love” from Revenge of Memory (Cooking Vinyl 2006) —Jackie Leven, the mastermind behind one of the greatest bands of the late 70s, and one I only discovered at last a few years ago.Buy it! |
8:11am | Jackie Leven and Michael Cosgrave “Beware Soul Brother” from Wayside Shrines and the Code of the Travelling Man (Cooking Vinyl 2011) N —Sad to say I wouldn't have known he put out a record just a few weeks ago if he hadn't passed away. Leven released so many records that few could come close to keeping up. This is a cool song, though.Buy it! |
8:18am | The Hollies “On a Carousel” from 30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993 (EMI 1993) —One of those songs I've heard a million times and had to have a friend tell me it has a cowbell. Thanks, Jim Varvaris.Buy it! |
8:20am | The Nice Boys “Teenage Nights” from The Nice Boys (Birdman 2006) —Ted Ryan discovered these guys - a great power pop band (and cowbell user) I had never heard of.Buy it! |
8:24am | Beck “Mixed Bizness” from Midnite Vultures (Geffen 1999) —Anna Zachritz played this album yesterday at work, and there it is, the cowbell song I'd completely forgotten.Buy it! |
8:28am | John Doe “Little Tiger” from Keeper (Yep Roc 2011) N —A sweet little song from a man who knows when to hold back and when to let go.Buy it! |
8:33am | Fairport Convention “Bonny Bunch of Roses” from Full House (Polygram 1970) —Dave Swarbrick. 'Nuff said.Buy it! |
8:44am | The Velvet Underground “Pale Blue Eyes” from The Velvet Underground (Verve 1969) —I still have days when this is my favorite record ever.Buy it! |
8:51am | R.E.M. “We All Go Back To Where We Belong” from Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011 (Warner Bros. 2011) N —One of the final R.E.M. songs thrown onto this career retrospective. Not timeless like some, but nice to hear, anyway.Buy it! |
8:55am | Loudon Wainwright III “Central Square Song” from Album I (Rhino Atlantic 1970) —I can't even imagine hearing this record back when it came out, with no expectations of Wainwright's approach to music.Buy it! |
9:02am | Bush Tetras “Too Many Creeps” from Boom In the Night (ROIR 1995) —Laura Kennedy, the bassist for the Bush Tetras, passed away a few days ago. I had few cassettes back in the day, so I played in the car the ones I had quite often. These guys were in heavy rotation for a couple years there.Buy it! |
9:06am | Paul Simon “Rewrite” from So Beautiful or So What (Universal 2011) N —One of many highlights from Simon's incredible concert the other night; here's my review of the show: http://blurt-online.com/news/view/5666/Buy it! |
9:10am | ZAPP “More Bounce to the Ounce” from All the Greatest Hits (Warner Brothers 1993) —Come on, let's dance!Buy it! |
9:18am | Mayer Hawthorne “Get to Know You” from How Do You Do (Universal Republic Records 2011) —I've read about him, but I didn't get to hear him until yesterday - this is some cool soul.Buy it! |
9:23am | Art Neville “Hook Line & Sinker” from Brother to Brother (Fuel 2000 2003) —Though he was always overshadowed by his brother Aaron, I never get tired of hearing Art Neville sing.Buy it! |
9:25am | Nick Lowe “Shame On the Rain” from The Old Magic (Yep Roc 2011) N —Purty. Sad.Buy it! |
9:29am | Joe Henry “Unspeakable” from Reverie (Anti 2011) N —I have the hardest time describing Joe Henry's stuff, but I think it's amazing.Buy it! |
9:33am | Tift Merritt “I Live For You” from Buckingham Solo (Fantasy 2009) —A gorgeous rendition of the George Harrison song.Buy it! |
9:36am | Bill Frisell “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away” from All We Are Saying (Savoy 2011) N —Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, and Jenny Scheinman make for a great frontline trio on this John Lennon tribute.Buy it! |
9:42am | Marianne Faithfull “The Stations” from Horses And High Heels (Naive 2010) N —An excellent song written by Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan, sung magnificently by Ms. Faithfull.Buy it! |
9:46am | Tom Waits “Last Leaf” from Bad As Me (Anti- 2011) N —Keith Richards sings backing vocals, and he & Marc Ribot play guitar together. Lovely.Buy it! |
9:49am | Bob Dylan “The Love That Faded” from The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (Columbia 2011) N —Dylan does a great job finishing up this Hank Williams lyric.Buy it! |
9:51am | Kasey Chambers “Love Like a Hurricane” from Little Bird (Liberation 2010) N —A very nice duet with some guy named Kevin Bennett - I bet he's known in Australia.Buy it! |
9:55am | Rufus Wainwright “Who Are You New York?” from All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu (Universal 2010) —This song blows me away every time I hear it.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
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