7:01am

The Yardbirds “Over Under Sideways Down” from Roger The Engineer (Great American Music Company 1966) —The Jeff Beck Yardbirds album. My fave.Buy it!

7:07am

Magnolia Summer “Standing Still” from Levers and Pulleys (Undertow 2003) L —Still waiting for some new Magnolia Summer music, but the old stuff holds up well.Buy it!

7:14am

Paul Simon “How Can You Live in the Northeast?” from Surprise (Warner Brothers 2006) —I thought the Brian Eno-produced album was way better than it's given credit for. This song in particular ranks among his best.Buy it!

7:22am

The Vondrukes “Everything But Fine” from Runaway, Goodbye Love (self-released 2011) N L —"It's 30 degrees outside, just as cold where I'm sitting." Doesn't that sound good right now?Buy it!

7:33am

The Rolling Stones “Loving Cup (alternate)” from Exile On Main Street Expanded Edition (Rolling Stone Records 2011) —This alternate take is pretty cool, alt-country avant la lettre. But with more precision and swagger than that implies.Buy it!

7:43am

L'Orchestre Afrizam “Besala Mana Na Boya” from Sambi Noko Ya Libala, Vol. 1 (Ngoyargto 2011) —Ah, that sweet, sweet sounds of pop music from the Congo.Buy it!

7:53am

War “Don't Let No One Get You Down” from Why Can't We Be Friends (Rhino 1975) —As long as we're having a heat wave, we might as well relax in one of these lazy, loping grooves from the best summer band ever.Buy it!

8:08am

Bonnie Raitt “Ain't Gonna Let You Go” from Slipstream (Redwing 2012) N  —This is the track on her new record where Bonnie Raitt shows off those slide guitar skills. And, as always, she sings the heck out of it.Buy it!

8:19am

Fred Eaglesmith “Milly's Cafe” from Milly's Café (Lonesome Day www.lonesomeday.com 2006) —Eaglesmith can spin a Texas-styled yarn better than any other Canadian I know.Buy it!

8:31am

The Jans Project “Torn Between” from The Jans Project (Jans Project 2011) L —Playing tomorrow at A Taste of Springfield, up in Illinois. 5 pm. Chuck Prophet a couple hours later.Buy it!

8:40am

The Blood Oranges “Fire Escape” from Lone Green Valley (East Side Digital 1992) —One of the best bands from the early 90s.Buy it!

8:51am

Joan Osborne “Broken Wings” from Bring It On Home (Saguaro Road 2012) N  —A beautiful John Mayall song that Osborne completely owns.Buy it!

9:02am

Nathan James & the Rhythm Scratchers “Tri-Tar Shuffle Twist” from What You Make of It (Delta Groove 2012) N  —Cool instrumental that starts as a blues shuffle and ends up doing the Twist.Buy it!

9:07am

The Iguanas “Warm Sun” from If You Should Ever Fall On Hard Times (Yep Roc 2008) —It's funny to think of the warm sun as a happy metaphor.Buy it!

9:13am

Don Gibson “It Has To Be” from RCA Country Legends (Buddha 2001) —Don Gibson had huge country crossover hits back in the late 60s, and some of the ones that I didn't hear then are just as great. Like this one.Buy it!

9:21am

Bill Kirchen “High Snakes In Deep Water” from Have Love, Will Travel (Black Top 1996) —It's likely that when this record came out, I hadn't heard of Bill Kirchen yet. I certainly never saw this album until a couple weeks back.Buy it!

9:28am

Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson “Your Day Will Come” from Rattlin' Bones (SUGAR HILL www.sugarhillrecords.com 2008) —Speaking of great singers.Buy it!

9:36am

Steep Canyon Rangers “Nobody Knows You” (Rounder 2012) N  —You don't get enough any more of bluegrass bands coming up with a song this catchy.Buy it!

9:42am

Patti Smith “After the Gold Rush” from Banga (Columbia 2012) N  —Patti's take on the Neil Young song is ridiculously moving.Buy it!

9:51am

Leonard Cohen “Suzanne” from Live In London CD ALBUM (Columbia 2009) —I can't remember how I discovered this song when I was a teen (and decidedly not very hip), but I can't remember not knowing it, either.Buy it!