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1geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 25, 2013, 5:16 pm

This thread is where I intend to post all the music I have up in the clouds. Don't worry it's fewer than 1900 songs. I hope to post at the pace of ten songs a day, more or less. I have multiple copies of some songs, mostly for purposes of comparing and contrasting versions, sometimes because I like both versions equally, as in Dylan's original version of All Along the Watchtower, and Hendrix's equally wonderful, but stylistically different version of the same song. I prefer original recordings when I can get them, but have a few covers. It often just depends on knowledge, or lack thereof, preference, sometimes covers are simply better, and which version I grew up with.

This list will be by song, in alphabetical order with no bias. If I can find the song on YouTube, I will post it as a link, if not, and there will be plenty not on YouTube, most of which each of us will be able to call to mind, the title will not appear as a link.

This is a varied list. Lots of R&B, straight ahead rock, folk, country, blues, big band, "classic" rock (a misnomer if ever there was one), gospel, blue grass, just about every style of music popular between 1940 and 1980 with a few bleeds into the deep past and the shallow past.

I hope everyone here takes time to read, listen, and maybe reminisce about those exciting days and nights when we, yes, you and I, created a revolution that still moves today. Please feel free to comment, or not. Feel free to add your own favorites, as well. I do not intend this thread to be all about me. I hope to be the catalyst for a good time.

Okay, so here we go: 1 - 10

'Til I Fell in Love With You - Bob Dylan - Nice little bluesy number from Time Out of Mind, one of his later albums.

26 Miles (Santa Catalina) - The Four Preps - The fifties were such a wide open time, musically.

3/5 of a Mile in Ten Seconds - Jefferson Airplane - One of my private pleasures. The Airplane introduced me to something new and different.

40 Miles of Bad Road - Duane Eddy - My favorite by him.

409 - Beach Boys - Where were you the first time you heard Surfin' Safari? This was the B-side.

4th Time Around - Bob Dylan - Dylan was an acquired taste. but oh, my, what wonders for those who took the time to acquire that taste.

5 O'clock World - The Vogues - Some of you may know this as the theme song for the Drew Carey show. I know it from my year in Vietnam.

76 Trombones -From The Music Man - I told you this would be an eclectic collection. One of my favorite marches, and I like martial music, sets my blood to stirring.

96 Tears - ? and the Mysterions - An icon of the period between I Want to Hold Your Hand and Sgt. Pepper.

A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley - Not my favorite Presley. The bulk of his best work was behind him at this point. I think this is from King Creole, but I'm not sure.

Okay, that's the first ten. We've got a long way to go.

2geneg
tammikuu 28, 2012, 11:11 am

Now for 11 - 20:

A Change is Gonna Come - The Band - The Band is one of my favorite groups, and Moondog Matinee, an album of covers, is one of their best.

A Day Without Rain - Enya. Smooth and relaxing, new agey piano. I'm not a great lover of New Age, but I have a few.

A Dudele - Giora Feldman - Unfortunately YouTube does not have this one. It's Klezmer music, which I like a lot.

A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley - Sliding into that long goodbye, but still has traces of the vitality that bootstrapped rock and roll almost single-handedly.

A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan - I generally don't use live versions unless my track is the same live version, but this is pretty close to the original and since Bob doesn't generally allow straight record cuts of his music on the web I have to settle for what I can get.

A Haymisher Bulgar - The Klezmer Conservatory Band - Once again, YouTube does not have this one. More Klezmer music.

A Hundred Pounds of Clay - Gene McDaniels - Good dance music.

A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels - More good dance music. Got a good cha-cha beat.

A Song for All Seasons - Jefferson Airplane - The Airplane dabbles in country music. Not a bad effort.

A String of Pearls - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - I don't have nearly enough Big Band music.

Tomorrow ten more. I hope you found something interesting here.

3LisaCurcio
tammikuu 28, 2012, 1:21 pm

Gene--don't love all of it, but I sure love a lot of it. I might have to break down and get one of those computer music things so I can download this music and have it to listen to all of the time.

4geneg
tammikuu 28, 2012, 2:41 pm

I don't expect anyone will love it all. It's a rather eclectic collection, but as we proceed it will tend to balance itself out, I think.

5krolik
tammikuu 28, 2012, 4:12 pm

Am a lurker here, but the presence of the Airplane, in the context of the other selections, intrigues...

6geneg
tammikuu 28, 2012, 5:14 pm

Oh, it gets more interesting as we go along. Listing songs in alphabetical order makes for some strange bedfellows. I often wonder how I could possibly chop this up into play lists without losing the unexpected juxtapositional magic. It's the best randomizing system I've found.

Lurkers, btw, are more than welcome.

7Porius
tammikuu 28, 2012, 8:57 pm

Great stuff Gene.

8hailelib
tammikuu 29, 2012, 7:52 am

Lots of memories here.

9geneg
tammikuu 29, 2012, 8:00 am

Porius!! Glad to see you here. I expect this to get more interesting as we continue. Twenty random songs isn't much to judge the overall project by.

hailelib - I hope their will many more for you in the upcoming days and weeks.

10theaelizabet
tammikuu 29, 2012, 8:52 am

Here. Wouldn't miss this, Gene.

11geneg
Muokkaaja: tammikuu 29, 2012, 11:20 am

theaelizabet, glad to have you on board.

Here we go with 21 - 30:

A Teenager in Love. - Dion & The Belmonts - I think this was their first hit.

A Trumpeter's Lullaby - Leroy Anderson - Most if not all of the "classical" music in this list will be listed with the composer's name, rather than the performer. Leroy Anderson is one of my top two 20th century American composers and as we go along I hope you understand why. He put the Pop in the Pops.

A Worried Man - The Kingston Trio - without whom there would probably have not been a Bob Dylan, at least not across the arc he traveled. One of my favorite groups.

A-B-C Boogie - Bill Haley & His Comets - This is the group that taught me the white boy blues, mostly by covering black artists, but these guys, for a lot of us, taught us how to rock n roll. They do not get the respect they deserve in this country. This was from 1954 when Elvis had yet to be heard from. These guys were doin' it.

Abraham, Martin, and John - Dion - Yes, of the aforementioned Belmonts. This is the best I could find on YouTube, I guess the original record, which is what I have, is under rentier control.

Absolutely Sweet Marie - Bob Dylan - Another song controlled by the rentier class. What a short sighted policy. Oh, well.

Accentuate the Positive - Bing Crosby - Some fun forties jazz.

Advent Sunday Vespers - Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration - I can't find my version of this and the ones I can find are not as good. I doubt this is rent controlled, just not available.

African Hillbilly - Blueground Undergrass - Boy I'm sorry I can't find a copy of this for you all to listen to. It's a nice little laid back amalgam of country, and bluegrass, tinged with elements of rock. Great stuff. I guess it's too obscure.

After the Gold Rush - Neil Young - One of the very few songs by Neil Young that I like. Most of them are from the Crazy Horse days. I think with this one it's the SciFi theme that attracts me. That and the E-flat horn.

12geneg
Muokkaaja: tammikuu 30, 2012, 12:55 pm

Now, then, 31 - 40:

After Ventus (The Wind from Africa) - Enya - While new age stuff is not a genre I care for much I have a few things in this genre, mostly from my wife and kids.

After You've Gone - Louis Armstrong - I don't have enough Satch. This is a vocal version. I have an instrumental version as well.

Against the Wind - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Another group I don't have enough of. I did see them in concert once. They were fantastic.

Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - It's amazing what one can like.

Ain't Got No Home - The Band - This is a cover of an old Clarence Frogman Henry song. I'm partial to the Band in pretty much all they do. This is from the same album of covers as A Change is Gonna Come.

Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong - Another one from my one CD of Armstrong's work.

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens - Asleep At the Wheel - My favorite modern Western Swing bands. I've seen them perform several times. This is from their album Collision Course. I went with this version because of the video. This is a cover of an old Louis Jordan classic.

Alabama Song - Ute Lemper - I'm a fan of Kurt Weill. This is from Mahogony. Wait until we get to the entire Threepenny Opera. The Doors got nothin' on this.

Alborada del Gracioso - Maurice Ravel - A gorgeous piece.

Aldebaran - Enya - Please forgive the advertisement. I was unable to find a version without one. It's easy enough to skip. More Enya. Back where we started.

Remember, this is my entire collection, so there is going to be all kinds of stuff here. Ten more tomorrow.

13LisaCurcio
tammikuu 30, 2012, 1:23 pm

Gene,

Appreciate the memories and the chance to hear things I have not heard before. This is an incredible amount of work, I know.

Lisa

14geneg
tammikuu 30, 2012, 1:31 pm

Oh, it's not so bad so far. I might run out of steam at some point in which case it will become an incredible amount of work, but so far I have my resources arranged in such a way that it really isn't.

15geneg
tammikuu 31, 2012, 4:47 pm

We're moving right along 41 - 50:

Alexander's Ragtime Band - Al Jolson and Bing Crosby - I'm surprised YouTube had the exact version that I have.

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix - Bob dylan once said that this was the best version of this song he'd ever heard.

All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan - There is no good recording of this as it appears on John Wesley Harding on YouTube. Another song controlled by the rentiers.

All For the Love of a Girl - Johnny Horton - This was the b side of Battle of New Orleans. I liked this song much better.

All I've Got to Do - Beatles - There was a time when just about everyone on the planet between age 10 and 30 could sing along to this.

All La Glory - The Band - From their album Stagefright.

All My Loving - Beatles - Another off their first American album. Beatlemania!

All My Trials - Joan Baez - Early Joan. What a clear, bell like voice she had.

All or Nothing at All - Frank Sinatra w/ Harry James - I don't generally like Sinatra because of his personality and being so full of himself, but this was before he got such a big head, when he could really sing.

All Shook Up - Elvis Presley - The King. What else do you need to know?

Okay, that's it for today.

16theaelizabet
tammikuu 31, 2012, 5:25 pm

>12 geneg:, I'd still have to go with the Louis Jordan version of Ain't Nobody Here... Did you ever see Five Guys Named Moe, Gene? Much fun. All Jordan songs.

I'd have to agree with Bob's assessment of All Along the Watchtower and yes, I could sing along with All I've Got to Do. But then couldn't we sing along with all of the Beatle songs?

Having fun, Gene.

17LisaCurcio
tammikuu 31, 2012, 8:20 pm

Gene, I know how you feel about Sinatra, but really he was at his best somewhat later. Hope you have a few more of his. Despite his faults, he was a great singer.

18geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 1, 2012, 3:12 pm

Lisa, I would be surprised if I have any more Sinatra. He wasn't my style for many years, then, when I came to appreciate his style I disliked him as a human being so much it didn't make it worthwhile to me to acquire any of his music. To quote the Newtster quoting Rhett Butler, Frankly, I have no idea how I came to have the song listed above. Actually, I think I have it more for the Harry James Orchestra, who I had a family relation play trombone for during this period, than anything else.

51 - 60:

Alleluia, beatus vir qui suffert - Chant - I have no idea who did this chant, but I find chant very soothing.

Allentown - Billy Joel - I'm not really a big Billy Joel fan, but my wife is and some of his stuff has wound up in my library. This song has some resonance with today.

Allies on the March - Richard Rodgers - A nice sprightly orchestral march from the original WWII documentary Victory at Sea. I love this music and before this is over I think you will hear most of it.

Along About Daybreak - Bill Monroe - This is obviously NOT Bill Monroe, but it is a serviceable rendering of this old bluegrass standard. I was fortunate enough to see Bill Monroe in Dallas in one of his last concerts. A group of high school kids who went by the name of The Dixie Chicks opened for him. As we go along on this adventure you will find that if it's any form of white boy blues, I like it.

Amazing Grace - Elvis Presley - This is the only version of this song I like. This song makes me wish bagpipes had never been invented, or had been left in the blue mud pits of 2,000 years ago. I like this because it reminds me of the way it was sung for a hundred years in tiny clapboard churches all over the South.

An American in Paris - George Gershwin - This just screams American optimism about the future. One of the great symphonic jazz pieces of the 20th century.

American Pie - Don McLean - A tribute to the music of my generation. One of the great commentaries on popular music.

Amphetamine Annie - Canned Heat - Speed kills. I was a major fan of the San Francisco rock movement of the late sixties.

An American Hymn - Cafe Noir - Not on YouTube, but let me suggest to you that you hie yourself down to the nearest music store and, if possible acquire a copy of Cafe Noir's album Window to the Sea. It's all in my list, but I doubt YouTube will have a single track. Great jazz with a classical twist. Slightly reminiscent of the jazz scene in Berlin before the Nazis.

And I Wonder (Opening credits) - Cast of Cinderella - This is the x-rated Cinderella from the seventies. A bawdy musical telling of the tale. I was so in love with the music that I created, then recorded my own sound track. The music and lyrics are very well done and deserve a better fate than to be attached to this movie.

Okay, some more tomorrow.

Theaelizabet, I'm having fun, too.

19theaelizabet
helmikuu 1, 2012, 6:43 pm

Before today, I think that the only version of An American in Paris I'd heard was from the 50s movie. What a difference!

My husband has always been a Billy Joel fan. I like well him enough way-back-when, but to listen to his music now it sort of bores me.

American Pie is a classic. My teenage daughter learned it at an academic summer camp a few years back and she (and apparently all of the other kids) loved it. It's part of the camp "canon" played at dances. It's one of the few songs she'll sing to if it comes on the radio.

I'm with ya on Amazing Grace.

20staffordcastle
helmikuu 1, 2012, 7:41 pm

Funny thing, Don McLean has been running in my head a lot lately. American Pie, By The Waters of Babylon, Starry Starry Night ...

21geneg
helmikuu 1, 2012, 8:04 pm

I have By the Rivers of Babylon by the Melodians. It will come up in a while. My favorite reggae song. It's from a Psalm, but I don't know which one.

22geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 2, 2012, 9:40 pm

61 - 70:

Anglia, Planctus Itera - Gothic Voices - As it says, gothic voices. Very light and airy. Music from the 11th century or so. No YouTube.

Anna - Arthur Alexander - This is the original. I prefer this version, but this is one where versions can be compared and contrasted.

Anna (Go to Him) - Beatles - The greatest little cover band in the world.

Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 7) - Jimmie Rodgers - The father of the white boy blues. Lots more of him to come.

Anywhere Is - Enya - Nice, smooth, new agey. Not my style, but a testament to the fact that anyone can get used to most anything.

Apache - Jorgen Ingmann - Not the original, but the one I grew up with. A great guitar instrumental.

Appalachian Stomp - Alison Krause - I can't believe this isn't on YouTube, but it's not. A nice contemporary bluegrass sound. Is this what they call new grass?

Arbitration - The Great Society - Darby Slick's band. Another one of those SF bands of the mid 60's. I have pretty much everything on this album.

Are You Lonesome, Tonight - Elvis Presley - One of the best slow dance songs ever recorded.

Arkansas Traveler - Clarence White - Well, we end the way we started with no YouTube for this one. It's a solo guitar instrumental.

More tomorrow, beginning with one of my favorite big band tunes.

23LisaCurcio
helmikuu 2, 2012, 8:39 pm

aaah, Elvis. I think there might never have been anyone so great as he.

Gene, we have had playing here for quite a while "Million Dollar Quartet". It is great fun to see. I then ordered the CD of the recordings recovered and found out that the play is quite stylized. No matter. Really wonderful music in both the stage setting and in the CD.

24geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 3, 2012, 4:25 pm

71 - 80:

At Last - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - This is a very nice version of this song. Etta James had a big hit with this, as well. I really like this kind of music. As they would have said on American Bandstand, "I give it a 95. Good dance tune."

Athair ar Neamh - Enya - Well, as I put this list together I am finding that I have a lot more Enya than I thought. Maybe 'A' is a popular vowel for the beginning of words in Celtic, or whatever this is supposed to be. I hope so.

Atlanta Bounce - Piano Red - Piano Red was an old time piano player here in Atlanta in the 40's and 50's. When I saw him e was reduced to playing piano for the lunch crowd in Underground Atlanta. Too bad this on'es not on YouTube.

Attics of My Life - Grateful Dead - Nice harmonies. I believe this album was the pinnacle of the Grateful Dead. My connection is having a hard time with this. I hope yours is better.

Ave Mundi Spaes Maria - Benedictine Monks - More chant. I don't know why YouTube doesn't carry this.

Away Out On the Mountain - Jimmie Rodgers - The Singing Brakeman from Meridien, Mississippi. Get used to it. When we get to the 'B's were going to have a string of Blue Yodels.

Baby, You've Got What It Takes - Brook Benton & Dinah Washington - One of the great duets of all time. Brook Benton had such a mellifluous voice. Al Green got nothin' on him.

Baby Let Me Bang Your Box - Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts - One of the great party bands of the early sixties in the eastern part of the Mid-Atlantic states. Their music would not exist but for the double entendre, as is evidenced by their name.

Back in the Saddle Again - Gene Autry - This one is from my distant youth. I think I'll have a couple more of Gene's best as we go along. Roy Rodgers ain't got nothin' on this.

Backdoor Man - The Doors - With apologies to Muddy, this is my preferred version. Jim Morrison just sounds so virile and vital. What a great group. The men don't know, but the little girls ...

Well, another list of ten down. In a couple of days we'll have hit the first hundred. Looooooong way to go.

I hope you all find something in here to like.

25LisaCurcio
helmikuu 3, 2012, 4:21 pm

I cannot think of "At Last" without hearing Etta James' voice.

26geneg
helmikuu 4, 2012, 7:43 pm

Its been a strange day, and I'm a little late but here we go. 81 - 90:

Bad Company - Bad Company - What a great song by one of those groups that when you hear a long familiar song you say to yourself, "I didn't know that was Bad Company".

Ball and Chain- Big Brother and the Holding Company - I saw this group perform touring behind Cheap Thrills two days after I returned from Vietnam. I had no idea.

Ballad of a Thin Man - Bob Dylan - No video, or at least not any that I'm going to link to. What a shame.

Ballin' the Jack - Kid Ory - Another old, old dance song.

Banana Boat Song - The Fontane Sisters - This is a cover of the famous Tarriers song by the same name. I prefer this and the Tarriers versions to Harry Belafonte's abomination named Day-o.

Band of Gold - Don Cherry - Popular music poised at the precipice of revolution.

Banks of the Ohio - Joan Baez - White boy blues interpreted by a young, fairly upscale Hispanic chic.

Barbara Allen - Joan Baez - Another old timey folk tune. It used to be you could find damn near anything os YouTube. Not so much now that Google owns it.

Battle Hymn of the Republic - Julia Ward Howe - lyrics set to a popular song of the day, John Brown's Body.

Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton - His first story song. I liked the b-side of this record a lot more.

Okay. That's it for today. Tomorrow we'll complete our first hundred.

27theaelizabet
helmikuu 4, 2012, 8:19 pm

Gene, re: Big Brother, did you see Janis, too?

28geneg
helmikuu 4, 2012, 8:35 pm

Oh, I not only saw her, I spent the entire concert about five feet away sitting on a gym floor, but the next day I met and talked with her for a few minutes. Of course being just back from Vietnam, I had no clue who any of these people were. Jeff Beck was the opening act.

29theaelizabet
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 4, 2012, 8:40 pm

Gene, of all of the things you've ever posted/written, well, this one takes my breath away. Wow. What an awesome memory.

30geneg
helmikuu 5, 2012, 5:00 pm

91 -100:

Be Prepared - Tom Lehrer - A little levity on the piano. I always thought Tom Lehrer was pretty funny.

Be Bop Baby - Ricky Nelson - Back in 1958, when I listened to the 50,000 watt clear channel station WAPE (The Big Ape) there was always a competition between Ricky Nelson and Elvis for the number one slot on the charts. The two of them traded it off with a parade of others getting it from time to time. Ricky was a pretty good rocker.

Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - This is a really terrible recording, but it's the best I could find. There are a half dozen versions of this, many of them better.

Beatnik Fly - Johnny and the Hurricanes - This is an old folk tune done up as rock by one of my favorite instrumental bands.

Beautiful Isle of Somewhere - Imperials - I have absolutely no idea where this came from or how I got it, but I did. No YouTube.

Beep Beep - The Playmates - A little novelty song from the fifties.

Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - One of the best songs to come out of the thirties.

Bei Mir Bist du Shon - The Andrews Sisters - Another great song from the thirties.

Belated Forgiveness Plea - Donovan - I liked Donovan a whole lot, especially his folk sound. He had some good electric music, too.

Belle of the Ball - Leroy Anderson - I probably have fifteen songs by Leroy Anderson. As I said, I think he's my favorite pops composer.

Well, thaqt's the first hundred, only 17 (hundred) more to go.

31geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 7, 2012, 12:40 pm

Well, I guess I missed yesterday's list. So here are 101 - 110:

Beneath the Southern Cross - Richard Rodgers - Another from his fabulous score for the teevee series Victory at Sea. This tune was used for the song No aOther Love Have I. I have it by Perry Como coming up later.

Berceuse (l'oiseau de feu) - Igor Stravinsky - Music from The Firebird.

Betty and Dupree - Chuck Willis - The music rentiers are a colossal pain the backside. I can't believe the music for a guy who's been dead forty years is not freely available. What BS. Anyway, this cover will give you an idea of the song. Willis' version is a little more spare.

Beyond the Blue Horizon - Ray Conniff Orchestra - A nice little jazz piece. It was popular on the ship going to Guam, otherwise I would probably have never heard it.

Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean - at the bottom of that pit lies a big, big, pile of sausage.

Big Big Love - K. D. Lang - My favorite female country singer. I saw her and The Reclines in concert once. She really put on a great show.

Big Boned Gal - K. D. Lang - At least YouTube has this one.

Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed - Great blues song from one of the great blues singers. This one managed to slip into the white boy rock consciousness before blues were cool.

Big Man - The Four Preps - one of the better pre-rock pop groups of the fifties. They managed to survive longer than most by singing interesting, up beat songs.

Big Rock Candy Mountain - Burl Ives - I really like Ives' voice. He traveled with Woody Guthrie and that crowd for a while in the thirties/forties. Then he became Big Daddy.

32LisaCurcio
helmikuu 7, 2012, 3:25 pm

A string of greats from 91 through 110.

33geneg
helmikuu 7, 2012, 4:31 pm

I'm glad you are enjoying them. I kind of think everything on here is great, but I know some things are not to everyone's taste.

34LisaCurcio
helmikuu 7, 2012, 8:26 pm

Gene, I know you think it is all great. I really like that you are doing this; I might find something that I did not know that I decide is great. But you are creating a list of music that NPR should consider as the basis for a book!

35geneg
helmikuu 8, 2012, 12:24 pm

It certainly seems to span a lot of years and genres, doesn't it? One of the interesting things about this project is that by the time I'm done I'll have a real handle on my musical tastes. I really thought there was more pure rock n roll here, but it's just one of many genres that are fairly well represented.

36geneg
helmikuu 8, 2012, 12:55 pm

111 - 120:

We'll start where we left off:

Big Rock Candy Mountain - Pete Seeger - Another take on BRCM. Personally, I like Burl Ives better on this, but I like Pete's banjo here.

Big Shot - Billy Joel - More Billy Joel. For someone who doesn't care all that much for Billy Joel I suspect I have a lot of his hits.

Bilbao - Ute Lemper - I discovered this song while searching for That Old Bilbao Moon and discovered I like it a lot. More from the pen of Weill and Brecht. As we go along you'll find I am a big fan ot Kurt Weill.

Bill Bailey - Canadian Brass - A nice Dixieland rendition of this old standard. Too bad YouTube doesn't have it.

Bimbo - Faron Young - I remember this from one of my increasingly rare stays in W.Va. with my father's parents while dad was on a cruise to the Med.

Bimbombey - Jimmie Rodgers - This is the fifties folk/pop singer, not the father of the White Boy Blues, but in its way this is a great song, too.

Bird Dog - Everley Brothers - One of a string of hits of the late fifties and early sixties by this group.

Birmingham Jail - Darby and Tarlton - More White Boy Blues. Good slide guitar. An old country standard.

Birth of the Boogie - Bill Haley and His Comets - Some real rock n roll. It sure seems a long time since the last Bill Haley song.

Black and Blue - Louis Armstrong - More New Orleans Jazz with the Satch. This time covering an old tune by Fats Waller.

Well, that's ten. Time to put it up until tomorrow.

37geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 9, 2012, 5:18 pm

121 - 130:

Black Bottom Stomp - Canadian Brass - I could not find my version of this on YouTube, but I thought Jelly Roll Morton might do to at least familiarize you with the piece. Hot jazz.

Black Coffee K. D. Lang - Blues with a country twist. Did I tell you how much I like K. D. Lang?

Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots - The Cheers - Bet ya never thought you would here this song again. It's the ballad of the terror of Highway 101.

Black Jack David - Cliff Carlisle - More white boy blues from the twenties or thirties. Great slide guitar.

Black Peter - Grateful Dead - I have the studio version from Workingman's Dead, but apparently YouTube does not. I thought this live version was pretty good.

Blessed Assurance - Billy Graham - Mine isn't Billy Graham, it's a choir. I found this on YouTube. One of my favorite hymns.

Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan - Once again mine is from the Freewheelin' album. This must be an alternate take, but it will do.

Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt - This is what's useful about this project. I did not realize the only version of this truly wonderful Roy Orbison song is by Linda Ronstadt. I like her version just fine, too.

Blue Days Black Nights - Bob Luman - Honky tonk music of the first water.

Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain - Hank Locklin - More really great honky tonk music. This was a favorite at the Dew Drop Inn. I love Hank Locklin and we'll see some more before this is over.

Okay, another day another dollar. See ya tomorrow. I hope you find something here you'll like.

38KarenRice
helmikuu 9, 2012, 5:27 pm

RE: Elvis's Now and Then There's a Fool Such as I--A pretty early recording, 1960 or 1961. Pretty far from 'the long good bye'. I like your list though.

39hailelib
helmikuu 9, 2012, 7:38 pm

Always did like Blowin' in the Wind.

we're still listening.

40geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 10, 2012, 4:21 pm

Luciana, musical taste is radically subjective. I understand and appreciate the thought that Elvis didn't deteriorate, but got better as he went along, and I can also appreciate the thought that his deterioration started later than the early sixties. But to me he started to decline in strength with King Creole. In the mid-fifties when he hit the scene he was a wild, spirited country boy exploring the limits of R & B, turning it into a form of rock. His music was raw, inspired, and on fire. By the time King Creole came out he was less spontaneous, more calculating in his professionalism, less willing to take chances. The reason I call this the long goodbye is that it wasn't really noticeable until later in the sixties, but, as I say, I trace it to King Creole as the beginning of this long goodbye. Here's an example: listen to Treat Me Nice, then listen to Little Sister and tell me which is more commercial in nature. It's not just Elvis I feel this way about, but just about every singer whose career had long legs. It goes for Dylan, the Airplane, The Dead, just about anyone you can name. Although not all achieve full blown self parody the way Elvis did with In the Ghetto. Elvis was never meant to be relevant, he was meant to be revolutionary.

End of radically subjective rant.

That said I'm glad you are enjoying the list. There will be more Elvis to come.

Now, how about some more music?

131 -140:

Blue Goose - Duke Ellington - a nice piece of jazz. I like this kind of band music a whole bunch.

Blue Grass Ramble - Bill Monroe - Blue grass is the glue that holds me together. I don't know about the accompanying cartoon, but it was the only Bill Monroe version of this I could find.

Blue Grass Stomp - Bill Monroe - Another great bluegrass tune. People like Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers just called this music.

Blue Horizon - Sidney Bechet - A nice bluesy instrumental. Bechet was the master of the clarinet.

Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe - Another standard.

Blue Sunday - The Doors - One of the best groups of any era. Jim Morrison died just in time.

Blue Tail Fly - Leadbelly - One of Burl Ives' old running mates. This is a capella.

Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo - Bill Black played bass for Elvis in the early days. Blue Tango is one of my all time favorite songs and I actually like this version.

Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson - But I like this version much better. Mine is from a cleaned up CD, but this is such a great piece of music I just had to share it with you twice.

Blue Yodel # 6 - Jimmie Rodgers - I could not find Jimmie doing this song on YouTube but I found this from Wanda Jackson. It's pretty representative of the song as Jimmie sang it. More from the father of the white boy blues.

Well, boys and girls, that's it for another day.

41LisaCurcio
helmikuu 10, 2012, 8:27 pm

A lovely day it was, Gene. Thanks.

42geneg
helmikuu 11, 2012, 6:30 pm

We'll start today with a short string of blue yodels from the master.

Here we are 141 - 150

Blue Yodel No. 1 - That Thelma.

Blue Yodel No. 8 - Jimmie Rodgers - Good mornin' captain ...

Blue Yodel No. 5 - Jimmie Rodgers - No black headed mama can make a fool outta me.

Bluegrass Breakdown - Bill Monroe - The white boy blues couldn't git no thicker.

Blues for the Muse - The Incredible String Band - A different take on the blues. This is one of two I have by these guys. They are an acquired taste, and I should have more.

Blues from an Airplane - Jefferson Airplane - Track 1 of their very first album, Takes Off. I heard this album once sometime in summer/fall of 1965, I think, (or was it '66) and never looked back.

Blues in the Night - Dinah Shore - Great '30's blues tune from Tin Pan Alley. My Mama done told me ...

Blues in the Night - Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford - Same song as above, but a duet between the songwriter and one of my favorite forties singers. I prefer this arrangement to the Dinah Shore, but Dinah sounds so good on this song.

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - One of my favorite rockers of all time, but then I'm partial to his sound. Reminds me a lot of Johnny Otis and the Hand Jive and Dee Clark's Hey Little Girl, both of which you'll hear at the proper time. Just another blues tune.

Boadicaea - Enya - About as far from the blues as one can get. Another New Age tune. I know, you're thinking will I ever run out of Enya (I know I am) but unfortunately the answer is probably not. Oh, well, this is a trip through the entire collection so honesty compels me to play the good and the not so good..

Same time, same place, more or less, tomorrow.

43theaelizabet
helmikuu 11, 2012, 6:33 pm

Don't know if I've mentioned it, but I share your love of bluegrass.

44geneg
helmikuu 11, 2012, 6:40 pm

We should have plenty of bluegrass as we go along, most of it Bill Monroe, but a few others as well. If I could listen to only one genre from now until I leave this sainted orb it would be bluegrass. Sets your feet to movin'. And that high lonesome is just about the best singing style there is.

Reminds me, if any of you run into Anna-in-pdx invite her along. She's a big bluegrass fan, too. Us old folk can put up with a youngin now and again. That is if the youngins can tolerate us.

45theaelizabet
helmikuu 11, 2012, 6:51 pm

You know, I meant to point Anna in this direction. Of to do so now...

46littleshell
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 13, 2012, 10:05 am

Seems ironic that two blondes should do iconic versions of Blues in the Night. I don't even need to click on the link to hear Dinah's voice, and I'm sure I heard Jo sing it when Philly still had a decent "Oldies" station -- it's still hard for me to call 50's and 60's "Oldies" music, instead. I'm still in denial that *I'm* in that category, as well.

As for Enya, we all have our guilty pleasures--you're strong enough to admit to yours. With the range you listen to, sometimes you just need a palate cleanser!

Edited for spelling and to add that I may have misremembered Jo Stafford as a blonde, but I think my generalization stands...

47anna_in_pdx
helmikuu 11, 2012, 8:28 pm

Hi gene! Lots of great stuff here. Thanks for thinking of me.

48geneg
helmikuu 12, 2012, 4:08 pm

Wouldn't have it any other way, Anna.

151 - 160:

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - Bob Dylan - No decent versions of this on YouTube. One of several dreams by Bob.

Bob Dylan's Blues - Bob Dylan - This is a cover, but it will do the song some justice.

Bob Dylan's Dream - Finally! I think this is an alternate take, but what a great song. I wish, I wish, I wish in vain ...

Bolero Maurice Ravel - This was originally conceived as music for the dance.

Bonanza - Western Theme - Yup. The theme song from Bonanza.

Bonaparte's Retreat - Kay Starr - One of my favorites from the era immediately prior to rock n roll, real early fifties. This was originally done as a country tune in the forties.

Pinetop's Boogie-Woogie - Pinetop Perkins - The boogie-woogie on a piano. I don't know, but this might be the original.

Boogie-Woogie - The Dorsey Brothers - This is the more famous version. As I recall this version had something of a comeback in the late fifties.

Book of Days - Enya - What can I say?

Book of Love - Monotones - A nice little doo wop effort.

Back here tomorrow. See ya then.

49anna_in_pdx
helmikuu 12, 2012, 5:45 pm

You know, I recently heard a Martin Carthy tune, an old folk song called, i think, "Lord Franklin' s Dream" which had the same tune as Dylan' s, but of course totally diffrernt lyrics. I love that song. Dylan is great at evoking nostalgia while mocking it at the same time.

50anna_in_pdx
helmikuu 12, 2012, 5:46 pm

Also Bonaparte's Retreat is a GREAT fiddle tune!

51PhaedraB
helmikuu 13, 2012, 11:00 am

48> Is it the Bonanza with lyrics?

52hailelib
helmikuu 13, 2012, 11:59 am

I haven't heard Book of Love in forever.

53LisaCurcio
helmikuu 13, 2012, 8:09 pm

Pinetop's version beats Dorsey's with a stick! And I do love Dorsey.

54theaelizabet
helmikuu 13, 2012, 8:30 pm

Yeah, that Pinetop version rules. May have to get that one off iTunes.

55geneg
helmikuu 14, 2012, 4:37 pm

Well, I lied. It's not tomorrow, but the day after.

161 -170:

Boots of Spanish Leather - Joan Baez - Nice country-folk version of this song.

Boots of Spanish Leather - Seldom Scene - I like this version better because of the prominent banjo. It sounds a little folkier than bluegrassy, but to my mind it's better than the Baez. For whatever reason, I've never had the urge to own this by Dylan. Go figure.

Born on the Bayou - Creedence Clearwater Revival - This is when I learned about hoodoo's and chooglin'. One of their best songs. How so much could be done with such a simple sound is beyond me.

Born to be Burned - The Great Society - More from Grace Slicks first band. I really liked The Great Society. They helped create that San Francisco sound that the Airplane made so popular.

Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf - This band gets little attention beyond this and Magic Carpet Ride, but they were a pretty accomplished blues band.

Born to Lose - Ted Daffan - I like this version of this song, but of course the verion non pareil is the one by Ray Charles. I don't know why I don't have his version. I'll have to look into it. I have at least three CDs with Charles' version.

Born too Late - Poni Tails - This is a great representative of one style of pop/rock. That insistent piano made for a good grind.

Box of Rain - Grateful Dead - In my opinion, and as I've said, taste is subjective, this is the best Grateful Dead song from their best album.

Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page - Google cloud has this as The Brand New Tennessee Waltz, thus its place at this poin in the list. But that's an entirely different song. This is a song from my deep childhood. I find that most of the songs from this era are still my favorites.

Braveheart Theme - Various Artists - This sounds a lot like Enya and I wouldn't be surprised if that's who it is. I have no idea how this got into my cloud, but it did. Not bad, either. A good use of the pipes beyond that horrid piper song they play at cop funerals.

Well, that's ten more. Tomorrow we'll begin with one from one Edith Giovanna Gassion, one of my absolute favorites.

56staffordcastle
helmikuu 14, 2012, 5:25 pm

The Braveheart theme is sung by Clannad; Enya was part of that group at the start of her career.

57geneg
helmikuu 15, 2012, 11:30 am

That must be how I got it, through the Enya connection. I fuss about Enya's stuff, but most of it is very interesting, moving between soothing and stirring.

58staffordcastle
helmikuu 15, 2012, 1:25 pm

I like it; it's sort of at the edge of my likes and dislikes, could easily go the other way, but many of her songs are really good.

59geneg
helmikuu 15, 2012, 2:05 pm

Well, here I am so let's get started;

171 - 180:

Bravo Pour Le Clown - Edith Piaf - I have an entire cd of hits from this French Song Bird. Each and every one of them are great, great, great. All the French I know I've learned from these.

Brazil - Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby - One of the best duets I can recall. I love this song. What is it? a Samba? Whatever its great.

Brazil - Django Reinhardt - Same song as above, but with the jazz guitar. Both versions have their strong points, mostly complimentary.

Brei Yvane (Dancing Song) - Les Mystere de Bulgares - Bulgarian Folk Music.

Bright Lights Big City - Jimmie Reed - Big blues tune from one of the masters.

Bring it to Jerome - Bo Diddley - another great blues tune.

Bring it on Home to Me - Sam Cooke - of all the Sam Cooke I've heard, and believe me I've heard a lot of them, this is far and away the best. A real blues tune.

Bringing Me Down - Jefferson Airplane - More from the early Airplane. Oh what a different time that was. The air was so bright with possibilities floating on the soft breezes. What happened? Where did it go?

Bristol Stomp - Dovells - The kids in Bristol are sharp as a thistle when they do the Bristol Stomp ...

Brokedown Palace - Grateful Dead - More from their very best album ever.

Well, that's it for today. Tomorrow we'll start with one of my favorite rockish pop tunes.

60geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 16, 2012, 8:21 pm

Okay, let's see. Where were we? (Try typing that five times real fast).

181 - 190:

Broken-Hearted Melody - Sarah Vaughn - What a wonderful song. Very poppy in a time when I was losing patience with pop.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby - a good, topical song for today.

Brown's Ferry Blues - Delmore Brothers - More of that good ole white boy blues.

Buffalo Gals - Woody Guthrie - This song has many versions, but this one features Woody so I take it. More white boy blues.

Buglar's Holiday - Leroy Anderson - Another of the 20th centuries greatest (IMHO) American composer.

Bulgar a la Naftali - Klezmer Conservatory Band - This is the same song, but not as done by a klezmer band. I just include it here to give you an idea, although the idea is quite weak considering this is not a klezmer outfit. I really with YouTube had more klezmer music.

Burn That Candle - Bill Haley and His Comets - I swear when I hear Bill Haley I hear the closest thing there is to pure rock n roll. Why doesn't this group get more love?

Busy Being Blue - K. D. Lang - YouTube doesn't have this one. More KDL.

But Not for Me - John Coltrane - Trane! What can I say?

Butterfly - Charlie Gracie - One of my favorite songs from this era. Of course I was too young to get all the allusions, but it was a catchy tune with well done, imaginative lyrics, and a hot piano.

Well, that's it. I hope someone found an interesting, or at least fun song to listen to in this. I always thought I had a rather eclectic taste in music, but I didn't realize it was quite this heterodox. And it gets more interesting as we go on. There should be many more wonders before we're done.

61geneg
helmikuu 19, 2012, 6:12 pm

Well, after a couple of days off, let's do some more.

191 - 200:

Buttgammon - Cinderella - Another track from the movie Cinderella. This is a homemade cut, so no YouTube.

By the Rivers of Babylon - Boney M - My favorite and probably only reggae piece. I like the biblical theme.

Bye Bye Baby - Big Brother and the Holding Company - One of their early tunes. Can't get enough early Janis.

Bye Bye Blackbird - The Mills Brothers - There is a video of this on YouTube but it's not very good.

Bye Bye Blues - Les Paul & Mary Ford - Another great song from the forties/fifties. I think this might have been their theme song.

C'est L'amour - Edith Piaf - Another beautiful song. Sometimes understanding just gets in the way of the music.

Cab Driver - Mills Brothers - Another great song by one of my favorite vocal groups of the forties and fifties.

Caledonian Mission - The Band - From their first album, Music from Big Pink. Everything I have by this group is a real american musical treasure. They only got better as the years went on.

California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas - This song had a tremendous impact on the direction taken by my musical taste.

California Here I come - Al Jolson - When I went to Guam and when I came back every time the ship made harbor we were regaled with this tune from the local Navy Band. As a result it is forever ingrained in my soul. I like the twenties sound of this Jolson version.

Okay, another ten. Tomorrow, or whenever, we begin the third hundred.

62marell
helmikuu 20, 2012, 12:38 pm

California Dreamin' was played on the radio so much and for so long when I was high school in Southern California that it got so I couldn't stand that song for a long time. But I sure did love that group. They were something, weren't they.

And Bye Bye Blackbird -- a great song by great singers.

63geneg
helmikuu 21, 2012, 4:58 pm

201 - 210:

Can the Circle Be Unbroken - Carter Family - The original. Good mountain music from western Virgina.

Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith - One of the very best groups to come out of the sixties. One album.

Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley - One of his better slow songs. Lots of good cuddle time down the road with this one.

Can't Wait - Bob Dylan - I like pretty much everything on this album, Time Out of Mind.

Can't You Hear Me Calling - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - More white boy blues. Listen to that Mandoline.

Can-Can - Jacques Offenbach - more great classical music. This one you can dance to.

Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter - Eddit Heywood on the piano. I really loved this tune. It really establishes the sunset mood.

Candy Kisses - Hank Locklin - Oh, I love me some Hank Locklin. No solid country juke box can be without this song.

Candyman - Roy Orbison - One of my favorite hit makers of the early sixties. I've got quite a few of his songs. This is a live recording but pretty faithful to the original vinyl, so I'll use it.

Candyman - Grateful Dead - Another, completely different candyman. Both are great songs. This is from the Dead's best studio album, ever.

I'll try to do another ten tomorrow. Hope there is something here you like.

64geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 23, 2012, 5:31 pm

211 - 220:

Canticle of Mary - Benedictine Sisters - Some early religious music. Very nice.

Captain Jack - Billy Joel - Saturday night and you're still hanging around ...

Caravan - Duke Ellington - Good jazz standard. Should be in everyone's collection.

Caravansary - Kitaro - I have both albums of music from the PBS documentary Silk Road. This is new age that I like.

Caribbean Blue - Enya - Do I sense that all of Enya's music sounds alike? Indistinguishable from the other Enya songs in this list.

Carol - Rolling Stones - Actually mine is from Ya-Ya's so this isn't mine but you get the drift. This is originally a Chu Berry tune. The Stones are the only band I've ever heard play his stuff better than he does.

Casado - Perambulo and Sardana - Andres Segovia - From the master of the Spanish guitar.

Casey Jones - Grateful Dead - From their second best studio album: Workingman's Dead. Drivin' that train ...

Castles Made of Sand - Jimi Hendrix Experience - Castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually.

Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como - One of my favorite tunes from the fifties. I can't stress how important to the development of my taste that I listened to music before there was a Rock n Roll era, and that I caught the beginnings of rock n roll, and that for a period of time in the fifties and early sixties there was more to the radio than rock.

More tomorrow.

65LisaCurcio
helmikuu 24, 2012, 9:50 am

Gene--just catching up. Was going to list what I liked, and then realized that I like most of it! Fun to hear Catch a Falling Star. Not one we hear too much these days.

66geneg
helmikuu 24, 2012, 4:27 pm

I'm glad you are finding so many things to like in this list. I'm having fun going through it, although there is so much, sometimes I feel like there aren't enough trends to grab the excitement, but, well, here we go.

221 - 230:

Catch Me Daddy - Big Brother and the Holding Company - Poor, sweet Janis.

Catch the Wind - I'm a big fan of the unplugged Donovan. Some of his plugged in hits are favorites, too.

Chains - Beatles - Another from the greatest little cover band ever.

Chains - The Cookies - This is the song the Beatles were covering. Not bad in its own write. (Pun from A Spaniard in the Works. There we tied this thread to a book.

Change - Future World - New Age that hasn't made it to YouTube yet. This particular piece is a real snoozer.

Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett - Not a real Buffett fan but this and his anthemous Margaritaville are acceptable.

Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra - Tex Beneke really shines on the vocal of this one.

Cherry - Harry James Ochestra - A nice big band piece featuring the trumpet of Harry James hissef.

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado Orchestra - At times this has been my favorite song ever. It has a long and complex history with me.

Chicken Reel - Leroy Anderson - There's that man again. Who here doesn't recognize the barnyard theme in this? What a genius!

Well, another day, another ten recordings.

67geneg
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 25, 2012, 7:42 pm

Ten more tonight. After tonight we should there will be a run of twenty or so songs mostly of more rock oriented songs.

231 - 240:

Chidori No Kyoku - Michio Myagi - I was into world music at one time and tried some Japanese. More coming.

Chimes of Freedom - Bob Dylan - This isn't a bad live version of this song.

Chin-Chin Chidori - Unknown - Another of the Far Eastern pieces. Some of these are quite interesting, but I'll let you all decide which ones.

China Doll - Leroy Anderson - Another great American classic from the master of American music.

China Roses - Enya - More of that tune ever running through her head.

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Asleep At the Wheel - My favorite Western Swing unit. Another Louis Jordan tune.

Christus Factus est Pro Nobis - Benedictine Monks - Chant. I always knew God was a Falcons fan. The title translates to Fact: Christ is for (Tommy) Nobis. Tommy Nobis was the first Atlanta Falcon. Unfortunately, the Falcons did not pick this up as their theme song.

Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta - unknown - More Japanese music. Very nice and soothing.

Cinderella's Nightmare - Cinderella - More music from that scatological rendering of the Cinder Ella story.

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young - From his days with Crazy Horse. The earlier the better as far as I'm concerned.

Well this has been a strnge selection but tomorrow (or whenever) will still be all over the board, from big band to martial music.

68anna_in_pdx
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 27, 2012, 11:59 am

gene, have you listened to the new Amnesty International collection of Dylan covers? There are four CD's worth of them. Some are absolutely unlistenable (Ke$ha's version of Don't think Twice, it's All Right) but others are great. I really enjoyed Flogging Molly's version of Times they are a Changin', and Dierks Bentley did a TERRIFIC version of "Senor" that blew me away. As I am not a country person I'd never heard of him before.

69anna_in_pdx
helmikuu 27, 2012, 12:01 pm

Also, I love Donovan's Catch the Wind, both the acoustic and the electric versions thereof. This has been very different, than the B's - mostly because I think the B's had so many songs that were called "blues" something or "baby" something. :)

70hailelib
helmikuu 27, 2012, 12:04 pm

There are at least a couple of favorites in every list you do. Sometimes great selections I've never heard before as well.

71geneg
helmikuu 29, 2012, 3:04 pm

No, Anna I've not heard those covers, however, I have a few other Dylan covers in my collection, most notably one from The Great Society.

It is interesting how certain types of music go with particularly letters of the alphabet. Sometimes I feel like skipping a few letters just to mix it up, but that's not the mission. We'll pound through alphabetically, that's the way I hear them when I play them at exercise.

Hailelib, it's comments like yours that keep me going with this project. I hope you find some more favorites, both old and new.

My wife just told me Davy Jones died today of a heart attack. He was 66. He played a rock n roll star on the teevee, a faux Beatle.

Onward through the list. 241 - 250.

Ciribirbin - Harry James and his orchestra - More big band Jazz featuring Harry James on trumpet. I like the big bands.

Classic Jukebox - Leroy Anderson - The first Leroy Anderson tune not on YouTube. What a shame. Another great classic of American pops.

Closing Music - Benedictine Sisters - More religious music.

Clouds - Kitaro - More New Age. I liked a couple of Kitaro's things.

Cold Irons Bound - Bob Dylan - One of my favorites of his late stuff.

Colonel Bogey March - Mitch Miller - This is one of the better known cinematic marches.

Colors/Dance - George Winston - New Agey/Jazzy (sort of) piano. Very pleasant, but without color, or dance, for that matter.

Colours - Donovon - Yellow is the colour of my love's true hair ...

Combination of the Two - Big Brother and the Holding Company - One of the great rockers. For a gal that preferred the blues, Janis could rock it when she had to.

Come Home - Speer Family - Another lovely hymn. Take that, Santorum.

I hate that we had two that I coudn't find, especially the Leroy Anderson. More later.

72marell
maaliskuu 1, 2012, 10:20 pm

I have always loved Mitch Miller. Follow the bouncing ball . . .!

73geneg
maaliskuu 3, 2012, 8:26 pm

Marell, Mitch Miller discovered one of my favorite singers, Frankie Laine. I have a few by him and we'll be getting to them soon.

251 - 260:

Come on, Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners - One of those seventies feel good songs one couldn't get out of their head, or off the radio, for that matter.

Come Softly to Me - The Fleetwoods - Like their namesake, these three were the Cadillacs of their style.

Come Up the Years - Jefferson Airplane - Another great song from the early Airplane. One of my favorites.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd - This song reminds me of a tribute to their founder and bandmate Syd Barrett who took a psychedelic trip and just never really returned. He died just a couple of years ago.

Comin' Back to Me - Jefferson Airplane - From Surrielistic Pillow. Nuff said.

Comme Moi - Edit Piaf - More from the Parisian songbird. What a lovely voice and style. There has never been anything like her.

Common Market Madrigal - Jefferson Airplane - This is from the last of the Airplanes albums. Somewhat overwrought, but hey, it's the Airplane. Wow, three in one day.

Compline Benedictine Sisters - More holy music. This is the night prayer. Thi8s viedeo is the enntire 25+ minutes.

Constituents of Life - Future World - More new age stuff. In the eighties I really tried to find something I liked, but it just wasn't happening.

Cool Water - Sons of the Pioneers - This is the original. One of the voices in here belongs to a young tenor from Cincinnati, I think, named Leonard Sly, or as he called himself later after gaining fame on his own, Roy Rogers.

Okay. Enough for today.

74LisaCurcio
maaliskuu 3, 2012, 9:40 pm

Come Softly . . ., Comme Moi(anything Piaf), les soeurs bénédictines--these are my favorites today.

75geneg
maaliskuu 5, 2012, 7:58 pm

261 - 270:

Copenhagen - Artie Shaw - Well right off, one I can't find on YouTube. It's a nice late 20's early 30's hot jazz tune.

Coplas - Kingston Trio - I love the Kingston Trio. I loearned Spanish from listening to this song. Remember, avoid the muddy water.

Corey, Corey - Kingston Trio - Two in a row. I think this is the song that showed me to possibilities of the banjo and led me down that garden path to bluegrass, where a whole new world opened up.

Corrina, Corinna - Asleep at the Wheel - More from the wheel. My version is just the Wheel w/o Vince Gill and it's a studio version. Much better, but ai reckon this is the best I can do.

Corinna,Corinna - Bob Dylan - This sounds like Dylan, but it also sounds like an alternate take. Mine is from Freewheelin'. Notice a considerable difference between the two versions. Needless to say, I like Bob's version best.

Cosmic Love - Kitaro - Another gentle, spacious song.

Cotton Fields - Charley Pride - I was looking for the Highwaymen's version of this and ran across this one.

Cottonfields - Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen - This is the one that poured forth from my little transistor radio. This is the version I remember.

Country Honk - Rolling Stones - Stones play white boy blues like no one else.

Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young - My wife is a big Neil Young fan and I like this one with her.

Okay, more next time.

76geneg
maaliskuu 6, 2012, 5:07 pm

271 - 280:

Crawlin' King Snake - John Lee Hooker - I think this was the first of this style of blues I ever heard. I was hooked, as it were.

Creeque Alley - The Mamas and The Papas - My favorite song by this group. I like story songs and this is one of the best.

Crossfire - Johnny and the Hurricanes - This is my favorite instrumental from this band who specialized in the rock instrumental. They were tops. This song was popular when I lived in tidewater North Carolina. Our school mascot was the hurricane and the captain of our football team was named Johnnie. So ... Johnny and the Hurricanes.

Crown of Creation - Jefferson Airplane - Now who could have guessed this song would be in my play list?

The Cruise of the USS Codfish - Bob Newhart - Yes, kiddies, Bob Newhart had a very funny gig being a stand up comedian with a buttoned down mind.

Cry Baby - Garnett Mims - This was one of the songs we had to tune in to Randy's records (or was it Ernie's Record Shop) on WLAC in Nashville, Tn. to hear. What a great song. I think Big Brother and the Holding Company (or maybe it was just Janis) covered this tune.

Cry Baby Cry = Beatles - From the White Album, I believe.

Cry Like a Baby - Boxtops - This is a memory from Vietnam. Had I not been forced to listen to this over and over and over I doubt I would have given it a second listen, but now it's one of my favorites. There are several others of this sort.

Cry of the Wild Goose - Frankie Laine - I have love4d this since it came out in 1950. Another story song. I really liked several of Frankie Laine's songs.

Crying in the Chapel - Elvis Presley - I like gospel music and hymns. This has Elvis at the height of his powers as a gospel crooner.

More next time.

77hailelib
maaliskuu 6, 2012, 9:15 pm

Where and when were you listening to WLAC? I listened to them all the time in high school.

78LisaCurcio
maaliskuu 7, 2012, 11:22 am

Bob Newhart! Lousy singer but one heck of a comedian. I think I still have that album.

79geneg
maaliskuu 7, 2012, 1:14 pm

haielib, I lived in rural eastern North Carolina, down by the coast, Oriental is the name of the town. We heard them at night when they fired up their 50,000 watt clear channel transmitters. I learned a lot about R&B listening to them on Friday and Saturday nights. This was in 1960 - 1964. Getcha Queen Bergamot Hair Straightener here. Or, say there, need a little High John the Conqueror Root?

80hailelib
maaliskuu 7, 2012, 1:26 pm

I was in Nashville. I knew that WSM had a long reach but I didn't know that WLAC also was heard over long distances. Anyway, most of my listening was on Monday through Thursday evening when they played top 40 records and threw in the occasional new, not yet charted, tune.

Crying in the Chapel was one of the better inspirational songs from Elvis.

81geneg
Muokkaaja: maaliskuu 8, 2012, 4:33 pm

Okay. Where are we? Oh, yes, here!

281 - 290

Cumberland Blues - Grateful Dead - From Workingman's Dead.

Cursum Perficio - Enya - Four CD's can contain an awful lot of ...

D-Day - Richard Rodgers - Music from Victory at Sea.

D.C.B.A. 25 - Jefferson Airplane - More good stuff from Surrealistic Pillow. Too many days are left unstoned ...

Daddy and Home - Jimmie Rodgers - More of that good ole white boy blues.

Dalvatore Sally - Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra - a little 1940's noir atmospheric piece. Very interesting.

Dancing in the Street - Martha & The Vandellas - This, to me, is the perfect Rock N Roll song. It has a solid, insistent dance beat, it speaks to the joy of rock. The vocals are wonderful with the subdued backing of the Vandellas enhancing Martha's voice. The band is perfect. Oh, it's just an all around perfect example of the rock genre. Keep in mind, perfect is different from favorite. My favorite rock songs probably wouldn't get a second listen by most people (I've Had It, anyone?)

Dancing with Mr. D - Rolling Stones - It's a long story how I acquired this song. Not one I would have gone looking for.

Danger Down Deep - Richard Rodgers - More from Victory at Sea.

Danger Waters - Joan Baez - One of my very favorite early Joan songs. For reference sake, early Joan is before she so shamelessly threw herself at Bob Dylan.

There it is for today. More next time.

82theaelizabet
maaliskuu 8, 2012, 10:41 pm

Dancing in the Street? I'll claim it for my favorite.

83guido47
Muokkaaja: maaliskuu 9, 2012, 6:41 pm

Geneg, Do you have any 'Hoyt Axton' in your Top Platters?

I have so far recognized, and even worst, remembered most of your picks.

I guess Suddenly there's a valley plays the same part for me as "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Time"
does for you. Although "Cherry Pink..." is a better song.

Thanks.

ETA. I can still see Mum and Dad Dancing alone at home to "Cherry Pink..."

84geneg
Muokkaaja: maaliskuu 12, 2012, 5:42 pm

guido, No I don't think I have any Hoyt Axton at all. The few things I've heard by him are just not any of my styles. But, I am occasionally surprised by what I've found so far, there could be an Axton number in my list.

291 - 300

Daniel - Elton John - One of the two or three Elton John songs I have. Most of his stuff, to my mind, is kind of infectiously silly, but occasionally he really gets one right. This is one of them.

Danny Boy - Bing Crosby - The classic version of this song, but I have two more.

Danny Boy - Judy Garland - Different, but still well within the pop music genre, but this next one,

Danny Boy - Slim Whitman - this is the version I grew up with and prefer over either of the other two. While you won't meet much of his work here, I'm a big Slim Whitman fan. After all, how many singers do you know that can single handedly end an invasion from Mars with nothing but their songs and singing?

Danse Infernale - Igor Stravinsky - From The Firebird. One of my favorites of classical music.

Dark End of the Street - Linda Rondstat - I have two albums of Rondstadt just after Stone Ponies. Not a major fan, but somehow these stuck with me. I really wish some other stuff had stuck instead, but, as they say in La Francoise, C'est la vie.

Darkly Smiling - The Great Society - More pre-Airplane Grace. Take that however you chose.

Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup - Bing Crosby - Some French nonsense not on YouTube for whatever reason. Actually its a pretty nice song.

Dawn in Malaysia - Kitaro - More really good synthesizer.

Day Dreaming - Bing Crosby - More thirty/forties Crosby Pop.

Well, there they are. With a threesome to boot.

85guido47
Muokkaaja: maaliskuu 12, 2012, 8:03 pm

Dear Geneg,

I promise NOT to "Butt" into your list again...

But because it shows a very young Linda Ronstadt
I couldn't resist

PS. I liked her even more when she sang the "Riddle" arrangements.

86LisaCurcio
maaliskuu 12, 2012, 8:41 pm

Ah, Gene, Slim Whitman is not what I think of when I think of Danny Boy. But I live in Chicago which might have the second highest population of Irish singers outside of Dublin.

87geneg
maaliskuu 13, 2012, 4:29 pm

Lisa, Slim is pretty much an acquired taste.

301 - 310:

Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful - What an eye-opener this song was when first I heard it. Simple, easy, fun!

Daydream Nightmare - The Great Society - Grace plays the flute, among other things.

Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini - Theme from a great movie, and not a bad slow dance tune to boot.

Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Dinah Shore - I've always had a soft spot in my heart for this song. It comes from hearing it while visiting in a mixed-race, incredibly poor neighborhood, in the South, where I had a really good time. If you are from the South, you know what the level of poverty is in a mixed-race neighborhood in the forties. When you got nothin', as someone famous once said, you got nothin' to lose, and having nothing to lose can make for a very pleasant life when surrounded by others who have nothing. It's very counter-intuitive, but so many things are.

Dear Little Boy of Mine - Bing Crosby - Not on YouTube.

Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic - I prefer early Traffic to the Later with just a couple of exceptions.

Dedicated to the One I Love - Shirelles - One of my favorite girl groups. This is just a great song. I want to say this is a Carole King song but I'm not positive.

Deep Ellum Blues - Shelton Brothers - If you've been missing that good ole white boy blues maybe this will help tide you over.

Deep Purple - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra featuring Bea Wain - Another old standard done up right.

Defune - Various Artists - This is from a CBS Masterworks album of Japanese Music from my foray into World Music. It's pretty quiet.

88LisaCurcio
maaliskuu 13, 2012, 8:38 pm

Dedicated . . ., Deep Purple, Dear hearts . . ., Daydream--great music. Had forgotten all of them. Thanks!

89geneg
maaliskuu 14, 2012, 5:24 pm

Hopefully, as we proceed I can shake some more memories loose.

311 - 320

Delia's Gone - Johnny Cash - I like the Kingston Trio version of this song better, but it is what it is.

Deora Ar Mo Chroi - Enya - Another one.

Der Glatter Bulgar - Klezmer Conservatory Band - I don't think this is the Klezmer Conservatory Band, but at least finally I've found a klezmer piece on YouTube to share with you all. Maybe a couple of listens and you will see what I see in this music. Or not.

Der Song Von Mandelay - Dagmar Krause - Not on YouTube. Another Brecht/Weil song.

Desolation Row - Bob Dylan - The link is a cover. These songs just don't get out of the rentier's control. It's a passable cover. Of course Dylan is better.

Detour - Patti Page - I listened to this song when I lived in W. Va. waiting to move to Guam. I like this late forties/fifties shifting of artists and genres. This is originally a country song.

Di Sapozhkeleckh - Klezmer Conservatory Band - Not on YouTube. Oh, well. More great klezmer music unavailable for spreading this music.

Diana - Paul Anka - This was a great song. Too bad the singer went off in the Pop direction after this rock tease.

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind - Lovin' Spoonful - What a wonderful song from a group that had a real sensibility for the pop song.

Didn't I - K. D. Lang - The greatest female country artist of her time. Too sophisticated for her chosen audience. Too bad. She's really great.

Ten more next time.

90LisaCurcio
maaliskuu 14, 2012, 9:07 pm

I love klezmer, Gene. And Diana. And make up your mind. Watching Paul Anka, it struck me that he was a great, but just did not have the style and charisma of Elvis. Anka sort of nods his head. Elvis would have been all over the stage!

91geneg
maaliskuu 15, 2012, 5:41 pm

I was a big Paul Anka fan until he fell for the Vegas pop crowd. Traitor!

321 - 330:

Didn't It Rain - The Rangers - I couldn't find this by the Rangers on YouTube so I substituted The Oak Ridge Boys version. Religious country music, not so much a hymn or gospel song.

Didn't Think So - Great Society - More proto-Grace.

Dieter's Dance - Cafe Noir - What a major shame. some of the best music I have is by this group, but they are too tight with their control. No YouTube.

Dim, Dim the Lights - Bill Haley and His Comets - A solid, early rocker. Look at Annie's earrings bouncin' off her back ... How can I do it with the room so bright. So ,,,

Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy - Dinah Shore - Great swing song. Shoo fly pie was the featured desert on this weeks episode of Justified. This is listed in the cloud as Dinah Shore Shoo Fly Pie. That's why it shows up here in the D's.

Dire Wolf - Grateful Dead - Just another Workingman's lament.

Dirt Road Blues - Bob Dylan - I don't know why this album is on here but none of his early stuff.

Dirty Business - New Riders of the Purple Sage - This is one of my most favorite songs. It tells a story, it features a steel pedal guitar, it sounds like a country band on an acid trip. Probably pretty much what they were.

Dirty Water - Standells - From that short, two year period between I want to Hold Your Hand and The Doors. Lots of good music during those two years.

Divine Love (Karitas Habundat) - Richard Souther - From his CD Visions which is no longer on YouTube.

More next time.

92geneg
maaliskuu 26, 2012, 6:29 pm

My wife and I spent a couple of hours gathering all the CDs we own into one place. I've been busy updating my music with songs on various of the CDs that are not in my collection. This has been taking some time, and indeed, is on-going, so posting may be even more irregular than it has been of late. Once I finish this project we should be in good shape to continue.

331 - 340

Dixie - Metropolitan Mixed Chorus - Every true Southerner needs a copy of this in their catalog.

Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Beatles - The greatest little cover band in the world covers Larry Williams classic.

Django - Modern Jazz Quartest - Some nice, light jazz.

Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie - This goes out for all those who would politicize that great American bard, Woody Guthrie. Oops, looks like Woody politicized himself, and I can guarantee you he weren't no Republican. He was a committed socialist possibly leaning toward communism.

Do You Believe in Magic - Lovin' Spoonful - The things groups had to put up with to get their music out there. What is this Hullabaloo or something. I'll bet John and Zal felt foolish doing this.

Do You Hear Me Now - Donovon - Lovely guitar work in this great ballad.

Doggin' Around - Count Basie and His Orchestra - A nice jump tune from the late 30s.

Doin' The Continental Walk - Danny and the Juniors - From the same people who gave us the Bristol Stomp. Not a bad effort at all.

Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Dinah Shore - From the musical Annie Get Your Gun.

Don't - Elvis Presley - This is the King at the height of his power.

93hailelib
maaliskuu 26, 2012, 9:46 pm

Glad to see you back.

I didn't those particular lyrics for Dixie and the Elvis song (a pretty good one) is one that I don't think I've ever heard before.

New experiences!

I'll probably listen to a couple more from this batch tomorrow. (Too much YouTube disagrees with this old laptop.)

94geneg
maaliskuu 27, 2012, 2:08 pm

341 - 350:

Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley - Believe it or not, this was the b side to his double sided hit, Hound Dog b/w Don't Be Cruel. This one is the better song in my estimation. Hound Dog shows off the nasty, grinding, sneering Elvis we all love, but this one is just better.

Don't Bogart Me (Don't Bogart that Joint) - Fraternity of Man - Classic from Easy Rider. Of course, I have no idea what it means.

Don't Bother Me - Beatles - The greatest little cover band in the world plays one their own.

Don't Break the Spell - Bing Crosby - A nice little number from the Spokaneator. To bad there is no YouTube.

Don't Bring Me Down - The Animals - From the British Invasion. One of their best.

Don't Cry - Unknown - Two problems here: no YouTube, Google music doesn't recognize the song. This is a nice piano driven gospel tune.

Don't Forget the Train - Asleep at the Wheel - This is nothing less than a tragedy. This may well be my favorite song by the Wheel and it's not on YouTube. This is from their album Collision Course.

Don't Hang Up - Orlons - I really, really liked this group. Their songs were uniformly excellent and the dude with the growly voice just sets it all off to a tee.

Don't Knock the Rock - Bill Haley and His Comets - Anytime I get to play a Bill Haley tune for you all it's a banner day, even if half the stuff isn't on YouTube. This, my friends, is the real deal.

Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - K. D. Lang - Not exactly the studio version, but lots of fun. You go, big, raw-boned gal.

More next time.

95LisaCurcio
maaliskuu 27, 2012, 2:43 pm

Was missing you, Gene. So much good stuff in those last two posts that I am going to wait until I get home where I can really hear it.

96marell
maaliskuu 28, 2012, 12:07 pm

Don't Be Cruel is one of my favorite Elvis songs too, and Don't really showcases his great voice.

I had completely forgotten about Don't Hang Up. Thanks for the memory!

97geneg
maaliskuu 28, 2012, 4:21 pm

Marell, both of those songs are from his early, pre-army period. That was the real Elvis. The first Elvis impersonator I ever saw was Elvis. After about 1963 he pretty much became a caricature of himself. But when he was good, he was the King. I have loved the Orlons since the first time I heard a record of theirs, sometime in the early, early sixties, '61 or '62. For a long time their music was unavailable and then, holy cow, Batman, here comes Napster.

Okay, ten more, 351 -360

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - Featuring the song stylings of Tex Beneke. A nice little upbeat number.

Don't Think Twice it's Alright - Bob Dylan - This is not the studio version. It is after all Bob Dylan, but this is sufficient to jog anyone's memory of this song. The album version is much better. Dylan in concert is even more of an acquired taste than Dylan in general.

Donna Donna - Joan Baez - One of her nicest offerings.

Dos Keshesnever Shtikele - Klezmer Conservatory Band - YouTube fails once again.

David, Shpil Es Nukkh Amol - Klezmer Conservatory Band - YouTube fails once again.

Down by the River - Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Another of the five or so Neil Young songs on my list.

Down on Me - Big Brother and the Holding Company - Live at winterland in 1968. Janis is in fine form. One of my favorites of her.

Down the Highway - Bob Dylan - Once again, mine is the studio version of this song, but it's Dylan, so no YouTube, but this is a fair cover.

Draft Dodger Rag - Phil Ochs - People who weren't there think of Dylan as the center of the protest movement, but there was no center. If there was, though, Phil Ochs would be there. This is real protest music. One of my favorite entertainers, he died way to soon and does not deserve the obscurity he seems to have settled into.

Dressing for the Ball - Cast of Cinderella - More from the best x-rated musical out there. Wish I could play it for you.

Okay, that's it. More next time.

98geneg
maaliskuu 31, 2012, 7:12 pm

361 - 370:

Drop Kick Me Jesus - Bobby Bare - An old country hymn.

Dueling Banjos - Flatt & Scruggs - Not the same one that's in the video, but everyone knows the tune.

Dust on the Bible - The Bailes Brothers - This video is only one of the Bailes Brothers, but this is the same song. I really like this song. I wish more people actually read and digested the Bible. If they did we'd have a progressive govt. instead of this bunch of wing-nuts.

Earth Born - Kitaro - More good seventies synthesizer.

Easier Said than Done - The Essex - Scuttlebutt around Oriental was this was a group of Marines from across the river at Cherry Point Naval Air Station that cut a record. I don't know and it doesn't matter. I would have this anyway.

East Saint Louis Toodle Oo - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Early Duke. A nice little jazz number. Growly trumpet.

East Virginia - Joan Baez - Another nice, sweet, song of love and murder. Joan's first two albums for Vanguard were her best and this was from one of them.

Easy Rider - Big Brother and the Holding Company - I don't know what to make of this. It sounds like an old-timey country song, but then, maybe not. Oh, well. Janis paying her dues to the band so they will let her sing the blues.

Easy Wind - The Grateful Dead - From Workingman's Dead.

Ebudae - Enya - More, with much more to come. Uuunnnnhhhhhh.

And ... More to come.

99geneg
huhtikuu 7, 2012, 7:39 pm

Has it really been a week since my last post? I will try to do better in future. It's just that there is only so much time. Gotta make hay while the sun shines, 'cause when it blooms I'll be driven back indoors for the next four or five months.

Okay, 371 - 380:

Eclipse - Enya - Does anyone else think this sounds almost exactly like the other 20 Enya songs I've posted so far?

El Capitan - John Phillips Sousa - Another march. How many of you know it before you hear it, and how many of you recognize it and say, "My goodness, so that's the name."

El Preso Numero Nueve - Joan Baez - in which Ms Baez demonstrates her command of Espanol.

El Rancho Rock - The Champs - Their version of Cielito Lindo.

Embraceable You - Charlie Parker - Bird takes off.

Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane - This is mostly Jorma. One of my favorite guitar solos. From Surrealistic Pillow.

End of the Circle - Cafe Noir -

Endlessly - Brook Benton - This is my favorite of his.

Enter, Evening - Cecil Taylor Unit - Experimental Jazz. It's on the same album with East Saint Louis Toodle-oo. Not really my style.

Ephesians 5:1-2, Prayer - Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration - This is a Bible verse followed by a prayer, in chant. No YouTube.

I'll try to do some more tomorrow.

100hailelib
huhtikuu 8, 2012, 7:59 am

Thanks for the Sousa, the Charlie Parker and, especially, the Brook Benton.

101geneg
huhtikuu 8, 2012, 11:25 am

I have two CDs of marches, many of them, as you might imagine overlap, in fact I have another, nearly identical version of El Capitan that I chose not to list for its redundancy. Parker is so good. AI tell my wife, who is younger than me by enough to make a difference, that Brook Benton was the Al Green of his day. Endlessly shows off his chops marvelously. He did a few duets with Dinah Washington that weren't bad, either.

Okay. Enough blather. Let's get going. We have big doings around here today so I need to get this done early. Unfortunately, not many gems in today's selection, but the next ten should make up for it.

381 - 390:

Erghan Diado - Bulgarian State Television and Radio Choir - This is from our foray some twenty years or so ago into World Music and it's all very good and interesting. This was a big hit in the mid-nineties among the 90's hipsters.

Erie Canal - Pete Seeger - An old American popular song from the previous century but 1800's.

Eskimo Blue Day - Jefferson Airplane - That's either Mr. Bluster or the Burger King sitting on Grace's head. Jorma gets something of a workout in this one.

Espla-Antano - Andres Segovia - This is a portion of a larger piece, so it may be the piece itself is on YouTube, but this isn't. One oif the failures of computerization so far is coming up with a way of sorting individual movements of pieces into their proper order under the title of the piece, not the name of the movement. Oh, well.

Etas Auri Reditur - Gothic Voices - This is a different group, but the same song.

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - John Coltrane - More nice, smooth jazz sax from one of the best reed men ever.

Evacuee - Enya - What? does this sound different? Not really.

Evening Falls - Enya - No, contrary to what you or I may think this is actually a different song than the one immediately preceeding.

Ever After Main Title - Original Soundtrqack - Why I have this, I have not a clue.

Everglades - Kingston Trio - This is one of my favorite songs by this group. I think I said before that I have weakness for story songs.

Okay, now off to the Easter doin's. I'll try to do some more tomorrow.

102geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 9, 2012, 3:05 pm

391 - 400:

Every Breath You Take - The Police - Paranoia on the hoof.

Everybody Knows - The Great Society - More pre-airplane Grace. This is not really a bad band. I know one off the albums I have by them was recorded live on cheap equipment. Grace's voice is so strong she can overcome most anything.

Everybody's Talkin' - Henry Nilsson - This was the best thing about Midnight Cowboy.

Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby - Carl Perkins - This Sun records classic aside from being qa great song was once covered by the greatest little cover band ever.

Everyday - The Crickets - One of the great songs of all the fifties.

Evidence - Milt Jackson and The Thelonius Monk Quintest - Some nice jazz.

Exile - Enya - Haven't we heard this one before?

Factory Girl - The Rolling Stones - This is from Beggar's Banquet and for my money is one of the top five really great stones tunes.

Faded Love - Bob Wills - This really pisses me off. This is a song whose composer and original composer has been dead for fifty + years and some dip-shit somewhere is sitting on the copyright. I can't get to this song. Oh, if I wanted Patsy Cline's cover I could find fifty of them, but I don't. I like Bob Wills' version. Something has to be done about intellectual property. This is ridiculous.

Faithless Love - Linda Ronstadt - From one of the two Ronstadt albums I own.

More soon, I hope.

103LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 9, 2012, 4:08 pm

Just catching up--I thought it was just me with the Enya.

104LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 9, 2012, 4:11 pm

And you know that April 9 was Carl Perkins birthday?

105geneg
huhtikuu 10, 2012, 2:04 pm

Lisa, I think Enya's problem was that she released way to much music in a very short period of time and she didn't really have a chance for her taste and the sound in her head to mature. I was listening to 50s on 5 on my XM radio yesterday and they announced that it was Carl's birthday. Some speculate that had he not had his accident he could have been as big or bigger than Elvis. One of my favorite stories, although it is second hand, is that at one time in between about 1954 and 1956 people who attended the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport would see Jerry Lee, Elvis, Slim Whitman, Carl, Buddy Holly, Johnny Horton and others. Wow!

Okay. 401 - 410:

Fallen Embers - Enya - See comment for previous Enya song.

Fantasy on Frankie and Johnny - Erroll Garner - A nice piano interpretation of this classic. Very interesting and fun piece.

Fare Thee Well - Joan Baez - Another folk song beautifully rendered.

Farewell Song - Big Brother and the Holding Company - Janice got live if you want it.

Farther Along - Elvis Presley - He really loved singing gospel songs and I enjoy listening to him sing them.

Farther Along - The Florida Boys - Same song but different take. Got that upbeat feeling.

Fat Girls/Last Month of the Year - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band - Another person getting bad advice about letting people listen to his music. If people can't hear, they won't buy it. This all just seems nuts to me. It's a shame, too, because this is one of the top five or ten CDs in my collection. This is from his CD Get a Little.

Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live band - See previous comment.

Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company - One of my favorite bands, one of their best songs, a good combination.

Feel So Fine Johnny Preston - One of my favorite songs from the late fifties/early sixties.

Enough for today. Maybe tomorrow.

106Caco_Velho
huhtikuu 10, 2012, 5:00 pm

Shake, Rattle & Roll - the Joe Turner original version - http://youtu.be/20Feq_Nt3nM

In the early Fifties I lived within the range of a daylight station in Niagara Falls that played black R&B, and it drew such a large audience of white teens that the DJ, The Hound Dog (George Lorenz) was brought to megawatt WKBW in Buffalo. He was one of the original popularizers of this music for the white adolescent audience. As this music took off as R&R, he continued to feature the original recordings of black artists over those cover versions by white singers. I was a slave to this station!

Prior to this the teenager in my town had all been listening to the kind of music some people may remember from the TV version of Lucky Strike's Your Hit Parade...music styles, and in many cases, even the same artists who had been making pop ballads and upbeat novelty songs in the Forties.

107geneg
huhtikuu 10, 2012, 5:13 pm

Welcome to the party, Caco. I hope you're having a good time.

Part of the point of this project is to show how R&R evolved from many of those other styles. I know there is a lot of noise (mostly by someone who styles herself Enya) but if you pay attention you can see the progression. You can also see the progression to what is now referred to as "Classic Rock". I think growing up with music of the forties and fifties, of white boy blues (most fifties country music fits this category), and of black blues, of folk music, of big bands and country swing, as well as the popular hits of forties jazz is one of the things that made "Classic Rock" what it is. Today, musicians who don't grow organically from their roots don't have much to say to me.

108guido47
huhtikuu 10, 2012, 6:44 pm

Thanks, geneg.

109Caco_Velho
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 11, 2012, 11:44 am

Early 1950's – Once R&B (renamed R&R) arrived, I was one of the white high schoolers that never listened to anything else after that.

Little Walter, She's So Fine: http://youtu.be/lN6fgdVrpQY

LaVern Baker, Tweedledee: http://youtu.be/GzNtvXU4BXs

Five Satins, In the Still of the Night: http://youtu.be/MRb1-SAAIzs

Bill Doggett, Honky Tonk Pt. 2: http://youtu.be/MxFiSrZRo4Y

The last four years of the 50's were college, where Rock n Roll was taboo…very, very uncool. But I exited the fraternity scene and the Ivy League college uniform before the first year ended, so R&R was still on my menu.

But I was knocked over by other musical discoveries: The Weavers at Carnegie Hall album, Odetta at the Gate of Horn album, Milhaud's La Creation du Monde. Then Erroll Gardner, the jazz pianist. And finally a taste of Broadway musicals – West Side Story, Fiorello, Candide.

The Weavers, The Rock Island Line: http://youtu.be/3MgTBL7Y2D0

Odetta, Midnight Special: http://youtu.be/ZADA6p07K_A

Milhaud, La Creation du Monde (intro) - http://youtu.be/Hd0rS6IU43I

Fiorello musical, Til Tomorrow - http://youtu.be/hfa0FU6TknU

Erroll Garner, Misty - http://youtu.be/P_tAU3GM9XIy - Not his greatest recording of this by any means.

Dakota Staton, Misty (vocal recording, the first, I think) - http://youtu.be/1INhj10CiCE I still get a kind of "catch" in my heart when I hear her singing this.

And then there was graduation in 1960, and starting life in NYC with $50 in the then rundown and dangerous Amsterdam Ave. of the Upper West Side.

110geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 11, 2012, 12:49 pm

You must be about eight years older than me. Most of my teenage years were spent in the South and as a result, no black music at all. Then about the time I was sixteen, about 1961, we discovered WLAC out of Nashville, Tn. They played a lot of black artists contemporary to the time, but nothing older. I learned most of what I know about the old black R&B by osmosis.

411 - 420:

Feet Draggin' Blues - Harry James and His Orchestra - Why this is not on YouTube is a mystery. This is a very good blues tune.

Ferry 'Cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers - This is one of my top two or three songs from the British Invasion. What a great song.

Fiddle Faddle - Leroy Anderson - I assume the old guy in the photo is Leroy Anderson. This guy put pops in popular orchestral music. An absolute genius. A little Gershwin influence.

Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Hey now hey now hey now... Here comes Mary here comes Sue, here comes Johnny and Bobby too... One of the best songs of the entire decade of the sixties done by the folks that gave us the Twist.

Fire on the Waters - Richard Rodgers - More from the groundbreaking documentary Victory at Sea. Great stuff.

First Girl I Loved - Incredible String Band - An eclectic group I was introduced to by a cousin of mine. Interesting.

First Year Blues - Hank Williams - The Master of the White Boy Blues. I've never heard anything by Hank that I didn't like.

Five Hundred Miles - Kingston Trio - This is not the Kingston Trio version, but I trust the Brothers Four and they do a good job here. Not as good as the KT but passable.

Flat Foot Floogie - Benny Goodman Orchestra - A nice jump tune. Good for dancing. Oh, and don't forget the floy floy.

Flora's Secret - Enya - Darn, I thought we were going to have a day without Enya, Oh, well.

More to come.

111Caco_Velho
huhtikuu 11, 2012, 3:09 pm

What do you think of Clannad, the group from Gaoth Dobhair that Enya belonged to for a time? In fact, she may be related to some of them, but I'm not really sure of that. This is Clannad doing Tá mé 'mo shuí http://youtu.be/EDmDnwgcxJQ

They later got into doing movie music and lots of big, overblown numbers designed to appeal to the pop sentimental-gush market.

112LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 11, 2012, 3:23 pm

Gene, a top notch collection today, even with the Enya!

113LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 11, 2012, 5:28 pm

Gene and everyone: you might enjoy this letter: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/04/he-is-called-mick-jagger.html

114Caco_Velho
huhtikuu 12, 2012, 4:38 am

Thanks for posting the link to the letter.

115geneg
huhtikuu 12, 2012, 12:05 pm

Caco, I've never been a fan of the kind of Celtic music Enya creates. I have all this in my collection, probably more of her than of anyone else, except Bob Dylan. They all belong to my wife who was a big fan of hers. I consider Clannad to be part of this group. At heart I'm a rock n roller. I've been somewhat gentrified so I can appreciate other styles of music, but to me it's got to have a back beat you can't lose.

That's a great letter, Lisa, thanks for the link. I wonder who the guy with the butler was.

Okay, let's do ten more. 421 - 430:

Flores Negras - Bing Crosby - Fifty versions of this but none by Bing. We really need an online source to point to all music available. Oh, well.

Flowers in the Sun - Big Brother and the Holding Company - More live Janice. This is from their Live at Winterland album.

Flute Doyne - Klezmer Conservatory Band - The lack of these klezmer bands on YouTube is a national disgrace. Here's a klezmer tune, not Flute Doyne, but some klezmer just the same A Haymisher Bulgur, also by the Klezmer Conservatory Band.

Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs - The best banjo pickin' song ever.

Follow the Money - Cafe Noir - Finally a song by this group that's actually on YouTube. I am so excited for all of you to have this opportunity to hear Cafe Noir. I don't think they are still in business, which is a shame if true, but what a tremendous group.

The next four make up Respighi's Fountains of Rome, one of my favorite classical pieces, but I'm not going to post works of symphonic length.

Foolish Heart - Lotte Lenya - This is from Greenup Time. I've been a while coming to an appreciation of Kurt Weill beyond The Threepenny Opera, but I get it now and it's wonderful. (See above comments about rock n roll).

Well, this sucks. The next three are music of Hildegard Von Bingen from the Visions album by Richard Souther. None of them are on YouTube. They are: For the Creator, For the Trinity, and For the Virgin.

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield - There's somethin' happenin' here...

Forever Young - Joan Baez - This is the first of two versions. Joan sounds a little nasally here.

Forever Young - The Band -I can't find the version I have here and since the point I wanted to make is that the Band's version of this is far superior I won't play any other version for you.

Forgotten Dreams - Leroy Anderson - Another by the master of 40/50's symphonic pop.

We're on a roll. Hopefully ten more tomorrow.


116geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 13, 2012, 11:19 am

431 - 440:

Forgotten Songs - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band - This is one of the best rock CDs I own. It's a shame they aren't available on YouTube. Maybe one of these times we'll get lucky.

Forty Days - Ronnie Hawkins - This is an old Chu Berry song that I like. I don't know why I got this version, but it's pretty good. One of the iterations of The Hawks, Ronnie's backup band, was made up of Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson. That's one reason I have a few Ronnie Hawkins numbers.

Forty Thousand Headmen - Traffic - One of their best songs. I really like the early Traffic.

Four or Five Times - Jimmie Noone and His Apex Club Orchestra - a nice jazzband tune. I like this early jazz a lot.

Fox on the Run - Country Gentlemen - Some of that white boy blues from the bluegrass side.

Frankie and Johnny - Jimmie Rodgers - more White Boy Blues, this time from Mississippi. If the credits on the record are correct this is the original version of this song.

Fraulein - Hank Locklin - We are truly blessed. A third WBB tune in a row. I think I said elsewhere I really like Hank Locklin. This is real country. If you don't like country music, don't waste your time, otherwise, this is a wonderful song.

Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman - This came with some other stuff, but it's just a scosh too free for my taste.

Freedom - Jefferson Airplane - This is a reunion of the five original Airplane members from about 1989. They sound a bit more strident, but for Airplane fans like me I think it's just fine.

Freilach - Giora Feldman - Once again, we are blessed. Here is a great Klezmer tune.

Okay, enough for today, more next time.

117geneg
huhtikuu 14, 2012, 4:13 pm

441 - 450:

Friend of the Devil - Grateful Dead - One of the songs from the apex of their career imho.

Friling - Giroa Feldman - More of the klezmer. Not on YouTube. Boo.

From a Buick 6 - Bob Dylan - This is an alternate take. Not as good as what actually came out, but it is Dylan and it is the right song.

From a Jack to a King - Ned Miller - I have this by Hank Snow as well, but YouTube doesn't. This is the original version of this song. Excellent WBB. For just a little while ...

From the Rule of St. Benedict - Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration - This is not the Sisters, but it is a recitation of the Rule.

From this Wicked Fall - Richard Souther - I believe this a piece by Hildegard Von Bingen but since YouTube doesn't have it it doesn't matter. All the Richard Souther stuff is from his CD "Vision".

Frosty the Snowman - Gene Autry - This is the original, I believe. A little Christmas music.

Full Fathom Five - Richard Rodgers - From Victory at Sea, but this is more incidental music and thus not an individual piece, I guess. This is some of the best orchestral music of the 20th century. Too bad I can't play it for you.

Full Moon Full of Love - K. D. Lang - Sorry. This really pisses me off. I really don't think artists do themselves any favors withholding this stuff.

Funny Feathers - Louis Armstrong and Victoria Spivey - A good hot, New Orleans jazz tune from the twenties. This is worth a listen imho.

Well, not much luck on finding some of these, but we'll keep pressing forward.

118geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 15, 2012, 3:54 pm

451 - 460:

Funny How Time Slips Away - Brook Benton - Another ballad from the smoothest voice of the fifties.

Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart - This should be the only Rod Stewart I have. Not a fan. I like this one because it reminds me of
Wallet and Skeezix, friends of mine from Gasoline Alley. I doubt if Rod Stewart ever heard of them. I'm sure there are other Gasoline Alleys, but that's the only one I care about. BTW, it's actually a pretty good song.

Gates of Eden - Bob Dylan - Mine is from the album, this is a live version. I prefer the album version, but this will give you an idea of the song.

Geisha Girl - Hank Locklin - This is the mate to Fraulein. Another WBB from Hank Locklin. I wonder if Hank Locklin, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, and Hank Williams ever performed together.

Gershwin Suite - Giora Feldman - This is labelled Homage to Gershwin, and it may not be the same one, but you know, here's a video of some Gershwin themed Klezmer and it doesn't make any difference.

Get a Little - G. E. Smith and thje Saturday Night Live Band. This is a promop for the Album Get a little and provides a medley of several, if not all the songs on the album. This is better than nothing and gives you a flavor of the album and how good these guys are.

The Theme from Get Smart - unknown - I like some themes. I think I have the James Bond theme as well. I have had, in the past, The original theme from the Mickey Mouse show as well as the theme for Howdy-Doody. I think both of them are gone.

Get Your Kicks on Route 66 - Asleep at the Wheel - I have this or used to at any rate have this by Nat King Cole. It may show up later as simply Route 66. Back in 1954 my family drove from W. Va. to California and in Chillicothe, I believe, or it may have been Illinois, we picked up Route 66 and like the song said took it all the way to Barstow where we heqded North to Monterey.

Ghost Dancer - Asleep at the Wheel - This is from their album Collision Course. It's a poignant song about the last ofr his tribe offering up one last Ghost Dance. Too bad it's not on YouTube.

Ghost Riders in the Sky - Duane Eddy - I like the twangy guitar. This is such a great song.

Well, more next time.

119marell
huhtikuu 15, 2012, 5:31 pm

One morning at dawn we were in the mountains leaving Albuquerque playing a CD we had made and Duane Eddy's Ghost Riders came on. Quite impressive in that particular setting; nothing much to see but black mountains and the sun coming up!

120hailelib
huhtikuu 15, 2012, 8:25 pm

A very nice version of "Ghost Riders".

121LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 15, 2012, 9:06 pm

Gene, Chillicothe is in Illinois, but I don't think it was on Route 66!

122geneg
huhtikuu 16, 2012, 2:15 pm

461 - 470:

Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones - Their best ever song? Maybe. Top five? Without a doubt.

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group - Stevie Winwood on organ and vocals. Even Traffic never came up to these guys for the rock n roll sensibility.

Gin Blossoms - G.e. Smith and the Saturday Night Band - Another good song w/o You Tube.

Girl from the North Country - Bob Dylan - This is a wonderful song from Freewheelin', but in order to make sure no ever purchases it again, they've taken it down from YouTube. How stupid this all is.
If you're traveling in the north country fair
where the wind blows heavy on the borderline
remember me to the one who lives there
she once was a true love of mine.

Give Me that Old Time Religion - Pete Seeger - Mine is by Pete, but this YouTube is of Woody Guthrie with his famous guitar with the sticker on it that says, "This Machine Kills Fascists". We need more of that these days.

The Gladiator March - John Philips Souza - Another from the March King.

Glendale Train - New Riders of the Purple Sage - Another, more mature WBB. If you know NRPS, you are familiar with this. This is one of my favorite tunes to come out of the 70s.

The next five are the five movements of Respighi's "The Birds".

Gloria - Them - This comes about as close to a Van Morrison song as I possess. Not a real fan. This was before he was Van Morrison, and as a result is a much better tune, a real rocker from the period between the Beatles on
Ed Sullivan and Sgt. Pepper.

Glow Worm - The Mills Brothers - Another of their great harmonies from the late forties/early fifties.

Go Daddy-O - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - This is a tremendous band with lots of hot jazz and swing such as this tune. This actually sounds like it's right at the bor5der of rock and big band jazz.

I hope you find something to like in this collection. More later.

123geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 18, 2012, 1:20 pm

471 - 480:

Go Now - The Moody Blues - The lead singer, Denny Laine, deserted the band to play with Paul McCartney and Wings. In the meantime the band itself produced some of the finest rock of the seventies.

Goin' In and Movin' Out - Canadian Brass - This is a brass jazz band that plays instrumentals. That's what this is.

Going Down the Lee Highway - Grayson and Witter - This is mostly instrumental featuring the fiddle. If one listens hard one can hear the outskirts of bluegrass. This is a great example of country in the 20s and 30s. The WBB is not too far behind.

Going Up the Country - Canned Heat - Well, we've been down the road, now let's go up the country, what say?

Gold Watch and Chain - Ralph Stanley - The Stanley Brothers are considered top bluegrass performers. I don't know who came first The Stanley Brothers or Bill Monroe. Great Song.

Gonna Get Along Withoput You Now - Teresa Brewer - This is by one of my favorite, brassy sounding singers of the forties and fifties. I should have at least a couple more from Ms. Brewer.

Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals - Felix and the crew sing one of the best songs of the era.

Good Shepherd - Jefferson Airplane - Jorma's guitar and voice make this take on the old folk tune special. Did I tell you I love the airplane? Starship, not so much.

Goodbye Liza Jane - Charlie Poole - Country music of the twenties. I like this stuff immensely. WBB at its inception.

Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel - Been there, done that. I am not enough of a fan to hazard a guess where this sits in the pantheon of his songs.

I would like to take this opportunity to do something different. Apparently, Levon Helm, drummer and vocalist with the Band, is dying of cancer. The news reports he is in his final stages of life. I would like to play a song that feature Levon's voice. This is from their second album, "The Band" and is titled The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down. In December of 1969 I saw the Band in concert from the tenth row. I was close enough to see that Levon put so much emotion into this song that tears stood out on his face. It was a small piece of the best rock concert I ever saw, and I've seen some of the best ever. This concert was a tune-up in preparation for recording their live album in New York a week or so later, Rock of Ages.

If you are religious or not, please keep Levon and his family in your prayers and in your thoughts. When he goes, Robbie and Garth will be all that's left of one of the greatest assemblages of musicians in history.

More later.

124copyedit52
huhtikuu 21, 2012, 8:48 am

I saw the band twice, back in the day: at the old Fillmore East on Second Avenue in Manhattan and at the Brooklyn Academy. Saw Rick Danko twice when I moved up here to Woodstock with a pickup band; he was in bad shape, died a few years ago. Richard Manuel killed himself by then, leaving Levon and Garth up here, and Robbie Robertson in California, I guess. Never did go to any of Levon's Midnight Rambles. I expect there will be a big funeral in town this weekend.

125geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 24, 2012, 12:35 pm

Well, Pietro, fancy meeting you here. How's tricks, eh? For those of you who do not know copyedit52 he is a freelance copy editor and a published author. He can be found under the LT author page for Peter Weissman. We met in Le Salon a couple of years ago. I've read two of his books and heartily recommend them.

481 - 490:

Grab It - Fairy Godmother - More from the grownup version of Cinderella.

Granados - Andres Segovia - I like classical guitar, but don't have enough of it.

Grandpa's Spells - Jelly Roll Morton - Hot jazz from the twenties or thirties. Good stuff.

Graveyard Train - Creedence Clearwater Revival - One of the best bands of the sixties and early seventies. So simple, so straightforward, so catchy and so great. John Fogarty had a feel for the blues unmatched by anyone who wasn't raised with them.

Great Speckled Bird - Roy Acuff - This is one of the most important songs of the era. It brought Roy Acuff to prominence in the Country Music world and that shaped country music for decades to come.

Green Door - Jim Lowe - There's an old piano and they play it hot behind the green door. This is one of the four or five songs disputed to be the first rock 'n roll record. I've got my money on Rocket 88 for that honor, but it is an unsettled issue.

Green Up Time - Kurt Weill - YouTube doesn't have this one, or even a cover of it. I find that hard to believe.

Greenfields - Brothers Four - One of my favorite folk groups. I really liked this song. It was very meaningful to me at the time.

Groovin' - The Young Rascals - This is one of the best songs of its day. It was perfect for sunning out on the P Street beach.

Guadalcanal March - Richard Rodgers - Another one from the documentary Victory at Sea.

That's it for today. More tomorrow, with luck.

126LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 24, 2012, 2:30 pm

Green Door! Had not heard that one in a while and I have always liked it a lot.

127copyedit52
huhtikuu 24, 2012, 3:20 pm

125. I returned because of you, sweetheart. Of course.

128hailelib
huhtikuu 24, 2012, 3:40 pm

Segovia is very good. I also like a little Flamenco by Montoya now and then. A couple of other goodies in this list as well.

129marell
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 24, 2012, 3:53 pm

We always tell my husband he's stuck in the 50s because he thinks good old rock 'n roll died with the Beach Boys and the British invasion, but he's a fan of Creedence Clearwater! So am I. we both think Green Door is a great song too.

130geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 25, 2012, 1:28 pm

I too am stuck in the fifties, but include the sixties and some seventies. To me the good stuff ended with groups like Devo and Barenaked Ladies and power trios and singer-songwriter crap. Give me the beat boys to soothe my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock 'n roll and drift away... Or as Chu said himself, Give me that rock 'n roll music/It's got a back beat you can't lose it/Gotta be rock roll music/If you wanna dance with me. Although, as time has gone by I've obviously come to love and appreciate a symphony, some modern jazz, some oldies pop, some big band, some country and the occasional Western Tune. But my heart has always belonged to rock 'n roll.

Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith - There's a story to tell about this song and the next one. When I lived in NC I used to watch the Arthur Smith show on the teevee and of course this was a featured song, but the next song is actually the first version I heard. Of course Arthur Smith is the original.

Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues - Nice guitar instrumental. Pretty much the same as the previous, but the sonics are better and the shuffle is nice.

Hac in Anni Lanua - Gothic Voices - This is a Hildegarde Von Bingen tune from the late Medieval/Early Renaissance. Too bad this isn't on YouTube.

Had to Cry Today - Blind Faith - More from the annals of Stevie Windwood. This was a truly great group, too bad they could stand each other only long enough to produce one album.

Hail to the Spirit of Liberty - John Philips Sousa - Another march. Do you think I have a thing for martial music? Does it seem ironic that someone who wants nothing more from society than to be left alone would have a soft spot for music designed to bring us all together in one emotional mass, in lock step with one another, awaiting the commands of our authoritarian overlords?

Haitian Fight Song - Charles Mingus - Some jazz. Not too bad for what it is. In fact as it goes on it gets better. It begins to take on the same orchestral feel as, say, The Man with the Golden Arm, or Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. Give it a listen.

Hands Across the Sea - John Philips Souza - Another march.

Handsome Molly - The Country Gentlemen - The YouTube version is the Stanley Brothers, the original, but my version is the Country Gentlemen. More WBB of the first water.

Hang Up My Rock 'n Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis - Real R&B. From the early days. Chuck Willis is da man!

Happiness is a Warm Nigun - Giora Feldman - More missing music. Another Klezmer tune. I got 500 returns for Happiness is a Warm Gun, but no nigun. Oh, well.

More next time.

131copyedit52
huhtikuu 25, 2012, 4:00 pm

Here's something a bit newer, Gene, by a musician/composer over sixty, a onetime Woodstock resident. A song that picks me up when I'm down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNJYYU2de0

132geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 25, 2012, 4:47 pm

Is there no way to delete a msg anymore?

133geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 25, 2012, 4:49 pm

While this msg was cogent, it may have had the unintended consequence of causing reduced participation in this exercise, so I've cut it.

134Mr.Durick
huhtikuu 25, 2012, 4:54 pm

You can't make the entry disappear, but you can delete the message using 'More' at the bottom of your message.

Robert

135geneg
huhtikuu 25, 2012, 6:17 pm

Thanks.

136geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 26, 2012, 12:37 pm

501 - 510. About a quarter of the way.

Happy Baby - Bill Haley & His Comets - Anything by Bill Haley is head and shoulders above anything else in my opinion. These guys did more to invent rock 'n roll than just about anyone. This song BTW is from 1954, if you can believe that. I don't understand the lack of love for these guys.

Happy on My Way - Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys - WBB at its most complete.

Happy Trails - Dale Evans and Roy Rogers - This was, as most of you know, their theme song. I once shook the hand of Roy Rogers and stroked Trigger.

Happy Wanderer - Frank Weir - One of those songs that sticks with you like oatmeal. Oh, I guess I'd better cleat that up: I love oatmeal.

Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tune Weavers - One of the best birthday songs ever. A seriously wonderful song.

Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley - This is when it all started to go south for Elvis. Too much production on what could have been a good song, except for the self-parodying "Uh-uh ahahu ahahu", etc. Poor Elvis.

Hard Work and Horseplay - Richard Rodgers - More from Victory at Sea.

Harlem Nocturne - Martin Denny - One of my favorite light jazz tunes. I have three versions of this. All of them bring something different to the party.

Harlem Nocturne - The Viscounts - Number two.

Harlem Nocturne - Stan Kenton and his Orchestra - Number three. Different versions for different moods.

Enough for today, More next time.

137Rowntree
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 26, 2012, 3:43 pm

#55 - somewhat belatedly, and as a general fyi. . . . :-)

A friend of mine pointed out something about the Braveheart soundtrack, so I listened to the whole album, and confirmed it myself.

There are no Highland great-pipes on the soundtrack. There are a few visible here and there in the film, but all the pipes on the Braveheart soundtrack are Irish Uilleann pipes. (Not too surprising, I suppose, with the Irish group Clannad having done it, but still.)

My friend is, of course, a piper.

(edited for typo)

138geneg
huhtikuu 27, 2012, 1:44 pm

Thanks for the info Rountree. I would never have known this.

511 520:

Hanj No Umi - Unknown - This is soft Japanese music on a CBS Masterworks Album called, simply, The Japanese Album. If you see it somewhere for sale cheap you can't go wrong with in my opinion. No YouTube.

Have I Stayed Away Too Long - Tex Ritter - another of the singing cowboys. I think I have several songs by old Tex. Oh, BTW, this is the late John Ritter's father.

Hawaii Five-O - Unknown - I don't know if this YouTube is for the original show or the newer one. It sounds original, but I don't know. Anyway, it's the same song regardless.

Hawaiian War Chant - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - This is a pretty good take on this song. I like Hawaiian music, especially guitar. This is Hawaiian music in the same vein as spaghetti with meat sauce is from Italy. (Yes I watched Alton Brown this morning).

He Rambled - Pete Harris - This is not my version by Pete Harris, but it's a good example of some very early mountain music. This one is by Fiddlin' John Carson. He gave us this gem, too. I don't have this because I can't find a commercial outlet for it and I don't know how to d/l songs from YouTube. It's a Shame to Whip Your Wife on Sunday. I don't know if this is Fiddlin' John or not, but I do know this is his song.

He Touched Me - Elvis Presley - I really enjoy Elvis' gospel songs. He does them pretty straight up.

He'll Have to Go - Jim Reeves - This is one of the first country songs that made me think maybe all country music didn't suck. As you can see I've come to appreciate and enjoy an awful lot of country music. Mostly between 1920 and 1965.

He's Funny That Way - Billie Holliday - The queen of the blues.

Heart and Soul - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - An old standard from the late thirties.

Heart Like a Wheel - Linda Rondstat - I have this from the album, not live. It's a pretty good song.

Okay, enough for today.

139LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 27, 2012, 2:55 pm

Never realized "He'll Have to Go" was a country song! Love the Elvis gospel, but that one is not one of my favorites.

140geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 28, 2012, 11:26 am

Well, Lisa, I've got an Elvis today that you might like. Not a gospel, but a good one nonetheless.

521 - 530:

Heart of Gold - Neil Young and Crazyhorse - Another of the very few songs featuring Neil Young that I really like.

Heartbeat - Buddy Holly - This is from his later stuff. Very good.

Heartbreak Hotel - The real Elvis Presley - One of, if not the best, songs he did. I think it was Hoyt Axton's mother who wrote this song. This is one of those songs at the top of the Rock 'n Roll pantheon.

Hearts of Stone - Fontane Sisters - I first heard this song on Guam, which means I was 12 or less. This is one of those songs that gets me going.

Hearts of Stone Bill Black Combo - An instrumental version of the previous song. A fine song in its own right.

Helldrive - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Orchestra - If you like hard rock with a very bluesy take you would do yourself a favor by purchasing this music.

Hello Walls - Faron Young - Another of the songs that led me to reassess country music..

Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash - One of the two or three songs by this group that I liked. I'm not all that much on harmony, with the exception of a few Dead songs. I think I got this from my wife somehow. Not a song I would go looking for.

Henry - New Riders of the Purple Sage - Every year along about this time it all goes dry ... A really great stoner song with typical NRPS heavy country accompaniment. I really like NRPS. A lot. The peddle steel guitar is a wonderful instrument. When I was very young I learned that not only did the pedal steel have a very clear, pure tone, it could also throw teardrops from its strings like music.

Henry Martin - Joan Baez - A lovely voice and guitar style. I really liked the earliest Joan. She opened a wider vision of Folk music for me. The first time I saw Dylan perform was with her. If I hadn't liked her so much I would not have seen him then.

Okay, some more next time.

141LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 28, 2012, 1:28 pm

Gene--you are right about Heartbreak Hotel on all counts!

142geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 29, 2012, 12:54 pm

531 - 540:

Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry - This is the version of this song I grew up with.

Hey Frederick - Jefferson Airplane - More Airplane.

Hey Grandma - Moby Grape - This is a good SF rock tune. Not spectacular, good. One of the members of Moby Grape was Skip Spence, the original drummer for the Airplane.

Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) - Donovon - Early Donovan. I liked this phase of Donovan's work better than I did his later stuff.

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix - This and The Wind Cries Mary are my favorite Hendrix. I like the lack of pyrotechnics if the music, something Hendrix is not known for, but he had a really nice touch on ballads.

Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark - Of the songs listed so far today, this is my favorite. I'm a sucker for that hambone and Dee Clark was one of my favorites during this period. We should get to Raindrops in the Rs, another truly great song by Mr. Clark.

Hey There - Rosemary Clooney - One of those pop songs of the fifties I grew up with. Rock 'n Roll was just stiring and before long would be competing for dollars with this kind of pop.

Hi Lilli Hi Lo - Teresa Brewer - This is not the original. I think that's from a fifties movie with Leslie Caron and Jose Ferrer. This is Teresa Brewer one of my favorite mid fifties/arly sixties singers with a big, brassy voice, not on display here. Wait for Ricochet Romance for that.

High Flyin' Bird - Jefferson Airplane - My favorite version of this song. The female voice here is Signe Anderson, not Grace. This is the version the Airplane with Skip Spence on the drums. Very early. I think this is from Monterrey Pop.

High Noon - Tex Ritter - This is the theme from one of my two must not miss movies. We'll get the theme for the other later. One of the bad guys, the good looking one, not Lee Van Cleef is Sheb Wooley who some few years later gave us The Flying Purple People Eater.

Well, enough for today.

143LisaCurcio
huhtikuu 29, 2012, 8:18 pm

Phew! I thought we were in for a few days of song titles beginning with "hey"!

144geneg
huhtikuu 30, 2012, 5:27 pm

541 - 550:

High School Cadets - John Philips Sousa - I played trombone on this in high school band. Maybe that's where I get my love for martial music.

High Times - Grateful Dead - More Workingman's Dead.

Highlands - Bob Dylan - From Time Out of Mind. No YouTube. I can't believe that these guys refusal to allow their songs on YouTube is saving them money. All that does is make people forget about them, not want them enough to buy them.

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan - I think this is the weakest song on this album, it barely beats out From a Buick Six.

Hills of West Virginia - Phil Ochs - If he were alive I doubt Phil would be playing all this copyright BS. Being from West Virginia, this song has special meaning. I lived up them hollers.

Hobo Bill's Last Ride - Jimmie Rodgers - More of the king of WBB. I have never heard a Jimmie Rodgers song that wasn't the epitome of the WBB.

Hold Me Tight - Beatles - From Meet the Beatles, the most revolutionary record ever.

Holy Cow - The Band - This is from their oldies homage album, Moondog Matinee. An old Alan Toussaint song.

Honesty - Billy Joel - Another of my wife's Billy Joel tunes.

Honey Just Allow me One More Chance - Bob Dylan - This sucks. Not the song, the fact I can't play it for you.

I'm sorry these three Dylan tunes don't have music with them, but he;s a shit performer and I refuse to use his live clips or other people covers of his stuff. What a short sighted policy.

More later.

145copyedit52
toukokuu 2, 2012, 1:32 pm

146geneg
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 2, 2012, 3:18 pm

Thanks for the post, Peter. If others of you wish to post songs, please, feel free to do so.

Okay 551 - 560:

Honky Tonk Angels Medley - K. D. Lang - Again mine is the studio version from Shadowland, but this is a pretty fair presentation of this truly great country song.

Honky Tonk Blues - Hank Williams - I got no junior, I got no III, all I got is Hank. The greatest country artist of all time. Pure genius.

Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor - Johnny Horton - See if you can guess why this is my favorite Johnny Horton song.

Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis - Good piano blues.

Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams - More honky tonkin' from the expert.

Hope Has a Place - Enya - Speaking of culture shock.

Hopkele - Giora Feldman - More klezmer, no YouTube.

Hot Dog Buddy Buddy - Bill Haley and the Comets - Tell me this isn't just the cat's meow. Hot sax, rim shots, fast guitar breaks, what more can someone ask of a song. This, my friends, is Rock 'n Roll. The real deal. Once again, Hollywood tries to co-opt something it doesn't understand. Notice the cheesy dancers.

Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan - This is the original of this song. Some of the photos may be of the actual car that inspired this song. From the California hot rod culture of the late 40s early 50s.

Hotter than That - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - Some hot New Orleans style jazz by the master.

Okay, enough for now. There were actually two songs by the Benedictine Sisters that I didn't list. I knew I wouldn't find them and I didn't want to waste the space.

More later.

147geneg
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 3, 2012, 3:29 pm

561 - 570:

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley - The song that made Elvis the King. I prefer the b side, Don't Be Cruel.

House of the Rising Sun - Joan Baez - The first version of this song I ever heard. In 1964 I saw Joan live in concert. When she introduced this song she said it was not by the Animals. I had not heard the Animals version at that time.
But lest you all suffer the same fate ...

House of the Rising Sun" - Animals - There, see isn't that better, or not.

How am I to Know - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra - The YouTube is not my version, but I'll let Billie Holliday fill in anytime.

How Beautiful Heaven Must Be - Sego Brothers and Naomi - The YouTube version is the Wilburn Brothers. Same song. Not too different. Good country gospel, a much ignored genre in popular terms.

How can I keep from Singing - Enya - Do I need to say anything here?

How Do They Do It That Way - Louis Armstrong - More twenties hot jazz.

How Do You Feel - Jefferson Airplane - Is this my favorite Airplane? Depends on how I feel.

How Great Thou Art - Elvis Presley - Another gospel effort from the King. A great job on this song.

How Suite It Is - Jefferson Airplane - This is a twofer with the following songs:
Watch Her Ride
Spare Chaynge

One good one, one requiring lots of drugs and patience to get into. I think Spare Chaynge is the weakest song on what is otherwise their signature album, After Bathing At Baxter's.

More manana.

148dekesolomon
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 4, 2012, 7:43 am

> 144

Check out Johnny Winter's cover of "From a Buick Six."

You'll see it wasn't the song that was weak but Dylan's version of it.

Paste this link in your browser. I hope you like to dance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7k9oEH_2IY

149geneg
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 4, 2012, 1:37 pm

Thanks, dekesolomon, I like that version, but to me its the song arrangement that makes it weak. Something Johnny couldn't really do anything about without making it a whole new song.

571 - 580:

Howling Thunder - Kitaro - more nice synth.

Humoresque Halaka Dance - Giora Feldman - Finally YouTube and I have the same song. This is the klezmer. Great.

Humpty Dumpty Heart - Bing Crosby - The husky voice from Spokane knocks another one out of the park.

Hymn to an Older Generation - Jefferson Airplane - Two more under one name from After Bathing at Baxter's:
The Last Wall of the Castle
Rejoyce

Hymne a l'amour - Edith Piaf - What a sweet voice. I think if I understood these songs it would detract from their beauty. Not understanding turns Piaf's voice into another instrument. Wonderful.

I Ain't Got Nobody - Fats Waller - A little organ interlude. I have two versions of this song, one by Fats and one by Bing. The Bing version on YouTube seems to be without Bing, so I bring you just this one.

I Ain't Marching Anymore - Phil Ochs - As relevant today as it was in 1965. This is my go to protest singer.

I Almost Lost My Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter - This is the original of what was a substantial Pat Boone hit. In fact, it might be this song that made Boone's career. Anyway, this is about 10,000 better. It also spawned one of those rare followup songs that was even better. We'll get to it later.

I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me - Benny Carter and the Chocolate Dandies - Good jazz.

I Can't Get Started - Dizzy Gillespie - More smooth jazz.

Okay, not much rock but a lot of good tunes. More later.

150dekesolomon
toukokuu 4, 2012, 2:16 pm

> 147

House of the Rising Sun by The Animals

I agree with you theirs is the all-time best cover. I just want to add that Leslie West also does a good job with that tune on his LP: "The Great Fatsby."

151geneg
toukokuu 4, 2012, 4:24 pm

I should have some Mountain coming up. Nantucket Sleigh Ride is my favorite of theirs. I heard Mississippi Queen until it was running out of every orifice in my body.

152LisaCurcio
toukokuu 4, 2012, 4:27 pm

I always forget about Piaf until I hear her again, and wish I would remember to get some of her music. Strange to hear I ain't got nobody without the words! The jazz is always good.

153geneg
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 7, 2012, 12:54 pm

581 - 590:

I Can't Give You Anything but Love - Louis Armstrong - More jazz with a decidedly New Orleans flair.

I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles - Ray goes for the country. This may be my favorite Ray Charles song, although it's a cover of an older country tune by Don Gibson.

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) - Linda Ronstadt - Show who sings all styles takes on a country classic.

I Don't Know You - New Riders of the Purple Sage - More really good country rock. If they're good enough for Jerry they're good enough for me.

I Don't Want to Walk Without You - Bing Crosby - This is by Harry James and I think is the main hit of this song. The Crosby that I have is more tinkly, less heavily orchestrated, but this will give an idea of the song.

I Dreamed I saw Phil Ochs Last Night - Billy Bragg - A truly gorgeous a capella piece in homage to Phil. The tune is, fittingly enough, I Dreamed I saw Joe Hill Last Night. It's less than two minutes. Give it a listen.

I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - More big band jazz.

I Feel Like Traveling On - The Gospel Singing Caravan - Gospel. This YouTube is of the Chuck Wagon Gang, but it's the same song.

I Forgot to Remember to Forget - Elvis Presley - Elvis goes pure country. This is by the King at the height of his powers. This song is a great illustration of how close country and rock have been.

I Found a New Baby - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Hot Jazz. The other thing the clarinet is good for besides the Klezmer.

154hailelib
toukokuu 7, 2012, 1:23 pm

Great Ray Charles. I forget how good he was when I don't hear him for a while.

155geneg
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 9, 2012, 11:50 am

591 - 600:

I Got Rhythm - Don Byas, Slam Stewart - A nice jazz version of this George Gershwin tune.

I Got the Blues - Rolling Stones - From Sticky Fingers.

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Another good jazz number from NOLA.

I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling - Bill Monroe - The YouTube is Bill with the Osbourne Brothers, it's a pretty fair rendition of the song. It's Gospel from the master of the Bluegrass.

I Need a Man to Love - Big Brother and the Holding Company - More from the greatest blues singer since Billie Holliday.

I Only Have Eyes for You - Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra - A nice big band version of this song covered later by The Platters.

I Really Don't Want to Know - Solomon Burke - YouTube doesn't have this by Solomon, but this version by Tommy Edwards, one of my favorite singers of the period, is pretty good and was a hit for him, so enjoy.

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles - Not unlike Hound Dog b/w Don't Be Cruel this was the b-side of one of the most consequential songs in music history, I Want to Hold Your Hand. My wife and I were discussing the early Beatles, say before Sgt. Pepper and came to the conclusion that they were essentially a boy band, maybe the greatest, and a great cover band, too, but essentially a boy band. The guys had the Stones.

I Shall Be Free - Bob Dylan - One of his innumerable talking blues from the early days. Watch out for that onion gook.

I Should Care - Thelonius Monk - Some jazz piano blues.

Well enough for today, not much rock but some good jazz, both big band and ensemble. Later, gator.

156dekesolomon
toukokuu 9, 2012, 3:59 pm

Anything by Ruth Brown is good for me. Bettye LaVette ain't bad, neither.

157geneg
toukokuu 15, 2012, 3:22 pm

601 - 610:

I Wanna Be Your Man - The Beatles - From Meet the Beatles. The album that changed the world. Ringo gets a song.

I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana - The first cowgirl singer I can remember. Great stuff. Yodels and all.

I Want to to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles - From Meet the Beatles. The album that changed the world. The song that changed the world. I feel about this song the same as I do about Hound Dog and Don't Be Cruel. I Want to Hold Your Hand was the gazillion seller, but the b-side, I Saw Her Standing There, was the better song. One of those rare times that Paul out wrote John.

I Want Tomorrow - Enya - All good things must come to an end. Hopefully we'll start another good groove with the next song.

I Want You - Bob Dylan - No such luck on starting a good groove with this song. The song is willin' but my guess is Bob ain't. No YouTube.

I Want You Right Now - MC5 - This band influenced in one way or another just about every punk band that ever played. The album is somewhat uneven as is often the case with ground breaking stuff. Keep in mind this was 1969.

I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley - The King in his heyday. This is the real Elvis. Not that sham Elvis that turned up about 1964.

I Was the One - Elvis Presley - This was the b-side of Heartbreak Hotel. Can you imagine those two songs on the same 45? I think, with the exception of Heartbreak Hotel this may be my favorite Elvis. BTW, this is January, 1956.

I Wish I Didn't Love You So - K. D. Lang - Once again, artists don't want other people to hear their music, might cause them to go out and buy it. Go figure. Anyway, I like K D Lang.

I'd Still Want You - Hank Williams - WBB at its finest.

I will try to a bit more regular with these postings.
More next time.

158LisaCurcio
toukokuu 15, 2012, 8:46 pm

I Was the One--my absolute favorite hands down.

159geneg
toukokuu 17, 2012, 5:35 pm

611 - 620:

I'll Be Somewhere Listening - Harvester Quartet - Gospel. The YouTube is The Cathedral Quartet. Gospel is pretty standard across groups. Sometimes they change things up, but not often.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan - Nuff said

I'll Fly Away - Allison Krauss and Gillian Welch - This is a good bluegrass tinged version of this song. Of which I have three copies so settle in.

I'll Fly Away - Faron Young - Straight country version. Very nice if you like the country music.

I'll Fly Away - Stanley Brothers - This is the bluegrass version. It really makes the connection between bluegrass, country, and gospel apparent.

I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive" - Hank Williams - Do I have to say anything about this song. It's Hank Williams fer chrissake. WBB.

I'll Never Smile Again - Unknown - This is screwy. The cloud says this is by various artists, which is a euphemism for we don't know who this is. Mine does not sound like this, but the song is basically the same.

I'm a Believer - The Monkees - Hey, what can I say, sometimes I'm a sucker.

I'm a Fool to Care - Les Paul and Mary Ford - I couldn't stand this when it was popular, but over the years one comes to an accommodation, then an appreciation, and finally a love for this kind of cool jazz.

I'm a Man - Spencer Davis Group - The genius behind Traffic and Blind Faith is featured with organ and vocals here.

Okay. Over to you. More later.

160PhaedraB
toukokuu 17, 2012, 7:15 pm

I'm amazed by how many "I" songs there are.

161LisaCurcio
toukokuu 17, 2012, 8:18 pm

Sorry, Gene, but the Monkees were really just gawdawful!

162geneg
toukokuu 18, 2012, 7:20 pm

Lisa, I agree. That's why I'm a sucker.

163dekesolomon
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 18, 2012, 10:05 pm

I didn't see any Three Dog Night on that list. How about "Brickyard Blues"? How about "Mama Told Me Not to Come"?

An' how's about Leon Russell? "Roll Away the Stone," "Up on a Tightrope," "Delta Lady" and "Crystal Closet Queen"? And then there's Steppenwolf: "Berry Rides Again!" Canned Heat: "Work Together."

164geneg
toukokuu 19, 2012, 2:22 pm

And you won't see Three Dog Night or Leon Russell. Although, Leon Russell is more an oversight than anything else. I've got, or should have, the big three from Steppenwolf (Magic Carpet Ride, Born to be Wild (msg #55), and Sookie-Sookie), we just haven't got there yet, and while I don't have Work Together, I did post earlier Amphetamine Annie and Going Up the Country. Three Dog Night lost me at the get go. When I saw a fudged up version of Chest Fever was the flip-side of One, a particularly sappy song, IMNHO, they were dead to me. There's only one version of Chest Fever and it comes after about 10 minutes of Garth Hudson fucking with your head in the upper registers of a skewed organ piece called The Genetic Method. So what if Jeremiah was a bullfrog. He weren't no friend of mine. Actually Mama Told Me Not To Come was a fine song for TDN, just not one I think of when I'm hunting music.

At this time I'm more concerned about the Procol Harum, Talking Heads, and VU that I don't have. All hands on deck ...

These kinds of things are very, very subjective.

Please, continue to point out holes that you see. I'm learning that over the years I've lost a fair part of my collection. And there are songs that I love, such as Primrose Lane, that I need, want, but for some reason just don't have, yet. I'm looking out for those as we go along.

Okay, I wasn't going to do this now, but you talked me into it. 621 -630:

I'm Beginning to See the Light - Harry James Orchestra featuring Kitty Kallen on vocals - Another great jazz standard renered just about perfectly.

I'm Blue - The Ikettes - These ladies were the backup singers for Ike and Tina. This is a great song and if you've never heard, here it is.

I'm Down to My Last Cigarette - K. D. Lang and the Reclines - I think she is the greatest female country singer in my lifetime. Well, maybe a little hyperbolic, but you get the gist of it.

I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky - Bill Monroe - Bluegrass, baby bluegrass. The fine bourbon of the music industry.

I'm Going Home - Ten Years After - This is the iconic Woodstock cut. Mostly all I remember about Ten Year After was the way Rolling Stone, I don't know which one, Greil or another critic just shredded Cricklewood Green. As a resulet this is all the Ten Years After I have.

I'm Gonna Love You Too - The Crickets - From some real rock n roll white boy pioneers.

I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail - Karl Davis and Harty Taylor - This is an acceptable cover of this very old country blues. WBB.

I'm Just a Singer in a Rock n Roll Band - The Moody Blues - One of the best bands of the seventies. Just as stoney as the Stones, but in a way different style.

I'm Looking for Someone to Love - The Crickets - Another from the hot band out of Lubbock.

I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow - I really, really like Hank Snow's voice and music. I often prefer his covers of other people's songs.

Okay. That's ten for today. Enjoy!

165hailelib
toukokuu 19, 2012, 2:47 pm

Very nice Harry James.

166dekesolomon
toukokuu 19, 2012, 3:20 pm

I saw Ike & Tina Turner (featuring the Ikettes) back in 1963 or 64. They blew this poor little Iowa farm boy away. At the age of 13, I had NEVER seen women like that ANYWHERE in my life. Today I understand that Tina was dressed like a $5 hooker and the Ikettes looked like $2 hookers. Wow, man! What a show.

167dekesolomon
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 19, 2012, 3:26 pm

164 -- "Three Dog Night lost me at the get go. When I saw a fudged up version of Chest Fever was the flip-side of One, a particularly sappy song, IMNHO, they were dead to me."

THAT? From a guy who likes the Monkees? It would have taken a lot more than one lonely number to straighten Michael Nesbitt out.

168geneg
toukokuu 19, 2012, 4:43 pm

The Monkees were from a different time and place. They were the pop-end when the really good stuff was coming from Dylan, the Stones, the Beatles, TM&TP, Donovan, Rascals (Young and otherwise), and the Byrds. By the time TDN came out we'd learned our chops at the knee of such as Procol Harum, the Band, The Airplane, the Dead, Hendrix, Big Brother, QMS, Who, Cream, Blind Faith, MC5, ... I could go on for hours, but I'm sure you get the point. They just weren't in the ballpark with those guys. Neither would the Monkees have been just two years later. So, by 1969, the game was different. It's how I could like the slick sappiness of some of the fourties/fifties stuff I like, and could not stomach such as Gene Pitney and the Castratti. So much real rock had gone under the bridge by 1963 that those guys were just shit.

169dekesolomon
toukokuu 20, 2012, 12:22 am

No. You couldn't put TDN in the same category as the Airplane, the Dead, Cream, etc. TDN was a whole different genre. They didn't want anything to do with the turn on, tune in, drop out set. TDN had no message and no agenda, unless you count joyous, laid back R&B in three-part harmony. And they did THAT to perfection. Black folks liked 'em. Chicanos liked 'em. Hippies liked 'em. Country fans liked 'em. Even my MOM liked 'em. They were all over the charts everywhere, all the time. Compare TDN sales to the sales of my personal favorite rock band, Grateful Dead. The only top-40 hit Dead ever had was "Truckin," and it didn't stay on the charts long.

170geneg
toukokuu 20, 2012, 4:39 pm

You make my point. Watch me try to defend myself when Gary Puckett and the Union Gap show up here.

631 - 640:

I'm Ready - The Band - Going back to their roots and showing they still knew how to rock after all those years with Dylan. This is from Moondog Matinee, their homage to an earlier era.

I'm Sittin' on Top of the World - Les Paul & Mary Ford - These two had a daily show on the teevee for a while and I liked to watch. I learned a lot about mixing songs from the little tech chats Les Paul would incorporate into his shows.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams - A song about trains and whippoorwills and tears. One of his best.

I'm Travelling On and On - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - This is a gospel song sung in the high lonesome style with a touch of Bluegrass about it. A great song. I don't know why YouTube doesn't have it.

I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow - If you've never heard this song you really should. A great exercise in American geography.

I've Been Lonely Too Long - The Young Rascals - I liked this group, their goofy outfits notwithstanding. They filled an interesting gap in what was happening at the time.

I've Had It - The Bell Notes - A really great, simple, song from the tail end of the fifties. The guitar solo reminds me a lot of some of the early Stones noodling.

I've Heard that Song Before - Harry James Orchestra with Helen Forrest - Another old big band standard. I had an Uncle who played trombone for this band.

Ice Age - Jefferson Airplane - This is from their last album. A message album, and, for the most part I agree that messages just drag songs down.

Idle Dreams - George Gershwin - A nice piano piece by the master of the modern in music. No YouTube.

That's it for today.

171geneg
toukokuu 30, 2012, 11:46 am

641 - 650:

Introduction - Le Jardin Enchante de Kastchei - Apparition de l'Oiseau du Feu - Igor Stravinsky - This is the sort of classical music I really like.

Ich Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib - Klezmer Conservatory Band - No YouTube. There are several versions of this on YouTube. None of them as good or as representative as this one.

I'll Fly Away - Allison Krauss - One of my favorite gospel songs done in a soft bluegrass style. I used to have three versions of this song, my favorite being by a rock group named Goose Creek Symphony. I don't know what happened to the others.

Imayo - Unknown - This and the next song are from the CBS Masterworks Classics series, specifically the Japanese Album. I really enjoy the soft, tinkling sound of this music. Alas, no YouTube.

Imayoh - Unknown - See above.

Improperia - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - Chant. The YouTube is a different group, but I find Chant to be pretty much the same regardless of who is doing it.

In a Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - I'm sorry about the very irritating commercial at the beginning of this. I tried two or three other versions but they all had this commercial or were not Duke Ellington. YouTube is becoming worse than useless. If there was ever a demonstration of how money fucks everything up, I think YouTube would be the poster child for it.

In a Persian Market - Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - A nice jazz jump tune.

In A Rumenisher Shenk - Klezmer Conservatory Band - YouTube doesn't even pretend to have heard this song.

In A Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Ink Spots - One of my favorite songs from the period.

I apologize on behalf of YouTube for being such a disappointing piece of junk. Junk was not my first word choice, but having used my quota of curse words with regard to YouTube, I am reduced to using it instead.

172guido47
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 31, 2012, 3:34 am

Ahhemm, geneg,

I've been everywhere is an Aussi song.

173geneg
toukokuu 31, 2012, 12:15 pm

Guido, I truly did not know that. Thank you for letting us know.

651 - 660:

In My Life - Beatles - One of their top two or three songs.

In Occasu Sideris - Gothic Voices - From the album Music for the Lion Hearted King. I think this is like 11th or 12th Century music. It's interesting at any rate. No YouTube. The lack of YouTube for these songs is the most frustrating thing about this project.

In The Beginning - Kitaro - More new age stuff. I like Kitaro and his synthesizer. The first forty seconds or so are very quiet, so if you choose to listen, be patient.

In The Garden - Elvis Presley - This is hands down my favorite hymn, and Elvis had such a good way with hymns.

In The Garden - Tennessee Ernie Ford - I prefer this version. Ole Ern's voice was made for hymns.

In The Good Old Summertime - Les Paul and Mary Ford - Remember Les Paul invented the guitar he is playing. What a genius.

In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmie Rodgers - One of the all time classics of American music. WBB.

In The Misty Moonlight - Hank Snow - The video is Dean Martin, who I generally like very much, but in this case nothing beats the Hank Snow version. It's been on YouTube before, I don't understand why it's not there now. Very frustrating.

In The Mood - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - One of the iconic big band sing tunes played by the iconic swing band.

In The Pines - The Louvin Brothers - One of the classics of country music. A precursor of the high lonesome perfected by Bill Monroe. White boy blues at its best and most poignant. We'll start tomorrow with another version of this song by the Stanley Brothers.

I'll really try to do ten more tomorrow.

174hailelib
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 31, 2012, 2:52 pm

Some good selections here. Tennessee Ernie is always great and the Jimmie Rogers was a very good "In the Jailhouse Now". As for Big Band, "In the Mood" always brings back memories.

Tried to listen on my iPad but at least three aren't available there even though I got them later on the old laptop. I've noticed this before...YouTube does have its peculiarities.

175geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 1, 2012, 11:05 am

661 - 670:

In The Pines - Stanley Brothers - A little more of a Bluegrass sound, but not quite. This is a pure country song. When I was a youth you couldn't have dragged me within a million miles of this stuff, but now ...

In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry - This song made a real splash when it first came out. It has a really nice rhythm.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly - I was in Vietnam when this hit the airwaves and didn't hear it until it had come and gone so I have no prejudices one way or another. This song seems to have stirred quite a controversy. It's seventeen plus minutes so listen appropriately.

Indian Lake - Cowsills - From the controversial to the ridiculous, that's how it goes. I really like this song. Yes, I know it's the most egregious bubblegum this side of the 1910 Fruitgum Factory, but what can I say. I give it a ninety for danceability and an 80 for inventiveness.

Indian Summer - The Doors - From Morrison's Hotel, an underrated album and the last Doors I bought.

The Firebird - Introduction Igor Stravinsky - Another, shorter intro to the Firebird. It's very quiet so be patient if you listen. The entire Firebird is one of my favorite classical pieces.

Instrumental Hymn - Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration - No YouTube. This is from the liturgy of the hours.

Invitation to the Ball - The Chamberlain - From Cinderella.

Isobella - Enya - Yup. Sounds just like Enya.

Istanbul - The Four Lads - This is one of those songs that when you hear it you just can't get rid of it. A truly great song. About twenty years ago this was covered by They Might Be Giants.

Wow, I'm on a role. Three days in a row. Next time.

176geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 2, 2012, 1:26 pm

671 -680:

It Ain't Me, Babe - Bob Dylan - This is Johnny Cash singing this song. It will give you the flavor of what is a far superior song in Bob Dylan's hands, but for some unfathomable reason he apparently doesn't want it out there. It probably has to do with protecting his copyrights.

It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Linda Ronstadt - This was on one of the two LR albums I own. It just followed along with the rest onto my hard drive. But I have a far superior version ...

It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Crickets - Much better than the LR, don't you agree?

It Makes No Difference Now - Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers - A nice simple country tune from 1938. WBB.

It Never Was You - Kurt Weill - Pop from the late forties/early fifties. This song is from Knickerbocker Holiday. If you like KW, you'll love this.

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Bob Dylan - This must be a live or alternate take because it's not nearly as good as the song from Highway 61.

It Won't Be Long - Beatles - From Meet the Beatles. The energy fair bursts at the seams of this great classic.

It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards - On any given day this stands a one in five chance of being my absolute favorite song. Got that good grind piano workin'. Great slow dance music.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan - This is the real deal, better listen fast before it gets taken down. Wonderful song.

It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan - This is a live performance, not bad.

Well, another day, ten more.

177geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 3, 2012, 12:45 pm

681 - 690:

It's Howdy Doody Time - Buffalo Bob Smith - This video has the song, a view of a representative peanut gallery, a commercial and even a little Howdy himself. This is the children's TV that I watched.

It's Late - Ricky Nelson - This video was apparently done as a part of an episode of Ozzie and Harriett. Ricky had a natural national venue to introduce his songs and this is one of his best.

It's Me - K D Lang - No YouTube.

It's Mighty Late to Travel - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys - Great Bluegraqss music. The sonics are lacking. WBB.

It's No Secret - Jefferson Airplane - From Takes Off. The female voice here is Signe Anderson, not Grace. The drummer is Skip Spence instead of Spencer Dryden. This is really early Airplane. Great song. When I heard this album I knew which way my musical tastes were going to go.

It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley - A good Cha-Cha. This is Elvis as a flame burning white hot just before going out.

It's So Easy - Crickets - Another from the master out of Lubbock. What a tragedy when he died.

It's So Nice to Find a Man - The Stepmother - From the best musical version of the Cinderella story ever told. Someday I might put this music out on YouTube. I can't imagine anyone would object. Some of it's pretty bawdy stuff, but then some of the best songs are bawdy. Consider Benny Hill at the Suzy Bar.

It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel - This is a good song from Billy.

It's Too Late - Chuck Willis - I can't say enough about this song, but then I think Chuck Willis was an absolute genius. Is he in the RnR Hall of Fame? If not, then it's not truly a Hall of Fame, but just part of one. Here's a bonus. I don't have this one on my hard drive but ai know it's around somewhere. This is the first Chuck Willis song I ever heard C C Rider.

Ten more. See you next time.

178geneg
kesäkuu 4, 2012, 2:06 pm

I was halfway through this when something bad happened.

691 - 700:

Jack O' Diamonds - Tex Ritter - This song is also known as Rye Whiskey.

Jack O' Diamonds - Blind Lemon Jefferson - This is not the same song as the one above. This is a blues.

Jack O' Diamonds - Pete Harris - I believe thisw might have been recorded by Alan Lomax, but I'm not sure. It's the same lyrics as the previous song, but the tune is different. Texas Blues.

Jacti Cogitatum Tuum - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - Nice Chant. This makes me thing New Age is actually a rip ooff of some very old music.

Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte - A really nice song with a sort of Caribbean sound.

James Bond Theme - Unknown - An iconic movie theme. When this plays, everyone knows what's coming next: mayhem with a smarmy smile.

Jane Jane Jane - Kingston Trio - This is way overproduced but it appears to be the only version of this song that's actually by the Kingston Trio on YouTube. It's a really good song, much better without the added instrumental fol-de-rol.

Japanese Drums - Kitaro - From his album Asis. There are many drum songs by Kitaro on YouTube, alas, none are this.

Jawbone - The Band - Rick Danko and Levon Helm share the vocals on this. Great song.

Jazz Legato/Jazz Pizzicato - Leroy Anderson - More from America's greatest pop composer.

Ten more next time. Enjoy.

179LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 4, 2012, 9:04 pm

Gene, finally had time to sit and listen. Thank you so much (again) for doing this. The Beatles--I am a bit younger than you and was part of the crazy screaming crowds at their movies! What in heaven's name were we thinking? I forget how much really good music they produced. We did not hear much of it with the screaming.

And of course, the big bands, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Willis, Tommy Edwards just make me smile!

180geneg
kesäkuu 5, 2012, 11:34 am

Thanks for the encouragement Lisa. Now more.

701 - 710:

Jelly and the Vamp - Canadian Brass - A really great jazz vamp on some themes by Jelly Roll Morton. No YouTube.

Jemima Surrender - The Band - The late Levon Helm on the vocals for this little bit of genius. Sometimes I think there has never been a better band.

Jersey Thursday - Donovan - This is from one of his first two albums, from his folk music era. This is a great song.

Jesus Hold My Hand - Chuck Wagon Gang - Gospel. I really like this genre.

Jeu Des Princesses - Igor Stravinsky - More from The Firebird. The named bit is the last one of this section, but it's all good to listen to.

Jigsaw Puzzle - Rolling Stones - One of their best blues featuring Keith on slide. Each band seems to have a period in which they released their very best work. This is from that period for the Stones. Beggars Banquet is one of those albums.

Jimmy Crack Corn - Burl Ives - This is one of the first songs I remember. I had this on 78rpm. Some may also know this song as the Blue-Tail Fly.

Joe Hill - Pete Seeger - A timely, topical tune. We need more Joe Hills in this country right now. When the middle class is gone, people will be begging to be allowed to unionize.

Joe Hill - Joan Baez - I love the pureness of her voice.

Jogashima no Ame - Unknown - I have this from the CBS Masterworks album on Japanese music. It's a lovely song.

Well, another ten. More soon.

181geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 6, 2012, 5:29 pm

711 - 720:

John Barleycorn Must Die - Fairport Convention - This version is from Traffic, one I like more than Fairport Convention, but I haven't seen it in years. This is the story of beer.

John Riley - Joan Baez - The YouTube is a cover, and a fair one, too. folk song.

Johnnie Get Angry - Joanie Sommers - This is a live take. Not bad, but I'd rather have it from the record.

Jordan is a Hard Road To Travel - Uncle Dave Macon - This is some of the first recorded folk music. Very old stuff. Very good.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho - Elvis Presley - Another of Elvis' gospel songs.

Josie - Donovan - Another great song from a great talent. This is my third favorite of his behind Gold Watch and Chain and Sunny Goodge Street.

Journey to a Fantasy - Kitaro - More of the New Age Synth master. I love the way this instrument sounds.

Jukebox Saturday Night - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Big Band homage to other big bands, with a touch of parody.

Jump With My Baby - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Band sound from the nineties. I really like this group.

Jumpin' Jack - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - This song sounds like it could have come from one of those old jazz cartoons.

That's ten. More again.

182LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 6, 2012, 8:55 pm

Gene--BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY!!! I had never heard them but they just moved to the top of my list! More exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!

183hailelib
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 7, 2012, 11:44 am

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are amazing. Just added them to my Amazon wishlist. Like LisaCurcio, I had never heard them before.

184geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 7, 2012, 11:48 am

That album was bought for me by my step-daughter. She really knew what I would like. I think their music is outstanding.

721 -730:

Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones - This is one of their iconic tunes. Everyone should know this one.

Jupiter The Bringer of Jollity - Gustav Holst - This is from The Planets by Holst. A very evocative piece. I think I like this period of classical music best of all. It has a very early twentieth century feel, like it could have been written by Gershwin and called something like Broadway Serenade, or something.

Just Another Whistle Stop - The Band - More genius from the greats. The vocals on this shift back and forth between Richard Manuel and Rick Danko.

Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan - If you don't know this song there are plenty of covers on YouTube, but none from Blond on Blond. If you like Dylan and you must own Blond on Blond. It's the third of his iconic albums from 65 - 66.

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Bob Dylan - Not on YouTube, or at least not in this version. It's a shame. Great song if you have it. When you're lost in the rain in Juarez and it's Easter time too ...

Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel - The more I do this project, the better I like Billy Joel. In his day he was a touch too jazzy for me, but now I've grown to appreciate it.

Just Walking in the Rain - Johnny Ray - One of those great songs in the interstice between Big Band Jazz of the forties and the Rock n Roll that was beginning to move in. The wire in Johnny's left ear is a hearing aid. He was partially (mostly) deaf. An amazing song stylist for someone nearly deaf. The guy doing the intro is Frankie Laine, another hero of the same time. There's a bonus here, too.

Kalimankou Denkou - Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares - From the days when I had an interest in world music. This is pretty good.

Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison - That old fifties classic. ... with my Kansas City baby and a bottle of Kansas City Wine.

Keep Me From Blowing Away - Linda Rondstat - Another cover from the cover queen. A nice little ballad.

Well, two from Dylan no one will hear. I don't get the "logic" of it. I know letting your stuff out their in read only mode seems counter-intuitive to making money, but I disagree, If people can't hear your stuff they won't buy. The days of the record buying lottery are over. People don't by what they can't hear first.

More tomorrow.

185geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 8, 2012, 5:03 pm

731 - 740:

Keep On Chooglin' - Creedence Clearwater Revival - One of their best songs, from Bayou Country.

Kentucky - The Everly Brothers - One of their lesser known, by me anyway, songs. A nice ballad.

Kentucky Mandolin - Bill Monroe - A primer on the bluegrass mandolin.

Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe - This YouTube is not Bill Monroe, but it's a fair representation of this song.

Ki Mizion - Giora Feldman - More Klezmer not on YouTube. If it's meTube why can't I load whatever in the hell I want up there?

Kick Out The Jams - MC5 - This was pretty advanced stuff for 1969. Much of the music of the last forty years owes these people a debt of gratitude. The birth of heavy metal.

Kickin the Clouds Away - George Gershwin - This is lifted from a pianola. Good, upbeat happy-time Gershwin music.

Killiecrankie - Jean Ritchie - From the album referenced in this video. Not Jean Ritchie, but it will give you the idea. This is old, old stuff.

Kind of a Drag - Buckinghams - This is a good mid-sixties song. Leading the way to things to come, but not yet.

King Cotton March - John Philip Sousa - We haven't had a good march for a while so here's one.

Okay, sorry it's late, but life intervenes sometimes. More next time.

186geneg
kesäkuu 9, 2012, 1:01 pm

741 - 750:

King Harvest (Has Surely Come) - The Band - Another great song from a great group.

King of Swing - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Another song that sounds like it could back one of those weird, wonderful, strange Merry Melodies from the early thirties. Great jazz.

King Porter Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton - Great piano Jazz from the legend hissef. I have another version of this by the Canadian Brass, but no point in listing it: no YouTube

Kitten on the Keys - Canadian Brass - This is not the CB, but a good version of this old rag time piano standard.

Klactoveedsedstene - Charlie Parker - A great jazz tune featuring Bird on tenor sax.

Klein Mandelbrot - Blue Man Group - An aural fractal. I think this is all I have by them. I don't understand why I don't have more.

Knockin' A Jug - Louis Armstrong - Great NO style jazz with the master.

Ko Ko - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - One of the great ones.

KoKo - Charlie Parker - Similar name, definitely not the same song. This kind of jazz always sounded to me like an etude, lots of scales.

Happy end, Was die Herrn Matrosen Sagen - Kurt Weill, Berthold Brecht - This is out of place in this list because google knows it as Kurt Weill - Matrosen - Tango. I went ahead and listed it here because it has multiple names and I don't want to lose it.

Well, another ten. Happy listening.

187geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 10, 2012, 12:00 pm

751 - 760:

Kyrie Fons Bonitatis - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - This is chant. Very nice relaxing stuff. Today is going to be filled with lots of oddball kinds of things.

Kyrie XI - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - Another chant. Enya must have grown up on chant.

L'Amour Dont Sui Espris - Gothic Voices - More gothic sounds. This is very old stuff. Very interesting and worth a listen.

L'Effet Que Tu Me Fais - Edith Piaf, The Parisian Songbird sings in French, but her songs seem universal to me, and what a sharp, bold, yet nuanced voice. Wonderful. She's definitely worth the price of admission.

La Doucour de la Bele Seson - Gothic Voices - More very old music.

La Grange - ZZ Top - Whoa, where'd this come from? Some bluesy rock 'n roll in the midst of spiritual music. How'd that happen?

La Maja - Cafe Noir - If you don't have them, you must get them. They are a great group and they play the kind pf stuff you might find in a cabaret in Germany between the wars, but in English. Their album, Window to the Sea, is worth whatever it takes, IMHO. Too bad there's no YouTube.

La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf - Another wonderful song from France.

La Ve, L'Amour - Edith Piaf - More. She really was a great talent. Awonderful singer and great songs, even if I don't understand a word of it.

Lady Bird - Tadd Dameron Sextet with Fats Navarro - Some good jazz in a sextet mode. Good trumpet here.

Well, that's ten for a Sunday. More later.

188geneg
kesäkuu 11, 2012, 1:26 pm

761 - 770:

Lady in the Dark - Kurt Weill - I have this in five pieces, but I found this on YouTube as one piece. It's about 13:00 min. When I was a youth I absolutely despised this kind of thing, but having mellowed over the years it's another kind of music I've come to appreciate a good deal.

Laetatus Sum - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - While this is relaxing, soothing music it all tends to suffer from the Enya effect, and the fact I don't speak Latin doesn't help. I really like this stuff. Somewhere in the middle of it is the title chant.

Land Ho - The Doors - This is from the Morrison's Hotel side of their double named, single album: Morrison's Hotel b/w Hard Rock Cafe. A nice rocker after all this non-rock stuff.

Last of the Blacksmiths - The Band - More pure genius. What can I say?

Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees - We all have our guilty pleasures and this song is one of mine. It's a good rocker from the mid-sixties. If such a thing can be said this is my favorite Monkees tune.

Latex Silice - Gothic Voices - This is not Gothic Voices, but it will do. More ancient music.

Lather - Jefferson Airplane - The rumor is this song was written about Spencer Dryden, the Airplane's drummer. I have no idea. More great stuff.

Lavender Blue - Sammy Turner - An old top 40 hit from 1959. Not one of my favorites because of the rather silly dilly-dilly, but some how I find it on my list.

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan - Here's another one that seems to have escaped to YouTube. It's the real deal.

Lazy Days - Enya - This one actually sounds like a variant of Enya's standard song. Still sounds like Enya, though.

Well, ten again. More later.

189LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 11, 2012, 8:37 pm

I find that I am not so much a dylan fan, but Lay Lady Lay was one of those that was associated with good times of my youth. And I always love Edith Piaf.

190geneg
kesäkuu 12, 2012, 1:21 pm

771 - 780:

Lazy River - Mills Brothers - I was too young for the Ink Spots, but I've always liked these guys. This is a great version of this song.

Le Valse de Geydan - Leo Soileau - Too bad there isn't any YouTube for this. This is an old Cajun tune. More White Boy Blues.

Le Vieux Piano - Edith Piaf - More truly wonderful music, not a word of which I understand, but this music transcends language. The human voice simply becomes the primary instrument.

Lead Me to that Rock - Oak Ridge Boys - another gospel tune. No YouTube. If anyone else knows a project besides YouTube where I might be able to get these songs, let me know.

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms - Carter Family - This video is not the Carter Family, but the Stanley Brothers. Of all the versions on YouTube, this is truer to the spirit of the Carter Family. Another great old Gospel tune.

Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat - Bob Dylan - Frustrating is what it is.

Lester Leaps In - Count Basie and hid Kansas City Seven w/ Lester Young - Nice, upbeat Jazz from the late thirties. Smooth stuff.

Let Me Go Lover - Teresa Brewer - This is a remake of a song very popular in 53-54. I like the brassy, yet somehow tiny voice of Teresa Brewer and unless I'm mistaken she'll show up again.

Let the Lower Lights be Burning - Tennessee Earnie Ford - Mine is by The Stamps, but this is the only version on YouTube and someone earlier mentioned they like TEF so I thought this would do. Besides, we already have three w/o YouTube and if I can help it that's all we'll have.

Let's All Meet at My House - Bing Crosby w/ Woody Herman's Orchestra - The smooth, husky voice of the master of thirties pop.

Well, that's another ten. I'm sorry about the missing stuff, but I don't know what else to do short of spending money somewhere and I'm not sure that's even an option. More later.

191geneg
kesäkuu 13, 2012, 3:14 pm

781 -790:

Let's Go A Huntin' - Black Texicans - No YouTube. I think this is pretty obscure. It's an old field hollar sung a capella.

Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman - An early rock n roll song with a flavor of rockabilly.

Levon - Elton John - One of my two favorite Elton John songs. The other one is Tiny Dancer. This is a great song.

Li Nouviauz Tanz - Gothic Voices - ancient music. No YouTube.

(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valence - Gene Pitney - This was the eponymous theme for the movie and is a pretty fair song. Not typical Gene Pitney who I genrally can't stand. I think it has a slight western flavor.

Life is a Carnival - The Band - More genius. I think if you like these guys you love them, and if you don't, well you can't stand them. I, obviously, think these guys are the bees knees.

Light My Fire - The Doors - Robbie Kreiger's masterpiece. One of the great iconic songs of rock.

Like A Rolling Stone - Rolling Stones - Not a bad version.

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan - Better listen quick. I don't know how this got on YouTube but it's the real deal. Rolling Stone magazine published this as the most influential rock song ever.

Lili Marlene - Marlene Dietrich - This is a lovely song. I've got it in German because that's the language of the song. This was like the Battle Hymn of the Republic, both sides in WWII made this song their own.

Okay, another ten. More next time. We're fair zippin along now.

192geneg
kesäkuu 14, 2012, 2:38 pm

791 - 800:

Lily of Laguna - Bing Crosby and Mary Martin - This is an old 78 and the sonics are very good, but it's a pretty good song.

Linda Lu - Ray Sharpe - Some good rock from 59. One of my favorite songs. Simple, clean, good beat.

Ling Ting Tong - The Five Keys - Great R&B from the early fifties. If you aren't familiar with this, you should give it a listen. Typical of the period and genre.

Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis - This song presaged the girl groups of the sixties. Great Connie Francis song, some say it's her best rocker. I tend to agree.

Listen to Me - Crickets - Another gentle rocker from Buddy and the gang.

Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - Swingin' the classics. Isn't this the fight song for the University of Michigan or some school up that way? I know the Little Brown Jug is the prize in some football game from up that way.

My Little Cabin Home on The Hill - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - Mine is just Bill Monroe and his band, but this is a live cut with Lester Flatt. This is more of the WBB.

Little Child - Beatles - From Meet the Beatles. I think this was written by George, but not sure. Great harp solo by John.

Little Cloud - Incredible String Band - These guys are very good, but definitely an acquired taste.

Little Mountain Church - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - The YouTube is Ricky Skaggs, but it's fairly representative of this song.

Well, there's another ten. More next time.

193geneg
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 19, 2012, 4:07 pm

801 - 810:

Little Maggie - Stanley Brothers - Bluegrass par excellence. I first heard this song by the Kingston Trio. Great WBB.

Little Moses - Joan Baez - The music that made Bob Dylan such a hit with the Folk crowd.

Little Sister - Elvis Presley - A fine piece by Elvis. Doesn't match what he was doing in '56 - '57, but a good song nonetheless.

Little Tin Soldier - Donovan - Here's good song from one of Donovan's earliest albums. A love story.

Lives in the Balance - Jackson Browne - I believe this song was recommended to me by someone in Le Salon, but it's been a while ago and I don't recall who it was.

Living Water - Richard Souther - From his album Visions.

Loch Lomond - Paul Robeson - One of the great voices of all time. This is one of the first songs I remember (not necessarily this version) and one I've looked for.

Lock, Stock, and Teardrops - K. D. Lang - Another great song. K D Lang is one of the best country singers of our time. This is a good live version, but w/o the depth of feeling of the studio version.

Lola - Kinks - A very interesting song, at the time. Plain stuff for the modern audience.

Lollipop - The Chordettes - A very popular song on the cusp of the rock n roll explosion in '54 - '55. No one hit wonders, these. They also had a major hit with Mr. Sandman.

Okay, ten more. See you again, next time.

194LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 19, 2012, 8:20 pm

Just sayin' hi Gene. Still here and saving your posts to listen every couple of days when I have time!

195theaelizabet
kesäkuu 19, 2012, 9:12 pm

Me, too, Gene. Though I don't offer much.

196hailelib
kesäkuu 24, 2012, 2:07 pm

Still listening, too.

197geneg
kesäkuu 24, 2012, 2:26 pm

I'm still here, but time has its own demands. Soon.

198Meredy
kesäkuu 24, 2012, 3:18 pm

193: Thank you for your great listings and links.

About "Little Moses": I don't think you meant to suggest that that's a Bob Dylan song--did you? Joan Baez recorded that on her first album, Joan Baez (1960), some time before Dylan came on the scene. It was listed as a traditional song; the Carter family recorded it in 1929. You can hear their version here.

Baez did plenty to bring Dylan to prominence, that's for sure. At Newport in 1963, she was already a major star. She started bringing him onstage with her and introducing him, giving him invaluable exposure to her fans and effectively launching him into the 1960's folk movement.

The number of Dylan songs that she has recorded is large, but this particular song isn't his.

199geneg
kesäkuu 24, 2012, 7:50 pm

No, no, you misunderstand. In my experience the same people who listened to Joan Baez and PP&M were primed by that music to listen to and acquire a taste for Bob Dylan. No, I didn't mean he wrote it. I remember that when I found out Blowin' in the Wind and Don't Think Twice were written by somebody other than PP&M I wanted to find the music of the one who wrote them. Remember, authenticity was paramount in those days. When I did, my initial impression was WTF? But with several listenings I found a kinship to the music. My first Dylan album was Freewheelin' and after hearing his version of Corinne, Corinna I was totally hooked. It was only after John Wesley Harding that I drifted away from him. I even had the pleasure of seeing Joan and Bobby in a theater in the round location in one of the DC suburbs of Maryland, maybe Owings Mills in 1964. It was her show and he was a surprise guest. He sang four songs, the only one of which I still remember is The Ballad of Hattie Carroll. It was just as The Times They Are a Changin' came out.

Well, here I am. Got nothin' else to do. What say we do ten more?

811 - 820:

London Blues - Canadian Brass - No YouTube. A funky bit of brassy business.

London Homesick Blues - Garry P. Nunn/Jerry Jeff Walker - Not the best version, but if you know the song you'll certainly get the idea. Boot Scootin' Boogie only wishes it was this good.

Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich - When this song came out I couldn't get enough of it. It's just about perfect.

Lonely Woman - Ornette Coleman - A nice haunting jazz blues. Great stuff. I wish I had a greater appreciation for this music at the time. But iirc there was something of a divide between people who listened to jazz and people who listened to rock. I was firmly in the rock camp.

Lonesome Banjo Man - Ralph Stanley and Friends - I don't know why this isn't on YouTube, but it's not. It's another great tune just eat up with the white boy blues. Bluegrass.

Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson - I didn't care much for this when it came out. I wanted a beat, but this one grows on one with a little experience.

Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams - Another great one from the genius of country music. One thing I dislike about looking up Hank williams songs is all the covers by that fatuous, no-talent, wannabe, alcoholic son of his. His daddy had it all, he was an absolute genius, couldn't he have just left it at that. The only part of his father's legacy that he should have copied but didn't was dying before the age of thirty.

Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams - One of his best known. This is pure white boy blues. There's just magic for me in that voice. The pain pours forth.

Long Tall Mama - Jimmie Rodgers - The father of the white boy blues. Amazing. At least to me. This is the stuff I heard around the house when we lived in Norfolk in the late forties.

Longing/Love - George Winston - A nice piano meditation on something. Pretty featureless music. Once again, from the days when I was casting about for something to replace my rock obsession with. I never found anything and now all i have left is what I'm sharing with you now, which, oddly enough, seems sufficient.

Well, there are ten more for your consideration. More later.

200guido47
kesäkuu 25, 2012, 8:01 am

Dear Geneg,

I started from your "Hank Williams" link and after some Utube surfing ended up with "leadbelly"!

What a marvelous way to spend a "wet" Monday.

Thanks.

Guido.

201geneg
kesäkuu 25, 2012, 3:15 pm

If you go to YouTube and search on Long Tall Mama you find this by Big Bill Broonzy, a great Delta Blues artist of the twenties and thirties. It sounds almost like rock n roll.

821 - 830:

Look Out Cleveland - The Band - Do I really need to use the word genius again? To quote a great American Patriot, "You Betcha!"

Build Me a Cabin - The Harvesters Quartet - A very good gospel tune. Don't forget, gospel music is the genesis of country music in America. Unfortunately, no YouTube.

Lost in the Stars - Kurt Weill - More late forties/early fifties show music.

Lost Your Head Blues - Bessie Smith - The Queen of the Blues lays it all out for us to hear. What a talent. Don't let this one go unheard.

LothLorien - Enya - It's been a while since we heard from Enya. Sometime I might string everyone of her songs together as one, randomly, and see if they don't all sound like parts of the same song.

Louisiana - Asleep At The Wheel - I believe this was written by Randy Newman. This is a great song. I wish they had the studio version. This was on their great album Collision Course.

Love and Only Love - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - One of Neil's best efforts I believe. The YouTube is from a live concert, but what I have is the studio version. This is the first of many songs that start with love.

Love In Vain - The Rolling Stones - A great rendition of the classic Robert Johnson blues tune.

Love is a Many Splendored Thing - The Four Aces - One of the great songs between the end of Big Band and the beginning of Rock. From the very early fifties.

Love Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone - I hate to give Pat Boone props about anything, but this is a good song from the fifties. I am not aware that he stole this one from an original black artist. I might be wrong. That is, after all, how he established his career.

202LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 25, 2012, 9:27 pm

Gene, Lonely Weekends sounded an awful lot like Elvis. I never listened to Charlie Rich. Did he and Elvis sound a lot alike?

203copyedit52
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 25, 2012, 10:44 pm

199> Dylan was a surprise guest for me too, Gene, at the Newport Folk Festival--in 1964, I think it was, when he showed up at night on stage in the amphitheater after Baez did a set. The crowd of folkies went wild. This was not when he went electric, but a year or two before that. They did an acoustic duet together, "The Ballad of Hattie Carroll," I think then, too. Then everyone dispersed and I was among the riffraff that slept on the beach when it started to rain and everyone got rousted by the cops, which wasn't much fun.

And here's a weird thing related to Dylan: when the last of the local music clubs in Woodstock, the Joyous Lake, went under about twelve years ago, my daughter, in middle school then, who played the flute, wanted to learn how to play the piano. The club had an upright piano, and I bought it for $100 from the owner and put it downstairs in my house, where it still is. The piano came up in conversation a few months ago, while I was chewing the fat with some of the guys at a local eatery. They told me it was the piano used on the basement tapes. I told then it couldn't be, that it's a cheap, nothing, out of tune upright, but was told, yeah, yeah, that's the one. The guy who did the setups for Levon Helm at his rambles knew for sure, and a few of the other musicians who've been here forever (and are also carpenters and house painters), and were around the Band for a while, swore it was true too. My daughter got a kick out of that.

204geneg
kesäkuu 26, 2012, 11:18 am

That's a great story, Peter. It's nice to hear from you, again. I hope all is well. I just finished watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow, so of course the first thing that comes to mind, over whose hands may have touched those keys, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, who knows, is if it can be authenticated, how much it is worth.

So, what say we do ten more. 831 - 840:

Love Me - Elvis Presley - The King in action. One of his best blues tinged early works. This is a live performance with the Jordanaires. Elvis at his best. It doesn't get better than this.

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley - His first movie tune. Listen to this and the one before and tell me which you like better.

Love me, I'm a Liberal - Phil Ochs - This is probably my favorite Phil Ochs tune. It's just as true today as it was fifty years ago. Phil died fairly young of cancer. What a loss.

Love Minus Zero No Limit - Bob Dylan - This is a great song. One of my favorites. No decent YouTube. With Dylan, for me, the studio efforts are the only ones to listen to.

Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers - It smelled like turpentine, it looked like India Ink.

Love Shack - B-52's - One of the last rock n roll songs I collected at the time it was popular. Mostly because I was living in Atlanta at the time and the B-52's were an Athens group. During the heyday of the Athens groups.

Love the One You're With - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - This is a live version, not bad.

Lover Please - Clyde MacPhatter and the Drifters - I think this may be the last song Clyde did with the Drifters. For the next several years the lead singer was Ben E. King. Not a lot of choice for this song on YouTube.

Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams - The person who posted this called it the best Coun try song ever. I think there's a touch of hyperbole in that, but this truly a wonderful song.

Low Down Blues - Hank Williams - Can you hear the influence of Jimmie Rodgers in this one? I got the mean ole miseries in my soul ...

Well, that's ten for today. More later. I hope you enjoy these, they are all pretty good.

205Meredy
kesäkuu 26, 2012, 7:42 pm

Phil Ochs committed suicide. I remember hearing the news, and a check of various online sources confirms it. He hanged himself in 1976, at the age of 35.

206guido47
kesäkuu 26, 2012, 10:46 pm

Yep, #202, I too thought at first that Gene had made a mistake and had linked to an Elvis song. But then I Utubed a few other songs by Rich and found his style/way was very "chameleon" like. I looked for a non "cover" version one of his and he does have his own distinctive voice.
Another one to remember.

By the way, Gene, I did stumble-onto " Big Bill Broonzy "
on my journey on Monday, in #200.

Guido.

207geneg
kesäkuu 27, 2012, 1:37 pm

Meredy, you are right. I was confusing Phil with another great artist of the same era, although not a folk artist, but a blues guitarist named Mike Bloomfield. Bloomfield played lead guitar in Dylan's first electric band. Most of those same musicians played on Highway 61. I Believe Bloomfield was the lead guitar on Like a Rolling Stone. I, and especially my memories are quite fallible. Thanks for pointing that out. To everyone listening in, if you see me make a mistake, don't be shy about pointing it out. Remember, my online persona is a veteran of UUNET, or newsgroups, as some call it.

I wonder what Phil would have made of our politics today? I miss him with his caustic wit and no nonsense penchant for straight talk.

As for Charlie Rich sounding like Elvis, there were several singers of the day that sounded like Elvis. The one that I remember best was Ral Donner, whose biggest hit was You Don't Know What You've Got.

Let's do some more. 841 - 850:

Luck in my Eye - K D Lang - More from the modern queen of Country Music, at least in my estimation anyway.

Lullaby of Broadway - Doris Day - This is from the 1935 musical Gold Diggers of 1935, starring one of my favorite actors, Dick Powell. Like Cagney he could do it all, he started as a song and dance man and went on to make several great Noir films in the forties. This version is by Doris Day with the Harry James Orchestra behind her.

Ma Joie Me Semont - Gothic Voices - Different performer, same song. This is from the 12th century.

Ma Mere L'Oye - Maurice Ravel - This is 19+ minutes long, so take that into consideration if you choose to listen. This is the kind of classical music I like. What does that mean? I don't know more than schoolboy French and not much of that. If I used what I know, with a few cognates, I read it as My mother, the eye, or maybe, My mother's eyes. Or it could be about the sea, la mere.

Maddest Kind of Love - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - I don't know why there isn't a YouTube version of this, but there isn't. It's more modern swing. Good stuff, Buy the album.

Madeleine Street - Jefferson Airplane - This is from their 1989 eponymous reunion album. Mostly important to people like me who love the Airplane. This sounds like a Paul Kantner song.

Madman Across the Water - Elton John - I have very eclectic taste when it comes to Elton John. I will be surprised if I have more than a half dozen of his songs.

Maggie M'Gill - Doors - Another great song from Morrison's Hotel. I'm a little surprised by this because I have all their albums up to Soft Parade, but it seems like precious little of it is showing up here. I'll have to look into it.

Maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan - This is the real thing. We all work on Maggie's Farm now, and apparently love it. What a mess we've become in this country.

Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf - I chose this video because it's "live" although it sounds lip-synced, but you do get to watch Steppenwolf. The guy in the dress is Mars Bonfire, the author of Born to be Wild.

Well, there they are for today. I hope everyone finds something they can enjoy.

208LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 27, 2012, 8:14 pm

204: I prefer "Love Me" to "Love Me Tender". Did not know that before.

209geneg
kesäkuu 27, 2012, 10:57 pm

Love Me is more the old Elvis, Elvis the King, than Love Me Tender. Elvis always wanted to be a movie star, so he sang the kinds of watered down songs the movies demanded instead of the straight ahead, amped up rock he came from. I only like two songs from his movies, Loving You and Jailhouse Rock. I danced a lot to Loving You. It was one of those songs where you could pull your partner close, twine your fingers with hers, put your hands in the hollow of her back and just feel the moment. It was a great dance song. Other than those two I wouldn't give a plug nickel for any of his other movie related songs.

"Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel, but love me". Just a great, great song.

210geneg
kesäkuu 28, 2012, 10:24 am

Killing time before finding out if the Constitution of the United States still has any meaning.

851 - 860:

Magic Man - Heart - I really like this group when they were popular, but I think this is the only song of theirs I have, now.

Magic of Love - Big Brother and the Holding Company - From Cheap Thrills. Janis is incredible, the guys behind her are serviceable.

Mahogany Hall Stomp - Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five. Hot jazz from the late 20's.

Maiden of the Cancer Moon - Quicksilver Messenger Service - From their album Happy Trails. A psychodelic instrumental. It's really pretty good, in my opinion. If you like the Airplane you'll probably like this.

Mairzy Doats - Merry Macs - A nonsense song from the forties. Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy ...

Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan - No YouTube, from his later album Time Out of Mind.

Mama Tried - Grateful Dead - I prefer this version. Of course for the most part I like the Dead and they aren't all hinky about letting their music out in pubic.

Mambo Italiano - Dean Martin - One of my wife's favorite singers. I like him, too.

Mambo Rock - Bill Haley and His Comets - Have I told you how much I love this group? Bill Haley was inducted into the Hall of Fame in one of its first years, the Comets were inducted into the Hall this year. It was strange to see these 90 year old rock n rollers on the stage. More to come from them for sure.

Mambo Swing - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Another swing tune by a modern swing band. Great song, great rendition. Get the album, not a clunker on it.

Well that's it for today. And, during Mambo Rock my wife came in to tell me that indeed the
Constitution does mean something to the people who are supposed to adjudicate it. It's a great day for the Constitution, although the battle for sanity in this country is still not over.

211LisaCurcio
kesäkuu 28, 2012, 8:13 pm

Three Mambos in a row get top ratings from me! Dino Martino was always a favorite with my Italian grandparents and I agreed!

212geneg
kesäkuu 29, 2012, 1:09 pm

861 - 870:

Mamie's Blues - Canadian Brass - This YouTube is by Jelly Roll Morton. An old timey blues song. It's funny, YouTube has some Canadian Brass, but apparently none of the ones I have.

Man of Constant Sorrow - Stanley Brothers - This is the same song made famous to a later generation by the Soggy Bottom Boys, but this is my favorite version. Many of the folkies of the fifties and sixties did this song as well. Joan Baez has a wonderful version of this. WBB.

Mandatum Novum - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - Plain chant. I don't understand a word of this stuff, but it is somehow peaceful and soothing.

Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin - This is a famous piano rag played by the composer. It's a great song. I also have versions by Canadian Brass and Jelly Roll Morton, but I think one is enough.

Maple on the Hill - J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers - Real old timey Appalachain music. These people are contemporaries of the Carter Family, probably lived just up the holler.

Marble Halls - Enya - This one has a vocal. Very nice soothing music, but definitely different for Enya.

March of the Celts - Enya - How this gets to be the March of anything I don't know. I guess the previous one was a fluke. This one is just one more in that big Enya record in the sky.

March of the Two Left Feet - Leroy Anderson - The only place this shows up on YouTube is as a part of a compilation of Leroy Anderson. If you search on the title you'll find the tune, but I'm not going to post multiple tunes just so you can hear one. Being Leroy Anderson, though, it might be worth your while. Another great song.

Mare Nostrum - Richard Rodgers - More from one of the greatest multi-part documentaries of all time, Victory at Sea.

Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet - Is any collection complete without this song? Probably the only Jimmy Buffet I have, although I thought I had Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes around here somewhere.

More later. Enjoy!

213geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 1, 2012, 1:30 pm

871 - 880:

Intermezzo - Maria Esteban de Valera - Spanish classical guitar. Mine is by Andres Segovia, but ti's the same tune. No YouTube for Segovia playing this.

Nana - Maria Esteban de Valera - See comment above.

Marian Hymns: Hail Mary - unknown - My version of this is by Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Catholic holy music just doesn't tap the toes quite the way gospel does.

Marrkesh Express - Crosby, Stills, and Nash - Possibly the only CSN or CSNY song I really like. My wife is a big fan, so I most likely have more of their music, but like Enya, it's Brenda's, not mine.

Mars, The Bringer of War - Gustav Holst - From his symphony, The Planets. This entire symphony is one of my favorite pieces of music. My version of this is an old one by the London Philharmonic. I forget who is conducting.

Martha - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra w/ Bea Wain - A great song from the late thirties. Big band swing. Well, not exactly swing, but certainly representative of the period.

Mary Hamilton - Joan Baez - We were all listening to Joan in this day. She was the first real competition for the Kingston Trio for the folk dollar, followed closely by PP&M.

Masters of War - Bob Dylan - No music on YouTube. What a crock of you know what. One of the great anti-war songs of all time. A song for today as much as it was a song for the sixties.

Matchbox - Carl Perkins - One of the great innovators of rock n roll. Is he the father of rockabilly? Maybe. Had it not been for a near fatal auto accident he would have been as well known and admired as Elvis. His song Blue Suede Shoes was covered by Elvis early in his career, but Carl's version is better. Ringo Starr had a real thing for Carl Perkins and convinced the greatest little cover band in the world to cover a couple of his songs, including this one.

Matchbox - Beatles - Speak of the devil.

Okay, ten more. Enjoy this nice mix. More later.

214geneg
heinäkuu 2, 2012, 12:40 pm

881 _890:

Matty Groves - Fairport Convention - I like this version, but my favorite is by Jean Ritchie, I haven't been able to find the version by her I first heard. Joan Baez has a good version of this, also, but it's not on YouTube for some rason.

May it Be - Enya - This is a vocal, so it is different, but only in that way.

Maybe - The Chantels - A classic early girl group doo wop song. This is a wonderful song.

Maybe Baby - The Crickets - Another classic out of Lubbock, Texas. I think for pure rock n roll The Crickets are hard to beat. They created so many of the vocal tropes that have stuck with ock now for over fifty years.

Meadowlands - Jefferson Airplane - From their album Volunteers. This is the intro or outro to another song. The Airplane did this sort of thing a lot. Of course their album After Bathing at Baxter's is nothing but songs run together.

MTA - Kingston Trio - One of their classic comedy songs. I never understood why his wife didn't hand him a nickel instead of a sandwich.

Media Vita in Morte Summus - Benedictine ZMonks of Santo Domingo - This is one of those rare occasions when the YouTube and my library match. This is chant. Very soothing, very relaxing. I can see how this music facilitates meditation.

Medicated Goo - Traffic - An early Traffic tune. This is part of my early Traffic triumverate: 40,000 Headmen, Medicated Goo, and Shanghai Noodle Factory, which should show up when we get to it. Ignore the goofy traffic intro. The sonics on this are about as good as they get.

Mediterranean Mosaic - Richard Rodgers - From Victory at Sea. A sprightly tune.

Meet Mister Callaghan - Les Paul and Mary Ford - Another from the master of the electric guitar. Great song with a sort of loopy sound to it.

Well, another day, another ten songs. I hope you enjoy them.

215MerryMary
heinäkuu 3, 2012, 1:12 am

I loved "MTA"! My sister and I knew all the words and did a wicked duet on it. (I was 10 and she was 8)

216geneg
heinäkuu 3, 2012, 2:47 pm

Somewhere in the vicinity of half way. I have a stack of about twenty cd's from which I must cull a relatively large number of titles not in my cloud, and thus no in this exercise. Lots of Procol Harum, for instance, and Who, and lots of singles from the fifties, sixties and early seventies. All told probably another 250 or 300 songs.

As I've said, had it not been for The Kingston Trio, there might not have been a Bob Dylan. I know folk music took a couple of paths, from Woody and Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy, and Delta Blues, through the Weavers and Pete Seeger, and the Tarriers and Jimmie Rodgers (he of Bimbombay, not the Blue Yodels), in becoming Bob Dylan, and PP&M, and Joan Baez, but The Kingston Trio vastly expanded the audience, and engendered an interest in the genre. And besides, they recorded one of the best songs of the twentieth century, Scotch and Soda.

891 - 900:

Melissa - Allman Brothers - One of their best songs. I really, really liked the entire Southern rock genre, with the exception of Lynard Skynard. Hearing Free Bird every half hour or so on the radio pretty much killed them for me, kind of like what happened with Hey Jude. I don't like songs that aren't smart enough to end at the end. But I'm a sucker for The Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker, and the Outlaws, as well as some other, minor bands in the genre that don't immediately come to mind.

Melodie d'Amour - Ames Brothers - Another classic of the fifties as pop was giving way to rock.

Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin - One of his best. He, Bing, and Perry Como had the smoothest voices. I want to say this was the theme song for Dean's variety show in the sixties.

Merchandising the Wright Brothers - Bob Newhart - Before he was a psychiatrist, before he had a years long dream of being an innkeeper in Vermont, Bob Newhart had another gig doing half phone calls. This was from one of the most popular comedy albums of all.

Mercury, the Winged Messenger - Gustav Holst - From his symphony The Planets. I think I said something about this a couple of days ago. Great music.

Merry Minuet - The Kingston Trio - The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same.

Messetschinko Lio Greilivko - Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares - Very interesting. Like an updated chant.

Michael Row the Boat Ashore - The Highwaymen - Another early fifties folk group. This was a major hit where I lived in 61 or 62 when it came out. This group had another hit, Cottonfields at about the same time.

Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song - Mouseketeers - This is not the theme song, but it's the same tune, with the same cast, just the closing song. Some of these kids went on to be stars in their own right, some had troubled lives and flamed out. Watching Annette come flouncing out from behind the curtain during the roll call segment was the high point of my day for a couple of years.

Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur - A really great song, with a little sense of kink to it, or maybe just straight ahead romance.

Well, that's it for this session. Later. Enjoy.

217geneg
heinäkuu 4, 2012, 12:42 pm

901 - 910:

Midnight in Moscow - Kenny Ball - New Orleans jazz with a touch of Russia about it. This was a very popular song during the early sixties.

Midnight on the Stormy Deep - Bill Monroe - More High Lonesome. This sounds like a folk tune. From the father of bluegrass.

Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers - More from the founders of Southern Rock. Some of the best blues/rock of all time.

Might As Well Get Drunk - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band - I just don't know why this stellar group is not on YouTube. Probably some dumb as nails copyright issue.

Pavana 1 - 6 Louis de Milan - The YouTube is only one of these studies for classical guitar, Pavana #4, I believe. I have all six recorded by Andres Segovia, whio also heard on this YouTube. I might have been able to find all six, but this one will give you the idea.

Milk Cow Blues - Bob Will and his Texas Playboys - Western swing. Great music. Another brick in the edifice that is White Boy Blues.

Milky White Way - Elvis Presley - Elvis sings gospel, something he did amazingly well. I like his gospel as much as I like his rock.

Million Miles - Bob Dylan - No YouTube. Later song.

Milord - Edith Piaf - My favorite song of hers. It has an upbeat feel to the chorus. This can only be described as French Blues.

Minnie the Moocher - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Let's go kick the gong around. These guys really do this song justice. I'll lead off next time with Cab Calloway doing this song.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy fourth of July. We are 236 today. I watched a part of the White House searing in ceremony welcoming 25 troops into the American family. Obama's theme was that unless you are a Native American we are all immigrants and the children of immigrants. I was proud of him for recognizing the aboriginal Americans and wish there was more we could do to better integrate them into our version of their country.

218geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 5, 2012, 10:32 am

911 - 920:

Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway and His Orchestra - This video includes part of the Betty Boop cartoon of the same name. This kind of cartoon is in a style that I really like. My favorite cartoon style. People don't make these kinds of cartoons anymore.

Miss Clare Remembers - Enya - This one is a bit different than most, but not too much. It reminds me a bit of George Winston.

Mississippi River Blues - Jimmie Rodgers - More from the Singing Brakeman. White Boy Blues.

Misterioso - Thelonius Monk - Interesting piece of classic modern jazz.

Moanin' the Blues - Hank Williams - Lots of chit chat in the beginning, but this is definitely worth it. More of the finest White Boy Blues you'll ever hear. Drunk or sober no one did like Hank.

Mockin' Bird Hill - Patti Page - This is one of those songs that has stuck with me since I first heard it as a young boy in West Virginia.

Molly and Tenbrooks - Bill Monroe - This is also known as the Race Horse Song. More bluegrass from the master.

Suite Compostela - Federico Mompou - Spanish guitar music performed by Andres Segovia. This is on YouTube in parts by other players. I didn't want to tie up six slots for this one piece. If you are interested, and if you like guitar music you should be, you can find the parts on YouTube.

Mon Dieu - Edith Piaf - More French blues from the late fifties/early sixties. What can I say, it's Edith Piaf. I know technically a blues has a certain structure which this probably does not follow, but what would you call it?

Mon Manege A Moi - Edith Piaf - All the Moons run together. More from the Little Sparrow.

Well, that's ten more. I hope you all find something to enjoy here. More later.

219geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 6, 2012, 3:56 pm

921 - 930:

Mona - Bo Diddley - A great song from the man who gave us Hey, Bo Diddley and Diddley Daddy. I have two versions of this.

Mona - Quicksilver Messenger Service - This here one's rock n roll. This is the best version of this song I've ever heard.

Monday, Monday - The Mamas and The Papas - One of the most recognizable songs of my young manhood.

Money - Barrett Strong - One of the songs from my high school years. The Greatest Little Cover Band in the World did a pretty respectable version of this song, but I like this one better. Don't seem to have the other version. Ummm, What's up with that. I know I have it laying around somewhere.

Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters - This is one of the top five songs of all time on my own personal list. This YouTube is a remarkably clean version.

Monkey Hips and Rice - G E Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band - Of course the version I have is not on YouTube, so I give you the original of this song by the 5 Royales. The G E Smith version is better but this will give you the flavor of ... Monkey Hips and Rice.

Monsieur Verdoux - Cafe Noir - The Album is Window to the Sea. Here is the eponymous tune. This was recorded off of a radio station or something. It will give you a flavour of their music. I absolutely love this group. I've seen them in concert a couple of times. I urge you to listen to this one.

Mood Indigo - Dinah Shore - Lovely big band song from back in some day.

Moody River - Pat Boone - Another song he didn't steal from some black R&B artist. This is a pretty good song. Ignore the lyrics. It was either lyrics or a 16 second, inescapable Chili's commercial. I know plenty of commercials have been posted with my songs, most have ben escapable after 5 seconds, but If I can find the song w/o commercials that's what I post.

Moon - George Winston - The Kenny G of the piano. Take that however you will.

Well, another day, ten more. Later. Hope you enjoy these. Please, if you find some time on your hands, listen to the Cafe Noir I posted.

220geneg
heinäkuu 7, 2012, 12:19 pm

931 - 940:

Moon Rays - Milt Jackson Quartet - Nice jazz featuring vibes. This is the sort of modern jazz I dig.

Moondance - Van Morrison - I guess I do have at least one non-Them Van Morrison song. This one is pretty jazzy, not so much rock.

Moonglow - Benny Goodman - Just a wonderful big band song.

Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine - Just on the cusp of the rock n roll era. I really like most of what I've heard from Frankie Laine. A great song.

Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - Glenn Miller's theme song. A truly great big ban song. One of the iconic tunes of the 20th century.

Moritat von Mackie Messer - Kurt Weill - This is in German and is, I think from the original movie, not the uber-original operetta. But it has the original banjo accompaniment which I greatly prefer to any of the souped up versions that came later. If you don't know, this is also called Mack the Knife.

Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine - Bob Dylan - Mine is from the vinyl of Blonde on Blonde, but this YouTube is Dylan with the Band and if you are familiar with the studio version of this, then you'll recognize it.

Moten Swing - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra - Another great jazz classic from the 20's/30's.

Motorpsycho Nightmare - Bob Dylan - This is another original that somehow slipped through the net. Listen to it while you can. One Bob's better talking blues. This is a precurser to Maggie's Farm.

Mountain Dew - Stanley Brothers - This is decidedly NOT a song about a softdrink. We're talkin' shine here. One of the great country music songs of all time. I remember hearing this on WWVA out of Wheeling when I lived in W.Va.

Well, can you believe it? Another ten down. More next time. Enjoy.

221staffordcastle
heinäkuu 8, 2012, 9:13 pm

>207 geneg:
Ma Mere L'Oye - Maurice Ravel ... What does that mean? I don't know more than schoolboy French and not much of that. If I used what I know, with a few cognates, I read it as My mother, the eye, or maybe, My mother's eyes. Or it could be about the sea, la mere.

Hi, Gene
"Ma Mère l'Oye" means "My Mother Goose" - "oye" is an archaic spelling of "oie", which means "goose". The French for "eye" is "oeil". French for "sea" is "la mer", not "la mère".

222Porius
heinäkuu 10, 2012, 2:50 pm

A Treasure Trove GG.

223geneg
heinäkuu 11, 2012, 10:46 am

Stafford, thanks for the French. My high school French may have been way off, but you can see how I got where there. Thanks for the comment Porius. I hope everyone paying attention finds something in here to listen to, and we're only a scosh past halfway.

941 - 950:

Movin' Out - Billy Joel - Give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack.

Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods - A nice dance song. This group had several big hits that I recall and this is one of them.

Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes - Another great song from the early rock period. This is, of course, before someone shot Mr. Lee.

Mr. Pinstripe Suit - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Another hot jazz piece by a really rockin jazz band. Can't miss this one.

Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes - Another great girl group song before there were girl groups. This was popular when I lived in Monterey, Ca. The only place I would live in California. That or Carmel-By-The-Sea, or Pacific Grove, or Carmel Valley, all suburbs of Monterey.

Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan - This is the real thing. This is one of my three favorite Dylan songs. Way better than the Byrds.

Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe - Good mornin' captain, good mornin' shine. One of the classic country songs of all time. This is not exactly bluegrass. I think it's before Bill came up with the more distinctive banjo-mandolin-fiddle sound that makes bluegrass what it is, but the parts are all in place. This is definitely white boy blues.

Mule Train - Frankie Laine - This was one side of the first record I ever owned. It was a 78 and was b/w Carry Me Back To Old Virginnie. This was the only side I ever listened to. I think it's the quick step beat that hooked me. Probably goes a long way to explain why I like fast rock so much.

Mundus Vergens - Gothic Voices - The YouTube is by Ecole de Notre Dame, but Chant and plain song are pretty much the same, unless you are an expert, in which case I blame the diparity on YouTube. Chant is so relaxing and so conducive to that which we seem to be incapable of these days, introspective thought.

Tsen Brider - Giora Feldman - I'm cheating here. This is not Tsen Brider, YouTube does not have it done in the klezmer style, however you can look it up if you are interested. I did find this studio piece by Giora Feldman which is klezmer and since I've had no end of trouble finding the klezmer on YouTube, I decided to substitute this one so you could at least catch the flavor of the music. This could easily be termed Yiddisher Blues. This is great stuff and if you aren't familiar with it, you should make yourself so.

Well, that's it for today. More later.

224Penske
heinäkuu 11, 2012, 8:07 pm

Just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying the song lists. Lots of memories brought back (and some music I continue to listen to as well!). Thanks for taking the time to share.

225geneg
heinäkuu 12, 2012, 2:09 pm

Penske, this is a labor of love with me. I'm more than happy their are others who find this interesting. My one big disappointment is in the holes I've discovered in my collection by doing this. And of course the YouTube/copyright issues. I was going to do some more but google won't let me access my music beyond a certain point. It's a google problem. So I may try again later. I'm becoming less and less enamored with google as time goes by. They're products don't work.

226geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 12, 2012, 3:34 pm

Finally, I can proceed.

951 - 960:

Music Makers - Harry James and His Orchestra - this is a nice, lively big band tune from the fifties. This is what you would hear on the coffee klatch talk shows on morning radio. I don't know if I said this before, but I had an uncle by marriage who had a brother who played trombone for Harry James in the forties, Lou McCreary. He played, also, on the Concert for Bangladesh.

Music! Music! Music! - Teresa Brewer - One of my favorite female singers from this era. Brenda Lee had a similar voice. This is an old-timey tune you might have heard at one of those early sixties pizza chains whose name I have forgotten, but they were famous for playing this style of music.

My Baby's Coming Home - Les Paul and Mary Ford - The sonics on this are terrible. I tried five different versions and they all sound bad. But, here's the song, and if you don't care that it sounds like crap it's a very nice song.

My Back Pages - Bob Dylan - No YouTube.

My Beautiful Friend" - The Charlatans U K - I found this while trying to find music from these Charlatans. I was never successful in finding the American Charlatans, but I thought this song was okay so I kept it.

My Bucket's Got a Hole In It - Hank Williams - From back in the days when beer was sold by the bucket. Great song from Hank. Good white boy blues. Hank could play as bluesy as any of the blues men.

My Favorite Things - John Coltrane - Great jazz.

My Funny Valentine - Sarah Vaughn - aNo YouTube. This is a nice version of this song. If you can find it, give it a listen.

My Girl Sloopy - Vibrations - This is de3cidedly NOT the version by the McCoys. And this definitely ain't about no delusional dog, or the Ohio State Marching Band. This is, I believe, the original. This is a great song, and if you think you know it, but haven't heard this version, give it a listen. This was the first version of this song I ever heard.

My Guy - Mary Wells - One of the best songs to come out of either end of the sixties. One of my wife's favorites.

Well, that's ten, even if two of them didn't have associated music. I hope you enjoy something here. More as time and google permit.

227geneg
heinäkuu 13, 2012, 3:36 pm

961 - 970:

My Heart Keeps on Singing - Elder Burch and Congregation - This is an old spiritual. This is roots music. A Capella.

My Last Days on Earth - Bill Monroe - This song really shows off his mandolin. It's a nice instrumental. Still not exactly bluegrass, but working in that direction.

My Life - Billy Joel - More northeastern rock from the late seventies.

My Mary - W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys - More Western swing from a rival of Bob Wills.

My Melancholy Baby - Canadian Brass Band - More jazz. No YouTube. This is an old standard and everyone should be familiar with it.

My Pretty Little Yellow Gal - Lightnin' Washington and Group - This was recorded in Texas in the late twenties and early thirties. It's very rough sounding and no YouTube. Three of these in a row. Very disturbing.

My Reveries - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra w/ Bea Wain - Another big band tune from the forties. I like Larry Clinton's band. Good music.

My Rose of Old Kentucky - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - My version is straight up Bill Monroe, but that's not available on YouTube, but this version features Bill and the Boys backing Rose Maddux, a country star of the fifties and sixties.

My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin' - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys. This one's real bluegrass. A good tune.

My Sweet Love Ain't Around - Hank Williams - More musical genius. White Boy Blues.

Well that's ten. More later.

228geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 14, 2012, 1:41 pm

971 - 980:

My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby - Wilf Carter - A country song about Switzerland featuring yodeling. This style of country music was very popular during th late forties/early fifties. Good stuff.

Mysterious Encounter - Kitaro - More synthesizer music. This guy's pretty good.

Mystery Train - The Band - I have this as a part of the Band's album Moondog Matinee. I think this may be my favorite version, although, just for completeness I have

Mystery Train - Bob Luman - Sounds a lot like the Elvis version of this song, but I just like this one better. This is a Junior Parker tune.

Na Laetha Geal M'oige - Enya - As it says, Enya.

Nantucket Sleighride - Mountain - This was a good group from the seventies, and Mississippi Queen notwithstanding, this is my favorite tune by them. I think it has to do with the romance of 19th century whaling.

Emperador - Luis de Narvaez - Classical Spanish guitar here played by Andres Segovia. Very pleasant, relaxing music.

Guardeme las Vacas - Luis de Narvaez - More Spanish guitar. This one is a little more upbeat but just as lovely.

Nashville Cats - Lovin' Spoonful - There's thirteen hundred and fifty two guitar pickers in Nashville ...

Nature Boy - The Great Society - Betcha never heard this version of this song. Grace and the gang do it rather proud in my estimation. Not the best but if you;re as big an Airplane fan as I am you gotta love this.

That's ten. More later.

229hailelib
heinäkuu 14, 2012, 1:57 pm

I haven't heard Nashville Cats in forever. It's true that every other person who grows up there thinks they can either sing or play!

Gene you are a bad influence on my budget - for a present to myself I ordered an album from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and now Jim is listening to them too.

230MerryMary
heinäkuu 14, 2012, 10:19 pm

I loved Nashville Cats - and haven't heard it or thought about it for ages. Thanks, Gene. Fell in love with it all over again.

231geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 16, 2012, 1:48 pm

Yeah, and you know of all the songs I've heard by the Spoonful, Nashville Cats is probably my least favorite. But, that said, it's still a damn good song, and that speaks to the strength of the Spoonful in general.

981 - 990:

Nearer My God to Thee - Canadian Brass - The YouTube is a group of Japanese playing the Canadian Brass version of this song. This song was NOT contrary to popular opinion made famous by the movie Titanic.

Needles and Pins - The Searchers - If this isn't a British Invasion group they sure were influenced by the Brits. Of course it always sounded to me like the British groups sang with an American accent.

Nell and I - Bing Crosby - A nice ballad from the master.

Neptune, the Mystic - Gustav Holst - From his suite, The Planets. This is a quiet one so listen closely.

New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys - Another Western Swing standard from Bob and the gang. This is just another form of the White Boy Blues.

New Speedway Boogie - Grateful Dead - Please don't dominate the rap, Jack ...

New York State of Mind - Billy Joel - More light jazz from Billy. This is his ouvre so for those of you who like this stuff, eat it up. Me, on the other hand, well I've had my say about Billy Joel elsewhere.

New, New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead - One of my favorites of theirs. This is one of the few songs of their I have not from Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. They had a real feel for the blues.

Night In Tunisia - Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra - This is by one of the Jazz Messengers, but it sounds a lot like the version Boyd did.

Night Train - James Brown and His Famous Flames - This is the mostest bestest version of this song ever. The band is as tight as any band you'll ever hear. Great tune, great rendition.

Well, another ten. It all goes by so fast. Hope everyone found something to enjoy.

232geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 17, 2012, 4:59 pm

991 - 1000:

Night: Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues - Denny Laine, the voice of the Moody Blues left the band in a huff and wound up playing with Paul McCartney as a Wing. The rest of the gang started making music like this.

Nigun - Giora Feldman - A nice dance tune with a hint, just a hint, mind you, of the klezmer sound. The vido that goes with this has some grownups doing grownup things, so if you have adolescent children you don't want to activate, it probably would not be a good idea for them to watch this video.

No Expectations - Rolling Stones - One of their best all time. This is from Beggar's Banquet, the first of what to me amounts to their big three, Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed, and Sticky Fingers. My favorite Stones song of all is on Beggar's Banquet: Factory Girl. I should have played it back in the Fs, but to my mind it's a song you can't hear enough.

No Holly for Miss Quinn - Enya - Did you get that? Enya!

No Other Love Have I - Perry Como - This si from the musical Me and Juliet, music by Richard Rodgers. It was recycled a couple of year later as Beneath the Southern Cross from the music for the documentary Victory at Sea. The song itself, with or without words is one of my favorites. I love the Como version.

No Te Importe Saber - Bing Crosby - Bing sings in the Hispanic lingo. This has a quci Latin beat. Maybe a cha cha, no? No YouTube.

Nobody's Darlin' But Mine - Jim Davis - A pretty standard country tune from the late forties/early fifties. Great stuff.

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf - Told ya I liked Edith Piaf. This is another great song. The language is universal, although one might get a smidgen more out of the song if they knew French. Or, on second thought, not.

Norman - Sue Thompson - Another by a big voiced lady. This was a big hit in the earliest sixties.

North To Alaska - Johnny Horton - Another story song from the master of the story song. He was also a very good early rockabilly singer, but he's known mostly for this kind of song. Here's the same guy singing this rockabilly standard, Honkytonk Hardwood Floor. I prefer him as a straight ahead rocker, but after the death of Red Sovine, I guess somebody had to take up the mantle as the singer of story songs.

Well, my counter tells me we've blown through another ten, with a few bonus songs added in. I hope everyone enjoys something from this list. More next time.

233LisaCurcio
heinäkuu 18, 2012, 9:10 pm

Just catching up again. As, always, some really great music. Timely on the Non, je ne regrette rien since the beginning was used as background for some sort of commercial for le Tour de France :-).

234geneg
heinäkuu 19, 2012, 1:45 pm

1001 - 1010:

Not A Second Time - The Beatles - From their first album released in the States, Meet the Beatles. This is the group everyone fell in love with.

Not Dark Yet - Bob Dylan - This is concert footage so don't expect much, but it's the song, if you can hear it.

Not Fade Away - The Crickets - I'ma gonna tell ya how it's gonna be ... There's a lot of blues influence in here.

Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - Country Joe and the Fish - My favorite Country Joe song. This is from Electric Music for Mind and Body. If you've never heard this, you should take this opportunity to listen to it.

Novelette in Fourths - George Gershwin - This is from Gershwin plays Gershwin. I love his music and this is a very nice piece of piano work.

Novus Miles Sequitur - Gothic Voices - This is not Gothic voices, but it's a great version of this ancient song. Early Renaissance music.

Now is the Time - Jefferson Airplane - From their reunion album. Has a little bit of a Starshippy sound to it, but even icons have to be cut some slack from time to time.

Now You Has Jazz - Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby - From the movie High Society. A little bit of jazz messin' around.

Nowhere to Stand - K D Lang - This is from the album Absolute Torch and Twang. This is the studio version, so if you haven't heard her in a studio version you should listen to this.

Nutrocker - B Bumble and the Stingers - Tchaikovsky gets the rock n roll treatment. Something of a novelty.

Well, time's up and that's ten. More next time.

235geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 22, 2012, 1:17 pm

1011 - 1020:

I'll Fly Away - The Carter Family - The YouTube is simply to have a song to listen to that can give you an idea of this song if you are not familiar with it. Mine is by the Carter family which oddly enough is not represented with this song on YouTube. Of course the google cloud calls this O Brother Where Art Thou by the Soggy Bottom Brothers. How3 many things are wrong with that?

O Holy Night - Enya - Not a very good start. YouTube doesn't seem to have this one either. Once again I've included a different version just so the song is represented. This is the old carol that most Westerners should recognize.

Obviously 5 Believers - Bob Dylan - This is the real thing from Blond on Blond. Give it a listen. We get so few original Dylan songs on here.

Occuli Omnium - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - The YouTube is someone else, but chant is basically chant, so enjoy.

Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry - I'm not happy with the YouTube selection for this song. Believe it or not this was a monster hit in 1968. WTF?

Often As I May - The Great Society - Another from Grace Slick's first band. Actually, I like the Great Society quite a bit.

Oh Deed I do - Donovan - No YouTube. Lots of covers, none of them any good.

Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac - Somewhat the same band, whole different musical vision. I saw the later Fleetwood Mac with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham attempt this song once and they gave up about halfway through. This is probably the only Fleetwood Mac I have. I much prefer this to their later, poppier stuff.

Oh Atlanta - Allison Krauss and Union Station - One of the few Allison Krauss tunes I have. I like this song. It helped sustain me all those years in Texas.

Oh Boy - The Crickets - Another iconic rock and roll song from these iconic performers. If you've never heard this, give it a listen.

Well, that's ten more. I hope you enjoy this. More later.

236MarianV
heinäkuu 29, 2012, 9:36 pm

Night Train - James Brown's version was the song that made the leap from "Rhythm and Blues" played on the Black radio stations to the "Hit Parade" of the white stations. In my high school time, the Powers that Be tried to keep music segregated. But at night, the low-watt Black music stations could be heard on white kid's radios. The song "Night Train" was hastily covered by some white "Big Band" artists. It didn't sell. Not even with Les Morrow's trombone.
eanwhile, Black Artist's records were moving like hot cakes. One by one, the "Disc Jockeys" began to add the original Black artists to their play lists. By the early 1950's most stations (at least Detroit - Cleveland) were integrated.

237geneg
heinäkuu 30, 2012, 1:00 pm

This set doesn't have much representation on YouTube.

1021 - 1030:

Oh, How I Miss you Tonight - Bing Crosby - The YouTube is some old dude with a fair voice covering this song, but it is decidedly not Bing.

Oh, Lady Be Good - Bing Crosby - This YouTube is a scat version of this by Ella Fitzgerald from the mid twenties. Not bad, better if you like scat.

Oh, Sweet Mary - Big Brother and the Holding Company - This is one of my two or three favorite songs by this group. They made a deal with Janis that they would learn to play the blues if she would learn to sing some psychedelic stuff. This is one of their more psychedelic songs.

Ohara Bushi - unknown - From the CBS Masterworks album, The Japanese Album. A kind of upbeat, traditional dance tune. The YouTube, naturally is somebody different.

Oklahoma Hills - Jack Guthrie - Way down yonder in the Indian Nation ... More White Boy Blues of the best sort.

Oklahoma Stomp - Spade Cooley and His Orchestra - Yet another Western Swing outfit.

Ol' Man River - Bing Crosby - This YouTube is a much more upbeat song than the one I have, but it's Bing, and it is the same song. This is my favorite version of this song. I don't seem to have it anymore, though.

Old Aunt Dinah - Butter Boy - This is a strange field hand song from back in the thirties, recorded by Alan Lomax.

Old Man (Look at my Life) - Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Another of the handfull of Neil Young songs I like.

Old Rivers - Walter Brennan - Okay, I'm ready, Lay on, MacDuff. This was a favorite on Red's piccolo (a juke box, not a musical instrument) so, it became a favorite of mine.

That's ten for today. We've had company, they're gone now, but it kind of put a crimp in my time. But things should be back to normal. See you next time.

238geneg
Muokkaaja: heinäkuu 31, 2012, 12:38 pm

1031 - 1040:

Old Rugged Cross - Dixie Echoes - I don't know who this is on the YouTube, but it'll give you an idea of this song if you aren't familiar with it. This is a lovely song. Gospel.

Old Shep - Red Foley - Just a boy and his dog. An old country tune. I'm not really sure why I have this song.

Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - A real rock classic from the classic days of rock by someone who understood rock and roll from the depth of his being.

Old World Beat - Klezmer Conservatory Band - More of the Klezmer, but no YouTube.

Omaha - Moby Grape - Another San Francisco Band from the late sixties. A couple of these guys were ex-Airplane members before they were displaced by those who went on to be regular members of the Airplane.

Slow Boat to China - Kay Keyser and His Orchestra - A classic from the thirties or forties. A pretty good song. Big Band w/vocal.

On and On - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys - White Boy Blues with some good pickin'. Bluegrass.

On Broadway - The Drifters - This is the post Ben E. King Drifters. This was toward the end of their career. They were a group that never had a clunker, in my opinion. They went through lead singers but maintained their identity to the last. Good pop music.

On My Mind the Whole Night Long - George Gershwin - The YouTube is not Gershwin, but it's a good take on his original music. The music begins about 45 seconds into the video. I love Gershwin. He has a sound that just screams thirties blues/thirties bustle. This is a typical Gershwin blues.

On the Road Again - Bob Dylan - This is the real thing. This is from Bringing It All Back Home. Typical Dylan of the period.

Okay, ten more. Slowly we're knocking this thing out. I hope you find something here to enjoy.

239Meredy
heinäkuu 31, 2012, 3:56 pm

Thank you for your interesting, inspiring, and decidedly eclectic lists.

I'd like to offer William Warfield's rendition of "Old Man River" for a take on this classic with an altogether different feel. Paul Robeson may have been the definitive interpreter of this song, but in the 1936 film version of Showboat it doesn't strike the heart the way Warfield's 1951 delivery does.

240geneg
elokuu 1, 2012, 1:12 pm

I sometimes wonder if it's possible to have such a varied taste in music anymore. These different styles all represent different periods in my life.

1041 - 1050:

On the Wings of a Dove - Wendy Bagwell and the Sunliters - The YouTube is the more familiar version by Ferlin Husky, but I like mine better. Too bad it's not on YouTube.

On Your Shore - Enya - Okay, it's Enya.

(Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor - K D Lang and the Reclines - No YouTube. This is a great C&W song.

Once Upon a Time in the West - Ennio Morricone - Movie music. I got this because it was the favorite music of a detective in a novel I was reading at the time.

One After 909 - Beatles - Another band with a solid feel for the rock n roll. This sounds like an alternate take or something.

One by One - Enya - Haven't I played this a dozen or so times, already?

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Hank Locklin - One of my favorite country singers of the fifties and sixties. Good White Boy Blues.

One Night - Elvis Presley - The King. Nice slow song. I often wonder what Ed Sullivan would make of this song. It's just as salacious as Let's Spend the Night Together.

One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan - From Blonde on Blonde. This is one of his best songs, IMHO. Once again, typical Dylan of the period. The YouTube btw is the real thing.

One Toke Over the Line - Brewer and Shipley - One of the great hippy doper classics of the seventies.

Another ten down. More later.

241geneg
Muokkaaja: elokuu 2, 2012, 4:03 pm

1051 - 1060:

Only the Devil Laughed - Hildegard von Bingen - Medieval music from one of its best known creators. Gothic religious music. Latin, I think. Very nice stuff.

Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel - More from Billy Joel. This should be pretty familiar to most of you all.

Only Time - Enya - Need I say more?

Only You - The Platters - One of the great black groups of the fifties. These guys sang a fair portion of the slow dance music of my life.

Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings - Roy's first hit record, recorded at Sun Studios and released in May of 1956. Sun studios was the place to be in 1956.

Operator - Grateful Dead - Of all the Operator songs I think this one is my favorite. Got a good swinging beat and really shows off their double drumming.

Orange Blossom Special - Rouse Brothers - This is the first recording of this song. White Boy Blues, some good fiddlin'.

Organ Grinder's Swing - Limmie Lunceford and his Orchestra - Everyone knows this tune, or should at any rate, you may not recognize the name. Good big band music.

Oriel Window - Enya - Mostly piano music.

Orinoco Flowa - Enya - This is the song that made Enya, the solo performer. It sounds just like every other Enya song.

Another ten, more next time.

242geneg
elokuu 3, 2012, 2:02 pm

1061 - 1070:

Os Lusti - Bernedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - Chant.

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie - Tex Ritter - Google thinks the name of this song is Out on the Lone Prairie, hence the placement. This is an old cowboy song, one of the first songs I remember.

Outlaw Blues - The Great Society - Grace sings like Bob, more or less, mostly less. but never fear ...

Outlaw Blues - Bob Dylan - This is the original from Bringing it All Back Home. I might look like Robert Ford, but I feel just like Jesse James. Typical mid-sixties Dylan.

Over the Mountain, Across the Sea - Johnny and Joe - Classic fifties/sixties slow dance song with that oh so fine insistent piano line. A real grinder.

Oxford Town - Bob Dylan - Oxford town Oxford town ever'bodies goin' down to Oxford town. Song about a protest march at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. No YouTube.

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones - This song was popular on the radio when I was driving the tourist barge on the C&O Canal in D.C. The summer of '65.

Panda - Jefferson Airplane - A protest against deforestation in China. For Airplane fans only.

Pange Melos Lacrimosum - Medieval music. Interesting. Not too different than chant, just one of the styles of music our ancestors listened to.

Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como - From that period between the virtual end of Big Band and Rock n Roll. A great song. Pre rock fifties pop.

Well, ten more today. Til next time.

243geneg
Muokkaaja: elokuu 13, 2012, 5:09 pm

I'm in the process of adding another 500 or so songs to my cloud so some more artists should begin showing up.

1071 - 1080:

Paper Boy (On Main Street U.S.A.) - Bill Haley and the Comets - Another from one the first of the white boy rock n roll groups. My favorite pre-1956 rock bands.

Paperback Writer - Beatles - One of my fave fab four tunes.

Papirossin - Giora Feldman - The YouTube is someone else, but it is klezmer music so you get the taste of it anyway. Pretty good.

Parachute Woman - The Rolling Stones - From Beggar's Banquet. Pretty straight ahead blues. Great Stones.

Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf - This was my wife's favorite song until Marvin Lee Aday became such a big Republican booster. I suspect it's still my wife's favorite song, though.

Parchman Farm - Blue Cheer - Another SF band from the sixties. The YouTube calls this Parchment Farm, but it's not. Pretty good blues.

Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker - Great Jazz from one of the best. I really like this one. Jazz.

Party Doll - Buddy Knox - One of the best early rockers out there. A really great rockabilly tune.

Patricia - Perez Prado and His Orchestra - A classic from the master of the Mambo. Cuban music from the pre-Castro days. Great stuff.

Pax Deorum - Enya - Well, I guess all good runs must come to an end sometime. How should I describe this other than Enya?

Well, another ten. We've got a long way to go, but we're getting their.

244geneg
Muokkaaja: elokuu 16, 2012, 12:08 pm

1081 - 1090:

Peace Frog - Doors -Typical late Doors. From Morrison's Hotel. Rock.

Peace in the Valley - Red Foley - A nice gospel song. I have this by Elvis as well. It sounds almost identical to this one but its obviously Elvis. Gospel

Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia - Jimmie Rodgers - More of that really great white boy blues by the master. Country music

Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton - One of my favorite Latin rhythm tunes. This used to be the theme song for a radio coffee klatsch program my Mom listened to in the mornings when we lived in North Carolina. I have this by Perez Prado, also. Great song. Latin Jazz.

The Pearls - Canadian Brass - The YouTube is Jelly Roll Morton. Very good recording from the twenties. Jazz.

Pearly Shells - Jack De Mello - Real Hawaiian Guitar music. My Dad loved this stuff. Jazz.

Peggy Sue - The Crickets - I think this was their first nationwide hit. Great song. Rock.

Peggy's Pub - Fairport Convention - I don't know how I cam across this, but I like it. It's a kind of English take on a folk song. Reminds me a bit of John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic, but it's an instrumental. English Folk.

Peleliu - Richard Rodgers - From Victory at Sea. Modern classical for a soundtrack. Soundtrack.

Penney Whistle Song - Leroy Anderson - Modern American Classic music from my favorite American composer. Classical.

Another ten. Later.

245geneg
elokuu 18, 2012, 4:52 pm

1091 - 1100:

Pent-Up House - Sonny Rollins plus4 - Nice easy smooth jazz, not demanding at all.

People Are Strange - Doors - A good rock song from the late sixties/early seventies. Rock.

Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee and the Starlighters - This was a big followup to Chubby Checkers rip off of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. This is a pretty good song. Rock.

Perfidia - Perez Prado - This is one of many covers of this song. I chose this one because I like the sound of Prado's band. Big Band Jazz.

Personality - Lloyd Price - A nice r&b song from the late fifties/early sixties. Rock.

Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy - This is the theme song from one of the popular detective shows on the teevee in the late fifties. I have this by ...

Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini - This version is the real theme song from the show. At the same time another version of this by Ray Anthony was tearing up the radio.

Phantom-Body - Future World - New Age Music. No YouTube.

Piano Man - Billy Joel - The song that rocketed Mr. Joel from a bar gig to a stadium gig. Rock.

Pickin' In Caroline - Ricky Skaggs - No YouTube. A nice guitar picking tune. Country.

More next time.

246geneg
elokuu 27, 2012, 3:25 pm

Hello, anyone home?

1101 - 1110:

Pictures of Lily - The Who - From the early British Invasion. Pretty representative of the music of the period. Rock.

Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding company - One of the Iconic songs of the San Francisco sound of the late sixties. I once had the opportunity to see Janis sing this song when she was about ten feet from me. Great song. Rock.

Pilentze Pee - Les Mystere des Voix Bulgares - This is pretty interesting music. It's not new age world music, just world music. I think this is Bulgarian Folk Music. World Music.

Pinball Wizard - The Who - That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball. Rock.

Pine Grove Blues - Asleep At The Wheel - This is Nathan Abshire, the composer of the song, The Wheel's version is a near replica. Great Cajun song. Cajun Music.

Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith - A real jump tune from the late twenties. This is great music. I know I'm prone to say that, but if you haven't heard this early boogie woogie you owe it to yourself to give it a listen. Jazz.

The next four are the four movements of Respighi's Pines of Rome. I will probably treat all multi-part classical music this way.

Pinnochio's Blues - Pinnochio James - No YouTube. A solid R&B tune of the late forties or early fifties. It's a real shame this isn't on YouTube. Another of those rock precursors. Great piano. R&B.

Pipe Dreams - Asleep at the Wheel - No YouTube. This is another great song from their album Collision Course. Blowin' pipe dreams everywhere. C&W.

Pipeline - Chantays - The video here is the Chantays in 1963 playing their nationwide surfer hit on the Lawrence Welk show complete with Nehru jackets and surfer stances. This is the eve of the British Invasion. Surf Rock.

Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter - This is a great classic of the White Boy Blues of the thirties and forties. WBB.

Well, that's ten more. A pretty good selection today. The distractions of the past couple of weeks are over and I hope to get back on this regular like.

247MerryMary
elokuu 27, 2012, 7:01 pm

Missed you, gene. Good stuff as always.

*going off to listen to 'Pipeline" now*

248LisaCurcio
elokuu 27, 2012, 9:27 pm

Yep, we're home and glad to see you!

249geneg
Muokkaaja: elokuu 28, 2012, 2:44 pm

Thanks for the interest. That Pipeline video was special, I thought.

1111 - 1120:

Pistol Packin' Papa - Jimmie Rodgers - More from the master of the white boy blues. I really like this guy. WBB.

Planes - Jefferson Airplane - This sounds like Paul Kantner who was always a little loopy with sci fi ideas. Really only for Airplane lovers. Rock.

Plastic Fantastic Lover - Jefferson Airplane - One of their best songs ever. This is from Surrealistic Pillow, one of the greatest rock albums ever produced. Rock.

Play With Fire - Rolling Stones - On every third Thursday of each odd month this is my favorite Stones tune. I have never been without easy access to this song since it came out in what? 1964? 1965? Rock.

Please, Baby - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - a nice blues tune from a great blues band. R&B.

Please Baby - Notting Hillbillies - Another song altogether. This one's a nice country tinged blues, by one of the best at adding a blue tinge to things. WBB.

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Buddy Tate - Nice smooth jazz. Jazz.

Please Help Me I'm Falling - Hank Locklin - Another great song from one of my top three country singers of the fifties. WBB.

Please, Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes - One of the Motown girl groups with a big hit. Someone else had a hit with this as well, and sure enough I've got it, too. Now, from the Greatest Little Cover Band Ever ...

Please, Mr. Postman - The Beatles - Same song as above. Girls swooned over this. The Marvelettes, not so much. Go figure. Rock.

Well, there's ten more down. Lots and lots more to go.

250geneg
elokuu 29, 2012, 3:52 pm

1121 - 1130:

There are a couple of songs that got skipped yesterday. I don't know how, but here they are:

Please Love Me Forever - Tommy Edwards - This is the first song I danced with my first love. It has a special place in my heart. Great dance song. Great memories. Ballad.

Please Make Up Your Mind - Hank Williams - I don't know why this isn't on YouTube. It's not one of his better songs, Has a whiny sound to it, but it's Hank and that makes up for a lot. Junior has a cover of this song, but since I don't do Junior, if you want to here it you'll have to look it up yourself. WBB.

Now, we're back on track.

Please Please Me - Beatles - One of their first records. The YouTube appears to be from a very early concert. It's not a bad version. Of course it's not as clean as a studio version, but it's beatlemania at its peak. Rock.

Please Say You're Fooling - Ray Charles - This is one of the nearly a thousand songs I've added to this list in the last month. It's a good song, a country song sung as only Ray Charles could do country. C&W.

Please Mr. Sun - Johnny Ray - This is from the period between the end of Big Band Jazz and the rise of Rock. Sometime in the first half of the fifties. Great song. Ballad.

Pledging My Time - Bob Dylan - No YouTube. From Blonde on Blonde. The epitome of his career. Blues.

Plink Plank Plunk - Leroy Anderson - It's Leroy Anderson. What more needs to be said. Pops.

Poison Ivy - The Coasters - She comes on like a rose, but everybody knows she'll get you in dutch ... Rock.

Polegnala E Pschnitzia - Le Mystere Des Bulgares - More Bulgarian folk music. Pretty good. Has a nice quality about it. Short. World Music.

Polegnala E Todoro - Le Mystere Des Bulgares - If you liked the previous one you'll like this one. Otherwise, maybe not so much. World Music.

Well ten more down. More tomorrow. You'll need your grown up ears for tomorrow.

251LisaCurcio
elokuu 29, 2012, 8:44 pm

Thanks for the warning--looking all over for the grown up ears!

252Meredy
elokuu 29, 2012, 10:13 pm

Looking forward to finding out what that means.

253geneg
elokuu 30, 2012, 10:12 am

1131 - 1140:

Polichinelle - Edith Piaf - You know one of the hard things about this project is coming up with something meaningful to say for each song. I mean c'mon, this is Edith Piaf, for Heaven's sake. Jazz.

Gee, I hope I didn't build expectations to high, but here we go with the "adult" song:

Poontang - The Treniers - R&B from the late forties/early fifties. R&B.

Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson - Poor Ricky. Rock.

Portland Woman - New Riders of the Purplke Sage - A nice little ballad with plenty of pedal steel. That's all it takes for me. I'm a sucker for a pedal steel guitar. Country.

Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan - Every once in a while Dylan let's his temper get a way from him and when it does, magic happens. Rock.

Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven - Good New Orleans style jazz. Jazz.

Praise for the Mother - Hildegard Von Bingen - More 12th century religious music. Gothic.

Precious Jewel - Roy Acuff - A country gospel tune. WBB.

Precious Memories - Sons of Song - This YouTube is not Sons of Song, but it will gewt the idea of the song across. Another country gospel tune. WBB.

Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith - Sounds like it could be another country gospel tune, but it's not. It's rock. Rock.

Well, ten more down. More later.

254Meredy
elokuu 30, 2012, 3:40 pm

Ha! I'd be curious now to know what other people were expecting to need "grown-up ears" for.

I confess that I thought it was going to be classical.

255LisaCurcio
elokuu 30, 2012, 9:10 pm

I thought it would be a string of music from the 50s--even if Gene listens to classical music, it does not seem that he collected it. Oh well. Great string of music anyway.

256Meredy
elokuu 30, 2012, 9:37 pm

Well, he did include Hildegard von Bingen. But it's not exactly a traditional arrangement.

257geneg
elokuu 31, 2012, 12:57 pm

As it happens I have a smallish collection of classical music, but classical doesn't lend itself well to this project so unless it is a standalone piece, like the movements of the Planets, I'll jus make note of it and continue on. While I have come to an accommodation with classical music, it's more an uneasy truce than anything else.

Back in the day, Poontang had connotations that extended well beyond a hug and a kiss. That's what I meant about adult music. Sorry if I got everyone's hopes up for nothing. The Hildegard Von Bingen is from an album of her music by Richard Souther named Vision.

1141 - 1150:

Pressure - Billy Joel - Once more, my wife is the Billy Joel fan in the house so I can't comment too much on this song. Rock.

Pretty Polly - Coon Creek Girls - This is a version of this song from the thirties. WBB.

Pretty Polly - Ralph Stanley - Same song as above, better fidelity, some good pickin' and grinnin'. WBB.

Primrose Lane - Jerry Wallace - Here's an old one from the fifties that I can't figure out why I like it, but I do. Fifties pop.

The Prince's Theme - Unknown - More from the homemade soundtrack to the adult version of Cinderella. Show aMusic.

The Prisoner's Song - Vernon Dalhart - a very old country/western song. WBB.

Pritouritze Planinatta - Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares - More Bulgarian music. P must be a popular letter in Bulgarian. World Music.

Prodigal Son - Rolling Stones - Good blues version of this song. One of my favorite Stones tunes. WBB.

Promised Land - Chuck Berry - From one of the great innivators of the rock era. I have this by the Band, also. Rock.

Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival - I don't get this song. It is the biggest hit this band had, but it doesn't sound anything like their other songs. Oh Well. One of the best. Rock.

Okay, that's ten. More again another time.

258geneg
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 1, 2012, 4:16 pm

1151 - 1160:

The next five entries are psalms sung by the Benedictine sisters. Let me know if you want to hear these and I will try to accommodate you.

Psychokiller - Talking Heads - I saw this group live once and was so blown away I called them the new Beatles. I wish I had more of their music. Rock.

Two more religious songs from the Monks.

Puff, The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary - Many people want this song to be something it just isn't. It's not about smoking dope, it's a nice little children's song. Folk.

Pullin' Back the Reins - K. D. Lang and the Reclines - A real, well done song by KD lang that's not with someone else. This is a good one. Ballad.

Purgator Criminum - Gothic Voices - Here's some more twelfth century music. Ancient.

The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley - Of course my favorite Sheb Wooley is the character he played in High Noon. This is a novelty song. Rock.

Puttin' On The Ritz - Fred Astaire - You can Taco's version of this song from twenty + years ago and toss it. This is the song, taken from the movie. Pop.

The next twenty or so are Beethoven Quartets.

Que Sera Sera - Doris Day - When we came back from Guam I heard this twenty times a day, or so it seemed. Pop.

Queen Jane Approximately - Bob Dylan - One of his best. From Highway 61. Rock.

Queen Of The Highway - Doors - From Morrison Hotel. Rock.

Quicksilver Girl - Steve Miller - My favorite Steve Miller song until he changed direction and went to jazz. He did some fine jazz work, but I don't think I still have any of it. Born To Be Blue is the name of his jazz album. Rock.

Well, that's ten and some in terms of sheer numbers. Classical has always presented problems in efforts like this. If I skip more stuff, I'll tell you.

More later.

259Meredy
syyskuu 1, 2012, 5:40 pm

Well, I'm interested in the classical listings, but I already have a considerable collection of classical music, so there's no need to put it in just for me.

I like following your inventory precisely because most of it is music I don't know. I do enjoy seeing some of my old folk and blues favorites turn up, though. The choices we have in common give me a clue to how our tastes intersect.

260geneg
syyskuu 1, 2012, 7:00 pm

If enough interest is shown I may do something with my classical music when this project is done, although I would be surprised if I have a hundred classical pieces. But as I said, Classical has never been very popular with me. I'm a rocker and have always been a rocker and expect to continue being one for some years to come.

261EllasGran
syyskuu 20, 2012, 1:31 am

Gene, where for art thou? I'm missing reliving my past thru your music! Is all well with you?

262Porius
syyskuu 20, 2012, 1:41 am

gREAT wORK Gene.

263geneg
syyskuu 20, 2012, 3:51 pm

Yeah, I'm fine. Keeping a project like this going is difficult what with my ADD and all. I keep thinking about it, but don't have the patience. I'm going to get on it though. I promise. I just need to buck up, show some resolve and get it done. I'm learning quite a bit about my musical tastes and am being surprised.

It also helps a lot when people just say Hi. Sometimes it seems I'm just casting this stuff out into the void.

1161 - 1170:

Quiet Village - Martin Denny - This was a big big hit in 1958. I like the exotic feel of it. At this point I was only a year this side of Guam, so the jungle was still with me. Jazz

Rabbit in the Garden - Black Texicans - An old field holler recorded by Alan Lomax. This is blues for the enthusiast. Probably why it doesn't show up on YouTube. But the bigger question is how did I get this and about twenty other field hollers. Blues

Radar Love - Golden Earring - Great rock from one of the early hair bands. I really like this song. I don't say that often about hair band music, but this one's good. Rock

Rag Mama Rag - Band - The greatest fusion band ever. It may not be jazz/rock fusion, but when it comes to rock/country/gospel/jazz there's no better fusion on earth. Genius. May Levon rest in piece. That leaves just Garth and Robbie now. WBB

Rag Mop - Ames Brothers - R-A-G-G M-O-P-P Rag Mop. One of my favorite early fifties songs. A little novelty with some good licks. Pop

Raga Jogeshwari - Ravi Shankar - Love the food, love the music. Wish I had more. Raga

Ragged But Right - Riley Puckett - Great country song recorded by everyone from Riley to George Jones to The Grateful Dead. WBB

Railroad Lady - Willie Nelson - Country blues. I didn't care much for Willie until he recorded that album of standards, Stardust. I can't find that album but I did find some others. WBB

Railroad Work Song - Notting Hillbillies - A great take on an old railroad work song. I really like these guys. I don't know why they didn't do more. I guess it was just a one off or something. WBB

Rain - Beatles - This is what happened to the Nowhere Man. He got rained on and melted. One of the greatest Beatles songs of them all. Rock

There's ten more. I will do my best to put out ten more tomorrow. We'll see. After ripping a bunch more cd's we've got a long way to go.

264hailelib
syyskuu 20, 2012, 8:13 pm

Glad to see more songs.

265Porius
syyskuu 20, 2012, 9:47 pm

The Greathouse potpourri.

266geneg
syyskuu 21, 2012, 11:59 am

1171 1180:

Raindrops - Dee Clark - One of my five favorite songs of all. The five of them just rotate around in my head. Each one a favorite. Rock

Raining In My Heart - Buddy Holly - This is from Buddy's later career. This is a great example of what I'm finding out by this effort. There is another song, not a version of this one, with the same name by Slim Harpo, an old blues number. I just discovered I don't have it and must get it. Ballad

Rainmaker - Traffic - One of their best songs. Of course this is a group that didn't have any other kind of songs. Stevie Winwood is pure genius. Rock

Raised on Robbery - Joni Mitchell - This may be thee only Joni Mitchell I have. I really like this song. It's a good, solid rocker. Something about a woman in a bar sittin' on her groceries. A line that always fascinated me. Rock

Rake and Ramblin' Boy - Joan Baez - She has the purest voice of any pop singer of the era. I love her take on classic folk tunes like this one. Folk

Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers - Southern Rock. The best. Got that blues mixed into a steady rock beat and the slide guitar of Dwayne Allman is unparalleled. He played it for Eric Clapton on Layla. Four great Southern rock groups: Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker, whose music I seem to have lost, Outlaws, and in last place, at least to me, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rock

Ramblin' Man - Hank Williams - Not the same song as the one above. This is bluesier, more lomnesome sounding. The genius of Hank Williams. Country

Ramblin' Rose - MC5 - More seminal headbanging rock from the late sixties. It would be nearly ten years before this kind of rock became standard. Porius these guys were from Detroit. Did you know any of them? Or had you seen them as a young man in concert? Hard Rock

Ranging Buffalo - Black Texicans - Another early thirties black field song. Not a holler exactly but the kind of thing one might hear in the fields. No YouTube.

Rapsodie Espangnol - Maurice Ravel - Each movement of this four parter is a single track, but for accounting purposes we will call the who 14 minutes, one thing. This is my favorite period of classical music. Classical

Okay, there's ten more. Later.

267Meredy
syyskuu 21, 2012, 7:26 pm

It's nice to see Joan Baez turning up on your list. I think "pure as a clear mountain stream" (that or something very close to it) was the phrase that Time magazine used in its cover article in 1962.



Fifty years later, she still sounds good.

268LisaCurcio
syyskuu 21, 2012, 8:21 pm

Gene, if I had known you just wanted us to say "Hi" I could have done that a lot! Thanks for the posts and I am always watching for them.

269PhaedraB
syyskuu 21, 2012, 11:20 pm

MC5

Saw them twice.

Once was in Lincoln Park as part of the "Festival of Life" i.e., the Democratic National Convention demonstrations in Chicago, 1968. I left the park to go over to Wells Street to argue with an old boyfriend. Shortly thereafter, the police raided the park, broke up the concert, and mayhem ensued. I had a talent in those years for not being around when the sh*t went down. Now I just say I'm psychic.

Saw them again in Boston in 1969 as the opening act for Led Zep. The East Coast audience didn't seem to know quite what to make of them.

(I have a sticker on my car: "I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands.")

270geneg
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 22, 2012, 2:14 pm

Phaedra, I like that bumper sticker. I've been to at least three three day rock festivals (the ones I can remember) including the warm-up for Woodstock in Denver two weeks prior. Not all the bands that were at Woodstock were there. When I bought my first MC5 album I didn't know quite what to make of them either. And in fact pretty much forgot about them until I started hearing music like theirs in the late seventies and eighties and thought, you know, this reminds me of the MC5. Sure enough, over the years I have heard the MC5 listed more than any other group as being influential, even seminal, to the hard rock of the eighties. I dragged out my old MC5 album, gave it a listen and said wow.

You don't know how much it helps a long term project such as this just to know people are there, listening.

1181 - 1190:

Raunchy - Bill Justis and His Orchestra - One of the greatest rock instrumentals of all time. Rock

Rave On - The Crickets - Unless I referred to something else further up the list as my favorite Crickets song, this is it. It features in the best scene in the Buddy Holly Story movie. Rock

Rawhide - Frankie Laine - This is the original theme song from the teevee show. Remember Rowdie Yates, the comic relief? He's still making comedy.

Razzle Dazzle - Bill Haley and His Comets - I chose this clip so you could see the band working. They sure don't look like a modern rock 'n roll band, but they still made some truly great music. How many modern rock bands feature an electric guitar and a stand up bass? Rock

Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddie - Boy this song stirred up a fuss in my group. How did he make that sound? He had more sustain in his guitar than Link Wray. How? Great song. Rock.

Red River Rock - Johnny and the Hurricanes - Another rock instrumental from the fifties/sixties. More great rock music to the tune more or less of that great western song. Rock

Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle - Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea ... A nice, light sort of song from the period between I Want to Hold Your Hand and Light My Fire. Rock

Red Sails In the Sunset - The Platters - I have this by several other people as well, but since they are similar I chose this, my favorite version, to present. Ballad

Red Neck, White Sox, and Blue Ribbon Beer - Johnny Russell - This was the song that made me realize all country music wasn't crap. This song put me on the trail of my musical roots in country. Great song. An anthem of sorts. Country

Red's Boogie Woogie - Piano Red - Piano Red was an old piano bluesman from way back and toward the end of his life a fixture at Underground Atlanta, a tourist destination. He played a pretty spirited blues. Some might mistake it for early rock. Jazz

We had a pretty good run of rock today, didn't we? Well, ten more, and thanks for the feedback. More next time.

271Porius
syyskuu 22, 2012, 8:03 pm

redrubberball. a good one.

272geneg
syyskuu 23, 2012, 11:41 am

1191 - 1200:

Remember Me - Lulu Belle and Scotty - A sort of plain country duo with a warbling whistler. From the early 50's. Country

Remember the Cross - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - No Youtube. This is a bluegrass/gospel song. Bluegrass

Reminiscing - Buddy Holly - I don't believe this is a Cricket's song. Buddy had a short period in which he recorded several songs without the Crickets. This is a pretty good fifties style rock song. Rock

The next 20+ tracks are a classical requiem, Requiem for Chorus and Orchestra. This has a Kirkle number so I'm going to say it's Mozart's Requiem.

Return to Russia - Kitaro - The best of the New Age artists in my opinion. He is the master of the synthesizer. New Age

Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin - I have three versions of this, one is a piano roll Gershwin recorded in 1926. This was the one I wanted to find for this, it's spare and clean, but the orchestral versions are also quite good in their own right. This is an orchestral version. Pop

Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades - A nice little upbeat, sad pop song from the early sixties. This group also had a hit with The Last Leaf. I actually like The Last Leaf better, although it was the lesser hit. Rock

Ricochet - Teresa Brewer - Teresa Brewer is the fifties version of Brenda Lee. I like her voice and of course I remember several of her hits including this one. Pop

Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image - I really like this song. It's just spacey enough for fun. Rock

Ghost Riders in the Sky - Sons of the Pioneers - In the accompanying photograph of what appears to be a reunion of everyone who was a Son of the Pioneers the gentleman standing with his arm over the fellow sitting's shoulders is Leonard Sly, the most famous alum. You man recognize his as Roy Rogers.

Well, there's ten more. Now I must give Microsoft their pound of flesh and boot my system. More later.

273Meredy
syyskuu 23, 2012, 4:09 pm

272: If it has a Köchel number, it can only be Mozart. Is it K 626? Does the "Lacrimosa" sound like this?

Thanks for including this. It's one of my favorites.

274geneg
syyskuu 23, 2012, 5:35 pm

Yes, Meredy, it is K 626. I play the classical music when it's one or two segments, but this one has over twenty and I have neither the patience nor the desire to round it up piece by piece for this project. I'm sorry it's like this, but there you have it. However, I will list the name of the entire piece when I have it.

275Meredy
syyskuu 23, 2012, 11:35 pm

That's perfectly all right, Gene. I have Mozart's Requiem on CD. A nice little taste for your list might be "Lacrimosa" and "Dies Irae." But this is your thread, and whatever you do with it is more than fine. You're doing great. I check every new post with interest.

276geneg
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 24, 2012, 11:38 am

1201 - 1210:

Ridin' Down the Canyon - Bing Crosby - YouTube doesn't have Bing doing this song so I went for its composer, Gene Autry. Reminds me of the Saturday westerns on the teevee. Western

Riding Alone - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - I don't know why YouTube doesn't have this. It's a nice ballad of the sort this band is known for. Ballad

Ring Ding Doo - Chuck Willis - From the days when radio was segregated. White folks seldom heard this stuff, but their kids sure were listening to it when they could. Without this there would be no rock n roll. R&B

Ring of Fire - Ray Charles - This is totally unlike the Johnny Cash version. A lot jazzier. Jazz/blues

Rings Aroun d Rabaul - Richard Rodgers - More music from the seminal teevee documentary Victory At Sea. Theme

Rip It Up - Bill Haley and the Comets - A solid rocker from the early days. I also have this by ...

Rip It Up - Little Richard - While this is the original, I prefer the Bill Haley version. I just like the way Haley's group is set up and the sound they get. Even though Bill Haley covered a lot of songs they were one of the most original sounding bands of the early rock era. Rock

Ripple - Grateful Dead - One of their best songs from their best album. Ripple, the song and the beverage, bring back some really happy days. Ballad

River - Enya - Early Enya, the first part of that never ending song she diops into from time to time. New Age

The River Hymn - The Band - From one of their later albums. This is typical Band. Rock

Okay, ten more. More later.

277EllasGran
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 25, 2012, 2:00 am

Whoa Gene - my turn to catch up now! What a great selection to keep me drifting down memory lane. My Mother used to sing a lot of this earlier stuff. She had a lovely voice and would sing away with the radio while in the kitchen cooking. My Dad would come in and next thing they would be dancing round the room - particularly liked the swing. Of course the later 50s/60s music brings back memories of my 'development years'. Love your notes too - very interesting.

Anyway must get listening. Great to have you back and thanks so much for the joy.

278geneg
syyskuu 25, 2012, 10:14 am

It's my pleasure. I think we'll get one today that mom and pop might have danced to. I'm so glad people are enjoying this. Let's get started.

1211 - 1220:

Riverboat Shuffle - Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - Nice New Orleans style jazz tune from the twenties or thirties. Jazz

Rivers of Babylon - Mellodians - This is my favorite reggae song. A Rasta hymn based on one of the Psalms. Reggae

Road - George Winston - I don't know who this is playing the piano, but it'll do. I'm not much for George WinstonZ, the Kenny G of the new age piano. New age

Roadhouse Blues - The Doors - A pretty straight ahead blues/rock. The Doors toward the end. Blues

R-O-C-K - Bill Haley and His Comets - This is the song that started my love affair with Bill Haley and His Orchestra. This is, to me, Rock Around the Clock notwithstanding, their best song. Rock

Rock and Roll Music - Chu Berry - One of the great classics of Rock n Roll. Chuck Berry was unique in his style but influence just about everyone that came along at the height of the "Classic Rock" era. A case in point ...

Rock and Roll Music - The Greatest Little Cover Band Ever - See, everybody was influenced by Chuck. Rock

Rock and Roll Stew - Traffic - One of their best, naturally. Did Traffic do anything that wasn't one of their best? Rock

Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr - This is one mom and pop might have danced to. I'm sorry for the commercial, but if you want to listen just do what I do and purposefully ignore it. It's short. This song is worth the wait. Pop

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets - I once had a professional guitar player tell me the guitar solo in this is the most difficult solo he's ever heard. Rock

Well, there's ten more. More next time.

279hailelib
syyskuu 25, 2012, 11:09 am

Lots of good listening in the last few lists, Gene.

280geneg
syyskuu 25, 2012, 3:06 pm

Yeah, we've had a good string of rock songs over the last few days. It's a function of being in the Rs I think.

281PhaedraB
syyskuu 25, 2012, 10:11 pm

That cover version of Rock and Roll Music is one of my all-time favorite tracks ever!

282geneg
syyskuu 26, 2012, 1:36 pm

Mine, too, Phaedra. The thing that made the Beatles was their absolute loyalty to the music. In an age when popular music was turning all Tin Pan Alley Pop, the Beatles taught us all to honor what had gone before, not reject it all together.

1221 - 1230:

Rock Around With Ollie Vee - The Crickets - I'm pretty sure this is their first hit. Recorded in 1956. Do you hear the rockabilly influence of Bill Haley and His Comets? Really great music. Rock

Rock and Roll Fantasy - Bad Company - One of my favorite groups sing one of their best songs. Rock

Rock of Ages - Sons of Song - I can't believe YouTube doesn't have anyone singing this wonderful gospel song. What a shame. It's a great song. Gospel

Rock the Casbah - The Clash - I met these guys one night in Atlanta when they were playiing the FOX theater. We had a few beers together on the small porch in front of what was then Brandywine Downs at the corner of 10th and Peachtree. They had six for one happy hour. That was all I needed to know. Anyway they left me a pass at the box office, but I didn't take advantage of it. Rock

Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie - Bill Haley and His Comets - One of their best dance songs. Of course I think this is one of the four or five genius bands in the same category as the Band, or the Stones, or the Beatles. They didn't have the output of some of these groups, but this is the band that basically invented white boy rock n roll. Rock

Rocket 88 - Jackie Brentson and His Delta Cats - This song is considered by many to be the first Rock n Roll song. It's a really great R&B tune, whatever it is. Rock

Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) - MC5 - More from this group. This song sounds just like anything you might have heard in the eighties. Rock

Rockin' Chair - The Band - Speak of the devil. More genius. What is this music. Rock? Country? What? Genius, that's what. Rock/Country

Rockin' Chair - Gene Krupa - This is an entirely different tune. This one's jazz and is quite nice for a little upbeat big band listening. Pop

Rockin' Pnuemonia and The Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns - Some New Orleans Rock. A true classic of the rock era. Rock

Okay, ten more. All of them worth a listen. More next time.

283LisaCurcio
syyskuu 26, 2012, 9:57 pm

Just caught up--phew! What a great string. Bill Haley always makes me want to dance, but I can't dance like they did in those videos!

Thanks, Gene.

284geneg
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 27, 2012, 10:57 am

I can do some of that stuff, but not much. I never was much of a dancer. The Twist and the Cha Cha were my favorites because they were simple. Of course slow dancing is always appropriate.

1231 - 1240:

Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day - Every little swallow, every little chickadee ... This song was pretty big about 1958. Rock

Rockin' With Red - Piano Red - More good R&B from the Piano wizard of Underground Atlanta. R&B

Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe - This is more WBB than bluegrass. It may be this is before he invented bluegrass. WBB

Rocky Top - Osbourne Brothers - Everyone's favorite country song from the 1970's. Country

Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry - Do I need to comment on this song? Rock

L"Oiseau de Feu -Igor Stravinsky - This piece contains two parts, Ronde des Princesses and Danse Infernale. Ronde des Princesses is the target here. I love this turn of the twentieth century music. Anyone out there no what the name for this style is? Classical

Round and Round - Perry Como - I really like Perry Como. He has a very pleasing voice and he knows how to sing, which is even moire important. Pop

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry - This is the original of this song from the late 30's. Great song. Christmas

Rudy's Rock - Bill Haley and His Comets - This song features the sax player for the band. I believe he was one of the shrunken, very elderly gentlemen who were the remaining Comets that were awarded their own, individual entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Rudy Pompilli. Rock

Rue Des Reves (Street of Dreams) - Cafe Noir - Finally a Cafe Noir song for you to listen to. These guys are truly wonderful. Please, give it a listen. I don't know what to call this music. Cafe music?

Okay, there are ten more. I'm especially pleased I was able to find a Cafe Noir to listen to. We'll do ten more next time. Enjoy.

285PhaedraB
syyskuu 27, 2012, 3:07 pm

When I was a kid, we used to have Christmas parties for the large extended family in the hall (I guess now you'd call it a function room or a party room) in the back of an old neighborhood tavern. The Wurlizter had Gene Autry's "Rudolph" on it.

286geneg
syyskuu 27, 2012, 3:35 pm

When I was a very small child living on the outskirts of Philadelphia (Drexel Hills) around Christmas time when it got dark about 4 or 5 o'clock (I want desperately to say 3:30pm but that just doesn't seem like it can be right) all the local shops would play Christmas music. Entire streets would be in a cacophony of Christmas Music and the one I heard most and liked most was Autry singing Rudolph.

287geneg
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 29, 2012, 11:49 am

1241 - 1250:

Ruler of My Heart - Asleep at the Wheel - A good, slightkly jazz tinged ballad. YouTube doesn't haqve this version and I don't have time or desire to look for a comparable version. Country/Western

Ruma and Coca Cola - The Andrews Sisters - A good war years trio. This is one of their most recognizable songs. Big Band

Rumble - Link Wray and His Ray Men - One of the great guitar instrumentals of the later fifties. Rock

Run Me Down - Notting Hillbillies - More from their album Missing presumed having a good time. This is a good group led by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. Country/Rock

Run Through The Jungle - Creedence Clearwater Revival - One of their darker sounding songs, I like this one very much. Rock

Runaway - Del Shannon - Another great rock tune from the early sixties. This was popular at all the school dances. Rock

Runnin' Back to Saskatoon - The Guess Who - My favorite Guess Who song. Rock

Running Bear - Johnny Preston - This song was written by the Big Bopper. One of my wife'sw favorites. It's okay. Rock

Sabelyato Mi Agantze - Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares - More world music from Bulagaria. This is regional folk music. World

Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan - The YouTube is Joan Baez. Apparently Dylan is ashamed of this song and won't let it be posted on YouTube. This version is a little draggy with the beat, but not bad all things considered. One of my favorite Dylan songs.

Well, after a couple of false starts we made it through. More later.

288geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 1, 2012, 1:17 pm

1251 - 1260:

Yesterday was just too busy to find time to do this.

Sail Away to the Sea - Sandy Denny and The Strawbs - A nice folk tune featuring the voice of Sandy Denny, later of Fairport Convention. Folk Rock

Sailor (Your Home is the Sea) - Lolita - A big hit in its time. German. Ballad

Saint's Rock and Roll - Bill Haley and His Comets - The Saints Come Marching In gets the Rock n Roll treatment from Bill Haley and His Comets. A great, rockin' version. Rock

Sakura Sakura - Unknown - This is traditional Japanese music with a bit more modernity than I care for, but I don't know who did my straight ahead version, so I just put one up I thought might work. Traditional

Sallie Gooden - Eck Robertson - One of the old time original pioneers of recorded country music. Fiddlin'

Sally Goodin - Ricky Skaggs - Same as above with the other instruments accompanying the fiddle. Has a more bluegrass sound to it. Bluegrass

Sallie Go Round the Roses - The Great Society - They do alright on this song. It's quite a bit different than the original which follows. Rock

Sallie Go Round the Roses - The Jaynetts - This is a much smoother version of the above. One of my favorite pieces of music of any type. Rock

Salt of the Earth - Rolling Stones - Okay. on four out of five days, including today, this is my all time favorite Stones song, with the possible exception of Factory Girl. This is Brian Jones at his finest. This goes out to all the real makers out there. The ones whose labor the takers steal and pretend they've done the job themselves. Rock

Salty Dog Rag - Red Foley - From 1952. A good upbeat ragtime tune done in the spirit of country music. Great. WBB.

Unless I miscounted, that's another ten. More later.

289geneg
lokakuu 2, 2012, 2:06 pm

1261 - 1270:

Sandpaper Ballet - Leroy Anderson - Another from the king of early teevee music. Pop

Espanoleta - Andres Segovia - Classical guitar music. Classical

Gallarda - Andres Segovia - No YouTube. More classical guitar. Classical

Sarabande - Leroy Anderson - More great music from the American Master. Pop

Satin Doll - Bud Freeman - I don't know who this is, but the pictures of Marilyn are nice. Oh, and the music's smooth, too. Jazz

Satisfaction - Rolling Stones - Their first mega hit. They were so much younger then, they're all a bunch of old men, now, still playing a young person's game. You go, guys. Rock

Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age - Gustav Holst - From The Planets. Classical

Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters - This is one of Ben E. Kings first songs as the leader of the Drifters. One of the best dance songs ever sung. Cha Cha

Saved - The Band - A cover of an old Laverne Baker (I think) song. Great. Rock

Savoy Truffle - Beatles - One of their top songs. This song demonstrates just how tight they could be as a group. From the White Album. Rock

Okay, ten more. Later.

290geneg
lokakuu 3, 2012, 12:32 pm

1271 - 1280:

Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel - Billy Joel is more my wife's thing than mine. Not enough real funk in his music. Too polished for my taste. Rock n roll isn't rock n roll unless it's raw. Rock

Scandal Walk - George Gershwin - This YouTube is not mine. Mine is Gershwin playing the song on a piano roll. YouTube doesn't hqave it. But you'll get the idea. Jazz

Scenes From an Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel - See comments from above. However this one's better. Got a sax. Rock

School Days - Chuck Berry - A familiar old friend from the first decade of rock, as Sirius-XM often reminds me. Rock

Schopska Pesen - Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares - More of this weird world music stuff that I like a lot, even if I can't understand a word they say. Great harmonics. World Folk

Scotch and Soda - Kingston Trio - Their most popular song. Not with me, but right up there. Jazz

Scotland - Bill Monroe - The YouTube sounds like someoone's reflection on this tune, but it does play. This is a really good fiddle tune. I don't know why they don't have a decent version of this. Bluegrass

Sea - George Winston - I don't know who is doing the YouTube, but it's a passable version, I suppose. Not my favorite kind of music. Pop

Sea Child - Hot Tuna - I don't know why I never got into Hot Tuna, but I really didn't. They're pretty good, and of course being a retreads from the Airplane helps. Rock

Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford - I think this is an old Huey "Piano" Smith song, but Frankie's the one that had the big hit with it. Rock

Well, ten more. A pretty diverse group, today. More later.

291LisaCurcio
lokakuu 3, 2012, 8:19 pm

Never could understand the appeal of Billy Joel!

292PhaedraB
lokakuu 3, 2012, 9:46 pm

"I Love You Just the Way You Are" until I leave you for a fashion model.

293geneg
lokakuu 4, 2012, 1:29 pm

Yeah, Billy Joel's not my type, either. But my wife loves him, or at least his music.

1281 - 1290:

Sea of Joy - Blind Faith - I think this is my favorite Blind Faith tune. There are so many great ones to choose from. Rock

Sea of Love - Phil Phillips - One of the great slow dancing songs of the fifties/sixties. Rock

Searchin' - Coasters - Another fine song from this group. They had an awful lot of hits, including this one. The video is a live performance on the old Steve Allen Show, or maybe The Tonight Show. Rock

Season of the Witch - Donovan - One of his later, non-folk rock tunes. An excellent blues. Rock

Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers - The YouTube is live, but most likely lip-synced. This is one of the great teevee themes of all time. Reminds me of Patrick McGooey (I know, I know). Sonics aren't the best but you'll get the idea. Rock

See See Rider - Mississippi John Hurt - I saw this gentleman perform in a supper club setting in D.C. way back when. I was on a date. After his set Mr. Hurt came over to our table, sat down, and let us buy him a drink. He was pretty amazed at what had happened to him over the previous ten years or so. Very humble man. Great song. Great version. Blues

See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley and His Comets - More pure rock genius. This is a cover of an old Joe Turner tune, which, for all I know may be a cover in its own right. If you are not familiar with this song, are you sure you belong in this group? What those people on the floor are doing was called dancing. I know that's hard to believe these days. Foxtrot

The Seeker - The Who - One of those groups from the British Invasion that went on to fame and fortune. I really like most of their stuff. Rock

Seerauber Jenny - Lotte Lenya - From Kurt Weill and Bertholdt Brecht's operetta Die Dreigroschenoper. This is great show music from the Weimar Republic. Opera

Semper Fidelis - John Phillips Sousa - From the march king. His tribute to the US Marine Corps. Everyone should recognize this one, even if you never knew its name. March

Ten more. More later. Enjoy.

294LisaCurcio
lokakuu 4, 2012, 8:08 pm

The dancing to Secret Agent Man versus the dancing to See you Later Alligator -- what happened? I grew up doing the 60s stuff. Fortunately, my husband grew up doing the 50s stuff and I learned what was good!

295PhaedraB
lokakuu 5, 2012, 1:15 am

I remember being on the swing set with my sister as we sang "See You Later, Alligator" to each other. That was what, 1956?

296guido47
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 5, 2012, 1:45 am

In a while crocidile. Yep I'm sure I belong on this group :-

297geneg
lokakuu 5, 2012, 11:20 am

1291 - 1300:

Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On - Hank Locklin - One of his biggest hits. I think this is mainly the song that got me into Hank. Country

Sentimental Journey - Les Brown and His Band of Renown w/vocals by Doris Day - This is one of the top two or three tunes of the big band era IMHO I have this by Dinah Sore and wanted to post it, but I couldn't find a decent version. It's unfortunate because I think the Dinah Shore version is superior. Pop

September Song - Kurt Weill - The YouTube version is sung by Lotte Lenya, my go to singer for everything Kurt Weill. This is a truly great song. Pop

Serenade for Flute and Piano - Ludwig Van Beethoven - By request I'm trying to accommodate the classical music listeners when I can. This is the entire Op. 41, seven parts. It lasts about 22 minutes. It's really great stuff. I came to classical music later in life than most, I think. Therefore my collection is rather small and mostly hit and miss. Give it a listen. Classical

Serenade In Blue - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Another classic of the big band era. I love this song. Glenn certainly had his own sound. Big Band

Serenata - Leroy Anderson - More from the wizard of television music. My favorite American composer. Great stuff. Pop

Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles and Willie Nelson - This is my favorite version of this song. Two great voices singing a wonderful song. Country

Seventh Son - Johnny Rivers - Another song from the period between I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Sgt. Pepper. Great song. Rock

Several Species of Small Furry Animals in a Cave Grooving with a Pict - Pink Floyd - From Ummagumma. This is one of the stoniest songs I know of. Incredible. From the days when Syd Barrett was the visionary behind their music. Give it a listen, I think you will be rewarded. Rock (maybe?)

Shadowland - K. D. Lang - One of the few of hers from the album. This is a great song, nice smooth jazzy. Jazz

Well, that's ten. More later.

298hailelib
lokakuu 5, 2012, 11:36 am

This whole thread is a Sentimental Journey.

299geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 6, 2012, 12:15 pm

1301 - 1310:

Shadrach - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra vocal by Ford Leary - One of the great tunes from the thirties. Has the same funky sound as many of the Max Fleischer cartoons of the twenties and thirties. Jazz

Shady Grove/Lonesome Traveler - Kingston Trio - This is a twofer. I have four versions of Shady Grove and this is my favorite. I heard Jean Ritchie sing Shady Grove and that's my favorite version, but I can't find it. I have this song by these guys, by Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, and by Quicksilver Messenger Service. Folk

Shake A Hand - LaVern Baker - One of the great songs of the rock era. This is a cover of a song by Faye Adams. Faye's has a much more bluesy take, but alas, I don't have that one. LaVern's version is the one I grew up with. R&B

Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley and His Comets - More from the first white boy genius of rock n roll. This is a cover of a Big Joe Turner song. Of course I think this version is genius, But that would be just me. Foxtrot (that's what they called all this stuff for the first couple of years.)

Shakin' Street - MC5 - And some more from this group. One of their tamer songs. Rock

Shakin' Your Head - Ray Charles - No YouTube. This is from a four CD set of Country music covers by Ray Charles. Excellent collection. Country

Shanghai Noodle Factory - Traffic - One of their earlier songs and one of their best. Rock

Shannon Waltz - East Texas Serenaders - The YouTube is someone named Andy DeJarlis. This is a nice waltz for fiddle. Country

Share Your Love With Me - The Band - From their album of fifties covers, Moondog Matinee. A great album. Most of nyu know how I feel about The Band. Rock

Shaw 'Nuff - Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Star Band. This track includes sax solo by Charlie Parker. I think this qualifies as Be-Bop. I don't know. I do know I like it. Jazz

Well, unless I've miscounted that's ten again. Ten more next time. Enjoy.

300geneg
lokakuu 8, 2012, 12:53 pm

1311 - 1320

Sh-Boom - Chords - This song was covered by the Crew Cuts and, in white circles of the time was the popular version. This is, I believe the original, and as such, the better version. In any case, I prefer this to the Crew Cuts version. Pop

She Belongs to Me - Bob Dylan - This is from Bringing It All Back Home. At one time, and occasionally yet, this is/was my favorite Bob Dylan song. Rock

She Has Funny Cars - Jefferson Airplane - The drum intro to this was used for years as the intro to NBC's Wide World of Sports. This is from Surrealistic Pillow. One of their best. Rock

She Loves You - Beatles - This is the first song released in the US by the Beatles. Strangely enough it went absolutely nowhere. That was in 1962. The following year late saw I Wanna Hold Your Hand and it was all over but the shoutin'. Rock

She Moves Through the Fair - Fairport Convention - I don't know much about this group, but what I have by them I like a lot. Sandy Denny sounds an awful lot like Grace Slick. Folk/Rock

She Thinks I still Care - George Jones - I'm not sure how this came into my possession. It's a rather ordinary seventies sounding country music. Country

Shenandoah - The Brothers Four - One of my favorite folk groups. I used to have a lot more of their stuff than I do now. I need to work on reacquiring it. Folk

Shepherd Moons - Enya - Part 27 of the never ending song. I'm going to have to be careful from now on which songs with commercials I choose. This looks like it has a political commercial, and while I'm as political as it gets, this project is no place for politics. New Age

She's Always a Woman to Me - Billy Joel - A nice ballad by Mr. Joel. If you like him I'm sure this is a good song. Ballad

She's Got A Way - Billy Joel - Better than the other one. In fact I could probably be convinced to like this one. Ballad

301geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 9, 2012, 12:17 pm

1321 - 1330:

She's Lonesome Again - Ray Charles - One of the great country voices of all time. Country

She's My Curly Headed Baby - Callahan Brothers - The YouTube was between the deep, pleasing tones of Paul Robeson and Doc Watson. Since the Callahan Brothers are a country group I figured Doc Watson would be closer in spirit than Robeson, although I really felt bad at not being able to run Paul Robeson out. What a voice he had. Country

She's No Angel - Kitty Wells -The queen of country during the early fifties. WBB

She's Not There - The Zombies - One of the great groups of the British Invasion. One of their top hits. Rock

Shimabara No Komoriuta - CBS Masterworks The Japanese Album - This is a traditional Japanese flute tune. The YouTube is a pretty good rendering. World Music

Shine, Hallelujah, Shine - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - No YouTube. A great traditional gospel tune. Gospel

Shining Path - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - Another gospel tune. Regardless of what one thinks of the sentiment of these songs, there is a kind of magic in a well rendered gospel song. Gospel

Ship of Fools - Doors - From Morrison's Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe - Yes, the Hard Rock Cafe chain took their name from an album by the Doors. This is a pretty good later Doors tune. Rock

Ships That Pass - Richard Rodgers - No YouTube. This is incidental music from Victory at Sea. Theme

Schizoforest Love Suite - Jefferson Airplane - One of their best. This contains two songs, Won't You Try and Saturday Afternoon. This is from After Bathing at Baxter's. IMHO their best album. Rock

I hope you enjoy some of these ten. More again, later.

302geneg
lokakuu 10, 2012, 1:10 pm

1331 - 1340:

Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy - Dinah Shore - Love this. Love Dinah Shore. She has just a slight touch of the south all over and in her mouth. Great song. Big Band

Shootout In China Town - The Band - More genius from one of the great groups of the classic rock era. Rock

Shooting Star - Bad Company - One of their major hits. This is another group I like very much. Rock

Short Fat Fanny - Larry Williams and His Band - A song made of song titles. Great. Early rock, about '56 or '57. Foxtrot

Shortnin' Bread - The Andrews Sisters - I can't believe YouTube doesn't have this one. There are many other versions of this song. I don't know why this isn't one of them. Pop

Shotgun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford - An old country/pop song. It's pretty good. Tells a sad story. Country

Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford - I remember this from when I was in knee-pants. Great song. Pop

Shtiler, Shtiler - Klezmer Conservatory Band - I don't know who did the YouTube, but it's a sad song. I think it refers to the years of cruelty suffered by European Jewry. Jewish Blues

Now we have something of a problem. The next few songs are simply referred to as side 1 and side 2, etc. These albums are made up of run on songs and when I was moving them from vinyl to hard drive I didn't want to just cut them off at some arbitrary point. Chances of these being on YouTube as sides are nil, so I'm going to attempt to find each piece and put it out there.

The first one is from Kitaro, Silk Road, his great theme and music for the PBS Series The Silk Road from back in the seventies or early eighties. There are twelve songs on four sides, so I'm going to do three per side for a total of twelve songs on four sides.

Silk Road - Kitaro - The theme from the series. New Age

Bell Tower - Kitaro - This is the only version YouTube seemed to have. It's the "Short version". Less than two minutes. Remember, this is incidental music. New Age

Heavenly Father - Kitaro - More incidental music. New Age

Next, Side 1 of The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord. This was my go to album for a long time.

Departure/Ride My See Saw - Moody Blues - You can hear what I mean about how songs just bleed into each other on this album in this track. Rock

Dr. Livingstone, I Presume - Moody Blues - This album is basically a road map for a psychedelic trip. Rock

House of Four Doors - Moody Blues - The psychedelics should just start kicking in. Rock

Legend of a Mind - Moody Blues - Timothy Leary's dead ... We're starting to trip now. Rock

House of Four Doors, Pt. 2 Moody Blues - End of side 1.

Tomorrow we'll pick up with side 2 of both these albums as well as sides 3 and 4 of the Kitaro.

So, there's ten more, sorta. More hijinks next time. Enjoy.

303geneg
lokakuu 11, 2012, 12:18 pm

1341 - 1350:

Sides 2 - 4 of Kitaro's Silk Road and Side 2 of The Moody Blues' In Search of the Lost Chord will make up the first four "songs" today, however there will be nine songs from the Silk Road and five songs from In Search of the Lost Chord.

Side 2 of The Silk Road

The Great River - Kitaro - More music from the PBS series The Silk Road. New Age

The Great Wall of China - Kitaro - See how the music from The Great River bleeds into this song. New Age

Flying Celestial Nymphs - Kitaro - More of the same. New Age

Side 2 of In Search of the Lost Chord

Voices in the Sky - The Moody Blues - A very nice little song in the midst of what used to pass as pretty heady stuff. Rock

The Best Way to Travel - The Moody Blues - Another pretty stony song from back in the day. On the whole I think side two of this album is the weaker side. Rock

Visions of Paradise - The Moody Blues - This is a nice song. The flute's a nice touch. This is a better song than the one preceeding. Rock

The Actor - The Moody Blues - More introspection. Rock

The Word/Om - The Moody Blues - A combined track. Rock

Side 3 of The Silk Road

Silk Road Fantasy - Kitaro - Another take on the main theme. New Age

Shimmering Light - Kitaro - aI'm running out of things to say. New Age

Westbound - Kitaro - New Age

Side 4 of The Silk Road

Time - Kitaro - New Age

Bodhisattva - Kitaro - New Age

Everlasting Road - Kitaro - This is the last track. New Age

I hope what I did here is okay. Now on to more single tracks.

Silent Night - Enya - Enya away from her never ending song is quite nice. This is her version of Silent Night in Gaelic(?). Christmas Music

Silhouettes - The Rays - A great rock song from the early days. Great for close up dancing. Rock

The Silver Chord - Future World - No YouTube. This is more New Age and after the run of Kitaro I'm not tooooo unhappy it's not on YouTube. New Age

Silver Dagger - Joan Baez - A great folk tune. More very early Joan. Folk

That Silver-haired Daddy of Mine - Gene Autry - Looks like a kinescope of an old teevee show. There are some sonic faults. Probably from the translation. But it's the only one out there by Gene hissef. Country

Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter - One of the top ten or so songs ever recorded IMHO. Another great slow dance tune. Blues

Well, if you count the sides as one "track" each that's another ten. I may try from here on to do something similar when practical (I have forty distinct tracks of Beethoven for Piano and Flute, for instance) for the classical music to come. I hope you enjoy these songs. More next time.

304geneg
lokakuu 12, 2012, 2:07 pm

1351 - 1360:

Sincerely - The Moonglows - Another great slow dance song. I remember this from Guam. I don't know when it came out. I know it was covered by the McGuire Sisters, but this is a far superior version. R&B

Sing Me Not a Ballad - Kurt Weill - This is a song from The Firebrand of Florence, a musical with two acts. Show

Singin' The Blues - Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - A nice jazz instrumental. Sounds like it'f from the 20's. A nice tune. Jazz

Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell - This is an entirely different song than the one above. This is more in the pop/rock style from the mid fifties. One of my all time favorites. Pop

Sink the Bismarck - Johnny Horton - One of his best story songs. I really prefer his non-story songs, but he does an excellent job with the stories, too. Rock

Sinners, You Better Get Ready - Ricky Skaggs - A country gospel tune with a touch of Bluegrass. This is gospel and a touch of the WBB. Gospel

Sioux City Sue - Bing Crosby - A good pop tune from the mid forties. Its got a good rhythm. Jazz

Sister Morphine - Rolling Stones - One of their best songs. Rock

Sittin' On Top of the World - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - A really good song. Not the same song as the other sonbg with the same name, but this is an excellent version. WBB

Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley - A great song from the sixties. It hardly seems possible that it's that long ago. Country

Well, there's aqnother ten. Next time we'll have several classical cuts. I hope everyone finds something to enjoy.

305geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 13, 2012, 11:32 am

1361 - 1370:

Because I can't match the names on YouTube to the names in my list I may not, in fact probably don't, have the names correct. My list is in straight alphabetical order, not necessarily the order in which they occur. I'm just not familiar with this music enough to get it straight. If anyone can straighten me out on this, please do and I'll fix it.

Six Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano Op 105 Scottish Air in G - Beethoven - Nice easy music for flute and piano. Classical

Six Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano Op 105 Scottish Air in C Minor - Beethoven - Nice easy music for flute and piano. Classical

Six Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano Op 105 Austrian Air in C - Beethoven - Nice easy music for flute and piano. Classical

Six Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano Op 105 Scottish Air in E Flat - Beethoven - Nice easy music for flute and piano. Classical

Six Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano Op 105 Scottish Air in E Flat (2) - Beethoven - Nice easy music for flute and piano. Classical

Six Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano Op 105 Scottish Air in D - Beethoven - Nice easy music for flute and piano. Classical

Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford - From the early fifties. I remember this from Guam. A nice pop/country song. Country

Skip-A-Rope - Henson Cargill - I think I got this from my MIL. I don't think I would have acquired it on my own. Country

Skylark - Lee Konitz - I couldon't find Lee Konitz's version of this song, but I think this may be him on the sax. A nice easy jazz tune. Jazz

Sleep Away - Bob Acri - Another nice, easy jazz tune, this time on piano. Jazz

Well, we took our first dive into breaking down and presenting the classics. I don't know how well I got the names.

More next time. I hope you enjoy something here.

306geneg
lokakuu 15, 2012, 1:18 pm

1371 - 1380:

Sleeping - The Band - Another from their album Stage Fright. This is sung by the bass player, Rick Danko. Rock

Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny - One of the great classics of rock. Rock

Sleigh Bells - Gene Autry - Another Christmas classic from Mr. Autry. You may need to boost the volume for this one. Christmas/Pop

Sleighride - Leroy Anderson - Will anyone be surprised when I say this is my favorite secular Christmas song. I didn't think so. This guy is a pop genius. There's no a style pop music he hasn't had a hand in. Christmas/Pop

Slip Away - Ray Charles - A little WBB sung by Ray. WBB

Slippin' Banjo - Bill Duncan - This is a great Bluegrass tune. I don't know why YouTube doesn't have it, but they don't. Bluegrass

Sloop John B - Kingston Trio - This is the version I prefer. The Beach Boys did a serviceable job with this song, but this is the real deal. Folk

Sloozy - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band - Finally, one by this group. This is a pretty hard rock instrumental. Rock

Slowpoke - Peewee King - Another lighthearted pop song with a Western touch. Pop

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple - Classic Rock at its finest. Rock

Well, that's ten. More next time. I hope you all find something to enjoy out of all this.

307MerryMary
lokakuu 15, 2012, 4:17 pm

I always do.

308guido47
lokakuu 16, 2012, 3:31 am

You "Always do what?" MM.
I hope it is something salacious!

Sorry about that, I have just been reading some Urban fantasy Victorian SteamPunk Romance "novels".

309MerryMary
lokakuu 16, 2012, 6:39 am

I always do find something to enjoy out of all this.

I don't seem to do much salaciously these days. Allergies.

310hailelib
lokakuu 16, 2012, 7:46 am

Always something good on the list.

311geneg
lokakuu 16, 2012, 11:43 am

Thank you all for your responses. I'm happy when you find something worth listening to.

1381 - 1390:

Smoke Rings - Les Paul and Mary Ford - I expect this version is a cover, but it's the one I have. I remember watching Les Paul and Mary Ford on the teevee. Pop

Smoke Signal - The Band - From their album Cahoots. Another bit of genius. Rock

The Snapper (Closing Credits) - From the adult version of Cinderella - It's a great song, but speaking of salacious, this might be the definition. I wish I could play these for you. Show Music

So Am I - George Gershwin - A nice piano piece. Smooth and easy with just a hint of the roaring twenties in its bluesy sense of loss. Pop

So Fine - The Fiestas - Another of the great rock songs of the late fifties. Rock

So Long, Farewell, Goodbye - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Another great hot jazz song with the feel of New Orleans. A little bit of late Beatles in this as well. Jazz

So What - Miles Davis Sextet - A nice easy, bluesy jazz piece. Jazz

Sobbin' Blues - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - The label of this record calls it a foxtrot. It's a nice jazzy little number from the mid-thirties. Foxtrot

Softly and Tenderly - The Plainsmen - The YouTube is of the Everly Brothers. This is an old time gospel song. Gospel

Sol Sub Nube Latuit - Gothic Voices - Gothic music. Sounds a lot like chant, but is more melodious, I think.

Ten more. More next time. I hope you find something here to listen to and enjoy. This project is more fun than a sack of mealy potatoes.

312geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 17, 2012, 1:35 pm

1391 - 1400:

Soldier Boy - Shirelles - One of my faves from back in high school. Great song. Rock

Soldier's Joy - Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers - A great fiddle tune from the early days of modern country. WBB

Solidarity - Jefferson Airplane - A good but not great song by this group, from their last album. Rock

Some of These Days - Louis Armstrong - I have two versions of this by Louis, but only one needs to be here. Jazz from 1929. Jazz

Somebody to Love - The Great Society - This is one of the two songs Grace brought with her from this group to the Airplane, White Rabbit being the other. This one really has the sound of late '64 through about '66. Rock

Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane - This is the more recognizable version. Sounds more like the Airplane than the previous version. This is a more mature version. Rock

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) - Ray Charles - Very early Ray. Has a great R&B feel to it. Great song. R&B

Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival - This is one of their most soulful songs. Rock

Something - Paul McCartney - This is a cover of the original by the Beatles. This is a George Harrison song. You know, the two Beatles songs that got the widest exposure were neither one from Lennon-McCartney. They were this one, by George and A Little Help for My Friends by Ringo. Rock

Something in Blue - Thelonius Monk - A great piano piece by the jazz piano master. Jazz

Well, that's ten more. More next time. Enjoy.

313geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 18, 2012, 12:11 pm

Today is going to be mostly about the Classical Music. More Beethoven.

1401 - 1410:

Sonata in B Flat Major for Flute and Piano - Allegro Moderato - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is Jean Pierre Rampal on flute and Robert Veyron Lecroix on Piano. Classical

Sonata in B Flat Major for Flute and Piano - Polonaise - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is Jean Pierre Rampal on flute and Robert Veyron Lecroix on Piano. Classical

Sonata in B Flat Major for Flute and Piano - Largo - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is Jean Pierre Rampal on flute and Robert Veyron Lecroix on Piano. Classical

Sonata in B Flat Major for Flute and Piano - Allegretto Molto Convanazione - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is Jean Pierre Rampal on flute and Robert Veyron Lecroix on Piano. This one may take awhile to load. Classical

Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 For Violincello and Fortepiano - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is actually comprised of two parts, Adagio and Rondo. Classical

Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 For Violincello and Fortepiano - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is also composed of two parts, Adagio and Rondo. Classical

A Song for All Seasons - Jefferson Airplane - The Airplane goes Country. From Volunteers. Country/Rock

Song of India - Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey - The YouTube has a spot of dialogue but not enough to hurt. This is a great song from 1937. Big Band Jazz

Song of Sexual Slavery - Kurt Weill - From the Threepenny Opera. Operetta

Song of the High Seas - Richard Rodgers - From the documentary Victory at Sea. IIRC This is the main theme and opening credits. Classical

Well, there's ten more. Once again, I hope I got the classical stuff in the right order. More next time.

314Penske
lokakuu 19, 2012, 3:17 pm

#312 - Soldier Boy brings back memories. I remember it when it came out and then I saw the Shirelles about 30 years ago at an oldies concert. We all sang along! Funny how you can remember the words to a song like this but forget what you had for breakfast today! Thanks geneg.

315geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 19, 2012, 4:09 pm

I know exactly what you mean.

1411 - 1420:

Song of the Sandman - Enya - More of the never ending song. New Age

Song to the Mother (O Virdissima Virga) - Hildegard von Bingen - More holy music from the Middle Ages. Ancient

Songs of Rejoicing - Giora Feldman - This time at least YouTube has this. This is klezmer clarinet music. Klezmer

Sookie Sookie - Steppenwolf - This is the first Steppenwolf song I heard. I was in Vietnam when Magic Carpet Ride and Born to Be Wild came out. Neither of these was on the play list at the time. Rock

Sophisticated Lady - Johnny Griffin - A smooth tenor sax jazz number. Very good. Jazz

There are four pieces by Fernando Sor for guitar played by Andres Segovia, none are on YouTube, at least not with naming conventions that make me positive I've got the right piece, so I'll just list them here. Sorry I can't post them for you. Classical guitar

Minuet in E Op. 11 No. 10

Minuet in E Op. 32

Minuet in G

Variations on a Theme by Mozart

Okay, I'm not counting the above as part of today's ten.

Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) - The Impalas - One of the thousands of songs of the fifties and sixties. Rock

Soul Sacrifice - Santana - This YouTube is from Woodstock. One of the iconic pieces of film of the rock age. Rock

Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel - I apologize for #$%*& commercial. Don't buy anything form whoever is selling. Anyway, this is the original version, the first one I heard, probably close to a year before the more well known rocked up version came out. I've always preferred this version. Folk

The Sound of Victory - Richard Rodgers - More from Victory at Sea. Great stuff. Classical

Sounds of Love pts 1 & 2 - Cast of Cinderella - This is from the Adult version of Cinderella. It's actually not what it sounds. Its the music accompanying an orgy. Not bad. Of course being home made it's not on YouTube. There are actually two parts.

Okay, another ten down the rabbit hole. More next time, but Never on Sunday.

316hailelib
lokakuu 19, 2012, 4:14 pm

That's a wonderful version of 'The Sound of Silence'.

317geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 20, 2012, 1:15 pm

1421 - 1430:

I just got wiped out by google chrome. I'm on the verge of trying explorer 9. I was half way done with this when Chrome just decided to terminate my LT window.

South Street - Orlons - I really like this group. Rock

Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills, and Nash - I had a nice personal story about this song, but I just don't feel up to repeating it again. Sorry. It's all I can do to keep from throwing my laptop through the window. Rock

Southern Flavor - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - Great bluegrass with mandolin and fiddle featured. WBB

Spanish Caravan - The Doors - A great Doors song from Waiting for the Sun. Rock

Speak Low - Kurt Weill - From One Touch of Venus. Sorry about the commercial. The only decent versions of this on YouTube have these dumb ass commercials, in a f*ckin' foreign language, no less. This is a wonderful song. Show

Speedy Gonzalez - Pat Boone - More commercials. Another cover of someone else's song. It's actually pretty good. Rock

The Spell - Lucia Hwong - From her album Sleeping Beauties. No YouTube. This is very nice meditation music. New Age

Spiritus Domini - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - This is more chant. Now this is music to meditate to. Chant

Splish Splash - Bobby Darin - Bobby Darin sings real rock n roll. This is the first song I remember by Bobby. It's pretty good. He could rock as well as anyone. Rock

S'posin' - Louis Armstrong - No YouTube, although I can't fathom why. Jazz

Well, there's ten more, we had a false start, but through the grace of God were able to overcome. More next time. But not tomorrow.

318MAJic
lokakuu 21, 2012, 4:01 am

Mr. G.

Your time and care in making this list is a thing of beauty.
I've been lurking here from the beginning and visiting as time permitted.
The memories that go with some of these songs are a flash of light.
"Thanks for the memories." like the man sings.

319guido47
lokakuu 21, 2012, 5:49 am

Er. Geneg, would it be heresy to suggest this thread be split soon?
It's good that I can scroll back to message one,
but possibly bad for slower connections.
Your call.

320geneg
lokakuu 21, 2012, 3:18 pm

Thank you for the compliment MAJic. Day in and day out gets to be a drag, so I've decided to take Sundays off and hopefully that'll help keep my energy for this project up. I would say the end is in sight, but it's still way too soon.

I've been wondering how everyone was holding up in terms of speed. Let's take a poll: If you wish to split then Y if not, then N. I'll tally the votes next Sunday.

321guido47
lokakuu 21, 2012, 6:17 pm

Äänestys: Split thread now?

Äänet tällä hetkellä: Kyllä 0, Ei 4, Epävarma 5

322Meredy
lokakuu 21, 2012, 6:20 pm

I'm inclined to vote N, no split, just because it'll be cool for reference purposes to have everything in a single searchable and scannable thread.

But I don't know how slow is slow for some folks. "Slow" meaning a couple of seconds just reflects our relative impatience in a world of nanoseconds. I don't have a very fast connection, but I can stand a little wait. If it really does take a lot of time for some, then I guess it's a public service to split it.

323Mr.Durick
lokakuu 21, 2012, 6:32 pm

I voted undecided. I have a list of links to music link threads on my profile. If the thread is split, it will have links within it to get back and forth, and I will list both threads on my profile.

I wait for the Waiting for Godot thread to load, so I can wait for this one to load.

Robert

324geneg
lokakuu 22, 2012, 11:50 am

1431 - 1440:

The Spy - Doors - More from the later Doors. Pretty good, takes a moment to get going. Blues

Square Dance Boogie - Clifford Solomon - The YouTube is by Joe Maphis, but this is one of those songs that was done by several people. Country

Squeeze Box - The Who - Everyone should be familiar with this. Typical Who music with just a touch of country. Rock

St. James Infirmary - Phil Harris and His Orchestra - One of my favorite bands and bandleaders. Great old time blues song. I have two very old versions of this, neither of which are on YouTube. Blues

St. Louis Blues - Milton Brown and His Brownies - This was a great Western Swing Band that competed with Bob Wills and his group on the Western Swing circuit. The is a great song. As Bill Haley says, "Handy-man found the Blues". Blues

St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith - This is the real McCoy. This is from 1925. Blues

Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price - This is the first version of this song I heard. This is a great rock rendition. Rock

The Stampede - Fletcher Henderson - A good twenties flapper tune. Good riny-tink sound. Good times. Jazz

Stand by Your Man - Tammy Wynette - One of the great classics of country music. Country

Standing in the Doorway - Bob Dylan - From his album Time Out of Mind. Rock

Well, there's ten more. More next time.

325MerryMary
lokakuu 22, 2012, 4:29 pm

What a great section we're into now!

326geneg
lokakuu 22, 2012, 5:42 pm

What is it that makes you say that? The old school jazz?

327MerryMary
lokakuu 22, 2012, 7:02 pm

Yeah. And the blues. Especially Bessie Smith.

And Stagger Lee.

328geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 23, 2012, 11:08 am

1441 - 1450:

Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads - I think this may be a cover of a Mills Brothers song. It's one of the those pop songs leaning a little toward the upbeat, sort of pop n roll. Pop

Standing on the Promises - Tennessee Mountaineers - This is a capella sung by what appears to be a group of just who they say they are. Gospel

Star Dust - Artie Shaw - I have four versions of this song. This one, one by Glenn Miller, one by Sonny Stitt and one by Dinah Shore. I don't know how AI came to own all these, but there it is. Big Band Jazz

Star Dust - Dinah Shore - The other three are all instrumentals, so I thought I'd play this one. I really like Dinah Shore. This is a great song. I think it's by Hoagy Carmichael, you know the ranch hand from the Teevee show Laramie. Jazz

Stars - George Winston - This guy has been called the Kenny G of the piano. Take that as you will. New Age

Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philips Sousa - Alright ladies get those knoc ... Oh, wait. That's a different march. Martial

Starship - MC5 - More from the seminal sixties punk rock band. Rock

Statesboro Blues - Allman Brothers - A good southern rocker from the best southern rock band bar none, no not even Lynyrd Skynyrd can touch these guys. You have taken notice of how much Skynyrd I have, right? Rock

Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - It took me five tries to find this that didn't have an inescapable commercial. This is one of the groups that used to play up and down the east coast. A real shag group. Rock

Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer - Willie Nelson - I've been hearing this song since I was knee high to a skunk, so I know it's not original with Willie. A good country tune. WBB

Well that's ten more. More again later. I hope their are things for everyone to enjoy here.

If you haven't already done so, check the poll at #321. Thanks, Guido for putting it up for us.

329geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 24, 2012, 11:46 am

1451 - 1460:

Stay Well - Kurt Weill - From Lost in the Stars. Some of Kurt Weill I really like and some of it meh. This is more to the meh side, but it does have a nice forties/fifties show tune jazz flavor. Show music

Steel Guitar Rag - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys - Featuring Leon McAullife on the pedal steel. Great song. WBB

Steppin' - World Saxophone Quartet - Some nice saxophone jazz. I don't know the style, it's somewhat atonal or something. It grows on you after a bit. Jazz

Stewball - Peter, Paul, and Mary - We used to get the school bus rocking singing this on the way to school, PP&M was a big deal in my town. Folk

Stewball - Woody Guthrie - Another version, this is pretty different from the above. Folk

Still the Same - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - I don't have nearly enough of this group. They were the sountrack of the seventies. Rock

Stone Walls and Steel Bars - Stanley Brothers - Bluegrass. One of the greats of this genre. " ... I'm a three time loser, I'm long gone this time." WBB

Stop Talkin' and Start Walkin' - Annie Laurie - A really great R&B flavored big band tune. If you're not familiar with this and like the more upbeat stuff from the late forties and early fifties you should give this a listen. R&B

Storm of Life - Oakridge Boys - The YouTube is Randy Travis, but it gives you a good idea of this song. Pretty straight up country. Country

Storms In Africa - Enya - How fitting we end this session with another chapter from the neverending song which is Enya. New Age

That's ten more. A good variety today. A little heavy on the country, but not too heavy. More next time.

330geneg
lokakuu 25, 2012, 2:02 pm

1461 - 1470:

Straightaway to Orion - Kitaro - Another from the master of the moog. His stuff is beginning to sound like pieces of another never ending song, this one of much greater interest to me. New Age

Stranded in the Jungle - The Cadets - This is a precursor to the kinds of stuff the Coaster used to do. A humorous song. ... I smelled somethin' cookin' and I looked to see that's when I found out they was a cookin' me. Rock

Strange Days - Doors - One of their best from one of their best albums. Rock

The Stranger - Billy Joel - One of his better songs. Got that whistlin' thing goin' on. Rock

Stranger in Paradise - The Four Aces - I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it. I have this by Tony Bennett as well. From the musical Kismet. Pop

Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk - This is a great clarinet instrumental from the early sixties. Great slow dance song. Workin' on the night moves. I had to go through about six or seven to find a coy of this that wasn't contaminated with some sixteen second commercial in Spanish, no less. YouTube is making it hard to enjoy this stuff when it always comes with something to buy. Blahh, commercialism is ruining this country (has ruined?). Jazz

Stranger to Himself - Traffic - One of their best. Traffic could always incorporate a little unobtrusive jazz influence into their music. Great group, great song. Rock

Strati Na Angelaki Doumasch Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares - More world music from Bulgaria. This is great for reading since I don't know Bulgarian the words are way more musical than they would be if I understood them. World Music

Stray Cat Blues - The Rolling Stones - Song about a twelve year old runaway. But a great song nonetheless. Rock

Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones - Another song from Beggar's Banquet. Two in a row by the Stones. Rock

Well, unless I miscounted, that's ten more. I hope you all find something to listen to here. Maybe the Cadets will bring back some pleasant memories. More next time.

331geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 26, 2012, 1:24 pm

1471 - 1480:

This is the second time I've built this list.

Street Scene - Kurt Weill/Langston Hughes - This YouTube is two and a half hours long. So unless your really interested you might want to sample it first. Opera

Streetmasse - Jefferson Airplane - This consists of three songs:The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil, A Small Package of Value Will Come to You Shortly, and Young Girl Sunday Blues. The middle one is a novelty piece, but the first and last are quintessential Airplane. May even be said to define the Airplane, musically. Rock

String Bean - Ray Charles - A kind of an odd song for Ray. It's from his country box set. Country

String of Pearls - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Pretty standard early forties big band swing. Swing

The Stroll - The Diamonds - A great dance, probably don't see it much anymore. Rock

Struttin' With Some Bar-B-Cue - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five - Good New Orleans style hot jazz from 1927. Jazz

Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan - The only decent version I've found of this song has a thirty second blurb from some movie on it. Don't let that dissuade you, this song is well worth it. Dylan at the top of his game. Rock

Stuck on You - Elvis Presley - This YouTube version isn't quite as good as the record, but would you rather watch this or put up with a twenty second commercial in Spanish no less? Rock

Subconcious Lee - Lee Konitz - More palaver at the start, but if you like this kind of jazz, it's worth the wait.

Substitute - The Who - From their great live album, Live at Leeds. Rock

Well, I think that's ten more if I haven't miscounted. More next time. I hope you enjoy this. Sorry about some of the time wasters but such is life in a world where the most important thing is the dollar.

332hailelib
lokakuu 26, 2012, 2:20 pm

String of Pearls is great.

333geneg
lokakuu 27, 2012, 2:21 pm

1481 - 1490:

Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan - One of those songs that both makes sense and at the same time riffs off the sound of the words which is really Bob's strength. Rock

Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead - From their best album, American Beauty. This song shows off the double drumming very well. Rock

Sugar Moon - K D Lang - This is the real deal. This is a lovely song with a country twang. Country

Sugar Mountain - Neil Young - One of his better ballads. I don't know if this is with Crazy Horse or not. Rock

Sugar Time - The McGuire Sisters - One of those goofy songs that just stick to your brain cells, wasting them. Oh, well. This was very popular when I was 12. Pop

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, & Nash - This group is more my wife's than mine. I'm not much on the harmonies they put together, or something. Rock

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - This is a group I really like but don't have nearly enough of their stuff. One of their best. Rock

Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful - One of the great groups working between Folk and Sgt. Pepper. Great song. Rock

Summer's Almost Gone - Doors - More from Waiting for the Sun. Rock

Summertime - Big Brother and the Holding Company - I have six versions of this song. This is my favorite. From the Opera Porgy and Bess by the Gershwin boys and DuBose Heyward. Blues

Okay, there's another ten. Today was a good selection from the rock column. More next time, but not tomorrow.

334geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 29, 2012, 2:39 pm

1491 - 1500:

Summertime - Sydney Bechet - This is a solid jazz version of this Gershwin song from one of the great jazz clarinetists. Jazz

Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran - Some of you may know this song from The Who, but this is the original. A great American Rock song. Rock

Summertime is Past and Gone - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - Pre-bluegrass country. WBB

Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five - Some early jazz from Artie Shaw. We're getting a nice look at how we all used to listen to music. This is from the early forties. Jazz

The Sun in the Stream - Enya - More of the neverending song. New Age

Sundance - Kitaro - More new age, but this is better. New Age

Sunny Goodge Street - Donovan - This is my favorite Donovan song. This is from his second album. I'm going to call this jazz. Jazz

Sunrise Serenade - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Well, we had my favorite Donovan and now we have my favorite Glenn Miller. Swing

Sunshine - Ray Charles - I really like this bluesy sounding country song. Country

Sunshine Superman - Donovan - Donovan steps out. Rock

Okay, there are ten more. Next time we'll have some more.

335geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 30, 2012, 4:14 pm

1501 - 1510:

Suppertime - Chuck Wagon Gang - A good old country hymn. Hymn

Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys - Before the Beatles came along and rebuilt the dam protecting rock n roll from its imminent demise there was this group holding their finger in the dike. Rock

Susie Q - Dale Hawkins - I have this by CCR as well, but this is the original version, and I generally tend to privilege original over cover. Rock

Svatba - Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares Another world folk music song from Bulgaria. World music

Swanee - George Gershwin - Playiing his song Swanee (or Suwanee) on the piano. Nice piece. Jazz

Sway - Rolling Stones - Another one from Sticky Fingers. Rock

Sweet and Low Down - George Gershwin - Once again, Gershwin plays Gershwin. If you aren't familiar with this tune, you should give it a listen. It's great. Jazz

Sweet Hitch Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival - More from this group. I really liked Creedence a lot and thought most of what they did was great. I just never acquired much of their stuff. Rock

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Oh, well, I guess I do have something by Skynyrd after all. At least it's not Free Bird. Rock

Sweet Little Rock and Roller - Fairport Convention - YouTube does not seem to have this by Fairport Convention so I went to the fountainhead for the video. Rock

Unless I've miscounted that's ten. More next time. Enjoy.

336geneg
Muokkaaja: lokakuu 31, 2012, 4:17 pm

1511 - 1520:

Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry - One of his best and most popular songs from the mid fifties. Rock

Sweet Lullaby - Enya - Decidedly NOT part of the never ending story, although it's still pretty new agey. New Age

Sweet Memories - Ray Charles - This is a country song sung by Ray. He sang an awful lot of country music. This is very nice and deserves a listen if you aren't familiar with it. I don't know who the woman is. WBB

Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee - From the earliest sixties. This is a great song by a big voiced, little girl. A major hit. Rock

Sweet Savannah Sue - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - Another great early jazz piece by Louis and one of his bands from the twenties. Jazz

Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - The YouTube is someone else. They didn't havve Bill and the Boys so I just grabbed one. Not bad. Not Bill. Bluegrass

Sweethearts on Parade - Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra - More from the greatest jazz horn blower of them all. Jazz

Sweets for My Sweet - Drifters - One of my favorite Drifters songs, and there are a lot of them. Rock

Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Paul Robeson - Another great spiritual sung by one of the best to sing this style of music. Great song, one of my favorites. Spiritual

Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman - One of the best swing tunes you'll ever hear. Great music. Swing

Well, once more there's ten. Happy Halloween everyone. Pray for those impacted by Sandy and for a speedy recovery.

337MerryMary
lokakuu 31, 2012, 6:02 pm

Love Ray Charles, love the Drifters. Brenda could really wail, and Paul Robeson's voice could really shiver my timbers. Great sequence!

338hailelib
marraskuu 1, 2012, 11:26 am

A particularly good version of Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

339geneg
marraskuu 1, 2012, 2:29 pm

1521 - 1530:

Swingin' on Central - Nat King Cole - This YouTube is with someone else, but it's the same song and is a fair representation of the Nat Cole version, but Nat's is better. Sorry there's no YouTube of Nat's version. Jazz

Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby - I remember this from my deep childhood. I've always liked it a lot. Big Band

Swiging Shepherd Blues - Moe Kauffmann - A great jazz tune that crossed over to the pop side in the fifties. I have this by Herbie Mann as well. Jazz

Swingin' the Devil's Dream - Spade Cooley and His Orchestra - A great fiddle and peddle steel guitar tune that sounds like it could be background to some of those weird cartoons of the twenties/thirties. Jazz

Swlabr - Cream - From their album Disraeli Gears. One of their better known songs. Rock

Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - From Beggar's Banquet. The Stones at their finest. Rock

Symphonic Scenario (Victory at Sea) - Richard Rodgers - This is a brief sketch of most if not all of the major themes in this music. It runs about 10 and a half minutes. Classic

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major (Eroica) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - This is the entire symphony, folks, I don't know a better way to break this up. It's nearly an hour. If you like classical music it's well worth the listen. Classical

The Syncopated Clock - Leroy Anderson - This song used to be the theme for the afternoon movie on the teevee. The guy was the greatest pop composer in American. Pop

T. B. Blues - Jimmie Rodgers - Jimmie singing about what killed him. Great song from the master of the White Boy Blues. WBB

Okay, another ten. Hope you enjoy it. More later.

340Meredy
marraskuu 1, 2012, 8:36 pm

"The Syncopated Clock"--now, there's a memory. My mother had a recording by the Boston Pops that she was very fond of. This was back in the 1950's. She used the tune to teach me my ABC's, rather than the well-known "Twinkle, Twinkle" melody. Anderson's light-hearted orchestral pieces were staples of Arthur Fiedler's Boston Pops concerts for many years.

341geneg
Muokkaaja: marraskuu 3, 2012, 12:07 pm

Sorry about missing yesterday, and there won't be any tomorrow, but for today may I present to you the following:

1531 - 1540:

The Firebird: Final Tableau - Igor Stravinsky - Classical music from the Russians. For about a hundred years the Russians went through the greatest period of artistic creation in their history and Stravinsky with his ballets and Dhiagilev with his choreography were at the forefront. Classical

Take 5 - Dave Brubeck - This is one of the most familar jazz peices of the era. It was a great crossover hit from jazz to the pop charts. Really good music to relax to. Jazz

Take Me Back to New Orleans - Chris Barber - New Orleans Jazz. The YouTube is of another group, same song. Jazz

Take Me Home Country Roads - Ray Charles - This is a pretty good version of the old John Denver song. Country

Take Me to the River - Talking Heads - I don't have nearly enough of this group. Rock

Take My Hand Precious Lord - Elvis Presley - Even without a rock career he would have made a damn fine gospel singer. Gospel

Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Classic Big Band Jazz at its finest. This version has words, mine is purely instrumental. I chose this because of the interest lyrics give it. Jazz

Take These Chains from My Heart - Ray Charles - Another great country song sun g by Ray. He had a thing for country. I think it was in his background. Country

Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream - Another great song from this great sixties rock band. Rock

Talking Vietnam Blues - Phil Ochs - America's troubador tells us the truth about Vietnam. I'm sure Phill would be thrilled at all the innovative ways in which YouTube uses his music to sell god knows what. Folk

Well, that's ten for today. None tomorrow and I'll pick it back up Monday.

342hailelib
marraskuu 3, 2012, 12:27 pm

Take 5 is a favorite of ours.

343geneg
marraskuu 3, 2012, 12:28 pm

It's a favorite of many, many people.

344MerryMary
marraskuu 3, 2012, 12:49 pm

Oooooh! I haven't heard "Take 5" in years. I'm in love all over again.

345geneg
Muokkaaja: marraskuu 5, 2012, 12:59 pm

1541 - 1550:

Talking World War III Blues - Bob Dylan - One of his talking blues. He got this style from Woody Guthrie. This is a pretty decent live version. Folk

Tammy - Ames Brothers - A great slow dance song from the mid fifties. This was for a movie or something. Pop

Tampico - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra - One of the great big band songs of the forties. Big Band

Tangerine Puppet - Donovan - My second favorite Donovan song. It's a guitar instrumental and I'm a sucker for this kind of guitar picking. Great song. If you are not familiar with it take a listen. It's short. Folk

Hernando's Hideaway - Archie Bleyer - This is another great song. It's a tango from the late forties/early fifties. I've loved this song since my first time. Tango

Tarkio Road - Brewer and Shipley - The other hit froim these guys beside One Toke Over the Line. It's a pretty good song. Rock

Taxi War Dance - Counyt Basie and His Orchestra - A nice little upbeat jazz tune from the forties. More Big Band jazz. Jazz

Tea House Moon - Enya - A slower movement of the never ending song. New Age

Teardrops Falling in the Snow - Molly O'Day - An old country song filled with sorrow and loss. WBB

Teardrops In My Heart - Ray Charles - Ray sings more country. Actually I have four cd's of Ray singing country. Country

Okay, there's a good start to this week of posting. More next time. Enjoy.

346geneg
Muokkaaja: marraskuu 6, 2012, 2:08 pm

1551 - 1560:

Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them - K D Lang - Another great song kept off YouTube for some specious reason that is actually counterproductive to whatever purpose the instigators think it might serve. Country

Tears of Rage - The Band - From their first album. I think this is a Dylan song. Rock

Tears on My Piillow - Little Anthony and the Imperials - This is another great slow dance song. Rock

Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley - Another great one from the King. Just before he went into the Army. Although this a good song, you can tell their just sin't the same energy as in some of his earlier works. It was a long slide. Rock

The Teddy Bear's Picnic - Henry Hall and his Orchestra - This is for all the fans of Big Jon and Sparky. I listened to their show on Guam. Pop

Teenager in Love - Dion and the Belmonts - A pretty standard hit from the late fifties/early sixties. Typical of the period. Rock

Tell Her About It - Billy Joel - Another pretty decent song from Billy. Has a good beat, I can dance to it. AI give it an 85. Rock

Tell Me How - Buddy Holly and the Crickets - This is a pretty early Buddy Holly song. Probably the B side of some more well known single. Rock

Tell Me Why - The Four Aces - One of the best songs from this group, which was one of the most popular of their day. Pop

Telstar - The Tornados - A great instrumental from the early sixties. Do you remember how excited every triumph in space made us feel? Rock

Well that's ten more. More tomorrow. Enjoy.

If you have not voted yet, please take the time to do so. It's the most important thing you do. Keep in mind the people who have died securing your right to vote. Their are people around the world that would die right now for that vote. You don't know how fortunate you are.

347geneg
marraskuu 7, 2012, 4:27 pm

1561 - 1570:

Temporary Like Achilles - Bob Dylan - No YouTube. Great song. Blues

Tempus Vernum - Enya - This sounds more like a movie theme from somewhere south of Mordor. New Age

Tennessee Stud - Doc Watson - A song about a horse. Country

Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page - This is one of three versions I have of this song. One of my favorites. I remember it from childhood. Pop

Tequila - The Champs - One of the iconic songs of the rock era. A great rock instrumental. Rock

T'es Beau, Tu Sais - Edith Piaf - More from the great French Chanteuse. Pop

Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Really good Texas blues by one of its best practitioners. This song has been covered by Carl Perkins and the Beatles. Blues

Texas Plains - Stuart Hamblen and his Covered Wagon Jubilee - An old western song in the style of Gene Autry, Roy Rodgers, and the Sons of the Pioneers. Great music. Western

Texas Rock-A-Billy Rebel - The Reverend Horton Heat - There is only one YouTube of this song and its taken from a live performance which is so crummy it's actually a waste of bits. So, no YouTube. Rock

That Certain Feeling - George Gershwin - Gershwin plays his own stuff. This is a pretty snappy tune typical of the flapper era. Jazz

Well, another ten. More next time.

348geneg
marraskuu 13, 2012, 12:43 pm

1571 - 1580:

That Home Above - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys - A blue grass sounding gospel song. If you like bluegrass you should like this. WBB

That Rhythm Man - Louis Armstrong - Good solid New Orleans jazz. Jazz

That'll Be the Day - The Crickets - One of their most familiar songs, and one of their best. A real rocker for late fifties white boy music. Good stuff. Rock

That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley - This is the song Elvis was born to sing, and sing it he did. Arguably his best rock song. From 1954. Rock

That's All Right, Baby - Moses Clear Rock Platt - From an old field recording of Texas blues artists of thee twenties. A Capella. Blues

That's Gospel, Brother - The Statesman Quartet - A fairly upbeat country song about gospel, not exactly a gospel song. Pop

That's What I like About the South - Phil Harris and His Orchestra - I love this song. It represents the South I like to cling to, even though the South in this song no longer exists in many places. Did I tell you about the place called Doo Wah Diddy? It ain't no town and it ain't no city, it's awful small, but awful pretty, Well, Doooo Waahhh Didddy. Jazz

That's Where I Belong - Notting Hillbillies - Another one from this great group. A lovely song. Country

Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain - As I said, I'm a sucker for story songs. This is a pretty good example of what I like to call lug rock, short for lugubrious rock. Vanilla Fudge was the exemplar of this style. Rock

Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith and his Orchestra - One of the best movie themes of all time and a wonderful slow dance song. Got that da-da-da-da sound really working for it. Great music. Theme

I apologize for not doing this for several days, sometimes it just gets kind of hard to make myself sit down and take the time to do this. Well, more next time. Enjoy

349geneg
Muokkaaja: marraskuu 16, 2012, 3:52 pm

Its been a rough couple of weeks for this project. I hope it improves soon.

1581 - 1590:

Theme from The Silk Road - Kitaro - You've heard most of this music from various other elements of The Silk Road, but this is the official theme. New Age

Theme of the Fast Carriers - Richard Rogers - From Victory at Sea. Classical

Then I'll Be Over You - Ray Charles - A slow country song. Country

There Goes My Baby - The Drifters - This is one of my favorite Drifters songs. Great rock, with Ben E. King. Rock

There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene - A great, sad, country tune from back in the fifties. WBB

There She Goes, Again - Velvet Underground - I found this CD along with several others just last night. This is the VU's first album and is one of the icons of rock. That voice you hear? Lou Reed. Rock

There Stands the Glass - Webb Pierce - One of the top ten country songs of all time IMHO. WBB

There'll Never Be Another You - Oscar Pettiford - Bright swinging jazz from the fifties. Great song. Jazz

There's A Little Pine Log Cabin - Chuck Wagon Gang - A good upbeat song. Happy music. Pop?

There's a Moon Out Tonight - Capris - Doo-wop at its finest. This is a great song in all aspects, especially as a dance tune. Pull your baby tight and rock it out. Rock

Well, that's ten more. Slowly but surely we are getting through this thing, but I'll have more to say later about the stuff I've been downloading as we go along.

350geneg
Muokkaaja: marraskuu 17, 2012, 12:11 pm

1591 - 1600:

There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt - A good patriotic western song in the style of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Probably from the same era. Western

These Foolish Things - Billie Holliday - A great jazz tune from the mid thirties. Of course Billie Holliday just makes it all so much better. Jazz

Think It Over - The Crickets - One of their best songs. I really like this one. Rock

Thinkin' Out Loud - The Band - From their album Cahoots. If you like the group you'll like this song. Rock

The Third Man Theme - Anton Karas - One of the great movie theme songs, right up there with High Noon and A Summer Place. Played on a zither by its composer. Oh, btw, the movie isn't half bad either, with Orson Welles as Harry Lime and my favorite actor, Joseph Cotton, as Holly Martins, author of Westerns extraordinaire. Theme

Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town) - Bill Haley and His Comets - This is one of their top tunes. This came out as the flip side of Rock Around the Clock. This is 1954, two years before Elvis blew things wide open. Fox Trot

This Boy - Beatles - One of their best early tunes and the musical accompanimet to a rather interesting stroll with Ringo in the movie A Hard Days Night. In fact, I think it's called Ringo's Theme in the movie. Rock

Deus Enim Rorum - Hildegard Von Bingen - More medieval religious music. More wonderful meditative song. Classical

This Land is Your Land - Woody Guthrie - One of the great folk tunes of all time. This song is often touted as a new National Anthem. The sticker on Woody's guitar says "This Machine kills Fascists". Folk

This Magic Moment - Drifters - One of the great groups in all of rock history. They were blessed with two great singers, Clyde MacPhatter early on and beginning sometime in the mid fifties they went to Ben E. King. This is Ben E. King. Rock

Well, another magic moment has come to a close. That's ten, unless I miscount. None tomorrow but I'll definitely try to get some more up Monday, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise.

351geneg
marraskuu 19, 2012, 12:50 pm

1601 - 1610:

This Old Heart Will Rise Up - Ray Charles - More from the legend. Country

This Old House - Rosemary Clooney - This was one of my favorite songs pre-Guam. I have two other versions of this song. Pop/Country

This Wheel's on Fire - The Band - From their first album, Music From Big Pink, another of their songs where the bassist Rick Danko sings lead. Rock

This White Circle on my Finger - Kitty Wells - From one of the great country singers of all time. Great song. Typical 50's country. Country

This World Is Not My Home - Ricky Skaggs - A great gospel tune. Maybe a little upbeat for my taste in gospel, but a good song nevertheless. Gospel

Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin - This song made a major impression on me with its oompa beat. It has the sound of a German beer hall in the twenties or thirties. Pop

A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young & the Innocents - One of the most recognizable songs of the era. Rock

The Three Bells - Ray Charles - Ray covers the popular song by the Browns. He does a great job. Country

Three Coins in the Fountain - The Four Aces - I really didn't like this song much as a kid, it was all about that yucky love stuff with girls and all, not to mention it really didn't rock, but over time I've come to really like it. Pop

Three Days - K. D. Lang - The YouTube is Faron Young singing this song written by the red headed stranger. It's a pretty fair but a little to upbeat version of this. K D and the Reclines do a slower, bluesier version. Country

Okay, another ten. I hope each of you find something to enjoy in this list. More next time.

352hailelib
marraskuu 19, 2012, 1:43 pm

Those were the days...

353geneg
Muokkaaja: marraskuu 20, 2012, 4:00 pm

1611 - 1620:

Three Jolly Coachmen - Kingston Trio - One of their better songs. But then if you ask me pretty much everything these guys did was great. Folk

Three Stars - Eddie Cochran - Absolutely the most maudlin song of the rock era. I have this as kind of a joke song. The sad thing is that a year or two later Eddie Cochran himself went to that chorus in the sky. Rock

The Threepenney Opera - Kurt Weill - There are lots of pieces to this opera on YouTube but not one continuous performance so I'm not going to use one of them. I have this in Acts, three of them. Opera

Thriller - Michael Jackson - This is one of those surprises that a project like this inevitably yields. I'm actually pretty shocked that I have this. I have nod idea how that happened. I'm pretty confident its the only Jackson 5 song I've got. Sounds too much like disco. I'm not even familiar enough with this to know if the YouTube is the real thing. Disco

The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa - More martial music. Did I tell you I love this stuff. Strange for someone who basically hates the current level of militarization in this country. This YouTube is of an 1890 recording of the US Marine Band playing this song. The intro may even be by the great man hissef. Martial

Tibet Suite - Lucia Hwong - This is a suite of seven tracks, none of which are on YouTube. aIt's unfortunate. Thi8s is great music to meditate or otherwise cogitate to. New Age

Ticket to Ride - Beatles - One of their great earlier songs. They were at the height of their pop powers at this time. Rock

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - I learned everything I know about Australia by listening to this song and Waltzing Mathilda. I know what a musical saw is and I know what a jumbuck and a billabong are. So we tanned his 'ide when he died, Clyde and that's it 'angin' on the shed. Folk

Tijuana Jail - The Kingston Trio - More folk by the masters. This is a sort of a joke song. Folk

Till I Can't Take It Anymore - Ray Charles - More soft country from this surprising source. Country

Well, if I have counted correctly that ten more titles, although it goes to nineteen tracks. I hope everyone finds something they enjoy from this list. More, next time.

We're having lots of company for Thanksgiving so I may or may not be able to keep this up between tomorrow and Sunday. Que sera, sera as Doris Day might have said, oh these many years ago.

354MerryMary
marraskuu 20, 2012, 4:43 pm

I so remember the Australian songs. There's an infectious joy to them. And I have loved, loved, loved the Kingston Trio since I was a child.

355geneg
marraskuu 21, 2012, 5:52 pm

The Kingston Trio have always been favorites of mine, even after I learned that REAL folk music was played by Jon Baez and Bob Dylan. I understand from someone who knew Bob Zimmerman at the U of Minn. that Bob was a big fan, too.

1621 - 1630:

Till I Gain Control, Again - Willie Nelson - Sort of typical Willie song from thirty years or so ago. This song sounds majorly influenced by his foray into standards, or vice versa. Country

Till Then - The Hilltoppers - Another great song from the period right before the start of Rock n Roll. Pop

Till There Was You - Beatles - This song is from their first American album. Of course it's older than that. I believe it's from The Music Man. Rock

Time After Time - Freddy Hubbard - The YouTube is with Miles Davis. Freddie Hubbard may have played with Miles at one time. I don't know. Jazz

Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce - I liked Jim Croce. He had a pleasant voice, his songs always hit their mark, and his guitar playing was right up my alley. Rock

Time Is On My Side - Rolling Stones - One of their best early songs. Rock

Time of the Season - The Zombies - Another great song from another great British Invasion band. Rock

The Times They Are a Changin' - Bob Dylan - One of his many, many iconic songs of the sixties. Folk

Tiny Dancer - Elton John - Another of the three or four songs of his I may have. Actually this may be my favorite and on days when it isn't that place is taken by Levon. Rock

The Titanic - Ernest Stoneman - An old timey country tune about the Titanic disaster. YouTube suggests this song is from 1924. Country/Folk

Okay, that's ten more. We'll need to play it by ear from here until Sunday (pun intended). I hope every one can find something to enjoy. I heartily recommend the last one if you can't find anything else to like.

I hope all who are celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow will have a happy and safe holiday. More later.

356geneg
marraskuu 22, 2012, 11:51 am

1631 - 1640:

To Be In Love - Louis Armstrong - No YouTube. An old song from the twenties or thirties. sounds great, features Louis on Trumpet. Jazz

To Know Him Is To Love Him - Teddy Bears - A one hit wonder from the late fifties early sixties. Everyone should be familiar with this song. Great dance tune. Rock

To Many Years - Jefferson Airplane - No YouTube. From their last album. It's a nice ballad sung by Jorma. Rock

To Sing for You - Donovan - One of his early folk styled songs. I think this is from his first album. Folk

Tobacco Road - Jefferson Airplane - I have three versions of this song. This is my favorite. From their first album. Rock

Today - Jefferson Airplane - If you wonder what I like about the Airplane it's all here in this one song. From moment to moment this is arguably my favorite Airplane song. Rock

Together Again - Ray Charles - Ray puts a little R&B sound into this country tune. I really like Ray's take on some of these country songs. He has a feel for this music seldom seen in others. Country

Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio - This is the song that introduced me and pprobably a lot of my generation to folk music. There had been the Weavers, but I was a small child when they were popular, but this song introduced me and America to a new sound. Folk

Tombstone Blues - Bob Dylan - The YouTube is the real thing. This is one of the three songs on Highway 61 that I don't think live up to the rest of the album, but this is typical Dylan and quite good nonetheless. Rock

Too Marvelous for Words - Art Tatum - I wonder if he's related to Jack? oh, well, nice piano jazz tune. Jazz

Okay. Ten More. Have a happy, safe Thanksgiving, remember all that tryptophan is going to make you sleepy so if you are driving be extra careful. Otherwise, blow it all out with family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving.

Enjoy.

357MAJic
marraskuu 22, 2012, 11:37 pm

Happy Thanksgiving, Gene and thanks.

358MerryMary
marraskuu 23, 2012, 7:57 pm

We must be of an age, Gene. One of the first songs I remember paying attention to on the radio was "Ballad of Tom Dooley." I still love it.

And I hope you enjoyed your holiday. I know I did.

359geneg
marraskuu 24, 2012, 1:15 pm

Just a quick note. I won't be able to put up music today because of company and that today is kind of unusual. However, If I have time tomorrow i'll try to get ten more done. Yes, I know it's Sunday, but I've been pretty lax with this project these last two weeks or so, so I want to bring a little more regularity to the process. (Good luck with that, sayz I). Anyway, I hope you have all had a great holiday!

Merry, I'm 67 (I'll be 68 in two weeks. Where did it all go?) and routine is my watchword. Today, not routine, so I can just steal a few minutes here and there.

360geneg
marraskuu 28, 2012, 3:43 pm

1641 - 1650:

Too Much - Elvis Presley - One of his early hits. Rock

Too Much of Nothing - Peter Paul and Mary - One of their later hits. I know Mary Travers is gone, but not sure about Peter and Paul. Rock

Torroba - Romanza de los Pina - Andres Segovia - Classical guitar piece. Short and soothing. Classical

Toyanse - Unknown - No YouTube. This is from the CBS Masterworks collection of dinner classics. That's all I know about it. It's traditional Japanese and is a nice song. World

Toujours Aimee - Edith Piaf - Another song from this sweet throated song bird. Pop

Toy Heart - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys - Straight up bluegrass with a bonus. WBB

Trail of Broken Hearts - K D Lang - This is the real thing and give you a good feel for her voice. She's great and this is a great song. Country

The Train - Unknown - This is from the Black Texicans album compiled by one of the Lomax boys. It consists of a man making steam engine and wheel noises with his harmonica. Lasts about three minutes. Nothing mush here to see, just move on. Fx

The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home - Nashville Bluegrass Band - This is one of my favorite bluegrass songs. It's rather poignant. This Jimmie Rodgers is the WBB artist that I have had the pleasure of putting in this list from time to time. WBB

Train Whistle Blues - Jimmie Rodgers - Well, dontcha just know it would happen. Here's the guy they were singing about in the previous song. WBB

Well, ten more. With any luck it won't be long before I post ten more. I hope you find something to enjoy here.

361geneg
marraskuu 29, 2012, 3:23 pm

1651 - 1660:

Transcendence - Future World - More new age stuff. I don't know why I have this. It reminds me a lot of a song I wrote in 4/4 time called Elephants. Slow and lugubrious. New Age

Travellin' Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Everyone knows this song, right? Rock

Travelin' Man - Phineas Flatfoot Rockmore - Another song from the Black Texican album. This is old time stuff and YouTube has not been turned on to this stuff yet. It's very good, but ... Folk

Travelin Down That Lonesome Road - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - An old Flok tinged early bluegrass song from the master. The YouTube is someone else. WBB

Treasure of Love - Clyde McPhatter - I don't know if this is a Drifters song or not, but it's well within the time frame that Clyde was fronting the Drifters. Rock

Trouble Man - Kurt Weill - The sonics on this are lousy. This is a song from Kurt Weill's late forties opera Lost In the Stars. Opera

Truckin' - Grateful Dead -One of the anthemic songs of the late sixties early seventies. Just think of Mr. Natural with that leading leg striding forward. Great song from their best album (IMHO), American Beauty.Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip its been. Rock

True Life Blues - Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys - Another great, early Blue grass tune. WBB

True Love - Jefferson Airplane - Interesting video. From their last, eponymous, album. Rock

True Love Ways - Maybe it's a good thing for Buddy's reputaqtion he didn't get the chance to do too many of these. Not one of my favorites. Rock

Well, I guess that's ten more. Next time.

362hailelib
marraskuu 29, 2012, 3:51 pm

Last I knew Peter and Paul were still around.

363geneg
marraskuu 30, 2012, 3:55 pm

1661 - 1670:

Trumpet Rhapsody - Harry James and His Orchestra - This is sort of typical of the era. Did I tell you I had a relative in law who played trombone in this band in the late forties and early fifties? His name was Lou McCreary. He was my mother's sister's husband's brother. He also played trombone for The Concert for Bangladesh. He was a well respected session musician in SoCal. Big Band

Trumpeter's Lullaby - Leroy Anderson - What more can I say about this guy and his music? Here's more. Pop

Try Me - James Brown and His Famous Flames - This may be the first James Brown I ever heard. It's a great song and illustrates James's vocal abilities. Very emotional. R&B

Trying To Get To Heaven - Bob Dylan From his album Time Out of Mind. Rock

Tuareg Medicinal Chant - Unknown - Very world music. This is more an exercise in saving anthropological artifacts than anything else. Folk

Tuesday Afternoon - Moody Blues - One of their best songs. This is from their album Days of Future Passed. Rock

Tuff - Ace Cannon - A pretty good instrumental featuring the tenor sax. Rock

Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Sons of the Pioneers - One of these tenors belongs to one Leonard Sly, a young lad from Cincinnati. Went on to be famous with his dog Bullitt and his horse Trigger. If you aren't familiar with this song you should give it a listen. Western

Turkey In The Straw - Unknown - My version is an instrumental, the YouTube has lyrics, but it's the same song and the video is kind of fun. Country

The Turkey Shoot - Richard Rodgers - This is incidental music for a specific episode of this show. YouTube has lots of versions of the episode itself, and a few recordings of the entire album this is on, but not just the music itself. Theme

Another day, another ten. More later. Enjoy.

364geneg
Muokkaaja: joulukuu 5, 2012, 1:21 pm

This project is really wearing on my ADHD.

1671 - 1680:

Turn My Life Down - Jefferson Airplane - The YouTube is a demo by the band. The only other version of this on YouTube was prefaced by an inescapable 20 second commercial. It's too bad because this is a pretty good song. Rock

Turn of the Century - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - YouTube is becoming YousLess. Not a bad song with something of a country or blues tinge to it. Blues(?)

(Turn Out the Light and) Love Me Tonight - Ray Charles - From the album pictured on YouTube. Good country music by the master of soul. Country

Turn the Page - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - One of his best songs. A story song. Great work by this group. I don't have enough of their stuff. Rock

Turn Down Day - The Cyrkle - This in my opinion is a small masterpiece that no one appreciates much. It was an American production in the period between I wanna Hold Your Hand and Sgt. Pepper. The video is interesting in its own right. Rock

The Turning Point - Richard Rodgers - No YouTube. It's as if YouTube got rid of all their single tracks from Victory at Sea and now has it on albums. Theme

Turquoise - Donovan - From his first album, known in the States as Catch the Wind. Typical early, folky Donovan. Good song, w3orth a listen if you are a Donovan fan. Folk

Turtle Blues - Big Brother and the Holding Company - Real downhome blues from the greatest white blues singer ever. Has a kind of honky-tonk feel to it. Great, great music. From Cheap Thrills. Blues

Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - One of their signature songs although I'm not really sure it original with them. Big Band

Twelfth Street Rag - Canadian Brass - I don't know who the YouTube is, but their pretty darn good on this song. If you don't know the name, you'll recognize the song. It may be one of Scot Joplin's rags. Rag

There's another ten. I hope I can become a bit more regular. More Later. Enjoy.

365hailelib
joulukuu 5, 2012, 3:38 pm

According to Wikipedia Tuxedo Junction was introduced by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. Anyway, I never met a version of it that I didn't like.

366Mr.Durick
tammikuu 12, 2013, 7:07 pm

Gene, where are you?

Robert

367guido47
tammikuu 18, 2013, 5:25 pm

bump

368geneg
tammikuu 26, 2013, 6:09 pm

I'm hoping to pick it up again next around the first of February. I just completely ran out of gas doing this. So I took some time off.

369guido47
helmikuu 24, 2013, 6:16 am

Err, geneg, you did mean '...about April.." didn't you?
Notice I didn't say the start of April :-)

With regards and thanks,

Guido.

370geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 2, 2013, 11:42 am

Gonna try this some more. We'll see. After this last hiatus I'd like to finish this up.

1681 - 1691:

Twentieth Century Fox - Doors - From their first album. One of their greats. Rock

Twenty One Years - Mac and Bob - The youtube is Wilf Carter. They don't seem to have Mac and Bob. This is a nice country song. Country

Twilight Time - The Platters - A great harmonizing group of the fifties/sixties. One of their great dance tunes. Ballad

Twilight Zone - unknown - Look! Up ahead! The signpost on the left. One of the treasures of teevee theme music. Their is no one my age and even younger here in the US that doesn't recognize this from the first chord. Teevee theme

The Twist - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - This is the original version of this iconic dance song. I have never, do not now, nor will I ever have the version by Chubby Checker. Hank and co. made peanuts on this song. Checker made a fortune. Rock

Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers - OAne of the great beach music classics of the sixties. It was covered by the Greatest Little Cover Band on Earth, but was one of the few they did not improve. Twist and Shout Beatles. Rock

Twistin White Silver Sands - Bill Black Combo - Bill Black was Elvis' bass player from his days at Sun Records. This was a pretty popular song in North Carolina during the early sixties. I kind of like it. But the original by Don Rondo is better. It'll come up in the W's. Rock

Two Hound Dogs - Bill Haley and the Comets - Rhythm and Blues was their name. Not one of his best, but then his dud's were a lot better than many people's hits. Foxtrot

Two if by Sea - Richard Rodgers - From Victyory at Sea. No Youtube. Teevee theme

Two O'Clock Jump - Harry James and his Orchestra - A variation on, some may say a rip-off of, the famous Count Basie tune, One O'Clock Jump. Big Band

Well, believe it or not, that's ten (eleven actually). Hopefully more tomorrow.

371PhaedraB
huhtikuu 1, 2013, 3:22 pm

Nice to see this back :-)

372hailelib
huhtikuu 1, 2013, 4:18 pm

Some good stuff up there.

Glad to see you continuing...

373Mr.Durick
huhtikuu 1, 2013, 6:26 pm

Good. I'm glad you're back with these.

Robert

374geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 2, 2013, 12:32 pm

1692 - 1701:

Two Old Cats Like Us - Ray Charles/Hank Williams Jr. (ugh) - This is from a box set of Ray's work, otherwise I would not have it. Hank Williams, Jr. is, IMHO, human slime. Good song though. Country

The Typewriter Song - Leroy Anderson - More mid-twentieth century orchestral pop from the master of such. Classic Pop

Uh-Oh (Get Out of My Car) - The Treniers - Some R&B from the early fifties. While us white folks was listening to such as C'mon a My House, the black folks was listening to this. R&B

Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler - Many people over the years have released versions of this song, but this is from the year it came out and may be the original version. It's the one I remember. Ballad

Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead - One of their most popular songs. This and New Speedway Boogie got most of the airplay from the Workingman's Dead album, at least here in Georgia. Rock

Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - This is without doubt my absolute favorite bluegrass song. This is what bluegrass is all about. Bluegrass

Uncloudy Day - Willie Nelson - This is a sweet gospel song. I have this by The Jordanaires under the title Unclouded Day. Youtube does not have this version which is, as luck would have it, the better of the two versions. The Jordanaires were Elvis's vocal backup group through his early career with RCA. The Jordanaires themselves are an excellent Gospel group. Gospel

Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters - One of their later hits. Possibly their last big hit. This is a great song. Rock

Under the Double Eagle - Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers - One of the greatest Western Swing songs of its time. I really love the spirit of this. If you aren't familiar with this you should give it a listen. Western Swing

Une Barque sur L'Ocean - Maurice Ravel - One of his beautiful impressionistic tone poems. Lovely music. It runs to seven plus minutes. Classical.

Wow. Two days in a row. I'm on a roll now. More later Thanks for listening.

375geneg
huhtikuu 3, 2013, 12:40 pm

1702 - 1711:

Unfaithful Servant - The Band - One of their very best, but then this group as far as I'm concerned did nothing that wasn't of the very best. This reminds me of a Civil War dirge. Ballad

Unhappy Girl - The Doors - From their album Strange Days. This is a real treasure by these guys. Rock

The Universal Soldier - Donovan - One of the most poignant protest songs of the sixties. Great Donovan song. Folk

The Unknown Soldier - The Doors - From their album Waiting For the Sun. Another classic from this group, complete with marching. Rock

Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Swamp rock at its peak. Not bad for a garage band from up in the Northwest somewhere. Rock

Up on Cripple Creek - The Band - Levon maintaining that weird time signature on the drums while singing the lead. Garth giving a clinic on the Jews Harp, although I think it was really done on a synth. Once again, greatness in spades. Ballad

Upfront Blues - Jefferson Airplane - From their final and reunion album. Great blues song. Remember two thirds of one of the greatest blues bands ever, Hot Tuna, were also part of Jefferson Airplane. This one's a rather short instrumental. Blues

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel - Not one of my favorites. Sounds too much like Jay and the Americans or some other Northeastern group from the mid sixtiies. The things we do to please our better halves. Rock

Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst - From his suite The Planets. The entire suite is one of my favorite pieces of music. Classical

The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby - I don't know why I have this song, except that I liked it when it was popular. Maybe that's it. I saw the Band once, after they broke up and Richard Manuel killed himself, with Richard Hornsby sitting in on piano. A great show. Rock

I think that's another ten. More next time. I don't say more tomorrow because we've all seen how that tends to work out. Next time.

376geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 4, 2013, 1:35 pm

1712 - 1721:

Vanilla Sky - Paul McCartney - This is a fairly recent (last ten years) McCartney song. Not bad. This is one of my wife's songs. Not bad. Jazz

Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul and Mary Ford - One of the signature songs of this famous fifties duo. Pop

Veni Sancte Spiritus - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - Being in the Vs we can expect more of this kind of music because of the Latin names. I like the peacefulness and tranquility of chant even if I don't understand a word. Chant

Venus in Furs - Velvet Underground - From their first album. This is an interesting song. Is it rock? Is it avant garde? Just what is this? It's a great song. Rock

Venus, The Bringer of Peace - Gustav Holst - Another planet from his suite. Classical

Vers Pacis Apperit - Gothic Voices - No Youtube. Music from the Middle Ages. Olde

Verbum Caro Factum Est - Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo - The discerning ear will discover these are not all monks, what with the soprano being featured here. I suppose in keeping with the style the high noter could be castratti, but doubt it. This is someone called The Sixteen. Olde

Vetus Abit Littera - Gothic Voices - More music from the Middle Ages. All things considered this is quite a spirited piece. Olde

Victory At Sea: Opening theme - Richard Rodgers - This is a suite containing several of the main themes from the show. Many of these themes have been fully fleshed out in previous posts. Theme

Vincent - Don Maclean - You may know this as Starry Starry Night. It's a biographical song for Vincent van Gogh. This is one of the best songs in all of my collection. Ballad

Okay. There're ten more. Later.

377MerryMary
huhtikuu 4, 2013, 2:00 pm

As always, I'm enjoying this, Gene. Thank you again.

378geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 5, 2013, 4:56 pm

1722 - 1731:

Violin Doyne - Klezmer Conservatory - No Youtube. It's a shame there isn't more klezmer music on Youtube. It's one of my favorite forms. Klezmer

Virgin Dance - Lucia Hwong - New age based on Chinese Flute music. No Youtube. I don't care for this trend at all. This piece is contemplative and ethereal. Lovely music for just relaxing. New Age

O Euchari in Leta Via - Richard Souther - Music of Hildegard von Bingen duded up with a fancy new agey beat. Not bad but better in the spots where it's just the voice and a quiet accompaniment. New Age

Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan - This is a live version of this song from about the time it was released. If you can get past the fiddle fartin' around at the beginning it's not a bad live version. I don't get why some artists don't allow their stuff on Youtube. It's been shown that making music available in places like Youtube actually sells more than restricting it. Rock

Voices in the Sky - Mooody Blues - from In Search of the Lost Chord, one of their best concept albums and possibly their stoniest album. Great stuff. Rock

Volcano - The Band - No Youtube. Sucks. Rock

Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane - One generation got old, one generation got soul, this generation got no destination ... Rock

Voodoo Blues - Jumpin' Joe Williams - Interesting song, R&B from the late forties/early fifties. Interesting video, too. R&B

Voyage into Fate - Richard Rodgers - Incidental music from Victory at Sea. Pop/Classical

W. S. Wolcott Medicine Show - The Band - another masterpiece of some sort of music. Rock tinged with Medicine Show music. This is where you'll hear the Klondike Ku Klux Steamboat Band. Rock

Well, ten more. Sorry about the ones that aren't on Youtube. More later.

379geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 6, 2013, 12:36 pm

1732 - 1741:

Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff and The Smoky Mountain Boys - I believe this is the song that made Roy Acuff and his group. One of the most popular country tunes of any era. Country

Wah-Watusi - The Orlons - This is one of my favorite early sixties groups. This is the Wah-Watusi, not to be confused with this by the Vibrations. Who were the first with out with this song made popular by a bunch of wuss-ass white boys. This is a far superior version. Those last two don't count for the ten, they're just a sort of feel good bonus. Rock

Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie - Bing Crosby and Mary Martin - A good old fashioned tune for days like today, sunny and warm with spring just bustin' out all over. Pop

Waitin' For a Train - Jimmie Rodgers - From the master of the WBB (White Boy Blues). WBB

Waiting for My Call to Glory - Roy Acuff - Country gospel. Country and gospel, at least in the early days of recorded music, were next door neighbors. They shared children and intermarried. The loveliest examples of beauty in nature are often found at the intersection of multiple elements. Country

Waiting for the Sun - The Doors - From their album of the same name. The Doors were one of the best groups to come out of the sixties. Rock

Waiting for the Train to Come In - Peggy Lee - One of the best songs of the mid forties. Singing about soldiers coming home from the war. Pop

Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers - Teenage angst. This duo is one of the few acts who can fill a couple of hours playing nothing but requests and this is one of their best, most popular songs. Rock

Walk A Dolly Walk - Henry Truvillion - Mississippi Delta Blues A capella. No YouTube. Blues

Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke - The Youtube is from an Old Porter Waggoner show. There's about a minute of banter at the beginning but then it settles down. Country

Ten more. Remember, Never on Sunday. More next time.

380geneg
huhtikuu 8, 2013, 1:25 pm

1742 - 1751:

Walk Softly on My Heart - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - The Youtube is The Dixie Gentlemen. This is a one of the simplest, yet beautiful blue grass songs. This is the music God listens to in His off hours. Bluegrass

Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures - One of the earliest surfer tunes. Great song. Rock

Walking In and Out of Your Arms - K. D. Lang - More from the big boned gal. Too bad there's no YouTube. Country

Walking In Jerusalem - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys - Is it gospel or bluegrass? Who knows. Regardless of what it is it's damned good. I suspect this is more gospel. Gospel

Walking the Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb - One of the great country songs of my youth. Country

Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino - One of the great hits of the late fifties, early sixties. Rock

Wallflower Waltz - K. D. Lang and the Reclines - Not one of her best, but at least it's on YouTube. Country

Waltzing Mathilda - Jimmie Rodgers - Everyone knows this Australian folk song. Learned it in school, along with what a jumbuck and a billabong are. This is NOT the creator of WBB. This is the folk singer from the fifties/sixties. Folk

And the Band Played Waltzing Mathilda - Eric Bogle - A great anti-war song. We need more of these kinds of songs to fight the creeping militarism taking over our country. Folk

The War is Over - Jefferson Airplane - This includes two songs:
Martha
Wild Thyme
Martha is in the race for my favorite Airplane song. Wild Thyme is pretty typical of the period. Rock

There's ten for today. More next time.

381geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 9, 2013, 5:39 pm

1752 - 1760:

Washington Post - John Phillips Sousa - One of his best and well known marches. Named for a newspaper. Martial

Watch the North Wind Rise - Hot Tuna - Made up from the lead guitar plaer and the bass of Jefferson airplane, Hot Tuna had a career that lasted longer than the Airplane's and in some ways rivalled it. I wish I had more of their stuff. Rock

Watch Your Step - Klezmer Conservatory Band - More music not available on YouTube. One of these times I'm going to play just any old klezmer tune I can find just so any of you not familiar with the klez can get an idea. Klezmer

The Water is Wide - Joan Baez - A good example of the pure sound of her voice. Nice folk tune. Folk

The Water Song - The Incredible String Band - One of the strangest groups to come out of the sixties. Interesting song, interesting group. Folk

Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson - Great country hit from the late fifties. A madcap romp through the historical failures of those who would have it all. Country

Watermark - Enya - Even in the Ws one cannot escape the awful presence of the never ending song. New Age

The next song is the Watusi by the Vibrations. I've already played this song further up so not this time. This will give us just nine songs today, but should put our count back in sync.

The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant - One of the greatest tunes to come from the fifties. II love this song so much I have another version. Pop

The Wayward Wind - Tex Ritter - Both these versions were popular. But I actually prefer Ole Tex by just a scosh. Pop

Well, with explanations flying, like the Aspidistra, we have come to ten, or is it nine? Oh, well. More next time.

382geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 10, 2013, 7:09 pm

Well, spring here is in full flower. I chased the first Cottonmouth off the wall on the pond where it was sunning itself back into the water.

1761 - 1770:

We Can Be Together - Jefferson airplane. From Volunteers. Rebelliousness in the over thirty crowd. Rock

We Can Work It Out - Beatles - Do I really need to add commentary to this? I have it from Paul McCartney, without John's harmony, also. Rock

We Could Be So Good Together - Doors - Boy, Waiting for the Sun must be their W album. What's this, about the third or fourth song from this album since we hit the Ws? Rock

We Didn't See a Thing - RayCharles, George Jones - Another country duet with Ray Charles. Ray was raised on Country Music and got his start playiing Country. Country

We Gotta Get Outta This Place - The Animals - This was one of the songs approved by Armed Forces Radio Vietnam when I was in Vietnam. We all empathized with the protagonist of this song. One night when I was in the rear, at our battalion headquarters at Long Binh I went to a club to see this Korean Band. They sang this song absolutely perfectly, but understood nary a word of it. That's and interesting phenomenon in the entertainment abroad business. Rock

We Had it All - Ray Charles - No YouTube. There is a song named I Had It All, but it's not the same song. Country blues

We Shall Overcome - Joan Baez - THE anthem of the Civil Rights movement of the sixties. Everyone knew this song. Folk/Protest

Weapon of Prayer - Notting Hillbillies - Nice little gospel tune from a special album. Gospel

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Elvis Presley - The King. One of the great rock and roll songs of the fifties. Rock

Wearing Out Your Walkin' Shoes - Hank Williams - More from the tortured genius of White Boy Blues. WBB

Well, unless I've miscounted that's ten. More later.

383geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 11, 2013, 5:54 pm

1771 - 1780:

Weary Blues from Waitin' - Hank Williams - More from ole Hank. He's so good. Simple, heartfelt and sadness in his voice. Country

Weather Bird - Earl Hines w/ Louis Armstrong - Hines is on the piano. Nice, upbeat twnties/thirties sounding jazz piece. Jazz

Wee Wee Hours - Chuck Berry - The mournful, soulful side of rock icon Chuck Berry. The flip side of Maybelline. This is far and away my favorite Chuck Berry song, regardless of what I might have said about any other. If you aren't familiar with this its a pretty straight ahead blues and you owe it to yourself to give it a listen. That's why I like it so much. Blues

Well ... Alright - The Crickets - The Crickets, like Chuck and Elvis just cranked out hit after hit. Great song. Rock

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord - Roy Acuff - The YouTube is Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers. YouTube doesn't have Roy Acuff doing this so I thought this version might be of interest. Doesn't sound anything like Roy Acuff. Gospel/Spiritual

West Coast Blues - Wes Montgomery - Jazz from one of the great jazz guitar legends of the fifties/sixties. Very nice tune. Jazz

West End Blues - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - From The West Coast to the West End you just can't get away from those blues. Armstrong does King Oliver. Jazz

West of the Wall - Toni Fisher - From the same artist who gave us The Big Hurt. Emo music from the early sixties. The wall, by the way, is the Berlin Wall. Pop

Western Cowboy - Leadbelly - This song has several names. My version is from the Black Texican album, but the YouTube was made after Leadbelly became famous for his great song, Goodnight, Irene. Blues

Western Skies - K. D. Lang and the Reclines - More from the queen of the Canadian Prairie, that big boned gal. Wonderful song. Country

Again, ten. More next time. I hope you are enjoying at least some of these songs.

384geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 12, 2013, 5:08 pm

1781 - 1790:

What A Difference A Day Made - Stephane Grappelli and Barney Kessel - Nice violin/guitar duet. Jazz

What Am I Here For - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Big Band jazz. Jazz

What Am I Living For - Chuck Willis - Great blues ballad. Wonderful song. Another one you owe it to yourself to listen to if you aren't familiar with it. Blues

What Have They Done to the Rain - Joan Baez - The gentlest protest song Joan knows. Is it an ecological disaster or atomic war? Or both? Folk/Protest

What Is a Home Without Love - Ricky Skaggs - This version also includes Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs as the Three Pickers. Pretty good bluegrass ballad. Bluegrass

What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul - Monroe Brothers - Bill and his brother Charlie. This is gospel before Bill went off and created Bluegrass. Gospel

What You're Doing - Beatles - This sounds like a Paul McCartney song. Rock

What'd I Say parts 1 & 2 - Ray Charles - This is the first Ray Charles song I remember. Not his first, just that I remember. Rock

Whatever Lola Wants - Dinah Shore - Lola wants to see the USA in her Chevrolet. This is a nice take on the tango craze that swept pop music in the fifties. Pop

What's Easy For Two is So Hard For One - Mary Wells - Of her two hits I prefer this to My Guy. Typical girl song of the early/mid sixties. Rock

Well, there's ten more. Later, gator.

385geneg
huhtikuu 13, 2013, 7:44 pm

1791 - 1800:

The Wheel - Jefferson Airplane - From their reunion album. Sopunds like an Airplane song. Rock

When Christ Was Born - David Patterson - I don't know how I acquired this song. It sounds kind of like a New Age Christmas song. Flute. Interesting sounds like English folk music. Folk

When I Get My Rewards - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/ Levon Helm - Beautiful gospel tune done up right. The vocal sounds like Levon. Gospel

When I Paint My Masterpiece - The Band - Their version of a Dylan Masterpiece. Just as a side note, what with this being a a literary web site and all, it was on a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs that gave Daisy Miller her fatal illness. Rock

When I Stop Dreaming - Ray Charles - A nice country ballad from Ray. Country

When I Was a Little Boy - Angelina Quartet - From the Black Texicans album. No YouTube. It's too bad so little of this music is on Youtube. Acapella

When It's Gone - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - More from these guys. Really nice country rock tune. I wish I had more from this group. Country

When It's Springtime In Alaska - Johnny Horton - Another of his story songs. This one's pretty good (hell, there all pretty good). Country

When Lights are Low - Lionel Hampton - Great song from the vibraphonist of note. Jazz

When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan - This sounds like it's probably the original version of this song. Great Western Swing tune. Western Swing

Well, ten more. More next time. But not tomorrow.

386guido47
huhtikuu 14, 2013, 2:03 am

Dear Gene, I'm looking forward to when you get into the "X's".
All xylophone music?

387Mr.Durick
huhtikuu 14, 2013, 4:12 am

Xtabay

Robert

388geneg
huhtikuu 14, 2013, 9:05 am

Guido, I don't have any Xs and I have only one Z. Everything from now on is W or Y.

389guido47
huhtikuu 15, 2013, 2:38 am

What, no "Xavier Cougart"?
Even I think I have something of his somewhere :-)

390Mr.Durick
huhtikuu 15, 2013, 2:50 am

So much for my antique memory. I confused the name of her album with Yma Sumac. I went to the trouble of doing it in bed on my Nook. I should just not say anything until I have a chance to check Wikipedia.

Robert

391geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 15, 2013, 1:20 pm

1801 - 1810:

When Sunny Gets Blue - Steve Miller Band - Yes, this is the space cowboy, the gangster of love. This album is a great departure from his earlier stuff, but I think it's some of the best work he's done. The album was a flop, but it's chock-a-block with great stuff. Jazz

When the Music's Over - Doors - From their album Strange Days. This is a pretty well known song. Typical Doors. Rock

When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder - The Jordannaires - The YouTube is the Statler Brothers, but it's a fair match for the Jordannaires. This is a gospel tune. Gospel

When The Work's All Done This Fall - Carl T. Sprague - This is a cowboy ballad from the mid-twenties. Western

When We Get To The Glory Land - Chuck Wagon Gang - More Gospel. This has a near bluegrass tinge to it. You can see the roots of bluegrass in this kind of country music. Gospel

When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt - Linda covers the Everly Brothers on this and does an excellent job. This was from Linda's country rock period in which she covers several of rocks founders. Not a bad version. Rock

When You Are Lonely - Bill Monroe and His Blugrass Boys - A great country ballad. This recording makes it sound older than the hills, which it might be. Bluegrass

When You Awake - The Band - I can't believe YouTube does not have this song. The only decent version I could find by the Band is andwiched between two other songs. Another great song from arguably the best music ensemble to emerge from the sixties (Jefferson Airplan not excepted). Rock

When You Want 'Em You Can't Get 'Em When You've Got 'Em You Don't Want 'Em - George Gershwin - From Gershwin Plays Gershwin, the Piano Rolls. Great twenties jazz piano. Jazz

When You're Smiling - Louis Armstrong - I have two versions of this, one withvocals and one without. I found this one first on YouTube, so I chose to post this one. Both are wonderful songs. Jazz

Okay, another ten. More next time. We're getting there, folks.

392geneg
huhtikuu 16, 2013, 3:10 pm

1811 - 1820:

Where Could I Go But To The Lord - Elvis Presley - Elvis sings some roaring good gospel. Those male voices behind him are the Jordannaires. Gospel

Where Do We Go From Here - The Band - Not one of their better known songs, but a good one nonetheless. Rock

Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio - One of the very best anti-war songs ever. We need more of this kind of thinking and less militarism in this country. Rock

Where The Turf Meets The Surf - Bing Crosby - I'm pretty sure this is a commercial for the Del-Mar Racetrack. That's what it sounds like. Big Band

Where We'll Never Grow Old - Smith's Sacred Singers - Great, old, ol-time gospel. Gospel

Where You Been - Lloyd Fatman Smith - An R&B tune from the early fifties. R&B

Unde Quocomque - Hildegard von Bingen - No YouTube. More spiritual music from the twelfth century or so. Too bad it's not available. Ancient

The Whiffenpoof Song - Rudy Vallee - An old song from the twenties. If it wasn't for this song I would never have heard of Rudy Vallee and his megaphone. Just poor little lambs ... Ballad

Whipping Post - Allman Brothers - One of their best and best known hits. What a great band, what a great voice, what a great song. Rock

Whiskey River - Willie Nelson - My version is live so I thought I'd offer up this live version on YouTube. Classic Willie. Country

Okay, there's another ten. More next time.

393geneg
huhtikuu 17, 2013, 5:39 pm

1821 - 1830:

Whickey Train - Procol Harum - This song is a long way from Whiter Shade of Pale. It features Robin Trower on guitar. Pretty standard fare for the early seventies. Rock

Whispering Hope - The Rebels - The YouTube is the Chuck Wagon Gang. A pretty good, pretty typical gospel song. Gospel

Whispering Pines - Johnny Horton - One of his best ballads. Not a story song but a good, old fashioned love lament. If you aren't familiar with this song you should check it out. Country

Whispering Pines - The Band - An entirely different song than the one above, but just as great in its own right. Beautiful song by the Band. Rock

Whistler's Mother-In-Law - Bing Crosby - Don't know the female singing with him. This is a pretty old sounding jazz/blues from early in Bing's career. The kind of thing he excelled at. Jazz

White Christmas - Bing Crosby - This is the original from the movie Holiday Inn. What a beautiful song. Pop

White House Blues - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - The YouTube is Flatt and Scruggs. It's actually pretty close to Bill's version. Bluegrass

White Rabbit - The Great Society - This song is one of the two songs Grace brought with her as her buy-in to the Jefferson Airplane. The other song was Somebody to Love. It was written by her husband at the time, Darby Slick. He's one of those guys on the cover of the album. It's considerably different than the version she did later with the Airplane. Rock

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - This is a considerably reworked song from the previous version. Is anyone not familiar with this? Rock

White Room - Cream - The YouTube is from a reunion they did several years ago. I'm always amazed at watching old peoople making rock-n-roll. One of the anthems (there were so many) from the late sixties.

Ten more. More next time. Enjoy.

394anna_in_pdx
huhtikuu 17, 2013, 10:56 pm

Gene, I lost track of this thread last summer and had so much fun going through it this evening. I love Donovan a lot and was glad to see him so well represented. As you know I am a big bluegrass fan as well and love seeing Bill Monroe and all those guys.

395geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 18, 2013, 2:18 pm

Anna, thanks for the note and it's so nice to hear from you. I'm just sorry for the stuff not on YouTube. Yeah, as you can tell by the dates of the postings I took a multi-month hiatus myself. For someone touched with the ADD, it's kind of hard to maintain the desire to continue.

1831 - 1840:

White Silver Sands - Don Rondo - This is one of my favorite upbeat pop songs from the days when pop and rock were sort of feeling each other out. It's a kind of hybrid. Pop

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum - The YouTube is a live performance from 2006. I figure everyone here knows this song backwards and forwards, so I thought a live performance would be okay. Rock

Whither Thou Goest - Les Paul & Mary Ford - All the decent versions of this on YouTube are blocked by rentiers. This is a wonderful song based on a Bible story, but I can't tell you which one. Ruth, maybe. The child in the background is annoying. Damned rent seekers they f$%k up everything. Pop

Who Are You - The Who - I saw this performed live in Atlanta the week before they played Cincinnati and the tragedy that befell that show. Great song. Rock

Who Cares - Ray Charles and Janie Fricke - This is another of Ray's country duos. Pretty standard country fare. Country

Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley - I have three versions of this song and I'm going to post them all because they will all be different. Rock

Who Do You Love - Quicksilver Messenger Service - This is my favorite of the three versions. These guys were pretty good and I liked them a lot, at least at this stage. Happy Trails is one of my favorite albums. Rock

Who Do You Love - Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks - The short blond fellow in the picture looks like a very young Levon Helm, one of the Hawks, and the rest are probably Band mates as well. Rock

Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis - From the early days of Rock. Lewis, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Horton were all part of the Sun records stable at the time. Imagine working at Sun during these heady days. Wow. Rock

Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival - One of their greatest hits. They had so many. Rock

Well, unless I've miscounted that's ten more. More later.

396geneg
huhtikuu 22, 2013, 12:03 pm

I'm sorry about missing Friday and Saturday. I'm not feeling well. But today I'm up to pressing forward, so here we go.

1841 -1850:

Why Baby Why - Red Sovine - A great, classic country song. Has a little rock kick to it. Country

Why Did You Wander - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - More from the king of bluegrass. This is the definition of bluegrass. Bluegrass

Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers - This song has a terrible history. It was apparently written by one of the Teenagers to be sung by the Teenagers, but when they took it to an A&R man he was on the lookout for something Frankie could sing and took the song. They compromised with Frankie singing it and the Teenagers backing him up. This left lots of ill will between everyone involved and the Teenagers were not terribly u nhappy when Frankie OD'd on Heroin. Rock

Why Should We Try Anymore - Hank Williams - Another sad WBB blues from Hank. It's probably a good thing he died at twenty nine. His life was so out of control with booze and drugs. His tortured life sure left some musical legacy though. WBB

Wichita Lineman - Ray Charles - Ray sings the song made famous by Glenn Campball. I'm ususally partial to originals, but this version, with Ray's famous voice and a big band accompaniment I think is a fair substitute. Pop

Wicked Path of Sin - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - A good gospel tune given the high lonesome bluegrass treatment from Bill and gang. Great. Bluegrass

Wild Child - Enya - One more installment in the never ending song. New Age

Wild Horses - Rolling Stones - From Sticky Fingers, the fourth of their quartet of best albums. This is a great song. Rock

The Wild Rover - The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Good, old fashiopned Irish folk music. Folk

Wild Side of Life - Stanley Brothers - This is a familiar song to people who grew up with country music in the fifties. It spawned an even more familiar response in the form of It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels by Kittty Wells. A great pair of songs. Country

Well, there's ten (or eleven). I hope I feel well enough to do ten more tomorrow.

397MerryMary
huhtikuu 22, 2013, 12:26 pm

I so enjoy these, but take care of yourself. Do your ten whenever you feel up to it. We'll be here whenever you get back to it.

398anna_in_pdx
huhtikuu 22, 2013, 6:38 pm

Yes Gene, take care and happy Earth Day.

399geneg
huhtikuu 23, 2013, 5:40 pm

I feel much better today than yesterday, pretty much back to normal. However, I can say that at the tender young age of sixty-eight I am beginning to feel old. I don't like it much, but the alternative is worse. I know, some of you folks might say stop yer whinin' you whippersnapper.

1851 - 1860:

Wildwood Flower - The Carter Family - One of the earliest families to come down from the holler and sing the songs they learned at their families knee. Great song. From the early days f recorded country music. I have thisw by Joan Baez also. Folk

Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - This is a twofer and I'm not really happy with any of the versions of this song I've found, but this is the one I chose. Gospel rock

Will You Be Loving Another Man - Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys - More bluegrass. That's what they call it. Bluegrass

Will You Miss Me - Notting Hillbillies - Great song. This is probably the best song I'll put up today. I don't know what happened to this group, but this album is one of the best I have. Rock

Willie and the Hand-Jive - Johnny Otis Show - I know a cat named Way Out Willie, he got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie ... Remember watching all the guys and gals on Bandstand doin' the Hand-Jive? A great rocker from the late fifties. Rock

Willin' - Linda Ronstadt - A nice cover of someone else's song, Little Feat, maybe. She was good at that. Country

Willow Weep For Me - Steve Miller - Nice, smooth version of classic jazz song. See below. Jazz

Willow Weep For Me - Art Tatum - Same song as above, but decidedly different. Very nice piano work by Art. Jazz

Willows on the Water - Enya - More of the never ... you get the picture. New Age

Willy D''s Blues - G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band - No Youtube. Great song. Rock

Well, that's ten more. More later.

400anna_in_pdx
huhtikuu 23, 2013, 5:53 pm

My dad plays the banjo and I remember when I was a child and I was at a cafe where he was playing a gig for mothers day. He said, "well I know a lot of songs about mothers but in my songs the mothers are all dead because that is bluegrass for you" and he played "Will the Circle be Unbroken" :)

401Penske
huhtikuu 23, 2013, 6:53 pm

This is just to let you know Gene that your efforts are appreciated. Thanks from a 60ish gal!

402geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 24, 2013, 4:35 pm

Thanks, Penske. I hope there are more just like you out there. Anna, when I was young I thought bluegrass and country were the dumbest things I'd ever heard. Obviously I have mellowed somewhat in that regard. To a surprising degree, I'm discovering. But no matter how you slice it, the boot scootin' boogie stuff is just The Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker and Lynyrd Skinner dressed up in cowboy boots and a ten gallon hat.

1861 - 1870:

Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudeville Band - Another megaphone song. This made quite a stir whan it came out in 65 or 66. Interesting song. Pop

The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix Experience - This is my favorite Hendrix song. For all his guitar pyrotechnics, his sensitive side was better than his mad rocker side. Ballad

Window to the Sea - Cafe Noir - Finally, someone has put some Cafe Noir out there. I may go back and see if I can add links to the songs by this group. If you are not familiar with this group, and you liked Mary Hopkin's Those Were the Days give this a listen. Pop

Wings of a Dove - Ferlin Husky - Used to listen to this down at Red's. Gospel

Winter Winds - Fairport Convention - A nice folk song by this English group from back in the early sixties. Folk

Winter Wonderland> - Bing Crosby - What a wonderful song for the Christmas season. One of the songs that almost makes the Christmas season bearable. Pop

Wintertime Love - The Doors - Another great song from their album Waiting for the Sun. Rock

With God on Our Side - Bob Dylan - We all looked so young in 1964. The Youtube, being early, it's a fairly straightforward live take but only about half the song. Folk

With Much Sentiment - Giora Feldman - The Youtube is not the song listed, but it is a typical kklezmer tune called The Klezmer's Freilach. I have no idea what any of that means. But let me tell you, Americans haven't cornered the market on the blues. Klezmer

Without Love (There is Nothing) - Clyde MacPhatter - Here's a good R&B tune from the first voice of the Drifters. Typical of the early Drifters which of course makes it a really great song. Ballad

Ten more down. We're approaching the end, but we still have a hundred or so songs yet to go. More later. Enjoy these few.

403jsharpmd
huhtikuu 25, 2013, 1:25 pm

76 Trombones won't play - "copyright infringement"

404geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 25, 2013, 5:17 pm

That must be new. I test all my links before publishing, but I don't retest. Thanks for letting me know, I'll see if there's anything I can do.

1871 - 1880:

Woke Up This Morning - Alabama Three - Anyone familiar with the Sopranos (the crime family, not the singers) will recognize this. Jazz

The Wolverines - Canadian Brass Band - Not on YouTube. Dixieland Jazz

Wolverton Mountain - Claude King - When this was popular I used to make terrible fun of it. Now I really like it. Go figure. Country

My Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple - This is an old rocker from the seventies. Still pretty hot today, but then I liked Deep Purple a lot. Don't have much of their music, tho. Rock

Woman Sensuous Woman - Ray Charles - More country from Ray. Pretty good song, and of course Ray sings country with soul like no other. Country

Wonderful World - Sam Cooke - More from the gospel singer turned balladeer/bluesman. Don't know much about history ... Rock

Wonderland by Night - Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra - Great, wonderful slow dance tune. One of the best. This is what dancing was all about for me. Pop

Won"t Get Fooled Again - The Who - The inspiration for one of the great quotes of American politics: Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, now here it comes, Won't Get Fooled Again. Wow! The inspiration just drips from every word ... or is that sarcasm? Oh, well hard to say. I see dumbass has his own library now. I wonder if he's read any of the books. Rock

Wooden Ships - Jefferson Airplane - This was co-written by Paul Kantner and Steven Stills or David Crosby, don't remember which one, but I, being an Airplane fan, but not so much a CSN fan, I prefer this version. Rock

Woods - George Winston - New Age Piano music. Not bad if you are in a relaxed mood. New Age

Well, there's another ten. Off to see If I can do anything about 76 Trombones. I'll Let you know.

Okay, I found another one. Enjoy it.

405geneg
huhtikuu 26, 2013, 5:53 pm

1881 - 1890:

Woodstock - Joni Mitchell - The song that provided the theme song to three days of love and peace on Max Yasgur's farm. I have this by Crosy Stills and Nash, also Rock

Woodstock Boogie - Canned Heat - The YouTube is a live performance. I liked what I heard of Canned Heat but never was much for buying their stuff. Sort of like Spirit. Blues

Words of Love - The Crickets - This is a simple love song from Buddy and the boys. Rock

Words of Love - The Best Little Cover Band in the World - Another take on the foregoing Crickets song. Do I lie when I call them the best little cover band in the world? Rock

Working Man's Woman - Ray Charles - Singin' those country blues again. Country

Working On A Building - Elvis Presley and the Jordannaires - A really great spiritual and a wonderful Elvis song. Gospel

The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - Les Paul and Mary Ford - A real showcase for the electric guitar as envisioned by Les as well as his skill with it. I guess he and Mary are together forever now. Pop

A Worried Man - Kingston Trio - This is one of their most upbeat and one of their best. A great song. Folk

Worried Mind - Ray Charles - A bluesy country effort from Ray. Great song. Country

Wovon Lebt Der Mensch - Kurt Weill/Bertoldt Brecht - From the Threepenny Opera. If you've been following along you know how much I like this stuff. Don't understand a word of it, but everyone always seems so earnest. Pop

Okay, that's ten, again. More later.

Oh, and remember George Jones. He died today.

406geneg
huhtikuu 27, 2013, 6:10 pm

1891 - 1900:

Wrappin' It Up - Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - A nice, bouncy, upbeat big band jazz tune from the mid-thirties. Jazz

The Wreck of the Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart - An old railroad song in the same vein as the one about Casey Jones. Not the Dead Casey Jones, but the dead Casey Jones. From the mid-twenties. I have this by Hank Snow, also. Country

Wreck On The Highway - Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys - Another crash song, this one from the forties. It's an old gospel tune. I have this by Hank Locklin as well, but Youtube doesn't. WBB

Wyatt Earp - The Marquees - Early rock song about a Western hero. This is about the same time Wyatt had a teevee show. Interesting. Rock

Ya Got Trouble - Robert Preston - This classic from The Music Man is one of my favorite show tunes. Ya got trouble, right here in River City ... Showtune

Ya Ya - Steve Miller - From Born 2B Blue. Another jazz oriented song. This is a cover of the old Lee Dorsey song. Excellent version, in fact this entire album is excellent. Jazz

Yakety Yak - Costers - This is the first of a long string of hits from the Coasters, although they had some prior success in race music, but I think this was their first really successful crossover hit. Rock

Yamanaka Bushi - Unknown - This is from an album of Japanese folk music from the CBS Masterworks series. I like this kind of stuff. It gives me a feel for the universality of music. World Music

Yellow Bird - Mills Brothers - A great song from the fifties, and I really like the Mills Brothers. This song was recorded by many people. This is my favorite version. Pop

Yellow Coat - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - An upbeat song from the days of race radio. Great listening. While those aware of this music were listening to it, we, the great white hoard, had no idea stuff like this was being played. R&B

Okay, ten more. Not tomorrow, but hopefully Monday.

407geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 29, 2013, 5:35 pm

1901 - 1910:

Yellow Submarine - Beatles - One of their more playful songs. Not a bad move, but somewhat mystifying, for a group upon whose every word the world hinged in 1966. Rock

Yes, The River Knows - Doors - another great song from their album Waiting for the Sun. This was a band that didn't sell singles, they sold albums, and people listened to them over and over. Rock

Yesterday - Beatles - This song was the first crack in the wall that was the Fab Four. This is all Paul McCartney, no others need apply. Ballad

Yodeling Cowboy - Jimmie Rodgers - More from the yodeling brakeman. WBB

Yodeling Ranger - Jimmie Rodgers - This sounds almost like an extension of the previous song. WBB

Yor Noke Mayn Khasene - Klezmer Conservatory Orchestra - The YouTube is the Abe Schwartz Orchestra, but that doesn't matter, I'm just so happy to have a klezmer tune that's on YouTube, it doesn't matter that it's the same group or not. Klezmer

You Ain't Going Nowhere - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - This is their version of an old Dylan tune written after his motorpsycho accident in Woodstock. Country/Rock

You Are My Sunshine - Gene Autry - An old classic from the late thirties. This is the original. I have versions of this by Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, Ray Charles, and the Statler Brothers. Country

You Belong to Me - The Duprees - Another great slow dance song. I have two versions of this song, there's something about this song that I really like. Rock

You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford - This is the other version. This is my goto version. I think this may be one of my top ten of all times songs. Like I said, something about it grabs me. Pop

Okay, I think that's ten. More later. Enjoy.

408geneg
Muokkaaja: huhtikuu 30, 2013, 5:56 pm

1911 - 1920:

You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander - Great song. Great dance tune. This song has it all as far as I'm concerned. I smell a cock fight. Rock

You Better You Bet - Who - One of their best songs from their best period, around the early 70's with Live at Leeds through Quadrophenia. Rock

You Broke My Heart - Chuck Willis - I don't know why YouTube doesn't have this one. It's got just about everything else by Chuck. Oh, well. Early Chuck. R&B

You Can Close Your Eyes - Linda Ronstadt - Some more country rock from Linda. I don't know much about this song. It's one that I had on one of her albums. Country

You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones - Anyone out there not familiar with this? Rock

You Can't Judge a Book By Looking At the Cover - Bo Diddley - He's a gun-slinger. We need more songs like this. One of his best. Rock

You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles - One of his best songs, a real standard. Ray sings Country and Western better than most country artists. When this song was popular it had great significance for me, I was in the midst of a massive, unrequited crush on a girl at school. Country

You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell - A good R&B song. R&B

You Feel Good All Over - Ray Charles - More country from the master of all styles. Country

You Go To My Head - Larry Clinton and his Orchestra w/ Bea Wain on vocal - A nice smooth, thirties big band tune. Wonderful. Big Band

Okay, ten more. We're coming to the end. More later.

409geneg
toukokuu 1, 2013, 4:45 pm

1921 - 1930:

You Gotta Move - Rolling Stones - Straight ahead delta blues. Blues

You Made Me love You - Harry James and His Music Makers w/ vocal by Helen Forrest - Big band number from a movie or so it appears by the video. I have this by the Canadian Brass, as well. Big band

You Make Me Real - Doors - From Morrison's Hotel or maybe Hard Rock Cafe. A pretty good song, not typical of the Doors, much more rock oriented. Rock

You May Be Right - Billy Joel - Not a bad effort from Mr. Joel. A pretty good rocker. Rock

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry - One of my favorites of his, one of the many, many, many favorites. I saw Chuck Berry in the early eighties here in Atlanta one night. He walked in, by himself, a pickup band formed around him and he played two hours of hit after hit after hit. Now how many people do you think can do that? Rock

You Really Got Me - Kinks - From the British Invasion. Rock

You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones - A little ditty from the arly sixties. Typical of the time. Rock

You The Kind of Women - Sammy Cotton - An old R&B song from the late forties/early fifties. R&B

You Were On My Mind - We Five - Great song from the mid-sixties. Pop

You Win Again - Ray Charles - A big favorite of mine from High School Days. Once again, great dance tune, seriously unrequited love. Melancholy memories of a sadder and sweeter time. I have this by Lefty Frizzell, also. Country

Ten more, more tomorrow. I expect to come to the end Friday or Saturday. We'll see. Enjoy.

410geneg
toukokuu 2, 2013, 5:13 pm

1931 - 1940:

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to - Ella Fitzgerald - Nice jazz vocal from probably the fifties or so. Jazz

Young Blood - Coasters - An early Coasters (nee Robins) song from the mid fifties. There tongue in cheek attitude is pretty apparent in this song. Has touches of Along Came Jones. R&B

Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King - After he left the Drifters and was working as a solo act. Pretty good song, but doesn't come up to the level of Stand By Me or Spanish Harlem. R&B

Young Girl - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - AFRVN (the radio station for American troops in Vietnam) wouldn't let us hear the real stuff being played back home in 1967. We had to listen to crap like this. But a funny thing about crap is that if you hear it enough it becomes somehow acceptable. So, yes, I have the occasional piece of ____ that I actually listen to regardless. Pop

Young Love - Sonny James - Now this is how you sing a song about a young girl. Good, clean rock-a-billy. Rock

Younger Girl - Lovin' Spoonful - Here's another song about a Younger Girl. Either of these last two is superior to the Gary Puckett abomination. Folk/Rock

Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash - Big John & The Buzzards - The YouTube is the Clovers but it's the same song. Early R&B from the early fifties. Great song. R&B

Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams - One of the biggest songs of the fifties. It was covered by pop singers as well as other Country singers. Great song. WBB

Your Cheatin' Heart - Ray Charles - I played this one as well to show the difference. I prefer Hank. He was nothing if not authentic. Not that Ray wasn't but this is a song to be sung by an anguished person alone ion the night with their feelings, not an orchestra. Country

Your Love is so Doggone Good - Ray Charles - This is a pretty nice song that ties Country sensibilities with some later Rock influences like the Stones. This is almost pop like. Country

Well, that's ten. There are eleven more to go, so I'll do them all next time. During the long hiatus I added maybe as many as three hundred songs that fall, alphabetically, in the area we had covered, already. I may from time to time go back and find those and add them to this list.

411Mr.Durick
toukokuu 2, 2013, 6:19 pm

I'm one of those who would welcome your augmentation of this list, even though I haven't listened to everything you've posted so far.

Robert

412guido47
toukokuu 6, 2013, 2:21 am

Dear Gene, and refering to Mr.Durick's observation above (#411).

Why not make the additions an 'addendum' (in alpha order) on this thread?
That way we have historic continuity (and can find those songs we remember)
and have the 'later' stuff in one place as well.

413geneg
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 6, 2013, 5:57 pm

guido, That was my intention, making it an addendum, to this list. It's going to be a little more time consuming to do the addendum, but it will pick up a between two hundred and maybe three hundred and fifty tracks, along with more classical.

I apologize for not getting this done Friday or Saturday. Time management failures and life got in the way.

Okay, the final eleven of the first pass through the collection.

1941 - 1951:

Your Loving Flame - Paul McCartney - I never reallly cared much for Paul McCartney after his stint with the Beatles and even some of his later, more poppish stuff with the Boys. And this is one of those songs. This comes from Brenda's collection. Pop

Your Own Sweet Way - Notting Hillbillies - Great blues tune. If you aren't familiar with this give it a listen, I think you'll be pleased. Blues'

You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond - Donovan - Another great blues tune from the Scot. Another one you should listen to. Blues

You're Lost Little Girl - Doors - Another from Strange Days. Those were strange days indeed and they've only gotten stranger as the days have blended into the years and decades. Rock

You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt - This is a cover of the old Betty Everett song. This is probably the version most have heard of but the Betty Everett version is pretty darn good. Rock

You're Only Human (Second Wind) - Billy Joel - One of Brenda's. I can see how others can love Billy Joel, but I'm an old Southern Boy and we just don't cotton to this upscale stuff. Rock?

You've Changed - Harry James and his Orchestra w/ vocal by Dick Haymes - A great, slow big band tune. Made for dancing. Big Band

You've Got The Longest Leaving Act In Town - Ray Charles - No YouTube for this one. Another country song with a lot of Seven Spanish Angels in its guts. Country

You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Beatles - From the Album/movie Help. One of their better songs, but then it's a John Lennon song so it pretty much has to be good. Pop

You've Got A Place In My Heart - Ray Charles - YouTube doesn't seem to have this by Ray so in honor of his recent passing I took the George Jones version. Country

Zip A Dee Doo Dah - Steve Miller Band - More jazz from Maurice, the Space Cowboy. I prefer this style of his music to the earlier Rock stuff with just a very few exceptions.

Well folks, that's the end of the first pass. Next time we'll start identifying and playing the ones I've added but not played.

414Meredy
toukokuu 6, 2013, 6:39 pm



Congratulations, Gene! Great job. Many thanks for sharing this interesting, eclectic, and frequently nostalgic collection.

415guido47
toukokuu 6, 2013, 8:48 pm

Thanks Gene for a 'mighty good job'!
This list reminded me of a Radio program I listed to in the early '60's on our ABC
called "Sentimental Journey". Listners would write-in (yes pen and paper, not even phone) with requests. I still remember a listner who asked for a song from her youth in the 1890's. :-) It was played.

416Mr.Durick
Muokkaaja: toukokuu 6, 2013, 9:10 pm

Hip, hip, hurray!

Robert

PS Thanks Gene

R

417guido47
toukokuu 6, 2013, 9:29 pm

The usual call is

HIP

and someone else calls...

PS. I am only trying to get Gene to post 432! A number we can easily remember :-) and a good start for his addons.

418hailelib
toukokuu 7, 2013, 9:33 am

This has been an interesting experience, Gene. Thanks for the memories!

419Penske
toukokuu 7, 2013, 2:48 pm

I would like to add my appreciation to Gene for all the time he's invested taking us on this nostalgic walk down memory lane. This has been so much fun. Thanks!
Penny

420geneg
toukokuu 7, 2013, 5:40 pm

It has been my pleasure, and thanks for the appreciation. I'll probably start the next load next week.

421Mr.Durick
toukokuu 7, 2013, 5:45 pm

I don't know whether you've been thinking about this, so I thought I'd bring it up. You might want to use the "Continue this topic in another topic" button just below the "Add a message" box to start your addenda. It'll connect the two threads reliably and keep this one from getting unwieldy. It is a little slow loading as it is now.

Again, thanks,

Robert

422geneg
toukokuu 7, 2013, 5:47 pm

I have been thinking about that and if no one objects will try that feature.

423guido47
toukokuu 7, 2013, 5:52 pm

Ah, Mr.Durick (Robert #421) I suggested that same thing a while ago. Genes
arguement (which I now accept) was that he wanted to keep it all in one place/thread.

424geneg
toukokuu 12, 2013, 3:35 pm

Let me just say this to all the mothers in Nashville, as well as everywhere else, Happy Mother's Day.

425harold.chernofsky
maaliskuu 27, 2015, 12:57 pm

amazing music

426MAJic
elokuu 17, 2016, 8:09 pm

Found this lovely thread again by accident when someone on some other page mentioned it and thought I had tried hard to never lose it.
I had marked it way back and just you taste it! It's lovely.
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