Song of the Day by Eric Berman - "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" by Country Joe & the Fish Today's Song of the Day by Eric Berman is a splash of orange sunshine from the 1967 debut album by Country Joe & the Fish called Electric Music for the Mind and Body. Country Joe McDonald, Barry "The Fish" Melton and company were already well established on their San … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine” by Country Joe & the Fish
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Song Of The Day – “The Uncle Meat Variations” by The Mothers Of Invention
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Uncle Meat Variations” by The Mothers Of Invention Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorak…the alphabet of classical composers goes on and on…and then you come to “Z.” May I offer “Zappa?” Yup, Frank Zappa…an artist whose music will be studied by serious composers for generations to come. You don’t believe me? Then check out today’s Song … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “The Uncle Meat Variations” by The Mothers Of Invention
Song Of The Day – “Rhapsody In Blue” by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman was one of the biggest selling artists of the 1920s, and led one of the best-loved sweet bands of all time. Sweet bands were society or café orchestras. They played music for listening and as a background for dining and conversing, as opposed to swing bands whose music was the main attraction and played specifically for dancing. Many jazz fans frowned down on … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Rhapsody In Blue” by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
Song Of The Day – “Seven Come Eleven” by Charlie Christian w/ The Benny Goodman Sextet
The world of music is scattered with “what ifs,” such as “What if Waylon Jennings didn’t give his seat up to Buddy Holly on the ill-fated flight that took his life?,” or “What if John Lennon hadn’t been murdered…would there have been a Beatles reunion?” One of the more intriguing what-ifs in my book is “What if a 25 year old guitar wiz by the name of Charlie Christian had … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Seven Come Eleven” by Charlie Christian w/ The Benny Goodman Sextet
Song Of The Day – “Jaan Pehechaan Ho” by Mohammed Rafi
The 2001 film Ghost World opens with the female protagonist dancing along with this scene as she watches it on TV. The scene is originally from the 1966 Bollywood movie Gumnaam. Mohammed Rafi was one of India's most famous playback singers, a singer whose voice is prerecorded for use in the movies. His voice graced over 70 Bollywood films including this clip. … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Jaan Pehechaan Ho” by Mohammed Rafi