Denny Zager and Rick Evans met in college in Nebraska in the early 1960s and began playing music together. They recorded this song in 1968 and it reached the top of the charts during the summer of '69 in time for man’s first steps on the moon. It stayed atop the charts while man continued to make history at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. While the duo was never able to … [Read more...] about New Years Eve Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans
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Psychedelic Time Warp – Animal Kingdom, Vol. 2
Hosted by Bart Shore. This is the second chapter of our animal kingdom themed show. All the songs are about mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or insects. Be they pets or scary animals, they are all represented. Here songs from The Animals, The Monkees, the Stones, Genesis, Frank Zappa, Alan Parsons, the Grateful Dead, Elton John, REM, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, the … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Animal Kingdom, Vol. 2
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “We Take Care Of Our Own” by Bruce Springsteen
Meet the new boss! From the forthcoming album "Wrecking Ball" due out March 6, 2012 comes this new slice of classic sounding Bruce. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “We Take Care Of Our Own” by Bruce Springsteen
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Something Came Over Me” by Wild Flag
Featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium and The Minders, Wild Flag joined forces last year labeled a supergroup. I always thought supergroups happened when members of really well-known bands came together to form new bands with even more marquee strength. With Wild Flag, Sleater-Kinney is the only band of the three that ever made a dent into the larger consciousness of rock … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Something Came Over Me” by Wild Flag
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Big Boss Man” by Bobbie Gentry
"Big Boss Man" was written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith and was originally made famous by Jimmy Reed in 1961. There have literally been hundreds of recordings of this standard most notably by Elvis Presley in 1967 and The Grateful Dead in 1971. Gentry's recording comes from her 1968 album "The Delta Sweete." It is indeed Gentry's swampiest record featuring her versions of … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Big Boss Man” by Bobbie Gentry