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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “On The Road To Find Out” by Cat Stevens

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"Tea For The Tillerman" is one of the greatest albums ever made. Hands down...no arguments! It's been a part of my life since it came out in 1971 and I just revisited it tonight for the first time in a while and it still speaks to me. From 1970's "Mona Bone Jakon" album through 1976's "Buddha And The Chocolate Box," Cat Stevens released a group of consistently stellar albums … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “On The Road To Find Out” by Cat Stevens

Song Of The Day – “Please Call Me, Baby” by Tom Waits

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He released one of last year's best albums, "Bad As Me," but longtime fans of Tom Waits still mourn the days when he crooned instead of bark and played lots of piano on his records. Don't get me wrong, I love what he's been doing since "Small Change" when his voice got super gruff and "Swordfishtrombones" when he began working with his wife Kathleen Brennan and augmented his … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Please Call Me, Baby” by Tom Waits

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Big Boss Man” by Bobbie Gentry

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"Big Boss Man" was written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith and was originally made famous by Jimmy Reed in 1961.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

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” by Cream

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Cream were rising to the top and riding high with their Wheels Of Fire album when they took to the stage of The Smothers Brothers' TV show in July of 1968 with this song from their previous album, "Disraeli Gears." With proclamations of "Clapton is God" spray-painted all over the walls of England, Cream began to feel the pressures of having THE deity in their group. The song … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” by Cream