1964, The Beatles set a new chart record when they had 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs ranged from "Can't Buy Me Love" at number one to "Love Me Do" at number 81. 1965, Performing at the New Musical Express poll winners concert, at London's Wembley Empire Pool, England, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Animals, The Kinks, … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 11
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Delia’s Gone” by Johnny Cash
Stark, stately and positively harrowing is this murder ballad from Johnny Cash’s first Rick Rubin-produced “American Recordings” album from 1994. The song stems from the actual murder of Delia Green by Moses “Cooney” Houston which took place in Savannah, Georgia in 1900. Both the victim and the murderer were 14 years old and had been dating each other for a few months. One … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Delia’s Gone” by Johnny Cash
Song Of The Day – “Disparate Youth” by Santigold
American born Santi White got her start as an A&R rep for Epic Records before joining the band Stiffed who released two punk rock records in the early two-thousands. In 2008 she went solo in a new direction as a singer, songwriter and dance music maven and scored with the hit "Creator" from her self-titled debut album. Many months touring supporting acts like Kanye West, … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Disparate Youth” by Santigold
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “It’s Too Late” Demo by Carole King
The makings of a hit record were all there on the demo. Superb, succinct lyrics that tell a story of heartbreak and disappointment with economy and little melodrama. You can hear all of the instrumentation that ended up on the final "Tapestry" version of the song in the piano accompaniment. Who could argue with her voice...perfect for this song...little drama...pretty … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “It’s Too Late” Demo by Carole King
Song of the Day: Breakfast in Bed – Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey “Something Else” 1971 United Artists Records - While some folks can’t stomach the supper club sound of easy listening music from the ‘60s and early ‘70s, I get warmly nostalgic hearing the sound of my youth sitting in the back seat of my parents’ car. The truth is, my siblings and I saw this music at the time as a form of child abuse, but now I like to savor the … [Read more...] about Song of the Day: Breakfast in Bed – Shirley Bassey