Back in 1997, British political folkie Billy Bragg joined forces with all-American rock band Wilco to compose and record music for lyrics left behind by the late, great Woody Guthrie. The recordings resulted in the two-volume “Mermaid Avenue” albums. Some songs were recorded by Bragg backed by Wilco and some were just Wilco songs. This one is just a Wilco recording featuring … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Jolly Banker” by Wilco
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Watch The Show” by M. Ward
He is the “Him” of She & Him along with Zooey Deschanel. He is also ¼ of the “super group” Monsters Of Folk along with Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes. Matthew Ward, or M. Ward as he's better known, has been the epitome of laid-back Portlandia, very happy hanging on the sidelines or in the background of his many projects. … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Watch The Show” by M. Ward
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Did You Ever See A Dream Walking” by Gene Austin
The age of the crooners began in 1925 when recording technology changed from acoustical recording, where artists would sing into conical horns that fed into a cutter that etched sound waves onto wax, to electronic recording using microphones and amplification. The amplification allowed singers to sing smoothly and intimately. Austin was one of the very first crooners and a … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Did You Ever See A Dream Walking” by Gene Austin
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley” by Robert Palmer
This is the opening triptych of songs from Palmer's debut solo album from 1974. But it wasn't the first time we heard from Palmer since he had been a member of the band Vinegar Joe before this releasing three critically acclaimed albums that were ignored by the public during the early '70s. "Sailing Shoes" was a Little Feat cover written by Lowell George. The band backing … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley” by Robert Palmer
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Man In The Long Black Coat” by Bob Dylan
Selected later songs like this one by Bob Dylan are a slam dunk. Going to see him in concert is total a crap shoot...you never know what you're gonna get, but if you go with low expectations, you should be fine. Albums by Dylan fall somewhere in between from the sublime like "Love And Theft," "Blood On The Tracks," "Street Legal," "Blonde On Blonde," "Highway 61 Revisited" and … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Man In The Long Black Coat” by Bob Dylan
