Playlist 12-3-10
Started with a two song salute to Dave Brubeck, who turns 90 Monday. Then a variety of approaches, including new stuff from Jonathan Richman, Sufjan Stevens, Steve Wynn, some cuts…
Started with a two song salute to Dave Brubeck, who turns 90 Monday. Then a variety of approaches, including new stuff from Jonathan Richman, Sufjan Stevens, Steve Wynn, some cuts…
Was reminded of the Thanksgiving 1976 “Last Waltz” farewell concert by The Band, featuring a lot of guest artists. So played a lot of that, along with some of the…
I was just reading about "Caledonia Soul Music," when I found I owned it on a Van Morrison bootleg. Didn't know it skipped, though. Sorry. Sampled the "new" albums by…
A 65th birthday salute to Neil Young, using his least popular tunes. A scratchy signature song from Hartford native Sophie Tucker, a bunch of Smokey Robinson in honor of his…
Started with a salute to the late Gregory Isaac, turned to some newly released rarities from Jimi Hendrix, added some dance music, an acoustic segment led by Peter Case, who…
Started with some random songs loosely associated with Halloween, then heard some stuff from the new Elvis Costello and the release of early Bob Dylan demos. Was inspired by last…
Strange to come in and turn on the transmitter, bringing up the station to air after someone shut it off. So started with some wake up songs, delved into the…
Salutes to some soul men who died this week -- Solomon Burke and General Johnson of the Chairman of the Board. A taste of Conan O'Brien's musical album (in lieu…
A few things leftover from last night’s “The Promise: The Making of Darkness at the Edge of Town,” new live stuff from Leonard Cohen and scattered other bands. And then…
Methodically went through all of the recently released names of nominees for this year's inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, from Joe Tex to Chic. All except…