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Midnight Special – Various Artists “Midnight Special” is one of the great American songs, with origins a prison work song in the south. This is one of those songs that transcends time, and has been performed in various different styles, with its roots of course being in the blues, the foundation for pretty much all… Read more
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Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, to make up for it today will feature two songs. The Bold Arrow of Time – Tame Impala & The W.A.N.D – The Flaming Lips The Bold Arrow of Time In an album (Tame Impala‘s full length debut) with heavy, and I mean, HEAVY, Beatles influence, “The Bold… Read more
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Little Martha – The Allman Brothers Band Little Martha, considered by myself and many to be one of the most beautiful songs ever composed on guitar. Believe it or not, this is the only Allman’s song solely created by Duane Allman by himself. A duet between Duane and Dickey Betts, “Little Martha” is named for… Read more
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Silver Lining – Mt. Joy Mt. Joy is a five-piece indie band out of Philly who have been making the festival rounds and touring as a supporting act for a while now. I’ll admit, this is one of only two songs that I know by them, but I feel like I see their name everywhere,… Read more
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I’m No Angel – The Gregg Allman Band I have to admit, I never gave The Gregg Allman Band a fair chance. My thought process was probably something along the lines of “If it ain’t the Brothers, I don’t want it,” which is a really unfortunate mentality to have considering how much I love Gregg‘s… Read more
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Nothing Lady – Dempsey Honestly, for the life of me, I cannot remember where I first heard this song. It just reappeared on shuffle one day, and I was hooked on it for about a week or so. There’s not a whole lot out there on the band itself, Dempsey, other than some seemingly defunct… Read more
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Tighten Up – (Live At Dallas Memorial Auditorium, August 26th, 1968) – The James Brown Orchestra In yesterday’s post, I mentioned how James Brown really helped me understand and appreciate a killer band. I decided to feature one of my favorite instrumentals today, “Tighten Up,” performed by James’ band, not yet officially known as the… Read more
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Dance In the Desert – Daniel Donato Happy New Year! I decided to start off 2025 with a really fun one. Daniel Donato is a hell of a guitar player, and I would recommend listening to more than just the song I chose to feature to get a real sense of his style. This one… Read more
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I’m sure most everyone is aware of Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay, and I thought it would be fun to share my listening year in review. I will update this post when December stats are released. There’s, of course, some familiar ones in here from the blog, but hopefully some surprises as well! Top… Read more
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Down Under (Acoustic) – Colin Hay Colin Hay of ’80s staple Men at Work has released some really cool acoustic versions of their songs over the years, with a lot coming from his solo album Man @ Work. His take on the group’s most popular song, “Down Under,” is really unique in style but still… Read more
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