[column size=one_half position=first ]It’s silly to pick seven songs about trains. There are thousands of great ones. Suffice it to say that any list of...
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These folks have been around for a while, but it still is safe to say they represent the next generation of C southern rock.heck out The Three Great Alabama...
Charlie Christian is the Adam and Eve of electric jazz guitar. He is followed by Wes Montgomery who, in turn, is a half-step ahead of Joe Pass, Tal Farlow...
I wanted to feature Chuck Berry playing “Back in the U.S.A.” for the fourth of July. The problem was that I found two great versions. One is from...
The number one song on this day in 1967 — indeed, from June 25 to July 22 — was “Windy” by The Association, according to bobborst.com...
[column size=one_half position=first ] Nobody has a cooler sound than Mose Allison. Check out “Parchman Farm” and you’ll understand instantly...
According to This Day in Music, Willie Dixon was born on this day in 1915. This great clip is “Weak Brain and a Narrow Mind.” If anyone knows who...
John Hartford loved the Mississippi River and the life along its banks. He was an extraordinarily talented and engaging performer who composed “Gentle on...
If I could magically have the talent to play any instrument in any type of group, I would play washboard in a zydeco band. Queen Ida — with whom I only...
A couple of the folks in Apollo Fire, which is headquartered in Cleveland Heights, OH, are friends of my cousin. I thank her for the link. Jeannette Sorrell is...
