I was thinking of doing an Elton John six-pack and started going through his earlier albums looking for good stuff. I got as far as Tumbleweed Connection and said, Oh I like that tune, and oh yeah, I forgot that one. Remembered all the words … Continue reading Featured Album – Tumbleweed Connection – Elton John
I don’t know if the people who made these tunes really thought of them as novelty songs. (Well, one of them definitely is.) Maybe they were dead serious. In any event, each of them was some level of hit, exactly zero of them are “Witch … Continue reading One-hit Wonders (Novelty songs)
For the uninitiated, my six-packs are not intended to say “These are the six best” of a given artist. It’s more like, here are six I dig. Could be a different batch next week. I’ve always thought of Bob Seger as the poor man’s Bruce … Continue reading Six by Seger
For the earlier part of his career, Jeff Beck always had a lead singer in a band he was in (Yardbirds) or his own bands. Ever since, at least, Blow by Blow he’s been more jazz and instrumental focused. But I’ve always dug the various … Continue reading Featured Album – Beck, Bogert & Appice
Here’s a bunch of new tunes for ya that I think you might enjoy. This New Music Revue is a little bluesier than most of the recent ones I’ve done but, well, that’s what I’m hearing that I like currently. Brandi and the Alexanders list … Continue reading New Music Revue – 10.7.18
“News from up the street, she’s people I’d like to meet.” – Dan Hicks Wherein I mention a few random things that have been floating around in my head or of which I’ve become aware, of greater or lesser import. The first two are of … Continue reading News from Up the Street
Random notes – I had tickets to see Dickey Betts but A) he had a mild stroke and then B) he fell down playing with his dog and needed brain surgery. He’s ok but needless to say the tour was canceled. Hoping for a speedy … Continue reading A Chicago Six-Pack
