Gary Brooker – who along with Robin Trower was an original founder of Procol Harum – died the other day of cancer at the too-young age of 76. Not only a consummate musician, for my money he had one of the great voices in rock … Continue reading Tres Songs – Procol Harum
Wherein I dispense with my usual long-winded historical diatribes and randomly list three songs for your dining and dancing pleasure. You might consider this a “three-peat” as I’ve featured all these artists at one time or another. Purely by coincidence, all three are known for … Continue reading Tres Songs
The better half and I took a brief sojourn to New Orleans this past week for some rest and recreation. (Recreation is abundant in NOLA; rest, not so much.) This was my fourth trip (2 business, 2 personal) to the Big Easy and I must … Continue reading Tres Songs (Inspired by New Orleans)
Wherein I play three random songs for your dining and dancing pleasure. Pictured above, Kirsty MacColl. We all know Boz Scaggs from somewhere or other in his long career, yes? He was a classmate of fellow Texan Steve Miller. They kicked around together in a … Continue reading Tres Songs
As much as I like blues and jazz and all that good stuff, I’m still a sucker for good pop or pop-rock music. After all, pop constitutes much of what I grew up on before I even discovered those other genres. Wikipedia in its typical … Continue reading Tres Songs – Pop, Glorious Pop
Wherein I randomly crash together a few songs for your entertainment.Β I mentioned Annie Lennox in one of my lists of favorite singers. She’s not only got a great voice but she channels some real feel into her stuff. Here she covers Bob Marley’s “Waiting … Continue reading Tres Songs
If you’re planning on contributing to the mighty, mighty blogger’s playlist – or you’ve already told me you want to and haven’t yet sent me any tunes – there’s still time. But time, to misquote John Lennon, is “flowing out like endless rain into a … Continue reading Tres Songs
Wherein I take three songs that – for whatever reason – are floating around in my head and post them, DJ-like, for your dining and dancing pleasure. Focus (pictured above) is a Dutch rock band that originally formed in 1969 and is still around today. … Continue reading Tres Songs
(Pictured: The Four Tops) Wherein I put together three tunes, much like a disc jockey would. In this case, I had a couple of ’60’s R&B tunes in my head. The Sixties weren’t just a time of Beatles and psychedelic music. There was a lot … Continue reading Tres Songs – Rhythm and Blues
I rarely, if ever, do two posts of the same type in a row. I like to mix it up. But I felt lately like I was neglecting the ladies. And as every guy knows, you do so at your own peril.Β πΒ So here are three … Continue reading Tres Songs
Music Enthusiast - At the junction of rock, blues, R&B, jazz, pop,and soul 