Led Zeppelin - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
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Let us celebrate the memory of the American singer and songwriter Harry Chapin, who would have turned 83 today. Best known for the song Cats in the Cradle, which got to number 1 in the US in 1974. Although he charted with other songs, this song was his only number 1. In 1993 the hard rock band Ugly Kid Joe made the song a big hit again, when they charted in the top 10 in several countries.
Sadly Harry Chapin’s life was cut short when he was killed in a car accident in 1981, only 38 years old. To Harry Chapin’s memory, here is his best known song 
Harry Chapin - Cats in the Cradle (live 1977)
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Wyatt Flores & The Castellows - Sober Sundays
I’ve been listening a little to these girls for some time now, and this post sent me down The Castellows highway once again. Damn, there’s more than meets the eye here 
Sober Sundays? Forget about that! Fuck, there’s work tomorrow 
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This is something similar
The Petersens
Emmylou
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Fields of Gold
Paige Anderson & The Fearless Kin might also be interesting
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Sammy Davis Jr. was an American singer and actor, who had a career that lasted from 1929 and almost until he passed away in 1990! His career in music was at it’s peak betwwen 1962 and 1973, when he had several hits, both alone or together with Frank Sinatra and/or Dean Martin. Together the three of them were known as The Rat Pack.
Strangely enough in hindsight, what was to become Sammy Davis best known song, was originally tucked away on the B-side of a 1972 single. The song in question is his version of Jerry Jeff Wexler’s great song Mr. Bojangles. Sammy Davis Jr. was born 100 years ago today. To his memory, here is his excellent interpretation of Mr. Bojangles.
Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr. Bojangles (live in Germany 1985)
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Here’s one to the memory of bass player Gary Thain, best known as bassist in Uriah Heep. Born in New Zeeland in 1948, he emigrated to England in 1968, and played bass in Keef Hartley Band, until he was asked to join Heep in late 1972. He played with Uriah Heep for five albums, and his lively bass runs became an intergral part of what most considers to be the most classic line-up of the band.
Sadly Gary Thain had problems with substance abuse, and in early 1975 he was fired from Heep due to his instability because of that. Late the same year, 50 years ago today, his heroin addiction got the best of him and he became a member of the infamous Club 27. To the memory of Gary Thain, here he is with Uriah Heep in their prime. Damn fine bass player he was 
Uriah Heep - Gypsy (live 1973)
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - Working Class Hero (1970)
Lennon was shot 45 years ago today, at the age of 40 
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Might as well end my musical rantings for today with a living one, and say Happy Birthday to Bobby Elliott, drummer in The Hollies. He is turning 84 today! He is not the original drummer in the band, but along with guitarist Tony Hicks, he’s been the only constant member since 1963 until more or less today.
Outside the Golden Oldies scene, The Hollies may be a little forgotten today. However, they were one of the biggest bands in the 1960’s and well into the 70’s. And Bobby Elliott was drumming all along the way. Happy Birthday
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (1972)
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Rammstein - Deutschland
As a counterpart to the “prinzen” song
Critical song about the developments in Germany, and that not all people are happy with what’s going on.
All that besides the fact, that some people see Rammstein as a political right oriented group.
I try to stay with the music.
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I did not find him here anywhere…
James Brown
Sexmachine
The Payback
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Although the far right embraced this song, its meaning was much deeper…
also the controversial scenes about the Holocaust and such,
the superinflation with all the banknotes suddenly worthless,
the entire song, including the video, has been analyzed and put into perspective.
A long piece to read, but very informative.
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just came along at utube
Natalie Merchant
Carnival
Wonder
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Happy Birthday to the English singer, songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading, who is turning 75 today. She made her debut in 1972, and her career was at it’s peak from 1976 through the next decade or so, when all her albums charted high in the UK album charts, three of them in the top 10.
Still Joan Armatrading has had a solid career all the way, touring and releasing albums. Her discography counts 21 studio albums and five live albums. Her 2021 album Consequences peaked as high as numer 10 in the UK album charts. So she still got it. To celebrate her birthday, here’s an old favourite of mine. Happy Birthday, Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading How Cruel (1979)
While we’re at it, might as well include a song from the Consequences album.
Joan Armatreding - Natural Rhythm (2021)
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Just a shame that the sound is not really good in the vids of that gig.
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more old things
Heart - Barracuda
The Who - Magic Bus
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Today it is time to celebrate the memory of one of the pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll, because 99 years ago today Willie Mae Thornton was born. She’s known to the music world as Big Mama Thornton. In 1952 she did the first recording of the song Hound Dog, which spent seven weeks at number one on the R ‘n’ B charts in the US.
Four years later Hound Dog was recorded by a certain Elvis Presley, and became a smash hit. The song has since been covered by numerous artists, and has become a staple in the history of rock. So let’s not forget the original singer of the song. To Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1965, probably a TV show)
Big Mama Thornton was also a songwriter. Among the songs she wrote is Ball and Chain, a song popularized by Janis Joplin’s legendary performance at the Monteery festival in 1967. Let’s not forget who sang it first. So here’s Big Mama herself singing it.
Big Mama Thornton, with Buddy Guy - Ball and Chain (live 1970)
Big Mama Thornton did not hold the publishing copyright to the songs she wrote. So even though her song sold millions in later cover versions, she did not receive any royalties. She passed away almost penniless from a heart attack in a boarding home in Los Angeles in 1984. She was 57 years old. Once again, cheers to the memory of Big Mama Thornton, one of the artists without whom the vast majority of this topic would not have existed
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