George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (2018)
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Does that mean heaven is in Hawaii? Or is Hawaii in heaven?
Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii - Paul Kuhn
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I want to dedicate this song to my dear friend Aleks 
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Thanks, I actually didn’t know that. Interesting, I guess that was before Bruce Johnston was brought in as a permanent (back-up) member, when Brian’s health problems were becoming more serious.
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Roy Orbison was born 90 years ago today! Here’s to one of the finest voices in rock history 
Roy Orbison - In Dreams (1963)
The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line (1988)
Although Roy Orbison does appear on vocals on the Wilbury’s track, he is not in the video. The reason is that he passed away from a heart attack before the video was recorded. He “is” the rocking chair with the guitar in. It’s a lovely tribute.
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The Jesus & Mary Chain - April Skies (1987)
While it’s still April, just one more in my personal “songs with the month in the title challenge” I made for myself this year. Classic Jesus & The Mary Chain!
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Happy Birthday to Willie Nelson, who is turning 93 today! It’s very rare we get to celebrate a 93 year old singers birthday with a song from his upcoming album, but today is the exception. So here’s a song from Willie’s next album, which is to be releassed on the 29. of May. It’s his 79th album!
Willie Nelson - We’d Make A Good Movie (2026)
Willie Nelson’s next concert is Saturday in three days, and there’s several concerts scheduled for the next months. So once again, Happy Birthday to Willie! Long may you run
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The Cure - Just Like Heaven (1987)
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the very first seconds of the intro of that song i get another song in my head:
The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl
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Bee Gees - First of May (1969)
Finally May is here, and there is actually feels almost like summer today. My first song in May is fittingly enough called First of May. I’ll probably post a couple more songs with this theme through the rest of the month.
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Today I’d like to give a shout out to a guy named Marion Walter Jacobs, better known to the world as Little Walter. This guy revolutionized the way blues harmonica is played, and as such he’s a seminal musician in the history of blues and rock. Until this day Little Walter is the only person inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame solely for being a harmonica player.
Little Walter was first noticed in the late 1940’s, playing harmonica in Muddy Waters’ band. In the early 1950’s he got his own band, and he toured and recorded with them throughout the rest of the decade. Here’s Little Walter’s debut record.
Little Walter - Juke (1952)
Juke was a big success, and got to number 1 in the R’n’B chart. And Little Walter had quite a bit of success on the blues scene back then. Several of his records made the R’n’B chart, one more at number 1. Contemporaries like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf did not achieve this level of success early in their careers, even though they are better known than him today. Here’s Little Walter second number 1.
Little Walter - My Babe (1955)
Little Walter had problems with alco-hol and a short temper, which led to violent episodes and unpredictable behaviour. So by 1960 his career was fading a little. Records and concerts became less frequent. Still, he got to tour Europe in both 1964 and 67, where he got to enjoy the renewed interest in blues caused by the British Blues Boom. A few videos from these visits are the only known recordings of Little Walter live on film. Here’s an example of that.
Little Walter - Walter’s Blues (1967)
Unfortunately Little Walter’s problems did get the best of him in the end. In February 1968, while on a break at a concert, he got into a fight again. He didn’t seem visibly hurt when the fight broke up, still he died the night after during his sleep. He was 37 years old.
Little Walter was born 96 years ago today. Here’s to his memory 
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due to the wonderfull weather today and the past days, but mainly because of the warm evening today..
Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
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Meine Explodierte Freundin - Ärzte
I heard it first time in the radio driving in my car, almost spilled the Coke I had in hand.
“…Last night my girlfriend exploded… a minute ago she was laying next to me, now she lies everywhere…” 
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I’d like to pay tribute to the English singer and songwriter Beverly Martyn, who passed away Wednesday this week at the age of 79. She is best known from her marriage and musical collaboration with the better known singer and songwriter John Martyn in the 1970’s. However, she had done music before that, working with among others Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Renbourn and Bert Jansch.
Beverly Martyn’s debut album, credited to John & Beverly Martyn, was released in 1970. It was his third album. The pair then did one more album the same year, before John was persuaded by the record company to go on as a solo artist. Beverly continued to contribute to her husband’s albums through the rest of the 70’s, until they divorced in 1980.
Beverly Martin did write a handful of the songs on these two albums, like this one.
John & Beverly Martyn - Primrose Hill (1970)
After the split from her husband, Beverly Martyn retired from the music scene until the late 1990’s. After that she did concerts again and released a couple of albums. I’m not familiar with them, so I had to investigate. And there’s some fine songs to be found.
It was a quiet and rather unknown voice from the English folk scene who left us three days ago. Still, it is a voice which deserves a mention in out topic. Thank you for the music Beverly, may you be remembered
Beverly Martyn - Potter’s Blues (2014)
Just a little curiosa before I end. Being closely involved with the folk scene in England in the latter part of the 60’s, Beverly Martyn befriended Paul Simon, who spent some time in London back then. He invited her to New York, where she got to make a small contribution to Simon & Garfunkel’s fourth album Bookends.
If you listen at around 2:17 you can hear Beverly Martyn:
Good morning mr. Leitch, have you had a busy day?
Simon & Garfunkel - Fakin’ It (1968)
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Ian Dury - Billericay Dickie (1977)
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Fleet Foxes - Third of May/Ōdaigahara (2017)
We’re a small handful of days into May, so here’s another one for today.
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