Category Archives: Music

Today’s Music: Tom Waits, “Step Right Up”

Don’t know who Tom Waits is? Go here while you listen to the music.

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Today’s Music: Koko Taylor and Little Walter, “Wang Dang Doodle” (1967)

Koko Taylor and Little Walter do a stripped-down version of the Willie Dixon blues classic that was Koko’s only hit record.

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Today’s Music: Big Bill Broonzy, “Sun Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday”

Dusty, but not moldy. The great bluesman Big Bill Broonzy serves it up acoustically.

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Video: The Dirty F**king Hippies Were Right

The video speaks for itself. (Language alert if you’re reading this at work or in a public place.)

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Today’s Music: Sam Cooke, “A Change is Gonna Come” (1964)

The ‘Father of Soul Music’ Sam Cooke and his version of the tune he wrote, released in 1964: Bonus: Al Green’s take on the song:

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Audio: “Electric Lesbian Zoo”

A musical response to Pastor Cracker above. From Soundcloud.com.

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Today’s Music: Jerry Lee Lewis and Eric Clapton, “Trouble in Mind”

The Killer and Slow Hand wring some heavy blues out of this old tune.

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Today’s Music: Four Versions of “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out”

From 1929, a traditional version as performed by one of the ‘Queens of the Blues’ Bessie Smith: B.B. King (with little guitar but great piano) fries it up: Derek and the Dominos featuring Eric Clapton and Duane Allman take it … Continue reading

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Today’s Music: Stuart Hamm’s Bass Solo at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1988)

From Beethoven to country, Joe Satriani’s bassist Stuart Hamm runs it all on four thick strings in an incredible virtuoso performance.

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Today’s Quotes: Digitalized and Randomized for May 20, 2012

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