Study in picture boxes. A mix, of sorts. With love. Diamond Day - Vashti Bunyan Ngakula Ngakula - F. Kenya Your Heartache and Mine - Hari and Aino Sun Lips - Black Moth Super Rainbow Death in the Park [...]
Earlier this year I wrote about country music legend Hank Thompson and how his classic song, "The Wild Side Of Life," inspired a musical response by another star. But even though Kitty Wells might have found fame - and a little controversy - with her answering song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," she was anything but a one-hit wonder. One of the earliest country superstars, she became known as the Queen of Country Music. Born Muriel Deason in Nashville, she first began to attract some attention in the pre-war years while singing on [...]
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At the risk of sounding like the Grinch - and not for the first time, I might add - I have to admit that I've often had mixed feelings about holiday music. I didn't always have a problem with it. While I was growing up, the sound of Christmas music coming from the radio or record player meant that one of my favorite times of the year was approaching, and like most kids I was tickled pink. Never mind that it was for all the wrong reasons - Christmas presents, a long break from school, Christmas presents, tasty [...]
Scrooge isn't the only curmudgeon making an appearance during the holidays. At the risk of sounding like the Grinch -- and not for the first time, I might add -- I have to admit that I've often had mixed feelings about holiday music. I didn't always have a problem with it. While I was growing up, the sound of Christmas music coming from the radio or record player meant that one of my favorite times of the year was...
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George Kent - Hello, I'm A Jukebox (mp3s) Ginny Millay - Jukebox On The Moon Kitty Wells - My Big Truck Drivin' Man Onie Wheeler - Jump Right Out Of This Jukebox Hardrock Gunter - Jukebox Help Me Find My Baby Carl Perkins - Let The Jukebox Keep Playing Johnny Paycheck - Jukebox Charlie [...]
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On our Christmas Vacation post a few days back, we made a gross oversight: Ray Charles. How this wonderful song escaped my memory is beyond my imagination. The Spirit of Christmas – Ray Charles Now, on to this weekend's country music mix. Some classics today. Enjoy the songs, and here's hoping that The Steelers beat the Patriots today. Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas – Commander Cody My Mom
In 1952, Hank Thompson cut this gem. It was a #1 hit on the hillbilly charts for three months. A tale about a girl shunning her would-be husband for a life as a honky tonk girl. Songwriter J.D. Miller in turn composed the answer song and shopped it around for a Nashville for singer, where he was turned down by nearly everyone except Kitty Wells who came out of semi-retirement to record what would be one of the biggest selling country hits of all time."It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" shot to #1 on the charts, but was [...]
1959 The Falcons, You're So Fine. Larry Bright, Mojo Workout. John Coltrane, Syeeda's Song Flute. The Fascinators, Oh Rose Marie. Buster Brown, Fannie Mae. Kitty Wells, Mommy For a Day. The "5" Royales, I Know It's Hard But It's Fair. Dave "Baby" Cortez, The Happy Organ. Arthur Gunter, No Naggin' No Draggin'. Eugene Church, Pretty Girls Everywhere. Charles Mingus Septet, Fables of Faubus. The
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