Easter is coming, so it seems righteous to post the first in a series of great Christian music that, I hope, will lift the spirits of the believer, and make those who don't believe wish they would, if even for the duration of a song. This mix comprises gospel, soul, blues, funk and country, stretching from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. Some of the featured artists will be better known in other genres, some of them got their start in gospel music. Among them is Sly Stone , who as Sylvester Stewart was a child [...]
I've been back more than a week from my 3-week drive from Dallas → New York and my jets are still lagging! Had an amazing time and visited some astonishing cities, some less great than others. We drove from Dallas to Hot Springs to Memphis to Nashville to Newport to Roanoke to Washington D.C. to Philadelphia to New York City . When I get my film developed (oh that's right, I took 3 cameras and about 20 rolls of film!) I'm sure there'll be a few corkers [...]
These snazzy looking dudes are The Prisonaires, a singing group of convicts from Tennessee that blew up in the 50's with their song "Just Walkin' In The Rain". I love how old this recording sounds, and I hope that someday this kind of music comes back around into popularity. Stranger things have happened. The Prisonaires - Just Walkin' In The Rain -Chris
I've always loved walking. The best part, one really gets a feel for their surroundings, rather than the carousel effect of watching the world through the window of a fast moving car, bus or train. I enjoy walking so much that I often try (unsuccessfully) to convert my fellow Southern Californians to leave the car behind and hoof it - this is a place where peeps will jump into their auto to drive two blocks to a fast food joint. Now, there's places humans shouldn't walk and I found that out during a Summer in the Nevada desert. I walked [...]
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Enough Talk, More Writing
Scottish Friction
fork/knife
Keep the Coffee Coming
snuhthing/anything
Bison - Quill
Ondatrópica – Punkero Sonidero
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Music Singles Chart #109
