Song of the Day: January 26, 2025

Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert Part IIc The Köln Concert Part IIc on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_2cbCrTrIM&list=OLAK5uy_lapldioAF_TED2mynorLZzhTXmhfdcZfI&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/4FMI4Ln1LhyxGldkNXan5e?si=1d3b6aea80714d03 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from my favorite jazz album of the year. 50 years later, and The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett is still the best-selling solo album and jazz … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 26, 2025

Song of the Day: January 25, 2025

Popol Vuh: Aguirre I (l'acrime di rei) Aguirre I (l'acrime di rei) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubwNbkaPV0 https://open.spotify.com/track/3AwI3i7cIIM323ViMmMF32?si=082d96e02f9943f1 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from my favorite movie soundtrack of the year. Great soundtracks are always amazing. The ability of an artist to create incidental music to fit perfectly with … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 25, 2025

Song of the Day: January 24, 2025

The Ohio Players: Fire Fire on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqMY8UAGgg https://open.spotify.com/track/06xkqQuJzl1ddeK48jG6qa?si=bc883462de204258 It’s funky Friday, and I’m continuing my focus on the music of 1975 with the coolest #1 hit of the year. The #1 hits of 1975 include a lot of songs by artists such as The Carpenters, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Tony Orlando, and … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 24, 2025

Bonus Song of the Day: January 23, 2025

David Kilgour: Slippery Slide Slippery Slide on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO3HXXFNHpo https://open.spotify.com/track/7rZLdBxkONELkVxWCkqchq?si=d4b03417b5fc4042 This post is inspired by a photo taken by Australian photographer Leanne Cole, who writes one of my favorite blogs. I stole this image from Leanne Cole's website. All credit for this breathtaking photo goes to her and you should visit her site … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 23, 2025

Song of the Day: January 23, 2025

Eddie Palmieri: Un Puesto Vacante Un Puesto Vacante on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sbE2Ztim0 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ifuvRV77KenKXmb4tcHhU?si=1811e2bc101048db Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, coming in at #17 is Unfinished Masterpiece by Eddie Palmieri. One year after winning the first ever Latin Music Grammy Award for The Sun of Latin Music, Palmieri released his follow-up in … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 23, 2025

Bonus Song of the Day: January 22, 2025

Chuck Prophet (featuring ¿Qiensave?): Red Sky Night Red Sky Night on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edGzfjSBDks https://open.spotify.com/track/1TQKgOZZ6kgsNxfiPcHQdL?si=6f1f9d4722904e6e This morning's post was by The Band, one of the original roots rock artists. I went looking for some newer roots rock and found the album Wake the Dead. It was released in October 2024 by Chuck Prophet and … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 22, 2025

Song of the Day: January 22, 2025

The Band: It Makes No Difference It Makes No Difference on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtO-qtZxRY https://open.spotify.com/track/0fWe4v0BssKanrISjrYQ6T?si=b086579042794125 Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, coming in at #18 is Northern Lights-Southern Cross by The Band. This is not the best album by The Band, but it is far from their worst. The songs "Ophelia," … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 22, 2025

Bonus Song of the Day: January 21, 2025

Lizz Wright: Southern Nights Southern Nights on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdX7ZHt6XCs https://open.spotify.com/track/3JLx0PiM5G6fRKTE5nqBQT?si=3c1368b707c84e9a This morning's post was the song "Southern Nights" from New Orleans musician Allen Touissant's 1975 album of the same name. The most famous cover of that song was the smash hit by Glen Campbell in 1977, but I found a more recent cover … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 21, 2025

Song of the Day: January 21, 2025

Allen Toussaint: Southern Nights Southern Nights on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FkEoRu7pv4&list=OLAK5uy_mqDTQHv0rS_i29GE__75n24fVaTbIgwoU https://open.spotify.com/track/3Z6aY997cM7QK28xjEF5EJ?si=767d915adf794d06 Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, sitting at #19 is Southern Nights by Allen Toussaint. My assumption is that most people have never heard of Allen Toussaint, but his influence on the sound of Southern soul is incredibly important. From … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 21, 2025

No Theme Thursday: January 16, 2025

Dickie Goodman: Energy Crisis '79 Energy Crisis '79 on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu2uZOegXfc https://open.spotify.com/track/7dfbYTjXeGdLGrVNMH8Yoh?si=a9d0703ba4124cca Image by Kevin in creativity, no theme thursday This is my entry for Kevin's No Theme Thursday. I am just old enough to remember the 1979 oil crisis and the social, political, and global impacts it caused. I am not a historian, … Continue reading No Theme Thursday: January 16, 2025