Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025. There will be thousands of retrospectives about the importance of Ozzy over the next few days, and they will all be more meaningful than anything I could write. I'll just say that "Bark at the Moon" has always been my favorite solo Ozzy tune since I bought it … Continue reading In Memoriam: Ozzy Osbourne
Lyrical Tuesday – Laura Nyro
Some of the greatest poetry of the last 60 years has been written as song lyrics and Tuesday is the day I focus on those lyrics and the artists who write them. Laura Nyro was a singer/songwriter who never achieved the same level of fame as those who recorded her songs at the time she … Continue reading Lyrical Tuesday – Laura Nyro
#PLU 7/21/25: The Gaylads
Monday is #PLU day. Please pass along the message and take advantage of any opportunity you can to practice peace, love, and understanding in your daily life. Other acceptable healing actions include sympathy, tenderness, amity, and empathy. Today's PLU selection is by The Gaylads from their 1970 rock steady classic Fire and Rain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFbO_5jQp8U The … Continue reading #PLU 7/21/25: The Gaylads
Errol Garner: You Are My Sunshine
Sunday is jazz day and this one is for Ms. Faux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SvRVAImYa4 Errol Garner - You Are My Sunshine
The Books: Lost and Safe
Saturday is lost classics day and today's selection was released 20 years ago. Lost and Safe was the third album for experimental duo The Books, and the band would only release one more album before breaking up in 2012. During their relatively short career, The Books were one of the most creative voices of their … Continue reading The Books: Lost and Safe
Brothers Johnson: “Ain’t We Funkin’ Now”
It's funky Friday! Here's some classic late '70s funk by two of the masters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8dfFwLEc0U
In Memoriam: Connie Francis
Connie Francis died on July 17, 2025. I have been writing the Radio Faux Show for over 4 years, and Francis has been spotlighted several times during this time. Here is what I wrote when I first spotlighted Francis in Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 32 (October 10, 2021): Female Artists from A to … Continue reading In Memoriam: Connie Francis
Nat King Cole Trio: “On the Sunny Side of the Street”
I felt like listening to some golden oldies today. The Nat King Cole Trio grooved hard back in the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDicgjT9PjU
3 Song Dance Party: July 16, 2025
It's time once again to dance our way into the end of the week with a 3 Song Dance Party. This week's songs start off with a pair of Ann Peebles tunes - her signature song "I Can't Stand The Rain" and Paul Young's cover of Peebles' forgotten classic "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down." … Continue reading 3 Song Dance Party: July 16, 2025
Lyrical Tuesday – Townes Van Zandt
Some of the greatest poetry of the last 60 years has been written as song lyrics and Tuesday is the day I focus on those lyrics and the artists who write them. Townes Van Zandt was a singer/songwriter from Texas who was always incorrectly marketed as a Country Music artist. While Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, … Continue reading Lyrical Tuesday – Townes Van Zandt
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