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
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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
Bonus Song of the Day: January 20, 2025
Derobert and The Half-Truths: You're Not The Only One You're Not the Only One on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXHqyUmo2pw https://open.spotify.com/track/4Qtmwsl1gLsRhrj09ANfb0?si=f58ae5d1e08d4ffb It's not funky Friday, but this morning's song by the Queen of funk Betty Davis went back 50 years to when funk was king, so this bonus song is a brand new single from Nashville's … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 20, 2025
Song of the Day: January 20, 2025
Betty Davis: Nasty Gal Nasty Gal on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7DuJb2Gc https://open.spotify.com/track/6nfqyVSVIL4YnIh5S7fG8Y?si=dc8376adeda243a8 One of my favorite series of Faux Show posts are my Year in Review entries. Now that it is 2025, I can go back 50 years and review the music of 1975, and I am very excited to get started. I love going … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 20, 2025
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