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Song of the Day: May 6, 2024

Gene Clark: Silver Raven Silver Raven on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU1ZWsAAxyk&list=OLAK5uy_m7_jknMihpKDXj42EL-GbTxakT-Kz4rH4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/75J86PAeRywcLxjZrjdXjj?si=130779da8c754254 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #14 is No Other by Gene Clark. Clark was co-founder of The Byrds and their only consistent songwriter when the band was created. The early Byrds albums are famous for … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 6, 2024 →

Song of the Day: May 5, 2024

Clifford Jordan: John Coltrane John Coltrane on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaas3VtI9qw&list=OLAK5uy_kC6wJrBzMbJedxtDXM0ZpVT611Mdse5uk https://open.spotify.com/track/0FES66XT8SPGOhWGraHE1y?si=ed3aa451b26b46a5 Sunday is jazz day. This selection isn't one of my Top 20 albums of 1974, but it is a great jazz album from that same year. By 1974, most new jazz releases were rapidly shifting away from the music of the '50s and … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 5, 2024 →

Stevie Wonder: Smile Please Smile Please on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZGCP0W6DCg&list=OLAK5uy_knOJ9fKcznUtUEyApBZVSCAaz4hDpckA4&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ICQvlzjWbQkVcjEsEsHc3?si=5ef55505d8e04840 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #15 is Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder. I'm not going to say much about this album. It is the fourth of five classic '70s albums that Wonder recorded from … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 4, 2024 →

Little Feat: Skin It Back Skin It Back on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LarsNu_s2KU&list=OLAK5uy_mgdKR5uBh7LzmG_jfCsOqwp30Sb0U1s40&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/4660oWp7DdhrJPcugJpKEQ?si=770b7278af594de1 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #16 is Feats Don't Fail Me Now by Little Feat. Since today is funky Friday, I've selected the track "Skin It Back," a funky tune composed by guitarist … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 3, 2024 →

Robert Palmer: Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RDdChjNJs&list=OLAK5uy_kEg6Q5CMB_hoSpaeDj-YNRsHHJecrmF2o&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/5HWQcpb5SL8IxSZjy8LVpY?si=aaa8b7fc32554665 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #17 is Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley by Robert Palmer. Long before Palmer became an MTV icon with his video for "Addicted To Love," … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 2, 2024 →

Tom Waits: Shiver Me Timbers Shiver Me Timbers on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfLY8NZCQMg&list=OLAK5uy_nuPH_FkjAcu9mUefX549hIaBruABIEol0&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/5L0DkiFmBV0pV7jDmqfj6I?si=a5724007b603458e Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #18 is The Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits. Although this is only the second album for Waits, it is an evolutionary leap forward from his debut … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 1, 2024 →

King Crimson: Red Red on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_pDwv3tpug&list=OLAK5uy_kXzyaL7EXsrhp9t9aYbithHN2mgMNgAr8&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/7DV0TzeNMylo6rlkrYXDiP?si=cec8741293f34005 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #19 is Red by King Crimson. At the time of its release, the band had just broken up and it was a huge commercial failure. It is now regarded as one of … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 30, 2024 →

Bob Marley: Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laq9l3qXYs&list=OLAK5uy_mHXE3Pe2KDqh6t-KC_jo_irZk4VoaR968&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/2Ezmm08Oy4772SkEoC18Kt?si=e838d3ae345441cd I've been doing these song of the day posts for over a month now, and I have decided that it will be the format of the Radio Faux Show for a while. I've changed the … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 29, 2024 →

Ibrahim Maalouf and Melody Gardot: J'attendrai J'attendrai on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M541ZlVK7ns https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ks3YWCoSba0Le2zzQYxKM?si=65b4100e90ae492d Sunday is jazz day. A great friend of mine recently introduced me to the music of Melody Gardot. She is a jazz vocalist who focuses on standards and torch songs. She is from New Jersey, but much of her work is presented … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 28, 2024 →

Corneille, Aya Nakamura, and Trinix: Avec Classe Avec Classe on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHCuVdrxhhw https://open.spotify.com/track/2RqZ8JUBXP4C0nzttGnTL1?si=9c15ad4b41034826 Music by artists such as Corneille, Aya Nakamura, and Trinix is not the type of music I listen to very often. "Avec Classe" is a 2024 single. It is modern pop/R&B music with an Afrobeat influence, and it is pleasant … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 27, 2024 →