- Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun (Alarm Clock)
- Rod Stewart - Maggie May (Every Picture Tells A Story)
- Van Morrison - Sweet Thing (Tupelo Honey)
- Cat Stevens - Moonshadow (Teaser and The Firecat)
- John Martyn - Bless The Weather (Bless The Weather)
- Loggins & Messina - Danny's Song (Sittin' In)
- Elton John - Madman Across The Water (Madman Across The Water)
- The Hollies - Long Dark Road (Distant Light)
- Grateful Dead - Bertha (Grateful Dead}
- Little Feat - Willin' (Little Feat)
- The Band - Don't Do It (Cahoots)
- Stephen Stills - Change Partners (Stephen Stills 2)
- Leon Russell - Beware Of Darkness (Leon Russell and The Shelter People)
- John Lennon - Jealous Guy (Imagine)
- Carole King - You've Got A Friend (Tapestry)
- Laura Nyro & Labelle - It's Gonna Take A Miracle (Gonna Take A Miracle)
- The Beach Boys - Til I Die (Surf's Up)
- T. Rex - Mambo Sun (Electric Warrior)
- The Wailers - Sun Is Shining (Soul Revolution)
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Here Comes The Sun - Songs 1971
The 9th mix of the Songs 1971 series. More classic rock, soul and singer songwriter classics.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
All Day Music - Songs 1971
Another mix of songs from 1971. Some soul, some singer songwriter gems and a lot of what would someday be called classic rock.
This is the 8th mix of the Songs 1971 series.
All albums released in 1971.
This is the 8th mix of the Songs 1971 series.
All albums released in 1971.
- War - All Day Music (All Day Music)
- The Supremes - Nathan Jones (Touch)
- William Bell - All For The Love Of A Woman (Wow... William Bell)
- Stevie Wonder - Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer (Where I'm Coming From)
- Etta Jones - Losers Weepers (Losers Weepers)
- The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow (The Stylistics)
- Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Tapestry)
- Joni Mitchell - A Case Of You (Blue)
- Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (Every Picture Tells A Story)
- Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans (Message From A Drum)
- Three Dog Night - Never Been To Spain (Harmony)
- Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (Ram)
- Loggins & Messina - House At Pooh Corner (Sittin' In)
- Harry Nilsson - Coconut (Nilsson Schmilsson)
- The Doobie Brothers - Nobody (The Doobie Brothers)
- The Byrds - Tiffany Queen (Farther Along)
- The Moody Blues - You Can Never Go Home (Every Good Boy Deserves A Favour)
- Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands (Just As I Am)
- The Wailers - African Herbsman (Soul Revolution)
- Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Seeds And Stems (Again) (Lost In The Ozone)
- Rare Earth - I Just Want To Celebrate (One World)
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Gimme Some Truth - Songs 1971
Songs 1971. Topical songs of war and unrest. Even The Beach Boys were singing about riots.
All albums released in 1971.
All albums released in 1971.
- John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth (Sometime In New York)
- Cat Stevens - Peace Train (Teaser and the Firecat)
- Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World (A Space In Time)
- Graham Nash - Chicago/We Can Change The World (Songs For Beginners)
- Graham Nash - Military Madness (Songs For Beginners)
- The Beach Boys - Student Demonstration Time (Surf'sUp)
- Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (What's Going On)
- Isaac Hayes - Soulsville (Shaft)
- War - Slippin' Into Darkness (All Day Music)
- Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keeping On (Roots)
- Sly & The Family Stone - Luv N' Haight (There's A Riot Goin' On)
- Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother (One World)
- Joy Of Cooking - Closer To The Ground (Closer To The Ground)
- Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Blessed Are)
- Leonard Cohen - Joan Of Arc (Songs Of Love And Hate)
- John Prine - Sam Stone (John Prine)
- Roy Harper - One Man Rock and Roll Band (Stormcock)
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
I Say Hey What's Going On - Ladies Night
Another Ladies Night mix of 90's music. Lot's of rockin'
- 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, 1992)
- No Doubt - Just A Girl (Tragic Kingdom, 1995)
- The Breeders - Cannonball (Last Splash, 1993)
- Sonic Youth - Kool Thing (Goo, 1990)
- The Cranberries - Free To Decide (To The Faithful Departed, 1996)
- Belly - Super-Connected (King, 1995)
- Portishead - Glory Box (Dummy, 1994)
- Sinead O'Connor - Jump In The River (I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, 1990)
- Throwing Muses - Counting Backwards (The Real Ramona, 1991)
- Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls (Eight Arms To Hold You, 1997)
- Lydia Lunch - Burning Skulls (Shotgun Wedding, 1991)
- Lauryn Hill - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, 1998)
- Annie Lennox - Train In Vain (Medusa, 1995)
- The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind (Gran Turismo, 1998)
- Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason (New Beginning, 1995)
- Liz Phair - Polyester Bride (Whitechocolatespaceegg, 1998)
- Joan Osborne - Right Hand Man (Relish, 1995)
- Fiona Apple - Sleep To Dream (Tidal, 1996)
Sunday, June 19, 2016
All I Want - Songs 1971
More Songs 1971. This mix leans more toward the singer songwriters of the year and a little bit of soul.
All albums released in 1971.
All albums released in 1971.
- Joni Mitchell - All I Want (Blue)
- Carole King - So Far Away (Tapestry)
- Laura Nyro & Labelle - The Bells (Gonna Take A Miracle)
- Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone (Al Green Gets Next To You)
- Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (Just As I Am)
- The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (For God's Sake Give More Power To The People)
- Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Trafalgar)
- Harry Nilsson - Without You (Nilsson Schmilsson)
- Rita Coolidge - I Believe In You (Rita Coolidge)
- Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind (Every Picture Tells A Story)
- Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (Teaser and The Firecat)
- Elton John - Tiny Dancer (Madman Across The Water)
- The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses (Sticky Fingers)
- Badfinger - Baby Blue (Straight Up)
- Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (Pearl)
- Carly Simon - Anticipation (Anticapation)
- The Carpenters - Superstar (Carpenters)
- The Stylistics - You Are Everything (The Stylistics)
Sunday, June 12, 2016
The High Line
Today we walked the High Line in New York City. It was amazing and very relaxing on a beautiful Sunday morning.
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