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Spanish Harlem Incident - Chris Whitley

 

 

Today's Lost Song is a cover version of a Bob Dylan song called Spanish Harlem Incident.  I'm always a big supporter of artists…

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The Imposter - Elvis Costello

I've always liked Elvis Costello's work and today's Lost Song is my favorite Elvis Costello song; it's a tune called The Imposter which was a track on his…

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Los Lobos - Life Is Good

Here's a wonderful song that's filled with positivity.  The lyrics are simplistic yet effective.  The first time I came across this great Los Lobos track I…

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JB Lenoir - Feelin' Good

Today's Lost Music post features on of my favorite blues songs, Feelin' Good by JB Lenoir.  The song has a relaxed atmosphere that brings the listener…

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Geoff Muldaur Chevrolet / Big Alice

 

Geoff Muldaur's Chevrolet / Big Alice has always been a favorite track of mine most probably because it channels a definite New…

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I Farted On Santa's Lap: The Little Stinkers

In 1999, The Little Stinkers, fronted by the amazing 7 year-old Mary Beltrami, cleared the room with the immortal Christmas song, I Farted On Santa’s…

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The Butterfield Blues Band East-West

Today's forgotten song is the title song of the masterpiece known as East-West by the Butterfield Blues Band circa 1966.  This song alone was a definite game…

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Turn That Chicken Down: Geraint Watkins

 

Turn That Chicken Down

I've always felt that Geraint Watkins is an undiscovered treasure.  I love his unique approach to his original songs and…

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David Lindley & El Rayo-X Tiki Torches At Twilight Tiki torches at twilight  
Hula girls at the bar  
All the guys from the office  
Are throwing up their cars  
Get to cooking …Read more

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John Prine Jesus, The Missing Years

Today's Lost Music post is a great forgotten John Prine song called Jesus, The Missing Years.  The song speculates upon the unrecorded middle 18 years of…

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Mink DeVille - Slow Drain

Little Miss Tragedy is so misunderstood 
She can hear you sniff a whip of a bad drugs a hundred yards away 
And if she gets, you cornered she…

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"Acclaimed raconteur Ray Bonneville strips his bluesy Americana down to its essentials and steeps it in the humid grooves of the South, creating a compelling poetry of hard living and…

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Brave Combo Ice Machine In The Desert

 

"Brave Combo remain the definitive polka-rock band. They were founded in 1979 by guitarist/accordianist/genius Carl Finch in Denton, Texas. For over 35 years…

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Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets

 

In the heat of the summer 
Better call up the plumber 
And turn on the street pump 
To cool me off 
With your newspaper…

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Al Anderson Satan's Just Waitin'

Today's forgotten song is Satin's Waitin'; one of Al Anderson's finest songs that does a great job on capturing the daily elements of temptation. 

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Bruce Hornsby Sneaking Up On Boo Radley

Crawl up the back steps 
Up to the back door 
Reach up in the dark 
Turn the handle a little more 
Open up…

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The Yardbirds Hot House Of Omagarashid

Back in 1966, I picked up a cool Yardbirds album called Roger The Engineer at a record store while I was visiting Swinging London.  My…

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One of These Days: Adrian Belew

 

One Of Those Days "I guess", God said, 
"It's time to let the little people have 
The salad days 
Somebody cut the rain, 
Let …Read more