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Leon Russell - Spanish Harlem

 

Today's Lost Music post is all about a swinging instrumental track  called Spanish Harlem which was recorded by Leon Russell and The Gap Band back in…

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Love - 7 and 7 Is 

The band Love recorded this genuine rock classic in June of 1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood.  At that time, Sunset Sound Recorders was one…

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Today's Lost Music post is It's The End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine), a wild apocalyptic rock anthem by R.E.M.  At first listen, this track simply knocked…

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It's Valentine's Day!

Today's song that celebrates Valentine's Day is a great tune called I Need Your Loving...y'know, there aren't that many love songs that can top Don Garner & Dee Dee Ford's I Need Your Loving…

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Family - Second Generation Woman

Today's Lost Music is about a great British band called Family.  The English band Family emerged in the 1960s rock scene and soon became a household name…

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Ed "Kookie" Byrnes - Kookie's Mad Pad

 

 

"Edward Byrne Breitenberger (July 30, 1932 – January 8, 2020), known professionally as Edd Byrnes, was an American actor, best known for his…

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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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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  
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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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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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