Monday morning, another superior rendition of a classic by Josh Turner and Carson McKee. Hank Williams would be proud.
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Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
This is fun: Monday morning, New Years Day no less, you pull out that dusty guitar and find a few hundred others doing the same…
Thanks to YouTuber Playing Covers For Friends
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Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay: Otis Redding
A great song, but Redding had died a few months before it was released. It became the first #1 song on the music charts that had been released posthumously.
Thanks to YouTuber Rafael Romero
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Banana Split For My Baby
Monday morning, the object of Louis Prima’s generous affections is wife Keely Smith. Alas, sometimes the desire is greater than the means…
Thanks to YouTuber Dominikus Lev
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More Anji
This time performed as a guitar duet, played by Konosuke Sakazaki & Takahiko Ishikawa
Thanks to YouTuber Bill Han
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Obsessed by Anji
Monday morning, besotted by Anji. I must have listened to over twenty versions of this great guitar instrumental by Davy Graham. It’s considered a rite of passage for any serious guitar player. There have been many variations of it, the most notable ones being that of Bert Jansch and Paul Simon. I really like this very clean version I found by Hiroshi-muchi-Moto. You can really hear the bass line almost as a separate instrument.
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Hallelujah
A tortured song for a tortured time.
If no two versions seem alike, it’s because Cohen wrote over 150 verses…read about it here.
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Duke And Ella: Cottontail
Monday morning, Ella trades fours with members of Duke Ellington’s orchestra. The sax player looks like he barely got out alive intact.
Thanks to YouTuber Paolo Tesi
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A Backstage Peek
This was really fun to watch. This guy, Josh Turner, is not only a great guitar player, but he is just so creative and knowledgeable on the back end of things as well. He writes and records a song in one hour, and shows you his process. Just his closetful of mics alone was worth the price of admission. Hilarious and scary!
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I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
The wonderful Rodger and Hart song, courtesy of Ella Fitzgerald.
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Golden Slumbers: Phil Collins
A really good version of the side 2 medley of Abbey Road. And of course, some great drumming.
Thanks to YouTuber usernameisnogood
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Leavin’ On A Jet Plane
Monday morning, Peter, Paul & Mary live with their famous version of the John Denver song, with full orchestra.
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Baby It’s You: The Shirelles
The Shirelles, one of the greatest girl groups of the 60s, had a hit with this song, co-written by, oddly enough, Burt Bacharach. The Beatles thought enough of the song to do a very good cover of it on their first album.
Thanks to YouTuber Nipstersongs1
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It’s Been A Long Time Leavin’ You: Josh Turner and Allison Young
Josh is back from his vacation and teaming up with Allison Young again for this fun Roger MIller song
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Take Five: Guitar and Vocalese
Father and son Machado and Ulf Wakenius with a unique version of “Take Five” that turns out to be quite fun.
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Runnin’ On Empty: Jackson Browne
Monday Morning, Jackson Browne worries about a fuel shortage.
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
In ’65, I was 17 and running up 101
I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on…
Thanks to YouTuber upfront27
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With A Smile And A Song: Barbara Cook
Thanks to David Kenney, who played this song on his radio show Everything Old is New Again today–I had never heard it before. Though the lyric is very Disney, the gorgeous voice of Barbara Cook makes the song something special.
Thanks to YouTuber BlondieJohnson
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You Don’t Count The Dead When God’s On Your Side
Monday morning, Joan Baez singing Bob Dylan’s “With God On Our Side.”
Thanks to YouTuber TimeToCastAwayStones
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Sha-La-La: Manfred Mann
Monday morning, Manfred Mann ups their lyric game from their first hit, “Doo Wah Diddy,” to the 1965 follow-up, “Sha-La-La.”
Thanks to YouTuber Tiger Rogers
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All The Things You Are: Connie Evingson
I don’t know why I’ve never heard of her before, but I really like her voice and the band. She’s from Bob Dylan’s hometown, Hibbing, Minnesota. Irv Williams on tenor sax and Jeanne Arland Peterson on piano.
Thanks to YouTuber yoichiro tani
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Hey Guys, Watch This: Nellie McKay
I was so happy to be speaking again with the inimitable Nellie McKay, a starburst of humor, talent, skill, and insight. She’s a superb and courageous singer/songwriter with nine albums including Get Away From Me, Sister Orchid and her latest album, Hey Guys, Watch This. We talked about her new album of original songs, and a host of other topics including animal rights, the War in Ukraine, the COVID lockdowns, and more.
Click on the triangle or mp3 link above to hear the interview as broadcast on the Arts Express radio program today, heard on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.
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Knockin on Your Screen Door: John Prine
Paul Simon On Writing “Cecilia”
Paul Simon, speaking to Howard Stern about how they created the drum part for the song “Cecilia.”
Thanks to YouTuber The Howard Stern Show
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Is There Anybody Here?…and more: Phil Ochs
April Come She Will
Monday morning, Art Garfunkel, from his New York home in 2021, 56 years after the original recording. Music and lyrics, of course, by Paul Simon.
Thanks to YouTuber Juanfunkel
