A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
A PARAGRAPH in the Times sports pages last week about the ‘British’ tennis star Emma Raducanu and the reasons for her slide down the rankings finally acknowledged what has been whispered about … Continue readingTennis dads from hell
Now this one is obscure. Hurdy Gurdy emerged from the Danish group Peter Belli and the Boom Boom Brothers (aka the BB Brothers) in 1967. Before they went psychedelic they recorded … Continue readingHurdy Gurdy: World Go Round
From the Stuttgart 75 collection, this the fourth track features some beautiful guitar work from Michael (Charlie) Karoli.
He’s officially filed under ‘country’ but here JD lets rip on a blistering instrumental which reminds me of Apostrophe by Frank Zappa. From his 2012 album Traveler. And here’s a … Continue readingJerry Douglas: So Here We Are
And I’m down to my last selection in this smoking songs season. Ashtray emptying time.
To many readers, PG Wodehouse is synonymous with Jeeves and Wooster but little else (apart from maybe the Blandings books). However there are countless gems to be mined among the … Continue readingBeyond Jeeves and Wooster: PG Wodehouse’s golf stories
Another Andy Marshall suggestion. Dig those crazy specs and Wayne’s World haircuts.
From the 1979 LP Exposure, the Frippster in somewhat less cerebral mood than normal/
A live clip from 2009 showing the Bromley lass growing old not so gracefully, knockers akimbo.
This little gem from 1947 can be heard at the beginning of the 2006 movie Thank You For Smoking.