A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
Andy Williams is not often thought of as a pop singer, more easy listening, but this song had good pop credentials, being written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (A … Continue readingAndy Williams: Can’t Get Used to Losing You
For anyone self-isolating this Saturday morning, here’s 23 wonderful minutes of the Dead in 1969.
Chuck Berry wrote this and recorded it in 1958. It was released in 1959 but doesn’t seem to have made the charts. Re-released in 1963, it got to No 6 … Continue readingChuck Berry: Memphis Tennessee
I know it’s not long since the last Hiatt selection but I couldn’t resist this one, with John channelling his inner Loudon Wainwright III.
This was written by a 17-year-old Paul Anka for Buddy Holly and it was recorded at his last studio session, in October 1958. It was released on January 5, 1959, … Continue readingBuddy Holly: It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Live version of the song by the artist currently known as Brown Bread.
I love Rod Stewart. I think he is greatly under-rated. Maybe his mistake was not dying tragically young. One of his best numbers is Reason to Believe, the brilliant song which was … Continue readingRod Stewart: Reason to Believe
THIS hymn was written specifically for Trinity Sunday, which is the first Sunday after Pentecost, which in turn is 50 days after Easter Sunday. It seems a shame not to … Continue readingHoly, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
No apologies for returning to the lovely Laura. This is from her 2007 album Saltbreakers, and very good it is too.
This was written by Jamaican singer Jackie Edwards and originally recorded on his 1965 album Come On Home. Later that year it was released by the Spencer Davis Group, with … Continue readingSpencer Davis Group: Keep on Running