Bobby Charles: Small Town Talk
How can you resist a song that starts with whistling and a Hammond organ? From his eponymous 1972 album and yes, Bingo, there’s a dawg on the cover.
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WHEN Steve Winwood first played piano in pubs and clubs, his bandmates made sure he faced away from the audience at all times. This was so the punters wouldn’t realise … Continue readingTraffic Report
Pirates of the Mississippi: Feed Jake
And if I die before I wake, Feed Bingo!
Donald Fagen: What I Do
The Danster’s peerless tribute to Ray Charles, from his album Morph The Cat. Lovely harmonica.
The Springfields: Silver Threads and Golden Needles
The Springfields – Mary O’Brien (later Dusty Springfield), her brother Tom and Tim Feild, later replaced by Mike Hurst – had a lovely harmony but in my opinion were let … Continue readingThe Springfields: Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Two Beethoven piano sonatas
I COULDN’T decide which of these piano sonatas was my favourite, so I thought I would write about both. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was born in Bonn, the son of … Continue readingTwo Beethoven piano sonatas
Gordon Haskell: Learning Not To Feel
From the former King Crimson bassist’s cult 1971 album It Is And It Isn’t.
Ry Cooder: Tattler
One of Ry’s first compositions, this little gem first saw the light on his 1974 album Paradise and Lunch.
Cliff Richard and the Drifters: Move It
Cliff’s debut single and his first hit, reaching No 2 in 1958. It was written by Ian Samwell, a member of Cliff’s original backing group, the Drifters (not to be … Continue readingCliff Richard and the Drifters: Move It
Robert Wyatt: Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’
The old Leftie’s take on a song from World War II, included on his 1982 album Nothing Can Stop Us. This is the original by the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet … Continue readingRobert Wyatt: Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’