Elvis: Are you Lonesome Tonight?
I didn’t realise till now that this song was written in 1926, by Roy Turk and Lou Handman. Here is a lovely old version by Charles Hart, released in 1927. … Continue readingElvis: Are you Lonesome Tonight?
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Ian Matthews: Thoughts for a Friend
Lovely sitar-led track from Ian’s 1969 album Matthews’ Southern Comfort https://am-records.com/?s=matthews+country
Eternal Father Strong to Save
THIS week’s choice links Britain and the United States because for both countries it is known as the Navy Hymn. The words vary slightly but the melody is the same, … Continue readingEternal Father Strong to Save
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Please Read The Letter
From the 2007 album Raising Sand. I love the fact that, after singing like a grown-up all the way through, Planty can’t resist a few Led Zep-style whoops as it … Continue readingRobert Plant and Alison Krauss: Please Read The Letter
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs: Stay
Maurice Williams wrote this song in 1953 when he was 15 after failing to persuade his date not to go home at 10pm as she was supposed to. When it … Continue readingMaurice Williams and the Zodiacs: Stay
Brahms: Ballade Op 10, No 1
When I was at school in the 60s, there were several highly talented musicians among the pupils, and I often heard this work. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) wrote his Ballades, Op … Continue readingBrahms: Ballade Op 10, No 1
The Jaynetts: Sally Go ‘Round the Roses
THIS strange and unique song, written by Zelma Sanders and Lona Stevens, was a one-hit wonder which reached No 2 in the US in September 1963. Although released in the … Continue readingThe Jaynetts: Sally Go ‘Round the Roses
June Tabor: Broom of Cowdenknowes
From the 1996 album Singing The Storm, with Savourna Stevenson and the brilliant Danny Thompson.
Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horizon
ONE of my better musical investments of the last twenty years was a CD box set – Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions 1967-1969. This comprises six discs and includes … Continue readingFleetwood Mac on Blue Horizon
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels: Jenny Take A Ride!
THIS thumping number released in 1965 reached No 10 in the US and 33 in the UK. It was written by the song’s producer Bob Crewe, Enotris Johnson (co-writer of … Continue readingMitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels: Jenny Take A Ride!