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“Summer Breeze” by THE ISLEY BROTHERS
For the first official week of summer: The Isley Brothers make something hot and funky from Seals and Crofts' '70s soft rock exemplar, "Summer Breeze."
Scott Frampton
Jun 24
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“Blue Rondo à la Turk” by THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET
For June 8th: The titular Turk who inspired one of Brubeck's more invigorating time signature experiments was a musician named June Eighth
Scott Frampton
Jun 8
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“Angel from Montgomery” by BONNIE RAITT
John Prine, even at 24, saw that being old isn't about age, but an absence of youth. Bonnie Raitt sang how that feels to a woman.
Scott Frampton
Jun 3
3
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"Anyway You Wanta" by HARVEY
Popcorn started in a barn in Belgium where couples touch danced to slowed-down R&B. It was the last great underground scene in Europe.
Scott Frampton
May 20
5
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"The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore" by THE WALKER BROTHERS
Scott Walker was the Greta Garbo of '60s pop to some, a god-like genius to others, and an artist who gave a song everything it needed, plus a little…
Scott Frampton
May 13
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“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” by WAYLON JENNINGS
The song that made Waylon Jennings an outlaw.
Scott Frampton
Apr 29
4
2
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“The Girl from Ipanema” by STAN GETZ, ASTRUD GILBERTO, JOAO GILBERTO, and ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
A song that famously evokes sunny beaches and warm breezes is darker and cooler than its easy-listening dilutions have let us believe.
Scott Frampton
Apr 22
3
1
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“Just Like Honey” by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
A bittersweet honey, from '70s Japanese guitar distortion pedals to Lost In Translation -- it's so good, so good.
Scott Frampton
Apr 8
4
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“Powerhouse” by THE RAYMOND SCOTT QUINTETTE
From Bugs Bunny to Moog to Motown, Raymond Scott was a 20th Century music innovator who tested the limits of man, machine, and cartoon animals.
Scott Frampton
Apr 1
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“And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” by THE POGUES
A folk song about the WWI Gallipoli campaign has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day, but everything to do with the truth Shane MacGowan and The Pogues…
Scott Frampton
Mar 17
5
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"Heroes" by DAVID BOWIE
In Berlin, David Bowie found that his most compelling character was himself, and in a defiantly experimental period, created a worldwide anthem.
Scott Frampton
Mar 11
6
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“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by MERRY CLAYTON
The Rolling Stones, a secular hymn made spiritual, and the crack in an unbreakable woman’s voice.
Scott Frampton
Mar 4
4
4
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