Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 10 |
"So Swell When You're Well" by James BookerFrom the "Lost Paramount Tapes", recorded in 1973, released in 1997.I first heard this song while searching I-Tunes for songs by Booker after my friend had t...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:47:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 9 |
"Get Low Down, Parts 1 and 2" by Curley Moore, Sansu Records 1966Written By Allen ToussaintAvailable on "Get Low Down: The Soul of New Orleans ’65-67" Sun Dazed RecordsI first heard this song on...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:36:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 8 |
"Up Above My Head" by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight, Decca Records 1946Available on CD or I-Tunes on "The Gospel of Blues"I first saw and heard sister Rosetta Tharpe in a clip edited together...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:09:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 7 |
"Fat Mama" written and performed by Herbie Hancock, Warner Brothers Records, 1969Available on I-Tunes or CD on "Fat Albert Rotunda"I first heard this track on a Warner Brothers compilation album calle...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:32:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No.6 |
"Louie, Louie" by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs, Flip Records 1957Written by Richard Berry.Available on "Have Louie, Will Travel" import CD 2004I first heard the original version of this pop classic ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:26:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 5 |
"Games People Play" by Mel Torme, arranged and conducted by Jimmy Jones Capitol Records, 1969Written by Joe SouthI first heard this record when the owner of a diner in Lee, MA invited me and my friend...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:29:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 4 |
"Almost Dead Blues" by Robert Pete WilliamsAvailable on "Free Again" recorded in 1961 for Fantasy Records.I first heard this record when my friend Josh's mom moved out of the house in which he grew u...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:31:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hallof Fame No. 3 |
"You Got Soul" by Johnny Nash 1968written by Johnny NashOnly Available on vinyl 45 or on home made MP3's.I first heard this son on a single I found at a garage sale in North Carolina.Johnny Nash is th...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:11:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame No. 2 |
"The Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page, Mercury Records 1950Written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee KingAvailable on: Zabriskie Point SoundtrackI heard it first on my friend Tom Pardo's copy of "Zabriskie Po...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:34:00 GMT |
Recorded Music Hall of Fame, No.1 |
"Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" Marvin Gaye, 1969Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett StrongAvailable on "The Complete Motown Singles Volume 9"I first heard it on the B side of "That's ...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:37:00 GMT |
