Kris Kristofferson: Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down [ purchase ] This is Paul from Setting The Woods On Fire . Good luck with the new fo...

Margo Guryan: Sunday Morning [ purchase ] The first theme for Star Maker Machine will be Days Of The Week .* Please submit a favorite song...

OK, it's finally time to put our new concept into effect. To submit a post to Star Maker Machine , please download and follow the instr...

Teenage Fanclub: The Concept [ purchase ] Announcing the Star Maker Machine concept: The original idea behind this blog was to get the rea...

Joni Mitchell: Free Man In Paris [ purchase ] As part of the general overhaul of this relatively-new site, we are pleased to announce that ...

Sugar: A Good Idea ( purchase ) Exciting news! We've come up with a good idea how to make this blog better and more fun for everyone....

Posting a new song everyday is surprisingly stressful, even with the Sunday rest. So we're off for some R&R. We may be back with a...

Uncle Tupelo: John Hardy [ purchase ] Last week we heard the Carter Family version. Closing out this week an excellent version by Uncle Tu...

Tom Jones: Black Betty [ purchase ] Not much to say about this one. You probably love it or hate it. But, fear not, there are eight more ...

Big Joe Turner: Midnight Special Train [ purchase ] Big Joe Turner from Kansas City is a member of both The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ...

Lonnie Donegan: Rock Island Line [ purchase ] Lonnie Donegan was the undisputed King of the British skiffle revival. According to Wikipedi...

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cotton Fields [ purchase ] This one's kind of obvious. Almost went with the Beach Boys version, but I...

X: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [ purchase ] This is a Tin Pan Alley song from 1930 that Leadbelly performed on his Last Sessions album....

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit [ purchase ] Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swi...

The Carter Family: John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man [ purchase ] This song about a West Virginia coal miner comes from Harry Smith...

Leadbelly: It's Tight Like That [ purchase ] Plug this thing in, add some drums, and you've got rock and roll! As the title of the...

Louis Armstrong: St. James' Infirmary [ purchase ] Louis was simply one of the greats. This one was recorded in Chicago in 1928. Discu...

Jimmie Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 9 [ purchase ] Here's an amazing track featuring an early pioneer of country music, Jimmie Rodgers , sin...

Robert Johnson: 32-20 Blues [ purchase ] This week's theme is "the old days," which we have arbitrarily defined as before 195...

The Cowboy Junkies: To Live Is To Fly (Townes Van Zandt Cover) [ purchase ] We're playing requests now on the bandstand. This one comes...