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Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Oscars: Candle in the Wind

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Randy Reer/Drakytown: Candle in the Wind [ download free from SoundCloud] You have to dig beyond the first few pages of Google li...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Presidents, Rulers and Leaders: Get Outta Here Hitler

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Cinemechanica : Get Outta Here Hitler  [ purchase ] The theme isn’t limited to presidents, so I figured, what better time to post thi...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Presidents, Rulers & Leaders: Her Majesty

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  Jon Albrink : Her Majesty [ Purchase ] The Beatles Complete on Ukulele project, spearheaded by Roger Greenawalt, aimed to offer u...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Presidents, Rulers and Leaders: Hail to the Chief / The President

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Unknown Artist : Hail to the Chief Unknown Artist : The President How cool is it to have your very own anthem? That’s what the U.S. Pr...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Presidents, Rulers and Leaders: WhiteHouse Blues

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Charlie Poole: White House Blues [It's a free file] [See note at bottom] As of last month, Barack Obama is once again the ...

Presidents, Rulers and Leaders: McKinley’s Blues

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[ purchase used on vinyl only ] I knew immediately what song I wanted to post for this week‘s theme. McKinley‘s Blues is a bluegrass c...

Presidents, Rulers and Leaders: William Howard Taft

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The Two Man Gentlemen Band : William Howard Taft [ purchase ] I take credit or blame for suggesting this theme for Presidents’ Day, an...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

Heart: Heart of Gold

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Neil Young: Heart of  Gold via YouTube [above] [ purchase mp3 at Amazon ] I held back until the last minute before our new theme come...
Monday, February 11, 2013

Heart: May I Take A Giant Step Into Your Heart

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1910 Fruitgum Company : May I Take A Giant Step ( Into Your Heart) [Purchase] Between their two biggest Top 10 singles, ...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Heart: Heart of Stone

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SVT : Heart of Stone [ purchase ] I’ve written about Jorma, so now it is time to write about Jack. Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen ha...

Heart: Heartbreaker

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Led Zeppelin: Heartbreaker via YouTube (above) [ purchase ] Valentine's Day = forever love, flowers, chocolate, diamond rings...
Saturday, February 9, 2013

Winter: Winter Kills

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Yaz: Winter Kills [ purchase ] I was a true child of the eighties alternative movements, absorbing everything from Depeche Mode and...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Winter: River

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[ purchase ] This week’s theme gives me the chance to deal with a pet peeve. River is not a Christmas song. It is a winter song. Speci...
Thursday, February 7, 2013

Winter: North Dakota

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Chris Knight: North Dakota (demo) [ purchase ] Since New England is about to get hit with "Snowmageddon," or whatever they ...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Winter: Valley Winter Song

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Fountains of Wayne : Valley Winter Song [ purchase ] Last week, in writing about Dough, I compared them to Fountains of Wayne, who ar...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Winter: Song of Winter

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[Purchase] Bob Dylan wrote a poem about her. Blur asked her to sing with them. And Jacques Dutronc married her. But it's take...
Sunday, February 3, 2013

Winter: Winter

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Rolling Stones: Winter [ Purchase @ Amazon ] “Winter”, from Goat’s Head Soup – the ’73 Rolling Stones release – got this review from ...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Resurrection: Within You / Without You

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  The Beatles/Spottiswoode: Within You Without You http://thebeatlescompleteonukulele.com/ Resurrection/Reincarnation… Star Mar...

Resurrection: Come Back

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Dough : Come Back [ purchase ] Well, we’re back. And it seems fitting to follow the In Memoriam theme and a short period of dormancy ...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

In Memoriam: Mike Auldridge

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[ purchase solo works from Mike Auldridge here ] Like most players of the resophonic guitar - popularly called the Dobro, though as with ...
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