• Better Days by Amos Lee

    SONG OF THE DAY “Better Days” by Amos Lee (Last Days At The Lodge, Blue Note Records, 2008). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Last Days at the Lodge is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Amos Lee. – The album debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200 album chart. – Amos Lee (born 1978) …

  • Makes You Wanna Die Laughing – Harry Manx

    SONG OF THE DAY “Makes You Wanna Die Laughing” by Harry Manx (Wise and Otherwise, Dog My Cat Records, 2002, re-released in 2007). Written by Harry Manx. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Harry Manx is a musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. – He was born in the Isle of …

  • You Took Advantage Of Me by Carmen McRae

    SONG OF THE DAY “You Took Advantage Of Me” by Carmen McRae (Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters, Verve Records, 1993). Composed by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “You Took Advantage of Me” is a 1928 popular song composed by Rodgers and Hart for the musical Present Arms …

  • Body & Soul by Billie Holiday

    SONG OF THE DAY “Body & Soul” by Billie Holiday (All Or Nothing At All, Verve Records, 1959). Written by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Rising quickly to popularity, Libby Holman introduced “Body and Soul” in the revue Three’s a Crowd and it was used …