• WNHU’s Playlist Adds For This Week The Greenhornes, OFF!, Cee Lo Green, Lissie, Les Savy Fav

    THE PLAYLIST Better Off Without It- The Greenhornes Upside Down- OFF! Forget You- Cee Lo Green In Sleep- Lissie Let’s Get Out Of Here-Les Savy Fav

  • Midnight Special – Paul Evans

    SONG OF THE DAY “Midnight Special” by Paul Evans ( [single], Guaranteed Records, 1960). MY TAKE A young Harry Dean Stanton sings this on guitar during a scene in Cool Hand Luke, which I recently plugged away at. Nice plot, but not my pace for a movie. Of course, this song is also featured on one …

  • Plastic Jesus – Paul Newman

    SONG OF THE DAY “Plastic Jesus” as performed by Paul Newman during the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. Written by Ed Rush & George Cromarty. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Plastic Jesus” is an American folk song written by Ed Rush and George Cromarty in 1957. – They recorded it as a humorous ad spoof …

  • Willow Weep For Me – Red Garland Trio

    SONG OF THE DAY “Willow Weep For Me” by The Red Garland Trio (Groovy, Prestige/ Fantasy Records, 1956). Trio is Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. LP recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 14, 1956. Also featured on the 2008 Rudy Van Gelder remaster …