Save Your Heart For Me by Frontier Ruckus
“Save Your Heart For Me” by Frontier Ruckus. Written by Gary Geld/Peter Udell in 1965 (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
Friday on My Mind
By David Bowie: The original by The Easybeats:
Gimme Some Lovin’ by The Spencer Davis Group
“Gimme Some Lovin’” by The Spencer Davis Group (United Artists, 1966). Written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis & Muff Winwood.
Follow by Ritchie Havens
“Follow” by Ritchie Havens (Mixed Bag, Verve Records, 1967). Written by Jerry Merrick.
Seventh Son by Johnny Rivers
From Wikipedia: Johnny Rivers recorded his version of “the Seventh Son” live at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, California and released it on Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go in 1965 and released it as a single. Written by Willie Dixon.
Corcovado by Marvin Gaye
This is one of my favorite songs (known in English as “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars”), by one of my favorite artists (Marvin!), by one of my favorite songwriters (Antonio Carlos Jobim), and my favorite musical genre (bossa nova!).
Classical Gas by Mason Williams
SONG OF THE DAY “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams (The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, Warner Bros. Records, 1968). Written by Mason Williams. WHERE I HEARD IT The new William Burrough’s documentary on PBS talks about how this song was written during Jack Kerouac’s cross-country tour that became his famous book, On The Road. VIDEO OF …
The Boxer by Mumford & Sons feat. Jerry Douglas
Be prepared to die for this cover of a Simon & Garfunkel classic! Thanks for the lead, Dad! It’ll be released in a few days on Jerry Douglas’ newest album Traveler from eOne Records. Go here to hear the song!
Sweet City Woman by House of Doc
I love Canada and it’s alive music scene in all the provinces! I love the classics! I love a good cover! This recording is everything to me! I heard the full version on grooveshark here. You can also here it on the band’s myspace page here.
In a Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Beautiful tune performed by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane in 1962. According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. “We had played a big dance in a tobacco warehouse, and afterwards a friend of mine, an executive in the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, threw a party for us. I was playing …