It’s A Good Day by Peggy Lee & the David Barbour Quartet
“It’s A Good Day”- Peggy Lee and the David Barbour Quartet, 1950. From The Snader Telescriptions.
The Twilight by Josh Schroeder
I heard this on ABC Family’s “Make It Or Break it”, so, yes, there is some good from watching teen dramas as an adult.
Being Alive (Live) by Jessie Mueller
I saw Jessie Mueller in January in “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”, the broadway revival with Harry Connick, Jr., and I am distraught that the performance isn’t available as a cast recording because SHE WAS STUNNING. She better win that Tony; I called that she’d be nommed as soon as she opened …
The Weight – Gillian Welch & Old Crow Medicine Show
SONG OF THE DAY “The Weight (Live)” by Gillian Welch & Old Crow Medicine Show. Written by Robbie Robertson. VIDEO OF THE DAY
Everybody’s Talkin’ by Tedeschi Trucks Band
SONG OF THE DAY “Everybody’s Talkin’ ” by Tedeschi Trucks Band (Everybody’s Talkin’, Sony Legacy, May 22, 2012). Written by Fred Neil. WHERE I HEARD IT Woodstock Radio!! INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) Tedeschi Trucks Band will release their first live album, Everybody’s Talkin’, on May 22. The double CD, which was recorded in October …
Anna Lee (Live)- Levon Helm Tribute Week
“Anna Lee” is another great track (track 9, in fact) and performance from Ramble at the Ryman , the 2011 live album recorded by American rock multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm during his September 17, 2008 performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The album won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.
Ophelia (Live) – Levon Helm Tribute Week
“Ophelia”, a Robbie Robertson original, is Ramble at the Ryman’s first track. The 2011 live album was recorded by American rock multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm during his September 17, 2008 performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The album features six songs by The Band and other cover material, including songs from previous Helm solo releases. Helm’s band …
Don’t Do It – Levon Helm Tribute Week
“Baby Don’t You Do It” is a 1964 single by American singer Marvin Gaye, and was written by Holland–Dozier–Holland. The Band recorded the song numerous times under the title “Don’t Do It”; the different versions, both studio and live, appear on several of their albums and box sets. “Don’t Do It” was the encore performed …
The Weight – Levon Helm Tribute Week
“The Weight” was released by The Band as Capitol Records single 2269 in 1968, and appeared one week later on the group’s debut album Music from Big Pink. The song is listed as #41 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time published in 2004, and Pitchfork Media named it the thirteenth best song …