The late Robbie Robertson of The Band was born on this date in 1943. Hear some of his best on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 4-24-24
“Daydreams light the corners of my mind.” That was the original opening line of this smash. Barbra Streisand suggested changing “daydreams” to “memories.” I applaud that change.
Barbra Streisand was born on this date in 1942. A few tracks from her are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 3-29-24
Peretz Bernstein was born on this date in 1959. He took the word peripheral and used that as the basis for his stage name, Perry Farrell. Some of Farrell’s work with Jane’s Addiction and Porno For Pyros is included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 11-18-23
In early 1980 newspaper The Village Voice published the results of its poll of 155 music critics. Voted the best album of 1979 was Graham Parker & The Rumour’s Squeezing Out Sparks. The rest of the top ten was:
Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps
The Clash – The Clash
Talking Heads – Fear of Music
Elvis Costello – Armed Forces
Van Morrison – Into the Music
The B-52s – The B-52s
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes
Pere Ubu – Dub Housing
Donna Summer – Bad Girls Graham Parker was born on this date in 1950. A handful of his songs are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 10-2-23
In the same room where Ian Fleming wrote James Bond novels Sting of The Police wrote what he called a “nasty little song” about his feelings of jealousy and obsession over his first wife following their divorce. I’m not sure if hearing the song everywhere helped him get over those feelings, but the money the song generated may have lifted his spirits.
Sting was born on this date in 1951. Lotsa Police songs on today’s playlist.
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