The late great Sinéad O’Connor was born on this date in 1966. Several of her songs are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 11-28-23
Randy Newman was born on this date in 1943. Lots of songs from him on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 10-10-23
With its songs about war, addiction, loneliness and death, John Prine’s self-titled album is just what I need to take my mind off all of the horrible news these days.
The late John Prine was born on this date in 1946. Several of his tunes 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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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 7-25-23
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore once revealed that he thought the band’s album title Dirty was inspired by his laundry pile. Guess creativity can even sprout from unwashed socks! 😅
Lotsa Sonic Youth on today’s playlist in honor of Moore’s birthday.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 7-5-23
I just learned that Robbie Robertson, who was the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, is of Cayuga and Mohawk descent and has supported causes such as the American Indian Movement and the Native American Rights Fund. He has also spoken out against the misrepresentation and appropriation of Indigenous cultures by non-Native people.
Robbie Robertson turns 80 today. Some of his work is included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 1-27-23
As today is the birthday of Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins, several songs from their breakthrough album The Trinity Session are sprinkled throughout today’s playlist.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 12-7-22
Today’s playlist celebrates the December 7 birthdays of Tom Waits, Damien Rice, Louis Prima, All Saints’ Nicole Appleton, and Harry Chapin; and the December 8 birthdays of Nicki Minaj, The Doors’ Jim Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band’s Gregg Allman, Sinéad O’Connor, Jerry Butler, Jimmy Smith, Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill, George Baker, Dan Hartman, Martin Circus’s Gerard Blanc, Sammy Davis Jr., Fox’s Noosha Fox, Alice DeeJay’s Judith Pronk, and Chrisette Michele.
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