Psychology- The Dandevilles
Streets Of Bakersfield- Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
It's My Time- The Mynah Birds
Walking Down Madison- Kirsty MacColl
The Ice Man- Dave Bartholomew
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting- Charles Mingus
Maybe I'm A Fool- Sugar Pie DeSanto
Psychology- The Dandevilles
(The Dandevilles were from Philadelphia, maybe. More than that, I cannot say. I just know, they don't make records like this anymore.)
Streets Of Bakersfield- Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
(For years I thought this was a Buck Owens original. But alas, it was written and recorded by Homer Joy in 1972. This Dwight and Buck version is damn good.)
It's My Time- The Mynah Birds
(Never a bad time to pull out music by Rick James & Neil Young. I only wish there were more than a few tunes.)
Walking Down Madison- Kirsty MacColl
(Thanks to an excellent recommendation from our friend hpunch, I watched a fantastic BBC documentary on the great Kirsty MacColl and followed it with a mini binge on her music. Here's one of many amazing singles.)
The Ice Man- Dave Bartholomew
("Any ice...today lady? How about a piece today?" Speaking of not making records like this anymore, this one swings along beautifully.)
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting- Charles Mingus
(The opener of the Mingus classic "Blues & Roots," I thought this might be a great opener for the mix. Then, I thought, maybe even better as a closer. Here it is as the penultimate track. Basically, this fits anywhere at anytime.
Maybe I'm A Fool- Sugar Pie DeSanto
(Here is Umpeylia Marsema Balinton, cousin of Etta James, better known as Sugar Pie, with one of her first singles after leaving Chess. Groovy, baby.)
5 comments:
Watched a good Motown documentary yesterday and was shocked to discover that the Mynah Birds were originally signed to the label. There's a little bit of Motown swing in the song, along with a strong dose of B. Springfield.
Randy
So funny; a Bunch of old men in the coffee shop this morning and the conversation turned to Rick James and Neil Young in their Yorkville days. And now ... Thanks Sal.
Nice mix - thank you!
That Mynah Birds song is way cool -- I had never heard it before, thanks!
Walking Down Madison is perfect. Great choice...
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