Category: Music
Washington Post on the earliest country recording – it was by a Black man
BlueSky post on music mashups
YouTube – almost four hours of 1960s music
How the Beatles’ success saved jobs in Scranton, PA
Covers: (Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party
“(Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party” was released by the Showstoppers in 1968 and covered by the J. Geils Band in 1973.
“White Bird” (1969)
“White Bird” by It’s a Beautiful Day was very popular on FM rock stations when I was in high school. Their first album had a great cover – see the YouTube video below.
There’s a new deluxe version of King of America by Elvis Costello
Great album. I just got the expanded version.