A song by an actor who’s not a singer – Proud Mary was written by John Fogerty and was a big hit for Creedence Clearwater Revival, it was also a hit for Tina Turner… It was not a hit for Leonard Nimoy who probably should have stuck to acting…
A favorite horror themed song – Cold Cold Coffin by Dennis Dunaway, Dennis was the original bassist of the Alice Cooper group… Here is a recent excellent solo track…
A song with sky in the title – Ghost Riders in the Sky, originally recorded in 1959, covered by dozens of artists including Johnny Cash and Lorne Greene…
This version is by the kings of punk covers, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes…
Song title includes a unit of measurement- I Can See For Miles… Originally released by The Who in ’67, this version is from a 2012 tribute with Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders) on vocals and Wayne Kramer (MC5) on guitar!
A song by someone you share a birthday with- Dominoes by Syd Barrett… January 6th Happy Birthday to me & Syd… Syd Barrett was a founding member of the Pink Floyd, he was their vocalist, guitarist and songwriter… but disappeared after their second album due to drugs and mental health issues… He recorded two brilliant solo albums in rapid succession shortly thereafter and then disappeared from public life forever, living a reclusive life in Cambridge England… Pink Floyd’s song Shine On You Crazy Diamond is about him…
A favorite song from 2020 – 2020, DEFINITELY not a good year in many ways, But a few good albums came out anyway… Like Sugaregg, the third album by Bully, here’s a song from it called Where to Start…
A song by an artist from San Francisco – Funky Number 7 by Hot Tuna… Hot Tuna was formed by Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassady after they left Jefferson Airplane in the ’70s, and they continue their rocking blues to today…
A song by a musician with an October birthday- Blank Generation by Richard Hell… Richard Hell was born on October 2nd… He was in The Heartbreakers, Television, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, and solo… A true classic…
Song by a Musician with a disability- Hey Little Bird by The Barbarians… The Barbarians were a Massachusetts band formed in’64 active until around ’67, their drummer Victor “Mouldy” Moulton had lost his left hand in an explosion as a young teen. He had a prosthetic hook hand that he adapted to be able to hold a drumstick… It was a great drummer despite his disability. The Barbarians are remembered as one of the original great “Garage” bands…
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