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The Hunt For New Music When we lost Walter Becker on 3 September 2017, we lost one of America’s great and innovative musicians. As one half of the music group Steely Dan (named after an item in a William Burroughs novel…so you get immediately the drift of the intellect of these two), Walter Becker teamed …
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The Hunt for New Music. Does anyone sing America the Beautiful better than Ray Charles? No, is the short answer. In addition to our national anthem, this may be our second greatest song. Ray Charles sings it here, live, with an orchestral accompaniment. Take some time and take it in. He was–and remains via his …
The Hunt for New Music: Embed from Getty Images Here’s an interesting idea for fans of “Sgt. Pepper” and The Beatles. Re-boot the album. Re-imagine, re-order, re-program it, because as terrific as it was, is, and remains, there were some very interesting conversations during the production of the record about what songs should be included …
The Hunt for New Music: Just a terrific concert, Paul McCartney in New York to open the new Citi Field Stadium in 2009. The video is HD and the sound is very good; the song list a collection of Beatles and McCartney tunes. The opening is particularly well done. No need to puff this one …
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The Hunt for New Music: A classic to honor a classic: Chuck Berry live at the BBC, in 1972, with Rocking Horse. The camera work is very good (you would expect it from the BBC) and the sound is surprisingly clear (from the soundboard). We lost Chuck Berry this past week but he’s going to …
The Hunt For New (Christmas) Music: Embed from Getty Images Combine this playlist(which is Part B) with the previous one (No. X, Part A) and you’ll have several hours of great holiday music. Happy Holidays and good listening. The Fine Print: Image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images (all rights reserved), who graciously make …
The Hunt for New (Christmas) Music: Embed from Getty Images This playlist is composed of the best of the previous playlists. This is Part A. Combine it with the playlist that follows and create your own super-Christmas playlist for the season. Line ’em all up on your playback system and let them play all day(or …
The Hunt for New (Christmas) Music: Embed from Getty Images The 9th in a series of terrific and smartly curated playlists of Christmas and Holiday music. As always, the spirit shines through. The Fine Print: Image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images (all rights reserved), who graciously make available their vast archive …
The Hunt for New (Christmas)Music: Embed from Getty Images Our 6th Christmas Music Playlist. Every playlist has a different personality and every list is very tightly curated. Pay particular attention to Paul Simon’s opening song, “Getting Ready for Christmas Day”, which is an absolute blast and sets a great tone for the holiday season. Right …
The Hunt for New (Christmas)Music: Embed from Getty Images The Fifth Playlist in our annual Christmas Music Playlist Series. Every playlist has a different personality and every list is very tightly curated. As always, new favorites and classics updated for the times….all of it good. Enjoy. The Fine Print: Image courtesy of our friends at …