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Song of the Day: Roy Orbison – “Evergreen”

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Roy Orbison, who died on this day in 1988 of a heart attack at age 52. This track, recorded in 1962, was written by Joe Tanner, a longtime Orbison collaborator who was a member of the 1950s vocal group The Bluenotes. Tanner also played guitar on “Oh, Pretty Woman”.

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Song of the Day: Del Shannon – “Hats Off To Larry”

I took a visit to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame recently, where one of my favorite features is their collection of handwritten lyrics. This is one of the songs they have on display, and since I hadn’t heard it in a while, I figured it would be a good choice to spotlight today. It’s an interesting and almost comical song lyrically — a tale of pointing and laughing at the ex who got burned after doing the burning herself, and yet the main character still wants to get back together with her. (Hats off to Larry, he broke your heart/Just like you broke mine when you said we must part/He told you lies, now it’s your turn to cry cry cry/Now that Larry said goodbye to you/I know this may sound strange/I want you back, I think you’ll change…) Love can be that stubborn sometimes. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard chart in the US.

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4AD Returns To The Amps

Kim Deal and The Breeders have been having a hell of a year. They released one of the years best albums in All Nerve. Their catalogue has gone through a massive reissue which brought Pod and Lash Splash to vinyl in the US for the first time. Now, 4AD has announced to release more of the Kim Deal mythos.

4AD has decided to reissue Deal side project The Amps. The album is 1995’s Pacer which features Jim MacPherson from The Breeders joining on drums and Dayton, Ohio musicians Luis Lerma and Nate Farley on bass and guitar, respectively.

The album will release August 10th of this year. It’s available for pre-order now.

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Song of the Day: Traveling Willburys – “Maxine”

This week in 2007, the Traveling Willburys box set Collection reached number one in the UK, one of six countries in which it topped the charts. This track was one of two on the collection that was previously unreleased, along with “Like A Ship.” George Harrison led the way on this track, with backing vocals from Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne added in 2007. Beautiful song.

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50 Year Flashback: 10 Big Songs From June 1968

June 1968 was a hell of a time in America and on the rest of the planet too. The Vietnam War was yielding more casualties than ever, there were two devastating political assassinations and there was unrest in the streets. The Summer of Love already seemed like a distant memory, but on the positive side, the Rock Revolution was in full swing and music was exploding off in new directions. FM Rock radio was still in its infancy, meaning that Top 40 was still the main medium for new music, and so here are some of the big Top 40 hits from June 1968 in no particular order:

  Mrs. Robinson – Simon And Garfunkel

It’s hard to separate this song from The Graduate, the generation-defining movie in which it played a central role, a conflation that surely enhanced the song’s appeal among all the boring, self-centered and disaffected Benjamin Braddocks and Elaine Robinsons of the day.

  MacArthur Park – Richard Harris

In 1992 humorist Dave Barry conducted a readers’ poll that named this the Worst Song of All Time, but we think there are plenty worse. Sure it’s ridiculously overblown and overwrought, but songwriter Jimmy Webb deliberately set out to make it that way in the name of artistic innovation, since overblown and overwrought were still fresh Rock concepts back then.

  Yummy, Yummy, Yummy – Ohio Express

Haven’t heard this one in years and it’s not quite as bad as we remembered it, although the lead singer still sounds like a goat. You’ve got to figure that 50+ years of hearing crappy bubblegum music tends to inure one to its horrors.

  Tighten Up – Archie Bell & The Drells

By the time this reached #1 Archie Bell had been drafted into the Army and was already seriously injured overseas. Neither he nor anyone else could have predicted that this simple song – the whole thing is like a two-minute intro – would top the charts, but like all huge hits it had that inexplicable something that people find irresistible.

  Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones

The Stones were at a creative and a career crossroads, coming off the LSD-addled mediocrity of Their Satanic Majesties Request and needing to re-establish their standing on the Rock scene. This song did a lot more than that. If Mick and Keith were sons of the Blues, then Jumpin’ Jack Flash – the character – became the holy spirit of the Rolling Stones, and God saw that it was a gas, gas, gas.

  Tip Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me – Tiny Tim

A lot of people badly needed an escape from the troubles of the day, and Tiny Tim provided a departure as far away from the norm as you could possibly get. More proof that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

  Sky Pilot – Eric Burden And The Animals

Anti-war songs were common by this point, but a wicked guitar solo fading into the real sounds of war was a wrinkle that gave and still gives this song a powerful punch. This was the last we would ever hear from the Animals, and it was a pretty strong way to make an exit.

  Mony Mony – Tommy James and the Shondells

I remember one night around this time in 1968, I was just a little kid and my amazing big sister Peggy let me tag along in the back seat on a run with her boyfriend to the local burger shack. He was driving a 1966 white Chevy Impala convertible with red interior, top down on a beautiful warm starry night when this song came on the radio, cranked up loud, and I was never the same after that, in a good way.

  Reach Out Of The Darkness – Friend & Lover

The husband-and-wife team of Jim and Cathy Post threw three song fragments together and somehow managed to catch the zeitgeist of the day – well it was groovy that people were finally getting together – but many people thought they were singing “freak out in the darkness”, which would have been even groovier.

  I’d Like To Get To Know You – Spanky And Our Gang

This one is a real cultural artifact, it’s almost as if 1968 is the only year it could have been made. They called it “sunshine pop”, and it is certainly that (Spanky McFarlane could really sing), but the real highlight is the semi-psychedelic breakdown in the last part of the song, because in 1968 even the poppiest of pop songs wanted to be just a little bit trippy too.

  Other Big Hits In June 1968 Include:

A Beautiful Morning — Rascals Think — Aretha Franklin This Guy’s in Love — Herb Alpert Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing — Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Angel Of The Morning — Merrilee Rush Love Is All Around — The Troggs Stoned Soul Picnic — The 5th Dimension The Horse — Cliff Nobles & Co.

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Hear Chris and Toni Cornell perform “Nothing Compares 2 U”

Toni Cornell, the 13-year-old daughter of late singer Chris Cornell, made a special post to YouTube on Father’s Day, releasing a duet of herself with her father singing a cover of the song “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

Toni accompanied the posting with a note that read,

Daddy,

I love you and miss you so much. You were the best father anyone could ask for. Our relationship was so special, and you were always there for me. You gave me courage when I didn’t have any. You believed in me when I didn’t. I miss your love everyday. Recording this song with you was a special and amazing experience I wish I could repeat 100 times over and I know you would too. Happy Father’s Day daddy, nothing compares to you.

Listen to the song below:

Chris Cornell covered the song himself back in 2015 and also performed it multiple times in concert. Fans may also remember Toni performing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah with OneRepublic in 2017.

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Jon Spencer Returns To Explode The Blues

Jon Spencer is a man who doesn’t get enough credit. The Blues Explosion, Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, and his other bands have all been forces to be reckoned with. A few days ago it was announced that Spencer is going solo and dropping Spencer Sings the Hits! in the fall via In The Red Records. “Do the Trash Can” off the upcoming album can he heard below.

Artists included on the album are Sam Coomes of Quasi and drummer M. Sord(Andre Williams, JSBX, & Boss Hog). Spencer will tour with The Melvins in support of the album.

Spencer Sings The Hits!

1. Do the Trash Can 2. Fake 3. Overload 4. Time 2 Be Bad 5. Ghost 6. Beetle Boots 7. Hornet 8. Wilderness 9. Love Handle 10. I Got the Hits 11. Alien Humidity 12. Cape

Photo: By ariel martini [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://ift.tt/2G3Y3g6], via Wikimedia Commons

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Song Of The Day: Beck – “Devil’s Haircut” (1996)

On this day in 1996 Beck released the album Odelay, one of the best and most important Rock albums not only of the 1990s but of all time. Rock has always been about different types of music coming together, but nobody before had ever brought blues and folk and punk and psychedelia and hip-hop together before. It’s like a synopsis of popular late 20th century musical forms gathered together in an amusement park funhouse, but in practical terms it helped open the door for the anything-goes ethos of 21st century Rock.

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blink-182 postpones shows after drummer Travis Barker diagnosed with blood clots

blink-182 postponed a set of Las Vegas residency shows this weekend when it was discovered drummer Travis Barker had blood clots in each of his arms.

The band released a statement about the situation last week.

“Friends, Travis Barker is suffering from blood clots in both arms and unfortunately cannot perform until cleared to do so by his medical team,” the statement read. “The situation is currently being closely monitored. Due to this situation it is with great regret that the blink-182 ‘Kings of the Weekend’ Las Vegas residency dates this weekend must be rescheduled.”

blink-182 scheduled a 16-date Las Vegas residency earlier this year to take place in May, June, September, and October. The band also has shows scheduled in Chicago and Windsor, Ontario in September.

Barker posted a message to his fans on social media Saturday, saying he also was dealing with a staph infection.

“Blood clots in both arms and a (staph) infection wasn’t the news I was hoping for. I’ll be back soon, thanks for all the love & prayers,” wrote Barker.

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Nick Knox Of The Cramps Of The Cramps Has Passed Away

Some more sad news as we just learned of the passing of Cramps drummer Nick Knox. Rolling Stone says “Fellow former members of the Cramps, including the band’s second drummer Miriam Linna and guitarist Kid Congo Powers confirmed Knox’s death on social media. No cause of death was provided.”

Knox’s tenure with the Cramps from 1977-1991 at the peak of their popularity.

Kid Kongo Powers took to Twitter to say “Nick Knox Coolest of the cool. R.I.P. Glad to have played to your boss Beat. Meet you on the mystery plane. Nick said on his last email to me a few months ago ‘don’t take any wooden nickles or $20 bills with Reggie Jackson on ’em. Your friend and mine.’ Already missed.”

The Cramps with their DIY Punk and Psychobilly prowess influenced acts such as The Black Lips, The Black Keys, and had a huge effect of Jack White as he formed the White Stripes. The Cramps had a style that was often imitated but never duplicated. Condolences to all of Knox family and friends. May he rest is peace.

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Song of the Day: Dead Kennedys – “Government Flu”

Happy birthday wishes go out to former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, who turns 60 years old today. This track is one of several killer songs off the band’s second album Plastic Surgery Disasters and kicks off the album after an opening interlude. It kicks off with a crunching guitar intro before kicking into Jello’s hyperactive lyrics about the US government dumping viruses in the water supply in an attempt to test their effectiveness as a biological weapon to be used against Russia. Far from his craziest song, but vintage Biafra nonetheless.

Photo By Montecruz Foto from Berlin, Alemania (Image on FlickrUploaded by UAwiki) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://ift.tt/2G3Y3g6], via Wikimedia Commons

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One Of The Most Important Sidemen In Music History Has Passed

As reported on by Legends of Rock Guitar, Blues and R&B guitarist Matt “Guitar” Murphy has passed. Murphy supported the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Otis Rush, Etta James, Blues Brothers Band, and many more.

Murphy’s nephew went on Facebook to report the loss saying, “Well they say when it rains it pours…I was just told that my uncle Matt Guitar Murphy passed away last night.. I can’t feel a freaking thing in my body now but I must stay strong cause he was a strong man that lived a long long fruitful life that poured his heart out in every guitar solo he took… yes the master is up stairs now with my father and mother, uncle Melvin Murphy, Jimmy Biggins, Eric Udell, Alan Ruben, BB King, Etta James… the list is just way too long folks but there all together again doing what there known for across the world ….love you uncle tell dad hi for me…. May you RIP.”

He passed in Miami at the age of 88.

Photo credit: Reverend Mick man34

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Song Of The Day: Radiohead – “There, There”

June 9th, 2018 marked the 15th birthday of this interesting musical creation. It was also my first deep dive with Radiohead as a band. Hail to the Thief was so influential in my musical tastes that I remember exactly when I heard it and what I was doing at time time. It was so impactful that my friend and I drove to Best Buy that day so that I could buy the CD- remember when people went to Best Buy to get CDs. Of course, the album reflects the time, Thom has said that the lyrics and themes are mostly influenced by the War on Terror and children’s fairy tails and folklore gone dastardly. However you feel about this album, it’s definitely a product of the time and while it was acclaimed for critics, the Radiohead community usually has strong positive or negative comments on Hail to the Thief.

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Kurt Cobain Museum Items Damaged By Fire

Some sad news to pass along as Billboard reports some relics from Kurt Cobain’s life were damaged in a fire on Saturday, June 9th at the Aberdeen Museum of History. Kurt Cobain called Aberdeen his home town and in the fire some rarities were lost.

Writer Ryland Spencer took to Twitter documenting the loss of original art work as well as a couch owned by Cobain. Sadly, Aberdeen Fire Chief Tom Hubbard said: “This is a devastating loss for the city,” adding that there was a “massive destruction of a lot of historic items” from fire, smoke and water damage. Luckily, It was also reported that no one was harmed in the blaze.

If anybody would like to help with the recovery for the Aberdeen Museum you can send your donations here.

#BREAKING Heather Luther sent us this video of fire at the Aberdeen Museum housed in the historic armory. Among the treasures inside is a Kurt Cobain exhibit. @SuzannePhan is heading there for #KOMONews pic.twitter.com/cbxvdxiIyA

— Keith Eldridge (@KeithKOMO4) June 9, 2018

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Song Of The Day: Nilsson – “Jump Into The Fire” (1971)

Let’s take a minute to remember the late, great Harry Nilsson, who would have celebrated his 77th birthday today. He was truly one of a kind, blessed with an amazing 3 and a half-octave vocal range, a gift for writing an array of songwriting styles, a bizarre and twisted sense of humor, and a penchant for wild drunken binges. His music could play it straight — he wrote the song “One” for Three Dog Night — he could go left field, as with his bizarre hit “Coconut”, or he could go completely off the wall like in his song ‘You’re Breaking My Heart”. This amazing song Rocks like crazy, featuring a fantastic drum track by Jim Gordon and an unbelievable bass line by Herbie Flowers.

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New Music For Old People: Barenaked Ladies, Kat Edmonson, NEEDTOBREATHE

Al Kooper

This column is like the title says — its intention is to fill the gap for those of us who were satiated musically in the ’60s and then searched desperately as we aged for music we could relate to and get the same buzz from nowadaze. iTunes was the answer for me in 2003 and I have been following the new releases every Tuesday ever since I realized there was an endless stream of music I could enjoy there.

I also include older items that I felt were obscure originally and might not have been heard back then. The reason I am writing this column is to make sure others don’t miss this wonderful music. These are not top ten items; but they SHOULD’VE been!

1. Barenaked Ladies – “I Can, I Will, I Do”

Tasty guitar pop from the band with the clever name but no actual ladies participating.

2. Kat Edmonson – “Oh My Love”

Here is a gal born in Houston, Texas in 1983, whose single mom raised her on the history of music: jazz, rock and roll, folk, country all brimmed over in her growing up stages. It turned her into a singer-songwriter with more influences than most. This was the first track I heard by her and it toppled me. She certainly heard her Billie Holiday when she sang this puppy. I got her latest album and she moves freely in most genres, but my virgin listen here is my favorite; it’s got great production and arrangement. She traveled in Lyle Lovetts’ band for a few years and sang duets with him on his 13th lucky album (for both of them). Now it’s your turn to listen…

3. NEEDTOBREATHE – “The Outsiders”

I couldn’t tell from my initial listens, but this band is categorized as a Christian band. Who knew? It certainly didn’t sway me one way or the other when I heard this track. This is good work from these South Carolinians.

This column originally appeared on The Morton Report. Click for more great selections from Al Kooper! As always, show some love to the Morton Report!

Photo Credit: Joe Mabel [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Elvis Drummer D.J. Fontana Dead At 87

We were saddened to learn that D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley’s long time drummer and one of the pioneers of Rock drumming, passed away this week at age 87. We say “one of the pioneers” but in a lot of ways Fontana was really Rock Drummer #1, the guy behind the kit when Elvis blew the doors open for Rock & Roll back in 1956. As Elvis captured the hearts and minds of an entire generation, D.J. Fontana ignited the imagination of an eccentric subset of that generation, those thousands of crazy cats who took up the drums mostly because of him.

D.J. Fontana was the missing magical ingredient that finally put Elvis over the top. Presley’s earliest recordings were as a trio with only bass and guitar accompaniment, because that was the prevailing setup for country and bluegrass groups at the time. The addition of Fontana was the crucial element that gave Elvis’ music its propulsive drive and Rock & Roll bite.

Watch the clip of Elvis and the band performing “Hound Dog” from 1956. As always, Fontana’s drumming lets Elvis and guitarist Scotty Moore lead the way, because he was smart enough not to get in the way of those freight trains. But at the end of each verse he lets loose an explosive roll that electrified the song with energy, and surely made the hair on the back of the necks of all those aspiring drummers stand on end.

His experience playing with big jazz bands inspired Fontana to develop a backbeat drumming style – playing just a smidge behind the beat to give the Rock & Roll a swinging feel – a style that was later perfected by drummers like Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts. Listen to “Jailhouse Rock” again. Fontana’s huge counterbeat crashes open the song, and the rest of the way he swings back in the pocket. As always, nothing flashy, just serving the song any way he could, and inspiring so many drummers who followed to do the same. For that we owe him our thanks and our gratitude, and may he rest in peace.

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