Category: Francoise Hardy

"Song of Winter"

Françoise Hardy Is All Alone

The “folk” label on the top of the album cover combined with the Reprise Records promotional sticker at the bottom make me think that some radio station staffer liquidated part of the radio station’s library for some cold hard cash. I feel bad for the listeners, since this is a

February 6, 2013 No Comments

"Tar and Cement"

“Tar and Cement”: Eco-Soul or Soul-Folk?

In the course of putting together a funk & soul mix, I previewed for consideration the songs on a 1960s Capitol Records compilation album entitled, Super Soul-Dees! Volume 2: One song in particular seemed to stand apart from the other tracks: “Tar and Cement” by Verdelle Smith. Certainly, Capitol’s 1960s

January 16, 2013 1 Comment