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NoBullying.com, in their April, 2015 piece entitled “Songs About Depression,” reminds us Beatles fans that the song “Every Night” from Paul McCartney’s debut solo album — recorded while still legally a Beatle — was created while the bassist was battling depression. How nice to see Richie Havens take this song
Can you believe it’s been 4 months and 20 days since I last featured a truck driving song? And how perfect is it that Lonnie Mack once wrote and sang a truck driving song for 1971 Elektra album, The Hills Of Indiana? “Asphalt Outlaw Hero“ Lonnie Mack (1971) Don Nix
It was a bit of a sea change, prestige-wise, for Red Rhodes to go from “lowly” Crown (and I say that with affection) to Jac Holzman‘s esteemed Elektra label. Aside from 1970’s supergroup experiment with Red Rhodes, Buddy Emmons, Sneaky Pete, Jay Dee Maness, and Rusty Young – Suite Steel:
For their one and only recording on Elektra Records, The Ship would seamlessly link their group’s name with the album’s title and concept: A Contemporary Folk Music Journey. The provocative quote on the album’s back cover — “I’m a sailor of the waters and the sun – I can fight
The title track of 1971’s Strange Locomotion might easily give one the impression that singer Kevin Coyne and his musical companions hailed from the American South, having been raised on southern soul and country boogie. Siren, however, is a strictly UK aggregation: “Strange Locomotion“ Siren (1971) “Strange Locomotion” was issued
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