May 17, 2020 —– Chart #35 Hello Musical Friends, It’s Sunday and I am going with 1968 today. This one is a request from my good high school buddy Michael Bailey in Little Rock. “I Got a Line on You” is a rock song by American rock band Spirit, originally recorded during the sessions for […]
May 16, 2020 —– Chart #34 Hello Musical Friends, Hello Saturday. Time to play some music folks. Today’s selection will be familiar to all and an easy one to play. “Take It to the Limit” is a song by the Eagles from their fourth album One of These Nights from which it was issued as
May 15, 2020 —– Chart #33 Hello Musical Friends, “Hello It’s Me” is a song written by American musician Todd Rundgren. It was the first original song he ever wrote, and was first recorded by his group Nazz as the B-side of “Open My Eyes” (1968). He recorded another more midtempo version of “Hello It’s
May 14, 2020 —– Chart #32 Hello Musical Friends, Welcome to Thursday. Today we are going back to 1970 and a hit song from a very well known movie. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
May 13, 2020 —– Chart #31 Hello Musical Friends, Hope you are enjoying these daily emails. I intend to keep this up as long as we are in lockdown. Thereafter I will continue, but less frequently or until you tell me to stop! Also today I am sending a revised version of Gorgon Lightfoot’s “Sundown”
May 12, 2020 —– Chart #30 Hello Musical Friends, Today’s song is pretty mellow. “If” is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates in 1971. Originally popularized by his group Bread, the song charted at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single in 1971 and number six in
May 11, 2020 —– Chart #29 Hello Musical Friends, Today’s song is from 1967 and I learned some interesting things researching for today’s chart. “Get Together“, also known as “Let’s Get Together”, is a song written in the mid-1960s by American singer-songwriter Chet Powers (stage name Dino Valenti). This song has been recorded by many
May 10, 2020 —– Chart #28 Hello Musical Friends, Today we are going back to 1964. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” is a song written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by the Righteous Brothers in 1964, produced by Phil Spector. Their recording is considered by some music critics
May 9, 2020 —– Chart #27 Hello Musical Friends, I try to provide musical variety in my chart of the day emails. Today’s chart will probably evoke responses on both sides of your love/hate musical tastes. Regardless, there is no denying the musical success and duration of this group. “How Deep Is Your Love” is
May 8, 2020 —– Chart #26 Hello Musical Friends, It’s Friday so let’s welcome the weekend in strong. Today’s chart of the day is a request from BYO member Ed Klein of EKlein Guitars in honor of his recently released “Tribute to Jimi” prototype guitars (photos attached). “Wild Thing” is a song written by American