December 23, 2022 —– Chart #175 Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. It’s almost Christmas and I hope you are all ready for your holiday celebrations. I am reaching back into the 1930’s for today’s chart, just selected one of my favorite Christmas songs from a one-of-a-kind singer. “I’ll Be […]
December 16, 2022 —– Chart #174 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Time for another slice of music history and another song you can learn to play and sing. “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” is a song written by Jeff Lynne and originally recorded by
December 9, 2022 —– Chart #173 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. We are back to 1968 with today’s selection. “Crimson and Clover” is a 1968 song by American rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. Written by the duo of Tommy James and drummer Peter Lucia
December 2, 2022 —– Chart #172 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. We are in the early 70’s this week with a song that has been recorded by numerous artists, but I’ll bet you don’t know who was the first. “Killing Me Softly with His Song” is
November 25, 2022 —– Chart #171 Hello Music Friends, It’s time for another edition of Chart of the Week. Today we turn the clock back and go to Jamaica. “Redemption Song” is a song by Jamaican singer Bob Marley. It is the final track on Bob Marley and the Wailers‘ twelfth album, Uprising, produced by
November 18, 2022 —– Chart #170 Hello Music Friends, Welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s song was written in 1931 with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra,
November 11, 2022 —– Chart #169 Welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This song seems like an appropriate selection days after an election. “The Tracks of My Tears” is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. It is a multiple award-winning 1965 hit R&B song originally recorded by
November 4, 2022 —– Chart #168 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s song is a 1969 tune from one of the best rock and roll bands of the era. Creedence Clearwater Revival, later known simply as CCR or Creedence, put this song on the B-side of
October 28, 2022 —– Chart #167 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today we go with a true legend of country music, the Man in Black, Mr. Johnny Cash. The song is from 1963 and I am sure you already know it. “Ring of Fire” was written
October 21, 2022 —– Chart #166 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. How about a solid blues number from slow hand himself from 1970? I think that’s a great wat to enter this weekend. “Bell Bottom Blues” is a song written by Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock,