April 5, 2024 —– Chart #240 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Let’s do 1969 today. This song is very fun to play and even more fun to sing. “Marrakesh Express” is a song written by Graham Nash and performed by the band Crosby, Stills and Nash […]
March 29, 2024 —– Chart #239 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today we are going Rasta mon. Yeah, 1977 Rastafari. Live it brother! Drummers, you’re gonna like this one. And guitarists, this is the perfect song for your little used T-wah pedal. Bass players – pay
March 22, 2024 —– Chart #238 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Let’s go to Motown today. Yep, Motown in the mid-60’s. “You Can’t Hurry Love” is a 1966 song originally recorded by the Supremes on the Motown label. It was released on July 25 of 1966
March 15, 2024 —– Chart #237 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we are in the 60’s with another Vietnam era tune. Unlike nearly all of the tunes I feature in this blog, today’s song cannot be reduced to one page. And it’s more of
March 8, 2024 —– Chart #236 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Rock musicals were a phenom years ago and I remember one in particular that seemed to challenge the status quo in so many ways in 1969. Remember the musician Hair? “Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
March 1, 2024 —– Chart #235 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Okay music lovers, we are going back to the late sixties and a legend in rock and roll. “Let’s Spend the Night Together” is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and originally
February 23, 2024 —– Chart #234 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Last month we lost another rock artist. Father time has no sense of humor and does not take any days off unfortunately. Well today’s choice might not be everyone’s favorite, but it may solicit a
February 16, 2024 —– Chart #233 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Guess what? We’re not in the 70’s this week. We are going back to the 60’s. This is literally one of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar when I was a
February 9, 2024 —– Chart #232 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Guess what era we are in this week. The 70’s of course. “Squeeze Box” is a song by the Who from their album The Who by Numbers. Written by Pete Townshend, the lyrics are couched
February 2, 2024 —– Chart #231 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Once again, we are in the 70’s with a song that can really stick in your head after listening. “Ooh La La” is a 1973 song by the band Faces, written by Ronnie Lane and