The Rolling Stones

Popular Music in the Sixties and Seventies: Brief Critical Theory part 2

This is a continuation of a previous music diary. At any rate, I wanted to add something to the thesis I set out in the first diary, which was that the popular music of today has important origins in the Sixties and Seventies given the convergence of technologies, drugs, politics, and the zeitgeist of those times.

Saturday Song Open Thread - King Bee / Queen Bee

Hey, it's songday. I pick a song that I believe warrants it and publish an assortment of the covers of that song by various persons and or groups. Pick a few that are new to you and have a listen. It is also, of course, an open thread to talk about anything you feel like.

Today's song is: King Bee

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Slim Harpo

Evening Blues (weekend edition) preview 8-29-15

Tonight's Evenng Blues (Weekend Edition) will be hosted by me. It will feature an eclectic mix of artists and music including Jimi Hendrix, The Coasters, Freddy Fender, The Kinsgmen, The Grateful Dead, Bob Maley, Leadbelly, and The Rolling Stones that I'm calling not quite country.
Some examples:

New Riders of the Purple Sage - Glendale Train