Suggested Listening August 14, 2020

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Our Suggested Listening postings focus on the music of the past, with a few new songs mixed in for good measure.

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Suggested Listening postings come out weekly, on Fridays, and next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, August 21, 2020.

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1,000 Years Before I Met You by Sylvie Simmons (Genre: Rock, Singer-Songwriter)

From her new album Blue On Blue (2020).

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Do-Re-Mi by Tom Rush (Genre: Folk, Blues, Pop-Rock)

A sixties update on the great Woody Guthrie tune!

From Tom Rush’s fourth album simply titled Tom Rush (1965).

 

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Full Fathom Five (2020) by Will Todd with the Bach Choir, David Hill conducting (Genre: Classical, Easy Listening):

Lovely, ethereal music; perfect for weekend relaxation!

From the new album Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love, Noodles.

 

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The Jumpin’ Jive (1981) by Joe Jackson (Piano, Pop-Rock, Jazz etc.)

From Jackson’s swinging album Jumpin’ Jive; on which he pays and plays tribute to the great jazz artists Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway.

Bonus – the great Cab Calloway playing the same song, one he co-wrote!

The Jumpin’ Jive by Cab Calloway

 

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Deep Summer In The Deep South (2020) by Rumor (Genre: Americana, Country)

From her new album Nashville Tears; and I have to say, it has been pretty hot in the Southern Tier this summer too!

 

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Moonlight Serenade by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

A mellow big band classic!

 

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Roots Theme by Quincy Jones (Genre: Soundtrack, Americana, jazz etc.)

From the soundtrack to the original 1970s Roots mini-series.

 

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Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills & Nash (genre: Singer-Songwriter, Vocal, Folk-Rock)

Recorded live at the original Woodstock.

 

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Too Many People (1971) by Paul McCartney & Wings (Genre: Rock, Classic Rock):

From Paul’s second solo album Ram (1971)

 

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Who Rescued Who (2020) by Kathleen Edwards (Genre: Rock, Folk/Country):

A love song to dogs!

From her new album Total Freedom (2020).

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REFERENCES:

Print References

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn

Online References

AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

The Digital Catalog (OverDrive)

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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