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 the next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, December 11, 2020.
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The Captain and the Kid by Jimmy Buffett (Genre: Singer-Songwriter)
From the album Songs You Don’t Know By Heart (2020)
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Driftin’ Blues by Charles Brown (Genre: Blues, Piano, Vocal)
The title track from Brown’s 1963 album Driftin’ Blues; although the original version was recorded in 1945.
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Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman (genre: Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Pop)
From Chapman’s 1995 album A New Beginning.
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If She Knew What She Wants by The Bangles
From the band’s debut album A Different Light (1987).
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In The Still Of The Night by The Five Satins (Genre: R&B, Pop, Vocal)
One of the quintessential Doo-Wop songs and a huge hit for the New Haven, Connecticut based group in 1956.
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Rocky Top by The Osborne Brothers (Genre: Traditional Country, Bluegrass)
From the album Yesterday, Today & the Osborne Brothers (1968).
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She’s About A Mover by the Sir Douglas Quintet (Genre: Classic Rock)
From the album The Best of the Sir Douglass Quintet (1966).
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Tuxedo Junction by Erskine Hawkins (Genre: Blues)
From the double-album The Complete Erskine Hawkins, Vol. 1-2; originally released as a single in 1939.
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The Waiting by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Genre: Rock & Roll)
From Petty’s fourth album Hard Promises (1981).
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You’ve Got A Friend by Carole King (Genre: Singer-Songwriter)
From her smash album A Natural Woman (1971).
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Hoopla Pick of the Week
All Day Music (1971) by War
The second album by the groovin’ seventies band led by lead singer and former Animals front man Eric Burden.
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Have a great weekend!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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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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