Annual Dance Party Pre Show: Michelle Hanlon, Kim Carnes, and Dire Straits!!!

I stumbled upon Michelle Hanlon on Facebook and thought she was great! This song combines a very soulful vocal with a steamy, gospel flavored, New Orleans band. The playing sounds loose, but they are incredibly tight! Great slide guitar and piano solos! Here is the title track of her latest album, “This Is My Day!”:

Singer/songwriter Jackie DeShannon had a birthday on August 21, and one of the bits of info that I ran across concerning her is that she was a writer on “Bette Davis Eyes.” She did her own version years before Kim Carnes had her hit, but that’s the one that we remember. With it’s electronic handclaps and haunting guitar lines, the song sounded way ahead of its time when it was released. It seemed like the perfect addition to today’s “Dance Party!”:

Maybe today isn’t the best day for it, but how about a little “Twisting By the Pool” from Dire Straits? This song was released on a 4 song EP when it came out, and it showed Mark Knopfler’s playful side for the first time. The band brings the surf rock for a fun song and video!:

These and plenty of other dance songs will be on today’s “Theme Attic” heard every Wednesday, from 10A-12 Noon EDT on WHFR, 89.3 FM around Detroit, or listen here:
http://www.whfr.fm/images/stream_audio.html

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