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The Carpenters: Many More Layers Than Just the Hits!!
One of my favorite acts growing up was Carpenters. (Yes, that is what they wanted to be known as. Not “The” Carpenters.” Check their logo.) I was into much wilder stuff. But then I saw Karen Carpenter sitting at her … Continue reading
Peace and Pirates: Nanci Griffith, Nick Lowe and Nile Rogers, Norah Jones, and Skinny Lister!!!!
Two of my favorite songs about peace are by artists who either wrote or performed them first before they became well known by other artists. First up is Nanci Griffith. Bette Midler had a monster hit with Julie Gold’s “From … Continue reading
Posted in Greatest Songs Ever Recorded, Hall of Fame, Video "Q"sings
Tagged Bette Midler, Brinsley Schwarz, Chasing Pirates, Chic, Elvis Costello, Forge & Flagon, From a Distance, greatest songs ever recorded, GSER, Hall of Fame, Julie Gold, Nanci Griffith, Nick Lowe, Nile Rodgers, Norah Jones, peace, peace and pirates, Phil Maq, pirate, Skinny Lister, video qsings, What's so Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding?
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Jimmy Fallon, Weird Al, Ray Manzarek, and The Doors
With the recent passing of The Doors’ keyboard player Ray Manzarek, it made me think about The Doors and their continuing popularity. Most of it has to do with the incredible music that they created. But this is a particularly … Continue reading
Two “Young” Videos By “The Corrs” and “Rick Nelson!”
I thought it would be kind of fun to take a look at a couple of videos from two of my Hall of Fame artists in their prime on a similar theme. First up are The Corrs with “So Young.” … Continue reading
#115 Black Musical History, Whales, & Winter Songs Playlist for “Theme Attic” on WHFR.FM, Thursday, February 21, 2013, 10AM-Noon EST
This show was a lot of fun! I really like to put two themes that have nothing in common on the same bill. It makes for a lot of variety. I almost never give any artist three songs in any … Continue reading
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Tagged A Rockin' Good Way, Ain't Messin' 'Round, Alligator, An Appointment with Mr. Yeats, Atlanta, Beak & Claws, Best of, Big Blue Whales, Black Musical History, Blak & Blu, Booker T. & The MGs, Broken Hearted Melody, Brook Benton, Capitol, CJ Chenier, Complete Country & Western Sessions, Cosmos soundtrack, Cosmos Theme, Cry for a Shadow, Dead End Street, Dinah Washington, Don't You Just Know It, Electra, Essential Sarah Vaughan, Farewell to Tarwaithie, Finale, Funkadelics, Gary Clakr Jr., Grand Funk Railroad, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inducteee, Hang 'Em High, Here & Now, I Got A Thing You Got a Thing Everybody's Got A Thing, I've Got Dreams to Remember, Ike Turner, Ike's Theme, Ikon, In the Beginning, Joanie Leeds, Judy Collins, Limbostar, Lonely & Blue, Lou Rawls, Mad as the Mist and Snow, Mechanical Whales, Mercury, One Way, Otis Redding, Phil Maq, Polydor, Professor Harp, Professorharp.com., Prologue, Proper, Ray Charles, RCA, Red Hot Louisiana Band, Renaissance, Rhino, Rougher Dreams, Rube Goldberg Machine, Saddle Up the Whales, Sarah Vaughan, Show 115, Single, Sounds of the Sea, Stax, Step it Up, Sweet Inspiration, Sweet Inspirations, The Kings of Rhythm #4, The Tow of Us, The Waterboys, The White Ravens, They Call Me The Professor, Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers, Vanegelis, Verve, Volt, Warner Bros., Westbound, Whale songs, Whales & Nightingales, What a Difference a Day Makes, What a Zoo!, Wild Weekend, Winter, Winter and My Soul, Winter Songs, You Don't Know Me, You Got What it Takes
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#113 February 7th Mardi Gras “Theme Attic” Playlist!
Well, the Mardi Gras show really did turn out to be a “blast from the bayou,” as Wayne Toups might say! I made a lot of changes at the last minute and Johnette Downing, Dr.John, David Lindley, and “Firewater” were … Continue reading
Posted in Hall of Fame, Paul McCartney, Theme Attic Playlist
Tagged "Weird Al" Yankovic, (Big Chief Like Plenty of) Firewater, 1964 Top Billboard Singles, A Finale, A Tribute to Fats Domino, Acadian Driftwood, Al Hirt, Allen Toussaint, Another Rockin' Polka Weekend, Asylum, Awesome Ossun Two-Step, Banjo Mike, Bayou Deluxe, Beausoleil, Blast from the Bayou, Brazil, Brother John, Cajun, Cajun Greats, Callope Rag, Capitol, Carnival, Cookin' with the Queen, Dancin' on the Bayou, Davell Crawford, David Lindley, Diggy Liggy Lo, Dixieland Jazz for Children, Doug Kershaw, Down at the Twist & Shout, Dr, Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fats Domino, Gary Cooper, GNP Crescendo, Go to the Mardi Gras, Goin' Home, Greatest Hits, GRS, Hall of Fame, Hamtramck, Hawketts, How Charming, How High is the Moon?, I Want to Walk You Home, I'm Walkin', Imperial, In 3D, It's Time For Mardi Gras, Java, John, Johnette Downing, Le Jig Francais, Lenny Gomulka and the Chicago Push, Locked Down, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras Mambo, Mardi Gras Records, Mary Chapin Carpenter, MCA, Michael Doucet, Michigan, Most Requested Hits, Muppets Soundtrck, Neil Young, Nonesuch, Obvious Child, One Way Records, Packzi Day, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Phil Maq, Piano Pops, playlist, Polkas on 45, Polydor, Professor Longhair, Prologue, Queen Ida, Renaissance, Revolution, Rhino, Rhythm of the Saints, Rich Ridenour, Scotti Bros, Second Line, Sony, Stop Inc., Super Mardi Gras, The Band, The Mardi Gras Song, The Wild Magnolias, Theme Attic, There's A Girl Polka, They Call Me the Fat Man, Two-Step Mamou, Uncle Deadly, Vanguard, Walking to New Orleans, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Wayne Toups and Zydecajun, WHFR.FM, Wiggle Worm, Win This Record, WRS, Zydeco Gris
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“Q” Bombs: January 6, 2013
A “Q” Bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos … Continue reading
Posted in "Q"bombs
Tagged "Q" Bombs, 2012 CMA Awards, American Heart, britney spears, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Come Wake Me Up, Diamonds, Eric Church, Faith HIll, Florence Welch, Hall of Fame, Ho Hey, Home, jason aldean, Locked Out of Heaven, Luke Bryan, Phil Maq, Phillip Phillips, Rascal Flatts, Rihanna, Scream and Shout, Sweet Nothing, The Lumineers, The Only Way I Know, the script, will.i.am, worst music videos of the week
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“Q” Bombs: November 4, 2012
A “Q” Bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos … Continue reading
Posted in "Q"bombs
Tagged Alex Clare, Begin Again, Big Sean, Blown Away, Bruno Mars, Carly Rae Jepsen, Carrie Underwood, CMT, Come Wake Me Up, Cowboys and Angels, Dustin Lynch, Good Time, Hall of Fame, Ho Hey, Justin Bieber, Locked Out of Heaven, Michael Jackson, ODWITS, Owl City, Phil Maq, qbombs, Rascal Flatts, Red, Taylor Swift, The Lumineers, the script, Too Close, VH1, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Will.I.am. As Long As You Love Me, worst music videos of the week
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“Q” Bombs; October 28, 2012
A “Q” Bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos … Continue reading
Posted in "Q"bombs
Tagged "Q" Bombs, Alex Clare, Anna Moon, As Long As You Love Me, Big Sean, Blown Away, Carly Rae Jepsen, Carrie Underwood, CMT. CMT countdown, Come Wake Me Up, Cowboys and Angels, Dustin Lynch, Good Time, Hall of Fame, Ho Hey, Justin Bieber, ODWITS, Owl City, Phil Maq, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, The Lumineers, the script, Too Close, VH1, VH1's Top Ten, Walk the Sun, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, will.i.am, worst music videos of the week
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“Q” Bombs:October 21, 2012
A “Q” Bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos … Continue reading
Posted in "Q"bombs
Tagged "Q" Bombs, Alex Clare, Anna Moon, As Long As You Love Me, Big Sean, Blown Away, Carly Rae Jepson, Carrie Underwood, CMT, Come Wake Me Up, Cowboys and Angels, Dustin Lynch, Foster The People, Good Time, Hall of Fame, Ho Hey, Justin Bieber, Owl City, Phil Maq, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, The Lumineers, the script, Too Close, VH1, VH1 Top Ten, Walk the Sun, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Wil.i.am, worst music videos of the week
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