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Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Tony Bennett
Today let’s celebrate one of the most enduring figures in popular music, the last great American crooner, Tony Bennett. While he never achieved an artistic peak on par with pre-rock contemporaries such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole or Peggy Lee, Bennett has shown a consistency that has allowed him to stay popular over generations. Moreover, while he has never attempted to foolishly revamp his style to stay contemporary, he has never failed to recognize new talents, which has served him particularly well when duetting with modern great singers such as k.d. lang and the late Amy Winehouse. Bennett shows that one of the best ways to stay cool is to stay true to yourself. Moreover, without Tony Bennett, what song would the Big Ragu have sung on Laverne & Shirley? Let’s pay tribute to Tony by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle, and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesR.I.P. Bill Doss of The Olivia Tremor Control
(Bill Doss and The Olivia Tremor Control performs “The Game You Play Is In Your Head, Parts 1, 2, & 3” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2012)
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: Passion Pit
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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: Foxygen
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Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Bobbie Gentry Edition
Bobbie Gentry will always be known for “Ode To Billie Joe”, one of the great country pop songs of the ’60s. It still sounds so original today. But Gentry’s unique approach to country, which blended pop and even some R & B, was, for the most part, not commercially viable, but for her later smash, “Fancy”. Accordingly, her career was too short, even though she was a prototype for future genre defying country singers such as Roseanne Cash and Shelby Lynne. This is too bad, as Gentry’s music had a sophistication which has caused it to age very well. Please join me in paying tribute to Ms. Gentry by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle, and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.