Golden Oldies
January 28, 2009
I continue to thresh out the chaff from my ipod playlist slowly but surely. One interesting development is a decided bias toward old rockabilly, rhythm & blues, and early rock and roll that has been created because these are the types of music I downloaded straight to my computer rather than purchased on cd (not all of my cd collection has been transferred to the computer yet).
Since this playlist is what I find myself listening to at work all the time, I’ve kind of been in a musical time machine lately. I thought I would select a few of these old gems to share with you, gentle reader.
“Mona” – Bo Diddley His “I’m a Man” is awfully good as well.
“Lonely Weekends“ – Charlie Rich Sounds so much like a young Elvis Presley it is uncanny.
“Dedicated to the One I Love” – The Five Royales If you’ve only heard the sugary cover versions of this song by The Shirelles or The Mamas & the Papas, then you haven’t heard this song for real.
“Maybe” – The Chantels “Every Night (I Pray)” is also a terrific song. There just aren’t many singers who get across yearning like this any more.
“A Fool in Love” – Tina Turner While I’m not sure that the relationship described in the lyrics is all that healthy, you just have to check out the raw, soulful power Tina puts into this vocal. (sorry there’s no link – can’t find my favorite version on the interweb).
There are certainly more treasures on the old playlist, but I thought this handful (all recorded no later than 1960) would do for a start.
