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Carolina in my Mind - James Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsDpo1XwzWk The next morning we woke up with sore heads - the hooch turned out to be a vengeful delicacy - and we had a big row when we discovered that Jeremy had somehow left his money behind. As we'd already paid for his share of the bike hire and the ferries and buses on the way there, this was a bit of a shock to go with our hangovers: we didn't have enough money for more than one of us to get back all the way to school. It was very early

Johnny's Garden - Manassas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz74uyx7B-E Back in 1972, I and two friends had a lost weekend in the Outer Hebrides, on Harris to be...

Leftover Wine - Melanie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFcWmXM_9N0 The quieter side of Melanie in her prime. Just one person and a guitar, one tiny person with...

Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiT8gATzxc This deserves to be played LOUD. In 1968 a Californian gospel choir recorded an album to...

My Sweet Lord - Billy Preston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mabaEff0s-E Question: Who recorded the first version of George Harrison's "My Sweet lord"? Answer: Yup it...

I Wonder Why - Billy Preston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80MbPez0LE Around about the time he recorded this, Billy Preston fell out with Sly Stone when he...

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Uzikag7Xo Sometimes my kids run up to me in the garden and and ask me questions like: "Daddy, Daddy,...

People Everyday - Arrested Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR63UlpHUeM I know this is two Arrested Developments in a row and I know this is their most famous song in the UK, but sometimes tracks are so important you just can't miss them out. Back in 1991 I was part of the Islington Council Arts team that put on "Black to the Future" a film season at the Holloway Odeon that showcased the work of black filmmakers. Programme Director Stephen Philip eschewed the normal approach for those days - worthy fi