Creedence Week No 2: Fortunate Son
In these times of American and European military intervention in the middle east, it’s pertinent to offer up a meditation on the themes...
Creedence Week No 1 - Lodi
It may seem incredible now, but Creedence Clearwater Revival were voted the world’s number one band in the NME’s respected reader’s poll...
Need Your Love So Bad - Little Willie John
Much is said about "phrasing" and "timing" in singing, especially in soul music, where Otis was king and Aretha queen. But to understand...
Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMpnzcQ0Suw Of the Rock 'n' roll originators, Elvis had rockabilly roots, Fats Domino's were New Orleans...
What Do You Do (When Your Lover Leaves You) - the Tams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARDaCMB23QM Now that we're in deep we may as well carry on that way. The consistently good and much...
Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street) - Clarence Carter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioFRJBxDhjg I'm a sucker for good talkies, whether it's Guy Clark rambling on about some wino or maestro...
Tin Soldier - the Small Faces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vWTtx_PxPo Some time around the turn of the century I read an interview with Ian McLagan in which he...
Afterglow of your Love - the Small Faces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ4KOqY6HEY Two days off, daughter nicked the computer. As usual (should I stop saying this?) you should...
Hotel Room - Edgar Broughton Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEfXCRMl44A Just to prove what I said about contrast, here's a complete contrast by the Edgar Broughton...
Apache Dropout - Edgar Broughton Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCRCwBwXG7Y In direct contrast we have the Edgar Broughton Band. One the great things about the Edgar...
