Gabriella Quevedo Plays Her Arrangement of Stairway to Heaven
I think that Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven must have been one of the first songs I learned on guitar and was able to play with any level of proficiency. It is a masterpiece of…
Ksenia Buzina and Leonid and Friends Cover The Carpenters
(UPDATE: Thankfully, Ksenia was not one of the victims in the Moscow terrorist attack. All Leonid & Friends band members are safe) I am a little late in posting this since Leonid and Friends released…
The Incredible Story of the RickRoll and the History of the Song
It was really the song that nearly never happened. The story of how Rick Astley went from a mostly unknown singer to a guy whose job it was to serve tea and do other odd-jobs…
The Midnight Special Pilot
Back in August of 1972, the pilot for a new TV show aired. The premise of the pilot was a get-out-the vote message to young people. The shows creator was Burt Sugarman, who at 84,…
My God by Stuart Townend – Worship at the Abby
I have posted this in the past. It is such a powerful performance and song that I am posting again. From the Worship at the Abby performance at Abby Road Studios in London in 2008,…
For the Ksenia Fans – Ain’t Nobody
For anyone who needs their Ksenia fix (Ksenia Buzina for the uninitiated), she released this great Chaka Khan cover yesterday (9/28/22) on her birthday. As usual, she knocks it out of the park. That powerful…
Stoned Soul Picnic – The 5th Dimension
In 1968, The 5th Dimension had a big hit with the song “Stoned Soul Picnic.” The late Laura Nyro, who wrote the song, also recorded and released it. Nyro, who died from ovarian cancer at…
Good God Almighty by Crowder
This great gospel song has an addictive quality to its chorus that has an incredible level of energy. The song was released in January of 2021. David Crowder called it a good old fashioned group…
My Old School – Leonid and Friends Cover – Perfection
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were always known as absolute perfectionists. The founders of Steely Dan insisted that the finished product sound just as they envisioned it. Just ask any of the studio musicians who…
Swing Out Sister Breakout – an 80s Classic
I have been on an 80s mostly “one-hit wonder” kick lately. There were actually a number of great songs that came out of the decade by artists who didn’t follow up their hit with another.…