Flashback Friday is back! On a Sunday! Freelance assignments overwhelmed me a bit this month, that’s why I’ve largely been absent from LGM. That’s the freelance life though, and hope
A 1948 number one hit written by a California naturmensch and performed by an African-American jazz singer spawns countless renditions. “Nature Boy” was written in 1947 by an early
A Credence Clearwater Revival song made even more famous by Tina Turner’s dancing, plus Elvis and Mr. Spock. In 1969 Credence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty wrote a song about a poor Lo
A 1950’s African American shock rocker creates a classic spooky love song that gets perfected by Nina Simone. In honor of Halloween next week, I bring you a spooky American classic from the wond
Jesus got his name in a cynical pop love song In 1989 British electronic band Depeche Mode released a song that your church youth leader can’t decide if he hates. A 1990 profile in Spin magazine
A 60’s Indian sitar melody lives on in funk, soul, and a TV Western soundtrack Let’s go all the way back to the days of the British invasion in 1966 when the Rolling Stones claimed their
Life and other commitments are getting in the way of me doing a proper post this week but I will return to regular blogging next week. If you want a hint of what’s coming let me just say that it
A moderate hit in Europe became a monster when American teens found it in art film soundtrack. I was not a teenager in the 90’s, but I was alive in the 90’s desperately wanting to be a tee