by Jolie Gobler | May 28, 2021 | Song of the Day
In the 90’s I saw a stage performance of Bertolt Brecht’s “Three-Penny Opera”. I knew the Kurt Weill song “Mack the Knife” was in that play, but I was surprised when I heard the Whisky Bar song, and wracked my brain to remember...
by Jolie Gobler | May 27, 2021 | Song of the Day
Cesária Évora was called the “Barefoot Diva” because she performed without shoes. Such a beautiful voice, great rhythm, and feeling!
by Jolie Gobler | May 26, 2021 | Song of the Day
As a kid, I was confused why a guy with a very Jewish-sounding name was singing about Jesus. The truth is that Norman Joel Greenbaum was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew school. He was inspired to write a gospel song after seeing one sung on...
by Jolie Gobler | May 25, 2021 | Song of the Day
Fleetwood Mac was a powerhouse of talented musicians and performers. IMHO it was Buckingham’s guitar stylings and chops that made some of their biggest hits so memorable. I love the instrumentation in this song. The entire album “Out of the Cradle”...
by Jolie Gobler | May 24, 2021 | Song of the Day
This was born out of a joke Preston made to his songwriting partner, Bruce Fisher, about having a song but no melody and singing it to his friends.
by Jolie Gobler | May 21, 2021 | Song of the Day
Released 50 years ago, this song has local roots for me. Per Wikipedia, the song’s inspiration came from Renaldo “Obie” Benson, a member of the Motown vocal group the Four Tops, after he and the group’s tour bus arrived at Berkeley on May 15,...
