Boyce & Hart — I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite?
If Test Patterns was a bit of a disappointment coming from two of the biggest hitmakers of their day, “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite?” more than made up for it. The title track,...
Category: ’60s
Boyce & Hart – Test Patterns
If you don’t recognize the names Boyce & Hart — well, then you don’t recognize a couple of ‘60s songwriting deities. If you know The Monkees, then you know Boyce & Hart. Tommy Boyce...
The Box Tops – The Letter/Neon Rainbow
I almost skipped this one. Why? Well, it was out of order in my collection, and it’s a record I may not have physically played since, oh, say, 1980. It’s a record that is...
Booker T. & the MG’s – The Best of Booker T. & the MG’s
Despite having a great love for the Stax/Volt sound, despite loving almost everything they ever produced, I have to admit that I rarely put on Booker T and the MGs. When I go instrumental,...
The Blues Project — Al Kooper, Roy Blumenfeld, Danny Kalb, Tommy Flanders, Steve Katz, Andy Kulberg of The Blues Project
Another new one (to me), and another one that challenges alphabetization. This was another splendid find from Siren Records in Doylestown from earlier this year (2020) when I raided their blues bins (thinking I...
Blues Magoos — Psychedelic Lollipop
Somehow I got through an intense period of ’60s rock/British Invasion/rhythm ’n’ blues/psychedelic fandom without ever buying a Blues Magoos record. I’ve got The Beau Brummels and the Standells and The Barbarians and The...
Fleetwood Mac & Others — Blues Jam in Chicago
Another new record picked up during a record store crawl this past February, 2020, when going places and being with other people was still a thing. And another new record that gives me a...
The Blues Project — Live at the Cafe Au Go Go
This was actually the music that got me started with my relatively recent fascination with all things Al Kooper. While of course I knew his name and some of the legend, especially his work...
Mike Bloomfield – It’s Not Killing Me
There are some classic new blues (if that phrase makes any sense – I’m talking about the interpreters of the ’60s and ’70s) that I have come to very late. Despite my love for...
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