A handful of Sam Cooke selections on today’s playlist, as it is the 92nd anniversary of his birth.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 12-21-22
Today’s playlist celebrates Hanukkah; the December 21 birthdays of The Beach Boys’ Carl Wilson, Frank Zappa, Betty Wright, Carla Thomas, Nick Gilder, Paul & Paula’s Ray Hildebrand, Gwen McCrae, Fuel’s Brett Scallions, Black Box Recorder’s Sarah Nixey, and Jane Fonda; and the December 22 birthdays of Bee Gees’ Robin and Maurice Gibb; Cheap Trick’ Rick Nielsen, Vanessa Paradis, Meghan Trainor, 2 Live Crew’s Luke Campbell, Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross, Latto, and Alvin Robinson.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 9-9-22
Today’s playlist celebrates the September 9 birthdays of Otis Redding, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, Iron Butterfly’s Doug Ingle, Drugstore’s Isabel Monteiro, Les Rythmes Digitales’ Stuart Price (a/k/a Jacques LuCont), Dee Dee Sharp, The Caravelles’ Andrea Simpson, and Brittney Spencer; and the September 10 birthdays of Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Big Daddy Kane, Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker’s Dave Lowery, Bananarama/Shakespear’s Sister’s Siobhan Fahey, Three Dog Night’s Danny Hutton, T’Pau’s Carol Decker, José Feliciano, Ashley Monroe, and Avenue Q songwriter Jeff Marx.
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A Jay-Z Playlist
It’s been over four years since the most recent, and, imo, best Jay-Z album, 4:44. It’s been over three years since he and Beyoncé released the album Everything Is Love. This is a longer gap between albums than the one between when Jay-Z announced his retirement in 2003 and released Kingdom Come in 2006. Come on, Jay-Z! You can’t leave rap alone; the game needs you. Here are 30 examples as to why:
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Throwback Thursday: 1968
Today’s Throwback Thursday playlist makes a strong case for 1968 being the best year for pop music in the rock era. So many classics hit that year. Yes, I know I didn’t include all of them. I didn’t want to be too classic rock heavy, as other genres produced timeless pieces as well. There’ll be a part 2 one of these weeks. Until then, enjoy!
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A Kanye West Playlist
My favorite artist to emerge in the 2000s is Kanye West. Not only has he released so many great tracks, he also tries new things with each release, not content to repeat himself or rest on his laurels. Unfortunately, his public shenanigans – some non-music-related, some gimmicky promotional stunts – have distracted from his talent, especially these last few years. This playlist will remind you of his merits. Big fan that I am, I hadn’t heard some of these songs in a while. It was nice to hear them again.
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Happy!
Today is International Day of Happiness. Do something that makes you feel like a room without a roof. As long as you don’t impinge on someone else’s happiness, it’s all good.
Today’s playlist consists of thirty songs with the word happy in the title.
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