The song was written by Dave Mason and first recorded in 1968 by Traffic.
“Feelin’ Alright?” is one of those rare songs whose identity has become almost as strongly associated with its most famous interpreter as with its original creator, a distinction that speaks to both the strength of the
Four more losses to reflect on here in late April of 2026…
These guys were an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, founder of Traffic and solo artist; a singer, musician, leader of the Osmonds; a singer and member of the girl group The Ronettes; and a Trinidadian vocalist, bass guitarist, songwriter, and member of Hot Chocolate.
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs by the rock band Chicago. See if you agree with any of these!
“Introduction” by Chicago, written by guitarist Terry Kath, opens the band’s debut album Chicago Transit Authority, released on 04-28-1969, and serves as a sweeping mission statement for the group’s ambitious fusion of rock, jazz, blues, and horn-driven orchestration; running over six minutes.
This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite songs by Traffic. See if you agree with any of these!
“Dear Mr. Fantasy” is a signature song by Traffic, written by band members Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood, and released in December 1967 on the group’s debut album Mr. Fantasy in the U.K., retitled Heaven Is in Your Mind in the United States; produced by Jimmy Miller, the track opens the album with a dramatic,
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that mention clothing in their title or lyrics. See if you agree with any of these!
“Sharp Dressed Man” is a 1983 song by ZZ Top, written by the band’s three members—Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard—and produced by Bill Ham for their multi-platinum album Eliminator. Blending blues-rock roots with the sleek, synthesized polish of 1980s production, the song celebrates male style, confidence, and swagger through a humorous
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite distorted vocals. See if you agree with any of these!
“A Song for Jeffrey” is a bluesy, psychedelic rock track by British band Jethro Tull, written by frontman Ian Anderson and released in September 1968 on their debut album This Was. The song—titled for Anderson’s friend and future Tull bassist Jeffrey Hammond—blends blues-rock with jazz touches, featuring Mick Abrahams’ slide
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.
Will Jennings is an acclaimed American songwriter, best known for writing and co-writing songs that have become international hits across multiple genres. Born Wilbur H. Jennings on June 27, 1944, in Kilgore, Texas, Jennings was raised in East Texas, where he developed an early passion for music, playing in local bands during his high school years. After graduating from high school,
I will discuss a whole album of covers by the band Deep Purple this time. It is called Turning to Crime and was released on November 21, 2022. The album was created following a suggestion by Bob Ezrin, who has been Deep Purple’s producer since 2013.
I hear this song occasionally on the Sirius/XM station Sixties Gold.
As a record collector, I went out and hunted down a lot of my favorites but obviously came nowhere near getting them all. These are some of the favorites that I didn’t own at the time.
Guitarist Spencer Davis has died on October 19, 2020, in a Los Angeles Hospital, from pneumonia, at the age of 81. He was born in Swansea, Wales in 1939, moved to Birmingham, England at 16, and formed the band The Saints with Bill Wyman (who would later be the bassist for the Rolling Stones) and also performed with Christine Perfect (McVie of Fleetwood Mac).
