Rock and Roll

082: Dion DiMucci, ‘Sit Down Old Friend’

Dion’s turning 84. A living legend, a paragon of courage and swag.

128: The Isley Brothers/Beatles, ‘Twist and Shout’

Before The Beatles came The Isley Brothers. They’re the guys who really Twisted and Shouted.

June 28, 2023 by jeff Rock and Roll Song Of the week 9

120: Sam Cooke, ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’

Guaranteed to make you shake AND rattle AND roll.

May 9, 2023 by jeff Rock and Roll Song Of the week 7

089: Jackson Browne/Maurice Williams, ‘The Load-Out/Stay’

David Lindley, Jackson Browne’s wingman par excellence, passed over to that celestial studio this week. In his honor, we’re revisiting his unforgettable vocal hook on ‘Stay’.

March 9, 2023 by jeff Rock Rock and Roll Song Of the week 10

107: The Association, ‘Everything That Touches You’

Pop pap? Glorious? Should I admit in public that I really, really like this song?

October 27, 2022 by jeff Rock Rock and Roll Song Of the week 28

170: Laura Nyro, ‘Luckie’ (“Eli & the 13th Confession”)

(Boom!Boom!Boom!) Are you rea-dy???
The evolution of the first 4 seconds of Laura’s masterpiece.

October 19, 2022 by jeff Rock Rock and Roll Song Of the week 6

103: Little Stevie Wonder, ‘Fingertips’

Little Stevie Wonder recorded ‘Fingertips’ at the age of 12 – a fledgling perhaps, but certainly not innocent.
There’s a fervor brewing here that may have begun on the altar in the church choir, but reached its pitch afterwards up in the balcony with some willing young soprano.

July 15, 2022 by jeff Rock and Roll Song Of the week 7

176: Chuck Berry, ‘Too Much Monkey Business’ (Bob Dylan, ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’)

Who da daddy of rap?
Who da grandaddy?

March 24, 2022 by jeff Rock Rock and Roll Song Of the week 7