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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2199
Song of the Day: Who’s Lovin’ You, written by Smokey Robinson, was first recorded by The Miracles, but its most famous version was recorded by The Jackson 5 (as the B-side to their first #1 hit, “I Want You Back“). This past Wednesday, June 25th, marked twenty-six years that Michael…
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Continue reading →: Lalo Schifrin, RIP
One of the all-time great film-score composers, Lalo Schifrin, died yesterday at the age of 93. Combining jazz, Latin, and other fusion elements into his memorable scores, Schifrin left an indelible mark on the cinema. I’ve featured so many of his themes through the years on my list of “favorite…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2198
Song of the Day: Corean Fantasy [YouTube link], composed by Johnnie Christopher McDonald, appears on the 2024 album, “It’s About Time.” This instrumental, performed by The Chris McDonald Jazz Orchestra, is a paean to the great Chick Corea, who was born on June 12, 1941, and who left us much…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2197
Song of the Day: Summer Madness [YouTube link] was composed by Robert “Spike” Mickens, Alton Taylor, and the other members of Kool & the Gang. This song is Oh So Kool. Released in 1974 on their album,”Light of Worlds,” it has been sampled countless times; some sources estimate that the…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2196
Song of the Day: Coney Island [YouTube link] features the words and music of Terry Berkson and the vocals of Steven Delopoulos. I met Jonathan Berkson, Terry’s son, when I moved into my new apartment back in October 2024. He expertly installed my bedroom air conditioner. In our conversations, we…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2195
Song of the Day: Five Minutes More, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, was a #1 hit record for Frank Sinatra in 1946. On this date in 1913, the great Sammy Cahn was born. The three-time Oscar winning lyricist was a wonderful contributor to the Great American Songbook.…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2194
Song of the Day: Good Vibrations, words and music by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit for The Beach Boys in 1966. The song is noted for its unusual instrumentation, which included cello and an electro-theremin. Today, Wilson died at the age of 82.…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2193
Song of the Day: Move Your Feet features the words and music of multi-instrumentalist Jesper “Junior” Mortensen of the Danish pop duo, Junior Senior. On this date in 2002, this song was released and went on to become a huge dance hit. It can be found on the group’s debut…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2192
Song of the Day: Dance to the Music, words and music by Sly Stone, appears as the funky title track of the 1968 Sly and the Family Stone album. This Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 hit launched the group onto the pop charts and was inducted into the Grammy Hall…
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Continue reading →: A Trilogy Anniversary
From 1995, Top left: Book party, sponsored by Andrea Rich at her home in Greenwich Village; Top right: at the Rich residence, David Kelley, me, Louis Torres, Michelle Kamhi; Bottom right: at the Rich residence, Peter Boettke, Douglas Rasmussen, me, Mario Rizzo; Bottom left: at the Rich residence, Bertell Ollman…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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