CT Blue

It’s hot out there. Watch them all, or sample. Summertime, first Janis, then Ella. You need to be a certain age to remember this one: Mungo Jerry, In the Summertime. No live versions from the Lovin’ Spoonful, but Joe Cocker does a great job on Summer in the City. And finally, it really is Too […]

I listened to this song a lot back in the day. At least, I distinctly recall the song starting, but by the time it ended – well, all I can say is that my memory is fuzzy. I can’t imagine why. Roundabout by Yes. On a more political note, I have, for the most part, […]

I came upon this while free associating on youtube, and I set it aside for some future time, which time has now arrived. Reefer Man:

I always loved this song, which has been covered by quite a few people, but it was written by this fellow, Jerry Jeff Walker: I’m not crazy about this performance, but it’s the best of his I could find on youtube. Here, by the way, is the real Mr. Bojangles, a fellow named Bill Robinson, […]

When I got my first CD player, sometime around 1986, I started to branch out a bit, musically speaking. Partly that was because, at first, there was more classical music on CD, and partly because I wanted to learn about classical music. I also started listening to a lot of pre-rock stuff. I quickly got […]