Playlist for 2/26

John Scofield - Country For Old Men
Nona Hendryx - Nona
Gallant - Ology
Fantastic Negrito - Last Days of Oakland
Frankie Miller - Highlife
Frankie Miller - Double Take
Frankie Miller - Very Best of
Dropkick Murphys - 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
Gary Stewart - Gary
Gary Stewart - Cactus and A Rose
Gary Stewart - Brand New
Gary Stewart - Battleground
Gary Stewart - I'm A Texan

Missing From Songwriters Hall of Fame (Updated 2017 Inductees)

The 2017 Songwriters Hall Inductees have been announced: Jay-Z, Peter Cetera/James Pankow/ Robert Lamm, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Max Martin & Berry Gordy (inducted last year, formally this year).

According to the Song Hall's website, voters are made up of "music industry professionals" and members of Performing Rights Organzations like BMI and ASCAP.

But, this article by Roger Friedman from 2015, fills in some of the questions I have about this Hall.  According to Friedman, the Song Hall once had an "unspoken" rule about no posthumous inductees.  Which would explain how George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix  and others have failed to get in by 2015.  But with the 2015 & 2016 inductions of Jerry Garcia, Willie Dixon, Bernard Edwards and Marvin Gaye, that stupid rule has been eliminated.
                                                                                                        
Take a look at the names below.  Most have at least been nominated.  None of these are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame as of 2017.

Alan Jackson
Aretha Franklin 
Allee Willis
B.B. King
Bert Berns
Bill Anderson
Billy Joe Shaver
Bob McDill
Bobby Womack
Bonnie Raitt
Boz Scaggs
Bryan Adams
Bryan Ferry
Carl Perkins
Cat Stevens
Chrissie Hynde
Chuck Willis
Curly Putnam
Dallas Frazier
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Penn
David Gates
Dean Dillon
Dion DiMucci
Donna Summer/Giorgio Moroder/Pete Bellotte
Doors
Dwight Yoakam
George Harrison
George Michael
Gloria Estefan
Guy Clark
Harry Nilsson
Harry Wayne Casey
Isley Brothers
J.J. Cale
Jeff Lynne
Jimi Hendrix
Joe South
John Hiatt
John D. Loudermilk
John Mellencamp
John Prine
Kate Bush
Kenny Loggins
Kool & The Gang
Led Zeppelin
Lefty Frizzell
Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks/Christine McVie
Lou Reed
Lucinda Williams
Luther Vandross
Madonna
Mark Knopfler
Max D. Barnes
Michael McDonald
Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn
Morrissey/Johnny Marr
Muddy Waters
Nas
Neil Young
Nick Lowe
Outkast
Paul Overstreet
Paul Weller
Percy Mayfield
Pete Townshend
Peter Gabriel 
Phil Ochs
Prince
R.E.M.
Ric Ocasek
Robbie Robertson
Robert "Mutt" Lange
Rod Stewart
Rod Temperton
Rodney Crowell
Roger Miller
Roger Waters/David Gilmour
Rosanne Cash
Rudy Toombs
Sade
Shel Silverstein
Sheryl Crow
Sly Stone
Sonny Throckmorton
Spooner Oldham
Steve Earle
Steve Miller
Steve Perry/Neal Schon/Jonathan Cain
Steve Winwood
Tim Hardin
Tom T. Hall
Tony Macaulay
Tony Joe White
Townes Van Zandt
Tracey Chapman
U2
Vince Gill
Walter Becker/Donald Fagen
Warren Zevon
Waylon Jennings
William Bell
William "Mickey" Stevenson

BTW- In some cases I put the whole group down, which is what the Hall did when they inducted all the members of Queen.

Below is a link to the Song Hall's website:
http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/

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Playlist for 2/17

Heatwave - Hot Property
Heatwave - Candles
Heatwave - Current
Al Jarreau - Live In Europe 1977
Brad Mehldau Trio - Blues and Ballads
Aloha Got Soul - Various
Band of Heathens - Duende
Run The Jewels - RTJ3
XX - I See You
Blues Masters Vol. 8 - Mississippi Delta Blues

Favorite Love Songs (With A Twist)

This is my first attempt at a favorite romantic songs, with a twist.  They can't be ones that always show up on every Great Love Songs list.

Below are the songs I've started out with.  All of these Valentine's Day type tracks have meant something to me at some point in my life.

If you want to find out what other songs I'm adding, then check out my Spotify playlist
A Not On Every Best Love Songs Ever Playlist

Al Green - Sha-La-La
Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight
Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming
Barry White - Can't Get Enough
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Boz Scaggs -  We're All Alone
Bread - Make It With You
Daryl Hall & John Oates - One On One
DeBarge - All This Love
Earth, Wind & Fire - Love's Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald - I Concentrate On You
ELO - Strange Magic
Elvis Presley - Fame and Fortune
Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
Frank Sinatra - You Make Me Feel So Young
Gladys Knight & The Pips - You're The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Me
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Isley Brothers - Voyage to Atlantis
Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
Jackie Wilson - To Be Loved
Jason Isbell - If We Were Vampires
Jimmy LaFave - Into Your Life
Joni Mitchell - Case of You
L.T.D.  - Love Ballad
Luther Vandross - If Only For One Night
Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait
Marvin Gaye - After The Dance
Maxwell - Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
Merle Haggard - That's The Way Love Goes
Michael Jackson - Lady In My Life
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
O'Jays - Lovin' You
Peabo Bryson - I'm So Into You
Prince  - Do Me Baby
Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen
Ray, Goodman & Brown - Special Lady
Rene & Angela - Your Smile
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Closer I Get To You
Roxy Music - Avalon
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love
Smokey Robinson - Quiet Storm
Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
Stevie Wonder - You and I
Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You
T-Connection - Best of My Love
Teddy Pendergrass & Stephanie Mills - Feel The Fire
Tom Jones - Move Closer
Tony! Toni! Tone! -  Anniversary
Whispers - Lady
Willie Nelson - Moonlight In Vermont

Playlist for 2/11

Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield - Got To Find A Way
Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes - I Don't Want To Go Home
Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes - This Time It's For Real
Los Dug Dug's - Smog
Paul Chain - Sign From Space
Dale Watson & Ray Benson - Dale & Ray
New Edition - Candy Girl
New Edition - s/t
New Edition -  All For Love
New Edition Story (TV Movie)

Playlist for 2/6

Shuggie Otis - Here Comes
Shuggie Otis - Freedom Flight
James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up
James Carr - Man Needs A Woman
David Ruffin - My Whole Word Ended
Robert Ward - Fear No Evil
Andre Isoir -  Bach: Art of Fugue
Andrew Manze - Bach: Solo & Double Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust - Brahms:Horn Trio
Kuijken Ensemble - Debussy: Chamber Music
J.P. Harris - Why Don't We Duet In The Road (EP)
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

My Dad 9 Years Later (+ His Record Collection)

Besides passing along his love of sports, my Dad also passed along his love of music.  He had a small but eclectic vinyl/8-track collection.  I absorbed all of it. My interest in music was piqued. By 1974 at the age of 10, I had become hooked on AM Pop music. But even though he never knew it, my Dad helped propel my lifelong love affair with music.  For years, these were the only records I heard.

Later, as my record collection grew my Dad often looked in awe at the burgeoning shelves of CD's or vinyl.  One regret I have is not telling him how much his records played a part in my music tastes.

Below is a list, as I remember it, of his vinyl collection (and some 8-tracks).  I heard these records many times. Lots of Country and Pop vocalists.  Most are from the early 70's.  I've got some of these, but many are out of print and have never been released on CD or digitally (as of February 2017).

Elvis Presley - Elvis (1973)
Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii
Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock
Elvis Presley - Legendary Performer Vol. 2
Jerry Lee Lewis - Sometimes A Memory Ain't Enough
Chuck Berry - San Francisco Dues
Neil Diamond - Tap Root Manuscript
Engelbert Humperdinck - After The Lovin'
Tom Jones - Body and Soul of
Tom Jones - Greatest Hits (bought at his concert which my parents attended)
Johnny Mathis - I'm Coming Home
Tommy Overstreet - Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Merle Haggard - His 30th Album
Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December
Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag
Charley Pride - 10th Album
Charley Pride - Sings Heart Songs
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Louisiana Woman/Mississippi Man
Loretta Lynn - Entertainer of the Year
Johnny Rodriguez - All I Ever Meant To Do Was Sing
George Jones & Tammy Wynette - Let's Build A World Together
Charlie Rich - Very Special Love Songs
Charlie Rich - Tomorrow Night
Tom T. Hall - In Search Of A Song
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - Full Moon
John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
Jim Ed Brown - Morning
Don Gibson - Snap Your Fingers
Hank Williams Jr. - After You/Pride's Not Hard To Swallow
Jerry Reed - Lord Mr. Ford
Shirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never
Fifth Dimension -Age of Aquarius

(8 tracks)
Rod McKuen - New Ballads
San Sebastian Strings - The Sea
Elvis Presley - Love Letters From
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell  - s/t