Playlist for 8/27

Kaitlin Butts - Roadrunner

Megan Moroney - Am I Okay

Zach Bryan - Great American Bar Scene 

Nathaniel Rateliff - South of Here

Silverada - s/t

Billy Strings - Live Vol. 1

Roots Rock Rebels: When Punk Met Reggae 75-82- Various (Cherry Red)

Poll: July 1968 Songs

   July 1968, four years old still living in North Carolina.  Summer's in the South were all about beaches, swimming pools and hanging out.  Something I was already doing at age four.  What songs did my young brain remember in July 1968?  Definitely ones by the Rascals, Fifth Dimension, Ohio Express and the Doors.  Most coming out of either our car radio, my sister's radio in her room or the radio's that were playing at the beach or the swimming pool.  Maybe the ones that played while we were just playing around outside.  In other words, AM Top 40 radio ruled in 1968. 

    For this latest poll 37 songs were picked to vote on. Here are my rankings.  Listen to this countdown at popgoldradio.com

	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Rolling Stones	1
	People Got To Be Free	Rascals	2
	Mrs. Robinson	Simon & Garfunkel	3
	Never Give You Up	Jerry Butler	4
	Think	Aretha Franklin	5
	Sunshine Of Your Love	Cream	6
	Mony Mony	Tommy James & the Shondells	7
	This Guy's In Love With You	Herb Alpert	8
	Grazing In The Grass	Hugh Masekela	9
	Stoned Soul Picnic	5th Dimension	10
	Classical Gas	Mason Williams	11
	Hello, I Love You	Doors	12
	Pictures Of Matchstick Men	Status Quo	13
	Angel Of The Morning	Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts	14
	Hurdy Gurdy Man	Donovan	15
	Reach Out Of The Darkness	Friend & Lover	16
	The Horse	Cliff Nobles & Co.	17
	Yummy Yummy Yummy	Ohio Express	18
	Sky Pilot	Eric Burdon & the Animals	19
	A Man Without Love	Engelbert Humperdinck	20
	Dream A Little Dream Of Me	Mama Cass (with the Mamas & the Papas)	21
	Love Makes A Woman	Barbara Acklin	22
	Soul-Limbo	Booker T. & the M.G's	23
	MacArthur Park	Richard Harris	24
	The Look Of Love	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66	25
	Light My Fire	Jose Feliciano	26
	Lover's Holiday	Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson	27
	Lady Willpower	Gary Puckett & the Union Gap	28
	D.W. Washburn	Monkees	29
	Indian Lake	Cowsills	30
	Autumn Of My Life	Bobby Goldsboro	31
	Licking Stick - Licking Stick	James Brown	32
	Turn Around, Look At Me	Vogues	33
	She's A Heartbreaker	Gene Pitney	34
	I Love You	People	35
	Here Comes The Judge	Shorty Long	36
	How'd We Ever Get This Way	Andy Kim	37

Playlist for 8/19

Linda Thompson - Proxy Music

The Bunch - Rock On

Sadler Vaden - Dad Rock

Mike Campbell - Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits

I Am: Celine Dion (2024 Documentary)

Kate Nash - 9 Sad Symphonies

Phoebe Snow - Second Childhood

Lake Street Dive - Good Together

Cody Dickinson - Homemade

Leonard Bernstein - Dvorak:New World Symphony

Artists Influenced by Elvis Presley

  If you became a "Rock 'n' Roll" singer after 1956 you were influenced by Elvis Presley.  Even if you weren't influenced by his records.  Why? Because Elvis was the first "Rock" star. And every Rock artist has his DNA. Even some Pop, Country and R&B acts.  As someone who has read a ton of things on Elvis, I am always fascinated to see who he has influenced since he became a worldwide phenomenon in 1956.  From obvious choice (Beatles) to more surprising ones like PJ Harvey.  

  So here's a wide variety of names that have mentioned Elvis as an influence. This is only a partial list. It's going to be updated quite often.  I'm sure I will be adding more names for a long time.

Al Green

Axl Rose

Barbra Streisand

Barry White

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billy Idol

Billy Joel

Blake Shelton

Bob Dylan

Bono

Brenda Lee

Brian Setzer

Bruce Springsteen

Bruno Mars

Buck Owens

Buddy Holly

Celine Dion

Charlie Rich

Cher

Chris Isaak

Cliff Richard

Conway Twitty

Darius Rucker

David Bowie

David Gilmour

Dolly Parton

Dwight Yoakam

Eddie Cochran

Eddie Murphy 

Elton John

Eric Burdon

Eric Clapton 

Everly Brothers

Faith Hill

Freddie Mercury

Garth Brooks

George Harrison 

Gene Vincent

Glenn Danzig

Gordon Lightfoot

Gram Parsons

Greg Lake

Ian Anderson

Ian Gillan

Isaac Hayes

Jackie DeShannon 

Jackie Wilson

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jim Morrison 

Jimi Hendrix

Jimmy Page

Joan Jett

Joe Elliott

Joe Perry

John Lennon

Jon Bon Jovi 

Justin Timberlake

Kacey Musgraves

Kane Brown

K.D. Lang

Keith Richards

Lainey Wilson

Leon Russell

Lindsey Buckingham

Mac Davis

Margo Price

Mark Knopfler

Mark Lindsay

Marty Stuart

Merle Haggard

Michael Buble

Mick Fleetwood

Mick Jagger

Miranda Lambert

Mojo Nixon 

Neil Young

Nick Cave

Noel Gallagher

Paul McCartney

Paul Simon

PJ Harvey

Post Malone

Raul Malo

Reba McEntire

Ricky Nelson

Ringo Starr

Robbie Williams 

Robert Plant

Rod Stewart

Shane MacGowan

Steve Perry

Suzi Quatro

Tanya Tucker

Toby Keith

Trisha Yearwood

Wanda Jackson

War and Treaty (Tanya Trotter & Michael Trotter Jr.) 

Waylon Jennings

Wynonna Judd

Yngwie Malmsteen

Playlist for 8/9

Luther Vandross - This Close To You

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Live In London

How Music Got Free (2024 Documentary)

Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

Paul McCartney - One Hand Clapping

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - TexiCali

Daryl Hall - D

Luke Combs - Front Door Famous

Dave Loggins - Apprentice

My Favorite Albums of 1984

Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise

Bangles - All Over The Place

Billy Ocean - Suddenly

Black Uhuru - Anthem

Bronski Beat - Age of Consent

Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

Bryan Adams - Reckless

Cameo - She's Strange

Cars - Heartbreak City

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Big Bam Boom

Don Henley - Building the Perfect Beast

Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

Elton John - Breaking Hearts

Footloose Soundtrack - Various

Foreigner - Agent Provocateur

George Jones - You've Still Got A Place In My Heart

George Strait - Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Go-Go's - Talk Show

Husker Du - Zen Arcade

Jacksons - Victory

Jermaine Jackson - s/t

Joe Jackson - Body and Soul

John Anderson - Eye of A Hurricane

John Lennon/Yoko Ono - Milk & Honey

Judds - Wynonna & Naomi 

Judds - Why Not Me

Kool & The Gang - Emergency

Leonard Cohen - Various Positions

Los Lobos - How Will The Wolf Survive

Madonna - Like A Virgin

Meat Puppets - II

Metallica - Ride the Lightning

Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime

Pretenders - Learning to Crawl

Prince - Purple Rain 

Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves

Queen - The Works

Ramones - Too Tough To Die

Ratt- Out of the Cellar

Ray Charles - Friendship

R.E.M. - Reckoning

Replacements - Let It Be

Ricky Skaggs - Country Boy

Run DMC - s/t

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

Sade - Diamond Life

Steve Perry - Street Talk

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand the Weather

Stevie Wonder - Woman In Red

Teena Marie - Starchild

This Is Spinal Tap - Soundtrack

Tina Turner - Private Dancer

U2 - Unforgettable Fire

Van Halen - 1984

Wham - Make It Big

Playlist for 8/1

Carly Pearce - Hummingbird

Johnny Blue Skies/Sturgill Simpson - Passage Du Desir 

Charli XCX - Brat

Petty Country - Various

John Mayall - Blues From Laurel Canyon

Johnny Cash - Songwriter

Swamp Dogg - Bluegrass

Melissa Carper -Borned In Ya 

Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024 Documentary)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2023 Documentary)