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They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson Because sometimes I need a little delta blues - this one is the least covered RJ song as far as I can tell,

OK, I think I need to get back to earth, and quit drinking so much: Black Coffee - k.d.lang (what a voice!)

Please Come To Boston - David Allen Coe

I Return To Music - Mark Murphy

One Minute Movies - The Residents

Thanks Starise, Fortunately, Leilani and I have the good sense to live below our means. The mortgage is paid off, and other than low car payments, we have zero debt. We also have a savings account and Social Security. We can exist on the social security so we're living close to the bone so as not to drain the savings any more than we have to. When I was young I blew all my money, but as I got to my mid 30s I decided that I needed to live below my means and put a buffer away where it isn't easy for me to get to. I got my stimulus check today, it goes in the bank tomorrow. I have no regrets about being a career musician. I rode the good times when I was the opening act for major stars in concert and I'll ride the lean times too. I'm luckier than a lot. I know of other musicians, bar staff, and restaurant staff that live close to the bone already plus have rent payments. I'd love to help them out but I have to protect myself and my wife. In a way I'm better off than someone who has to work in a grocery store or meat packing plant where there is a high risk of getting COVID (counting my blessings here). I'm thinking about some other ways to earn money in case the new normal won't support live music. Right now Leilani and I are working on some new aftermarket add-on products for Band-in-a-Box. Judging from past experience it'll take about a year to finish enough to make a nice release. The restaurant we've been playing once a week for 12 years and 2 owners wants us back in October if bands are allowed. Of course it's not a solid commitment but I'm sure if the business is recovering, we'll be back. We have a big following there, the only catch is they are winter residents and Canadian visitors. COVID will determine if that happens or not. Leilani and I have been in this duo since 1985 and it's really weird not to be gigging for so many weeks. It's our second favorite thing to do. :D For those of you working, I hope you all stay healthy. Insights and incites by Notes

Popity Pop - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (Popity Pop go the MOTORcycles) Some nice scat singing in this one

"Constantinople" - The Residents Very unusual group.

Pragi, you, Wibbles, Craig and others have all introduced me to songs and artists I never would have heard before. I'm really enjoying that. I've even gone and purchased some and added it to my digital Walkman. I've played rock/pop for a living all my life. I played classical in school and jazz in the extra-curricular jazz band after school. Rock on the weekends for money and chicks. My mom liked Broadway and my dad was really fond of Big Band Jazz and pre-Nashville era country (Eddie Arnold, Jim Reeves, etc.). After high school I got in a road band and the other musicians introduced me to blues (Bobby Bland, Robert Johnson, etc.) and I used to go to record/CD stores and pick out things from racks I was not familiar with like Klezmer. When I took a job on a cruise ship for 3 years I learned about Salsa, Ska, Soca and Reggae from the musicians who play those forms of music. There is so much out there I can't be confined to one type. I like playing different styles too, but to make a living, I play what the public wants to hear - and I like that as well. I prefer Classical from Beethoven to the present, but not all of it, mostly the dark, brooding, exciting kind. What I like about it is on the thousandth listening I can still hear a variation of a motif or a combination of one or more others that I never heard before. I can't memorize every instrument part from start to finish like I can on more pop/rock/country/blues tracks. On the other hand, my digital-walkman still has Muddy Waters, Zeppelin, Elvis, Andrews Sisters, Lyle Lovett, and the top 40 songs I grew up with on it. Here is one from my youth. Vanilla Fudge doing a take on an even older Motown song. Hearing this again is like visiting an old friend You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge

Thanks 57Gregy

D.O.A. - Bloodrock

I'd never get past security. But with all the performers who refuse to play for the president, I might have a chance at that.

Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed

I read that Wes started playing that way so he wouldn't wake his wife while practicing. When he became successful, he tried to change his picking style to a pick or fingerpicking, but taking so many steps back to learn a new technique made that prohibitive - I certainly understand that. Wes was a great guitarist. Prokofiev made that "iron and steel" symphony (#2) in my last post, but he was quite versatile. His symphony #2 was as different as night to day. I generally don't care for Ormandy's conducting of Romantic or Modern 'classical' works, but I think he does this one justice, probably because Prokofiev wrote what he though Hayden would write in the 20th century. Symphony #1 - Sergey Prokofiev - Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra I couldn't get it to embed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A23QstVCIM

The Spider And The Fly - Rolling Stones

I'm glad you got a gig Bapu I made a living most of my life following my bliss. I have the good sense to live below my means and sock money away for a rainy day. That rainy day is here, and I'll be OK. Sooner or later the Stimulus will arrive and that will help, I have social security, and after 55 days it doesn't look like I'll get any unemployment from the CARES act, but I'll keep trying. It would help a lot. Other than minimal car payments I have no debt, so if I don't spend a lot of money, I'll survive. And what do I have to spend money on anyway? Everything is still closed. I'm feeling better today after an attitude adjustment. When and if bands are allowed to play again in Florida, I'll most likely be able to adapt to the new normal and Leilani and I will be able to do our second favorite thing again. Until then, we'll just have to serenade the neighbors. I don't plan to retire as long as I'm able to gig, and as long as someone wants us, I'll be gigging. I'm having too much fun to stop. Notes

"When You Wish Upon A Star" - Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket

If there ever was a heavy metal symphony this is it. Prokofiev himself described it as 'iron and steel.' It's not subtle, it attacks and affronts the listener, the dissonances are grating, and it's the closed 'classical' thing I know of to heavy metal. It was interesting at first and the more I listened to it, the more I liked it. Symphony #2 in D minor - Sergey Prokofiev - Neeme Jarvi conducting the Royal Scottish Orchestra

Still waiting. -- Day 56 no gigs, no stimulus money, no unemployment money, nobody cares ??? Congressman aide answers the phone, says the state won't answer his calls. The state isn't taking calls, the governor isn't calling back, but Big Biz got their share of the CARE$ money. I feel left out, neglected, picked on, and I want my mommy. Congrats to all who got their check. Notes

Afterglow - INXS

IMHO Kenny Burrell is a very nice guitar player. I found him indirectly through Stanley Turrentine (sax) and Jimmy Smith (organ) many years ago. I liked his improv ideas, his tone, and his comping. Midnight Blue (full album) - Kenny Burrell

"Blue Monday" - Fats Domino

I met Chet in the late 1980s or early 1990s. He said that he really wanted to be a jazz guitarist, but he knew which side of his bread the butter was on. I think many career musicians find that the genre of music we are successful at chooses us. In retrospect, it's probably the right one for us too. Chet was "one with the guitar", a very talented player in any genre he tried. Here is Jon Hendrick's take on a Neil Hefti/Count Basie song. Lil' Darlin - Jon Hendricks and Company

Since Little Richard just died, I thought listening to his pre-rock 'n' roll blues album would be a nice tribute.

Association: one of the first rock songs: "Rocket 88"- Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats featuring Ike Turner