Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Friday, March 23, 2012

rockabilly/country girls of the 1950s

margie rayburn - oooooh what a doll (1958)

(i get such a kick out of arpeggios)

margie rayburn - "freight train" (1957)


bonnie guitar "love is over, love is done" (1958)


patty prater "no substitute for love"

can't find any info for this song or artist, but i like it a lot

Friday, March 16, 2012

firme tracks vol 5

1. empresarios - cumbia salvaje
2. al castana & the precisions - i need and love
3. don julian & the larks - te amo
4. kase-o - boogaloo (aka tarantula)
5. souls of mischief - from '93 til infinity
6. cortex - i heard a sigh
7. big lu & los muchachos - foolish things
8. rocky gil & the bishops - me & you
9. glen miller - where is the love
10. cuarto poder - 8 grados
11. warren g - this d.j.
12. brown pride riders - cruisin remix
13. rosie & ron - bring me happiness
14. lloyd price - just because
15. pepe hernandez - having fun
16. sunny ozuna - runaway
17. brothers seven - evil ways
18. the brilliants - what you gonna do
19. nine - whutcha want?
20. lowrell - mellow mellow right on

1 hr (as always!), >>DL here<<
(once again, some of these songs have dead air for a few seconds at the beginning...this can be fixed in itunes options for individual songs ("start time") and/or you can add some crossover fade in itunes preferences. or however you wanna deal with it in your audio program of choice)

i picked a cactus for the cover because it's march and that means st. patrick's day and the onset of spring -- green things abound! cactus is one of my favorite plants, and i think it's pretty firme. tough on the outside, soft inside...and they grow flowers too...como la masculinidad !

Monday, March 5, 2012

will it go round in circles

a jangly piano, tambourine and brass driven mix:
1. sons of moses - soul symphony
2. nina simone - my sweet lord
3. joe cocker - the letter
4. wendell stuart & the downbeaters - my world is empty without you
5. carla thomas - it ain't no easy thing
6. jean dushon - plaything
7. artrud gilberto - stay
8. francois de rubiaux - dernier domicile connu
9. the monkees - valleri
10. billy preston - will it go round in circles
11. banny price - you love me pretty baby
12. ike & tina turner - flee flee fla
13. ray charles - what'd i say
14. the kickin mustangs - kickin
15. marsha gee - baby i need you
16. the crystals - i got a man
17. the undisputed truth - smiling faces sometimes
18. jae mason - lady jane
19. irma thomas - time is on my side
20. west coast revival - feelin alright

1 hour, >>DL here<<

this mix is relentless. it slows down sometimes into bossa nova or moody 50s r&b, but that's only to give it an uphill momentum to come swinging back down again

of all the mixes i've done, this one might have my favorite three opening songs + three closing songs!

[some of these tracks have some dead air for a few seconds at their beginnings or end, so if you want a smooth playback, try going to your itunes > preferences > playback and adding some crossfade (if you're picky like i am)]

cover: billy preston surrounded by organs!!