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Monday Morning Video – The Load-Out with Jackson Browne

Monday, March 14, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Let’s start the week with a classic – Jackson Browne’s “The Load-Out” with a segue into Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs’ wonderful 1960 chart-topper “Stay”. People you’ve got the power over what we doYou can sit there and waitOr you can pull us throughCome along, sing the song

Filed Under: Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Jackson Browne

Monday Morning Video – Randy Newman and Friends

Monday, August 16, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Randy Newman is an American treasure. Whether cynical or sentimental, his songs brilliantly capture the characters and moments that inhabit them. Here’s Newman, accompanied by Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, John Fogerty, and an all-star band performing his classic anthem “I Love L.A”. I wish they alternated the verses that Jackson Browne and John Fogerty sang […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Jackson Browne, John Fogerty, Randy Newman, Tom Petty

Monday Morning Video – Gregg Allman (1947-2017)

Monday, May 29, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

It’s shaping up to be another tough year in the world of music. We’ve just lost another rock icon with the passing of Gregg Allman. Not only was he the writer of songs that have become touchstones in the rock canon, he was – and continues to be – an inspiration to musicians and fans […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Blues, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dave Matthews, Gregg Allman, Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, Zac Brown

Monday Morning Video – Randy Newman & Friends

Monday, August 24, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Randy Newman is one of my favorite songwriters, as adept at breaking your heart with a meditation on loss as he is at riling you up with satirical commentary on the state of politics and society. Of course there’s also his impressive array of movie soundtracks, from “Toy Story” to “the Natural.” Here he is […]

Filed Under: Pop, Videos Tagged With: Jackson Browne, John Fogerty, Randy Newman, Tom Petty

Monday Morning Video: Jackson Browne covers “Free Bird”

Monday, December 15, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

You know those idiots who scream “Free Bird” at every show that they attend? Sometimes dreams really do come true.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Jackson Browne, Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sara Watkins – Sun Midnight Sun

Friday, August 03, 2012 By Shawn Underwood

If Americana music is defined as the mashup of musical styles that took root in various regions of the country, you could make an argument the recent release from Sara Watkins, Sun Midnight Sun, is the poster child for Americana.  With the exception of the opening track, The Foothills, which showcases the Celtic roots of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Folk, Indie, Pop Tagged With: Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins

Mayer’s Playlist for December 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Too Drunk to Truck, by Roy Sludge This album was tailor-made for Twangville. Old school in all the best ways, it might as well be a collection of lost classics from the Sun Studios archive. The title track kicks off the album with a strong indication of what will follow. Yup, […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, David Lindley, Harrison Hudson, High On Stress, Ian McLagan, Jackson Browne, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Kingsley Flood, Leon Russell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven, Oldjack, Roy Sludge, Ry Cooder, Scotty Alan, The Deep Dark Woods, the Rolling Stones, Willie Nile

You Pick It: Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song”

Monday, November 22, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Does anyone not consider this song a classic? It is certainly hard to argue with the impressive array of artists who have covered the Bob Marley classic. In this edition of our “You Pick It” series, we get Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer; Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros; Ziggy Marley & the Chieftains; Bono, Bob […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Arrested Development, Billy Bragg, Bob Geldorf, Bob Marley, Bono, Jackson Browne, Joe Strummer, Johnny Cash, the Chieftains, Wyclef Jean, Youssou N'Dour, Ziggy Marley

The Rock Hall @ 25: Night One (Part 2)

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concerts, Night One 29 October 2009 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City Headliners: Crosby, Stills & Nash; Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; Stevie Wonder; Bruce Springsteen Guests: Jerry Lee Lewis, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Dion DiMucci, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Smokey Robinson, John […]

Filed Under: News, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: B.B. King, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Darlene Love, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, John Fogerty, John Legend, Peter Wolf, Sam and Dave, Sam Moore, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tom Morello

Celebrating the Rock Hall of Fame: Night One

Monday, November 02, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Tom Hanks may have kicked things off with a hearty “Hail Hail Rock and Roll,” but it was the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis (HoF inaugural class of 1986) who got the party started. The 74-year old was clearly showing his age yet still showed his spark as he knocked out a healthy version of “Whole […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, News, Pop, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Raitt, CSN, David Crosby, Dion, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Little Anthony, Paul Simon, Rock Hall of Fame; Jerry Lee Lewis, Simon and Garfunkel, Stephen Stills

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