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Music bed. This album is made up entirely of instrumentals and this particular track was written by Sydney Robin and Charlie Shavers.

Written by J.C. Johnson and originally recorded by Bessie Smith in 1928. Arranged by Nesuhi Ertegun.

The guitar playing of Lowman Pauling of The "5" Royales has been a big influence on Steve Cropper as evidenced by this album made up of all songs The"5" Royales. Written by Lowman Pauling and featuring Bettye LaVette and Willie Jones on lead vocals.

Five version of the Merle Travis song featuring musical backing by Booker T. and the MGs and the saxophone playing of Andrew Love and Floyd Newman. This is Johnnie Taylor's debut Stax album.

Originally released in 1944 on the Decca label.

Mavis Staples is still singing incredibly well on this highly recommended album of all songs composed by Ben Harper.

Pop Staples sings lead on this Bob Dylan song recorded for the Riverside label in 1963.

2007 release from the ex-bassist and lead-singer of the Bristols. Fans of 60s French pop or beat music will probably really like this.

Music bed. 1963 instrumental from France recorded for the Polydor label.

Atomic era song written by Slim Gaillard and recorded in 1946.

I love this Lisa Walker song so much. Sat 6/8 Superchunk w/ Wussy and Essential Knots – Off Broadway. Highly recommended.

Life is good. The ridiculously talented pop singer-songwriter out of Los Angeles has a new single available on Bandcamp.

Beautiful vocals by Amy Boone and making great use of subtly placed organ, brass, and pedal steel. Written by Willy Vlautin. Wed 6/5 Craig Finn + The Uptown Controllers with The Delines – Off Broadway

Beautiful duet between Lyle Lovett and Rickie Lee Jones. Can't ask for a better back-up band - Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums), Matt Rollings (piano), and Dean Parks (electric guitar). "I remember in the mornings / Waking up / With your arms around my head / You told me you can sleep forever / And I'll still hold you then"

Music bed. From James Calvin Wilsey's only album - eleven instrumental compositions written by him.

From the 14-CD forthcoming box set made up of five professionally recorded full-length shows plus previously unreleased rehearsals. This track was from a rehearsal at the Seacrest Motel in Falmouth, MA. This set is being released on June 7. Sat 6/1 Sean Canan’s Voodoo Players & Brothers Lazaroff present Tangled Up in Lou – Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration – Delmar Hall

Written by Oteil Burbridge, Cody Dickinson, and Luther Dickinson. Sharde Thomas sings the harmony vocals. Thu 8/1 North Mississippi Allstars – Off Broadway

Gorgeous song written by the Irish singer-songwriter. Produced by Aaron Dessner of the National.

Wow, I've never been taken in by The National before. This beautiful song features the lead vocals of Matt Berninger with some lovely female harmony vocals. I'm not exactly sure since this album features a half-dozen female vocalists including Sharon Van Etten, Kate Stables, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Lisa Hannigan among others. One of my favorite songs of the year.

This request goes out to Patricia and Paul from Cork, Ireland. If one of them happen to see or hear this, please drop me a line at memphis@kdhx.org. Written by the multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter par excellence.

Music bed. Instrumental version of the William Bell song.

A good as songwriting gets. Shane MacGowan sings from the perspective of a war veteran.on this. "In blood and death neath a screaming sky / I lay down on the ground / And the arms and legs of other men / Were scattered all around / Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed / Then prayed and bled some more / And the only thing that I could see / Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me / But when we got back, labeled parts one to three / There was no pair of brown eyes waiting for me."

The singer-songwriter is from Dungiven, Ireland and has an absolutely beautiful voice. Most of her albums are made up of traditional songs along with a few originals.