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Composed by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino. Another great one co-written by Dave Bartholomew who just passed away a couple of weeks back at age 100. David Hidalgo sings lead on this. Los Lobos will be coming to the Sheldon in November (11/8 Friday). Highly recommended.

Written by Valerie June and found on her second album. The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based out of Memphis will be opening for Brandi Carlile at the Fox Theatre in August (Sunday 8/11).

Sophomore release from the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist out of St. Louis. See her while you still have the chance.

This soul album was originally released in 1977 and only 1,000 copies were pressed. It was unearthed by The Numero Group and reissued in 2011. This song was written by Willie Wright who is alive and residing in Providence, RI.

Wonderful soul ballad from her first album written by Bettye Crutcher, Mack Rice, and Arris Wheaton.

Sublime closing track written by Ben Harper and found on this highly recommended album which is one of the best of her career. That's saying a whole lot. Recorded with her fantastic touring band.

A beautiful version from this album made up of all Bob Dylan songs.

Music bed. Instrumental version of the Sam Cooke song written by J.W. Alexander and Lowell Johnson.

From the forthcoming soundtrack album being released on September 13. Belle and Sebastian is providing the music for this film adapted from a graphic novel.

Previously unreleased 2008 version of the Herman's Hermits hit written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Tracyanne Campbell adds a hint of melancholy to this.

Translation: "Joe, I know you can have your pick of any woman in the world but nobody can ignite your passion the way I can. You know it. I know it. You can deny it but that would be the same as denying the existence of the sun, the moon, and the stars."

Written and sung by Joe Thebeau. Finn's Motel is opening for Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express at Off Broadway this Friday (7/12). Don't even think of getting there late. Highly recommended.

Written by Brendan Benson and Jack White.

I believe the New Zealand band is making their first foray to St. Louis this Friday (7/12) at the Ready Room. Written by Elizabeth Stokes. Highly recommended.

Written by Nick Lowe. Musical accompaniment by Los Straitjackets. "The needle's in the red." Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets will be at the The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia which is taking place at Stephens Lake Park from Sept. 27-29.

From her forthcoming album being released on August 9. Written by Beth Bombara and Kit Hamon.Beth Bombara will be having her album release party at Old Rock House on Friday (8/9) on a bill with Lilly Hiatt and John Calvin Abney, Doors 7pm Show 8pm.

"In the mid-2000s when I was living in Oxford, Mississippi, I went to an estate sale at an antebellum house in town and found a first edition of Carl Sandburg’s famous 1927 book The American Songbag, which contains “Three Ravens.” Inside was an index card with a charming calligraphed “If found, please return to,” written by the banjo player and singer John Hartford, along with his Tennessee address. I’d been listening a lot to the music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, a member of the Seeger family of folk music fame, but also an important and influential avant-garde composer. Her music resides in that interesting place where modern abstract forms and traditional abstract forms collide. Her collection 19 American Folk Songs for Piano includes a wonderful minute-long version of “Three Ravens.” I couldn’t get enough of it, so I went back to my Hartford copy of the Sandburg book (from whom Seeger herself got the tune) and learned it."

From the St. Louis band's hard-to-pigeonhole new album. "I hope it blows my mind." I'm digging it.

Written by the late, great Bob Reuter and done justice by Ryan Koenig.

Recorded live at a series of shows which opened the Roxy in Hollywood in September, 1973. They did this right after recording "Tonight's The Night." Amazing document featuring the playing of Nils Lofgren, Ben Keith, Billy Talbot, & Ralph Molina.

Music bed. 1964 guitar instrumental composition by Johnny Jenkins.