John Hiatt’s work has been covered by many artists, including Jewel, Buddy Guy and Roseanne Cash. Riding with the King was the cover tune of an album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King that went double platinum. Here are Drive South, Perfectly Good Guitar and Have a Little Faith...
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Fiorello!, a show about New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, is fabulous. Check it out, even if you are not interested in musical theater. Two of the best tunes are Little Tin Box and Politics and Poker. The show straddled the 1950s and 60s: According to the notes on...
Phil Phillips lone hit is one of the great songs of the rock era. Here is a version by Tom Waits that was used in a very good movie of the same name (which starred Al Pacino, Ellen Barken and John Goodman). Here is a pretty acoustic cover by Cat Power. The song was a hit for Robert...
Here are “Daddy Don’t Live in that New York City No More,” supposedly an alternate take than the one on “Katy Lied,” and “Cousin Dupree.” The latter two are among the great lyrics in the history of rock and roll. Two other great Donald Fagen tunes...
The fifth and last section of Aaron Copland’s ballet, Rodeo, is written as either Hoedown or Hoe-Down. Details on the piece are at Wikipedia. Other well known Copland compositions are Appalachian Spring and Billy the Kid. This version of Fanfare for the Common Man is performed by...